My fiancee just went through the interview process. Her take:
All the girls went through the Clinical exam the day before and were given packets. At the entrance to the embassy, they all recognized each other because they all had the same packet.
The person conducting the interview was a young American man. He was flanked by two women in the fiancee interview windows. The interview is is across a window like buying tickets to a movie.
She said he was struggling to speak Russian.
First question: Who is "rentvent"
"How did we meet?"
"do you have any evidence of meeting Rentvent? ""Phone bills, E-mail, photos, etc."
She gave officer entire packet and said that there are no e-mails since she has no internet.
He thumbed through the papers and said in English: "I see that you are an English teacher"
He asked a few more questions in English:
When did I visit?
Do I speak Russian?
Do I have any Children?
She says that the interview lasted about seven minutes. Some girl was freaking out her interview and my girl was sort of relaxed because of the drama. Thanks to VJ and the other sites I wasn't worried. I think my melancholy attitude helped expedite things. I also find it interesting that the interviewer switched languages without asking her. The remainder of his questions were in American English.
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I've actually heard from several sources that Moscow is pretty painless as long as the fiancee speaks decent English. At least that embassy has a high success rate. 
QUOTE(rentvent @ Aug 8 2007, 01:24 AM) 
My fiancee just went through the interview process. Her take:
All the girls went through the Clinical exam the day before and were given packets. At the entrance to the embassy, they all recognized each other because they all had the same packet.
The person conducting the interview was a young American man. He was flanked by two women in the fiancee interview windows. The interview is is across a window like buying tickets to a movie.
She said he was struggling to speak Russian.
First question: Who is "rentvent"
"How did we meet?"
"do you have any evidence of meeting Rentvent? ""Phone bills, E-mail, photos, etc."
She gave officer entire packet and said that there are no e-mails since she has no internet.
He thumbed through the papers and said in English: "I see that you are an English teacher"
He asked a few more questions in English:
When did I visit?
Do I speak Russian?
Do I have any Children?
She says that the interview lasted about seven minutes. Some girl was freaking out her interview and my girl was sort of relaxed because of the drama. Thanks to VJ and the other sites I wasn't worried. I think my melancholy attitude helped expedite things. I also find it interesting that the interviewer switched languages without asking her. The remainder of his questions were in American English.
All the girls went through the Clinical exam the day before and were given packets. At the entrance to the embassy, they all recognized each other because they all had the same packet.
The person conducting the interview was a young American man. He was flanked by two women in the fiancee interview windows. The interview is is across a window like buying tickets to a movie.
She said he was struggling to speak Russian.
First question: Who is "rentvent"
"How did we meet?"
"do you have any evidence of meeting Rentvent? ""Phone bills, E-mail, photos, etc."
She gave officer entire packet and said that there are no e-mails since she has no internet.
He thumbed through the papers and said in English: "I see that you are an English teacher"
He asked a few more questions in English:
When did I visit?
Do I speak Russian?
Do I have any Children?
She says that the interview lasted about seven minutes. Some girl was freaking out her interview and my girl was sort of relaxed because of the drama. Thanks to VJ and the other sites I wasn't worried. I think my melancholy attitude helped expedite things. I also find it interesting that the interviewer switched languages without asking her. The remainder of his questions were in American English.
Yeah, that's pretty typical. She did get it, right?
The idea of switching languages (from my previous experience with American visas) is that if you go on a non-immigrant visa without a supposed intent to stay like J1 or B1 you are not expected to be too good switching the languages, which proves that your English is not that good and you will be less comfortable in the country - less chances you'll break the law and stay.
If you go on a non-immigrant with a supposed intent to stay like K1 or K3, the more comfortable you are with the language the more chances are that the whole story is legit and you will stay. And cross-usage of the languages is one of the best ways to prove the knowledge.
Or maybe, the guy was just trying to practice his Russian, they are required to know it at the Moscow embassy.
