K3 interview london - my experience 16/5

[Rahu1 0]

Hello all

I have followed the forums for a while and read about people who share the same frustrations as I over the Visa process, so I thought I would post a few lines about my experience with the K3 interview in London I had today.

My interview was scheduled for 9am and I turned up nice and early at 8.15am and was directed into the appropriate queue by a nice lady! Note if you have anything in your pockets (wallet, coins etc) you will be given a clear plastic bag to put them in, also if you bring phones etc then you will have to leave them at the security gate as they are not allowed inside. Once in the right queue there then followed a wait of about 45 mins before someone looked at my form and passport and I joined another queue for entry into the embassy, this queue was about 15 mins long as they take everyone through airport style security (you will have to take off belts and watches and have them scanned).

Then I was inside the embassy, you follow the signs round the outside of the building for "VISAS" and then when you actually enter the building another nice lady at reception awaits you. She looks at your letter and passport, gives you a number and instructs you to go up the stairs into the main room and wait for your number to be called. The main room is nice and spacious, not to full and has plasma TVs around the place which have the numbers of people waiting to be called, which desk you should go to etc. There is also a loud speaker which calls out your number and tells you which desk to goto.....don't dally if you are called as they will skip you and then you have to wait longer! (Toilets are on the right as you enter the room!)

I waited about 5 mins before my number was called and then had to goto Desk no 1 where a lady (nice bu not friendly) asked me to do the following

1. Give her my passport

2. Give her photos

3. Had to have my fingerprints taken

4. Had to provide original and copy of Marriage Cert, Birth Cert, Police Cert

5. Had to give her the Finacial Affidavit information from my wife.

I had all my papers in individual plastic sheets to be organised...she wasn't happy at this and told me to take them out of the sheets before giving them to her! Oh before I forget after giving her my photos she then told me to go round the corner to give my $100 processing fee which I did. In total I was with her about 10/15 mins.

As we finished she gave me a courier form which I had to fill my name and address out on so that when I was given the Visa they could courier the passport back to me. She then told me to sit and wait tobe called for interview.....I literally sat down for 30 secs and my number was called again!!!

So now for the interview...again very straight forward....questions were

1. Where is your wife now (answer - in America)

2. Raise your right and hand and promise to tell the truth (asnwer - ok then)

3. Sign these two forms here and here

and then....ok you are done...you passed...please goto the courier desk, pay your fee and you will get your Visa in 3-5 days.

Less than 30 mins and I was done....pretty stright forward and everyone was nice.

So for those that still have to go through this....don't worry too much just make sure you have the right docs and you will be fine!

Any questions let me know

cheers

Rahul

[Ngk 0]

Congratulationsand Good luck!!!

[barnaby 0]

Sounds straight forward. I am going to have to do the same thing, but have a little ways to go first.

Where did you guys get married? In UK or US or somewhere else?

Hello all

I have followed the forums for a while and read about people who share the same frustrations as I over the Visa process, so I thought I would post a few lines about my experience with the K3 interview in London I had today.

My interview was scheduled for 9am and I turned up nice and early at 8.15am and was directed into the appropriate queue by a nice lady! Note if you have anything in your pockets (wallet, coins etc) you will be given a clear plastic bag to put them in, also if you bring phones etc then you will have to leave them at the security gate as they are not allowed inside. Once in the right queue there then followed a wait of about 45 mins before someone looked at my form and passport and I joined another queue for entry into the embassy, this queue was about 15 mins long as they take everyone through airport style security (you will have to take off belts and watches and have them scanned).

Then I was inside the embassy, you follow the signs round the outside of the building for "VISAS" and then when you actually enter the building another nice lady at reception awaits you. She looks at your letter and passport, gives you a number and instructs you to go up the stairs into the main room and wait for your number to be called. The main room is nice and spacious, not to full and has plasma TVs around the place which have the numbers of people waiting to be called, which desk you should go to etc. There is also a loud speaker which calls out your number and tells you which desk to goto.....don't dally if you are called as they will skip you and then you have to wait longer! (Toilets are on the right as you enter the room!)

I waited about 5 mins before my number was called and then had to goto Desk no 1 where a lady (nice bu not friendly) asked me to do the following

1. Give her my passport

2. Give her photos

3. Had to have my fingerprints taken

4. Had to provide original and copy of Marriage Cert, Birth Cert, Police Cert

5. Had to give her the Finacial Affidavit information from my wife.

I had all my papers in individual plastic sheets to be organised...she wasn't happy at this and told me to take them out of the sheets before giving them to her! Oh before I forget after giving her my photos she then told me to go round the corner to give my $100 processing fee which I did. In total I was with her about 10/15 mins.

As we finished she gave me a courier form which I had to fill my name and address out on so that when I was given the Visa they could courier the passport back to me. She then told me to sit and wait tobe called for interview.....I literally sat down for 30 secs and my number was called again!!!

