DCF London I-130 Mailed 7 April

[Whimplet 2]

Updated detailed timeline details below.

Interviews were available from 4 August, but the 18 July must have been a recent cancellation.

I checked that I can reschedule the interview through the system easily.

Our timeline:

05-Apr-2016 Submitted Online Malaysia Police Certificate Request

07-Apr-2016 I-130 Alien Spouse Sponsorship application sent to London Embassy Royal Mail tracked

08-Apr-2016 signed for delivery at London Embassy – Delivered

14-Apr-2016 Notification that Malaysian Police Certificate is ready to collect at Malaysian London Embassy

20-Apr-2016 Received returned application due to Credit Card payment rejected (AMEX)

20-Apr-2016 Updated to FD VISA and re-sent I-130 to USCIS London via Royal Mail tracked

21-Apr-2016 signed for delivery at London Embassy – Delivered

26-Apr-2016 I-130 received, processed, and payment taken confirmed by email (NOA1 dated 25 April 2016)

28-Apr-2016 Collected Malaysian Police Certificate from London Malaysian Embassy

06-May-2016 Submitted UK Police ACRO Certificate online

13-May-2016 Received GP vaccination report - missing MMR evidence, going to request MMR vaccination from GP

20-May-2016 Received UK Police Certificate dated 18 May 2016

16-June-2016 Ordered IRS Tax transcripts for previous 3 years returns

17-June-2016 UK Embassy website updates with 2 May as priority review date - expecting to have NOA2 soon

22-June-2016 Confirmed Rubella test taken prior to pregnancy and getting GP records updated

24-June-2016 GP Blood test for Measles and Mumps immunity/vaccine to add to GP records

24-June-2016 Emailed USCIS to inquire about NOA2, responded within 2 hours to confirm approval as of 13 June with 23 June as date approval posted

27-June-2016 Used UK London Embassy contact form to inquire about NVC status - told no record.

01-July-2016 Received NOA3 letter via postal mail with case number

01-July-2016 Booked Medical for 7 July 2016

02-July-2016 Completed DS260, submitted notification of readiness, booked interview for 18 July 2016!

07-July-2016 Medical at Knightsbridge doctor

18-July-2016 IR1 Visa Interview appointment at UK London Embassy

[futurekings 0]

good luck with your interview whimplet! We've been following your timeline closely since we are not far behind...thanks for all the updates!

[Whimplet 2]

Hi Futurekings - thanks for the thoughts, it definitely helps.

I've tried to put as much relevant information here to maybe help someone else in the future

Good news and bad news today...

Interview went well, general process was apparently straight forward.

I'm a dolt (saving other expletives for myself) that forgot to sign the I-864 form!

All other documents and everything else in order...

So after the interview, the CO said have a great time in the USA, but we need to resend the I-864 - this time signed of course.

Will get my other half to write a few points that she took away, including interview questions she can remember.

Murphy's law too that my IRS Tax transcripts arrived today too.

They showed as shipped from the IRS on 16 June, and arrived today on 18 July, so just about a month to arrive.

I'm confused about the instructions for the courier service. It says to go the ais.usvia-info.com/eng-gb page (where you submit the DS260), sign in, go to print instructions, then at the bottom of that page 'View Courier-in Receipt' to print the 'Courier-In Authorization Certificate'. Take that certificate, the letter from the interview, passport and any documents to the courier location.

I can't find that View Courier-in Receipt link/certificate. We didn't select home delivery as the Chancery Lane courier office is 10 minutes walk from my office.

Any ideas on how to get this certificate so I can go submit the required information asap?

Edited July 18, 2016 by Whimplet

[Whimplet 2]

Forum search turned up these threads, looks like the certificate option takes a couple days to show up which is unfortunate.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/591100-re-submitting-form-to-embassy-no-link-in-online-application/

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/575306-i-need-help-submitting-additional-evidence-to-london-embassy/

I will try to call the courier tomorrow to see if they can accept my documents without the cert and update here.

[Reader111 0]

Hi I was thinking about you yesterday and hoping it all went went for you. Glad you got the good news. Mines next Friday...

[Whimplet 2]

We'll be entertaining visitors, probably in Hyde Park next Friday so will send you positive interview vibes - hope the weather is close to like today!

As for the Courier-In Certificate - the visa applicant (my wife) received an email at around 8am this morning from the consulate confirming the request for information, and they did something to the website to enable to certificate to be printed. So for anyone in the future, at least for us, it took 24 hours, or basically the next business day for something to change in the system for us to print out our courier certificate.

I had already organised the paperwork, but left it at home thinking it would take a few days for the system to update. A mad dash ensued to get the documents, go to the courier to drop them off, and the guy confirmed the embassy would have the paperwork tomorrow, and he said normally people like us that have to submit something, if it's all they need, come pick up their passport within 10 days.

Now all we can do is wait!

[Whimplet 2]

Wow no longer relevant to me, but it's an addiction...

After several weeks of only minor moves, the USCIS London website says they're processing 7 June applications as of 19 July. Think that was a jump from 5 May!

https://uk.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/government-agencies/dhs/uscis/i130filing-html/

[Whimplet 2]

Issued!!!!

Just checked status not expecting much but says issued and will be with us in 2 days...

Shocked, stunned, surprised, and happy!

Update timeline tomorrow

[Reader111 0]

Thats fantastic news.. Good for you. I wish you all the best. Thanks for your help and guidance through this.

Thats fantastic news.. Good for you. I wish you all the best. Thanks for your help and guidance through this.

Thats fantastic news.. Good for you. I wish you all the best. Thanks for your help and guidance through this.

Whoops sorry

[futurekings 0]

Issued!!!!

Just checked status not expecting much but says issued and will be with us in 2 days...

Shocked, stunned, surprised, and happy!

Update timeline tomorrow

Yayyy!!! congrats Whimplet! What wonderful news!! Here's to hoping ours happens so so fast! I was so happy with that massive jump in the processing dates...I hope it continues!

[Whimplet 2]

quick update - status changed to issued last Thursday with a cryptic message about being with the courier already.

Received confirmation from DX on Monday afternoon, was at depot at 07:45 this morning and visa is in my hand!

So even after a 'minor?' RFE after the interview, they issued the visa and it's with me a week since I sent in the extra info needed post interview.

Now the realization is that PoE is so soon, time is going to start flying!!!

It's a big change from constant waiting, to be full on...

there's definitely light at the end of the tunnel

[Englishsammy 17]

Congratulations Whimplet! Glad you are finally through the hard part

I've had a weird letter - having previously had a US greencard which I abandoned in 2008, I filed the Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status (I-407) as I had not previously done so alongside my I-130 application. Well, they've used my return envelope to return the I-407 form which has now been processed. With the signed form is a letter stating my Reentry Permit has arrived at the London field office. What does this even mean? I've followed the instructions out of curiosity and booked an appointment for next week - I mostly wanted to see if it let me book it which it did. I'm going to call the embassy tomorrow during their allocated 1 hour slot (hope I can get through!).

I'm just really confused... any thoughts or opinions?