People between NOA2 and Interview ~2009~

[lesleysizeland 0]

The free ones are fine.

Yep. The free transcripts are all you need. They'll snail mail them to you in a week or so, or they'll fax them to you.

Thanks all, not sure why this tax info has got me in a fluster!! Cant wait to get visa in hand and stop worrying about all this and just enjoying Patrick!

[yorkshirerose22 4]

In 2004 i got jump by some one ,ended up getting a arrested and cautioned for being drunk and disordly , I wrote to Subject Acess Office requesting the information on the caution just incase i need it at some point.

I was wondering should i send a copy of this info i have on this caution with my DS forms or should i take it to the interveiw or should i jus leave it n wait to be asked?

im trying to get as much feed bk on this , making sure i get it right and dont make mistakes. taking forever already last thing i want it being delayed more .

[lesleysizeland 0]

In 2004 i got jump by some one ,ended up getting a arrested and cautioned for being drunk and disordly , I wrote to Subject Acess Office requesting the information on the caution just incase i need it at some point.

I was wondering should i send a copy of this info i have on this caution with my DS forms or should i take it to the interveiw or should i jus leave it n wait to be asked?

im trying to get as much feed bk on this , making sure i get it right and dont make mistakes. taking forever already last thing i want it being delayed more .

Does this show up on your police check?

[Nik+Heather 121]

The free ones are fine.

Yep. The free transcripts are all you need. They'll snail mail them to you in a week or so, or they'll fax them to you.

Thanks all, not sure why this tax info has got me in a fluster!! Cant wait to get visa in hand and stop worrying about all this and just enjoying Patrick!

They will be useful for AOS too. I just moved them over from Nik's interview pile to Nik's AOS pile. No repeat work.

[yorkshirerose22 4]

In 2004 i got jump by some one ,ended up getting a arrested and cautioned for being drunk and disordly , I wrote to Subject Acess Office requesting the information on the caution just incase i need it at some point.

I was wondering should i send a copy of this info i have on this caution with my DS forms or should i take it to the interveiw or should i jus leave it n wait to be asked?

im trying to get as much feed bk on this , making sure i get it right and dont make mistakes. taking forever already last thing i want it being delayed more .

Does this show up on your police check?

I havent yet got my police clearance bk, its been a week since i sent it.

[nickandkayte 0]

Well I thought I would write about my interview process for you guys My interview was on Thursday 5th November 2009 at 9:00am apparently....

So on Wednesday I checked my forms about 100 times, got my Mum and Dad to check them, got my American boss to check them, faxed them to my lawyers to check and also to my fiancee....Phew!

I am in bed by 11pm...Not asleep at 12am....1am comes around and I am either sleeping or dreaming about my visa and thinking of questions about it......By 3:30am I am up and ready to head to London, I wake up my dad about 4:45am and we head off to Oxford by 5:15am.

Arrive at Oxford at 6:20am...And get on the 6:30 train to paddington (Just to note, 2 people with a tube pass in all zones is £56.00 EACH!). By the time I am at Paddington I was throwing up with Nerves Around 7:45am. Get on the tube and get to the embassy around 8AM by which time I am feeling less sick and have managed to eat a cookie and some water.

Headed over to the nice lady with my letter and passport, and was waved in to Security. There were about 10 people ahead of me. I enter the actual embassy about 8:15AM and try to read my book, but its no use....I am just staring at that screen for 2 hour.... Honestly I didn't move. When I did get called up I almost had a heart attack "I-856 to window 13". Handed over my documents of which I had 2 of everything and photocopies... And got a "Good girl" from the embassy personnel. Paid for my visa at the window next door and sat back down with my pink courier sheet. *Sigh*

By this time its 10:20 and I am running through in my head all the interview questions, and trying to adjust my outfit so its perfect.... by 11:20 I am feeling very hungry and am still staring at that screen, haven't even touched my books! All the I numbers were called up...it got till 12:20 and I was about to go ask someone what had happened and my name got called over the intercom....Needless to say I almost feinted thinking there was something wrong, and as I walked up to window 15 I was going over everything in my head. Only to be greeted by a nice red haired lady to asked me to swear everything was true, after taking my fingerprints, to which my answer was "Yeeeep!".

She asked me the following questions

"Where did you meet online"

"How long have you been together"

"What do you have in common" God....I couldn't of picked a worse response "Sleeping with one leg out of the bed and a fondness for Maltese dogs"...She laughed at me and in my brain I was thinking *KATIE...shut up....just stop it!*

"What do you plan to do for work" Key answer here "WHEN I GET MY WORK AUTHOURIZATION I plan to become a personal trainer and nutrition specialist, since I like the gym...And food..."

"When was the next time you met"

"Why did he leave the navy""What did he do in the Navy" My reply was "He was fireman trained, and also worked with computers...Were both kinda Geeky.."

