Waiting for Interview Date

[lmegac 2]

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get an interview in London after the papers are sent from NVC? We applied for an I-130 type visa. Not sure if it has a name like K1 etc. My Mum's were sent on the 29th of August and she has "Ants in her pants!" I am also thinking that maybe she will have to spend Christmas on her own in the UK. Any idea of time line would be much appreciated.

Lez

[willchels 0]

To be honest, I'm not sure at the moment as I'm in the same boat. Mine was sent from NVC to London on Sept 5th and I haven't heard anything yet. Most people on this site did their filing through the London office directly which is why it's a little bit different of a timeframe. You will probably hear from them in the next couple weeks, but I doubt she will have to wait until Christmas. You are near the end of the process now.

[MargotDarko 0]

I can't say offhand the average timeline either, but I very much doubt she will be alone on Christmas! (That is if you mean the NVC case was forwarded to London on 29th August not that the I-130 was filed on that day).

[lmegac 2]

I can't say offhand the average timeline either, but I very much doubt she will be alone on Christmas! (That is if you mean the NVC case was forwarded to London on 29th August not that the I-130 was filed on that day).

I sent the I-130 off the first week of February and NVC sent to London on the 29th August. I just have so much to do. I have to make two trips to the UK before Christmas. Mum is scared to go for her appointment on her own and so I was going to come to the UK for that. At the same time I can organize getting quotes from the movers, her banking, pension etc. Then I was going back to uk over Thanksgiving (might be later now) and help pack up and bring her back. She is 71, but bright as a button but not feeling very brave right now

[Captain Oates 911]

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get an interview in London after the papers are sent from NVC? We applied for an I-130 type visa. Not sure if it has a name like K1 etc. My Mum's were sent on the 29th of August and she has "Ants in her pants!" I am also thinking that maybe she will have to spend Christmas on her own in the UK. Any idea of time line would be much appreciated.

Lez

Mine completed NVC august 17th and left NVC August 23rd and I have heard ...shhhhhhhhhush..the sound of silence

Please tell your mum to get the ants out of her pants as she will receive an on-the-spot fine for importing livestock without a licence...

and as for the medical !!!!

alan

Edited September 14, 2007 by saywhat

[lmegac 2]

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get an interview in London after the papers are sent from NVC? We applied for an I-130 type visa. Not sure if it has a name like K1 etc. My Mum's were sent on the 29th of August and she has "Ants in her pants!" I am also thinking that maybe she will have to spend Christmas on her own in the UK. Any idea of time line would be much appreciated.

Lez

Mine completed NVC august 17th and left NVC August 23rd and I have heard ...shhhhhhhhhush..the sound of silence

Please tell your mum to get the ants out of her pants as she will receive an on-the-spot fine for importing livestock without a licence...

and as for the medical !!!!

alan

He, he, he, I will tell her about the livestock situation! It gave me a good chuckle. I can't decide if you have or have not heard yet? I think you meant Not!

[Captain Oates 911]

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get an interview in London after the papers are sent from NVC? We applied for an I-130 type visa. Not sure if it has a name like K1 etc. My Mum's were sent on the 29th of August and she has "Ants in her pants!" I am also thinking that maybe she will have to spend Christmas on her own in the UK. Any idea of time line would be much appreciated.

Lez

Mine completed NVC august 17th and left NVC August 23rd and I have heard ...shhhhhhhhhush..the sound of silence

Please tell your mum to get the ants out of her pants as she will receive an on-the-spot fine for importing livestock without a licence...

and as for the medical !!!!

alan

He, he, he, I will tell her about the livestock situation! It gave me a good chuckle. I can't decide if you have or have not heard yet? I think you meant Not!

NOT ! I have hypnotised myself not to be frustrated so I am in a state of grace and hovering 4 feet from the ground in the lotus position...

Carolyn is not back from Milwaukee until Tuesday or she would clap her hands and I would be back to growling about London Embassy...