Doesn't sound gruelling at all
below questions are all routine, from what i have read
below questions are all routine, from what i have read
QUOTE(rentvent @ Aug 7 2007, 10:24 PM)
My fiancee just went through the interview process. Her take:
All the girls went through the Clinical exam the day before and were given packets. At the entrance to the embassy, they all recognized each other because they all had the same packet.
The person conducting the interview was a young American man. He was flanked by two women in the fiancee interview windows. The interview is is across a window like buying tickets to a movie.
She said he was struggling to speak Russian.
First question: Who is "rentvent"
"How did we meet?"
"do you have any evidence of meeting Rentvent? ""Phone bills, E-mail, photos, etc."
She gave officer entire packet and said that there are no e-mails since she has no internet.
He thumbed through the papers and said in English: "I see that you are an English teacher"
He asked a few more questions in English:
When did I visit?
Do I speak Russian?
Do I have any Children?
She says that the interview lasted about seven minutes. Some girl was freaking out her interview and my girl was sort of relaxed because of the drama. Thanks to VJ and the other sites I wasn't worried. I think my melancholy attitude helped expedite things. I also find it interesting that the interviewer switched languages without asking her. The remainder of his questions were in American English.
All the girls went through the Clinical exam the day before and were given packets. At the entrance to the embassy, they all recognized each other because they all had the same packet.
The person conducting the interview was a young American man. He was flanked by two women in the fiancee interview windows. The interview is is across a window like buying tickets to a movie.
She said he was struggling to speak Russian.
First question: Who is "rentvent"
"How did we meet?"
"do you have any evidence of meeting Rentvent? ""Phone bills, E-mail, photos, etc."
She gave officer entire packet and said that there are no e-mails since she has no internet.
He thumbed through the papers and said in English: "I see that you are an English teacher"
He asked a few more questions in English:
When did I visit?
Do I speak Russian?
Do I have any Children?
She says that the interview lasted about seven minutes. Some girl was freaking out her interview and my girl was sort of relaxed because of the drama. Thanks to VJ and the other sites I wasn't worried. I think my melancholy attitude helped expedite things. I also find it interesting that the interviewer switched languages without asking her. The remainder of his questions were in American English.
Sasha's English is so good that most people can't tell she's Russian. In fact, she sometimes has just a bit of an English accent. do you think this will actually hurt her chances? Perhaps she shouldn't speak such proper English at her interview?? Sometimes she corrects my English. crazy.
QUOTE(Jason-Sasha @ Aug 8 2007, 12:50 PM)
Sasha's English is so good that most people can't tell she's Russian. In fact, she sometimes has just a bit of an English accent. do you think this will actually hurt her chances? Perhaps she shouldn't speak such proper English at her interview?? Sometimes she corrects my English. crazy.
No, it all good for K1, so don't worry.
QUOTE(CityCat @ Aug 8 2007, 12:55 PM)
QUOTE(Jason-Sasha @ Aug 8 2007, 12:50 PM)
Sasha's English is so good that most people can't tell she's Russian. In fact, she sometimes has just a bit of an English accent. do you think this will actually hurt her chances? Perhaps she shouldn't speak such proper English at her interview?? Sometimes she corrects my English. crazy.
No, it all good for K1, so don't worry.
Sweet!
First of all... congrats!
Secondly, sounds pretty standard. Seems that they (the C/Os) prefer to do the interview in English (becuase it's their native language) if possible. Once your S/O demonstrates the aptitude to speak English proficiently, it will be conducted in English from that point on.
As far as them "testing" the proficiency of the speaker... I don't know. It sounds possible, but to use that as a test of immigration intent seems a little too intricate for the U.S. govt. (Lowest bidder, remember?) I would bet it's probably just done in the way easiest for both parties to communicate effectively.
Jason, no worries. The language is a non-issue. As long as everything else is in order, all they're really looking for is for her to corroborate the story presented thus far. "I love my fiance and want to go live with him in the U.S. his name is XXX, he is from XXXXX, he works at XXXX, etc. etc., etc."
