Visa arrived this morning!

[*Snowdrop* 603]

So the courier arrived this morning with my visa!

(The interview was on Friday morning and they had actually texted me to say I could have had the delivery the NEXT day! But I didn't get the text in time to upgrade to a Saturday delivery)

Brief notes on the interview itself...

In general it was just as everyone else describes it...queue starts forming outside the embassy at least half an hour before the time on the letter - mine was at 8am so we were the first in there. No mobile phones, electronic key fobs, headphones or music players allowed in.

Once in you are given a sticker with a number on it based on the type of visa you are applying for. Then it really is just like Argos - sit down and watch for your number on a big board.

First interview was with a British member of staff - he took my passport, checked through all our documents and took fingerprints. Then gave me the courier slip and told me to sit back down and wait for the second interview.

Second interview was with an American guy. He took fingerprints again, then asked me to swear to tell the truth. Questions were as followed...

- Tell me what your husband's job title means (he has an unusual one)

- How long have you worked at (name of my company)

- Will you be able to continue your job over there (I said no and he said that was a shame)

- What is the longest time you have been in the US

- The two children on your petition are they yours? (No, stepchildren)

- How did you meet?

- Have you ever been in trouble with the police

- Have you ever been in trouble with American immigration

- Which countries have you lived in for more than 6 months since the age of 16

That was it! He then told me he was going to approve the visa and handed me back some of my original documents - birth cert and marriage cert. I went to the courier office and paid for the delivery.

I didn't need any photos or any of the emails/letters etc I had brought with me.

[Muuuuah 0]

Congratulations

[LorriQ 0]

Am so excited for you! Congrats!!!!

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations!!!

[Stinky Monkey 1]

Thats great news

[Rob&Dawn 1]

Congratulations

[Laura+Tom 2]

Congratulations!

[desilu 0]

Congrats again Isma. Glad you have visa in hand now!

My experience and questions were quite similar to yours. The actual interview only took about 10 mins and most of that was taken up trying to get the damn fingerprint scanner to work lol. So relieved to be all done. yay!

[Beautiful_years 0]

Congratulations!!

[frali 2]

Congrats

It is good to know that US embassy in London is being a good boy