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.

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

Phone Knightsbridge and ask them if mid July is open to be booked yet.

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.

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

You are able to book for upto a month in advance.

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

Thanks for the quick responses :thumbsup:

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

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

You don't need to inform the embassy.

Rene

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

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

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

Yes. No need to inform anyone. They will wait patiently for your response.

Ian

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

Wot they said! :nod:

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

Correct.

You're welcome. ☺

Rene

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

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

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.

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

Thanks guys :thumbsup: Yea you can never underestimate volcano's or airline workers unplugging I.T. systems.

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

How do we receive our LND number? Is it via post or email?

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

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

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

LOL! Just like the approval!

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