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| London, United Kingdom |  Review #7224 on March 4, 2011: |
Chamie
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I have to admit, ever since I joined this forum, I have been looking forward to the day when I can write one of these! :-)
Some of you will have noticed that we had a bit of a shorter lead time, due to the fact that we expedited the USCIS portion on medical grounds. We also figured we may as well see if we could do the same for the interview too...so we emailed them stating that the USCIS part had been expedited and provided all the documentation and asked if they would consider doing the same for the interview. To our surprise, they did! So on Tuesday morning we received a response from the Embassy informing us that the interview was in 4 days time! This was swiftly followed by me working myself into a panic on Tuesday night as I stressed about whether or not we had all the evidence for the I-134. More on this shortly...
So...interview day. I live about an hour from London and my appointment was at 8.30am. I woke up at 5am to speak to my fiancé on Skype ... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #7216 on March 3, 2011: |
Emler
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i took the train down the night before - good job as all the trains were running late, the timetables were all over the place! I was coming from Devon, so wanted to give myself plenty of time.
My appointment was at 9am, I was staying at The Cumberland (got a great deal on lastminute.com) which is right next to marble arch - literally. So i was only 5-10 mins walk away from the Embassy.
I checked out of the hotel at 07:45am and walked to Goulds pharmacy to drop off my bag/electricals - they will store everythingfor you there for £3, so i gave them my overnight bag as well as my electricals - so payed £6. This meant i just had to take my paperwork with me and my wallet. I already had my American passport pictures that i had got from them the night before - £10 for 6.
I got to the line for the consolate at 8am, after about 10 mins you get to the first person who asks to look at your appointment letter, your MRV fee payment recipt, and yo... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #7174 on February 17, 2011: |
Mal and Meg
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After dropping my bag and jacket off at Goulds pharmacy I headed to wards the embassy. On arriving i was asked for my appointment letter, MRV receipt my passport and a DS 160, whihc i did not have as its not applicable to the K1 visa. I then waited in line to go through the security checks which only took about 5 minutes.
On entering the embassy at 8.37 I was given ticket number I914 and then i heded to the waiting room. Every 30 seconds or so it seemed they called out N numbers for the non immigrants which there seemed to be alot more of these than I numbers.
It was 11.45 by the time my I914 was called up and I was asked to go to window 13 (Mal & Meg lucky number) I felt nervous as I walked to the counter with all the folders and pictures i had....
On arriving at the window the girl asked me to confirm my name and then asked if I had done my medical....and i was thinking oh no  I told her I had it on the 5th of January so she we... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #7168 on February 16, 2011: |
li-lu84
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Arrived at Goulds chemist at 7.20ish am to find it open already and being run with military precision! Paid 3 pounds for them to store my mobile and off I went to the Embassy - a 3 min walk away. My appointment was at 8.30am so I joined the already growing queue. Waited for about 15mins and got to first checkpoint - had to hand lady my appointment letter/asking about electronics on your person - once checked stayed in queue outside for a guy to check my passport and letter again. We were then called in groups of 4 through security (like an airport).
Once I got into the embassy I went to the front desk, was given a number (beginning with I for immigrant) and proceeded to the waiting room. The room is pretty large with about 8 screens in the middle of it. To the right are a bunch of windows (like in a bank!) with officials sat behind. I sat down and began my wait.
Tens upon tens of N numbers were called, non immigrant studenty types mainly! A few E numbers, ... read complete review
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #7159 on February 12, 2011: |
SLP1023
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I wasn't actually at the interview, as my fiance was the one who had to attend, but from his point of view: it took about 1 hour to get through security (so arrive early!), then he was called to an area where he submitted the I-134 and supporting documents, as well as the original and photocopy of all other documents necessary for the interview. He then was told to sit down and wait until he was called. About an hour later, he was called again, this time for the interview. The man simply asked him if I was there with him, to which he replied, "no, she's in California, probably asleep", and then he asked him where about my address/location was in the city I live, and then he signed the paperwork and that was it! Then he made arrangements to have the visa sent via courier service. One thing the interviewer mentioned - when you go to make your flights, if you have to make a connecting flight in the US prior to your final destination, he warned Gary to have a 5-6 hour layover, as there is ... read complete review
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