K-1 London Embassy Question

[loganschonauer 0]

My fiancé completed the medical and sent in the Ds-160 and notice of readiness form 10/05/15 and put or wedding date as 12/19/15. I've read a lot on here that they will take that into consideration. Should we be getting our packet 4 soon? I was expecting it to be here by now. I know it can take up to 6 weeks from notice of readiness/ds-160/medical I'm just wondering what other people on here think.

**our wedding date IS the 19th btw that's why I'm concerned, we are prepared to move it but obviously don't want to if we don't have to

[Pitaya 2,577]

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[Alaska2012 462]

They don't take wedding dates into consideration

[loganschonauer 0]

They don't take wedding dates into consideration

How do you know?

[Illiria 980]

How do you know?

We have seen people on here who have put down the date of their wedding and they have not processed the interview or return of passport in time for it, this is why on the embassy website and I believe in the uscis website it says not to book anything until you have the visa in your hand.

[rob999 51]

How they priotize is an unknown from what I know and have read. But it does sound that they do look at the date, otherwise why ask for it?

Is the wedding date a date you just "hope" too? Or have you booked things (which I think would be dangerous in timing).

You've done everything you can and now just need to wait for a letter, which is packet 4. You can email them on the embassy website to enquire saying you're worried with the wedding date.

[loganschonauer 0]

How they priotize is an unknown from what I know and have read. But it does sound that they do look at the date, otherwise why ask for it?

Is the wedding date a date you just "hope" too? Or have you booked things (which I think would be dangerous in timing).

You've done everything you can and now just need to wait for a letter, which is packet 4. You can email them on the embassy website to enquire saying you're worried with the wedding date.

We have intentionally not booked anything without free cancellation, so I'm not concerned about money. We have made everyone aware that the date could be moved. I just want to know the date already! That way I'll be able to estimate better. ☹️

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

We have intentionally not booked anything without free cancellation, so I'm not concerned about money. We have made everyone aware that the date could be moved. I just want to know the date already! That way I'll be able to estimate better. ☹️

You can look at this thread for lots of data if you want something to use for an estimate. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/549078-medical-to-interview-date-how-long-2015-data/

Go the the last post for cumulative data.

[loganschonauer 0]

You can look at this thread for lots of data if you want something to use for an estimate. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/549078-medical-to-interview-date-how-long-2015-data/

Go the the last post for cumulative data.

I've seen the data, it's interesting to look at but not really helpful because there are so many factors.

[Berty 74]

They don't take wedding dates into consideration

I think it's more informative to say that people shouldn't necessarily bank on it. Certainly, I had to contact them via e-mail a few years ago because of a lack of an appointment date, and in reply they stated they hadn't (then) yet scheduled it because of the later date I wrote for the wedding.

[NickandAngi 8]

From personal experience, they don't take wedding dates into account. In fact, not only did I mention our wedding date but the date I was due to leave England to go and spend a month with my mother in Greece before coming to the US and they gave me an interview date for after I was supposed to leave England. It's like they almost did it on purpose. I saw others had sent in their information after I had and somehow ended up with an interview before me. I was infuriating but the rest of the process was easy. Hang in there and be prepared to fly by the seat of your pants, literally. I had 2 weeks in the US before my wedding. This is what you get for trying to plan ahead to accommodate a big fat Greek wedding

Good luck and keep us posted!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I think they try to accommodate you when they can. I've seen it happen. Looking at Nick and Angi's timeline, the forms were submitted in May. If you told them a September date, that is likely why they pushed you farther out and gave earlier interviews to others who may have had a July wedding date.

[loganschonauer 0]

From personal experience, they don't take wedding dates into account. In fact, not only did I mention our wedding date but the date I was due to leave England to go and spend a month with my mother in Greece before coming to the US and they gave me an interview date for after I was supposed to leave England. It's like they almost did it on purpose. I saw others had sent in their information after I had and somehow ended up with an interview before me. I was infuriating but the rest of the process was easy. Hang in there and be prepared to fly by the seat of your pants, literally. I had 2 weeks in the US before my wedding. This is what you get for trying to plan ahead to accommodate a big fat Greek wedding

Good luck and keep us posted!

I honestly wouldn't care if he got here 7 days before the wedding. I'm just getting nervous because it's been 4 weeks since medical and no packet 4 yet. I know it can take up to 6 but hopefully it would be within 2-3 weeks from they day packet 4 arrives. Cause he'd at least be here in enough time to get SSN & get marriage license in time for the wedding. I'm good with last minute things. And everyone knows our situation, I just want to know the date!

[loganschonauer 0]

*side note*

When we went to apply for police certificate we specifically asked for the one we needed for K1 and they gave us the subject access one (which I wrong) we waited 40 days for it when we could have had the correct one in 2 days and he would probably be here by now. Lol frustration all across the board here!!

[loganschonauer 0]

*Update*

I figured out how to check my case status. It says status updates to "Ready" on 10/14/15 and he had medical & submitted forms on 10/05/15 so I'm thinking this is when they received it? So technically today (11/05/15) was exactly 3 weeks from when they received so hopefully we'll hear something soon?