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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on February 26, 2014: |
rhirhi
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I arrived at the embassy at 7.35 and was faced with two fairly long queues. I was instructed to join the one on the left to check in, and then go to the back of the one on the right to queue up for security. The staff monitoring the queues were asking for anyone with an electronic device with buttons to go over to Gould's, but all others (iPads, kindles without buttons, phones etc) were fine. They were handing out plastic bags and everyone had to put their small electronics and belts inside them.
In the security booth I placed all my items in the tray and went through the metal detector without an issue. The member of staff on the other side of the detector was quite rude, snapping at me to make sure I put my belt on outside. I then ran into trouble trying to open the door and he just looked at me, watching me struggle. I had to ask how to open it and he snapped back 'just pull it!' ( I'd been trying to push the handle down to open it, turns out you just had to pull the door towards you, no use of the handle required.) Jeez.
I was in the embassy by 8.05. I was I907. Numbers were being called almost constantly on the big screen, though as with other reviews the I numbers were few and far between. The I numbers were being called in order, 1, 2, 3 etc. I was called up to the first window (13, with a young British gentleman) to hand in my documents at 8.35. Whilst I was there a woman ran from one of the other windows screaming, "yes, I can't believe it!!!" So he and I had a chuckle about that. He took the employment letter but wasn't interested in the pay stubs I had. He also didn't ask for the notarised letter of intent which my fiancé had had done as our petition had expired. The whole process was very simple and took just 10 minutes. I returned to my seat, expecting a long wait for the interview as I noticed that I901 had only just been called up for theirs, and they'd been calling the numbers in order for the documents check so I assumed it would be the same for the interview. Luckily I didn't have to wait long as I was called earlier than expected- right after I903.
I was called up at 9.20. The lady at the desk (15) was a nice American lady. She got me to swear my oath, give fingerprints, asked if I'd ever been in trouble with the police or if I'd ever had any trouble at immigration and then asked me to tell her a bit about how my fiancé and I met. Other questions included what he does for a living, how much does he make, what's his living situation, when did I last visit, what's been my longest visit so far, has he visited me here and what are my plans when I'm in the States. I wasn't sure how to answer that one so just blabbed on about hoping to continue in my current line of work once I get my EAD. She was very pleasant but wasn't as enthusiastic or engaged as some of the other interviewers I've read about in other reviews and was quite quiet which made me a bit nervous, especially as she asked quite a few questions to do with my fiancé's money/job/home etc, even though I knew he makes more than enough to cover the poverty limits. Think it was just me being a nervous worrier though!
She tapped away on her computer for a few moments and then said, "congratulations, you're approved, you can expect your visa in 10-14 days." The whole interview took exactly 4 minutes. It took just under 2 hours from joining the first queue to leaving. An absolute breeze 
(updated on February 27, 2014)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #13952