Once When NA02 is received?

[Elora & Rob 15]

Here is a description of the process i have put together for my family so they can understand the process and a guidline for myself and my fiance. let me know if i am missing anything?

Once When NA02 is received?

1. The approved petition will go to NVC. This is the “hand-off” from USCIS to the US Department of State (DOS) who sends it to the US Embassy in London. Our USCIS online tracking number won’t work now because DOS is over the case now for issuance of a visa via the Embassy in London.

2. The NVC will send a letter informing you that they have sent the petition to London. NVC will assign a new case number starting with LND (for London). The Embassy in London will pass the petition on to the Immigrant Visa Unit (IV).

3. The IV unit in London will open the file and log our case. They will send me a letter stating that they have received the file and that I may apply for a K1 visa by following the instructions on their website.

4. I will follow the instructions given which includes filling in visa application forms (DS-156, DS-157, DS-158, and DS-230) to the London Embassy. They start with DS because they are Department of State forms.

5. I will also schedule a medical and inform the embassy when I am ready to interview. The medical can be booked as soon as we know the LND number. I will be ready to interview when all documents are filled out and the medical has been scheduled.

6. The embassy will send a letter to me with an interview date. I must then call the £1.23/min line and pay the visa fee ($350) by credit card after I have made the appointment.

7. My medical exam will take place at the Knightsbridge clinic in London. I must take my immunizations history and my police record to the medical. Once the medical is complete the doctor will note this on a DS-3025 form that will be sent to the embassy. During the medical appointment I must request an official copy of the completed DS-3025 as this will be needed when filing for Adjustment of Status.

8. For my interview in person at the Embassy I will need to I will need to put together and bring the an original copy of all information which has been filed so far plus the I-134, the documents requesting in the letter from the embassy, my passport, my birth certificate, my police record and proof of an ongoing relationship (Original copies of proof given in the I-129F petition, new color photos, phone bills, bank statements, Skype history, boarding passes, flight receipts, Facebook chat, Whatsapp chat etc). Most of the time this will not be required, but you need to bring it just in case.

9. When the embassy approves the K-1 at the interview, they will issue the visa typically within a week after the interview and return my passport along with a package which cannot be opened. Once I receive the K-1 Visa I will enter the US at any time within six months of the visa being issued.

[N&S 32]

At least for K1 visa the embassy doesn't normally issue an interview date prior to receiving your medical results from Knightsbridge so if you want to speed up the process you might want to call NVC for your case number a week or two after your NOA2 to book your medical - Knightsbridge can be busy so appointments might not be available immediately. Make sure though that your results arrive at the embassy only after your case has been logged.

[jingo 38]

Tell the embassy you are ready to interview at the same time that you send all your DS forms. It'll be about 3-5 before they assign you an interview date and within that period you'll have plenty of time to do your medical.