pejpm1

Anyone know if it is possible to make an appointment at the US embassy before I actually have the petition back from the lawyers?

mellybrown

can i ask how long it took to be approved?? Ours have just been sent off last week.

dh010447

Yup... You don't need to have the paperwork in your hands... As long as you have it before your interview you can go ahead and book it. Make sure you phone from work though as the tel no costs £££££££££'s

EnglishRose84

Hi Mel,

My husbands L1b visa was summitted at the end of the Nov and we still haven't heard back.... its very frustrating. I hope yours is quicker.

mellybrown

I hope so too - we were told it was a 15 day turnaround!!!!!

Off2NYC

Thats a long time! My one was submitted on the 8th December and was back with the lawyers in NYC by the end of December.

It was 4 weeks from being submitted in the US to having my visa approved at the US Embassy in London.

EnglishRose84

Yeah it feels like a long time! Keeping my fingers crossed we hear this week - or my sanity might not hold!

chicagojlo

Ours was back in 2 days with premium processing which is normally supposed to be 14 days. Worth the extra $$$ in my opinion.

mellybrown

have just found out OH compant paid rather a lot of money to get it fast tracked so fingers crossed it wont be long!!!

dh010447

The whole thing was pretty fast for me...

My transfer was approved by my company back in May time. Got the visa in my passport in July time and moved here in September...

chicagojlo

Fast track processing (which costs either $1000 or $2000 as far as I remember) means a 14 day turnaround. I believe there is a faster option but you've probably already passed that timeline. I know that the UK has a big backlog on these, which is part of why it can take weeks for the appointment. Lucky for us we didn't do ours in the UK.

Socal Local

Hi Mel,

It sounds like you employers have paid for premium processing in which case the maximum turnaround time should be 15 calendar days, but we have just submitted L1 extensions using PP and the attorney told us we were likely to get a response within a week.

Once you know you have the approval you need to make an appointment with the embassy in London for the visa interview and stamping of the passport - this can sometimes be quite backlogged, but the DoS website (http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wa...ndon&x=90&y=17) is currently quoting 6 days wait for an appointment and then 3 days for the visa to processed and passport to be returned which is not bad at all.

mellybrown

Woot the fast track thing works - he got an email last night to say it was approved and he will get the papers in the next few days and so to make the appt at the embassy - we are hoping to get one for feb 14th

pejpm1

Mine was premium too and it took about 10 days. I'm all set for an April 1st move. I cant wait, NY here I come!

mellybrown

nice one