So I went to London... And went to the US Embassy... AND GOT MY VISA APPROVED!!!!!!! YEEEHAAAWW!!!
I was so scared. I don't know why because it was easy as!
I started queuing outside the embassy at half 7 as my appointment was for 8am. I got to the front of the first queue and handed stuff like my wallet and other things (belts, coins, etc.) to the lady and she put them in a clear bag.
Then I waited in another queue to get my passport checked. I got called forward and he didn't ask me any questions just sent me to the next line.
Then I waited and got called through to the security checks. This was just like going through customs at the airport. You put your stuff on a belt that goes under a scanner (the kinda thing dad put us on at the airport when we broke bones cause he didn't have the money to pay for x-rays! ha ha) and you walk through one of those detector things, "all clear go through sir." ;o)
Then I walked out of the security booth and round the side of the building to the main entrance. I got given a number... 1013 :D and got told to wait in the main room.
They had big screens with numbers on them (like in Argos) and you just listen for your number to be called and which booth you need to go to... I got booth 5... Then the guy asked for all my documents and passport... Then the system crashed... Yey! Ha ha, then I got told to go down to booth 7 to try their computer... There was a total hottie there! Ha ha. She told me to take a seat near by and that she would call me back up when they sorted them out.
I got called back up in about a minute and a half. She took my finger prints, gave me a form to fill out about where to send my visa to after it had been stamped, and told me to take a seat again. I sat back in my old seat but got bored after I filled my form out and went to the snack bar to see how much things were... I wasn't hungry ha ha. No it wasn't expensive stuff I just knew I was gonna have a picnic after with mum :D
I went to sit by the window and I watched people going through security to entertain myself lol.
After what seemed a long time (but not as long as people had told me) my number got called... Well actually it didn't... Because all the computers weren't workin' properly they kept calling numbers out from their booths... and over the automated voice that was gonna call my number... Luckily I saw my number on the screen and double checked where I needed to go... Off to booth 22 round the corner.
This lady was an American. She took my finger prints again to double check I was still me (ha ha). She said, "So you're going on one of the Disney programmes then?" I said... "Yes." lol and She asked me how I found out about the job. I told her that I'd been on holiday and found out about our countries representatives for the company, and that I applied through them.
BAM! She said, "Right well you're all set then." Stamped my documents and told me to go over to the desk to pay for my passport to get back to me. I stood in line and then got to the desk, booked it, packed it, f**ked off! :D
Here are some photos from the trip...
WWWWAAAALLLLEEEEEE!!!
I will finally leave you with one last photo. When I went for my interview in Hammersmith I had a photo taken outside the Apollo where Wicked is showing at the moment... This is me 11 months on... And still lookin' guuuuurd! :op
