interview at the us embassy took less than a minute, FOR REAL

[daisychain 0]

I got to embassy around 6:15 a.m., 45 minutes before my scheduled appointment. All immigrant visa applicants (including k3) had to line up at the right side where the line was shorter. The other line, for seafarers and other immigrants visas were a lot longer. Anyway, I had to present an ID (in this case, an NBI clearance) to the guard and my DS 156 and 157 (plus DS 156K for k1 applicants). this took around 10 minutes.

i then entered gate 2 and placed my stuff in the xray machine. afterwards i went to the immigrant visa section where the guard asked us to take our seats. one by one, each line had to line up at the immigrant visa ticket booth where we presented our 2 copies of the DS 156 and DS 157 plus visa pictures.

IMPORANT!!!!! A lot of people who were way, way ahead of me were tremendously delayed. In fact, I was already on my way out of the embassy and they were still waiting to be called for the interview? Why? Because they didn't fill out the DS 156 and DS 157 forms correctly or they only submitted 1 copy of each. Btw, item 39 of DS 156, u have to check NO if it's not applicable to you. the girl before me only had 1 handwritten DS 156 form (yes, apparently they accepted handwritten forms). she was given another copy to fill out before she could go back to the ticket booth. i had my interview like an hour before hers. a few minutes of delay made a world of difference.

anyway, i didn't have a watch so i can only provide estimates. i had to wait my number to flash on the screen. IMPORTANT AGAIN!! A lot of people missed their number because they weren't looking up. They would not be announcing the number or anything so if you miss your number because you weren't staring at the board, well.. too bad, they'd put your number at the end of the line and you'd wait for hours. It happened to the girl 2 rows infront of me. Anyway, you don't have to stare at it. Just look at it whenever you hear the ding. That means they're posting a new number.

So... after an hour, my number flashed on the screen for my pre-screening. The woman was very nice. She asked for my affidavit of support. I also gave her my co-sponsors' affidavit of support (yes, they do accept co-sponsors for k3. infact, if not for my co-sponsor, I would've had problems. initially, she remarked, "so your husband just started on his new job? do you have an original certificate of employment? i only had a photocopy but i had a notarized copy of his job offer. anyway, i told her "oh i have a co-sponsor." then i handed her my mother-in-law's affidavit which she accepted). afterwards she asked for pictures. i brought my album out and she said, "just 4 pictures please". the small album wouldn't fit in the hole. so i took four pictures out and handed it to her. she asked for letters, i told i had none but i had chat logs. so i handed her chat logs and phone bills. she gave back the hotel receipt. i enumerated the other pieces of evidences, should she need any of it. she just told me that it's fine and that i should go back to my seat.

thirty minutes after, my name was called for finger scanning. took like a minute.

this was where the long wait began. i think i waited for about an hour and 30 mins, probably even more. finally, my number flashed on the screen and i entered the room where i was to have my interview with the consul. it went like this:

the consul wasn't even looking at me. she was handing back the stuff i gave to the pre-screener (pictures, phone bills, etc.)

these are the questions she asked;

what's your name?

how old are you?

what does your husband do?

how'd you meet?

aftewards, she said, "okay, that's fine. sit outside and wait for your number to be called."

five minutes after, they called my name. the guy gave me a pink delbros visa delivery receipt then i went to the delbros booth to pay for my visa delivery. they told me it'd take around 2 weeks or less for the visa to be delivered.

so that was it! i was carrying 2 huge bags crammed with paperwork and evidence, and i only got to use like 5% of it.

[daisychain 0]

i forgot to add that i stepped out of the embassy at approximately 11 a.m. so all in all, it took 4 hours, 95% of which was spent waiting in line. hehe.

btw, they prioritize the elderly, disabled and applicants with children. (omg you have no idea how restless children can get. maybe they prioritized the children because they were getting cranky and noisy. the US embassy officer asked everyone to please maintain silence because interviews were ongoing. tell that to the kids. heheh.)

[pinktulips2012 1]

congratz!!!

