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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review #33955 on March 24, 2026: |
josemar
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| Review Topic: F-2A Visa
(updated on March 26, 2026)
| | | Bangkok, Thailand | Review #33952 on March 23, 2026: |
Pathamawadee1
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| Review Topic: K1 Visa
I had my K1 visa interview with the US Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand (my home country).
Got there around 06:48 AM (Door open at 7 AM at the time).
The staff were very helpful.
My interview with an officer went well.
So many questions were asked by her but there were nothing I can't provide.
Visa Approved on June 18, 2025 right after 4 PM.
Visa Issued on June 20, 2025 a little before 2 PM (June 19 was a federal holiday).
DHL picked up passport and Do Not Open envelope from the US Embassy in Bangkok on June 23, 2025.
Received my passport and Do Not Open envelope on June 25, 2025.
| | | Bogota, Colombia | Review #33951 on March 17, 2026: |
Paula&David
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| Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
The interview was okay. Most of the questions were about my F1 visa, which was approved before the I-130. General questions were what my entry date was, when I left the country (with my F1), and what I was doing with my F1 (I am doing a PhD). Then, general questions about my marriage: when we met, what my husband does, and how long we have been together. And that was it.
| | | Kenya | Review #33950 on March 17, 2026: |
Ethan G
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| Review Topic: K1 Visa
Nairobi embassy doesn't appear to be in the "Consulate" list but let me write a review anyway:
Arrived an hour before our appointment. Turns out it is first come first serve, not time based even though you have to schedule an appointment for a certain time. That was annoying because then we had to wait a long time. That was my only issue.
We had a lot of documentation (K1 + three K2s) so my fiance got a little confused by how I organized the documents into folders verse how they wanted things organized (which they tell you in the welcome email). So she asked for me to come into the embassy as a sort of translator (I had been waiting outside since my name was not on their appointment list), and a guard came and got me and brought me in. That was very nice for us.
The document review was first. A Kenyan looked over our documents and made sure we had everything. She did not ask for evidence of relationship. She did not ask for employer confirmation or paystubs, but I gave it to her anyways because I had it. She did ask for the I-134 forms for my fiance and our k2 applicants, as well as my tax information. She didn't want my proof of assets (account verification letters) until I told her the I-134 had instructed me to provide them for any assets I had listed on the forms. The main documents needed is what they tell you in the welcome email: passport, passport-style photo, DS-160 confirmation page, birth certificates + copy, police certificate, etc. I think we brought proof that we had attended the IOM medical appointment but I don't remember whether they wanted that or not; the actual results had already been sent to them by the IOM clinic. In our embassy's welcome email, they asked for a notarized letter of intent to marry from me if the I-129F was past expiration, so we included that too and I think they wanted it.
Then we went back and waited for the actual interview. When we finally got to the interview, I stayed in the background to provide clarification if needed, but the interviewer really just wanted to talk to her. The interviewer never asked the kids any questions. Just asked my fiance:
- What is your fiance's name?
- How did you meet him?
- Is this your first marriage?
- Is this his first marriage?
- Who is Ojok? (bio-father's name; interviewer saw on their birth certs and his death cert; we brought the death cert to prove the children were okay to leave under her sole parental consent.)
- Do you have any other children? Are these the only children you have? Does he have any children? Do you have any children together?
- How many times has he come to visit?
- About how much money in USD does he send you every month? (This is the only question I had to briefly step in to help my fiance with because she didn't know the amount.)
These are the questions I remember. It was very fast. It was at a sort of kiosk window, not an office room sit down like I was expecting in my imagination. The interviewer approved us with no issues. She wasn't super inviting for questions we had, but that's understandable; she's busy. Despite a lot of preparation of pictures and WhatsApp chat history, wedding ring receipts, wedding venue receipts, etc. she never asked for any of it :D hahaha. I guess proof from my I-129F was enough, and maybe me being there in the background helped, I don't know. We were more than prepared.
| | | Frankfurt, Germany | Review #33948 on March 12, 2026: |
Jiggly
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| Review Topic: K1 Visa
I am 34, female, and I live in the Netherlands. My fiance lives in Pennsylvania.
I had my medical exam in Amsterdam on 19 February. On the website it says the results get send to Frankfurt in 5 office days, but at the medical exam itself they said it was between 5 and 10 office days.
They only sent my results the day before around 16:30 so I had been super stressed out they wouldn't send it in time. I would definitely have scheduled the medical exam earlier had I known.
My interview was scheduled at Thursday 5 March at 8:00.
Because I read several reviews here saying there were long lines, I thought it would be best to be there early.
I stayed in a hotel nearby, so I left my bag at the Imbiss kiosk next to the tram station on the same street.
I arrived at the consulate at 7:05. A man was there to greet everyone and tell them which line to wait in. There were five people waiting before me. It was a little cold but there was a tent and heaters, so that was fine.
Security took my phone and gave me a number so I could pick it up later. I was allowed to bring a bottle of water inside. They had me take a sip of water in front of them.
Once inside I saw there were no windows open yet, and there was only one other person there. He was also Dutch so we just talked about our experiences so far while waiting.
Around 7:30, maybe a little later, I was the first one called to a window.
They checked my papers, I only brought original documents (oops?) so they made some copies.
The lady said my fiance didn't sign the form I-134 (another oops).
I had to scan my finger prints. I was a little surprised how much force you had to use.
After that she told me I could go back and wait to be called for the interview.
Around 8 another window opened. I joked with the other Dutch person that she looked a little cranky, and I hoped she wasn't the one doing the interviews.
She was, of course. And I assume the reason she looked a little cranky was because she was very pregnant and I think she was training her replacement.
She was however very professional and I got these questions:
How did you meet?
Have you met in real life?
How many times have you met?
When do you plan on getting married?
Do either of you have children?
Has either of you been married before?
What are your plans for the wedding?
After the interview she said everything seemed good, but she still had to review the medical exam.
I was done and outside at 8:30.
On Monday I received a mail that they were going to send me my passport, and on Tuesday I received it, with the approved visa inside.
(updated on March 12, 2026)
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