United Kingdom Interview Thread 2007

[~*Maria*~ 1]

Bored? I'm not bored.... I'm just doing everything I can to avoid packing up. After all, I've still got another 6 days

This is addressed to me as well.....

sorry guys!

[essjay 0]

Nothing to be sorry for MariaDane...

[~*Maria*~ 1]

Nothing to be sorry for MariaDane...

:P

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

My turn to wander off topic... 6days, essjay??? How you feelin'?

[essjay 0]

My turn to wander off topic... 6days, essjay??? How you feelin'?

kind of sums it up.

I have coffee on IV drip now, the house looks remarkably like we are going to be here another six years not six days, and the only thing reminding us that we need to get our ####### in gear is that our purchasers keep e-mailing us, telling us how excited they are, and when can we leave THEIR house!!

Still. Flights booked, taxi booked, shippers booked. What else matters???

Oh, and MBE still secure. Fire and flood precautions engaged!!

[Captain Oates 911]

My turn to wander off topic... 6days, essjay??? How you feelin'?

kind of sums it up.

I have coffee on IV drip now, the house looks remarkably like we are going to be here another six years not six days, and the only thing reminding us that we need to get our ####### in gear is that our purchasers keep e-mailing us, telling us how excited they are, and when can we leave THEIR house!!

Still. Flights booked, taxi booked, shippers booked. What else matters???

Oh, and MBE still secure. Fire and flood precautions engaged!!

When Erica got her passport with the visa in it - she was keeping it under her pillow - in a plastic bag to stop her dribbling on it and making the ink run ! I have just done a sample of 15000 vj members - the case left NVC Thursday by courier which means it was in London Friday or will be Monday coming - so I reckon pckt 3 on thursday as it seems really quick. I have a finely honed version of my cover letter ready . It paints a picture of a starving American far from home who needs to get back there before malnutrition sets in..... it's pretty weak actually and they might knock a day off - max - it looks like an 8 week thing to me though realistically + 2 weeks to packet 4 from Thursday = just too late... oh well we tried.

[Lil-Lost-Girl 0]

I would love to join you guys here, but i think with no approval yet i'm being a little premature, hopeing for good news next week, mind you been waiting for that for a few weeks now

Good luck for you guys who do have interviews coming up

[essjay 0]

We'll add you as soon as we can. Hope you get Good News soon!!

[essjay 0]

My turn to wander off topic... 6days, essjay??? How you feelin'?

kind of sums it up.

I have coffee on IV drip now, the house looks remarkably like we are going to be here another six years not six days, and the only thing reminding us that we need to get our ####### in gear is that our purchasers keep e-mailing us, telling us how excited they are, and when can we leave THEIR house!!

Still. Flights booked, taxi booked, shippers booked. What else matters???

Oh, and MBE still secure. Fire and flood precautions engaged!!

When Erica got her passport with the visa in it - she was keeping it under her pillow - in a plastic bag to stop her dribbling on it and making the ink run ! I have just done a sample of 15000 vj members - the case left NVC Thursday by courier which means it was in London Friday or will be Monday coming - so I reckon pckt 3 on thursday as it seems really quick. I have a finely honed version of my cover letter ready . It paints a picture of a starving American far from home who needs to get back there before malnutrition sets in..... it's pretty weak actually and they might knock a day off - max - it looks like an 8 week thing to me though realistically + 2 weeks to packet 4 from Thursday = just too late... oh well we tried.

Alan, don't give up hope yet. From memory, I got Packet 3 pretty quickly after approval. It took them 2 weeks to process packet 3, another 2 weeks to send out packet 4, and 1 week waiting for interview.

Given they might knock half a day off for malnutrition (I think a whole day is ambitious), you never know, you might just make it....

[Captain Oates 911]

You know I am one of the few people on VJ who dont use swear words that are xxx ed out... I have never done that.

Nevertheless, I am sure that when I dont agree with the moderators teams views, my posts disappear ! The debate about what can go in a cover letter with Packet 3 is not off topic.

