 Submit New Consulate Review
Submit New Local CIS Office Review
Statistics: Country || Local CIS Office
United Kingdom US Consulate Reviews
Average Rating: 4.4
/ 5
1833 Review(s)
|
| London, United Kingdom |  Review #2385 on January 24, 2008: |
Steven F
Rating: 
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
First of all, for those of you who are as scared of this interview as I was; don't be. It's nothing. Really.
And now, the review.
Living as I do in the north of England, I was compelled to take an overnight coach to London. This arrived around 6:30 in the morning, giving me two hours before my appointment. I called my fiancee for a while, who helped calm my nerves a lot (as she often does, it's one reason why I love her), then went to get some breakfast. I then bought a day pass on the Underground, and boarded a train for Oxford Circus, then on to Marble Arch. It was really early still, but I wanted to make sure I could find the place easily. It's difficult to miss. It's the really big building with the American flag on the roof. There were a lot of roadworks around, so finding the actual entrance entailed walking halfway around the world first. I eventually found a sign that said 'Visa applicants this way', or something along those lines (I forget what ... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #2380 on January 22, 2008: |
jon_and_andrea
Rating: 
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Pretty smooth and seamless.. only about three questions during the interview.
Friendly and efficient service.
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #2378 on January 22, 2008: |
miri
Rating: 
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
The medical examination took place the same day as the interview. I had to be at the doctor's office at 8am -- it was literally a 5 minute walk away from the US Embassy which was helpful. I fainted (as usual) after the blood test, but the nurse was very kind and she arranged a chair for me outside so I could recover prior to the examination itself. The TB x-ray was fine -- just your bog-standard x-ray, nothing special. However, the examination was possibly one of the most demeaning things that I've ever encountered -- having a strange male doctor performing a thorough, intimate, examination was absolutely vile. Why the hell they don't have a female doctor on staff for the women is beyond me. I am still angry that I was subjected to this.
The "interview" at the US Embassy took about 5 minutes -- they didn't even want to see the affidavit of support (evidently if you're both MIT graduates then you should have no problems supporting yourself, according to the official who w... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #2369 on January 19, 2008: |
ddkm
Rating:
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Well, after a couple of visits to the Embassy in previous years for J1 visas, i knew where the place was and what to expect...just about! My interview was at 830am and the lines outside were so small that i only waited outside for about 40 minutes (on both previous occassions i had to wait 2 hours, before i even got inside!). So then got in and took a seat whilst trying not to fall asleep after only 2 hours sleep the night before. Had the pre-interview paper collection then the interview with a nice american guy who was training a new girl i guessed. Got through the standard questions like where did u meet, why america and not UK, and that was that, went to pay the courier and went on my way home!
Absolutley no need to be nervous but, of course, being human nervous is a very natural feeling!
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #2365 on January 18, 2008: |
edchels
Rating:
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
1st of all.... I'M APPROVED!
Now the review.......
Arrived at Victoria Station 7am. Tube to Bond St. I was inline outside the embassy at 7:20am. Thank God it was a beautiful British day... RAINY! Luckily i was one of the first few in line. A security lady checked my interview letter and told me to go down the 8am line. At the end of this line, there was a guy who checked my passport and made sure it matched with what he had in his little file. Then i went through a security hut and put my bag through an airport style scanner machine thingy, handed in my phone, and continued round the corner and went into the embassy.
Once inside the main doors, the receptionist lady gave me the magic ticket! (5001.. all immigrants are in the 5000's), non-immigrants are 1000's) I went up the stairs into the waiting room.
I sat down and the wait began (about 7:45).
No one was called up to any window before 8am. As soon as it turned 8:00 ... read complete review
| | | Now Showing Records 1631 to 1635 (of 1833 total) | |
Pages: First 325 326 327 328 329 Last
|
|
