United Kingdom US Consulate Reviews
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1835 Review(s)
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| London, United Kingdom |  Review #1818 on July 20, 2007: |
selly
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My appointment was arranged for 10am so I arrived at about 9.15am. The two 'meeters and greeters' checked my name on the list and directed me to a line which was about 20 people long. Although there appeared to be some sort of order to who was going through the security room, there were the odd 'moaners' that were pushed through quickly. It took about 35 minutes of standing and waiting for my turn in what was a nice and sunny day. I'm just glad my interview was on the 19th and not the 20th as the 20th was WET and I'm not sure I would have wanted to stand in the rain waiting to get in for my interview. Once at the security I was relieved of my two electronic devices, key fob and mobile, and my bag was scanned while I walked through the metal detector. Once I had picked up my bag and numbered tag for my phone/keys I was directed around to the far side of the building.
The signs are very clear as to where you must go and I quickly found myself at the reception desk of th... read complete review
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| London, United Kingdom | Review #1792 on July 14, 2007: |
Cindi
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Hello, after months and months of waiting for my hubby's appt. for his immigrant visa we had our day at the embassy this past Wednesday. We waited outside from 10 to 10:00 for our 10:30 appt. and finally got into the building about 11:30. Called up about an hour into our wait to the first window where a fairly pleasant lady took his documents to check over. She was very matter of fact with it and while he was off paying commented that my husband had a grammer school education. . .strange, I thought. About 2 hours after that we were called for the actual interview. The young American woman who did the interview, never once looked at us. She kept her eyes glued to the computer screen the whole time, asked two questions, did we own a house in the UK (yes) and did we have a mortgage (no). We were at the window about 3 minutes in all and the visa was issued. Off we went to stand in the courier queues for about 30 minutes and then we were out and away. Less than 36 hours from the time we lef... read complete review
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| London, United Kingdom | Review #1774 on July 8, 2007: |
robburnsefc
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My K1 US Embassy Interview Experience.
I stayed with a friend in South London and took the bus to Park Lane.
The embassy is parallel with Park Lane but a few streets to the east. The map
that they give you is a little basic but you get the general idea.
The embassy itself is a bit of a 1960s monstrosity where you can see it but the
significance of the place still makes you gulp. On the roof at the front is a giant
eagle. There is a little garden at the front but there is a lot of construction
around the building and of course the huge concrete blocks to stop terrorists
in jeeps getting too close.
The boundary is patrolled by armed police and a private security firm do the rest.
Not the US troops I expected. Even at 8am there was a crowd. They vet you first of
all by examining your letter and passport, before you join the line proper. They
also instilled panic into many o... read complete review
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| London, United Kingdom | Review #1771 on July 7, 2007: |
TimsDaisy
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My fiance's review of his interview experience:
Timescale of Interview (9am appointment):
08:00 Arrive & join queue
09:30 Into Embassy
10:30 Hand over documents
10:50 Sit back down for a drink & snack
11:10 Interview
11:25 Pay for Courier
11:35 Out of Embassy/collect phone
11:44 Phone my missus
I drove into London on the previous night, stayed at a friend's in Battersea and was up and out of the door by 7:20 next morning. (I'd mulled over the travel options and had decided to drive to Grosvenor square and park up nearby). The five-mile journey through Chelsea took me around twenty minutes and I was lucky enough to strike a deal with the doorman at the Millennium Hotel (just off Grosvenor square) who let me park there for £15 for the day. This was ideal as I had no idea how long I'd need to be parked and the street-meters charged £1 per 15 minutes.
From here it was a mi... read complete review
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| Review #1768 on July 7, 2007: |
sarahandbrian
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
This is a long rambling revew and not a particularly favourable one, if you are expecting a review stating how easy the whole interview process was, how pleasant and courteous the embassy staff were and how all the nervous waiting was for nothing, I'm afraid I can't do that.
I am not someone who just likes a good old moan for the sake of it nor am I particularly oversensitive, for the record, the staff at the medical at Bentinck mansions were very nice indeed and made that whole process fairly painless, but as to the interview itself, not so good 
I arrived at approximately 9.55 for a 10.30 am appointment, after a fairly restless nights sleep, an hours train ride at an early hour into London and a nervous taxi ride to the embassy, never a good time to be in London, following a terrorist plot.
My interview was the resut of a whole 12 months of playing the visa game , not being with my husband and not really wanting to risk visiting him and being d... read complete review
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