Embassy - What can you bring in?

[JFH 12,189]

5 hours ago, brackpool13 said:

It's this Friday, early morning start for me. I'm not coming from too far, only Birmingham. Wouldn't fancy the big trips made from Newcastle/Edinburgh etc. 

We do have it better than others though.... Canadians have to go to Montreal. That's a 5-hour flight if you're in Vancouver. Norwegians and Danes have to go to Sweden.

 

And I remember a thread on here about a fiancé from Burundi who took a 14-hour bus to Rwanda for his visa appointment only for the embassy to close just as he arrived due to a power cut.

[Zoeeeeeee 795]

15 hours ago, Zoeeeeeee said:

As others have said, I took quite a large handbag into the embassy when I went for B12 visa interview many moons ago - and they were fine with it (I also had my phone in there, a lighter, various bits and bobs)...the only thing they wasn’t keen on was the big pair of kitchen scissors I had in there 😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ - they were confiscated. But they still let me in and I still got my visa! 

Just realised I’ve written B12, not B1/B2, which is the visa I have 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. B12 is the vitamin I’m deficient in. Totally different things! 😂

[K + M 47]

were you approved for the visa op?

[brackpool13 19]

On 5/11/2019 at 8:26 PM, Kerri and Myles said:

were you approved for the visa op?

I was! I will do a write up at some point today

[K + M 47]

On 5/13/2019 at 3:18 AM, brackpool13 said:

I was! I will do a write up at some point today

Congrats! Our visa interview is tomorrow! 

[Seanandrach 39]

thanks for this, I've been worried about my phone as i keep seeing posts that it needs to be locked at a pharmacy close by. Interview is tomorrow! 

[brackpool13 19]

2 hours ago, Seanandrach said:

thanks for this, I've been worried about my phone as i keep seeing posts that it needs to be locked at a pharmacy close by. Interview is tomorrow! 

No you're fine with bringing in your phone! I took my phone, headphones and charger and paperwork in a rucksack. Just don't take your laptop!

[Wuozopo 4,285]

3 hours ago, Seanandrach said:

thanks for this, I've been worried about my phone as i keep seeing posts that it needs to be locked at a pharmacy close by. Interview is tomorrow! 

You're reading really old threads if you see references to Gould's Pharmacy and checking electronics. The rule was relaxed a couple of years ago. And the embassy moved to a new location over a year ago and is nowhere near the referenced pharmacy.  

[Seanandrach 39]

56 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

You're reading really old threads if you see references to Gould's Pharmacy and checking electronics. The rule was relaxed a couple of years ago. And the embassy moved to a new location over a year ago and is nowhere near the referenced pharmacy.  

Thanks for confirming, apparently too much research is a thing haha 

That's a big relief, one less thing to stress about tomorrow. His original w2 didn't arrive in the post in time but I have employer letter, full tax report, a copy of w2 and 4 pay stubs so I'm hoping that will be enough

[Wuozopo 4,285]

30 minutes ago, Seanandrach said:

Thanks for confirming, apparently too much research is a thing haha 

That's a big relief, one less thing to stress about tomorrow. His original w2 didn't arrive in the post in time but I have employer letter, full tax report, a copy of w2 and 4 pay stubs so I'm hoping that will be enough

All of that can be scanned photocopies. They would approve on just one of these.

1. employer letter,
2. full tax report,
3. a copy of w2 and
4. 4 pay stubs

"so I'm hoping that will be enough" 👍It's 4 times enough.