UK VJers Progress Update Thread

[redstripe54 42]

Good Luck

[CharlieTanger 76]

Is this still the correct (up-to-date) website to pay for your visa?

http://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv

Edited September 25, 2015 by CharlieTanger

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Is this still the correct (up-to-date) website to pay for your visa?

http://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv

Yes the green page for immigrant. I think the order is still like this http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/474161-london-k1-a-complete-guide/?p=6741239. People keep posting in other forums they never got a chance to pay for the visa but hard to know how they got there and what they did. Let us know if that is still the same order.

[xvixiiex 8]

Super quick process at the interview this morning - all approved!!! So relieved. They said the BBE should be with me in about a week. Just in time for the wedding as originally planned. I didn't think it was going to happen I tell you...

Congrats!!

Passport arrived and inside is a BWE!

Congrats!! Same time/day as my fiance received his... his interview was the day before yours. So glad because of all the horror stories I've heard about the depots and couriers.

Congratulations! And to think it was only a week ago you were concerned about zero progress, now you're all approved.

What does BBE stand for? Presume it's the visa in the passport bit? Any surprise questions or requests or was it all as expected from the documents they ask for?

BBE is Big Brown Envelope. It's actually a white envelope. It's the one you get back with the Visa but you're not supposed to open it - you hand it over to the customs agent when you enter the USA. Contains your entire application and all your papers.

I was in at 8am, for a 9am interview...out at 11:22!...APPROVED!!! Woo so happy ?

So happy for you!!!! :D

Update on my own case: As stated previously, my fiance received his Visa today (interview was Sept 16) - went to the depot to pick up and it was there. Booked the flights this morning for tomorrow departure and should everything go according to plan, he'll be with me tomorrow evening. Excited for this stage to end, and nervous for the next to begin (AoS) but at least he'll be here with me for all of that! Good luck to everyone else!! I'm still stalking the forums.

[CharlieTanger 76]

For those who already got your visa how did you pay for it???

[xvixiiex 8]

For those who already got your visa how did you pay for it???

On the website with a card. There are instructions on the Interview letter with the website.

It tells you to go to https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/ivand register for an account. At the end of the registration, you select delivery/pick up at depot and pay.

[CharlieTanger 76]

On the website with a card. There are instructions on the Interview letter with the website.

It tells you to go to https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/ivand register for an account. At the end of the registration, you select delivery/pick up at depot and pay.

Thank you!!

[xvixiiex 8]

Thank you!!

No worries! Don't forget to print it out for confirmation of payment and delivery/pick up at depot!

[noini89 56]

I received packer 4 in the post today!! interview on the 16 of October.

that is 10 days for the packet 4 since Embassy got medical results and it's 4 weeks and 3 days for the interview

so excited!

[Sunya and Tim 55]

Well, everyone was right...things really do move fast at this point. Tim is headed over on Monday with POE in Dublin and then we are getting married on October 7th. I still cannot believe it is really happening. I guess it will all sink in on Monday when he gets here.

Thanks to everyone for all of their help and support during this process.

Congrats to everyone that has had some good news this week!!

Edited September 25, 2015 by Sunya and Tim

[CharlieTanger 76]

Congrats to all!!!

So I read in a post on the main forum... someone was denied at POE coming from Canada because their petition expired (for example on their NOA2 stated: 05/10/15-09/10/15) and they entered on 09/20/15 and the officer denied their entry even though on their Visa doesn't expire until 12/10/15. Is something wrong here? I think they were confused because I thought the NOA2 expiration was simply for the interview?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I wouldn't get worked up over that unless you might encounter the exact same CBP officer.

[starsky 99]

So I read in a post on the main forum... someone was denied at POE coming from Canada because their petition expired (for example on their NOA2 stated: 05/10/15-09/10/15) and they entered on 09/20/15 and the officer denied their entry even though on their Visa doesn't expire until 12/10/15. Is something wrong here? I think they were confused because I thought the NOA2 expiration was simply for the interview?

I wouldn't get worked up over that unless you might encounter the exact same CBP officer.

So for those of us who do have expired petitions which require re-validation by the embassy, does London give you a letter or re-issue the petition in some form or other? I am having to bring a declaration from my fiance reaffirming the intention to marry (because the four month window expires the day before my interview), presumably this then revalidates the petition with London, but do they issue any paperwork to this effect or do we have to take our chances at the border? Feels like you're running the gauntlet the entire time with this process!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

So for those of us who do have expired petitions which require re-validation by the embassy, does London give you a letter or re-issue the petition in some form or other? I am having to bring a declaration from my fiance reaffirming the intention to marry (because the four month window expires the day before my interview), presumably this then revalidates the petition with London, but do they issue any paperwork to this effect or do we have to take our chances at the border? Feels like you're running the gauntlet the entire time with this process!

It was a mistake by CBP. A very rare, oddball occurance by somebody who didn't know their job. You wouldn't get a visa if your petition was not valid or revalidated at the consulate. So the fact that you have a visa means you had a valid petition. CBP should be looking at the visa expiration, not the petition.

Is your POE Houston? Wooderz who used to post here had NOA2 on May 14, so the petition expired Sept 14. Her fiancé arrived here at IAH on Monday which was Sept 21. He got in, as you will.

[Gizzmondo 51]

Congrats to all those who have there visa and good luck for those with impending interviews

A week to my POE