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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on June 12, 2013: |
Naddy&Mikey
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My interview was booked for the 10th June 2013 at 9.30am.
I arrived at the embassy at around 7.20am and there were already a few people ahead of me. Ten minutes later a security guard walked around with clear plastic bag so you could put your watch in it. About 15 mins later a lady at a desk called me forward and asked to see my appointment letter and passport. She then directed me towards a security guard who checked my letter and passport again. He then told me to wait outside the cabin door until I was called. Once the door opened I was asked if I had anything in my pockets to which the answer was no. I then had to take my jacket off and put it in a tray with my other belongings. Walked through the scanner and collected my things. I then proceeded to walk around the side of the building, up some stairs to a reception desk where another man asked me for my appointment letter. He printed off a number and stuck it to the letter and told me to head for the waiting room.
The waiting room itself is quite large. At one end there is a giant TV screen, below that screen is where you can buy refreshements. Then at 8am the numbers start being called out. The windows in the waiting area seem to deal with people who have 'N' numbers. As mine was an immigrant visa my number was I901 so are seen in a different area.
At about 8.02am my number was called to window 13, which is around the corner past the toilets. I was greeted by a young african american lady, who was all smiles. She first asked me to verify my address, she then proceeded to check through the original documents and tick them off on this form. She then said she needed to find my X-Ray disk from my medical and was gone about five mins. Once she returned she gave me the disk back, including all the original documents I had sent NVC, plus the passport photo's I had sent. Once she was happy with everything she asked to take my finger prints. Once that was done I was given a pink piece of paper, she told me to fill this in whilst in the waiting room. I would then be called for a secondary interview. That part of the interview took about ten minutes.
I sat back down in the waiting room and filled out the courier form. Within ten minutes my number was called to window 16. Once again this is around the corner past the toilets.
I was then greeted by different african american lady. She was also all smiles, which put me right at ease.
She proceed to ask me numerous questions about my husband etc.
1. Where did you meet him?
2. When did you meet him for the first time?
3. Have you met his family and where do they live?
4. When did you start talking about marriage?
5. How did your husband propose to you?
I answered them all with ease and she seemed quite happy with the responses. She then asked to take my finger prints again. After that she looked at me and with a big beaming smile said "Congratulations, your approved and welcome to the United States" I was over the moon. Told her that she'd made my day. The second interview took around ten minutes too. I was then told to queue up at the couriers desk to have my passport returned.
I was out of the Embassy by 8.50am. I just couldn't believe how quick it all went and so smoothly too. I had been worrying for months about this part but I am really happy it was easier than I imagined
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