Expedited k1 visa interview - london embassy - anyone know?

[samjez1824 0]

Regarding the London Embassy...

Does anyone know how you request your K1 Visa Interview date be expedited so that you can have it sooner?

Our wedding is set for March 5th and we just submitted packet 3. We put that date in our readiness form. At this rate, the worst case scenario is she has her interview at the end of January (given the holidays coming up) and then gets here in early Feb, but that would suck, since she wants to have a little time to adjust to America and help plan details of the wedding. Not just show up and instantly get married within a few weeks.

Anyone have success with getting a quicker interview date? And how did you go about requesting it?

I've also heard if you ask for a quicker interview date and get denied, it can delay things, any truth in that?

I know it's not a real emergency by any means so I'm not sure if it's even appropriate to ask for a quicker interview date anyway.

[3rd 84]

I'm not entirely certain but I think that, unless there's a viable reason, you can't expedite your K1. Otherwise every other people would be doing it and getting nowhere in the process! It's a golden rule around VJ that it's best not to set concrete plans until you have the visa in hand.

Fingers crossed that your process speeds up.

As a side note, she'd adjust just fine before the wedding. UK and US aren't miles apart in culture so it's not as big of a shock to say, moving somewhere where they don't speak the same language.

Edited November 6, 2015 by 3rd

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from K1 Process to UK Regional Forum~

~Inquiry is embassy-specific~

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Regarding the London Embassy...

Does anyone know how you request your K1 Visa Interview date be expedited so that you can have it sooner?

Our wedding is set for March 5th and we just submitted packet 3. We put that date in our readiness form. At this rate, the worst case scenario is she has her interview at the end of January (given the holidays coming up) and then gets here in early Feb, but that would suck, since she wants to have a little time to adjust to America and help plan details of the wedding. Not just show up and instantly get married within a few weeks.

Anyone have success with getting a quicker interview date? And how did you go about requesting it?

I've also heard if you ask for a quicker interview date and get denied, it can delay things, any truth in that?

I know it's not a real emergency by any means so I'm not sure if it's even appropriate to ask for a quicker interview date anyway.

If you would have put the wedding date down as Jan 5 they would have made an effort to get you in. Mar 5 is ages away and they will push you aside for ones with earlier dates.

If you have had the medical, then submit a new readiness saying your date has changed. Wait until you have been to the medical before doing over. Be polite and say you are available on short notice if they can get you in.

[samjez1824 0]

Isn't that kind of risky to lie about when the wedding date is? Especially if they don't get her the interview in time for the newly reported January wedding date, or if they ask for proof that the wedding is happening earlier?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Isn't that kind of risky to lie about when the wedding date is? Especially if they don't get her the interview in time for the newly reported January wedding date, or if they ask for proof that the wedding is happening earlier?

Do what you want to do. Just telling you what I did and others. They have never in the seven years I've been on here asked for proof of a wedding date. They may say "when do you plan to get married?" in conversation. They also will not want to see proof of engagement, or relationship, or Skype, or Facebook. It is my opinion that the readiness form is for the minion who does the schedule. Your interviewer probably won't even see it.

Asking for an outright expedite for a wedding date will not work. If your fiance is having brain surgery or something in December, then you have to fax them info from the doctor. If your fiance is being deployed by the military, fax the orders. That works for expedite.

[Anh map 2,098]

It's poor planning to set a wedding date when you aree beginning the visa process. As stated above your wedding date is not a compelling reason. All you can do is ask, but keep your expectations low and your plans flexible.