London 2012- K1s from NOA2 to interview thread

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hello fellow VJ

Does the invitation letter have to be from the Co-sponser, just U.S. Petetioner, or both? Or I was thinking this is optional to play it safe... ?

Thanks!

You don't really need an invitation letter. That is done more in support of a tourist visa.

If the parents want to write a letter saying he is invited to stay in their home they can, but they can say that on the I-134.

[VisaParaUnSueno 9]

I know my Fiance should start doing the Police Certificate even before we know the Embassy has our stuff... because it takes a while and he has to take this to the Embassy for Interview. He is also getting a police certificate from Morocco just in case. Now I'm a bit confused about when he can start doing the medical exam....? My logical guess is that it has to be done after we know the Embassy has our case? or after he gets the forms in the mail? because I know the medical records will be sent directly to the U.S. Embassy in U.K... And I would hate for them to send it before they our case correct?

Thanks Fellow VJ's

[Anna Grant 169]

I know my Fiance should start doing the Police Certificate even before we know the Embassy has our stuff... because it takes a while and he has to take this to the Embassy for Interview. He is also getting a police certificate from Morocco just in case. Now I'm a bit confused about when he can start doing the medical exam....? My logical guess is that it has to be done after we know the Embassy has our case? or after he gets the forms in the mail? because I know the medical records will be sent directly to the U.S. Embassy in U.K... And I would hate for them to send it before they our case correct?

Thanks Fellow VJ's

As soon as you have the case number from NVC, you can schedule the medical by phoning the Knightsbridge doctors - http://photos.state....18a_medical.pdf. That is the one piece of information you need for the appointment. You need to be a little careful as you don't want your medical results arriving at the Embassy before your case does!

What I did was book the medical as soon as I knew that our case had left NVC. It took three days for our case to get to London and then 7 days for them to register it and send out the 'packet 2' letter. As the wait time to book a medical appointment is around 10 days at the moment, that worked out fine.

[VisaParaUnSueno 9]

You don't really need an invitation letter. That is done more in support of a tourist visa.

If the parents want to write a letter saying he is invited to stay in their home they can, but they can say that on the I-134.

Well my brother or his wife will be the co-sponsor but he will be living with me not with them. Just cause they will sponsor him, that doesn't mean they have to live in the same household correct...? I don't think that would be a problem.... correct? My Mother lives with me, we split rent so I was thinking if anything myself and her write an invitation letter together sign it and notarize it. But I know it's not necessary... (I wonder if I have to put my Mother on my I-134 form... I don't take care of her or her of me. We split rent and all the bills.) Even though, I'm sure they will focus more on the Co-sponsor's info...

For my brother & his wife... signing the I-134 would be enough proof that he is welcome and they are willing to help...

Edited June 30, 2013 by VisaParaUnSueno

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

You have to bring your police certificate to the medical exam, so get that ordered. There is no need to wait. It could have been ordered months ago so you were ready for the medical. It is good for 12 months.

[VisaParaUnSueno 9]

As soon as you have the case number from NVC, you can schedule the medical by phoning the Knightsbridge doctors - http://photos.state....18a_medical.pdf. That is the one piece of information you need for the appointment. You need to be a little careful as you don't want your medical results arriving at the Embassy before your case does!

What I did was book the medical as soon as I knew that our case had left NVC. It took three days for our case to get to London and then 7 days for them to register it and send out the 'packet 2' letter. As the wait time to book a medical appointment is around 10 days at the moment, that worked out fine.

Thank you so much for the response. I will follow your advice and hope everything works out within the correct time frame.

[VisaParaUnSueno 9]

You have to bring your police certificate to the medical exam, so get that ordered. There is no need to wait. It could have been ordered months ago so you were ready for the medical. It is good for 12 months.

Thank you. If I'm not mistaken...they will keep a copy of it and my Fiance will have to take the original to the interview...

[topoftherock2013 23]

Hi all,

I got my NOA2 last week, and NVC have confirmed they have our case.

I have ordered my police certificate already and its on its way. I have the passport photos ready, my passport doesn't expire for another two years, and I have begun filling out the DS forms posted above.

NVC aren't, however, able to tell us when it leaves for London...so;

My questions are:

- shall i book my medical anyway?

- Do i need to start the vaccinations for this test? my Dr confirmed i haven't had any of those shots, so ill need all 3/4

- is there a big waiting gap between medical and interview slot?

Our civil wedding is end of August so we really want to get going...

any help/advice appreciated!!

[lost_at_sea 995]

Hi all,

I got my NOA2 last week, and NVC have confirmed they have our case.

I have ordered my police certificate already and its on its way. I have the passport photos ready, my passport doesn't expire for another two years, and I have begun filling out the DS forms posted above.

NVC aren't, however, able to tell us when it leaves for London...so;

My questions are:

- shall i book my medical anyway?

- Do i need to start the vaccinations for this test? my Dr confirmed i haven't had any of those shots, so ill need all 3/4

- is there a big waiting gap between medical and interview slot?

Our civil wedding is end of August so we really want to get going...

any help/advice appreciated!!

1. Did they give you your LND number? You'll need that to book the medical. If they did, book it but for a couple more weeks out, and it'll give them get your case to London. Your results will arrive at the London embassy about 4 days after the medical, so ti's good that they already have your file else CONFUSION.

2. Yeah. Get your vaccinations ASAP. It's easier and cheaper to have them done at the GP and you'll need them done for AoS, and although K1s don't *have* to have them, it's tons easier to have had your vaccinations signed off at this stage, rather than have them done and signed off again on the AoS side.

