United Kingdom US Consulate Reviews
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London, United Kingdom | Review #33394 on September 23, 2024: |
J&M123
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Checked into the travelodge vauxhall the day before and I checked out the place at night to see the best possible route. It's a 10ish minute walk and I recommend doing this and finding the best possible routes as google maps can take longer.
I had my appointment at 10.30 am and I left the travelodge at 9.30 am. Good thing is that you can store your bag there.
I did not want to take a chance and packed for taking the bag inside security. But it was not needed.
I reached at approximately 9.45 am and I saw a huge crowd of people waiting outside the embassy. It's important that you join a smaller queue which is for check in services. Here they check you ds260 and "check you in". When i reached the front of this smaller queue it was already 10 am. (You can enter the security only half and hour before your appoitment time)
The guy then told me to join the big queue, to which I was surprised and asked him if I really needed to as I had an... read complete review
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London, United Kingdom | Review #33378 on September 16, 2024: |
Melancholic Mage
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Stayed at Travelodge Vauxhall and scoped out the embassy the day before my appointment. The embassy is a very short walk from this hotel, about ten minutes if that, and is easy to get to. There's also plenty of restaurants (Vauxhall Market Place) and little grocery shops such as Sainsbury's and Waitrose dotted right outside of the hotel, along with a train stop and bus depot, so I would highly recommend staying here. Just keep your expectations modest with the hotel and it will be a comfortable stay as it is by no means 5 stars, but does the job. There was a very long line outside the embassy on my investigation the day before which made me decide to arrive extra early on the day of my appointment.
I left an hour and a half early to wait in line on the day and it took me 40 minutes to get to the front. There were only two people who stood at a small podium to take people's documents. They asked for my appointment confirmation letter and passport, then after checking me o... read complete review
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London, United Kingdom | Review #33260 on June 25, 2024: |
Haynes
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Although the area the Embassy is in is very nice, the area by Vauxhall station which most people will travel through is very much not a great place to be. I stayed at the Travelodge London Vauxhall as most here did, and it's the standard Travelodge experience, nothing special but perfectly fine for an overnight stay. I paid the extra few quid for late checkout which was worth it for me to freshen up after before heading home.
My appointment time was at 9.30am, so I arrived around 9am which most people here recommended. The queue for visas wasn't too long, so I didn't skip as I read a lot of people here do. (For what it's worth, I wasn't told at any stage to skip any queues, I might have tried it if the lines were busy but I never queued for more than 5 minutes at any point.). At the first queue outside, my passport and DS-260 was checked and sent onwards into the security queue.
G4S who operate the security were unpleasant to deal with and left a sour tas... read complete review
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London, United Kingdom | Review #33270 on June 10, 2024: |
Green Lady
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I had my interview 10th June 2024 at the US Embassy, 9 Elms, London. Other peoples detailed reviews have helped me so here's mine and i hope it helps someone else!
I travelled down from the Midlands on the Sunday afternoon for a Monday 8.30am appointment. I didn't want to risk running late or being delayed (waited too long for this!) so i booked the train to Euston, then taking the tube south on the Victoria Line to Vauxhall. I booked in at the Travelodge there and arrived a bit earlier than expected for my 3pm check in, so wasted some time at the Starbucks and then at the Waitrose that are on the same block, just steps away. You can take food into the hotel. A few notes on the Travelodge. It was great for what it is - good location and half the price of other hotels nearer to the Embassy - but just small niggles make me hesitant to recommend it 100% unless you are on a budget - then its perfect. Know that if you check in before 3pm you will be charged £10 early check ... read complete review
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London, United Kingdom | Review #33182 on May 15, 2024: |
Mil123
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Medical appointment:
The medical appointment was pretty straightforward, but felt like a rip off in terms of how much they do for that £385. The only speed bump I hit was not having a recent Covid jab, which was a nightmare to get privately but by some miracle I got one within a few day.
US Embassy:
Again, pretty straightforward. There seemed to be two queues into the building. I got directed to one and handed over my passport and DS260 form which they signed and then said I would need to wait until half an hour before my appointment.
Once it got to that time I waited a few minutes in the other queue and then had to show my phone and open the clock app. Don’t bring a laptop, but iPads and kindles are fine you just need to have them turned on. I then got directed to the security queue and had to go through a toned down version of airport security. I would avoid bringing liquids, a family before me got stopped due to having several bottles... read complete review
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