"What does he do now at Best Buy" Replied with "Hes a computer sales specialist"

"When is he planning to go to college"

"Did he join the navy right out of high school"

"What are you doing about the wedding" to which my reply was "Hes planning it" and she looked at me shocked.

"What kind of dress have you got" And my answer was "Something from my own wardrobe which I can wear again as I don't see the point in spending money on a big wedding or a big dress when half of my family cant come, for the moment its a small romantic ceremony, and in a few years time we will have a renewing of vows and a big wedding with all my family when we have the time to come up with all that money for a wedding..."

She laughed and said "Yeah I agree, there's no point spending £5,000 on a dress you will only wear once"...

She then asked about if we had a house and I told her "Not yet, I am really fussy about wardrobe sizes since I have a lot of clothes and shoes from my modeling work.... So I have to be there to see the wardrobe" And she laughed again....I honestly didn't know what was coming out of my mouth but it kept making her laugh so I just kept going! . I think its my Nerves....

Then she said "Well I am approving you visa, you will get it in about 3-5 days, you can go and pay the courier"

And then I asked her where the nearest phone box was as I needed to call my Dad to let him know, as he was walking by the embassy every hour to see if I was there, or in a Internet cafe!

Paid the courier and skipped out, to find my dad near by! Yayy! Turns out he now knows all the guards at the embassy as he was coming by every 45 mins looking to see whether I was out and gave them a wave goodbye and we were off to the Spaghetti House!

Fantastic food, highly recommended for a celebration after visa approval.

As for any tips I have:

Dress smart, I felt so much more confident knowing I had a nice dress on, Bright purple tights, some very nice pointy shoes (They did hurt but it was worth it) and a purple leather bag. Everything matched and because I felt good, by the time I hit the embassy it started to make me feel a bit more confident.

EAT! I wish I could of eaten more. The food place in the embassy closed really early

Lastly, realise it may be a long wait, but it goes by so quickly, I think the magic screen has hypnotic powers...

Edited November 6, 2009 by nickandkayte

[yorkshirerose22 4]

Well I thought I would write about my interview process for you guys My interview was on Thursday 5th November 2009 at 9:00am apparently....

So on Wednesday I checked my forms about 100 times, got my Mum and Dad to check them, got my American boss to check them, faxed them to my lawyers to check and also to my fiancee....Phew!

I am in bed by 11pm...Not asleep at 12am....1am comes around and I am either sleeping or dreaming about my visa and thinking of questions about it......By 3:30am I am up and ready to head to London, I wake up my dad about 4:45am and we head off to Oxford by 5:15am.

Arrive at Oxford at 6:20am...And get on the 6:30 train to paddington (Just to note, 2 people with a tube pass in all zones is £56.00 EACH!). By the time I am at Paddington I was throwing up with Nerves Around 7:45am. Get on the tube and get to the embassy around 8AM by which time I am feeling less sick and have managed to eat a cookie and some water.

Headed over to the nice lady with my letter and passport, and was waved in to Security. There were about 10 people ahead of me. I enter the actual embassy about 8:15AM and try to read my book, but its no use....I am just staring at that screen for 2 hour.... Honestly I didn't move. When I did get called up I almost had a heart attack "I-856 to window 13". Handed over my documents of which I had 2 of everything and photocopies... And got a "Good girl" from the embassy personnel. Paid for my visa at the window next door and sat back down with my pink courier sheet. *Sigh*

By this time its 10:20 and I am running through in my head all the interview questions, and trying to adjust my outfit so its perfect.... by 11:20 I am feeling very hungry and am still staring at that screen, haven't even touched my books! All the I numbers were called up...it got till 12:20 and I was about to go ask someone what had happened and my name got called over the intercom....Needless to say I almost feinted thinking there was something wrong, and as I walked up to window 15 I was going over everything in my head. Only to be greeted by a nice red haired lady to asked me to swear everything was true, after taking my fingerprints, to which my answer was "Yeeeep!".

She asked me the following questions

"Where did you meet online"

"How long have you been together"

"What do you have in common" God....I couldn't of picked a worse response "Sleeping with one leg out of the bed and a fondness for Maltese dogs"...She laughed at me and in my brain I was thinking *KATIE...shut up....just stop it!*

"What do you plan to do for work" Key answer here "WHEN I GET MY WORK AUTHOURIZATION I plan to become a personal trainer and nutrition specialist, since I like the gym...And food..."

"When was the next time you met"

"Why did he leave the navy""What did he do in the Navy" My reply was "He was fireman trained, and also worked with computers...Were both kinda Geeky.."

"What does he do now at Best Buy" Replied with "Hes a computer sales specialist"

"When is he planning to go to college"

"Did he join the navy right out of high school"

"What are you doing about the wedding" to which my reply was "Hes planning it" and she looked at me shocked.

