London 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

[Jeannie & Al 18]

No packet 3 letter here either yet. Nothing today. Fingers crossed for everyone that it comes Monday....

fingers crossed for you too - I think Monday will be the day.

Both the 2 above timelines are very similar to my own, I got packet 3 Friday 2nd aug so yours should be there any time. I assume it's packet 3 anyway, I have not seen it but something arrived from IVU blah blah so I imagine thats what it is.

lol - you're so casual about it - I would be making my fiance rip it open right away. based on your timeline,we should get it any day...

[Jeannie & Al 18]

hi all - the link for the interview and documents is back

http://london.usembassy.gov/application_documents.html

based on that link and some posts in this forum, here is what I'm listing out for my fiance in preparation of our interview which will hopefully be soon:

Interview list - the only items that you don't photocopy are your passport and photos:

Things you will definitely need and should be on top

Interview letter (when you get it)

Passport (with at least 8 months clearance before expiring)

2 US passport photos

Birth Certificate - long form with both parents listed (plus 1 copy)
UK police certificate - (plus 1 copy)

I-134 evidence of support form from me (plus 1 copy)

I-134 backup -my last 3 years of IRS tax transcripts and last 3 of my paystubs which I will send when we get interview date (plus 1 copy of all)

Visa Fee receipt and Courier Fee receipt - you will go online to new system and pay once we get interview date (plus 1 copy)

Things you should bring just in case but probably won't need

Extra copies of the forms sent in to the Embassy (DS156, DS156-K, DS157, DS230, DS2001, cover letter)

Copy of NOA1 receipt

Copy of NOA2 approval letter

Copy of medical questionnaire, medical history and vaccinations

Our summary w/intent to marry we both submitted with our original petition

Our emails, cards, photos as proof of previous and ongoing relationship

Does this list look ok? Thanks in advance

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I'm going to sound like a broken record but this is what I would bring:

Things you will definitely need and should be on top

Interview letter (when you get it)

Passport (with at least 8 months clearance before expiring)

2 US passport photos

Birth Certificate - long form with both parents listed (plus 1 copy)

UK police certificate - (plus 1 copy)

I-134 evidence of support form from me (plus 1 copy)

I-134 backup -my last 3 years of IRS tax transcripts and last 3 of my paystubs which I will send when we get interview date (plus 1 copy of all)

Visa Fee receipt and Courier Fee receipt - you will go online to new system and pay once we get interview date (plus 1 copy)

Things you should bring just in case but probably won't need

Extra copies of the forms sent in to the Embassy (DS156, DS156-K, DS157, DS230 part 1)

The medical checklist is to facilitate Knightsbridge in conducting your exam. The embassy has the official report four page report. I just don't get that. The interviewer isn't a doctor.

NOA1/2 has never, ever been asked for. That is USCIS stuff. The NOA2 is super important for AOS. Don't lose it.

Your original intent to marry is in the file. Do a new current one if you like. The beneficiary signs his oath saying the same thing at his interview. Read the form DS-156k. A new letter of intent from him is redundant.

Ok, I'll shut up. I'm sure you don't believe me.

[Tracey&Greg 35]

so just making sure..my fiance should bring his passport to the embassy..right? I'm joking!!! heehee!

Thank you for posting this btw..you are so helpful!

I'm going to sound like a broken record but this is what I would bring:

Things you will definitely need and should be on top
Interview letter (when you get it)
Passport (with at least 8 months clearance before expiring)
2 US passport photos
Birth Certificate - long form with both parents listed (plus 1 copy)
UK police certificate - (plus 1 copy)
I-134 evidence of support form from me (plus 1 copy)
I-134 backup -my last 3 years of IRS tax transcripts and last 3 of my paystubs which I will send when we get interview date (plus 1 copy of all)
Visa Fee receipt and Courier Fee receipt - you will go online to new system and pay once we get interview date (plus 1 copy)

Things you should bring just in case but probably won't need
Extra copies of the forms sent in to the Embassy (DS156, DS156-K, DS157, DS230 part 1)

The medical checklist is to facilitate Knightsbridge in conducting your exam. The embassy has the official report four page report. I just don't get that. The interviewer isn't a doctor.

NOA1/2 has never, ever been asked for. That is USCIS stuff. The NOA2 is super important for AOS. Don't lose it.

Your original intent to marry is in the file. Do a new current one if you like. The beneficiary signs his oath saying the same thing at his interview. Read the form DS-156k. A new letter of intent from him is redundant.

Ok, I'll shut up. I'm sure you don't believe me.

[Jeannie & Al 18]

I'm going to sound like a broken record but this is what I would bring:

Things you will definitely need and should be on top

Interview letter (when you get it)

Passport (with at least 8 months clearance before expiring)

2 US passport photos

Birth Certificate - long form with both parents listed (plus 1 copy)

UK police certificate - (plus 1 copy)

I-134 evidence of support form from me (plus 1 copy)

I-134 backup -my last 3 years of IRS tax transcripts and last 3 of my paystubs which I will send when we get interview date (plus 1 copy of all)

Visa Fee receipt and Courier Fee receipt - you will go online to new system and pay once we get interview date (plus 1 copy)

Things you should bring just in case but probably won't need

Extra copies of the forms sent in to the Embassy (DS156, DS156-K, DS157, DS230 part 1)

The medical checklist is to facilitate Knightsbridge in conducting your exam. The embassy has the official report four page report. I just don't get that. The interviewer isn't a doctor.

NOA1/2 has never, ever been asked for. That is USCIS stuff. The NOA2 is super important for AOS. Don't lose it.

