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Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 8th 2018, 1:45 am
Replies: 6
Views: 827
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Question about Green card and social security

No worries! Again I was fortunate with the timings re. the physical green card - it was mailed out just 24 days after my arrival in New York, and anecdotally it seems as though several others have...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 8th 2018, 12:01 am
Replies: 6
Views: 827
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Question about Green card and social security

I imagine there are a number of variables including the efficiency of the port of entry your husband arrives at, whether CBP do their paperwork promptly etc. But having myself arrived at JFK on an...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 4th 2018, 11:46 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,717
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: POE experience on IR-1 visa at JFK Terminal 7, 5th December 2017

Many thanks to all who offered advice re the misspelled name on my social security card.

Just as an update to this thread, on 29th December (24 days after my POE arrival in New York City) my green...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jan 4th 2018, 11:36 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,631
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: impossible?

Hi, and welcome! :) For what it's worth, I was also quite apprehensive when I had my US embassy medical examination because of some past mental health issues (several years in the past). I also had...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 20th 2017, 1:19 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,717
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: POE experience on IR-1 visa at JFK Terminal 7, 5th December 2017

Thank you all for your very kind replies!

Rete - thank you, and yes, my New Yorker comment was absolutely meant in the spirit of friendly jest! "Mean" was probably the wrong word anyway, I meant...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 20th 2017, 12:45 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,717
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: POE experience on IR-1 visa at JFK Terminal 7, 5th December 2017

Many thanks! I hope that your immigration journey continues to progress speedily too! :)
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Dec 18th 2017, 1:53 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,717
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Smile POE experience on IR-1 visa at JFK Terminal 7, 5th December 2017

Thought I would add to the catalogue of POE experiences for any about to take the final immigration step.

Landed at JFK at about 10:30PM local time, despite being quite late off the plane (lost a...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 28th 2017, 11:58 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,558
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Vaccination Record

That makes sense - I guess that would also explain the 212(g)(2)(B) annotation in my IR-1 visa.
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 28th 2017, 11:28 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,558
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Vaccination Record

My vaccination record printed out from my doctors surgery didn't show anything past 2001 (when I turned 18), even though I know I had a meningitis vaccination after that time. I went to the...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 13th 2017, 3:09 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,753
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Social security number

I have a similar dilemma to viitav (congratulations on your arrival in the US by the way, and thanks for opening this thread).

I am about to make my initial IR-1 "port of entry" trip to the US...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 2nd 2017, 12:36 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: JFK Experience Oct 17

Oh gosh, I'm a moron. Was thinking of Yale. That'll teach me to post on here late at night when I'm tired :ohmy::o:o
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 1st 2017, 10:15 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: JFK Experience Oct 17

Many congratulations, Chins, and thank you for providing this review of your POE experience. It's great that it went so smoothly, with no need to go to secondary inspection and wait for ages by the...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Nov 1st 2017, 5:42 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 604
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: USCIS Immigrant Fee

Many congratulations to you and your wife; and yes, you are quite correct. The fee you pay at the US Embassy London is for the visa processing (whether successful or not). Now that she has been...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 27th 2017, 12:31 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,372
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Thank you - I made it!

Many thanks suze2016 and SteveSweet for sharing your port of entry experiences, and Chins I hope your experience next week into JFK T7 is equally smooth, please do let us know!

On a side note, all...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 26th 2017, 12:55 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,372
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Thank you - I made it!

That's really helpful to hear, thank you SteveSweet for sharing your experience. People seem to have wildly differing experiences at POE, but hopefully my late night arrival at JFK Terminal 7 will be...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 25th 2017, 9:06 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,372
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Thank you - I made it!

Many congratulations Suze, wonderful news. I have followed your progress since joining BritishExpats and going down the IR-1 process myself, and all the threads have been very helpful. Best wishes...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 25th 2017, 5:35 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 655
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: After submitting documents

When I was 221(g)'d the other week because Knightsbridge Doctors didn't send my medical records on time, it took 2 days from when they were couriered to the embassy for my status to change to...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 24th 2017, 10:11 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,054
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: K1 Visa - Historical Caution

I believe the waiver form can be downloaded here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-601

You could potentially fill it in now and have it with you just in case the consular officer says that a waiver is...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 24th 2017, 9:47 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 3,360
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: London Interview experience today.

I was in the same boat earlier this month. Due to laziness at the Knightsbridge Doctors I got to the embassy interview before my medical records, and was therefore 221(g)d. Two days later it switched...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 15th 2017, 3:03 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,538
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: When can I work?

8 months is great length of time for a project! I don't know what you're into, but in eight months you could write a book, master a new skill, get a professional qualification, remodel a house,...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 13th 2017, 9:03 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 10,376
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: My Medical at Knightsbridge

I was also asked to provide more information from my GP re. past mental health issues in the form of a letter summarising my medical history, and the Knightsbridge Doctors accepted a scanned signed...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 11th 2017, 1:54 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 683
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Visa Administrative Processing Updates ?

I'm also currently waiting for my passport with visa to be returned after my IR-1 application was approved in interview last week. I just realised that the London embassy was closed on Monday 9th for...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 10th 2017, 11:05 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 803
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: Accompanying wife on her IR-1 interview London.

When I went for my IR-1 interview last week there was a sign outside the visa applicant security hut detailing local businesses which offered photocopy, passport photo and luggage/laptop storage...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Oct 9th 2017, 2:21 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,069
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: IR-1 visa / green card application with non-CIMT record

Hi All. Thought I should provide a quick update on my application for the benefit of any others who may face a similar situation in future. Happy ending in my case.

After doing some extensive...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Aug 30th 2017, 3:12 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,069
Posted By LandOfLincoln

Re: IR-1 visa / green card application with non-CIMT record

Many thanks all for your considered feedback. Not what I wanted to hear obviously, but definitely what I needed to hear so I can plan. Hopefully this won't be too much of a bump in the road but...
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