I am FSW Outland with AOR of March 2017.
I contacted London VO last week and they replied my email to state that It has been decided that an interview will be required to assess my application. Your file has been placed in a queue and you should be expecting a convocation in the next couple months.
1. Has anyone had any similar experience with this and what was the interview like? There are numerous experiences shared on this thread. Start from page 1, read and learn. There's no big deal to it as you will find, just get all your original documents ready and await their next communication.
2. My country of origin & residence is Nigeria so where will this interview take place (Lagos or Accra) and will I still need to send passport to Accra VO after my interview is succesful or will the visa be issued same day after the interview. The next email will specify wether your interview will be held in Lagos or Accra. Recent ones have been held in Accra. The request for passport will depend on your review officer. One may decide to collect your passports on the spot and issue your visas later or they may ask you to go and await their further communication. Based on experience, visas are not issued same day.
3. When are they likely to send the interview invitation time/date and how far away will this date be. That's up to your interview officer, it could range from 3 weeks to 2 months.
I am really concerned because, my house rent expires soon and I was hoping not to renew it since I will be relocating but this interview call has put a bit of delay to my timeline although am pretty sure I will clear any concerns raised as I have all my original documents.