L1A blanket - London
 

Hi all, you have been a brilliant source of information, thank you. I posted previously about how to avoid being taken to secondary. I did not come across well, so apologies for that.

Anyway, the L-1a blanket was approved last week in London and we now have visas in hand. If anyone would like to know more about the process please let me know.

Re: L1A blanket - London
 

Congratulations!

Would you mind letting me know how the embassy experience went at the new embassy in London? How did the person interviewing you come across?

Thanks!

Re: L1A blanket - London
 

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I will ask admin to close your other accounts and merge your posts. Please do not open up any further accounts as they will just be banned instantly.

Thanks.

Re: L1A blanket - London
 

Yes, please do so. The multiple accounts were due to me having trouble logging in rather than any malicious intent on my part. Sorry about that.

Re the visa experience. New London embassy was fine. Arrived 30 mins before but still a sizeable queue and limited shelter so bring an umbrella.

Once you get in, another queue where you are given a ticket and instructed to wait in the first floor area. Short wait of about 10 minutes to first kiosk where paperwork was reviewed and fingerprints taken. Instructed to pay fee at cashier desk then waited at the opposite side of floor for interview.

Waited about 45 mins then seen a friendly person who looked through paperwork and asked a few simple questions. Eg ‘tell me about who you will be managing’ ‘what will your annual salary be’ and to my spouse ‘how long have you been married’. Then a simple ‘your visa is approved and will be returned within a week, enjoy your stay’. So all in all about 2 hours and that was a lunchtime appointment so imagine would be quicker if an early one.

Note there did not seem to be any refreshments available - no vending machine or water fountain so you may want to take something with you. Everyone was polite and friendly and the whole experience was painless. The anticipation was worse!

Re: L1A blanket - London
 

Ah thank you much appreciated! I know I will be bricking it if I get to the embassy interview stage so good to know about recent experiences people had at the embassy!

Re: L1A blanket - London
 

Don't stress about it. Be honest, straightforward, and pay attention. :) I had my L1B blanket visa approved last week and passport returned to me in 3 days. Very similar to the experience described above. All I was asked was a brief description of my job role.