Interview Review - London Embassy

[steveNally 1]

YES!!! My fiance had his interview today and we have been APPROVED!!!!! I can't thank this place enough for giving us all the information and guidance along the way!! so we wish to write a review of his interview day to share the information!

10/17 - checked into Marble Arch Inn for 60gbp/night (book early!) ; 12 minute walk from Paddington Station & 20 min from the Embassy; BAD wifi & he paid extra!!! so we couldn't communicate as planned!!

10/18 (8am interview); my fiance left his cell phone & belongings at Marble Arch Inn for them to keep in their safe/security lock up. He arrived at the Embassy at 7:15 am to find 4 people already lined up. At 7:30 am, the line was really long and packed!! with half the people on their cellphones!!!; the lady came out at 7:30 & told them no phones/electronic devices, and half the line left for the pharmacy!!! She mentioned there was 2 pharmacy right on either side of the embassy, but besides Gould's, we don't know the other one!

At 7:30, they started letting people in and checked your appointment letter and MRV receipt ([b]we didn't know we had to pay through the extortion line until only last week!!! had we just followed the instructions on the link the appointment letter said, we would have waited to pay on the day & might not get iN!!!!! so I'd go ahead and PAY BEFOREHAND!![/b]) THe lady checking the letters was looking for the d-160 (?), which i've already read that we don't need & told my fiance (thank goodness or he would panic!)

After this, he went through a metal detector. Then saw another man who scanned the MRV receipt and gave him an interview # and went through the embassy doors to sit & wait. The room starts to fill up pretty quickly, but not all were k1 visas.

At 8:05 am, he was called to the first window, which he had his fingerprints taken. The man asked for passport, divorce decree, and birth certificate. Then he wanted to see Affidavit of Support, which we had the I-184,...!!! but he wanted I-134

On top of that, he said our letter of intent needed to be NOTARIZED if it's more than 4 months from our filing of the I-129F... (WHAT?????!!!) He wrote a note to the interviewer about that and said that it all depends on the interviewer!!! My fiance even showed him documents supporting our wedding plans - n the man went on to say depends on interviewer..! The man then handed him a pink slip which has in the back information about how tou might have to wait a long time to be called up to the window blah blah....; and in the front was a place to fill out address details for the courier. He also handed my fiance a disc with his chest xray from the medical, and said to keep it for the next stage - AOS.

At 8:25 am, fiance was called to next window, where a very nice American lady asked him 1. how did we meet 2. when did my fiance move out/divorce 3. if his kids were going to come; after that, she gave him a form to print his name & mines; then returned his original documents but kept his passport! and said we are APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! :D was told to take the pink slip & go pay the courier at the next window!!

We are both on cloud 9 now!!!!! i called him immediately when he got out and we were both in tears!! and the minute i got off the phone with him,.. I am typing this review up and it's 4 in the morning here !!!!

Good Luck to everyone!!!

[Gosia & John 0]

COngratulations!!

[souleymon 27]

Congrats..So quick

[ameribrit 37]

Many congratulations!!

[cmoore25 4]

Yay!! Congrats!

[diath 6]

Congrats!!

[LADYDARE 28]

Congratulations

[BryaNadiya 0]

Congrats!!! Hope I get my interview soon!!

[Alex & Rachel 78]

Congratulations!

Most people do seem to only have 3 or so questions asked of them at the London embassy. I had 15! It was still a very pleasant experience, however.

[ML1 0]

YES!!! My fiance had his interview today and we have been APPROVED!!!!! I can't thank this place enough for giving us all the information and guidance along the way!! so we wish to write a review of his interview day to share the information!

10/17 - checked into Marble Arch Inn for 60gbp/night (book early!) ; 12 minute walk from Paddington Station & 20 min from the Embassy; BAD wifi & he paid extra!!! so we couldn't communicate as planned!!

10/18 (8am interview); my fiance left his cell phone & belongings at Marble Arch Inn for them to keep in their safe/security lock up. He arrived at the Embassy at 7:15 am to find 4 people already lined up. At 7:30 am, the line was really long and packed!! with half the people on their cellphones!!!; the lady came out at 7:30 & told them no phones/electronic devices, and half the line left for the pharmacy!!! She mentioned there was 2 pharmacy right on either side of the embassy, but besides Gould's, we don't know the other one!

