Originally Posted by anothertraveler

Seriously, don't sweat it. The interview lasted all of 2 minutes. I went in there with binders of stuff, lease agreements, proof of employment over the past 10 years, travel documents, etc -- and got asked for none of that stuff.

He basically just asked what I did for a living, then took my finger prints. My partner didn't get asked ANYTHING - literally just took prints. The rest of the time was just explaining how to use the machine.

The point of the interview is mostly just to take your prints. Much of the actual 'approval' is online.



Just be aware that it can be hard to find a GE appointment. I booked mine for 6 months after I got the conditional approval. There were no appointments available in NY, Boston, San Francisco or Las Vegas for literally 3+ months. Some places I expected to be busy, like San Diego, had availability in a few days, and then big gaps a few weeks later.

The London embassy is currently conducting interviews up until March, but I don't know what their wait time is like (I heard they're conducting 150+ interviews per day!). If you miss the London embassy opening, the other GE interviews are all in the US, Canada or a couple of other countries (I think Singapore does one, not sure.)

I'd advise you to start looking for appointments as soon as you get the conditional approval. After the Home Office step, it can take several weeks/months to get to that point. Only then can you book your interview - which can be many more weeks/months ahead, depending on availability.