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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on November 9, 2012: |
TigerFlower
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Ade’s appointment was this morning, 9 am. He got there at 8:30. He had the good sense to leave all objects forbidden in his trunk, and put the key in his hide-a-key spot on the car. He left his phone as well. All of these items are forbidden. He had all of his documents in a plastic “Tesco” bag, since back packs, brief cases, and any large containers are forbidden. He noticed when he got in line (or queue as he puts it), there were many people who had phones, iPods, keys, and being turned away. He had to remove his watch, glasses, shoes, belt, and wallet for the scan and security screening. He noticed there were between 150-200 people there waiting in the seats.
No sooner was he through security when he looked up at the board and saw his number was being called! Still holding his belt in his hands, he ran to the window (window 13) and checked in. A chatty, friendly African American woman greeted him and asked for his paperwork. He handed over his documents, and asked if he could put on his belt so his trousers wouldn’t fall down. The nice lady laughed and said sure. She then asked the usual questions: have you ever been in trouble with the law? (no), have you ever been denied a visa before? (no), have you ever been thrown out of a country before? To this, he answered “Not yet!” She laughed again, and asked, “Are you expecting to?” He said, “No!”. She then gave him a ticket and told him to have a seat to await the consulate officer’s interview.
He took a seat among the many other people, and as he was sifting through all of his papers, they called out, “Will a Mr. ______ come to window 17 please?” He was very surprised, because everyone else has posted that this wait can take a couple hours at least. He said he wasn’t sitting there more than two minutes. He went to the window, and found a nice Asian man.
He asked him a hand full of questions:
How did you meet?
Has your fiancé been married before?
Does she have any children?
What do the children do?
(After answering Chris was in school) What school does he attend?
What do you like about Erinn?
He then said, “Congratulations, your visa is approved.”
Ade was then sent for fingerprinting and paying for the mail service to deliver the visa.
They estimated it should be there no later than the 17th.
Very fast, efficient and friendly.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #10852