At 7:30, they started letting people in and checked your appointment letter and MRV receipt ([b]we didn't know we had to pay through the extortion line until only last week!!! had we just followed the instructions on the link the appointment letter said, we would have waited to pay on the day & might not get iN!!!!! so I'd go ahead and PAY BEFOREHAND!![/b]) THe lady checking the letters was looking for the d-160 (?), which i've already read that we don't need & told my fiance (thank goodness or he would panic!)

After this, he went through a metal detector. Then saw another man who scanned the MRV receipt and gave him an interview # and went through the embassy doors to sit & wait. The room starts to fill up pretty quickly, but not all were k1 visas.

At 8:05 am, he was called to the first window, which he had his fingerprints taken. The man asked for passport, divorce decree, and birth certificate. Then he wanted to see Affidavit of Support, which we had the I-184,...!!! but he wanted I-134

On top of that, he said our letter of intent needed to be NOTARIZED if it's more than 4 months from our filing of the I-129F... (WHAT?????!!!) He wrote a note to the interviewer about that and said that it all depends on the interviewer!!! My fiance even showed him documents supporting our wedding plans - n the man went on to say depends on interviewer..! The man then handed him a pink slip which has in the back information about how tou might have to wait a long time to be called up to the window blah blah....; and in the front was a place to fill out address details for the courier. He also handed my fiance a disc with his chest xray from the medical, and said to keep it for the next stage - AOS.

At 8:25 am, fiance was called to next window, where a very nice American lady asked him 1. how did we meet 2. when did my fiance move out/divorce 3. if his kids were going to come; after that, she gave him a form to print his name & mines; then returned his original documents but kept his passport! and said we are APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!! :D was told to take the pink slip & go pay the courier at the next window!!

We are both on cloud 9 now!!!!! i called him immediately when he got out and we were both in tears!! and the minute i got off the phone with him,.. I am typing this review up and it's 4 in the morning here !!!!

Good Luck to everyone!!!

So very happy for you! Have a question what happened with the I-134 as they we're asking for it? I'm asking because all my paper work was sent in beginning of process including I-134 As I opted for an attorney to help with process. As I'm typing waiting on response from attorney cause I have been wondering on that. I would like to know if I need to get a copy from her to send it to my fiancee for when he goes to interview. At this moment he is in process of finishing all forms on Instruction packet formerly known as packet3. Just want to make sure he has got all he needs to take to interview.

[steveNally 1]

So very happy for you! Have a question what happened with the I-134 as they we're asking for it? I'm asking because all my paper work was sent in beginning of process including I-134 As I opted for an attorney to help with process. As I'm typing waiting on response from attorney cause I have been wondering on that. I would like to know if I need to get a copy from her to send it to my fiancee for when he goes to interview. At this moment he is in process of finishing all forms on Instruction packet formerly known as packet3. Just want to make sure he has got all he needs to take to interview.

Thanks for all the congrats!!!

In the end, they didn't even care about the I-134...! wasn't asked for by the interviewer and we were just approved..!!!! however, I would suggest your fiancee still have a copy of everything..!!! my fiance came in with a binder of a copy with everything from the initial pack to pack 3 and more..!!!

[ML1 0]

Thanks!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

So very happy for you! Have a question what happened with the I-134 as they we're asking for it? I'm asking because all my paper work was sent in beginning of process including I-134 As I opted for an attorney to help with process. As I'm typing waiting on response from attorney cause I have been wondering on that. I would like to know if I need to get a copy from her to send it to my fiancee for when he goes to interview. At this moment he is in process of finishing all forms on Instruction packet formerly known as packet3. Just want to make sure he has got all he needs to take to interview.

His letter from London gave a link to the London instructions. Any experience you read on Visa Journey from someone other than London K1s will not be accurate for what your fiance does. Each consulate is different.

So if you study the instructions http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html, you'll find another link to the documents he needs for the interview http://london.usembassy.gov/interview_documents.html. Affidavit of Support is in the list. K1's fall under the instructions "All other applicants must show evidence that they are not likely to become public charges while in the United States. Use of the form I-134 is an efficient way to provide this information to the Consular Officer."

The lawyer did not need to send the I-134 with the petition. Your fiance will need it at his interview.

[faust-yusov 103]

On the DS-156-K, it requests "evidence of engagement".

What is required at the interview in respect to this? Is it merely a renewed statement of intent from petitioner and beneficiary - or do they request any evidence of your relationship?

[JadedKiwi 8]

Congratulations! That was a quick process!!