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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on January 21, 2010: |
NotworkSte
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
okdokey, I've had a little doze and some dinner, so here's a little recap on my day.
The 3 of us caught the bus down to London on Thursday night. It was a cold one up here in Scotland but the bus was running, left only half an hour late and got into London at 0815. Ended up getting to the embassy at 0915, 45 mins late.
Bad attitude at the initial securty check.
Bad attitude at the reception where you get the number.
4 hour wait before getting first call to window.
Bad attitude at first window. They had "lost" my medical results and found it after some searching at the back.
Each of the 3 people I dealt with were, I believe, British!
During my 2 hour wait for interview with ConOff we had a security alert where we moved into the passage alongside the bathrooms for 10 mins before allowing to return back to the seat.
Called to interivew. Got up there and introduced Cindy and Josie to the nicest government employee I have ever met. He smiled and said
"where did you guys meet"
"Egypt"
"Oh wow nice! Please raise your right hand"
Did affirmation
Signed DS-230 part 2
"ok you guys will be pleaaed to know I'm going to go right ahead and approved this, welcome to America!"
Seriously that was it! During the whole day there was only maybe 3 windows doing I visas at any one time. and for the second rounds I believe that most seemed to get a lengthy interview - seemed that way anyway - so I was pleasantly surprised how short mine was.
I believe since I turned up with both C and J and how nervous but together we looked, sort of amrs round each other and "close" he made a quick determination within the first couple of seconds. He never asked to see any of the documentation I brought with me. I would have hugged him if there hadn't been a partition between us. He ever shared a wee joke with Josie!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #5586