If its not off topic and there is no swearing then I can only conclude that it clashed with a moderator's post and she decided to have no opposition

Well if it's going to be run like a North Korean newspaper where only 'congratulations' type posts are allowed, then I need not post any more I suppose.

I have noticed that recent additions to the moderators team are being very intrusive like an over eager new referee at a football game.

a little bit of power is a dangerous thing... I wonder if this post will be scrubbed too... whoever is the very top dog here - please keep an eye on your under managers to make sure they dont abuse their powers and become the judge of what opinions are allowed

Ok well VJ was good for the last 3 years but the 'thought police' are running it now so I will have to find another source

alan

[essjay 0]

Recent London 'graduates'

May: JamalNTam, Oath/Leney, Tigersden, Marina+Dave, Mark&Steph, tonyeck, AlienUKGirl; June: jac, kins, TracyTN, bevray, REP&KMM, elmcitymaven, wodge2003, craigandkym, FutureAmerican, Linababe, ashp, Duffbeer; July: RGNSCOT, robburnsefc, msu17, Teddy-406, TimsDaisy, linzzee, cindi, ValWesUKUS, TQMAngie, selly, Jennymc11, halcut, Jake & Ali, psho, Dan&Tiffany; August: dropinboy, essjay, Neal&Cari, JenandBarney, Converse34, Miss My Husband, TracyUK, Rubycon/Disco, JandC....

Approvals Pending

Name..................Visa....P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd......IntDate/Time........Status

Justchillin...............K1.......05/01.....05/11.........05/05.........06/15..08:00..........PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

justbee&robbie.....CR1.......05/12......06/27........05/30........7/11..................PENDING 2006 TAX RETURN

Dawny&Tommy....K1..........06/07.....08/15.........07/11.......08/16...10:00......PENDING some other Info

August 2007 Interviews

Name..................Visa......P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd........IntDate/Time........Status

adi77...................K1.........07/01......06/22.........07/31..........08/15...09:00......

Mothy..................CR1........06/11.....07/02.........06/27..........08/21...08:00......APPROVED

uzume.................K1..........05/29......06/14........06/23...........08/31................

September 2007 Interviews

Name..................Visa........P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate/Time..............Status

blspicer...............K1..........06/12......07/16.........06/26........09/04.....09:30....

missingmilwaukee...DCF.....................07/18.........................09/07

CardiffIan............K1..........07/04.......07/30.........................09/11

samwatts............K1..........08/16.......09/06.........................09/12...........

Waiting for Interview

Name..................Visa.........P3Sent.........MedDate.....

paulinespens..........K1..............................08/10

saywhat.........CR1/IR1..............................09/20

MargotDarko.........CR1..............................09/03

I thought the current dates were a little hard to find so bumped this back up. Any more UK dates out there???

[essjay 0]

Recent London 'graduates'

May: JamalNTam, Oath/Leney, Tigersden, Marina+Dave, Mark&Steph, tonyeck, AlienUKGirl; June: jac, kins, TracyTN, bevray, REP&KMM, elmcitymaven, wodge2003, craigandkym, FutureAmerican, Linababe, ashp, Duffbeer; July: RGNSCOT, robburnsefc, msu17, Teddy-406, TimsDaisy, linzzee, cindi, ValWesUKUS, TQMAngie, selly, Jennymc11, halcut, Jake & Ali, psho, Dan&Tiffany; August: dropinboy, essjay, Neal&Cari, JenandBarney, Converse34, Miss My Husband, TracyUK, Rubycon/Disco, JandC....

Approvals Pending

Name..................Visa....P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd......IntDate/Time........Status

Justchillin...............K1.......05/01.....05/11.........05/05.........06/15..08:00..........PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

justbee&robbie.....CR1.......05/12......06/27........05/30........7/11..................PENDING 2006 TAX RETURN

Dawny&Tommy....K1..........06/07.....08/15.........07/11.......08/16...10:00......PENDING some other Info

August 2007 Interviews

Name..................Visa......P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd........IntDate/Time........Status

adi77...................K1.........07/01......06/22.........07/31..........08/15...09:00......

