London CR1 / IR1 Appointment Updates

[Charlie87 31]

Hi! Have my interview tomorrow. Just triple checking documents. Taking the civil docs - Passport, Photos x2, Marriage cert, Birth cert, Police Cert.

is there anything else I need to take? All the financial info has been uploaded.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

3 hours ago, Charlie87 said:

Hi! Have my interview tomorrow. Just triple checking documents. Taking the civil docs - Passport, Photos x2, Marriage cert, Birth cert, Police Cert.

is there anything else I need to take? All the financial info has been uploaded.

Courier scheduling?

Appointment notice to show at the door/line.

[Charlie87 31]

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

Courier scheduling?

Appointment notice to show at the door/line.

Yes. Got the courier scheduling, ds260 confirmation and the appointment notice email.

i’m on the train now so hopefully ive got it all!

[Wuozopo 4,293]

3 minutes ago, Charlie87 said:

Yes. Got the courier scheduling, ds260 confirmation and the appointment notice email.

i’m on the train now so hopefully ive got it all!

If you don’t, you still interview then send what they need so they have everything to approve and issue the visa. 

Edited April 18, 2021 by Wuozopo

[Charlie87 31]

2 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

If you don’t, you still interview then send what they need so they have everything to approve and issue the visa. 

Great cheers mate.

[Charlie87 31]

Just had my interview and got the dreaded green slip.

he said just upload the missing document and email us and everything else is fine.

The docs were uploaded but he couldnt see one of them.

I have uploaded the doc now, any idea on how long this takes? 

[K 93 0]

Hi, which email address did they ask you to email. 

I had the same situation whereby  they asked me to upload my new police report. I uploaded two weeks ago and havent heard anything. Maybe i was suppose to email them to which wasnt mentioned to me. 

[Charlie87 31]

Just now, K 93 said:

Hi, which email address did they ask you to email. 

I had the same situation whereby  they asked me to upload my new police report. I uploaded two weeks ago and havent heard anything. Maybe i was suppose to email them to which wasnt mentioned to me. 

On the top right Of the green slip.

lndivsubmissions@state.gov

[K 93 0]

Just now, Charlie87 said:

On the top right Of the green slip.

lndivsubmissions@state.gov

Got it. Thank you. Good luck with yours. 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

8 hours ago, Charlie87 said:

Just had my interview and got the dreaded green slip.

he said just upload the missing document and email us and everything else is fine.

The docs were uploaded but he couldnt see one of them.

I have uploaded the doc now, any idea on how long this takes? 

Allow a couple of days for him to get back to your case. That’s happened a lot...not seeing documents that were already uploaded.  What was missing in your file?

[Charlie87 31]

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

Allow a couple of days for him to get back to your case. That’s happened a lot...not seeing documents that were already uploaded.  What was missing in your file?

So to give a background - I have a joint sponsor as my wife lives in the UK with me and has no US income.

I uploaded all my joint sponsors transcripts but only uploaded my wife’s actual tax returns because the transcripts have no been processed by IRS as the returns were sent retrospectively via paper mail (as she files

married but as im do not have an ITIN number she cannot file Online).

the officer today said I can’t see any of her tax returns or transcripts.

i explained the situation and he said that we need transcripts to show she has filed her taxes

whilst living in the Uk. Then i said that the IRS could take months.

he then asked his boss and came back and said just upload a signed statement from your wife stating she has filed her taxes for all the years she has lived in the UK, then you’ll be good to go.

so I uploaded that today along with the form 1040 tax returns again.

[Englishsammy 17]

Is anyone here waiting for an interview for their parents? They've both been approved by the NVC and awaiting the interview in London, I'm aware there's probably a long wait but just wondering if anyone else is awaiting the same thing! I'm the petitioner (US citizen in California).  Thank you and good luck everyone!

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 hours ago, Charlie87 said:

he then asked his boss and came back and said just upload a signed statement from your wife stating she has filed her taxes for all the years she has lived in the UK, then you’ll be good to go.

That is an example of how London tries to work with you instead of just shutting you down. 
 

My wife had a VJ friend who had nothing but a photocopy of her birth certificate (India).  Her parents would not give her the birth certificate or her passport when they got wind of her immigration plans. She got a new UK passport claiming lost/stolen.  A long story, but my wife suggested she take all documentation of correspondence trying to get an original certified birth certificate and of police action she filed against her father. She got her visa. She’s a US citizen now.

[Charlie87 31]

8 hours ago, Wuozopo said:

That is an example of how London tries to work with you instead of just shutting you down. 
 

My wife had a VJ friend who had nothing but a photocopy of her birth certificate (India).  Her parents would not give her the birth certificate or her passport when they got wind of her immigration plans. She got a new UK passport claiming lost/stolen.  A long story, but my wife suggested she take all documentation of correspondence trying to get an original certified birth certificate and of police action she filed against her father. She got her visa. She’s a US citizen now.

That’s brilliant. Its good to see genuine people with a genuine intention being given a chance. 
just hoping the letter does the trick. She filed her taxes for 2017,2018,2019 retrospectively in October 2020. The IRS have processed the 2018 one but not the others yet. So I uploaded the 2018 transcript and the letter.

the income Is zero anyway but I think they just want to see that taxes were at least filed.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

12 minutes ago, Charlie87 said:

That’s brilliant. Its good to see genuine people with a genuine intention being given a chance. 
just hoping the letter does the trick. She filed her taxes for 2017,2018,2019 retrospectively in October 2020. The IRS have processed the 2018 one but not the others yet. So I uploaded the 2018 transcript and the letter.

the income Is zero anyway but I think they just want to see that taxes were at least filed.

It is written in immigration law that a tax return and I-864 are required from the spouse petitioner, even if you have zero income and a joint sponsor. (Or a reason for not filing, like unemployed so nothing to file.)

It’s different for a K1 in London doing the I-134 affidavit of support. You don’t need a tax return if you have other proof of income like an employer letter. And if you have a joint sponsor, they don’t require an I-134 from the fiancé petitioner. They just want a sponsor who qualifies. The law just says you have to convince the officer that the beneficiary will not become a public charge, but no strict requirements are set out.