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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on June 19, 2015: |
JennyJM
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My interview was on June 17 at 1pm. I'd had a letter updating my time from 8am to 1pm but not an email. Got to the embassy at 12.15pm, by which time I was about 10th in line. Shortly after 12.30 they started processing everyone in line and doing the security check. I set off the alarm about 3 times before they realized what was causing it - a big necklace, which I normally would be aware of removing in airports but I was so nervous I forgot.
I got stickers with my number in line and sat down to wait. The screen at the front of the room was helpful in displaying which documents to get ready. I can't remember how long I waited to be seen but it didn't feel too long. Once called to the window, the guy checked I had all the documents required and asked a couple of quick questions, and I went to sit down again. I hadn't brought a print-out of the courier confirmation but it wasn't a big problem - he just had to print it himself.
Then I sat down again to await the actual interview. The lady doing the interview was pretty serious at first and then seemed to relax. She asked me the typical questions - how did my husband and I meet, what does he do for work, what do I do, do we have kids, etc. No surprises. Then she just said "Enjoy Minnesota!" and that was that!
NOTE - There are delays in visa processing at the minute due to a pretty serious sounding computer glitch at the embassy. I was advised they're taking 3-4 weeks to process rather than the usual 5 days or so. So don't book travel too close to your interview date!!!
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