How do I arrange to accompany my spouse to interview at US Embassy in London?

[H and J 0]

Hi all,

My husband received his interview letter from the US Embassy in London. The letter said, "If you need to bring your US citizen spouse, please send us their full name as soon as possible so that we may arrange their access to the Embassy". However, there are no contact details on the letter, which is puzzling. I emailed the embassy using the code given to me from when I called their "helpline". Don't even get me started on that extortionate "helpline"! I received the reply that my email was deleted without being read. Does anyone have any experience with this - do you think I will have to call again to get a new email code?

Thank you!

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[kittylondon 47]

Which email address were you given? When I emailed londoniv@state.gov i received nothing until a polite response after 2 days with regards to a change of address, but when I emailed LondonConsular@state.gov I received an immediate automatic reply saying they had the right to delete any emails etc etc... i also didn't get given a special code to email londoniv@state.gov, i just put 'change of address' in subject line, so maybe worth trying that again before calling the extortion line again?!

I'm sure others who have done this recently will answer soon - sunshine25 brought her fiance along without problems last week.

[Sunshine25 17]

Hi,

Yes, I took my fiance in with me.

I rang the expensive line and was told to email the embassy so his name would be put on the list. As we only had 3 days notice of the interview I emailed them and when I hadn't heard back the next day I emailed again with 'URGENT, RESPONSE NEEDED BY 01 AUGUST' in the subject heading. It worked and a got a response the day before the interview to say he was on the list. You have to think they receive hundreds of emails a day and just work through them in their own time. You need it to stand out!

I emailed them at this address; londoniv@state.gov

Good luck!

[zmpart 5]

i will say, i am in the same situation and from what i understood when speaking with the man on the extortion line is that if you havent first called and been given approval to email this address then they wont read/respond to the email. when you call the line they will register the fact that you've been given permission to email the address than they will respond, but you dont need a special code, you just need prior permission. not sure if its true or only a scam, but just thought you should know.

good luck

we are heading down next week and are nervous/excited to get this thing behind us.

zac and sian

Edited August 13, 2012 by zmpart

[zmpart 5]

Greetings i wrote the embassy an email for this same reason.

This is the response i got back the next morning, less than 24 hours later.

Good luck

Zac and Sian

London, IV LondonIV@state.gov

5:58 AM (1 hour ago)

to me

Thank you for your e-mail,

Your name will be added to the access list for 21AUG. Please make sure you bring your passport for ID.

Regards,

IV/Branch

London