DCF Approved February 2019

[Simon412 2]

We received i-130 approval in February 2019 but as of yet still havent received the letter inviting us to book the interview.

 

We have all documentation ready (well police certificate expired but not keen on spending another £50 until we know more).

 

I have not booked the medial yet because do not want to lose anymore money. Is there a way of finding out what has happened to our case?

[Wuozopo 4,293]

8 minutes ago, Simon412 said:

We received i-130 approval in February 2019 but as of yet still havent received the letter inviting us to book the interview.

 

We have all documentation ready (well police certificate expired but not keen on spending another £50 until we know more).

 

I have not booked the medial yet because do not want to lose anymore money. Is there a way of finding out what has happened to our case?

Wow, that’s like a year ago. And you haven’t contacted anybody yet at all?

 

This is the embassy contact form. https://uk.usembassy.gov/iv-contact/
 

Provide both names with birthdates and any information you have on the petition approval by USCIS London...date, any details. Make sure they know it was London USCIS office. Ask if they can find your approved petition file, if it is still valid, and what you need to do to proceed since a year has passed. Ask if you have been assigned a LND case number and to tell you what it is (if you don’t have that)

[Simon412 2]

Just now, Wuozopo said:

Wow, that’s like a year ago. And you haven’t contacted anybody yet at all?

 

This is the embassy contact form. https://uk.usembassy.gov/iv-contact/
 

Provide both names with birthdates and any information you have on the petition approval by USCIS London...date, any details. Make sure they know it was London USCIS office. Ask if they can find your approved petition file, if it is still valid, and what you need to do to proceed since a year has passed. Ask if you have been assigned a LND case number and to tell you what it is (if you don’t have that)

Thank you

 

Yes we have an LND and have completed the DS260 (VJ guide says DS230 but can't find that anywhere).

 

We only realised we couldnt book the interview when we actually tried yesterday via https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv

We get the following message;

" The Immigrant Visa case number provided is not ready to schedule an appointment. If you have not received an appointment letter/email from the National Visa Center (NVC), you can check the status of your IV case at http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/nvc.html. "

 

The hyperlink does not work, so no way of checking the case status.

 

 

Also not 100% sure where to find the DS260 number, is it in the format of xxxx-xxxx on the completed DS260 page?

[Wuozopo 4,293]

@Simon412
 

I would still email the Immigrant  visa Unit and ask if your approved petition is still valid since you have been waiting to get a letter from them for a year. Provide the LND number for reference. Tell them you tried to book an interview and it says your number is invalid. They may need to unlock it for you  or since you waited so long they may have thrown the case out. 
 

DS-230 is an old form number. If you are reading the DCF topic pinned in this forum, it is 7 years old and pretty much invalid now.  DS-260 is correct.
 

Try checking your status here https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?

[Simon412 2]

On 1/31/2020 at 6:20 PM, Wuozopo said:

@Simon412
 

I would still email the Immigrant  visa Unit and ask if your approved petition is still valid since you have been waiting to get a letter from them for a year. Provide the LND number for reference. Tell them you tried to book an interview and it says your number is invalid. They may need to unlock it for you  or since you waited so long they may have thrown the case out. 
 

DS-230 is an old form number. If you are reading the DCF topic pinned in this forum, it is 7 years old and pretty much invalid now.  DS-260 is correct.
 

Try checking your status here https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx?

Thank you. 

Status check says still active 

"Your case is ready for your interview when scheduled at the U.S. Consular section. If you have already scheduled an appointment for an interview, please prepare your documents as directed in your appointment letter and appear at the consulate on the appointed date and time. Otherwise, please wait until you have been notified of your interview appointment. Additional information about how Immigrant Visa interview appointments are scheduled can be found at: http://nvc.state.gov/interview"

 

I've messaged the embassy again, fingers crossed we hear back soon. 

[Simon412 2]

Hi

 

We have not recieved a response from the embassy, its been 11 days (7 working days).

 

Should we schedule a medical exam or continue to wait for a letter inviting us to book the interview?

 

Please if anyone can help, we are getting pretty desperate now.