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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on September 26, 2011: |
dave2011
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
Fairly straightforward process in light of the enormous wealth of paperwork you read is required and mental preparation which goes hand in hand with this. Had an early appointment which was helpful and in total I recall it only took two hours from queuing up to leaving. Really and truly, the only items they asked for were the standard things (birth certificate, passport, passport pictures, affidavit of support etc). Having come armed with a whole host of supplementary items (phone bills, pictures, ticket stubs etc) none of these were requested.
I did however have one slight problem to overcome. To all those Brits who may come across my review, do read the information about birth certificates. I only had a copy of the short form, this had sufficed throughout the previous paperwork (no RFE), but upon brandishing this at interview stage I was made to seek a long version of my birth certificate (very simple process I learnt thereafter, just get in touch with your nearest registry). Despite being approved by the officer, I was required to courier this to embassy asap to generate my visa, which I duly did and thankfully without too much trepidation. As it was, my visa arrived at my house 4 days later and I was on my way to the US two days after. All in all, the formal interview took less than 5 minutes and the officers questions were incredibly routine. My advice, sound preparation makes for a quick and painless experience.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #8395