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Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

Old Jun 14th 2017, 10:48 am
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Default Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

Hello,

My wife and I are looking to move to the states in the first 2 weeks of January 2018.My wife will be on a IR1 visa and we just received the LND# from London today (YAY).

Now my question is when do we have to submit the DS-260 online and how long do we have until we have to book the medical and Interview? We don’t want to book the medical/ interview till at least mid July so that we can go beginning of January 2018. Would booking the medical 5-6 weeks from now be an unrealistic request?

I hope this makes sense.

Many thanks in advance.
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Phone Knightsbridge and ask them if mid July is open to be booked yet.
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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

You have upto 12 months between each step of the process, so delaying isn't a problem. However if your wife has her medical in mid July she must immigrate by mid January, which IMO is cutting it a bit fine. I would recommend pushing the medical back to September or October, leaving a much bigger window in early 2018 during which she can arrive in the US.
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You are able to book for upto a month in advance.
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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

Originally Posted by Pulaski
You have upto 12 months between each step of the process, so delaying isn't a problem. However if your wife has her medical in mid July she must immigrate by mid January, which IMO is cutting it a bit fine. I would recommend pushing the medical back to September or October, leaving a much bigger window in early 2018 during which she can arrive in the US.
Thanks for the quick responses

When you say you have up to 12 months between each step I take it you need to inform the Embassy. Would a simple e-mail suffice?

Thank You
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You don't need to inform the embassy.

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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

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You don't need to inform the embassy.

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So just to be clear we can wait up to 12 months(will only be 2-3) to submit the DS-260,book the medical and book the the interview?

Thanks Noorah101
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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

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So just to be clear we can wait up to 12 months(will only be 2-3) to submit the DS-260,book the medical and book the the interview?
Yes. No need to inform anyone. They will wait patiently for your response.

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Originally Posted by Noorah101
You don't need to inform the embassy. ....
Originally Posted by ian-mstm
Yes. No need to inform anyone. They will wait patiently for your response. .....
Wot they said!
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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

Originally Posted by AndyMan74
So just to be clear we can wait up to 12 months(will only be 2-3) to submit the DS-260,book the medical and book the the interview?

Thanks Noorah101
Correct.

You're welcome. ☺

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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

Originally Posted by Pulaski
You have upto 12 months between each step of the process, so delaying isn't a problem. However if your wife has her medical in mid July she must immigrate by mid January, which IMO is cutting it a bit fine. I would recommend pushing the medical back to September or October, leaving a much bigger window in early 2018 during which she can arrive in the US.


I totally agree with this - what if another Icelandic volcano erupts and shuts down air traffic in Western Europe? Back to square one with an expired visa.
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Thanks guys Yea you can never underestimate volcano's or airline workers unplugging I.T. systems.
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How do we receive our LND number? Is it via post or email?
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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

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How do we receive our LND number? Is it via post or email?
It will arrive in the post. It is perhaps one of the most underwhelming looking letters ever so be careful not to miss it.
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Default Re: Received LND# but don't want to book medical till mid July

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It will arrive in the post. It is perhaps one of the most underwhelming looking letters ever so be careful not to miss it.
LOL! Just like the approval!

I'm hoping to get it next week based on current processing times at the embassy.
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