You can apply a UK visa in an UK consulate. It is very easy.
To my knowledge, you can not get a US visa in UK. You have to apply it either in China or in Mexicao/Canada borders cities.
As for the security check, nobody can gaurantee. But currently, it only takes about 4 weeks.
回複:請教:計劃明年三月份去英國參加一個會,去英的簽證和回美國的
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                    多謝!提前多長時間去合適, 就是說拿到簽證後有效時間是幾個月?
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                        10/31/2006 postreply
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                    他的意思是你不能在英國申請回美國的簽證,回中國等security check
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                        10/31/2006 postreply
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                    或是在加拿大或墨西哥先簽好回美visa,否則在美國簽英國visa都有困難
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                        10/31/2006 postreply
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                    Make sense. do you know how long the security check will take no
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