London 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

[TamsynE 0]

Yeah!!! Congrats!! So glad for you!

Dave's gotten his interview date for July 12. pNervous and excited!

Thank you! Good luck, it was fairly simple just long day in the embassy. Glad you finally have one!

[TamsynE 0]

Hi All,

Interview in London on Tuesday, very last minute! Just realised the date on my 797 notice of action and the accompanying letter give my K-1 petition a validity until June 8th, 2012 instead of June 24th (the date on the letter itself). Does this mean my fiancee needs a new and NOTARISED letter of intent? The interview is on Tuesday morning so we'd only have tomorrow to sort it out...and London does not have a lot of notaries (it's also really expensive).

Has anyone done their K1 interview recently, and been/not been asked for this if their petition had just passed the validity?? Please help!

I had my interview on Friday and took a new letter of intent from my fiance but they did not ask for it. I don't think it'd have to he notified either.

Also bare in mind if your fiance is attending the interview with you, to call the visa line beforehand or that won't allow her in. This happened to a couple when I was waiting.

Good luck!

[Sherri+Dave 0]

Thank you! Sorry I do need to make a timeline. The Packet 3 letter came February 24th, and said I had 4 months validity to go through to completion as of the 'priority date' of Feb 8th--so, til June 8th. If I need this extended, to get my US fiancee to send a new, updated, and notarised letter of intent. My interview is tomorrow morning, and we've just noticed the 'notarised' part!

If we can't get this notarised, as I've never heard of anything getting notarised in the UK, should she come with me to the embassy? She is in London with me. Or will an original, un-notarised letter be okay? It is just over the validity date by a week.

I was reading these posts...and we've just realized that Dave's 797NOA states his petition is valid until July 7th, but his interview is on the 12th. I read Nich-Nick's reply that the validity date automatically renews. I'm (We're!) kinda freaking here...do we need to do anything to make sure of that?? Eeks!

[TamsynE 0]

I was reading these posts...and we've just realized that Dave's 797NOA states his petition is valid until July 7th, but his interview is on the 12th. I read Nich-Nick's reply that the validity date automatically renews. I'm (We're!) kinda freaking here...do we need to do anything to make sure of that?? Eeks!

My validity was almost up so I took a letter of intent just incase and they didn't even want it. Take one along incase your officer does.

[Sherri+Dave 0]

My validity was almost up so I took a letter of intent just incase and they didn't even want it. Take one along incase your officer does.

Thank you. Phew! He called them this morning too and they said the same thing. So relieved its something easy to fix!

Have I mentioned lately how much I love this site?!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I was reading these posts...and we've just realized that Dave's 797NOA states his petition is valid until July 7th, but his interview is on the 12th. I read Nich-Nick's reply that the validity date automatically renews. I'm (We're!) kinda freaking here...do we need to do anything to make sure of that?? Eeks!

It's fine without one. Really. You mailed your stuff back days after their letter. If you had done nothing (no DS forms, no medical) until past the expiration, then they might have reason to wonder if your fiancé had changed his mind. You got in the queue and it just took awhile. That's different than appearing to abandon the process and then 6 months later popping up and applying. People in London are never asked for a new letter of intent unless they abandoned the process for a long time. I think I remember one case like that.

When I answered the other thread, there was no timeline to know what their situation was and I didn't want to type out "if this. ...., then blah blah but if that...., then blah blah." I'm just going to quit replying when there's no timeline.

[TamsynE 0]

Thank you. Phew! He called them this morning too and they said the same thing. So relieved its something easy to fix!

Have I mentioned lately how much I love this site?!

Yeah this site really does help loads! I'm sure I'll be using it even more during AOS!

[Sherri+Dave 0]

It's fine without one. Really. You mailed your stuff back days after their letter. If you had done nothing (no DS forms, no medical) until past the expiration, then they might have reason to wonder if your fiancé had changed his mind. You got in the queue and it just took awhile. That's different than appearing to abandon the process and then 6 months later popping up and applying. People in London are never asked for a new letter of intent unless they abandoned the process for a long time. I think I remember one case like that.

When I answered the other thread, there was no timeline to know what their situation was and I didn't want to type out "if this. ...., then blah blah but if that...., then blah blah." I'm just going to quit replying when there's no timeline.

