Today was the final hurdle of the process at the US Embassy in London.
I must say I was extremely impressed! I have visited the US Embassy on 3 other occasions for H2B visas and the wait time in the past had been quite long. This time around for my CR-1 I was in and out in 30 minutes!
My appointment was scheduled for 1pm. I arrived at 12.15pm and went inside. I sat down for 2 minutes and my number came straight up on the TV screen. I went to a window and an officer asked me to produce my birth certificate, marriage certificate, police certificate, passport, photos and home delivery confirmaiton (all original certificates, not copies!) I had both standard passport size and US visa sized photos, the US visa size are the ones they need (5cm x 5cm).
He took my documents and asked me to sit down again in the waiting area. I was expecting a long wait but it was only 10 minutes and I was called to the next window for the interview section.
I was greeted by a very pleasant female officer from the US and it was much more like a conversation with your friend. She just asked the following...
Where did you meet your wife?
What does she do for work?
Why were you visiting the US when you met?
When did you get married?
Where will you live?
That was it! She told me my application had been approved and I was to await an email from the courier regarding the delivery of my passport & packet for travel. Took a couple of minutes and I was out the door by 12.45pm, before my scheduled appointment!
As long as you have all your documents in order there shouldn't be many problems.
Consulate / USCIS Member Review #19915
Review on July 11, 2016:
