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| Bogota, Colombia |  Review on June 19, 2015: |
laucs72
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My husband and I had our interview at the Embassy on June 18th.
The time of the interview was 8:00 am but we arrived 30 minutes early and were allowed to enter right away.
1. Wait time: From the beginning everything went smooth: from the first line outside the embassy to taking to the first lady that received our paperwork it was about 30-40 minutes. The long wait was in taking to the American Consul, which was probably 1:30 -2 hours. We were out of the embassy at 10:00 am
2. Interview: In our specific case, the interview took a little longer than most of the others we saw before us, because both my husband (The USC petitioner) and I live in Colombia, so we had to prove intent of reestablishing domicile in the US, which was the main focus of the interview. The Consul was super nice (a lady) and started the interview in Spanish, but after a little while changed to English (mainly because she asked something in English - I guess out of confusion- and I answered in English).
The whole time she was just summarizing our story (how we met, why he moved to Colombia, what our plans were to move back). When she asked what he would do in the US upon his return, we provided her with some documents showing that he is going to pursue further post-grad education and so forth.
I started to get nervous and took a while to find the documents I wanted to show her, but she was nice enough to give me time to find them.
We also had to show her my previous J1 visas and the accompanying documents to prove that I wasn't subject to the 2-year Home Residency Requirement.
After that she told us our visa was approved, answered a couple of our questions, gave us the pamphlet of domestic abuse and congratulated us.
So in general, pretty good experience with her.
3. The main drawback of the embassy (And this is happened to me every time I've had to apply for a Visa here) is that it is basically an outdoor space. 10 minutes after we arrived, it started to rain and some of the seats were getting wet, so we had to be move and there were less available spaces. Also, whenever they call your name for the interview, it is hard to hear, so try to pay attention and listen carefully-... some people missed their call because of that.
The best of luck to everyone
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #17097