So now for the interview...again very straight forward....questions were

1. Where is your wife now (answer - in America)

2. Raise your right and hand and promise to tell the truth (asnwer - ok then)

3. Sign these two forms here and here

and then....ok you are done...you passed...please goto the courier desk, pay your fee and you will get your Visa in 3-5 days.

Less than 30 mins and I was done....pretty stright forward and everyone was nice.

So for those that still have to go through this....don't worry too much just make sure you have the right docs and you will be fine!

Any questions let me know

cheers

Rahul

[NikkisPrecious 0]

Could you fill in your timeline too, would be very interested in knowing how long the whole visa process took for you thanks

[MaydayDas 1]

Congratulations

[Lil-Lost-Girl 0]

Congratulations

[Leney 0]

Yay! Well done Congrats!

[homesick_american 1]

Congrats!

[Rahu1 0]

Could you fill in your timeline too, would be very interested in knowing how long the whole visa process took for you thanks

Have done so..hope it helps!

[NikkisPrecious 0]

Thankyou and congratulations!

i have to ask, your consulate says Armenia.. i thought it was london? or was it in london coz they don't have one there?

[Rahu1 0]

how weird...amended it to London.....it was London and I am UK Cit!

[NikkisPrecious 0]

Nice one! Congratulations again, and good luck with getting back to your spouse

[Sash 0]

Hello all

I have followed the forums for a while and read about people who share the same frustrations as I over the Visa process, so I thought I would post a few lines about my experience with the K3 interview in London I had today.

My interview was scheduled for 9am and I turned up nice and early at 8.15am and was directed into the appropriate queue by a nice lady! Note if you have anything in your pockets (wallet, coins etc) you will be given a clear plastic bag to put them in, also if you bring phones etc then you will have to leave them at the security gate as they are not allowed inside. Once in the right queue there then followed a wait of about 45 mins before someone looked at my form and passport and I joined another queue for entry into the embassy, this queue was about 15 mins long as they take everyone through airport style security (you will have to take off belts and watches and have them scanned).

Then I was inside the embassy, you follow the signs round the outside of the building for "VISAS" and then when you actually enter the building another nice lady at reception awaits you. She looks at your letter and passport, gives you a number and instructs you to go up the stairs into the main room and wait for your number to be called. The main room is nice and spacious, not to full and has plasma TVs around the place which have the numbers of people waiting to be called, which desk you should go to etc. There is also a loud speaker which calls out your number and tells you which desk to goto.....don't dally if you are called as they will skip you and then you have to wait longer! (Toilets are on the right as you enter the room!)

I waited about 5 mins before my number was called and then had to goto Desk no 1 where a lady (nice bu not friendly) asked me to do the following

1. Give her my passport

2. Give her photos

3. Had to have my fingerprints taken

4. Had to provide original and copy of Marriage Cert, Birth Cert, Police Cert

5. Had to give her the Finacial Affidavit information from my wife.

I had all my papers in individual plastic sheets to be organised...she wasn't happy at this and told me to take them out of the sheets before giving them to her! Oh before I forget after giving her my photos she then told me to go round the corner to give my $100 processing fee which I did. In total I was with her about 10/15 mins.

As we finished she gave me a courier form which I had to fill my name and address out on so that when I was given the Visa they could courier the passport back to me. She then told me to sit and wait tobe called for interview.....I literally sat down for 30 secs and my number was called again!!!

So now for the interview...again very straight forward....questions were

1. Where is your wife now (answer - in America)

2. Raise your right and hand and promise to tell the truth (asnwer - ok then)

3. Sign these two forms here and here

and then....ok you are done...you passed...please goto the courier desk, pay your fee and you will get your Visa in 3-5 days.

Less than 30 mins and I was done....pretty stright forward and everyone was nice.

So for those that still have to go through this....don't worry too much just make sure you have the right docs and you will be fine!

Any questions let me know

cheers

Rahul

Hi Rahul,

I've just sent off the form to say that I have all my documents for the spouse visa & have already arranged my medical for the end of the month as was asked to do this as soon as possible by the embassy (should add that whole process to date has been through US Embassy in London).

Once you'd sent off your form saying that you had all doc's how long did it take till you had your interview?

Thanks for any help you or others might be able to provide.

Sasha

Hello all

I have followed the forums for a while and read about people who share the same frustrations as I over the Visa process, so I thought I would post a few lines about my experience with the K3 interview in London I had today.

My interview was scheduled for 9am and I turned up nice and early at 8.15am and was directed into the appropriate queue by a nice lady! Note if you have anything in your pockets (wallet, coins etc) you will be given a clear plastic bag to put them in, also if you bring phones etc then you will have to leave them at the security gate as they are not allowed inside. Once in the right queue there then followed a wait of about 45 mins before someone looked at my form and passport and I joined another queue for entry into the embassy, this queue was about 15 mins long as they take everyone through airport style security (you will have to take off belts and watches and have them scanned).

