London Embassy Appointments

[tris&kris 132]

Does anybody know if London embassy is allowing people to schedule interview appointments for later in the summer? I’ve heard some other US embassies are allowing that. Our K1 visa is listed as “ready” status. Thank you! 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

8 hours ago, tris&kris said:

Does anybody know if London embassy is allowing people to schedule interview appointments for later in the summer? I’ve heard some other US embassies are allowing that. Our K1 visa is listed as “ready” status. Thank you! 

Log in and try it. See if you find an appointment. If not, try again next week. 

[goldhex 21]

I've just checked and there's currently no appointments available

[goldhex 21]

I was just able to schedule an interview appointment for July 6th (the soonest date available on the booking tool).

[Melc 138]

Yep! Also just saw some availability and booked an appointment for the 7th!

It also looks like medicals are still being done for the US. 

[tris&kris 132]

Thanks for the update guys! We will try again tonight. Logged on at work and it just kept asking for us to create an account over and over but never got to next screen. Didn’t get the “case number not ready” error that would suggest we can’t schedule. Anybody experience anything similar?

 

Oh so Knightsbridge is open and still doing physicals for visa? 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

47 minutes ago, tris&kris said:

Thanks for the update guys! We will try again tonight. Logged on at work and it just kept asking for us to create an account over and over but never got to next screen. Didn’t get the “case number not ready” error that would suggest we can’t schedule. Anybody experience anything similar?

 

Oh so Knightsbridge is open and still doing physicals for visa? 

Their website says:
 

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

DUE TOTHE CURRENT RESTRICITONS RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS-19, THE PRACTICE IS OPERATING A REDUCED SERVICE AND CAN OFFER APPOINTMENTS FOR US and CANADIAN MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.

At the present time, please contact Visa Medicals by EMAIL ONLY

Kerri@visamedicals.co.uk

[tris&kris 132]

We were eventually able to figure out the website and were also able to book on July 6th! 

[goldhex 21]

11 minutes ago, tris&kris said:

We were eventually able to figure out the website and were also able to book on July 6th! 

See ya there! (From a socially distanced distance! )

[os306 103]

Congratulations to both of you!

 

Out of interest, have either of you been asked to complete and bring a DS-5540 to your interviews? Curious to hear if the London US Embassy has now implemented this as part of the interview process.

[tris&kris 132]

Not sure. We never even got the Packet 3 letter because they had stopped sending out anything by mail at that point. Case was still listed as Ready though and appointment site worked for us. Hopefully if they want that form, they'll send out a communication prior to the interview.  Seems silly they'd want it for K1 since you have to show proof of income for the US partner and are presumed to be dependent on them because K1s can't work until 5+ months after AOS application submitted. 

[tris&kris 132]

1 hour ago, goldhex said:

See ya there! (From a socially distanced distance! )

Great!  Maybe you'll see my better (British) half there haha.  I probably won't be able to attend

[Melc 138]

15 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

Their website says:
 

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

DUE TOTHE CURRENT RESTRICITONS RELATING TO CORONAVIRUS-19, THE PRACTICE IS OPERATING A REDUCED SERVICE AND CAN OFFER APPOINTMENTS FOR US and CANADIAN MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.

At the present time, please contact Visa Medicals by EMAIL ONLY

Kerri@visamedicals.co.uk

I've just booked my appointment with them. The reduced service translates to only offering appointments on Wednesday and Thursday. 

[tris&kris 132]

59 minutes ago, Melc said:

I've just booked my appointment with them. The reduced service translates to only offering appointments on Wednesday and Thursday. 

Did you book an appointment soon or closer to the interview?

[Melc 138]

I booked it for closer to the interview, in mind June. That way if it gets issued, there’s until December to try and get a flight—depending on disruptions there. 
 

But I’m wondering if they’ll not run into issues in the mean time. What were you thinking?