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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on October 21, 2020: |
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Rating:  | Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing
Had my IR1 interview earlier today and was approved. The last time I had visited the US Embassy in London was when it was located in Grosvenor Square so it was nice to see the new building.
The Embassy itself was almost empty. There were two other individuals waiting alongside me. Below are the steps I went through from arrival to leaving.
1. Entered via the South Pavilion entrance and was asked to show my DS-260 confirmation print out. This was signed by the person at the entrance.
2. Went through airport-style security.
3. Entered the actual Embassy itself and was asked to show my DS-260 confirmation print out (plus signature) to the person at reception. She then printed out an appointment number and stuck that on the sheet.
4. Was instructed to use the elevators on the right and go up to Floor 1.
5. Once at Floor 1, I was instructed to turn left, then left again until I got to windows 19-21 (I presumed these are the windows where the immigrant visa interviews are held).
6. I was called up to one of the windows by a British member of the Embassy staff and was first asked to show the print out of my courier fee payment. I was then asked to provide my original passport, marriage certificate, birth certificate, police certificate and I-864s (one for my spouse and one for my joint sponsor). He wanted photocopies of the marriage, birth and police certificates “if I had these on me†so I suppose it isn’t the end of the world if you forget to bring them. I was also asked for the most recent year’s tax transcript to accompany the I-864s (I also brought the two years before this but was told that these were not needed).
7. I was asked to provide finger prints and was given a sheet of paper explaining the rights and support available to immigrant spouses in the US.
8. I was then asked to pay the immigrant visa fee at the next cubicle along and was given a receipt.
8. I was told to sit back down and wait until I was called by another consular officer.
9. After around 20 minutes I was called up by an American consular officer who took my immigrant visa fee receipt and asked me to take an oath swearing that I was telling the truth. I was then asked the typical questions that others have asked “how did you meet your spouse?â€, “when did you get married?â€, “when are you planning a move to the US?â€
10. I was told that my visa had been approved and to allow around a week for delivery.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #28700