English fluency

[Ihavequestions 419]

How important is a spouse's level of English during the interview? My fiance speaks pretty good English (or we wouldn't have gotten as far as the fiance stage, right?). He is also enrolled in classes and working very hard to improve. My concern is whether he has to be proficient during the interview. Does anyone know from experience?

[YuAndDan 153]

A few things that will help you get better answers here on VJ.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=45327

Not knowing what you filed for, what stage you are at in the immigrations process and what consulate country you will be dealing with or if you are asking about adjustment of status interview.

Update your profile: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...rCP&CODE=01

Also you say fiancee, yet you posted this to the K-3 forum, are you married or not? Fiancee is K-1, and K-3 is for married couples.

[pushbrk 12,212]

A few things that will help you get better answers here on VJ.

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=45327

Not knowing what you filed for, what stage you are at in the immigrations process and what consulate country you will be dealing with or if you are asking about adjustment of status interview.

Update your profile: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...rCP&CODE=01

Also you say fiancee, yet you posted this to the K-3 forum, are you married or not? Fiancee is K-1, and K-3 is for married couples.

Timeline and accurate profile is critical to getting the country appropriate answer to your question. Generally, the couple's ability to communicate is a major issue at interview. It's "major" but easy to satisfy when there is a common language. You don't mention whether you speak her native language.

[Ihavequestions 419]

My apologies, but we aren't in the process at all ... yet.

He is in Egypt. I am in the US. We will be married, in Egypt, this summer. So far the plan is a Consular filing.

[Elvis 0]

You can't do Consula Filling unless you lived in the Egypt for those last 6 months

[YuAndDan 153]

You can't do Consula Filling unless you lived in the Egypt for those last 6 months

Correct.

If you are a resident of Egypt, you may apply for an immigrant visa for your spouse at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. You, the petitioner, must have maintained continuous residency in Egypt a minimum of the preceding six months in order to demonstrate residency to the Consular Officer.

http://cairo.usembassy.gov/consular/acs12.htm

[Ihavequestions 419]

Ooooooooooooooooooooh. Thank you thank you thank you.

We'd have been sunk.

Okay, back to the original question: What level of English will the immigration interview require?

/Man! I'm glad I found this place.

[pushbrk 12,212]

Ooooooooooooooooooooh. Thank you thank you thank you.

We'd have been sunk.

Okay, back to the original question: What level of English will the immigration interview require?

/Man! I'm glad I found this place.

Anything from none to pretty good. The issue is how you communicate. Do you speak his language? Do you both speak any language?

Interviews can be in the local language.

You may want to pose this question specifically in the appropriate regional forum for an Egypt specific answer.

Edited February 18, 2008 by pushbrk