I'm kind of worried right now.

Michael's interview is in my last week of law school, and I don't have a passport.

So, even if I really tried to buy a ticket and explain to my professor's why I will be missing a day in the very last week, I'm not sure if I would be able to get a passport in time to fly up.

Has anyone else had their spouse go alone? Do you think this will be a problem?

At first I thought it would be okay, but I'm starting to panic a bit.

Let me know what you think, thanks!!

I went alone. Was never asked why my wife was not at the interview.

Yay! Thanks flames You'll have to pm me your address so I can ship you some Tims

I have Tims ground coffee here, but doesnt taste anywhere near as it does in the store. I wil lb eback in Saskatoon for a month this summer, will get my fill then. Thanks

I was not there for Derek's interview either. No problem. I think a lot of spouses go it alone.

Good luck!

He'll be fine. Many spouses are not able to attend.

Riblet,

My husband will NOT be going either! I think I'll be fine too! No worries! A lot of people do it without their spouses... you'll be fine too!

As much as I would love it, Mel won't be able to be at my Interview. He won't be able to get any time off from work again for a while. I don't really have any concerns about it.

During the entire process the only one I know of that the spouse has to attend is the Green Card Interview. I was asked at my citizenship interview where my spouse was and I just said working and that was it. So don't worry about it...

I don't think it will be a problem , my husband is going alone too, his interview will be on april 18 . My friend's husband went on his interview
by himself & he never had a problem ; his already here in the US ; as long as you provided all the requirements needed by nvc - proof
of marriage etc ; it will be ok ; all we can do is to pray & hope everything will go smoothly. I worried too much , but come to think about
it there is nothing I can do just to TRUST in GOD ; He'll take care of the rest

Perspective of a former consular officer (me): It doesn't matter at all (to the interviewing officer) whether your spouse is present. At most consulates the spouse is not permitted to attend the interview anyway. In addition, everyone involved understands the difficulty and expense of traveling abroad for a visa interview. I've never met a CO who has taken the spouse's presence into account during the visa adjudication process. Just doesn't matter. So don't worry.

I understand ow freaked you are, and I'm glad that it's not necessary for the SO to be there.

But if it'll make you feel better, why don't you write a letter explaining why you can't be there just in case the question comes up?

That was a helpful and "reasurring" response.

I'm in the same boat as "Riblet".........the closer my wife's interview gets.........the more worried I become. This process is such a tough/tense/frustrating one. I just keep thinking as time goes by, that I want to do more for her. But I guess that's my heart speaking...and not my head.

Because my head tells me exactly the same thing you have reiterated in your response. By the time of the interview......with the paperwork already having passed through USCIS...the NVC etc.....I think there is just not much I could do or effect at this point.

It's helpful to have a former conuslar officer share that piece of information that you have.