NVC Approval Received

We have a dual post for you today, since some things happened nearly simultaneously.

By Victoria

I finally received the National Visa Center (NVC) letter of approval on Thursday, the 20th. It's dated November 4 (it took 16 days to get here?!) and is a very simple letter stating that NVC has processed our petition and forwarded it on to the U.S. embassy in London. It also provides our official case number and the address of Colin's interview location...which turns out to be the London embassy. I guess he can't interview in the Belfast consulate after all (that's going to be annoying).

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By Colin

I received my letter slightly before Victoria, on November 18th.

It contains the check list of what I now have to do, which involves form filling and gathering documents.

The list includes: Passport, Birth Certificate, and Police Certificate (to prove that I'm not a criminal).

Once I have completed the check list, I can arrange an appointment for a medical exam, which has to be done in London. I'll report back here once that process has been completed.

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As it turns out, the London Embassy moves much faster than the U.S. government, seeing as Colin received his letter from the embassy before the NVC letter even arrived -- which means London had time to receive the K-1 petition from across the ocean, process it, and mail Colin's letter across another body of water from England to Northern Ireland faster than NVC could get a letter from New Hampshire to Washington, D.C. Who's surprised anymore?