London Interview DONE!!

[Kimberley+Dave 0]

Hi,

I'd first like to thank everyone who helped us on this forum (and others). I'm going to post this EVERYWHERE so hopefully it will help any others who are in a similar situation.

The whole process today was very....routine, even an anti-climax. The agents were very friendly and polite, and they really helped to ease the anxiety.

We got to the line outside the embassy and around 7.45am (our appointment was for 8.30am), and waited to go through the exterior security checks and scans. This took around 15 minutes.

We then get into the Embassy and are issued a numbered ticket. Our number was called after around a 5 minute wait and we go to a booth to present our documentation. The nice lady behind the screen takes only the documentation required, the reams of extra stuff we took along was not needed (but it's still prudent to go over-prepared). She also took Dave's fingerprints, and then sent us off to the payment window to pay the visa fees (US$380).

Next came a 30 minute wait, the one which comes before the dreaded "real" interview. Our number is called again and we run along to another window. A US immigration agent took Dave's prints again and then interviewed us, actually interview is too strong a word to use.....he read through our paperwork, asked a couple of easy questions and then smiled and informed us that everything is in order. Most of the questions were aimed at me, how long I had been living over here, how long I had worked for my company. We didn't have any questions about our relationship and he didn't ask to see any proof of domicile, any proof of our relationship... we lugged our huge wedding album for nothing! But we're glad we took it just in case.

The feeling of stress easing away was incredible, and the guy was warm and friendly. He told us that the passport will be couriered back to Dave within 5 days (you have to go to another desk and pay for the courier service and give them the postal details) as long as the fingerprint checks don't raise any issues (they won't).

It was a very good feeling to walk out of the Embassy knowing that the hard part was over. We hope to continue to be active on the forums to give anyone advice who might be going through the same thing (I know each case is different, but it might help!).

B)

[raymaga 25]

Congrats on the successful interview.

Best wishes to you both!!!

[Savanphil 3]

Congratulations!!!

[The_dip_sticks 0]

Congratulations!!!!!!! Welcome back home!!!!!!

[avoci 0]

Hi,

I'd first like to thank everyone who helped us on this forum (and others). I'm going to post this EVERYWHERE so hopefully it will help any others who are in a similar situation.

The whole process today was very....routine, even an anti-climax. The agents were very friendly and polite, and they really helped to ease the anxiety.

We got to the line outside the embassy and around 7.45am (our appointment was for 8.30am), and waited to go through the exterior security checks and scans. This took around 15 minutes.

We then get into the Embassy and are issued a numbered ticket. Our number was called after around a 5 minute wait and we go to a booth to present our documentation. The nice lady behind the screen takes only the documentation required, the reams of extra stuff we took along was not needed (but it's still prudent to go over-prepared). She also took Dave's fingerprints, and then sent us off to the payment window to pay the visa fees (US$380).

Next came a 30 minute wait, the one which comes before the dreaded "real" interview. Our number is called again and we run along to another window. A US immigration agent took Dave's prints again and then interviewed us, actually interview is too strong a word to use.....he read through our paperwork, asked a couple of easy questions and then smiled and informed us that everything is in order. Most of the questions were aimed at me, how long I had been living over here, how long I had worked for my company. We didn't have any questions about our relationship and he didn't ask to see any proof of domicile, any proof of our relationship... we lugged our huge wedding album for nothing! But we're glad we took it just in case.

The feeling of stress easing away was incredible, and the guy was warm and friendly. He told us that the passport will be couriered back to Dave within 5 days (you have to go to another desk and pay for the courier service and give them the postal details) as long as the fingerprint checks don't raise any issues (they won't).

It was a very good feeling to walk out of the Embassy knowing that the hard part was over. We hope to continue to be active on the forums to give anyone advice who might be going through the same thing (I know each case is different, but it might help!).

B)

CONGRATS!!

So, you guys did DCF before the July cut off date and had no problems? My husband and were approved for our I130 (DCF) on July 5. We sent in packet 3 in early November. We keep hearing different things about our case and we are totally confused.

Congrats and would love to hear from you!

[Kimberley+Dave 0]

CONGRATS!!

So, you guys did DCF before the July cut off date and had no problems? My husband and were approved for our I130 (DCF) on July 5. We sent in packet 3 in early November. We keep hearing different things about our case and we are totally confused.

Congrats and would love to hear from you!