3. It'll depend. Usually, you'll hear back from them within a month of having received all your forms and medical, and then the actual appointment is for 2 - 4 weeks later. What you put in your cover letter with the DS-2001 is really important. State in that your travel & wedding plans, as London tend to make an effort to make sure you get an interview in time to allow for those plans.

If I'm honest - August sounds dreadfully close. It's at least a 6 weeks minimum run through the embassy. Consider asking in your cover letter for last minute/cancellation appointments or pushing back the wedding by a few weeks.

Edited July 1, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[topoftherock2013 23]

Thank you so much!

- We haven't yet got our LND number, is that via email or post? Or simply asking them over phone? If so,l will call them today (which is how we found out they had received our file from VSC btw) Also, how do we know when LND get our case? (i.e mail/email)

- Booked my first vaccination for next week, nurse told me there is a months wait between each injection or at least after the MMR one (beware of this folks!) Either way, should be ok by the time AOS takes place...which is a while away yet.

- I will start to prepare my cover letter, with flight itineraries etc so hopefully we get one before end of Aug

Is there anything else you recommend preparing or that I may have left out?

[lost_at_sea 995]

Thank you so much!

- We haven't yet got our LND number, is that via email or post? Or simply asking them over phone? If so,l will call them today (which is how we found out they had received our file from VSC btw) Also, how do we know when LND get our case? (i.e mail/email)

- Booked my first vaccination for next week, nurse told me there is a months wait between each injection or at least after the MMR one (beware of this folks!) Either way, should be ok by the time AOS takes place...which is a while away yet.

- I will start to prepare my cover letter, with flight itineraries etc so hopefully we get one before end of Aug

Is there anything else you recommend preparing or that I may have left out?

1. You can call the NVC and ask for it, else it'll come by post from the London embassy once they have your case (that letter is what we call "packet 3" on here and is your LND plus a link to this webpage: http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html) The only way to find out if London have your case is to keep calling them.

2. That's right. MMRs are 1 month apart. You'll likely need a tetanus booster, too (they need to be administered once every 10 years). Note, if you're intending to complete your vaccinations *after* your medical for the K1, they won't have been counted and you're gonna have to get a certified civil surgeon dude (I forget their proper name) to do a new form for you, at cost. That's why people try to get ALL their vaccinations done before the K1 medical to cut out that complication and expense.

3. All the good stuff is already in this thread. If you want to move this quickly, you need to sit on top of the process and keep calling until you get the info you need. My only tip for you is to really consider moving your civil wedding. August interviews are already being assigned to folks on here, so they may well fill up before you even get near to the embassy. Advice on here is to never book or make plans you can't move until you have your visa in-hand. Bare in mind that visas are *not* issued same day - they hold your passport and courier it back to you a few days later. There are *a lot* of variables between now and the end of August.

Edited July 1, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[topoftherock2013 23]

Oh god I'm freaking out now.

Called my nurse to get an appt asap, rather than wait 3 weeks and pro-long the process + pay for surgeon certificate! (thanks for that info btw, i had no idea!)

So I need T-dap, MMR, Varicella (?), Tetanus (am i missing any? and are they each one month apart!!??)

Probably going to have to push the Civil back til 2014 at this rate

[lost_at_sea 995]

Oh god I'm freaking out now.

Called my nurse to get an appt asap, rather than wait 3 weeks and pro-long the process + pay for surgeon certificate! (thanks for that info btw, i had no idea!)

So I need T-dap, MMR, Varicella (?), Tetanus (am i missing any? and are they each one month apart!!??)

Probably going to have to push the Civil back til 2014 at this rate

Varicella is chickenpox, and is not available in the UK. The medical doctor will ask you if you had ever caught it (usually as a kid) and you just say "yes" and they sign you off for it. Tdap is just another name for tetanus. You, as an adult just need to have: 2 doses of MMR and 1 dose of tetanus in the last 10 years (if it was the winter, you'd also need a flu shot, but luckily it's summer). That's it - 3 shots. You can have the first MMR and the tetanus on the same day (book it for tomorrow!) and the second MMR one month later. Have your GP print you a record of those jabs.

Nah, what, your big white wedding is November (going by your timeline)? That could easily also be your civil wedding? Remember you've got a whole 90 days once you enter the US to get married.

Edited July 1, 2013 by lost_at_sea

[topoftherock2013 23]

ok three inst so bad...when you put it that way! whew.

So i had chicken pox as a kid, don't need any medical proof of Varicella and thats it?

21st Nov is our religious wedding! we were hoping to have the visa etc stuff sorted well before then, so that after the honeymoon, i could move in Dec...(i spose as im English i keep calling it a civil ceremony, when in fact what i mean is - i just want my marriage certificate sorted asap!)

We haven't booked our 'civil' yet, will do it as soon as i get the visa then, to be safe.

Thanks!!!

[lost_at_sea 995]

ok three inst so bad...when you put it that way! whew.

So i had chicken pox as a kid, don't need any medical proof of Varicella and thats it?

21st Nov is our religious wedding! we were hoping to have the visa etc stuff sorted well before then, so that after the honeymoon, i could move in Dec...(i spose as im English i keep calling it a civil ceremony, when in fact what i mean is - i just want my marriage certificate sorted asap!)

We haven't booked our 'civil' yet, will do it as soon as i get the visa then, to be safe.

Thanks!!!

Nah, they don't need proof of the chickenpox. They just take your word for it.

If you don't have the civil booked, then you're good. It's better to book that bit last minute than be panicking through the London stages to make a booked date that's so close. I'd just anticipate it being a few weeks later than you had in mind - but you'll have time to do it before November by the sounds of things.