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| Nigeria |  Review #33873 on December 23, 2025: |
Rhoadie
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| Review Topic: General Review
My husband's visa interview was scheduled for January 7, 2026. However, they expedited his visa interview to December 23rd right after his document review. They approved his visa.
Questions asked:
How did you meet your wife?
Where does she live?
How many rooms is in her apartment?
Where does her parents live?
How often does she see her parents?
What does she do for a living?
What does she do for fun?
How many times has she been to Nigeria?
Did you pay the bride price?
Did you have a traditional wedding?
They also looked at the pictures and said your visa is approved.
| | | Frankfurt, Germany | Review #33871 on December 19, 2025: |
zyscobry
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| Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Arrived at the Consulate around 6:50 AM for an interview scheduled at 7:30. Registered at 7:03 - there were some people in front of me in line and I believe they only started letting people in from 7:00. I and my family stayed at a hotel about a 10 minute drive away from the Consulate. As much as it sucks to get up this early, I do recommend getting to the Consulate the full 30 minutes before your appointment because the line behind me steadily grew and the hall filled up quickly.
I was pretty nervous but everything went fine. There were a few hiccups at the security check on my end (not knowing how to get to the security area/forgetting to take my phone out of my pocket) but that was it. Once I got to the big hall where the actual interview took place, everything was smooth sailing. A very nice officer helped me at check-in (where they ask for your originals and go over some administrative details) and the interview went very well too. I believe I was asked more questions than most because a woman was following along/spectating for the entire interview. Perhaps some sort of training?
After a while (maybe 10/15 minutes?) the consular officer told me that my visa was approved and that I could expect my passport back in about a week.
Some general tips:
-Bring only what you need. Your phone and any other electronics are kept by Consulate staff and returned to you after the interview. If you can, do not bring bags. I only brought my phone, coat, card holder (with my ID/bank card/etc.) and folder with documents. I went to the big hall with only my coat and folder, my phone and card holder were returned to me after the interview.
-Be overprepared in the documents that you bring. At check-in, I was asked for my joint sponsor's tax documents until a little later when I heard "oh, it looks like something has been scanned in". You don't want to be in a position where you don't have the documents they're asking for.
-If you don't know, you don't know, and that's fine. I was asked how many times we had visited each other. We were fortunate enough to have quite a few visits each year so I said I didn't know exactly. My eventual answer was "at least 3 times a year". That was just fine.
-Be concise and precise. No fluff, just what they're asking. A little context is fine.
-Being friendly is nice and appreciated but don't joke around. There were a few moments where the consular officer thought something was funny but do realise that you are inside a U.S. Consulate participating in an interview that determines whether you immigrate or not, and you are under oath. The staff are very friendly though so there's nothing to be afraid of!
To conclude: you are being interviewed for a reason, you know your own and your spouse's life, and honesty is key.
| | | London, United Kingdom | Review #33869 on December 15, 2025: |
budhardy
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| Review Topic: General Review
Appointment Scheduled: 9:30AM
Entered: 9AM
Handed back Document Folder: 9:15AM
Interview: 11:05AM
I arrived in London by train at around 8:10 AM. I then looked for a Lime bike and cycled to the embassy, which took around 25 minutes and cost £6.99 for a 60-minute bundle. I arrived at the embassy at 8:50 AM. I approached the pop-up desk outside the security checkpoint and let them know I was there for a K-1 visa interview. They checked my passport and DS-160 printout, then told me I could enter in 10 minutes, which was 30 minutes before my appointment.
After going through security and entering the embassy, I went to reception to collect my ticket number, then headed up to the first floor to wait. About 10 minutes after I sat down, at around 9:15 AM, I was called to Window 21 to hand over the sealed document packet from my document review on July 10. I was then given a sheet of paper to read, which provided information about my rights as a soon-to-be spouse of a U.S. citizen. I sat back down and waited for my ticket number to be called for the interview.
I was called to Window 23 at 11:05 AM, where my interview began. First, I had to take an oath, swearing that everything on my petition and everything I was about to say was the truth. The officer then asked me the following questions:
How did we meet?
When did we meet?
When did we first meet in person?
Was it in the U.S.?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have I visited?
Where does your fiancée live?
What does your fiancée do for work?
After I answered the officer’s questions, he said, “I intend to approve your visa today. Congratulations. Please allow one to two weeks to receive your passport back in the mail.”
He handed me back my ACRO and birth certificate, and I left the embassy around 11:15 AM.
| | | Guangzhou, China | Review #33868 on December 14, 2025: |
Margo NG
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| Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
I want to share my US visa interview experience since this website helped me a lot, especially with timelines.
I arrived around 7am, almost one hour before my appointment, and the entry line was already outside with both non-immigrant and immigrant applicants together. Around 7:30am, people started going in and immigrant visa applicants were directed to separate line.
After the security check, we went upstairs, got a number, and went to the first window where they checked all the documents. Here is important to provide all the originals and recent photo.
Then we waited in the next area for the interview using the same number.
The officer was very polite, and the questions were general, like where we met with my husband, what he does for work etc. I left the Consulate around 10am.
I received my passport and original documents back the following week.
There was no tracking number, but you can check the delivery through the EMS WeChat app using the phone number you registered with.
| | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Review #33865 on December 12, 2025: |
Mariuxi
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| Review Topic: K1 Visa
I'm so happy because I was approved! The consul was very kind from the beginning and asked me very simple questions. And in just a few days, I received my visa in hand, thank God!
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