Secondly, sounds pretty standard. Seems that they (the C/Os) prefer to do the interview in English (becuase it's their native language) if possible. Once your S/O demonstrates the aptitude to speak English proficiently, it will be conducted in English from that point on.
As far as them "testing" the proficiency of the speaker... I don't know. It sounds possible, but to use that as a test of immigration intent seems a little too intricate for the U.S. govt. (Lowest bidder, remember?) I would bet it's probably just done in the way easiest for both parties to communicate effectively.
Jason, no worries. The language is a non-issue. As long as everything else is in order, all they're really looking for is for her to corroborate the story presented thus far. "I love my fiance and want to go live with him in the U.S. his name is XXX, he is from XXXXX, he works at XXXX, etc. etc., etc."
Thanks to all at VJ and bolshoi spasiba to the folks in the Russian section.
Some more notes:
I followed the VJ guide and used the sample forms. I even used the sample fiancee letter of intent and treated it as a fill-in-the-blank form. My package was THIN. Airline stubs were 2 color photocopied pages. I never sent originals. Phone records were one page per month each of Skype logs. Financial form was the form (notarized), letter from my employer (notarized), and a couple paychecks. She also had three photos of us together.
At the embassy she noticed all of the other girls had big portfolios of documents and evidence. Most of the other girls had portfolios were over an inch thick. My girl worried for a moment that I had forgotten something.
Some more notes:
I followed the VJ guide and used the sample forms. I even used the sample fiancee letter of intent and treated it as a fill-in-the-blank form. My package was THIN. Airline stubs were 2 color photocopied pages. I never sent originals. Phone records were one page per month each of Skype logs. Financial form was the form (notarized), letter from my employer (notarized), and a couple paychecks. She also had three photos of us together.
At the embassy she noticed all of the other girls had big portfolios of documents and evidence. Most of the other girls had portfolios were over an inch thick. My girl worried for a moment that I had forgotten something.
Yes. Evidence is usually the most hyped-up part of the interview, but in truth, it's probably the least necessary part. The "evidence" should be submitted in the applications, not at the interview. If you've been following what everyone tells you here on VJ, you're S/O should already be "approved" with the interview as just a formality.
If you're meeting/exceeding all the requirements, supporting evidence is just that.... support. It's not like they make the decision based on how big your box full of stuff is. Supporting evidence is most necessary in cases where there are other factors that could lead the C/O to suspect fraud. If none of those cases exist, you really don't need very much evidence at all. So don't sweat it so much!
If you're meeting/exceeding all the requirements, supporting evidence is just that.... support. It's not like they make the decision based on how big your box full of stuff is. Supporting evidence is most necessary in cases where there are other factors that could lead the C/O to suspect fraud. If none of those cases exist, you really don't need very much evidence at all. So don't sweat it so much!
QUOTE(slim @ Aug 15 2007, 06:03 PM)
Yes. Evidence is usually the most hyped-up part of the interview, but in truth, it's probably the least necessary part. The "evidence" should be submitted in the applications, not at the interview. If you've been following what everyone tells you here on VJ, you're S/O should already be "approved" with the interview as just a formality.
If you're meeting/exceeding all the requirements, supporting evidence is just that.... support. It's not like they make the decision based on how big your box full of stuff is. Supporting evidence is most necessary in cases where there are other factors that could lead the C/O to suspect fraud. If none of those cases exist, you really don't need very much evidence at all. So don't sweat it so much!
If you're meeting/exceeding all the requirements, supporting evidence is just that.... support. It's not like they make the decision based on how big your box full of stuff is. Supporting evidence is most necessary in cases where there are other factors that could lead the C/O to suspect fraud. If none of those cases exist, you really don't need very much evidence at all. So don't sweat it so much!
I still made ready a whole bunch file:))))Just in case:)))they might not even look at it,but i want to know i did all i could lol
Makes me feel better to see how many things i collected lol cards,emails,phone bills,pictures from each trip...and i even made an album of pictures with notes in it,but i am not going to give it to them,just show if they curious lol
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