Mel!! Im Dieing here!

Tell us how your interview went!!

Hi Everyone,

Okay, Okay, I get it, so I guess you want to know what happened on that fateful day of Tuesday August 17th.

Well here it goes:

We stayed at a hotel directly across from the doctors office.  We could actually see from our hotel window, the doctors front door.  7am the first guy showed up....poor thing, he was on his own.
Anyway, we left the hotel about 755am, there were only about 5 people in front of us, so it wasn't so bad. 

8am, filled the paperwork out for the doctors info, hubby was called in at around 830am.  930am he comes back and said am I ready to go.  He didn't have to get any jabs because he had went to the doctors in July to get them done, so no money loss there.

about 945am, we shared a cab with another guy to the US Embassy, when we got there we took a ticket payed for the postage and continued to sit for about 45 minutes.  A nerve racking 45 minutes I might add.  The place was packed, it was for the people who have to get that visa to go on holiday.  Anyway, we were called up, he asked for this that and the other.  Then he told us to have a seat and we will be called for the interview.  So, we must have waited for about 15 minutes, then we were called up, he then asked for this that and the other, the he said "Well, if your medical is okay, welcome to the USA".  He didn't ask us any questions or anything.  It might have been because we have been married for almost 5 years, and have 2 kids, so they thought it was pretty legite.  Oh well, I wasn't complaining thats for sure.

Well that was our day.  Easy Peasy.

I hope everyone else's day goes as easy as ours.  We just signed the papers for the house.  The movers came to remove our belongings today.  Adrians last day at work is on the 10th of September, and hopefully we are off to the states on the 20th of September....YEAH!!!  Everything seems a bit sureal.  I have been waiting for this for a long time.  I have a wonderful hubby, who has worked so hard at getting us over there.

Well that is all for now, I will still be posting of course, everybody has been very helpful, and we really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Mel

Yay!    Congratulations!

It's not as bad as you think is it... but you can't help being nervous beforehand. I know we were.

Good luck with your move to the States 

Wooooooooot!!!! When I saw that you were going to go into the story before letting the cat out of the bag I just HAD to scroll through until I saw the "YEAH!!" part and then I knew everything was alright! I could then go back and read about your day without my eyes popping out of my head with tension and anticipation

Oh Mel I am SOOOO glad that it was easy peasy for you and Im really relieved that my coaching didnt steer you wrong *wipes brow* Im amazed that things are coming together so quickly for you. It seems like only yesterday that you got your interview date! *HUGHUGHUG* Please keep us updated with your POE experience and I hope Mart and I will be seeing you two in San Antonio quick fast.

Take care and congrats!!! *does hot-laps around the living room cheering*

Yaaaahhhoooooooooooo! Congrats 

Thanks everyone.

How is the house selling going Sarah?  I hope you will sell up soon.  It would be nice to meet up w/ you in Houston or S.A. whichever.  Anyway, do let me know.

Mel

That's fantastic news! Oh I hoe ours go so easily - though we go to the embassy first, then the doctor.
Question: which hotel did you stay at, and did you like it?

Congrats Melanie!!    I am so happy for you guys....Glad it went well!

We stayed at the bryanston court hotel at 56 gt cumberland place - it's directly opposite Dr Phelans office (at no 53).

It was VERY basic, and the shower was TINY - not that I am able to use the shower yet (after my operation).

They have TWO rates of rooms - the Bryanston Double was £79 for the night, but they do have "concorde doubles" for £99 - no doubt a little more luxury (or at least a shower cubilcle larger than 2ft square!)

We weren't too bothered - it was purely for somewhere to sleep overnight rather than leave at 5am or something from Southampton.

We parked in the Marble Arch (underground) carpark overnight - it's £26 for up to 24 hours and is within walking distance of both Dr Phelan's and the US Embassy.

The cab ride from the medical to the embassy was £5.00.

If you're hungry after leaving the embassy and need to kill some time, take a right followed by a left towards Oxford Street - there's a little Italian restaurant called DINO's which serves good food - we've eaten there twice now and it's not overpriced.

By way of celebration, Adrian and I saw "The Bourne Supremacy" at the Marble Arch Odeon - if you liked the first film, you'll love this one!!

If anyone has any questions regarding the interview or medical, by all means let me know and we'll do our best to answer them for you.

Mel (and Adrian;))

Thanks Melanie. We actually made reservations last night for the Millenium in Mayfair - I think a few people have stayed there as well. We'll definitely check out that restaurant though, we'd like to go out for italian while we're there. Over in the travel board there is a thread about reviewing London hotels - if you've got a second to post your experience about that hotel it would be great.

Mel,

A belated congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We've been swamped and I've scarcely been on line the last week.....

I'm so glad that it went well for you.  It's reassuring.  Tony and I have been married 8 years with two kids, so hopefully it will go smoothly for us too.  I'm still nervous, though.

So, when are you off to the US?

Good luck and congrats again!

Kellie