Mothy..................CR1........06/11.....07/02.........06/27..........08/21...08:00......APPROVED

uzume.................K1..........05/29......06/14........06/23...........08/31................

September 2007 Interviews

Name..................Visa........P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate/Time..............Status

blspicer...............K1..........06/12.......07/16.........06/26.........09/04.....09:30....

missingmilwaukee...DCF.....................07/18.........................09/07.............

CardiffIan............K1..........07/04.......07/30.........................09/11.............

samwatts............K1..........08/16.......09/06.........................09/12.............

RaTBoX...............K1.........................07/26.........08/16.........09/28..............

Waiting for Interview

Name..................Visa.........P3Sent.........MedDate.....

paulinespens..........K1..............................08/10

saywhat.........CR1/IR1..............................09/20

MargotDarko.........CR1..............................09/03

Adding RaTBoX to the September list . Anyone else out there with dates they would like to add?? Interviews, Packet 3's etc?? Anyone??

[Captain Oates 911]

I would like to say I got P3 but I haven't - Carolyn is in London today doing the sights will her pal from Milwaukee - perhaps I should ask her to nip in and get it ?

Some people get p3 in 2 days and some in 2 weeks - there is a corrolation between the waiting time for p3 and the full moon in the 2 months preceding the autumnal equinox

[RaTBoX 1]

Ta very much. My interview time is 10am, and I think I sent my packet 3 back on 20th July or thereabouts.

[essjay 0]

Recent London 'graduates'

May: JamalNTam, Oath/Leney, Tigersden, Marina+Dave, Mark&Steph, tonyeck, AlienUKGirl; June: jac, kins, TracyTN, bevray, REP&KMM, elmcitymaven, wodge2003, craigandkym, FutureAmerican, Linababe, ashp, Duffbeer; July: RGNSCOT, robburnsefc, msu17, Teddy-406, TimsDaisy, linzzee, cindi, ValWesUKUS, TQMAngie, selly, Jennymc11, halcut, Jake & Ali, psho, Dan&Tiffany; August: dropinboy, essjay, Neal&Cari, JenandBarney, Converse34, Miss My Husband, TracyUK, Rubycon/Disco, JandC....

Approvals Pending

Name..................Visa....P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd......IntDate/Time........Status

Justchillin...............K1.......05/01.....05/11.........05/05.........06/15..08:00..........PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW

justbee&robbie.....CR1.......05/12......06/27........05/30........7/11..................PENDING 2006 TAX RETURN

Dawny&Tommy....K1..........06/07.....08/15.........07/11.......08/16...10:00......PENDING some other Info

August 2007 Interviews

Name..................Visa......P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd........IntDate/Time........Status

adi77...................K1.........07/01......06/22.........07/31..........08/15...09:00......

Mothy..................CR1........06/11.....07/02.........06/27..........08/21...08:00......APPROVED

uzume.................K1..........05/29......06/14........06/23...........08/31................

September 2007 Interviews

Name..................Visa........P3Sent....MedDate.....P4Rec'd...IntDate/Time..............Status

blspicer...............K1..........06/12.......07/16.........06/26.........09/04.....09:30....

missingmilwaukee...DCF.....................07/18.........................09/07.............

CardiffIan............K1..........07/04.......07/30.........................09/11.............

samwatts............K1..........08/16.......09/06.........................09/12.............

RaTBoX...............K1..........07/20.......07/26.........08/16.........09/28......10.00........

Waiting for Interview

Name..................Visa.........P3Sent.........MedDate.....

paulinespens..........K1..............................08/10

saywhat.........CR1/IR1..............................09/20

MargotDarko.........CR1..............................09/03

Thanks Ratbox, details updated with time etc.....