DCF in London - January 2020

[Wuozopo 4,293]

8 minutes ago, Robyn-n-Kris said:

Thankfully the only thing he is treated for is type 2 diabetes. So any medications he is on are listed. 

I would suggest a brief description from the GP on that condition.  Onset, any specific treatment info, prognosis, medications.

[Robyn-n-Kris 72]

14 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

I would suggest a brief description from the GP on that condition.  Onset, any specific treatment info, prognosis, medications.

I'll double check, but I'm sure it's all listed already. They have only been treating him for it since last year (as we lived in the US prior to that and all treatment was done in the States). 

[The4Sands 67]

40 minutes ago, os306 said:

If you print that out you should be fine. This is exactly what the GP would print out anyhow.

That's exactly what the surgery sent me, just a print out.  

[os306 103]

23 minutes ago, Robyn-n-Kris said:

I'll double check, but I'm sure it's all listed already. They have only been treating him for it since last year (as we lived in the US prior to that and all treatment was done in the States). 

To be on the safe side, and especially since you have a bit of time, it might not a bad idea to ask your GP for a brief letter clarifying: when he was diagnosed, the fact that his blood sugars are well-controlled, that he is compliant with his anti-diabetic medications and that he hasn't required any hospitalisations for diabetes-related complications. This might not be required at all. However, having read some previous reports of people who have had their medical, it seems like, on occasion, the examining doctor has asked for more information about non-psychiatric medical conditions.

Edited July 13, 2020 by os306

[Robyn-n-Kris 72]

4 minutes ago, os306 said:

To be on the safe side, and especially since you have a bit of time, it might not a bad idea to ask your GP for a brief letter clarifying: when he was diagnosed, the fact that his blood sugars are well-controlled, that he is compliant with his anti-diabetic medications and that he hasn't required any hospitalisations for diabetes-related complications. This might not be required at all. However, having read some previous reports of people who have had their medical, it seems like, on occasion, the examining doctor has asked for more information about non-psychiatric medical conditions.

Only issue with this is he was never diagnosed here (technically). I mean, they can say when they first did his blood test to confirm it when we moved over. I'll have him print out the summary and see what it has listed. Also, he has only ever seen the diabetic nurse. They don't have him see actual GP for any of his visits.

Edited July 13, 2020 by Robyn-n-Kris

[os306 103]

9 minutes ago, Robyn-n-Kris said:

Only issue with this is he was never diagnosed here (technically). I mean, they can say when they first did his blood test to confirm it when we moved over. I'll have him print out the summary and see what it has listed. 

I was in a similar position in the sense that I was diagnosed with a non-psychiatric condition (not serious, but something I figured the examining doctor may want to know more about) while living abroad but did not require any hospitalisations or acute treatment etc. for it since moving back to the UK. What I did was schedule a telephone appointment with my GP, explained that I needed a brief letter for immigration purposes outlining the nature of this condition, when it was diagnosed and treatments received. The GP agreed, but didn't have much information about it, so I provided my medical history over the phone and the GP was able to use the information I provided to produce a letter. It look about a week for my practice to turn this around.

Edited July 13, 2020 by os306

[Stuwoolf 44]

Belt n Braces......better to have the detail and not need it than need the detail and not have it. 

Edited July 13, 2020 by Stuwoolf

[The4Sands 67]

5 minutes ago, Stuwoolf said:

Belt n Braces......better to have the detail and not need it than needing the detail and not having it. 

That's one of those British turns of phrase I'm going to miss.  I've been here 10 years and I'm still coming across adages I've never heard that I can't figure out from the context. Why would someone say boo to a goose? Why does a grandmother suck eggs? 😁

[Morgan5698 58]

Looks like the embassy updated their situation - But still pretty vague. It looks like a number of embassies are planning on resuming visa services in stages, though London's isn't really saying much, but it's updated none the less

 

https://uk.usembassy.gov/information-for-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-following-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/

 

 

[Robyn-n-Kris 72]

13 minutes ago, Morgan5698 said:

Looks like the embassy updated their situation - But still pretty vague. It looks like a number of embassies are planning on resuming visa services in stages, though London's isn't really saying much, but it's updated none the less

 

https://uk.usembassy.gov/information-for-nonimmigrant-visa-applicants-following-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/

 

 

Ya, been seeing this show up on a few different threads. UK Embassy has been doing some interviews. Only thing I've not seen come about yet is anyone receiving their LDN numbers since the lockdown began. Hopefully, things will start moving along again and those numbers are sent out. 