Your original intent to marry is in the file. Do a new current one if you like. The beneficiary signs his oath saying the same thing at his interview. Read the form DS-156k. A new letter of intent from him is redundant.

Ok, I'll shut up. I'm sure you don't believe me.

lol - I do believe you - I don't know if it makes you feel so much more comfortable to have more than you need as if you're going to get some new person there that is going to ask for something odd. plus I'm still scarred from the medical experience with his wrong police certificate so go easy on me. well I'm glad I got the need to have stuff right anyway!

so for the stuff he should have just in case to make us feel better -- the extra copies of the forms he submitted ( i know he will sign the 156-k there) and a couple photos..we are bad with photos - we both don't like photos and never have and are more prone to taking photos of places, not of us lol...but I read other people's accounts to just bring a few photos and not a whole album...we will leave the NOA1 and 2 and medical stuff home.

[Helen&Murray 1]

Hi Everyone,

I was just wondering how long it took people for uscis to send the file to the NVC, do they send it and process it fairly quick?

Cheers in advance

[Laura. 90]

Hi Everyone,

I was just wondering how long it took people for uscis to send the file to the NVC, do they send it and process it fairly quick?

Cheers in advance

It took a week from approval for our petition to reach the NVC. Stayed there 2 days then on to London.

I think it averages out at about 10 days.

As long as you're not a TSC transfer it should be pretty quick.

Edited August 4, 2013 by Laura Clare

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

lol - I do believe you - I don't know if it makes you feel so much more comfortable to have more than you need as if you're going to get some new person there that is going to ask for something odd. plus I'm still scarred from the medical experience with his wrong police certificate so go easy on me. well I'm glad I got the need to have stuff right anyway!

so for the stuff he should have just in case to make us feel better -- the extra copies of the forms he submitted ( i know he will sign the 156-k there) and a couple photos..we are bad with photos - we both don't like photos and never have and are more prone to taking photos of places, not of us lol...but I read other people's accounts to just bring a few photos and not a whole album...we will leave the NOA1 and 2 and medical stuff home.

Of course everybody has to bring anything they want for their security blanket. But I just had to say something about that medical questionnaire. Where did that come from? I know where all the photos, emails, Skype hype comes from--reading months of the K1 forums, particularly those countries where the couple meets and gets engaged all in a week and the foreign fiancé can't even visit the US because it is not a VWP country.

As far as the rest of your list, if you went over the London list to find anything that applied to your fiancé, then all should be fine. Your list is not the whole list because some will have divorce decrees, name changes, court records, military records....

[Helen&Murray 1]

It took a week from approval for our petition to reach the NVC. Stayed there 2 days then on to London.

I think it averages out at about 10 days.

As long as you're not a TSC transfer it should be pretty quick.

Thanks for your response Laura Clare, oh shucks yea we were TSC transfers. Oh well the wait goes on then lol

[Jeannie & Al 18]

Of course everybody has to bring anything they want for their security blanket. But I just had to say something about that medical questionnaire. Where did that come from? I know where all the photos, emails, Skype hype comes from--reading months of the K1 forums, particularly those countries where the couple meets and gets engaged all in a week and the foreign fiancé can't even visit the US because it is not a VWP country.

As far as the rest of your list, if you went over the London list to find anything that applied to your fiancé, then all should be fine. Your list is not the whole list because some will have divorce decrees, name changes, court records, military records....

lol - i think I read some other post about bringing everything they had used to date. we are not going to bring too much more than what they listed as required -a few photos and stuff but mostly the list of must have's..and the info about Gould's around the corner in this thread was awesome...something else we would have never thought about.

yes, i think we're good - neither of us were adopted, married before, never changed our names or been in the military or had any court proceedings. thanks for checking it over - -now if we can just get our interview appt so we can try to tackle the new payment/courier system.

[CnP 4]

I don't know how everyone else is feeling but I'm starting to get upset and frustrated that my letter from the London Embassy isn't here yet

[Kiwinyc 62]

I don't know how everyone else is feeling but I'm starting to get upset and frustrated that my letter from the London Embassy isn't here yet

Me either CnP, just came on to see if you'd gotten yours as we are on the same timeline. I got other (junk) mail but still no Embassy communication. I have all the packet 3 documentation ready to mail... I feel like sending it to them anyway and hoping it just crosses in the post and they think I'm just super fast! Its all so annoying.

[topoftherock2013 23]

I don't know how everyone else is feeling but I'm starting to get upset and frustrated that my letter from the London Embassy isn't here yet

Sort of on the same boat, feelings wise!

Re-sent my packet 3 forms on Saturday (as they got 'lost' when I sent them 3 weeks ago), signed for today at the embassy...but no online update yet (I know, I'm absurd, I keep checking every 5 mins :-S)

Its giving me so much anxiety thinking about this stuff!

[CnP 4]

Me either CnP, just came on to see if you'd gotten yours as we are on the same timeline. I got other (junk) mail but still no Embassy communication. I have all the packet 3 documentation ready to mail... I feel like sending it to them anyway and hoping it just crosses in the post and they think I'm just super fast! Its all so annoying.

I've not filled in anything yet, as my fiance is waiting for us to get the letter but I think I will start today. Silly question but what do I need to send back to them.

Thanks

[QueenOfBlades 224]

How long does it usually take for London to update CEAC? They signed for ours last Tuesday but CEAC still hasn't updated. Should we be calling DOS? Also, I asked on my cover letter that my US citizen fiance be allowed to attend the interview with me and could they e-mail me back just to confirm this, and I've had nothing.

Edited August 5, 2013 by QueenOfBlades