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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on February 6, 2010: |
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Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Arrived at 7:55 AM for a 8:00 AM interview. The queue starts from outside so its best to take an umbrella as we found out after being in the drizzle for 20 minutes. Once we reached the initial security they asked us to deposit our cell phones to a chemist a block away. Wasted another 2 pounds and 15 minutes in this process. Recommendation, leave all metal and electronics behind including your waist belt. Then secondary inspection (still outside) involved verifying the picture on the passport. The third inspection (inside) involved an xRay with *you guessed it) all metals and electronics off. Once cleared you went to the reception desk to get a paper token. Once a number was assigned we walked to the waiting hall and took a seat. This process took an entire hour.
At around 10:00 AM our number was finally called. The person validated our documents and asked us to fill a courier (pink) form for returning the passport if the visa is issued. This process took 10 minutes. He verified everything was in order and us asked to take the seat again until called. Then around 12:30 we got another call and finally reached an immigration officer. The officer asked where we met, how often we saw each other and how often she visited the US. He then corrected a mistake on our application and asked her for initials. He then said everyhting looked good and that he will approve the CR and send the passport via courier. This process took about 15 mins.
Recommendation: The waiting period can be long so bring a good book to enjoy and arrive early, Also avoid bringing any electronics or metal. This will save you precious time.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #5659