Yes we did DCF via the London Embassy as I have Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. Our I-130 was approved in October. Have you heard anything about your interview date yet? We returned our DS 230 Part 1 in October and our checklist in early January (we went home in November for Thanksgiving and to get my dad's I-864 signed for joint sponsorship) and heard about a week later about the interview date. Have you returned your checklist yet?

Edited to Add: I just had a look at your other thread and see you are in Albania. I know that London was not affected by the new law because they have a USCIS office in London that apparently takes care of things? If there isn't a USCIS office in Albania, that's probably why it's affected your case. Have you found anyone else on any threads who are in the same country as you?

Edited February 20, 2007 by Kimberley+Dave

[avoci 0]

CONGRATS!!

So, you guys did DCF before the July cut off date and had no problems? My husband and were approved for our I130 (DCF) on July 5. We sent in packet 3 in early November. We keep hearing different things about our case and we are totally confused.

Congrats and would love to hear from you!

Yes we did DCF via the London Embassy as I have Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. Our I-130 was approved in October. Have you heard anything about your interview date yet? We returned our DS 230 Part 1 in October and our checklist in early January (we went home in November for Thanksgiving and to get my dad's I-864 signed for joint sponsorship) and heard about a week later about the interview date. Have you returned your checklist yet?

Edited to Add: I just had a look at your other thread and see you are in Albania. I know that London was not affected by the new law because they have a USCIS office in London that apparently takes care of things? If there isn't a USCIS office in Albania, that's probably why it's affected your case. Have you found anyone else on any threads who are in the same country as you?

I know one other girl in the same boat (and same country) as myself. She has alos been told that her case is not affected by the new law (as we were told). I spoke to Vienna (the USCIS office that oversees Albania) and they told me that our case was not affected because of our approveal date. We sent in packet 3 in early November and have not heard anything since then (except that our case is not affected by the new law).

Thank you!

[payxibka 10,045]

Edited to Add: I just had a look at your other thread and see you are in Albania. I know that London was not affected by the new law because they have a USCIS office in London that apparently takes care of things? If there isn't a USCIS office in Albania, that's probably why it's affected your case. Have you found anyone else on any threads who are in the same country as you?

If you case was filed after July 26, 2006 you case certainly was affected by the new law! London simply had a mechanism to effectively deal with it.

[avoci 0]

Edited to Add: I just had a look at your other thread and see you are in Albania. I know that London was not affected by the new law because they have a USCIS office in London that apparently takes care of things? If there isn't a USCIS office in Albania, that's probably why it's affected your case. Have you found anyone else on any threads who are in the same country as you?

If you case was filed after July 26, 2006 you case certainly was affected by the new law! London simply had a mechanism to effectively deal with it.

My case was filed and approved July 5, 2006.....

[payxibka 10,045]

Edited to Add: I just had a look at your other thread and see you are in Albania. I know that London was not affected by the new law because they have a USCIS office in London that apparently takes care of things? If there isn't a USCIS office in Albania, that's probably why it's affected your case. Have you found anyone else on any threads who are in the same country as you?

If you case was filed after July 26, 2006 you case certainly was affected by the new law! London simply had a mechanism to effectively deal with it.

My case was filed and approved July 5, 2006.....

I think we all know that you have made that point quite clear... I was not commenting on your situation.

[Kimberley+Dave 0]

As I do not have experience with immigrating from Albania, I can't really comment on what's happening in your case. The only thing I can suggest is to keep trying to contact your embassy/consulate. Have you tried emailing? I've read that some people get a better response if they email. (although I'm sure that you've probably tried everything). I'm sorry you've been waiting so long and I hope that it all turns out well for you soon.

[Muuuuah 0]

Congratulations

[meauxna 15]

Congrats Kimberly & Dave!

But what we all want to know is....

What happened with the I-864?!

Post in your other thread.. please??!

[Kimberley+Dave 0]

Congrats Kimberly & Dave!

But what we all want to know is....

What happened with the I-864?!

Post in your other thread.. please??!

Thanks Meauxna! I have posted what I did now. Thanks for the reminder. I'd forgotten about the many posts I found throughout the process about questions that I had where the user never reported what actually happened to them! I'm going to try to go through all my posts and update this week so it gives some idea of how things turned out.

[meauxna 15]

thanks, K! We really appreciate the follow thru.. nothing worse than not knowing how it all turns out!