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| London, United Kingdom |  Review on November 18, 2010: |
Montana + Joseph
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I was absolutely terrified of my interview at the US embassy in London. I travelled via train from Canterbury that morning and was there an hour or so early. I lined up outside the embassy with my appointment letter and passport, this was inspected and then I was taken through security. Security were pleasant and quick. I then entered the embassy and was given a number. I sat down in the first side (all UK staff) and waited for my number to be called. Temporary visas (e.g. for camp america volunteers) were very popular and I must have seen 50-60 of these get called before a single immigration visa was called. The first set of windows are all UK staff and here you simply present your evidence/documents for inspection. I then had to pay the embassy processing fee and wait to be called for the second side (US staff) of the embassy interview. This took around an hour of waiting by which point I was a nervous wreck. The massive anti-climax however was just how charming and approachable the US staff seemed. I was interviewed by a middle aged gentleman who spoke quite informally and calmly about the petition process/asked a few questions in a seemingly conversation style rather than an interrogation. After this I was told he was going to approve the petition and "Welcome to America" 
In total the interview took 2 and a half hours and for anyone approaching it, the only advice I can offer is to try and not be so nervous about it. The London US embassy seems to be a pretty nice place compared to the experiences of other VJ members at other embassies.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6890