Do I have everything I need for Interview?

[Claremcin 1]

Hello

I am the petitioner (UK citizen) and my fiance is the US citizen and sponsor.

My interview at the US Embassy in London is on July 1st.

I will be taking to the interview:

- Medical certificate from medical examination.

- Passport

- Police certificate

- Birth certificate

- I-134 Affidavit of Support filled out by my fiance

- Fiance's "Total Rewards" Statement and Benefits Statement (i.e. what he earned in last tax year)

- A recent (within 6 weeks) bank statement of my fiance's

- A letter written by my fiance and signed by a notary stating that he still intends to marry me. (I was advised this was needed as it has past our 'priority date').

Please can you tell me if there is anything else that is either mandatory, or not mandatory but could be helpful, to bring to the interview?

Thank you very much.

Clare.

[Claremcin 1]

Sorry, I did not mean 'medical ceritificate' above, I meant Vaccination Worksheet.

[lilsadie 50]

Hello

I am the petitioner (UK citizen) and my fiance is the US citizen and sponsor.

My interview at the US Embassy in London is on July 1st.

I will be taking to the interview:

- Medical certificate from medical examination.

- Passport

- Police certificate

- Birth certificate

- I-134 Affidavit of Support filled out by my fiance

- Fiance's "Total Rewards" Statement and Benefits Statement (i.e. what he earned in last tax year)

- A recent (within 6 weeks) bank statement of my fiance's

- A letter written by my fiance and signed by a notary stating that he still intends to marry me. (I was advised this was needed as it has past our 'priority date').

Please can you tell me if there is anything else that is either mandatory, or not mandatory but could be helpful, to bring to the interview?

Thank you very much.

Clare.

Hi Clare,

Good luck! You will need secondary evidence such as photos, proof you have met, phone records, chat logs, etc.

Also, my attorney has made us both write an intention of marriage letter with original signatures. I dont know if thats needed? Also extra proof you have met incase it was only for a short amount of Time?

Hope that helps?

[Claremcin 1]

Thank you Lilsadie.

When we first filed the petition for the visa, my fiance Kyle and I provided:

signed letters stating when and how we met and that we intend to marry each other;

photos;

copies of travel documents;

a copy of the receipt for my engagement ring;

a handwritten letter from his mother stating how long Kyle and I have known each other and that she has met me.

Do I have to provide more of the same sort of evidence, again, at the interview?

Thank you.

[phd1974 17]

I would bring more recent photos and a fresh set of more recently dated Intent To Marry letters.

Do not forget the confirmation page from the DS-160 as well.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Hello

I am the petitioner (UK citizen) and my fiance is the US citizen and sponsor.

My interview at the US Embassy in London is on July 1st.

I will be taking to the interview:

NO- vaccination certificate from medical examination. They have the original from Knightsbridge.

YES- Passport

YES- Police certificate (and photocopy of it)

YES- Birth certificate (and photocopy of it)

YES- I-134 Affidavit of Support filled out by my fiance

YES- Fiance's "Total Rewards" Statement and Benefits Statement TAKE a photocopy if you want it back to use with AOS Affidavit of Support.

OK - A recent (within 6 weeks) bank statement of my fiance's

YES- A letter written by my fiance and signed by a notary stating that he still intends to marry me. (I was advised this was needed as it has past our 'priority date'). (I BELIEVE they have recently dropped the notary part from their letter of instruction)

Please can you tell me if there is anything else that is either mandatory, or not mandatory but could be helpful, to bring to the interview?

YES bring--

Interview appointment letter to get in the door

2 passport photos -US size

DS-160 confirmation

Proof of visa fee payment that they emailed after paying online. The receipt showing you paid.

You do NOT need (that have been suggested to you)--

Any photos together, proof of relationship. proof of meeting, chats, etc. London does not want that.

A letter of intent from yourself, the beneficiary

And I assume you went over the London list and do not have a name change, divorce, military discharge, etc. which are needed if applicable.

Edited June 19, 2014 by Nich-Nick

[Claremcin 1]

Thank you Nich-Nick. I am just confused about one thing, which is the visa fee you mentioned.

Kyle and my costs so far have been:

• $340.00 – Cheque submitted with our I29F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) to USCIS.

• £45.00 – Payment for ACPO Police Certificate

• £227.00 – Card Payment to Knightsbridge Doctors for Medical Examination.

I do not have Proof of visa fee payment that they emailed after paying online. How do I do this? I don't recall being asked to do/pay this at any stage so far, so I was assuming that I paid for the visa after the interview, but evidently I was wrong. Please can you advise? Thank you.

[Sekhvaruli 74]

Claremcin, you need to check the US consulate in London website to get precise instructions on K-1 visa interview. They are not all the same for different countries.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Thank you Nich-Nick. I am just confused about one thing, which is the visa fee you mentioned.

