I have my interview on Friday morning at 8:00 am, I'm excited that I could possibly be approved by lunchtime but understandably nervous that something could go wrong.
I have a couple of last minute questions though. Firstly, I was planning on taking my birth certificate along to the interview but after re-reading the check list, I see it says that the embassy requires a certified copy of the Birth Certificate and then goes on to say it will accept a photostatic copy as long as the original is present for the interview. I do not have a certified copy and it may be a little difficult for me to get away from work to get one in the next couple of days. Will I be okay with a regular photocopy as long as I take the original along? If its going to cause problems I'll see if I can get my sister to get a certified copy done for me.
Secondly, do I need a copy of my fiancee's Birth Certificate? She has fed-ex'd her affidavit over to me and has included photocopies of the original documents that she submitted, I am not sure if she included her birth certificate though and cant get a hold of her at the moment. If she hasn't sent it and I need it, I will get her to fed-ex it later today (her mum works there so she gets a nifty discount)
Thirdly, and this is not so important, I notice on the embassy appointment letter that it says you cannot take mobile phones or ipods to the embassy. Are they really stringent on this and wont allow you entry or do they have a valuables box on entry? The only reason I ask is that I am planning on heading off afterwards to spend the night with friends and I dont really fancy heading home again first. I remember last time I was at the embassy (2004) that I was able to take my phone in but had to pass through a metal detector on the way in. As I said, this is not really important at all, I'm just curious really.
Thanks (and wish me luck
)James