I arranged a medical on 17 aug for later in september (naughty without forms) . I thought surely I will have forms by then - nope.

I bet I don't get the forms in time then it will be tricky...

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade but optimistic time lines are out as far as this process is concerned

My hopes for flying 5th November are diminishing fast so superimpose your 'completed' dates on mine and you will see that early departs are not on the menu...

They say that I-130's now at california are backed up in trucks in the yard (rush because of fee increases) and some folk reckon 14 months now for the whole deal - so we were the lucky ones (we think)

Got a stack of letters today and carefully went through them - nothing nothing nothing...

alan

[lmegac 2]

Does anyone know how long it usually takes to get an interview in London after the papers are sent from NVC? We applied for an I-130 type visa. Not sure if it has a name like K1 etc. My Mum's were sent on the 29th of August and she has "Ants in her pants!" I am also thinking that maybe she will have to spend Christmas on her own in the UK. Any idea of time line would be much appreciated.

Lez

Mine completed NVC august 17th and left NVC August 23rd and I have heard ...shhhhhhhhhush..the sound of silence

Please tell your mum to get the ants out of her pants as she will receive an on-the-spot fine for importing livestock without a licence...

and as for the medical !!!!

alan

He, he, he, I will tell her about the livestock situation! It gave me a good chuckle. I can't decide if you have or have not heard yet? I think you meant Not!

NOT ! I have hypnotised myself not to be frustrated so I am in a state of grace and hovering 4 feet from the ground in the lotus position...

Carolyn is not back from Milwaukee until Tuesday or she would clap her hands and I would be back to growling about London Embassy...

I arranged a medical on 17 aug for later in september (naughty without forms) . I thought surely I will have forms by then - nope.

I bet I don't get the forms in time then it will be tricky...

I don't want to rain on anyone's parade but optimistic time lines are out as far as this process is concerned

My hopes for flying 5th November are diminishing fast so superimpose your 'completed' dates on mine and you will see that early departs are not on the menu...

They say that I-130's now at california are backed up in trucks in the yard (rush because of fee increases) and some folk reckon 14 months now for the whole deal - so we were the lucky ones (we think)

Got a stack of letters today and carefully went through them - nothing nothing nothing...

alan

Hey Alan, keep your chin up. Might get a nice surprise in the mail tomorrow! Well that is what I keep telling Mum. We like you, seem to be planning our whole lives around this interview. I wonder if the elections have anything to do with this? I know that they are pushing Citizenship through like crazy right now, so people will vote for them! When I took citizenship it took 2 to 3 months from date of interview to ceremony. Now they are doing them on the same day!!! I just don't want Mum stuck in England for another Christmas on her own. Plus I was going to use my visit as a bit of a holiday... ha ha! Jokes on me! The weather is one of the main reasons I left the UK in the first place A week in sunny England in January

[Captain Oates 911]

Hey Alan, keep your chin up. Might get a nice surprise in the mail tomorrow! Well that is what I keep telling Mum. We like you, seem to be planning our whole lives around this interview. I wonder if the elections have anything to do with this? I know that they are pushing Citizenship through like crazy right now, so people will vote for them! When I took citizenship it took 2 to 3 months from date of interview to ceremony. Now they are doing them on the same day!!! I just don't want Mum stuck in England for another Christmas on her own. Plus I was going to use my visit as a bit of a holiday... ha ha! Jokes on me! The weather is one of the main reasons I left the UK in the first place A week in sunny England in January

Yes apparently we are lucky as the London Embassy is much faster than others.. my complaint would be the 'your email has been deleted - it has not been read' replies. After the NVC (who were very approachable), the Embassy is remote, brusque and unfriendly.

DOS Washington are friendly and approachable but 'know nowt' really.

