If they have agreed to do a interview...

[Kubey Jr. 0]

If they give you a authorisation code on the phone...(because the I-797, Notice of Action was about to run out) that then enables you to communicate with them via email.....does it mean that all other communications don't mean anything?....its been highly confusing.

For example i've had one really concerning letter sent to me and one really concerning phone call ....and yet the authorisation code was given to me after I said the I-797, Notice of Action was going to run out soon....and led to somebody at the other end contradicting both snail mail letter and phone call....however phone call was much much later.

Edited May 5, 2013 by Kubey Jr.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

If they give you a authorisation code on the phone...(because the I-797, Notice of Action was about to run out) that then enables you to communicate with them via email.....does it mean that all other communications don't mean anything?....its been highly confusing.

For example i've had one really concerning letter sent to me and one really concerning phone call ....and yet the authorisation code was given to me after I said the I-797, Notice of Action was going to run out soon....and led to somebody at the other end contradicting both snail mail letter and phone call....however phone call was much much later.

Who are you calling? Where are you in the process?

[Kubey Jr. 0]

If they have agreed to do a interview.....does it mean that they are happy and ready?.....and that the case is still ok?....because the last time i talked to them on the phone they said that I had contacted them and said that I didn't want to continue to get a K1.....this didn't happen!.....

....they asked me if i wanted to proceed...and I said yes i want to proceed......and then a appointment was made for a interview.

[Kubey Jr. 0]

I'm calling the US Embassy in London on 09042-450-100......and they have agreed to do a interview (which is coming up this week).....does it mean that they are happy and ready?.....and that the case is still ok?.......because the last time I talked to them on the phone they said that I had contacted them in February 2013 and said that I didn't want to continue to get a K1....this didn't happen!.....

....they asked me if I wanted to proceed...and I said yes I want to proceed......and then a appointment was made for a interview.

[LeftCoastLady 441]

I'm calling the US Embassy in London on 09042-450-100......and they have agreed to do a interview (which is coming up this week).....does it mean that they are happy and ready?.....and that the case is still ok?.......because the last time I talked to them on the phone they said that I had contacted them in February 2013 and said that I didn't want to continue to get a K1....this didn't happen!.....

....they asked me if I wanted to proceed...and I said yes I want to proceed......and then a appointment was made for a interview.

Assuming you're going for a K-1 visa, if the embassy has assigned you an interview date, then it means they've received all of the documentation and medical exam results. As to whether or not your case is "OK" will depend on the CO interviewing you.

[Kubey Jr. 0]

Thank you for your reply LeftCoastLady ....it all seems just so very bizarre and confusing.

I have made what I reckon to be quite a big mistake also......I sent the original I-134 Affidavit of Support and it's supporting documents to the Embassy before the interview appointment...I also gave them a certified birth certificate and police certificate.....It all got put into a big package with the DS-230 Part I & II, DS 2001, DS-156, DS-157, DS-156-K....it was a huge package.

I've read on here that they...

1) Want the I-134 Affidavit of Support and it's supporting documents on the day of the interview...and that they will not accept copies?...that, they want the originals in ink with ink signatures?

I'm worried about this rather a lot.

1) Will they have shredded these documents because they were sent at the wrong time?...or will they have been put into a dossier?....how much space do they have in their filing cabinets for each case's dossier?

It seems like such a stupid mistake but it was sent off in good faith and I believed I was doing the right thing at the time...I just can't see them letting me in with the copies or having that amount of thick paper in my dossier...I dread the situation where I have to say to the person at the hatch / glass..."ah, well...I sent the originals with the other forms"..

..this is maybe where i'm starting to get a tad pessimistic about it all...but so far things have gone wrong all along the way...except for the very first part when the I-797 Approval Notice arrived in USA..that part went fine......but things went badly wrong after that when the first Embassy letter never arrived and the time ran out on the I-797 Approval Notice....they got me to do a notarized letter of intent just about 2 weeks before the I-797 Approval Notice expired.

[Kubey Jr. 0]

Does a US Embassy London CO have Power of attorney on a K1 case?

[LeftCoastLady 441]

It's too bad you didn't visit the UK forum and read the thread on preparing for the K-1 interview. (But, you can still read it now and be a bit more prepared going forward for interview day.) Why was there a delay in getting the forms to the embassy? The embassy only reaches out if they haven't heard from/received anything from the visa applicant before the NOA2 expires. Your visa journey could have ended had they not reached out...

In any event, I'd recommend taking copies of the DS forms, and if possible, having your partner send you another copy of the I-134 and supporting documentation just in case.

[Kubey Jr. 0]

OCTOBER 15th 2012 - I-797 Approval Notice arrives from USCIS telling us that our petition has been approved.

- - - - - - - - - -

JANUARY 11th 2013 - Got very concerned because of nothing arriving in the post so decided to contact NVC. They wrote back and told me what my case number was for the first time.... and that my case had been sent to London US Embassy.

JANUARY 14th 2013 - Posted the forms for the ACPO Police Certificate.