"What kind of dress have you got" And my answer was "Something from my own wardrobe which I can wear again as I don't see the point in spending money on a big wedding or a big dress when half of my family cant come, for the moment its a small romantic ceremony, and in a few years time we will have a renewing of vows and a big wedding with all my family when we have the time to come up with all that money for a wedding..."

She laughed and said "Yeah I agree, there's no point spending £5,000 on a dress you will only wear once"...

She then asked about if we had a house and I told her "Not yet, I am really fussy about wardrobe sizes since I have a lot of clothes and shoes from my modeling work.... So I have to be there to see the wardrobe" And she laughed again....I honestly didn't know what was coming out of my mouth but it kept making her laugh so I just kept going! . I think its my Nerves....

Then she said "Well I am approving you visa, you will get it in about 3-5 days, you can go and pay the courier"

And then I asked her where the nearest phone box was as I needed to call my Dad to let him know, as he was walking by the embassy every hour to see if I was there, or in a Internet cafe!

Paid the courier and skipped out, to find my dad near by! Yayy! Turns out he now knows all the guards at the embassy as he was coming by every 45 mins looking to see whether I was out and gave them a wave goodbye and we were off to the Spaghetti House!

Fantastic food, highly recommended for a celebration after visa approval.

As for any tips I have:

Dress smart, I felt so much more confident knowing I had a nice dress on, Bright purple tights, some very nice pointy shoes (They did hurt but it was worth it) and a purple leather bag. Everything matched and because I felt good, by the time I hit the embassy it started to make me feel a bit more confident.

EAT! I wish I could of eaten more. The food place in the embassy closed really early

Lastly, realise it may be a long wait, but it goes by so quickly, I think the magic screen has hypnotic powers...

congratulations . carnt wait till i can get it over n done with .

[TracyTN 237]

I love your recap! 'The magic screen'

[lesleysizeland 0]

In 2004 i got jump by some one ,ended up getting a arrested and cautioned for being drunk and disordly , I wrote to Subject Acess Office requesting the information on the caution just incase i need it at some point.

I was wondering should i send a copy of this info i have on this caution with my DS forms or should i take it to the interveiw or should i jus leave it n wait to be asked?

im trying to get as much feed bk on this , making sure i get it right and dont make mistakes. taking forever already last thing i want it being delayed more .

Does this show up on your police check?

I havent yet got my police clearance bk, its been a week since i sent it.

I could be wrong but if it is not on your police clearance dont mention it unless the embassy does, take the info you have just incase its needed.

[yorkshirerose22 4]

In 2004 i got jump by some one ,ended up getting a arrested and cautioned for being drunk and disordly , I wrote to Subject Acess Office requesting the information on the caution just incase i need it at some point.

I was wondering should i send a copy of this info i have on this caution with my DS forms or should i take it to the interveiw or should i jus leave it n wait to be asked?

im trying to get as much feed bk on this , making sure i get it right and dont make mistakes. taking forever already last thing i want it being delayed more .

Does this show up on your police check?

I havent yet got my police clearance bk, its been a week since i sent it.

I could be wrong but if it is not on your police clearance dont mention it unless the embassy does, take the info you have just incase its needed.

Ok Thank you for the advice

[lesleysizeland 0]

Well I thought I would write about my interview process for you guys My interview was on Thursday 5th November 2009 at 9:00am apparently....

So on Wednesday I checked my forms about 100 times, got my Mum and Dad to check them, got my American boss to check them, faxed them to my lawyers to check and also to my fiancee....Phew!

I am in bed by 11pm...Not asleep at 12am....1am comes around and I am either sleeping or dreaming about my visa and thinking of questions about it......By 3:30am I am up and ready to head to London, I wake up my dad about 4:45am and we head off to Oxford by 5:15am.

Arrive at Oxford at 6:20am...And get on the 6:30 train to paddington (Just to note, 2 people with a tube pass in all zones is £56.00 EACH!). By the time I am at Paddington I was throwing up with Nerves Around 7:45am. Get on the tube and get to the embassy around 8AM by which time I am feeling less sick and have managed to eat a cookie and some water.

Headed over to the nice lady with my letter and passport, and was waved in to Security. There were about 10 people ahead of me. I enter the actual embassy about 8:15AM and try to read my book, but its no use....I am just staring at that screen for 2 hour.... Honestly I didn't move. When I did get called up I almost had a heart attack "I-856 to window 13". Handed over my documents of which I had 2 of everything and photocopies... And got a "Good girl" from the embassy personnel. Paid for my visa at the window next door and sat back down with my pink courier sheet. *Sigh*

By this time its 10:20 and I am running through in my head all the interview questions, and trying to adjust my outfit so its perfect.... by 11:20 I am feeling very hungry and am still staring at that screen, haven't even touched my books! All the I numbers were called up...it got till 12:20 and I was about to go ask someone what had happened and my name got called over the intercom....Needless to say I almost feinted thinking there was something wrong, and as I walked up to window 15 I was going over everything in my head. Only to be greeted by a nice red haired lady to asked me to swear everything was true, after taking my fingerprints, to which my answer was "Yeeeep!".

