When the letter from the Embassy arrives and you are not ready!!

[Dragonsarereal 14]

Hello!

 

We sent our application for K1 in October 2022 and we were told it was going to be sent to London in mid November. Following the statistics from here we assumed I would receive my letter from the Embassy In March. Instead, I received it this morning, to my great surprise.

So, here are my questions as I am confused....and I have checked already this online but I am not sure.

 

1) I am migrating with my 16 y.o. daughter. She will become 16 in January. In the letter from the Embassy they state 'ALL visa applicants require a medical examination' and 'completed DS-160 Visa application form for EACH family member applying for the VISA.'  However they also state, 'as a fiancee', If you have children applying under your case number, you may 'add' applicants to your account after you have added your own details.' Therefore it is not clear to me at all if my daughter needs to file a different application and pay the fee? So confusing.

 

2) My daughter is attending city college and doing one GCSE in Psychology. Exams are in mid and end of May. If I fill up forms now, we will get the VISA far too early and it will expire - together will all the medicals/ACRO etc in six months - which is before her exams. For those of you who understand the US high school system, is it worth it for her to sit this exam or are we just wasting time as it won't maybe be accepted as a one year credit?

 

3) Just scared of feeling ill  , but I read of several rather heavy side effects from the NHS site, after having Hepatitis B vaccines (which apparently are four!). They are mandatory until the age of 59 and I turn 59 in January. Does it mean that if I start now, very slowly, I can try to finish them later in the USA, and maybe skip the last? Needle hater here and I am worried about the liver problems. Same for my daughter, I hope that her Meningitis C and Hepatitis A & B won't make her feel ill    for weeks! Ideas? I didn't know they were requested until I had a new check this week. I thought we were done with all (except for Covid which we plan to take later as Novavax is not available here)

 

Many thanks

PS I will try to update my status but so far no luck LOL

 

 

 

[IWander 589]

45 minutes ago, Dragonsarereal said:

Hello!

 

We sent our application for K1 in October 2022 and we were told it was going to be sent to London in mid November. Following the statistics from here we assumed I would receive my letter from the Embassy In March. Instead, I received it this morning, to my great surprise.

So, here are my questions as I am confused....and I have checked already this online but I am not sure.

 

1) I am migrating with my 16 y.o. daughter. She will become 16 in January. In the letter from the Embassy they state 'ALL visa applicants require a medical examination' and 'completed DS-160 Visa application form for EACH family member applying for the VISA.'  However they also state, 'as a fiancee', If you have children applying under your case number, you may 'add' applicants to your account after you have added your own details.' Therefore it is not clear to me at all if my daughter needs to file a different application and pay the fee? So confusing.

 

2) My daughter is attending city college and doing one GCSE in Psychology. Exams are in mid and end of May. If I fill up forms now, we will get the VISA far too early and it will expire - together will all the medicals/ACRO etc in six months - which is before her exams. For those of you who understand the US high school system, is it worth it for her to sit this exam or are we just wasting time as it won't maybe be accepted as a one year credit?

 

3) Just scared of feeling ill  , but I read of several rather heavy side effects from the NHS site, after having Hepatitis B vaccines (which apparently are four!). They are mandatory until the age of 59 and I turn 59 in January. Does it mean that if I start now, very slowly, I can try to finish them later in the USA, and maybe skip the last? Needle hater here and I am worried about the liver problems. Same for my daughter, I hope that her Meningitis C and Hepatitis A & B won't make her feel ill    for weeks! Ideas? I didn't know they were requested until I had a new check this week. I thought we were done with all (except for Covid which we plan to take later as Novavax is not available here)

 

Many thanks

PS I will try to update my status but so far no luck LOL

 

 

 

1.  You only need one online account that you can include yours as well as any accompanying minor.  However this does not mean you to don't need to provide a DS160 for each applicant and each need to pay the fee.

 

2.  Not sure about London, but most consulates require the applicant to schedule the interview thenselves so you can control when your interview is.

[appleblossom 2,482]

3. You only need the first Hep B to pass the medical, and can have it (and any other missing vaccines) done at the medical. Both myself and my husband had the Hep B and were fine, we got our second dose before we left the UK and then our final dose (it's only 3) is being done in the US soon. Our children (age 16 & 18) had the joint Hep A and Hep B at the medical, but be aware that they give children a different one in the US, so they can't complete the course here. We're getting their final doses done at Christmas when we return to the UK, our son needs both for travelling with school next year anyway so might as well.

 

All 4 of us were absolutely fine after our Hep A's and B's, and we each had several other jabs at the medical too. No side effects although as a fellow needle phobe I feel your pain on that front! I'm just glad I didn't need to have a blood test as well (only our daughter did). 

Edited November 17, 2023 by appleblossom

[Dragonsarereal 14]

2 hours ago, IWander said:

1.  You only need one online account that you can include yours as well as any accompanying minor.  However this does not mean you to don't need to provide a DS160 for each applicant and each need to pay the fee.

 

2.  Not sure about London, but most consulates require the applicant to schedule the interview thenselves so you can control when your interview is.

Thank you, so one account, two forms and two payments. I am sure I can schedule the interview.

[Dragonsarereal 14]

2 hours ago, appleblossom said:

3. You only need the first Hep B to pass the medical, and can have it (and any other missing vaccines) done at the medical. Both myself and my husband had the Hep B and were fine, we got our second dose before we left the UK and then our final dose (it's only 3) is being done in the US soon. Our children (age 16 & 18) had the joint Hep A and Hep B at the medical, but be aware that they give children a different one in the US, so they can't complete the course here. We're getting their final doses done at Christmas when we return to the UK, our son needs both for travelling with school next year anyway so might as well.

 

All 4 of us were absolutely fine after our Hep A's and B's, and we each had several other jabs at the medical too. No side effects although as a fellow needle phobe I feel your pain on that front! I'm just glad I didn't need to have a blood test as well (only our daughter did). 

Phew, I feel better! So the American jab is not available here from NHS or Boots etc for Hepatitis? But your kids could have them at the medical. Does it mean then, that when you arrive in the US and adjust for status, you need a new medical, spending another few hundred dollars with a new civil servant?

[appleblossom 2,482]

9 minutes ago, Dragonsarereal said:

Phew, I feel better! So the American jab is not available here from NHS or Boots etc for Hepatitis? But your kids could have them at the medical. Does it mean then, that when you arrive in the US and adjust for status, you need a new medical, spending another few hundred dollars with a new civil servant?

 

Afraid I don't know, as we applied via an employment based immigrant visa route, so we didn't have to adjust status. Once we'd had the medical done in London, that was it. 

[Dragonsarereal 14]

ok so does my daughter have to attend the interview at the embassy? Not explained in their letter..

 

[IWander 589]

8 minutes ago, Dragonsarereal said:

ok so does my daughter have to attend the interview at the embassy? Not explained in their letter..

 

Varies by consulate but based on the age, most likely 

[appleblossom 2,482]

8 minutes ago, Dragonsarereal said:

ok so does my daughter have to attend the interview at the embassy? Not explained in their letter..

 

 

Yep. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/the-interview/

[Dragonsarereal 14]

On 11/17/2023 at 9:50 PM, appleblossom said:

 

Yep. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/the-interview/

many thanks. Also, I have the list of vaccines and I am not entirely sure - do they also want the covid vaccine for minors? And is one dose acceptable? DO you think they have Covid vaccines there that can be administered (as the NHS does not provide them to most groups) and as we are only having Novavax, is it available as far as you know? sorry and thanks for your patience.