Then I was inside the embassy, you follow the signs round the outside of the building for "VISAS" and then when you actually enter the building another nice lady at reception awaits you. She looks at your letter and passport, gives you a number and instructs you to go up the stairs into the main room and wait for your number to be called. The main room is nice and spacious, not to full and has plasma TVs around the place which have the numbers of people waiting to be called, which desk you should go to etc. There is also a loud speaker which calls out your number and tells you which desk to goto.....don't dally if you are called as they will skip you and then you have to wait longer! (Toilets are on the right as you enter the room!)

I waited about 5 mins before my number was called and then had to goto Desk no 1 where a lady (nice bu not friendly) asked me to do the following

1. Give her my passport

2. Give her photos

3. Had to have my fingerprints taken

4. Had to provide original and copy of Marriage Cert, Birth Cert, Police Cert

5. Had to give her the Finacial Affidavit information from my wife.

I had all my papers in individual plastic sheets to be organised...she wasn't happy at this and told me to take them out of the sheets before giving them to her! Oh before I forget after giving her my photos she then told me to go round the corner to give my $100 processing fee which I did. In total I was with her about 10/15 mins.

As we finished she gave me a courier form which I had to fill my name and address out on so that when I was given the Visa they could courier the passport back to me. She then told me to sit and wait tobe called for interview.....I literally sat down for 30 secs and my number was called again!!!

So now for the interview...again very straight forward....questions were

1. Where is your wife now (answer - in America)

2. Raise your right and hand and promise to tell the truth (asnwer - ok then)

3. Sign these two forms here and here

and then....ok you are done...you passed...please goto the courier desk, pay your fee and you will get your Visa in 3-5 days.

Less than 30 mins and I was done....pretty stright forward and everyone was nice.

So for those that still have to go through this....don't worry too much just make sure you have the right docs and you will be fine!

Any questions let me know

cheers

Rahul

[Sash 0]

Hi Rahul,

I've just sent off the form to say that I have all my documents for the spouse visa & have already arranged my medical for the end of the month as was asked to do this as soon as possible by the embassy (should add that whole process to date has been through US Embassy in London).

Once you'd sent off your form saying that you had all doc's how long did it take till you had your interview?

Thanks for any help you or others might be able to provide.

Sasha

Hello all

I have followed the forums for a while and read about people who share the same frustrations as I over the Visa process, so I thought I would post a few lines about my experience with the K3 interview in London I had today.

My interview was scheduled for 9am and I turned up nice and early at 8.15am and was directed into the appropriate queue by a nice lady! Note if you have anything in your pockets (wallet, coins etc) you will be given a clear plastic bag to put them in, also if you bring phones etc then you will have to leave them at the security gate as they are not allowed inside. Once in the right queue there then followed a wait of about 45 mins before someone looked at my form and passport and I joined another queue for entry into the embassy, this queue was about 15 mins long as they take everyone through airport style security (you will have to take off belts and watches and have them scanned).

Then I was inside the embassy, you follow the signs round the outside of the building for "VISAS" and then when you actually enter the building another nice lady at reception awaits you. She looks at your letter and passport, gives you a number and instructs you to go up the stairs into the main room and wait for your number to be called. The main room is nice and spacious, not to full and has plasma TVs around the place which have the numbers of people waiting to be called, which desk you should go to etc. There is also a loud speaker which calls out your number and tells you which desk to goto.....don't dally if you are called as they will skip you and then you have to wait longer! (Toilets are on the right as you enter the room!)

I waited about 5 mins before my number was called and then had to goto Desk no 1 where a lady (nice bu not friendly) asked me to do the following

1. Give her my passport

2. Give her photos

3. Had to have my fingerprints taken

4. Had to provide original and copy of Marriage Cert, Birth Cert, Police Cert

5. Had to give her the Finacial Affidavit information from my wife.

I had all my papers in individual plastic sheets to be organised...she wasn't happy at this and told me to take them out of the sheets before giving them to her! Oh before I forget after giving her my photos she then told me to go round the corner to give my $100 processing fee which I did. In total I was with her about 10/15 mins.

As we finished she gave me a courier form which I had to fill my name and address out on so that when I was given the Visa they could courier the passport back to me. She then told me to sit and wait tobe called for interview.....I literally sat down for 30 secs and my number was called again!!!

So now for the interview...again very straight forward....questions were

1. Where is your wife now (answer - in America)

2. Raise your right and hand and promise to tell the truth (asnwer - ok then)

3. Sign these two forms here and here

and then....ok you are done...you passed...please goto the courier desk, pay your fee and you will get your Visa in 3-5 days.

Less than 30 mins and I was done....pretty stright forward and everyone was nice.

So for those that still have to go through this....don't worry too much just make sure you have the right docs and you will be fine!

Any questions let me know

cheers

Rahul