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| London, United Kingdom |  Review #3048 on June 25, 2008: |
Brit-Chippy!
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K3 Visa
Well, my interview was for 9.00am at the American Embassy in London. I arrived at the embassy at about 8.20 and joined the fairly long queue outside. I had all my documents with me and well organised, including photos and evidence to support just about anything. I made it to the front of the line at approx 8.50. I had prepared everything and then as i stepped out the car, i grabbed my handbag (as usual without even thinking) and so had then brought me with my keys and phone etc without needing to. You have to pay 10 pounds to leave your phone at the pharmacy across the street, there are no storage facilities on the premises, the pharmacy also takes visa photos for the embassy if you don’t have them. I rushed back over the line where somebody thankfully let me in rather than having to queue up again!
A man then called me over to see my passport and appointment letter, he checks you off on a list. (they couldn't find me immediately which had me worried!). I went through ... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3047 on June 25, 2008: |
JackUK
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I left my hotel at about 7.20 for my appointment to ensure I’d be on time. Catching the bus without any problems, my feet began to bother me - I’d bought new boots especially for the interview and they were giving me blisters. I was walking like the lovechild of House and Ironman by the time I got to the embassy, giving me something extra to worry about. The queue was fairly long and as we stood waiting it began to filter into two columns, then three, for 8.30 appointments, 9.00 o’clock appointments (which mine was) and 9.30 appointments. Embassy officials trawled the line repeatedly asking people to make sure they had no electronic devices on them, no cell phones, blackberries, Ipods or even car keys. Those that did had to leave the line and deposit them in a chemist just down the road. Once your appointment slot line is reached, a few at a time are taken to stand in front of the security office. Even at this point, people had to leave the line to deposit an electronic device. I... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3045 on June 24, 2008: |
latteberry
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Our interview was today, 8:00am. Yesterday they implemented a TOTAL ban on all electronic devices. And by ALL, I mean, not even an electronic CAR KEY.
We never got any notice, phone call, nothing. We left our mobiles behind, as instructed. But we had no idea that we would have our car key held for ransom. And not by the embassy. They won't hold ANYTHING anymore.
Some a$$hat brought his mobile phone, then tried to hide it in the bushes for later retrieval, and we had the pleasure of watching the Metropolitan Police thumb-cuff him while they searched through the bushes for whatever he had planted there. (It was actually pretty cool, seeing a grown man brought to his knees just by having his arm twisted behind his back and his thumb yanked up toward his shoulders.)
Yes, the chemist a couple blocks away is quite enterprising. They charge £10 to hold your mobile phone and car keys for you (will not hold any other valuables). They had a steady st... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3039 on June 23, 2008: |
eeandmd
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As most people have commented, the actual interview itself is very brief and a bit of an anticlimax after months of filling out forms and gathering evidence. The most difficult thing about the interview day is the hours of waiting about, listening to numbers being called.
It seems as though they have taken away the option of storing mobile phones etc in the security hut outside the embassy. I had a call from them three days before the interview, asking that I do not bring any electronic items or I would be turned away. Next to the queue outside there were signs saying electronic items could be stored in either a railway station locker or at Gould's, the pharmacist which is not far from the embassy. The woman in front of me in the security hut had her earphones taken away and thrown out, so it appears they are being quite strict about this! They told her that they used to store items but unfortunately couldn't anymore.
Once I got through security there was... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #3037 on June 22, 2008: |
Bforbarree
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I am the USC, I went with my SO and was present for the entire process, just showed my passport along with all the embassy appointment papers and they let me in with no problems. The actual interview/process was about 10 minutes max, with a few basic question, the rest was just waiting for them to call your number. After the second part of the interview they said the petition was approved upon results of the fingerprint check(?)and we got the visa 3 days later via courier.
Also, since I was in the UK (and had been for months before the I-129 approval)my Aff. Of Support was not notarized...I was nervous about this (as I would have prefered that everything was COMPLETE)but I was able to sign the Aff. of Support in front of the Consular (as it states you can/should do in the instructions, if you are not in the US) and there were no problems with this at all. This saved us a load of money as notaries in the UK are very expensive! So if anyone else out there is worried about ... read complete review
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