Weather is so strange - when Carolyn came here in October it was so warm and even in January we were walking by the canal is shirt sleeves.. In April (which is usually the most horrible month) I had a deep brown sun tan and it was hot every day. This summer was a nightmare and I have never seen anything like it in my 60 years. Lancashire was chosen for the cotton industry because of its constant damp rainy climate in a normal year - so this year , well....

Carolyn wants us to live in Florida. I wanted to buy a whale watching boat in the Canary Islands and dress her in a grass skirt and have her selling gin and tonic on the poop deck. Either way I need to escape the climate and Lancashire ! We are giving notice on this rented house at the end of next week and moving back to my place in Yorkshire until depart time. I will never set foot in Lancashire again except to go to Manchester airport and I am not just talking weather - its the pits. Living here would have seriously depressed me without the immigration process. To think I will never see Blackpool tower or Darwen tower again - pure heaven !

I will post on the CR1 forum and the UK forum if/when I hear anything from London then we will all have a definitive answer as to whether its 2 letters (circa 10 weeks from packet 3 to interview) or simply 6 weeks to the interview....

I made £185 on my online financial spreadbetting system in 15 minutes yesterday but it's illegal in the US so I am making hay while the sun shines (metaphorically speaking)...There isnt much chance the US authorities would catch me if I logged on online, but I am not going to risk it - I will be a good boy... (although 51% of the world's participants are American ! )

alan

Edited September 15, 2007 by saywhat

[Leney 0]

Here's all the info from my hubby's timeline on his process - now to be perfectly honest I am not sure when he was first contacted by the embassy, (it was sometime in February), but we had some unforeseen financial ####### and had to save up for the medicals or the process would have gone much faster (ie medicals before the end of march)

K-3 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : Vermont Service Center

Consulate : London, United Kingdom

Marriage : 2005-06-25

I-130 Sent : 2006-09-15

I-130 NOA1 : 2006-09-20

I-129F Sent : 2006-10-27

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-10-30

I-129F RFE(s) :

RFE Reply(s) :

I-129F NOA2 : 2007-01-10

NVC Received : 2007-01-25

NVC Left :

Consulate Received :

Packet 3 Received :

Packet 3 Sent : 2007-03-20

Packet 4 Received : 2007-04-03

Interview Date : 2007-05-04

Visa Received : 2007-05-12

US Entry : 2007-05-27

I-130 Approval : 2007-01-10

Comments : Medical on 30 March 2007

London Embassy - Approved 4 May 2007 K3/K4

Processing

Estimates/Stats : Your I-129f was approved in 75 days from your filing date.

Your I-130 was approved in 117 days from your filing date.

Your interview took 231 days from your I-130 filing date.

[Captain Oates 911]

Thanks for that but yours was a K3 visa ?

and we are trying to figure what happens to a CR1 via NVC and a standard embassy such as London

thanks again

alan

Edited September 15, 2007 by saywhat

[Leney 0]

I was not aware visa typed mattered for turn around of information whether it's nvc to the London embassy or London embassy to nvc. You have the ability to use the timeline database search tool to find other CR-1 visas and see how long they have taken. For example:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...7%2C28&cfl=

[Captain Oates 911]

I was not aware visa typed mattered for turn around of information whether it's nvc to the London embassy or London embassy to nvc. You have the ability to use the timeline database search tool to find other CR-1 visas and see how long they have taken. For example:

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list...7%2C28&cfl=

Oh yes that's the point - some people on here (very experienced people) say there is NO packet 3 for CR1 people who come through the US service centers and we simply get an interview date as the one and only letter from London.

As the time from packet 3 to packet 4 is around a month, it is very important to us CR1 people to have that confirmed.

You will find that all the recent cases of CR1 are in fact DCF's which again are different...

We need to find a CR1 person who has come through the service center to NVC route to a standard embassy such as London..

Anyone else's experience is a red herring .. complicated eh ?

The timeline tool cannot exclude DCF's /k1/k3 leaving only Cr1 via standard service centers and is semi-useless

alan

Edited September 15, 2007 by saywhat