London embassy contacted me about approved petition, I have a question about the next steps

[jp1000 25]

Hi all, 

 

I'm in the UK. My US fiancee submitted a k1 application in may 2021 for me (the beneficiary).

 

We got NOA2 July 2022, NVC case number aug 2022, and this month the London embassy sent me a letter letting me know they received an approved petition.

 

They direct me to visit this site: https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

 

I have actually already submitted the DS-160 earlier this month, I'm a little confused about the other steps.

 

Should I just go through them in order? Step 1 is registering with the courier service but refer to an appointment I'm not really sure about?

 

Step 4 is scheduling the interview but says you should do this after you have attended the medial? How long can you wait between attending the medical and attending the interview? (I hear interview wait times can be long)

 

I'm just a bit confused what steps I should take next.

 

Thank you in advance for any insight and help

[CaLi90 56]

37 minutes ago, jp1000 said:

Hi all, 

 

I'm in the UK. My US fiancee submitted a k1 application in may 2021 for me (the beneficiary).

 

We got NOA2 July 2022, NVC case number aug 2022, and this month the London embassy sent me a letter letting me know they received an approved petition.

 

They direct me to visit this site: https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

 

I have actually already submitted the DS-160 earlier this month, I'm a little confused about the other steps.

 

Should I just go through them in order? Step 1 is registering with the courier service but refer to an appointment I'm not really sure about?

 

Step 4 is scheduling the interview but says you should do this after you have attended the medial? How long can you wait between attending the medical and attending the interview? (I hear interview wait times can be long)

 

I'm just a bit confused what steps I should take next.

 

Thank you in advance for any insight and help

Hi there,

 

I remember I was also confused at the steps,  and if I remember correctly, after I submitted the DS form, I went ahead to find an interview appointment, I thought I did the courier service after that point but maybe it’s slipped my mind. But it was not a problem for me in London to get a medical appointment. In fact they told me they had some appointments available but nothing earlier, until I told them I already had my visa interview and it was on “x” date, they managed to fit me in around 5 days before my interview. The results weren’t at the embassy in time for the interview, but I received my visa after they reviewed the medical documents a couple days after the interview. This was not a problem. Maybe just allow some weeks between now and the interview so you can get that medical appointment booked before. 
 

Hope this helps and others can chime in. 

Edited September 22, 2022 by CaLi90

[jp1000 25]

7 minutes ago, CaLi90 said:

Hi there,

 

I remember I was also confused at the steps,  and if I remember correctly, after I submitted the DS form, I went ahead to find an interview appointment, I thought I did the courier service after that point but maybe it’s slipped my mind. But it was not a problem for me in London to get a medical appointment. In fact they told me they had some appointments available but nothing earlier, until I told them I already had my visa interview and it was on “x” date, they managed to fit me in around 5 days before my interview. The results weren’t at the embassy in time for the interview, but I received my visa after they reviewed the medical documents a couple days after the interview. This was not a problem. Maybe just allow some weeks between now and the interview so you can get that medical appointment booked before. 
 

Hope this helps and others can chime in. 

Thank you this is helpful

[CaLi90 56]

6 minutes ago, jp1000 said:

Thank you this is helpful

If you did want to make sure you get the medical, you can always call, they are very good and may let you know the approx wait for a medical appointment, that way you may be able to get a better idea for when to book your interview for. 

[CaLi90 56]

16 minutes ago, jp1000 said:

Thank you this is helpful

Just double checked for you and now I remember this is how I did it. DS-160 followed by setting up my visa interview appointment through https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-gb/iv you can pay the delivery of passport and the MRV fee on there, so I think this is the stage the courier fee gets taken. Then I immediately called to arrange medical. 
 

After all those are sorted, I used the next 4 weeks to gather up recent documents/updated photos/evidence and got any immunizations I needed. It’s a lot cheaper to do it at your doctors if you need any and they can sign it off for you so as long as you file your AOS when in the US within the year, you shouldn’t need to go back for another medical, saves a lot of money. 

[jp1000 25]

4 hours ago, CaLi90 said:

If you did want to make sure you get the medical, you can always call, they are very good and may let you know the approx wait for a medical appointment, that way you may be able to get a better idea for when to book your interview for. 

I may just do that, I have scheduled the interview now (how exciting - and scary) and arranging the medical is my next step.