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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on July 14, 2011: |
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Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My interview was on monday July 11th at 9am. I have a friend who doesn't live far from London so I stayed at his house for the weekend.
I got into London at about 7am and had a mooch around for a while. By 8:30 I'd stored my phone and mp3 player at Gould's pharmacy and was in the embassy queue. I got into the embassy at about 9am. Looking back, it might have been better to get in the queue earlier than I did.
Once I was inside. I sat down and looked at the screens. Every few seconds people wanting non-immigrant visas were being called up, and about every 5-10 minutes they called up someone wanting an immigrant visa. I knew I was going to be there for a while.
After about 2 hours they called me up. The woman at the window took my fingerprints and asked me for my documents. She took my passport, I-134, birth certificate, police record, MRV fee receipt and 2 photos. I asked her if she said 2 or 3 and she confirmed she just wanted 2 of them. The embassy website clearly asks you to bring 3 photos, so I guess they need to update that. After that she gave me a pink form and told me to fill out my details on it. The form is for the courier service who will deliver your visa. Since I didn't bring a pen, I borrowed one from the courier's desk at the back of the embassy.
A few minutes later I was called up again. There I was asked a few questions about how I met my fiancée and what she does etc. Nothing too bad. Then they said my visa was approved and to go and pay the courier at their desk. I paid the £14.80 fee with my debit card and that was that. Got out just before noon. I went for a wander around London for a bit, then went to Kings Cross for my 2:30pm train... which had been cancelled due to an incident in Doncaster! Luckily there was a train at 3pm so I didn't have to wait too long.
Overall it wasn't too bad an experience.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #7928