Kyle and my costs so far have been:

• $340.00 Cheque submitted with our I29F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) to USCIS.

• £45.00 Payment for ACPO Police Certificate

• £227.00 Card Payment to Knightsbridge Doctors for Medical Examination.

I do not have Proof of visa fee payment that they emailed after paying online. How do I do this? I don't recall being asked to do/pay this at any stage so far, so I was assuming that I paid for the visa after the interview, but evidently I was wrong. Please can you advise? Thank you.

Embassy page. See right column in the box. http://london.usembassy.gov/immigrant-visas/iv_fees.html

Go in through "immigrant" when you get to the paying page.

Or read the London guide to walk you through it http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/?p=6741239

That is in the UK Forum.

FYI Costs

K1 London route = $1680 + £290

$340 (USCIS) I-129F petition

£45 (ACPO) Police certificate just before petition approval

£245 (Knightsbridge Doctors) medical exam. Pay at exam.

$240 (Embassy) Visa fee prior to interview. Online pay.

$30 Courier fee if home delivery, $0 to pick up at a depot. Online.

$1070 (USCIS) Adjustment of Status/Work Authorization/Advance Parole

Edited June 20, 2014 by Nich-Nick

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

~ Moved from K-1 Process to UK regional - topic is specific to London ~

[nobbie 105]

You dont need loads of relationship stuff, photos chat logs etc, you will just be carrying loads of paper you do not need.

[landr 126]

I had my K1 visa interview this morning. They didn't ask for any relationship evidence. In the I-129F petition we only included a handful of photos, mostly of us and one with his family. If you feel more secure bringing additional photos, receipts, boarding passes, Skype logs, etc., then bring them to refer to during the interview, but they won't ask for them.

And I had to mention the updated letter of intent (not notarised) myself. The document checker didn't ask for this, even though Packet 3 states that I needed to bring an updated letter if my interview is after my priority date+4 months, which it is. That said, she was happy to take it (and an updated one from me) and made a note on her document checklist. The only thing she checked on the letter was the date.

After the interview, the interviewer returned my original birth certificate and original police certificate. She also tried to return the letters of intent and I-134+supporting documents - I had to insist that she kept them. So, I don't think they want (what they consider to be) extraneous pieces of paperwork cluttering up the file. You'll also be the unpaid carrier of this file to your POE, so you don't want to be lugging about pages and pages of Skype logs and other "relationship evidence" in your hand luggage. From what I've read, this makes London one of the easier embassies to go through.

[phd1974 17]

I would rather have something and not need it ...

... than to need it and not have it.

[FlyingPhoenix 4]

I recently had my interview. When you get to the embassy and queue to go in they will want to see your appointment letter, DS-160 confirmation page and your passport (before you even get inside the embassy) then when you go in you get given a number so you can be called up and when you go to the first window they ask for DS-160, passport, confirmation of paying the $240 visa fee online, 2xUS size passport photos with your first and last name printed on the back of each one, your ORIGINAL birth certificate and police certificate, I did have photocopies of both with me but the woman told me they used to want those but they don't anymore they just want originals and these were handed back to me after I had my visa approved, they finally asked for the affidavit of support that my fiancé had filled out (this was the I-134 form + any extra financial evidence such as tax returns! pay stubs, bank statement etc... Just had to give all that over together) also a word of advice, if you have a co sponsor they will need the co sponsors birth certificate included with the affidavit, they will already have your fiancés and you will be providing yours but if there is an addition person who will also be sponsoring you along with your fiancé then you need to have their birth certificate also to prove they are a US citizen. They didn't ask for any extra evidence of the relationship when I was being questioned they simply looked through my file at the evidence that had already been provided. It is my understanding that London never asks for extra proof of the relationship, needless to say I had some with me anyway just incase. So as long as you have all the essential paperwork, if you want to bring anything else for peace at mind then go ahead, at least you have it if for some reason they did ask you for anything but chances are you will be leaving the embassy with your approval without even needing to so much as think about getting any extra proof out for them. Good luck and hope everything works out for you!

Edited June 21, 2014 by FlyingPhoenix

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

, if you have a co sponsor they will need the co sponsors birth certificate included with the affidavit, they will already have your fiancés and you will be providing yours but if there is an addition person who will also be sponsoring you along with your fiancé then you need to have their birth certificate also to prove they are a US citizen.

FlyingPhoenix--

Did you have a sponsor other than your fiancé? Can you confirm a joint sponsor's birth certificate was asked of you? I do not believe this to be a requirement for an I-134 in London. Yes, it would be for a IR1/CR1 spouse visa using the I-864 because that has specific rules stating the joint sponsor must be a USC. There aren't any such rules for a K1 and the I-134.