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Hello,

 

We are starting to fill the I-129F form for the K1 visa with my fiancé.

One of the question is : in which country/city will we go the  US ambassy. I am french but I am leaving and working in the UK since 3 years now.

Do I need to go to the US ambassy in Paris or London?

I am just afraid that doctor in the UK won't be able to understand my vaccination record (from France) and re-do vaccin I dont really need.

 

Thank you,

 

Laura

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Typically they'll send your case to the consulate that covers the beneficiary's (that's you) current legal residence regardless of what you put on the form. Since you've been in the UK for 3 years, that's London. If that's not what you want, you can search other threads for how to request a transfer. 

K-1                             AOS                            
NOA1 Notice Date: 2018-05-31    NOA1 Notice Date: 2019-04-11   
NOA2 Date: 2018-11-16           Biometrics Date: 2019-05-10    
Arrived at NVC:  2018-12-03     EAD/AP In Hand: 2019-09-16     
Arrived in Moscow: 2018-12-28   GC Interview Date: 2019-09-25      
Interview date: 2019-02-14      GC In Hand: 2019-10-02
Visa issued: 2019-02-28
POE: 2019-03-11
Wedding: 2019-03-14

ROC                             Naturalization
NOA1 Notice Date: 2021-07-16    Applied Online: 2022-07-09 (biometrics waived)
Approval Date: 2022-04-06       Interview was Scheduled: 2023-01-06
10-year GC In Hand: 2022-04-14  Interview date: 2023-02-13 (passed)
                            	Oath: 2023-02-13

 

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13 hours ago, Candide08 said:

Hello,

 

We are starting to fill the I-129F form for the K1 visa with my fiancé.

One of the question is : in which country/city will we go the  US ambassy. I am french but I am leaving and working in the UK since 3 years now.

Do I need to go to the US ambassy in Paris or London?

I am just afraid that doctor in the UK won't be able to understand my vaccination record (from France) and re-do vaccin I dont really need.

 

Thank you,

 

Laura

Hey ! I am French living in the UK as well. I had my medical 2weeks ago and brought my « carnet de santé » for the vaccination records and they were completely fine with it :) the lady at Knightsbridge that went through  my vaccination was lovely and said she was used to the French vaccination record and could read it eyes closed 😅. 

So far my process has been going really smooth :) 

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On 9/8/2018 at 6:46 PM, Candide08 said:

Hello,

 

We are starting to fill the I-129F form for the K1 visa with my fiancé.

One of the question is : in which country/city will we go the  US ambassy. I am french but I am leaving and working in the UK since 3 years now.

Do I need to go to the US ambassy in Paris or London?

I am just afraid that doctor in the UK won't be able to understand my vaccination record (from France) and re-do vaccin I dont really need.

 

Thank you,

 

Laura

You can choose the embassy having jurisdiction over your current legal residence or the embassy of your nationality.   The default is the embassy covering your residence 

YMMV

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**Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.  Hijack posts removed.**

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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On 9/9/2018 at 2:08 PM, veeandzack said:

Hey ! I am French living in the UK as well. I had my medical 2weeks ago and brought my « carnet de santé » for the vaccination records and they were completely fine with it :) the lady at Knightsbridge that went through  my vaccination was lovely and said she was used to the French vaccination record and could read it eyes closed 😅. 

So far my process has been going really smooth :) 

Hello @veeandzack, I am just coming back on an old message thread 😊 I was wondering if you had to translate your carnet de santé, medical or police report from France for the medical and interview? If yes, which service did you use?

Hope you got to the USA ok! 

Thank you!

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3 minutes ago, Candide08 said:

Hello @veeandzack, I am just coming back on an old message thread 😊 I was wondering if you had to translate your carnet de santé, medical or police report from France for the medical and interview? If yes, which service did you use?

Hope you got to the USA ok! 

Thank you!

Hey ! I did not need to translate my Carnet de santé. i had to bring a letter in English that was explaining some health issue I had when I was younger. Police report and birth certificate must be translated, I’m trying to think but can’t remember who translated my documents. But most likely you can go get it done anywhere, I googled a company that provided certified  translation. 

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On 3/15/2019 at 6:49 PM, veeandzack said:

Hey ! I did not need to translate my Carnet de santé. i had to bring a letter in English that was explaining some health issue I had when I was younger. Police report and birth certificate must be translated, I’m trying to think but can’t remember who translated my documents. But most likely you can go get it done anywhere, I googled a company that provided certified  translation. 

Thank you very much for your help!

I may have to do a letter like you to explain a hospital stay when I was younger. Did a doctor in the UK write yours?

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2 minutes ago, Candide08 said:

Thank you very much for your help!

I may have to do a letter like you to explain a hospital stay when I was younger. Did a doctor in the UK write yours?

I had my doctor from France writing one in English ( that was my GP since I was 5 so he knew me well and could explain it easily ) and then I took this letter to my GP in the UK we had like a mental health appointment where she asked me questions about what happened etc and wrote a letter saying that I was good etc etc. Depending on what your health issue was, you might need the letter to say “ not a threat to herself or others”. That’s only if you had something like depression, self harm etc. 

But i will say this : don’t over think it or stress about it, the medical exam is easy and everybody is so nice & helpful. 

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