JANUARY 29th 2013 - Very concerned because of two things 1) Approval Notice is going to expire soon. 2) No letter from London US Embassy. Contacted London US Embassy for the first time...was told they had sent a letter to me at the end of October 2012...this letter never arrived at my home in Scotland. I was told by the advice helpline to get my Fiancée to make a second letter of intent to marry and to get it notarised and sent to London US Embassy ASAP…this letter was sent to Immigration Branch, 5 Upper Grosvenor, London, W1A 2JB….was also told to download and fill in forms DS-230 Part I & II, DS 2001, DS-156, DS-157, DS-156-K.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

If they have agreed to do a interview.....does it mean that they are happy and ready?.....and that the case is still ok?....because the last time i talked to them on the phone they said that I had contacted them and said that I didn't want to continue to get a K1.....this didn't happen!.....

....they asked me if i wanted to proceed...and I said yes i want to proceed......and then a appointment was made for a interview.

If you have an interview then straighten out all your problems there. Don't go by what you get by calling the helpline, which is not even in London. They do not decide in advance. They don't even look at your details until minutes before you approach the interview window.

First window--they organize the documents you bring in, or in you case check to make sure they are in the file. That person is clerical and makes no decisions about you.

Second window--the interview. That person is a consulate official.

[Ratty and C 13]

No. Why would all other communication mean nothing? You really need to get clear in your head what you're asking before you talk to them, your post here is quite confusing so maybe when you talk to them you're also confusing them or getting their responses muddled.

For example what does 'at the other end' mean? You're talking about a 'concerning letter' and that it contradicts the 'snail mail' - isn't the letter 'snail mail'?

Please fill in the timeline so other people can check information about your post to help put the questions in context.

You also started another thread but i'm not going to answer there 'cos all the information should have been included in this thread.

In the other thread you also used the thread 'happy and ready' - there is no way anyone here can answer that. All that matters is that you have the interview date arranged and have met all the requirements, we can't judge if they are happy. If you have the date set then yes, they are ready, but maybe you are not.

Make sure you have completed all the forms the embassy required....i'm going through the Philippines so they may be different, but they needed the following

Forms filled out (DS156, 156K, 157, 230 etc),

With the i129f you should have sent evidence of having met within 2 years, but now you will also need evidence of ongoing relationship, including things like

photos, letters, emails, phone bills, chat logs, skype screen shots, remittance receipts, gift receipts. The more the better.

Letters of attestment from friends and relatives confirming bonafide relationship.

And an updated letter of intent to marry

i134 from your fiancee with W2, Tax returns, payslips, bank statements, letter from employer.

If you haven't prepared all the items above then you are not ready for the interview, spend this week double checking everything - applying for the fiancee visa is probably the biggest decision of your life, it really confuses me and i'm sure frustrates all the people who have been waiting for their NOA2 for a long long time how you can go from October last year until now without having arranged the interview before now.

I'm sorry if my tone sounds harsh but you need to make your posts accurate and concise so people can provide useful responses to help you through this. And Good Luck to you

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

OCTOBER 15th 2012 - I-797 Approval Notice arrives from USCIS telling us that our petition has been approved.

- - - - - - - - - -

JANUARY 11th 2013 - Got very concerned because of nothing arriving in the post so decided to contact NVC. They wrote back and told me what my case number was for the first time.... and that my case had been sent to London US Embassy.

JANUARY 14th 2013 - Posted the forms for the ACPO Police Certificate.

JANUARY 29th 2013 - Very concerned because of two things 1) Approval Notice is going to expire soon. 2) No letter from London US Embassy. Contacted London US Embassy for the first time...was told they had sent a letter to me at the end of October 2012...this letter never arrived at my home in Scotland. I was told by the advice helpline to get my Fiancée to make a second letter of intent to marry and to get it notarised and sent to London US Embassy ASAPthis letter was sent to Immigration Branch, 5 Upper Grosvenor, London, W1A 2JB.was also told to download and fill in forms DS-230 Part I & II, DS 2001, DS-156, DS-157, DS-156-K.

Have you had a medical exam?

And the London process is different than described for the Philippines, so don't get further muddled with that. Come to the UK forum to ask your questions. Fill in your timeline.

Edited May 5, 2013 by Nich-Nick

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[Kubey Jr. 0]

Thank you LeftCoastLady, Penguin_ie and Ratty and Celesty.

Ratty and Celesty

Yes.... I didn't get any communication from NVC or US Embassy.....I then received a letter telling me that they had communicated with me when they hadn't.....the first letter from the Embassy never made it to me...and ive read that NVC sends a letter too... wither that's true or not i don't know...but i never got a letter from them either .....I have conformation though that The Embassy sends a letter...and that either got lost in the mail or a dog ate it....whatever the case it led to the start of many problems for me.

i'm sorry that I've frustrated and confused some of you on here with what is a confusing situation for both me and you...and I wish you all the very, very best in what is a very stressful time for us all.....I have not seen my other half since October 2012.