ICE2005

I'm hoping someone can give me some friendly advice

My boyfriend is going to start the long process of filing the I129F Petition for Alien Fiance(e) I live in Birmingham, England.

He is in Iraq at the moment. In the military

Could someone please advise me of the steps and a rough estimate of how long the process might take - I do understand that every case is different.

He will be issuing it to the Texas Service Center.

I also wanted to know a little more about the medical a little further down the line. What type of injections do they expect you to have had, I intent to get all mine and my son's done asap at the doctor's surgery as I have heard that doing it at the Priory (Birmingham) can be quite expensive.

I just want to do as much as I can to maybe speed things up.

I would really appreciate your help


Thank You in advance


Angela

scrubbedexpat099

The best bet to look for timelines is on http://www.visajourney.com/ Also read their FAQ. Looks worse than it is.

It seems that they are procesing applications dated 1st April, which seems extremely quick.

But once you are processed you still have a few more stages to go through, say another 3 months.

The best thing you can do to speed the process up is to get all the documents/info together that you need and make sure that the forms are filled out correctly, not rocket science, but a pain.

You will need a Police Certificate which could take up to 90 working days, so once you have filed, I would apply for that.

I can not remember all the jabs you need but all pretty normal and any you are missing can be done after the medical. I think they are listed on the US Embassy site. I was missing one so had it done before I came over.

Good luck

ICE2005

David

Thank you so much for your help!!


Angela

Mike Dobony

"Boiler" <member22431@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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    > > I'm hoping someone can give me some friendly advice
    > >
    > > My boyfriend is going to start the long process of filing the I129F
    > > Petition for Alien Fiance(e) I live in Birmingham, England.
    > >
    > > He is in Iraq at the moment. In the military
    > >
    > > Could someone please advise me of the steps and a rough estimate of
    > > how long the process might take - I do understand that every case is
    > > different.
    > >
    > > He will be issuing it to the Texas Service Center.
    > >
    > > I also wanted to know a little more about the medical a little further
    > > down the line. What type of injections do they expect you to have had,
    > > I intent to get all mine and my son's done asap at the doctor's
    > > surgery as I have heard that doing it at the Priory (Birmingham) can
    > > be quite expensive.
    > >
    > > I just want to do as much as I can to maybe speed things up.
    > >
    > > I would really appreciate your help
    > >
    > >
    > > Thank You in advance
    > >
    > >
    > > Angela
    > The best bet to look for timelines is on http://www.visajourney.com/
    > Also read their FAQ. Looks worse than it is.
    > It seems that they are procesing applications dated 1st April, which
    > seems extremely quick.
    > But once you are processed you still have a few more stages to go
    > through, say another 3 months.
    > The best thing you can do to speed the process up is to get all the
    > documents/info together that you need and make sure that the forms are
    > filled out correctly, not rocket science, but a pain.
    > You will need a Police Certificate which could take up to 90 working
    > days, so once you have filed, I would apply for that.

Taking 40 days right now and understand it cannot be more than 90 days old
at the interview, but this may be consulate specific. Hire a specialist in
marriage/fiance visas, someone with a proven track record of successful visa
assistance.

    > I can not remember all the jabs you need but all pretty normal and
    > any you are missing can be done after the medical. I think they are
    > listed on the US Embassy site. I was missing one so had it done
    > before I came over.
    > Good luck
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

scrubbedexpat099

How long is a police certificate valid for?

With the exception of the U.K. police certificate which is considered valid for 12 months from the date of issuance, a police certificate is valid indefinitely, provided you do not return to the country and reside for six months or more, if it's your country of birth or current residence. The period is twelve months for any other country.

Source: US Embassy web site

How long a police cert takes depends on when and where you have to file, I ended up asking for 2, the first one took nearly 90 days the second half that time, both London. Just go to the local police station, I think they need evidence of who you are, Passport, and a utility bill to show where you live.

You do not need a Lawyer, but if you have problems filling forms in, have an immigration issues that we do not know of, or just feel more comfortable then by all means.

Your fiancee will have access to legal help, JAG?, I may have the initials wrong.

Hypertweeky

Welcome to the newsgroup Angela
The link Boiler gave you is great, read on.. and if you have anymore questions come back and ask!!
Good Luck

ICE2005

Thank You eveyone!!!


Visajourney is very helpful

Booked to have my jabs on Friday! Not looking forward to that one bit! But it will be worth it in the end!!

Angela

Ray

Umm ICE is not a good name to use here ....

gruffbrown

lol, ahhh the men in the white vans, feel sure I was followed in the UK when I applied for my K1 or is that just paranoia?

ICE2005

And the reason for that is????

ian-mstm

ICE, or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is the branch of DHS that "is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation’s border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security." Think of them as the nation's pest patrol.

Ian

ICE2005

Oh well I'm not changing it now and it doesn't seem to be an issue on any other site.

CaliforniaBride

Hi Angela

I don't have any advice as I'm K3 not K1. Just wanted to say hi and ask you what the weather's been like today. I'm leaving for England today, I'll be in Birmingham tomorrow. Getting the coach from Heathrow to Digbeth.

scrubbedexpat099

It matters not, I think they were just amused by the coincidence.

ICE2005

It's been really nice!!! 27 degrees - You know we don't have good weather often. sad to tell you may be thunderstorms tomorrow -

Have a safe journey back!!!


Angela