2010 United Kingdom Interview Thread

[Amy and Michael 21]

So, starting to worry about the last 10 days of this process. We've been incredibly blessed along every step of the journey, and I hope it continues so that I get to be with my fiance in 10 days!!! Michael had his interview last Wednesday (May 12th) and was told to expect his Passport with Visa within in about 3-5 working days, so I hope we hear something soon. We are waiting to book the flight until we hear, and we are hoping he is able to get a flight to arrive Wednesday May 26th. When he enters his info into the courier's tracking website, nothing is found at this time...so I'm starting to get nervous!! Oh, and add that the volcano is starting to act up again and flights are being cancelled!! Sooo hoping that we are not in AP or any other type of delay.

Oh, and working with Michael on posting a review, but it will probably be just this e-mail he sent me when he returned from his interview in London.

Well the drive up to London went really well, managed to park in a multi-storey pretty close to the Embassy ... Looks really grand from the outside, Won't spoil the illusion about the inside from what i seen ... appointment as you know was 9.30 ... got in que by 8.10 and inside the embassy after security checks and given a number at 8.47a.m soooo i thought this is looking good for me ...

Ha ... i was wrong , they called my number at 11.40 a.m !!! Only ten minutes at the counter giving the relevant paperwork the officer asked for .. Basic stuff , passport , police certificate and 2 photo's then copies of each ... a/d of support and then told go pay .. and bring back receipt , did that , given a p!nk form to complete and told to fill it in in the waiting area and i would be called shortly .... the consular guy was very frank and to the point ... yuck i no liked him much

Called shortly ha .. he was having a giraffe ! Waited till 12.35 to be called back to the counter ... Where a very pleasant native american lady greeted me , Good afternoon sir ! ... she asked me a swear an oath ... sign your full name and signature form , she would date it and process the rest .. Asked how we met ?... How many times we have met in person face-2-face , where i would be living . when i intended to fly , when i intended to get married and then confused the hell out of me by saying and when do you plan to move to Michigan ? .. i was like meh wft .. excuse me .. she replied back you said you were moving to Milwaukee , i said yes and she then said oh i thought you said your fiancee had a house in Wisconsin .. oh and she started laughing , really laughing ... oh my ... she said .. oh my Mi - michigan .... Wi wisconsin .. Of course Milwaukee is in Wisconsin .. silly me .. ok ok . stop laughing at me .. i had a silly moment that's all .. and she started laughing again ! .. Once she regained some posture she said .. OK.. ok ... I AM HAPPY TO PROCESS AND APPROVE YOUR VISA APPLICATION , CONGRATULATIONS .. AND PLEASE GO PAY THE COURIER ON YOUR WAY OUT ...

All in all that took what seemed like 5 minutes !!!

i SO LAUGHED AND WAS SMILING ...

Took another 10 minutes in queue to pay the courier .. and aaaah finally fresh air and seen wayne and i had a good smoke .

Good Luck and best wishes to everyone going through this extremely stressful process. Hope everyone is reunited with their loved ones soon!!!

[arwilson80 0]

I can finally get my name on the list now... Have an interview date of July 15 (but i will be asking the embassy to give me an earlier one. I don't fancy arriving the day before the rehersal dinner).

[nickm 1]

Sundrop you can add one of those lovely stars to my name.. Approved.. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO :dance: :dance: :dance:

[thatbritishlass 2]

Sundrop you can add one of those lovely stars to my name.. Approved.. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO :dance: :dance: :dance:

YAY!!!! Many congratulations Seems like you were in and out pretty quick too!!

[nickm 1]

YAY!!!! Many congratulations Seems like you were in and out pretty quick too!!

I certainly was.. got there at 8.30 and over and done with by 11.. .. easy peasy lemon squeezy.. :-)

I am sat on the floor in kingcross station waiting for my train now.. you gotta love mobile broadband..

[Kristin&David 0]

Sundrop you can add one of those lovely stars to my name.. Approved.. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO :dance: :dance: :dance:

Congratulations!!

[Leenie 15]

Sundrop you can add one of those lovely stars to my name.. Approved.. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO :dance: :dance: :dance:

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! Congratulations!!!!!

[Ricky+Vanessa 43]

Sundrop you can add one of those lovely stars to my name.. Approved.. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO :dance: :dance: :dance:

Well done!

[Christi and Ian 24]

Any advice about the interview would be so very helpful - Ian is getting a little nervous...

Alright...I'M getting a little nervous...his last round of vaccinations is tomorrow, and he's coming down with a chest cold tonight...so no vaccinations for him tomorrow, and he needs to have his medical in the next 3 weeks...

Anyway, specifically, how crazy do we need to get with the proof of relationship stuff? Pictures, letters from friends, emails, Skype conversations...? We should be good to go on everything else...

