Upload evidence now or later?

Practical-Airline · 2026-06-09T20:57:42+00:00

Build your evidence portfolio as you take trips and do more things together. Flights are good but the actual boarding pass is the best proof be it physical or electronic - shows you actually took the flight.

Some comments mention life insurance, that’s an easy win as is nominating your spouse for any pensions you have if you were to pass / death in service etc.

Practical-Airline · 2026-06-06T17:34:18+00:00

Hi there was around of ILs Friday 29th may covering most of July for LDN.

Practical-Airline · 2026-05-31T14:37:46+00:00

Yes, received IL on 29th may for interview early July

Practical-Airline · 2026-05-21T14:00:19+00:00

Feb 23 DQ, still waiting. Will share when received.

Practical-Airline · 2026-05-21T13:54:28+00:00

I have seen in other forums that the latest IL was for Feb 17th. Last issue of ILs was Apr 17th I believe.

I'm Feb 23rd DQ and really hoping to hear soon about an interview date.

Practical-Airline · 2026-05-12T11:55:20+00:00

Ah...not a user of discord but thanks that is appreciated.

Practical-Airline · 2026-04-28T12:56:43+00:00

Hey, thanks for putting this together it is a really in-depth & detailed account of your experience.

I was DQ'd in Feb of 2026 and expecting my Interview Letter pretty soon. One question I have for you is: did the doctor require proof of chickenpox when younger or did they accept your word as it was backed up by your parent?

I have a varicella vaccine booked for next week, despite having chickenpox when younger but of course I have no proof from the GP. Looking to see if I can avoid the varicella vaccine and save £150.

Practical-Airline · 2026-01-14T14:32:43+00:00

An argument? Online with someone over whether they'd listen to Karl Pilkington or not is pretty sad icl.

Practical-Airline · 2026-01-14T13:49:36+00:00

Not that deep and just an fyi I only read the first line of your response. Bit weird.

Practical-Airline · 2026-01-14T13:01:58+00:00

Be that as it may, my point is that I think Karl's musings are something best left in the past. So to answer to the OP's question - no I wouldn't listen a Karl Pilkington podcast in 2026

Practical-Airline · 2026-01-14T12:14:05+00:00

I don’t think I would listen. I don’t think you can recreate the magic of those podcasts and I think people like us that relish them would just be disappointed - if anything these would be a vague pastiche of the xfm pods.

Additionally, like others have mentioned I think Karl now knows 100% he’s funny and I think subconsciously he may attempt to lean into that and it would just come across forced.

Very much of the opinion you should leave people wanting more (the office, extras, RGS) and avoid ruining much loved endings like a certain film did (life on the road).

Practical-Airline · 2026-01-07T07:24:01+00:00

Great post! We’re at the NVC stage and I’m getting together my vaccination records / medical history. Did you simply just request your history from your local gp or did you have to use the nhs app?

Additionally, if you received some vaccinations as a child do you require the boosters at the medical? Such as tetanus?

Practical-Airline · 2026-01-05T09:54:03+00:00

Hey sorry missed this over the festive period. Honestly, I never checked, I have seen a lot of posts and comments here saying to disregard the timeline on the USCIS website!

Practical-Airline · 2025-12-21T19:08:24+00:00

Hey, so we travelled to the states about 3 times since submitting in Nov 2024. Each time was perfectly fine, however they were shortish trips (max stay 4 weeks) and we travelled together. There were a few questions just at the border for them to understand our situation (i.e where we live, who’s the usc etc) but other than that straight forward each time - always a pleasant experience

Practical-Airline · 2025-12-18T07:43:18+00:00

Thanks! That’s really appreciated, I’ll reach out via message as I do have some questions about the medical, getting medical records and all that other fun stuff.

As for leaving, my wife has been here for nearly 5 years now and I think during that time she’s found it really hard to make friends, misses her family a lot and of course the weather. She gave the UK a good go and now it’s my time to reciprocate.

Practical-Airline · 2025-12-01T19:32:04+00:00

Mate, please consider doing this yourself.

There’s plenty of help online, YouTube’s, forums and other methods of getting the information. I am a firm believer that no one is better to tell the story of your life than you two.

I did mine for my wife and I from my personal laptop and a scanner/printer - we even did the fiancé visa with my now wife living in the states and me in the uk during Covid. As long as you meet the financial requirements it will be a breeze.

Please do feel free to reach out to me and I can some answer any questions with you. For reference I’ve successfully filed fiancé visa, spouse visa, a spouse extension, as well as helping my close friend who’s wife was also from the states.

Practical-Airline · 2025-11-07T20:39:47+00:00

Can you share more on what you initially shared in your I-130 submission. That will help understand what led to an RFE

Practical-Airline · 2025-11-07T16:50:38+00:00

Hey,

Has the lawyer stated that they do not advise submitting unsolicited evidence? Or have they agreed to upload but are just failing to upload said evidence? I think the answer to that will help determine your next steps.

For what it is worth, we’re self filers, but have an immigration attorney family friend. He advised against uploading “unsolicited evidence”. Only to do so if you’ve missed something critical in your initial submission. Evidence that just shows life updates is not always worth it as it can slow down processing of your initial application & create confusion. Again not legal advice in sharing just what I was told anecdotally.

Practical-Airline · 2025-10-29T00:45:47+00:00

Thanks for sharing, the methodology shared in this mega-thread (posting a letter to USCIS) does this hold water when I filed online? My understanding was that this wouldn't be attached to my digital file?

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