She asked me the following questions

"Where did you meet online"

"How long have you been together"

"What do you have in common" God....I couldn't of picked a worse response "Sleeping with one leg out of the bed and a fondness for Maltese dogs"...She laughed at me and in my brain I was thinking *KATIE...shut up....just stop it!*

"What do you plan to do for work" Key answer here "WHEN I GET MY WORK AUTHOURIZATION I plan to become a personal trainer and nutrition specialist, since I like the gym...And food..."

"When was the next time you met"

"Why did he leave the navy""What did he do in the Navy" My reply was "He was fireman trained, and also worked with computers...Were both kinda Geeky.."

"What does he do now at Best Buy" Replied with "Hes a computer sales specialist"

"When is he planning to go to college"

"Did he join the navy right out of high school"

"What are you doing about the wedding" to which my reply was "Hes planning it" and she looked at me shocked.

"What kind of dress have you got" And my answer was "Something from my own wardrobe which I can wear again as I don't see the point in spending money on a big wedding or a big dress when half of my family cant come, for the moment its a small romantic ceremony, and in a few years time we will have a renewing of vows and a big wedding with all my family when we have the time to come up with all that money for a wedding..."

She laughed and said "Yeah I agree, there's no point spending £5,000 on a dress you will only wear once"...

She then asked about if we had a house and I told her "Not yet, I am really fussy about wardrobe sizes since I have a lot of clothes and shoes from my modeling work.... So I have to be there to see the wardrobe" And she laughed again....I honestly didn't know what was coming out of my mouth but it kept making her laugh so I just kept going! . I think its my Nerves....

Then she said "Well I am approving you visa, you will get it in about 3-5 days, you can go and pay the courier"

And then I asked her where the nearest phone box was as I needed to call my Dad to let him know, as he was walking by the embassy every hour to see if I was there, or in a Internet cafe!

Paid the courier and skipped out, to find my dad near by! Yayy! Turns out he now knows all the guards at the embassy as he was coming by every 45 mins looking to see whether I was out and gave them a wave goodbye and we were off to the Spaghetti House!

Fantastic food, highly recommended for a celebration after visa approval.

As for any tips I have:

Dress smart, I felt so much more confident knowing I had a nice dress on, Bright purple tights, some very nice pointy shoes (They did hurt but it was worth it) and a purple leather bag. Everything matched and because I felt good, by the time I hit the embassy it started to make me feel a bit more confident.

EAT! I wish I could of eaten more. The food place in the embassy closed really early

Lastly, realise it may be a long wait, but it goes by so quickly, I think the magic screen has hypnotic powers...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Brilliant answers!! Makes me nervous just reading yours!

[nickandkayte 0]

I love your recap! 'The magic screen'

I am so shocked I stared at a screen....for 4 hours....Mostly it just displayed "Welcome to the US Embassy". But now and again it would go "Now calling.." and everyone would stare and be on the edge of their seats. Its like winning the lottery when your called. Get up from your seat and your like "HAHA I won!" ...Only to realise you havent won, and its not a game, its just a freaking screen.... It probally was me just being sleepy. By the time I got back on Thursday and went to my gym class (Yes, you heard that, I was half asleep but still went) and came home I had been up 40 hours, still recovering today, and the sad thing is, on a good traffic day I am 2 hours 20 from london! Arghhh!

[fulamuso 0]

can we be approved at the interview pending receipt of the police certificate, just in case it gets delayed?? or if he doesn't have it at the interview will he be denied? he's got absolutely no record so it should come out "no trace" or whatever..

this is all so hard

[gmjdmj 2]

They will approve pending but I wouldn't worry. The amount of time it has taken us to get an interview scheduled from the time we sent in docs which was over 3 weeks ago and then even if they schedule it soon add another 2 weeks minimum, you should have the police certificate back way before the interview.

[Wendy_n_John 0]

They will approve pending but I wouldn't worry. The amount of time it has taken us to get an interview scheduled from the time we sent in docs which was over 3 weeks ago and then even if they schedule it soon add another 2 weeks minimum, you should have the police certificate back way before the interview.

Hey question when the Embassy does schedule the interview.. they will send John an email and a hard copy letter telling him exactly what to pring to his interview right??? and in doing so.. John is going to bring everything else since we started, just to be sure theres nothing they might as for that he "eaves at home".

Can one of you UK embassy past interviewees.. pleas econfirm the emial and hard copy processes for me? Thanks!