[Justine+David 218]

You can read the interview page over at the UK wiki page. Generally they do not ask for proof of on-going relationship. It's a good idea to have something to show just in case, especially if it's been a long time since you got the approval notice, although that's more situated for K1s.

Pictures, flight itineraries, e-mails are all fine.

Good luck! I am so happy for you that you guys finally got the interview. I remember reading how crazy it was getting trying to get your NOA2.

[Christi and Ian 24]

You can read the interview page over at the UK wiki page. Generally they do not ask for proof of on-going relationship. It's a good idea to have something to show just in case, especially if it's been a long time since you got the approval notice, although that's more situated for K1s.

Pictures, flight itineraries, e-mails are all fine.

Good luck! I am so happy for you that you guys finally got the interview. I remember reading how crazy it was getting trying to get your NOA2.

I didn't even know there was a interview page on the UK wiki - that's good to know - and will keep me busy while waiting - going crazy!

Yes, the whole USCIS process was just a nightmare...we're so close to the end now, it's hard to believe that something won't crop up to set us back again - that damn volcano for one...I just KNOW the day he leaves England that thing is going to have fit...

[nickm 1]

Any advice about the interview would be so very helpful - Ian is getting a little nervous...

Alright...I'M getting a little nervous...his last round of vaccinations is tomorrow, and he's coming down with a chest cold tonight...so no vaccinations for him tomorrow, and he needs to have his medical in the next 3 weeks...

Anyway, specifically, how crazy do we need to get with the proof of relationship stuff? Pictures, letters from friends, emails, Skype conversations...? We should be good to go on everything else...

I was soooo nervous about the interview, and thats just not like me, but after it is over and done with it was kind of an anti-climax. I had a very nice experience at both stages of the interview and its was very simple and straight forward.

I will write a little review so you and others can see how it went.

I got to the embassy at 8.20am. Got inside by about 8.45am. Was given a ticket number and waited for what seemed like hours lots of N- numbers were called and eventually my number came up. I went to the window and the lady was very pleasant.

She looked through my file and noticed she didnt have all my forms, so i explained that they had gotten lost and she asked if i had the originals and also apologised about losing the ones i had sent in. I handed over the documents and she said she needed to copy them, i siad i had copies if neeeded and she was very pleased about that and also commented on how organised i was and the it was nice to see.

The number one rule in my book is be prepared. I had everything in a folder, with everything labled up with post-it notes and in order. Totally geekish but it really payed off. I saw one lady there and she just had a big pile of documets and was rifleing throught them at the window, the CO didnt look too impressed :-)

I was asked for the I-134 and 2009 tax returns, i had to explain these a little as my fiancee was working in the UK for most of 2009. She said that was ll fine. And they didnt keep the originals just copies.

She asked for my birth certificate and police certificate asked a few other questions.

We had a bit a small talk and i mentioned i hadnt seen my finacee since january and she said ooo that must be hard, and said well your at the last hurdle now.

She gave me my x-rays told me to pay the fee, which was 91 pounds, and bring back the reciept, after that she gave me a courier form, which concerned me a little as it was pink and everyone else that was there had blue, so i guess the pink one is for I-visas.

I sat down again and filled in the pink form, expecting a bit of a wait but almost as soon as i had finished the form i was called up again.

The CO was a very nice man i had to swear the oath and he checked my finger prints, he asked when i met my finacee, i told him it was while i was an intern at longwood gardens and he was very inpressed with that, he knew of longwood. He then asked me about it and asked if i was going to apply for a job. That was when i had the feeling i was approved.

He said he was going to approve the visa, explained about the brown envelope told me i should go pay for the courier and wish me luck.

That was it. After all that it seemed like i had worried soo much over nothing.

It actually turned out to be a very pleasent expereince and the feeling of relief afterwards was so overwhelming i had to go and get a beer. :-)

[SunDrop 59]

Very excited, got our interview date today - 8th June So I came into work and gave notice, since I need to give 4 weeks minimum and if worse came to worst, I know I can extend my leave date. Fingers crossed everything continued to go smoothly, and we'll be able to get married on July 4th, in truly corny fashion Heck, it's the easist way to make sure he remembers our anniversary! lol

[arwilson80 0]

Very excited, got our interview date today - 8th June So I came into work and gave notice, since I need to give 4 weeks minimum and if worse came to worst, I know I can extend my leave date. Fingers crossed everything continued to go smoothly, and we'll be able to get married on July 4th, in truly corny fashion Heck, it's the easist way to make sure he remembers our anniversary! lol

I was just checking the resignation procedure today too... I can do the same as you.

...and i have a new interview date - June 17 @ 09:00

[Y&E 12]

I'm still waiting and it's increadibly depressing. I don't think that they're going to get the nice, polite Emma at the interview, more like the demanding and entitled Public School Educated Emma.