When I have questions I look for your answers first (lol!). You really know your stuff and give thorough answers, which I need and appreciate.

One of the reasons I was concerned about our validity was an issue where the embassy said we'd not sent in some packet 3 forms, which we had. It took 6 weeks to find that out, though. We've had little hiccups like that along the way and we just wanted to be sure about this one.

Yeah this site really does help loads! I'm sure I'll be using it even more during AOS!

Me too...the whole process! lol

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

When I have questions I look for your answers first (lol!). You really know your stuff and give thorough answers, which I need and appreciate.

Thank you for the nice compliment. My "thorough answers" are probably too long, but I used to be a teacher. Can you tell? LOL

One of the reasons I was concerned about our validity was an issue where the embassy said we'd not sent in some packet 3 forms, which we had. It took 6 weeks to find that out, though. We've had little hiccups like that along the way and we just wanted to be sure about this one.

I don't think you'll need one, but if it will make you sleep better at night, then just write one, sign it, and pop it in the mail. It has time to get to him. Crossing fingers for no more hiccups. Does he have the long form birth certificate with his parents names on it. It's surprising how many people are active in the forums but never actually read the instructions from London about the documents. Then they show up with the wrong birth certificate. ::Hiccup::

[Sherri+Dave 0]

Thank you for the nice compliment. My "thorough answers" are probably too long, but I used to be a teacher. Can you tell? LOL

I don't think you'll need one, but if it will make you sleep better at night, then just write one, sign it, and pop it in the mail. It has time to get to him. Crossing fingers for no more hiccups. Does he have the long form birth certificate with his parents names on it. It's surprising how many people are active in the forums but never actually read the instructions from London about the documents. Then they show up with the wrong birth certificate. ::Hiccup::

lool I had to ask him on skype about the birth certificate, just to be sure!!! phew...its the long one. ( I thought it was but....lol). A teacher awesome! And I meant it about the answers.

[Donis1410 2]

its been about a month since I was last on here and I have now sent off all the forms required prior to interview, had my medical and I am currently awaiting my interview date. I know it takes upto 5 days for medical results to reach the embassy however I was wondering how long it usually takes to then be notified of your interview date?

[kittylondon 47]

Hey everyone, just filling out the DS-156 now - need your help!

Q29. Have you ever been in the US? When (most recent)- did you guys put the date you entered or the date you left? And when it says enter additional visits to the US here how did you format that? i have a whole spreadsheet of visits that i used as supplemental to ds230(used to work for an airline... over 50 trips to US in my lifetime...) - shall i put the dates i entered and left in a big list, e.g:

Nov 2011-Feb 2012

April 2011-May 2011

Jan 2011

November 2010

Etc.

Any advice? Feeling stupid!

[TamsynE 0]

its been about a month since I was last on here and I have now sent off all the forms required prior to interview, had my medical and I am currently awaiting my interview date. I know it takes upto 5 days for medical results to reach the embassy however I was wondering how long it usually takes to then be notified of your interview date?

I was notified 2 and a half weeks after the embassy received my medical results

[photomile 101]

Hey Kitty, I think that form is due to expire at the end of this month. Might be worth holding off until July 1st unless they accept old versions? (They never seem to change anything but the date)

[Stu4Lee 66]

Hey everyone, just filling out the DS-156 now - need your help!

Q29. Have you ever been in the US? When (most recent)- did you guys put the date you entered or the date you left? And when it says enter additional visits to the US here how did you format that? i have a whole spreadsheet of visits that i used as supplemental to ds230(used to work for an airline... over 50 trips to US in my lifetime...) - shall i put the dates i entered and left in a big list, e.g:

Nov 2011-Feb 2012

April 2011-May 2011

Jan 2011

November 2010

Etc.

Any advice? Feeling stupid!

Kate, you might have already done it as this reply is 12hrs later but -

I put date entered and duration, same as on the VJ example forms.

The additional visits box on the DS-156 Q29 expands as you enter the data.

Hey Kitty, I think that form is due to expire at the end of this month. Might be worth holding off until July 1st unless they accept old versions? (They never seem to change anything but the date)

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