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| London, United Kingdom |  Review #3960 on February 18, 2009: |
briff2000
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Phew!!! It's finally over and we have our visa!!
Had an 8.30am appointment and arrived about 8.20, but would suggest arriving as early as possible, because all of the immigrant visa applications seem to arrive around the same time and the earlier you are in the queue can make a big difference in waiting time, as they seem to process one case at a time (immigrant visas only).
We waited about an hour initially to see the first officer who just checked through our file and ensured all documents were there (took about 5-6 mins)before asking us to sit down and wait to be called again.
Waited for about another hour and a half to be called again, this time to be met by a friendly (but intense) female officer. My wife had come over from the US for the interview but the officer told her that it was an interview of me and that she couldn't say anything, make gestures, or otherwise affect the interview. She then asked the expected questions about how ... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3951 on February 15, 2009: |
AndieAndy
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
This was the moment we had been waiting all these weeks for. An actual chance to put our case to a real person. My appointment was at 0830 and I intended to be half hour early. Unfortunately turning the wrong way out of Bond Street tube put it right back on time. I carried a new folder of evidence of our on going relationship plus the usual Birth, Police and vaccination records. A second folder detailing the evidence of support and the a third containing originals of everything we had sent in at the beginning. There are strict security instructions when you receive your appoitment letter so to avoid any confusion or delays I carried the lot in "fold-away" bag. Leaving all keys, phone, ipods at home. If you haven't got the option to do this there is a pharmacy nearby which provides a storing facility for you valubles. Needless to say I sailed through security and proceeded around to reception where I was given the appropriate 50-- number. I was told to take a seat upstairs. I had 5011 a... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3949 on February 14, 2009: |
DairyFarmer
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So it felt like a long day. I was on Bond Street by 7:30 so went to Starbucks and bought a coffee, tasted awful the milk was burnt, couldn't have drunk it anyway for the nervousness I felt.
Surreal David Lynch moment as 20 or so police horses were exercised down bond street.
I arrived at the USE by 8am for my 9am interview. There was already quite a line. It was a cold brisk morning in London, whilst lined up outside there was a few snow flakes.
Took about 35 mins to get inside. I was issued a 1000 number (1052) which I questioned (thanks VJers) then I was issued a 5000 number (5009). When I sat down numbers 5005 through to myself were on the board. (Before I left it ha only risen to 5016)
Then sat and waited over 2 hours for my first call up. There was a K family (K3 & K2) at the counters and one of the K2 children ended up fainting and then having an epileptic seizure. This meant there were no 5000 numbers being proc... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3939 on February 12, 2009: |
Terri and Seb
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My appointment letter said 9am, but figuring I could hang around outside and read, I got to the London embassy at about 7:20 AM. There was already a queue outside, maybe 15 people were there already. I was outside for maybe 15 minutes - not long at all. I took my belt off for security, had my big folder of documents x-rayed, and was inside by about 7:40. My ticket number was 5001 - considering that immigrant visa applicants are numbered from 5000, I'd done exceptionally well.
At about 8:20, I was called up to window 14. I showed the guy (who was English) my passport, then I was sent to the cashier, where I paid my $131 in cash. I returned to window 14, where I handed in my birth certificate, my passport photos, my police certificate, and the I-134 forms (plus all my photocopies). I also signed my two DS-156 forms that I'd mailed in January. My fingerprints were scanned, and I was sent back into the hall, to await my actual interview.
At about 9:20, I was s... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3891 on February 3, 2009: |
Rob&Dawn
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Arrived at the Embassy 1hr early due to the snow wanted to make sure i got there Ok.
Was a little concerned that i was No: 5013 and they were calling No:1028 when i walked in!
Saw the first guy an hour after my appointment time, he took all my certificates and I-129F, i told him i had a co-sponsor but he didn't want that info. Gave me my x-rays back and told me to go to window 12 to pay and then come back. He checked he had all paperwork he needed. Gave me the pink courier slip to complete and told me to go back into the waiting room until i was called again.
Another 1hr wait and i was called through again. i was given all the originals of my certificates back.
The guy asked how we'd met, what Rob's job was, what the plans were for the wedding.
He wrote out a blue slip advising we needed a co-sponsor and started to tell me what i needed to do to get it back in...i laughed and told him 'here's one we produced earlier'. Checked it and all... read complete review
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