Anybody else filed in London?

[Holly2234 66]

So has anybody filed for visas at the Embassy in London?

How smooth was the process or where are you in your journey?

I would be good to talk with people who have done in through an Embassy

I sent my I-130 to them today!

[Boiler 45,516]

The actual Consulate is not an issue, the waiting etc is the pain.

[Holly2234 66]

Thanks for your reply. Yeah ive heard the waiting is the worst part there. Theyre currently processing petitions filed on February 10th. Its a waiting game for everybody in the world though!

[orangedesk 27]

There's embassy reviews here: http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/

Use the dropdown and select United Kingdom

[Holly2234 66]

Thanks ive read loads Everybody seems to start out using a US service centre. Ive not found anybody who originally filed from the UK yet!

[orangedesk 27]

Thanks ive read loads Everybody seems to start out using a US service centre. Ive not found anybody who originally filed from the UK yet!

I'm not sure how it is for your type of visa, but K1s are only processed at the U.S. service center and not a consulate/embassy overseas. So even if you're a U.S. citizen in the UK, studying or working or whatever and you want to move back to the U.S. and bring your fiance(e), you have to submit all that paperwork to the USCIS.

Edited May 10, 2012 by orangedesk

[Holly2234 66]

We are doing the IR-1/CR-1. It can be filed in London if the USC has lived in the UK for the past 6 months.

[Boiler 45,516]

AKA DCF on this board.

[cheekyerica 0]

So has anybody filed for visas at the Embassy in London?

How smooth was the process or where are you in your journey?

I would be good to talk with people who have done in through an Embassy

I sent my I-130 to them today!

Ours was ok for the most part.

Like it's been said previously the worst part of it all is the paperwork & the waiting! of course that probably would have been easier to deal with it I were a patient person....but I'm not. I want it, and I want it yesterday! LOL.

My husband(UKC) and I (USC) started the DCF through London -- November 9th.

We went for our interview at the London embassy yesterday and were approved -- May 9th.

If you have specific questions please ask (although I don't guarantee any satisfying answers....only what I can remember from the process!)

[Holly2234 66]

Thanks for the replies

Wow cheekyerica, that process went quite quick! I was expecting it to take longer than that. Did you get the I-864 ready before you got the NOA2? My father in law will be filling one in and i expect it will take a couple of weeks to get done so i was thinking to do it once i know theyre processing ones received about now (sent it yesterday and it arrived this morning).

Also, can anybody please enlighten me as to what DCF means?

[cheekyerica 0]

Thanks for the replies

Wow cheekyerica, that process went quite quick! I was expecting it to take longer than that. Did you get the I-864 ready before you got the NOA2? My father in law will be filling one in and i expect it will take a couple of weeks to get done so i was thinking to do it once i know theyre processing ones received about now (sent it yesterday and it arrived this morning).

Also, can anybody please enlighten me as to what DCF means?

DCF = Direct Consular Filing

Yes, in total our whole process from beginning to yesterday's interview took 5.6 months.

I had a co-sponsor on "stand-by". (becauseI don't earn enough & wasn't certain they'd consider just my husband's money (*our house sold in October & the money from the sale was put in an account in his name only* ) but we didn't end up needing the co-sponsor.

I did have the would-be co-sponsor fill out the I-864 in February so that we'd be ready to roll forward in case the process went faster than expected after the medical. Better to be safe than sorry and he emailed me pdfs of his most recent pay stubs so that I could take them with us with his I-864 (that we didn't end up using LOL)

We didn't get the case # until mid March, and we made the medical appt for the following week.

I filled out my I-864 the week before the interview.

Hope that helps a little?

[Holly2234 66]

Thanks thats a great help

The process is a lot easier than i imagined it would be. Just a bit time consuming!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Did you get the I-864 ready before you got the NOA2? My father in law will be filling one in and i expect it will take a couple of weeks to get done so i was thinking to do it once i know theyre processing ones received about now (sent it yesterday and it arrived this morning).

From the embassy website

Evidence of Support (Affidavit of Support): All applicants are required to establish that s/he will not become a public charge in the United States. Please note that this evidence must be

less than one (1) year old

when presented at the visa interview.

He can prepare it now. It's good for a year.

Do you remember there is a UK thread in the DCF forum? I see you posted in it last month. UK DCF -- the ins and outs and ups and downs I haven't read the thread, but I noticed the last post is recent and has a scan of what the approval notice looks like.

And you can also change the "Filed for:" in your profile to IR/CR1(DCF) to let people who read your posts know you're doing a different process. You'll be skipping the NVC part that most CR1s go through. Might save you from getting some feedback that doesn't apply to you. Most of their documentation is mailed to NVC, while yours is much more similar to a K1 interview where you will bring all your personal documents to the interview. CR1 interviews are scheduled by NVC. Your assignment will come from the IV Unit of the embassy (also like K1s).

Happy waiting

[Holly2234 66]

Thanks Nich-Nick, things are only just just beginning to become clear to me now! A lot of abbreviations didnt/dont make sense but theres sooo much to learn and different countries have different processes which can be quite confusing.

I didnt remember about that thread so i will go over there now and check it out (again!)

Thanks for your help

[Keeto 12]

Hi Holly,

We are nearly partners in crime! I'm slightly ahead of you at the mo. Good luck!