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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on May 24, 2010: |
cactuscake
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
This was my 6th visit to the US Embassy in London, having been previously for J-1 visas five times! As such I was pretty much prepared for everything they expect. I even left the remote keyfob for my car behind one of the wheels so I had absolutely no metal on me whatsoever.
The embassy had opened up late due to a power failure, which meant there were quite a few people in front of me with earlier appointments than the current time, but the processed the line very quickly and I was inside the building about 30 minutes after arrival.
I had the 6th immigrant visa ticket for the day, and they were processing the third one when I got to the main waiting area. I had hoped there would be some preference given for immigrant visa interviews, but unfortunately not. On this particular day they went at a ratio of about 130 non-immigrant visa tickets to each individual immigrant visa ticket. It took about two and a half hours to be seen at the first window, where the officer found my middle name (mother's maiden surname) hilarious, which was rather rude, but I was too tired to object. I received my x-rays from the Knightsbridge doctors at this time and then returned to wait for the second stage, about another 40 minutes this time.
The second officer was a nice man, he asked me one or two questions about how I met my fiancee and ten explained that he'd already gone through my files and was happy with everything so told me I was approved and "Welcome to America!"
The line for the passport courier service was very short, so I was on my way quickly.
Advice for others - take a book (but don't fall asleep!)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6121