|
|
| London, United Kingdom |  Review on March 29, 2011: |
nylonmac
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Waking up at 5:15 has never been so easy. I showered, ate some cereal, drank some coffee and headed out to the train station. £15 for a return on the 6:10 to London Liverpool Street, and at 6:40, I was getting on the central line to Bond Street. Coming out of the station, I turned left and walked toward Selfridges. With nature calling loudly, I ducked into a Starbucks and then bought a latte for queueing up. I waited outside Gould's pharmacy for it to open and stored my phone and camera and bought 2 US sized photos. The queue was starting to build up, loads of students doing camp America were going for their work visas. A girl behind had a UK sized photo and was told by her friends to go get a US one incase they decline her on the wrong sized photo.
The queue moved pretty quickly from 7:30 onwards. I was told to line up on the left rather than with the nonimmigrants and was nearly rushed through security. I went around the corner and told to wait in the waiting room with no. I900 as my ticket. At 8 am, I was called to window 14 and handed over my birth certificate and copy, passport, police certificate, i134 and 4 paystubs to support it, 2 us sized photos and then was asked to sign the documents and got my fingerprints scanned by an English employee. He told me to go back and sit down and he gave me a CD with my xray images.
At 8:30, the time on my interview letter, I was called to window 15. A nice American man named Gary asked my name, unsure of how my surname was pronounced, but he was fine with it, he then asked me to scan my fingerprints to ensure it was me and told me my paperwork was in order. He then asked me to sign the document and asked me to raise my right hand to declare that what I was about to say was truthful. He then asked me how Dawn and I met, I toldhim how we met and when I proposed to her, then he asked me her profession and what I plan to do. He asked when I plan to fly out and when we plan to marry. Then he told me the words I was so eager to hear: 'congratulations, your application has been approved, you'll receive your passport and visa in 7-10 days.'.
I thanked him and was over the moon, went to the courier desk and paid my £14 then rushed out to the pharmacy and called dawn at 3:50 her time!
All in all, the experience was great. I took way more documentation than was necessary but everyone there was polite and friendly. Maybe that could be due to the colour of my skin or religion, but I would like to think it is because I was polite and friendly with them.
| |
|
Consulate / USCIS Member Review #7331