Interview wait time

[Wuozopo 4,293]

5 minutes ago, nikki1992 said:

What do you mean visa application? The I-129F? We submitted that in January.

 

The status on the CEAC tracker changed to ‘in-transit’ (from NVC to the London embassy) today but it’s not letting me book my interview. I thought that other people have been able to book their interview when their status was ‘in-transit’. That’s the only reason I asked - so I could check whether it’s just mine that’s having problems or if I have to wait until the status is ‘ready’ on the CEAC tracker before booking.

The I-129F is just the petition by the American to be allowed to bring a fiancé into the US. The UK fiancé has to apply for the visa .

 

Instructions from London consulate. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

Scroll down for Step 1-Application Form. There is a link to where you book the interview in Step 4 so you know you are in the right place.

 

[nikki1992 62]

6 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

The I-129F is just the petition by the American to be allowed to bring a fiancé into the US. The UK fiancé has to apply for the visa .

 

Instructions from London consulate. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

Scroll down for Step 1-Application Form. There is a link to where you book the interview in Step 4 so you know you are in the right place.

 

Oh you mean the DS-160? Yes I did that a couple weeks ago. I’ve tried the link in step 4 but it doesn’t work 🙁

 

Were you able to book your interview while the status was still ‘in-transit’?

[Wuozopo 4,293]

52 minutes ago, nikki1992 said:

Oh you mean the DS-160? Yes I did that a couple weeks ago. I’ve tried the link in step 4 but it doesn’t work 🙁

 

Were you able to book your interview while the status was still ‘in-transit’?

 

Someone said the same thing a day or so ago. If you are doing all this on a phone, you may not get all the functions. It works on a computer and iPad. 

 

The status of "in transit" and "ready" are a vague science.  You will get in when allowed. Try again tomorrow.   

[LeesaMarie 206]

20 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

 

Someone said the same thing a day or so ago. If you are doing all this on a phone, you may not get all the functions. It works on a computer and iPad. 

 

The status of "in transit" and "ready" are a vague science.  You will get in when allowed. Try again tomorrow.   

as @Wuozopo said, it will allow you when the embassy is ready. I was able to book in transit, so were some others, so just keep trying until it allows you to book the appointment.

[nikki1992 62]

1 minute ago, LeesaMarie said:

as @Wuozopo said, it will allow you when the embassy is ready. I was able to book in transit, so were some others, so just keep trying until it allows you to book the appointment.

I've tried a couple times today on my phone and my laptop and it still won't let me do it 🙁 

 

Maybe it's going to make me wait until the embassy have received it before it allows me to. It's just frustrating lol

[LeesaMarie 206]

1 minute ago, nikki1992 said:

I've tried a couple times today on my phone and my laptop and it still won't let me do it 🙁 

 

Maybe it's going to make me wait until the embassy have received it before it allows me to. It's just frustrating lol

The device you use won't make a difference, it's whether or not your petition is in the system electronically ready to be processed. Perhaps try again tomorrow afternoon. Otherwise just wait until it's "ready".

[nikki1992 62]

1 minute ago, LeesaMarie said:

The device you use won't make a difference, it's whether or not your petition is in the system electronically ready to be processed. Perhaps try again tomorrow afternoon. Otherwise just wait until it's "ready".

Yeah I know, it's only because it was suggested to try doing it on a computer since a phone can cause problems.

 

Yeah I'll keep trying. Hopefully will be able to do it at some point this week!

[jakejon 1,197]

Definately good advice there Leesa! It let me in the day after I went into ‘in transit’. Just keep trying. I done all mine on the laptop as I have no patience for doing it on a phone 😂

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, nikki1992 said:

Yeah I know, it's only because it was suggested to try doing it on a computer since a phone can cause problems.

 

Yeah I'll keep trying. Hopefully will be able to do it at some point this week!

I thought you said the link to the booking page as shown on the embassy website Step 4 would not take you to the reservation site. It was only the link to get from the embassy website to the reservation website I said may not have functionality in the mobile version. 

[nikki1992 62]

If anyone waiting to book their interview is curious as to the current wait times for interviews... I managed to book mine today and it's about 7 weeks now. The earliest date they had was 24th October 😭

 

[LeesaMarie 206]

Glad you managed to book!

[Cartoons2018 2]

Hey there, in a similar situation myself. My case stated “ready” so I booked my appointment with the uk embassy and got an appointment but nowhere could I pay for the interview. So I’m concerned now that I may have done something wrong. Any advice? 

[avol93 7]

Just booked my medical for 27th Sept (managed to be the 2nd and 3rd caller both times I rang! Was expecting much worse based on some accounts! Although waking up at 9am for it was killer...currently on STL time so felt like 3AM 😑). Not excited about the idea of waiting 7 weeks for an interview once I can book  Has anyone else logged on recently to see?  Are cancellation spots common for the London Embassy/is there a best time of day to check for these? (I'm not impatient or anything...)

[nikki1992 62]

2 hours ago, avol93 said:

Just booked my medical for 27th Sept (managed to be the 2nd and 3rd caller both times I rang! Was expecting much worse based on some accounts! Although waking up at 9am for it was killer...currently on STL time so felt like 3AM 😑). Not excited about the idea of waiting 7 weeks for an interview once I can book  Has anyone else logged on recently to see?  Are cancellation spots common for the London Embassy/is there a best time of day to check for these? (I'm not impatient or anything...)

I keep logging in to check for cancellations and haven't seen any yet (I've only been checking for 5 days though). The earliest appointment they have at the moment is 31st October unfortunately  they seem to be really backed up at the moment!

[nikki1992 62]

6 hours ago, Cartoons2018 said:

Hey there, in a similar situation myself. My case stated “ready” so I booked my appointment with the uk embassy and got an appointment but nowhere could I pay for the interview. So I’m concerned now that I may have done something wrong. Any advice? 

Did you book it through the immigrant visa site (green site)? It automatically came up with the payment stuff when I booked mine so I'm not sure. The website I booked my interview with is: https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv