What’s going on at London? Interviews within last 2 weeks?

[TandMApproved 33]

Hello all,

 

My fiancé had her K1 interview on June 10, 2019 and was approved, no additional info needed, just straight approved. The application stayed in “Application Received” until June 18th when it finally changed to NI AP. It’s been in NI AP for a week now. I’m aware that AP can take awhile and what not, but it seems as though visas have been brought to a drastic standstill and are taking a lot longer now than they did just a few weeks ago.

 

Others on here that had their interviews around the time my fiancé had hers are experiencing the same thing so it’s not just me. Has anyone had their K1 interview within the last 2 weeks? Does anyone by any slim chance have any info if things in London are massively backed up or something? Curious because it seemed like before June 10 people were getting their visas issued within a week or just over a week.

 

On a side note, I emailed the embassy while my application seemed to have been stuck in “Application Received” and the day after they replied is when my case finally changed to NI AP. Don’t know if this was purely a coincidence that it seemingly “nudged” our case a bit. I know others have noticed the same when emailing in the past. Thanks everyone!

[EffyEngland 65]

10 minutes ago, TandMApproved said:

Hello all,

 

My fiancé had her K1 interview on June 10, 2019 and was approved, no additional info needed, just straight approved. The application stayed in “Application Received” until June 18th when it finally changed to NI AP. It’s been in NI AP for a week now. I’m aware that AP can take awhile and what not, but it seems as though visas have been brought to a drastic standstill and are taking a lot longer now than they did just a few weeks ago.

 

Others on here that had their interviews around the time my fiancé had hers are experiencing the same thing so it’s not just me. Has anyone had their K1 interview within the last 2 weeks? Does anyone by any slim chance have any info if things in London are massively backed up or something? Curious because it seemed like before June 10 people were getting their visas issued within a week or just over a week.

 

On a side note, I emailed the embassy while my application seemed to have been stuck in “Application Received” and the day after they replied is when my case finally changed to NI AP. Don’t know if this was purely a coincidence that it seemingly “nudged” our case a bit. I know others have noticed the same when emailing in the past. Thanks everyone!

I here am in the same position. Had my interview on the morning of Tuesday 11th June the day after yourself. Was verbally approved at the interview with no further information required. (I know it’s not an approval until issued but they asked for no further information and said I’d get my passport back in a week to 10 days) it has now been two weeks since my interview and have been in NI AP since 13th June with another update on 14th June but no further updates since. 

The only thing I believe that would hold me up is the countries I’ve previously travelled to as stated in a previous post from my job at BA. 

 

It is reassuring that we are in the same boat but also baffling when like you said others have been turned around in days!  

 

I too have also emailed the embassy but have had no response to my query! 

Edited June 25, 2019 by EffyEngland