djsimsuk

Hello everyone.

dumb question for you all...

I'm seeing alot of people giving there personal experiences at the American embassy in London however when it comes to them talking about the end of the process and paying the fee's but they never say how much.. does this vary I ask because I want to save as MUCH as possible before the interview as I've got months before I even get to that point but I'm a major forward planner.

I would also like to know how long do you get between the medical and the interview date as I will have to catch the train ( gulp... I hate trains they scare me ) but will do it to get to my loved one.

I'm sure these questions have been asked before but I've been unsuccessful in finding them

Many thanks in advance

Lee

traceym

This is the courier company used by the Embassy, somewhere in there it gives you prices, mine was about £20 but I paid for delivery before 8am, I THINK the basic cost is about £14. http://www.usembassy.org.uk/cons_new...v/courier.html

The length between your interview and medical is up to you, you book the medical yourself. But it cant be booked until you get an LND number this is generated when you get to the NVC stage of the process.

Tracey.

Noorah101

The K-1 visa fee used to be $131, but I think it just went up to $144+/-.

You schedule your own medical, but if you schedule it for the same day as your interview, be aware that the embassy will not be able to approve your visa that day, because your medical results won't be in yet. If possible, schedule your medical at least 4 days in advance of your interview date.

Rene

jeepgirluk

I had my interview on Friday. I paid £87 per visa on Friday. The visa fee is $131 but the Sterling equivalent varies depending on the exchange rate. You can pay the visa fee by card (I can't remember which ones) or in cash (either dollars or sterling).

The courier fee for delivery of your passport and the ominous brown envelope starts at £14 for delivery between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm. You can opt for delivery before 12 (which I did) and that cost me £22. The fee for the courier can only be paid by credit or debit card and not with cash.

You can book your medical once you have your LND case number. I had my medical three weeks before my interview. Some people have more time between their medical and interview some people have less. You may see posts on here where people have had their medical and interview on the same day but as Rene has already said, you should leave at least 4 working days between your medical and interview.

I hope that helps a bit.

lansbury

Rene can you still do that. I thought they had changed the requirement so the medical had to have been done before the interview or they canceled the interview, and they didn't count same day in that. I stand to be corrected.

Noorah101

Yes, the medical must be done before your interview. But you could do the medical in the morning, if your interview is in the afternoon...I guess....?

Rene

jeepgirluk

This is the post I've been looking for - re 5 days between the medical and interview.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...medical+5+days

Noorah101

OK, thanks. I stand corrected.

Rene

meauxna

Not really, both points are still correct.

From that blog entry:

You should allow approximately 5 workdays between the medical examination and visa interview. Provided you have attended the examination, we will conduct the visa interview, even if we have not received the results of the medical examination. In such cases, action your application will be suspended until the results are received.


My emphasis added.