Josh N

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Hey just a quick update on my visa interview, it all went well. I chased the medical office the day before and they advised that the courier should collect the report that afternoon, and I called again at the end of the day and they confirmed that the courier had done that. During my visa interview the following day, the document collector and the consular officer asked whether I had done my medical and what date, I said it had been completed 13 December and that I'd chased the medical office and the report should have been delivered to the embassy the previous day as there had been a mixup at the medical office. They were satisfied and gave the expected visa refusal pending receipt of the medical report - the consular officer told me he was satisfied to approve otherwise. Interested to note that I submitted the I-134 Declaration of Financial Support with no income for me or my fiancée (we have taken a year out to travel), so submitted on an asset basis, but they did not ask for any evidence to accompany the I-134. I had also received a notice advising that a reaffirmation of the letter of intent was needed, so prepared this and asked the consular officer if they required it, but they did not want it. Obviously good to be over-prepared than the opposite, and I will carry all of these documents with me at the US border, but I was surprised at how chill the process was. Timeline so far: USCIS processing - all correspondence sent to US citizen 13 Mar 2024 (Wed) - mailed I-129F 18 Mar (Mon) - I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) received by USCIS 21 Mar (Thu) - I-797C Notice of Action (NOA1) confirming USCIS is processing the I-129F 30 July (Tue) - Request For Evidence/RFE because the company we used to prepare the I-129F (Boundless) has failed to submit the I-129F with the first page of the form (!) 13 Aug (Tue) - mailed response to RFE 23 Aug (Fri) - I-797 Notice of Action (NOA2) confirming approval of I-129F and start of processing by NVC Embassy processing - all correspondence sent to foreign fiancé 26 Nov (Tue) - welcome letter from London embassy 7 Dec (Sat) - completed DS-160 online 13 Dec (Fri) - medical examination in London 3 Jan 2025 (Fri) - emailed the medical office with a letter from my GP that had been requested, and they confirmed receipt 30 Jan (Thu) - medical office called me asking for the letter (that they had confirmed receipt of but didn't seem to realise that), I re-sent and they confirmed receipt 31 Jan (Fri) - medical report and GP letter were checked by the physician and medical report approved 3 Feb (Mon) - medical report couriered to the London embassy 4 Feb (Tue) - visa interview, refused pending processing of medical report 6 Feb (Thu) - checked CEAC and status was "Approved" 7 Feb (Fri) - checked CEAC and status was "Issued" Currently waiting for an email for collection. Thoroughly recommend anyone to check in with the medical office. I was told "no news is good news" originally, so assumed there was no need to check in, but I could have caught the issue earlier if I had phone to asked about the status of my medical report. This page is a useful reference that reiterates what others in this thread have said: https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/immigrant-or-fiancee-visa-case-status-and-delivery-information/ - see this part: '2) My application was refused because my medical report had not arrived. What should I do?' Thanks!

Hi Edward and Jaycel, thanks very much! So it's just a common sense approach that if the medical takes a few days, the whole process is just delayed a few days rather than causing any more significant (i.e. months of) delays? It sounds like we should be on track for issue by end of March assuming no other issues. Thanks!

Hi, I had my medical examination in London mid-December 2024, they needed a follow-up letter from my GP which I sent to them 3 Jan 2025 and the medical practice confirmed that they had printed off the information for checking. My visa interview is scheduled for 4 Feb 2025 (i.e. 2 business days from now), and I received a phone call from the medical office today requesting the information I had already sent - seemed to be a mix up as they could see receipt when I told them, but this has prevented them from sending the report to the embassy which I was unaware of. My question is that if the medical office does not send the medical report by the time I have my interview in a few days, despite me not being at fault given the time I'd left between the examination and the interview, what are the possible outcomes of the interview? E.g. is the CO able to approve conditional on receipt of the medical report? Can my case be put into processing for months? Other than this, it's a straightforward case and hoping to fly to the US end of March. Thanks!

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My USC fiancée has taken a career break to travel with me while we have been submitting our visa application, and my interview is coming up. I've read a few topics that indicate a K1 beneficiary may pass the visa interview with assets as the only financial support, I understand that it is down to the consular officer's discretion and that neither the I-134 or I-864 are strict requirements but are good guidelines, and ultimately the test is to demonstrate that the foreign beneficiary/fiancé will not become a public charge during the 90 day visa validity. My plan at the moment is to submit an I-134 from her showing no income but with cash assets that are approximately 7x the federal poverty guidelines for a household of 2 in the 48 contiguous states. We could also submit tax returns for 3 previous years (i.e. before her 1 year career break) showing income of at least 3x the federal poverty guidelines for each of those years. I may be able to show evidence of my own cash assets that are similar in size to hers. I think common sense says that the likelihood of becoming a public charge is low. Does anyone know if this will be sufficient for the interview, or have any recommendations? E.g. is it worth preparing a brief letter explaining the career break and intention for her to seek employment? Thanks!

Hi marnold, I came across this topic as I'm in the same situation as having a UK limited company that I'd like to continue working on as an owner-operator between getting married on the K1 and receiving EAD. Once I have the EAD I want to start an LLC and mirror the UK company. While waiting for the EAD I'd like to focus on growth, brand building and targeting UK/EU clients, before shifting to US clients after EAD. Ideally will take money out of the company either as salary, dividends or director's loan - subject to US tax. Could I ask what you ended up doing? Any issues or recommendations? Thanks! Josh