[Morgan5698 58]

13 minutes ago, Robyn-n-Kris said:

Ya, been seeing this show up on a few different threads. UK Embassy has been doing some interviews. Only thing I've not seen come about yet is anyone receiving their LDN numbers since the lockdown began. Hopefully, things will start moving along again and those numbers are sent out. 

Interesting how they've managed to do some interviews. I must confess I hadn't seen that. Yes the LND number issue which seems unique to this feed still remains a mystery. But at least that's something of an update, the first in months I think. 

[os306 103]

9 minutes ago, Morgan5698 said:

Interesting how they've managed to do some interviews. I must confess I hadn't seen that. Yes the LND number issue which seems unique to this feed still remains a mystery. But at least that's something of an update, the first in months I think. 

The only IR1/CR1 interviews I've heard of taking place at the London Embassy recently are for DCF filers who received their LND numbers prior to lockdown, or for people who went through NVC and were DQd before lockdown and offered an interview date that was initially cancelled (and subsequently rescheduled for this month). There was an NVC-filer on this forum recently (@ayestaci) who was granted an expedited interview, but there are also DCF-filers (e.g., @The4Sands) who have requested an expedited LND number but have not yet heard back from the IVU.

 

 

[The4Sands 67]

Just now, Morgan5698 said:

Interesting how they've managed to do some interviews. I must confess I hadn't seen that. Yes the LND number issue which seems unique to this feed still remains a mystery. But at least that's something of an update, the first in months I think. 

When I'm lying in bed at 3am, not-sleeping and stressing about the situation, I've wondered if we've like... fallen through the cracks, us last few DCF cases.  I'd like to think it's just alarmist, stressed-out nonsense, but it's hard for it not to feel that way sometimes.

 

I just got word that the experimental treatment my mom was undergoing hasn't been successful.  I reached out to the embassy on Monday but haven't heard anything yet.  I will leave it till Friday and then try to get someone on the phone at the embassy. I think what's the most frustrating is that there's no one else I can appeal to.  

[Stuwoolf 44]

11 minutes ago, The4Sands said:

When I'm lying in bed at 3am, not-sleeping and stressing about the situation, I've wondered if we've like... fallen through the cracks, us last few DCF cases.  I'd like to think it's just alarmist, stressed-out nonsense, but it's hard for it not to feel that way sometimes.

 

I just got word that the experimental treatment my mom was undergoing hasn't been successful.  I reached out to the embassy on Monday but haven't heard anything yet.  I will leave it till Friday and then try to get someone on the phone at the embassy. I think what's the most frustrating is that there's no one else I can appeal to.  

Sorry to hear about the outcome of your moms experimental treatment. I do hope you get favourable feedback from the embassy soon.

 

I agree that the apparent lack of movement and the helplessness attributed which is further complcated by not being able to speak to someone at the embassy. I had a similar situation when applying for my USC wifes UK Spouse Visa. It was so difficult no one was available to help. Until this pandemic came along it was clear that the US Visa process was much more transparent.....until Lockdown. I guess that is the primary cause of the delays we are all experiencing.

 

Good lick.🙂

 

 

[The4Sands 67]

3 minutes ago, Stuwoolf said:

Sorry to hear about the outcome of your moms experimental treatment. I do hope you get favourable feedback from the embassy soon.

 

I agree that the apparent lack of movement and the helplessness attributed which is further complcated by not being able to speak to someone at the embassy. I had a similar situation when applying for my USC wifes UK Spouse Visa. It was so difficult no one was available to help. Until this pandemic came along it was clear that the US Visa process was much more transparent.....until Lockdown. I guess that is the primary cause of the delays we are all experiencing.

 

Good lick.🙂

 

 

Thanks, that's very kind of you. Will keep you all updated if I heard anything.

 

Your experience bringing your wife here is one of the reasons I've applied for British citizenship.  We would genuinely like to come back here in the future, and trying to jump through those hoops sounds terrible.  When I came here in 2010 it was still stupidly expensive to apply for a spouse visa, but my husband had to show very little in terms of how he was going to support me and the emphasis seemed more on proving we had an actual relationship.