[sara..... 371]

congratulations :dance:

[CaNdiD wiTcH 0]

congrats..

[PinayAko 0]

COngrats!!!

[daisychain 0]

hi everyone! thank you so much! now all i have to worry about is delbros. i paid it last july 11. i'm not sure if that would provide them enough time to deliver the visa swiftly. from what i've read, it can range from 3 days to 1 month for delbros to process document verification. wish me luck everyone! thank you so much!

[Irene & David 0]

I got to embassy around 6:15 a.m., 45 minutes before my scheduled appointment. All immigrant visa applicants (including k3) had to line up at the right side where the line was shorter. The other line, for seafarers and other immigrants visas were a lot longer. Anyway, I had to present an ID (in this case, an NBI clearance) to the guard and my DS 156 and 157 (plus DS 156K for k1 applicants). this took around 10 minutes.

i then entered gate 2 and placed my stuff in the xray machine. afterwards i went to the immigrant visa section where the guard asked us to take our seats. one by one, each line had to line up at the immigrant visa ticket booth where we presented our 2 copies of the DS 156 and DS 157 plus visa pictures.

IMPORANT!!!!! A lot of people who were way, way ahead of me were tremendously delayed. In fact, I was already on my way out of the embassy and they were still waiting to be called for the interview? Why? Because they didn't fill out the DS 156 and DS 157 forms correctly or they only submitted 1 copy of each. Btw, item 39 of DS 156, u have to check NO if it's not applicable to you. the girl before me only had 1 handwritten DS 156 form (yes, apparently they accepted handwritten forms). she was given another copy to fill out before she could go back to the ticket booth. i had my interview like an hour before hers. a few minutes of delay made a world of difference.

anyway, i didn't have a watch so i can only provide estimates. i had to wait my number to flash on the screen. IMPORTANT AGAIN!! A lot of people missed their number because they weren't looking up. They would not be announcing the number or anything so if you miss your number because you weren't staring at the board, well.. too bad, they'd put your number at the end of the line and you'd wait for hours. It happened to the girl 2 rows infront of me. Anyway, you don't have to stare at it. Just look at it whenever you hear the ding. That means they're posting a new number.

So... after an hour, my number flashed on the screen for my pre-screening. The woman was very nice. She asked for my affidavit of support. I also gave her my co-sponsors' affidavit of support (yes, they do accept co-sponsors for k3. infact, if not for my co-sponsor, I would've had problems. initially, she remarked, "so your husband just started on his new job? do you have an original certificate of employment? i only had a photocopy but i had a notarized copy of his job offer. anyway, i told her "oh i have a co-sponsor." then i handed her my mother-in-law's affidavit which she accepted). afterwards she asked for pictures. i brought my album out and she said, "just 4 pictures please". the small album wouldn't fit in the hole. so i took four pictures out and handed it to her. she asked for letters, i told i had none but i had chat logs. so i handed her chat logs and phone bills. she gave back the hotel receipt. i enumerated the other pieces of evidences, should she need any of it. she just told me that it's fine and that i should go back to my seat.

thirty minutes after, my name was called for finger scanning. took like a minute.

this was where the long wait began. i think i waited for about an hour and 30 mins, probably even more. finally, my number flashed on the screen and i entered the room where i was to have my interview with the consul. it went like this:

the consul wasn't even looking at me. she was handing back the stuff i gave to the pre-screener (pictures, phone bills, etc.)

these are the questions she asked;

what's your name?

how old are you?

what does your husband do?

how'd you meet?

aftewards, she said, "okay, that's fine. sit outside and wait for your number to be called."

five minutes after, they called my name. the guy gave me a pink delbros visa delivery receipt then i went to the delbros booth to pay for my visa delivery. they told me it'd take around 2 weeks or less for the visa to be delivered.

so that was it! i was carrying 2 huge bags crammed with paperwork and evidence, and i only got to use like 5% of it.

CONGRATS!!!

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Wow!

Obviously being prepared paid off, congrats!

[alizeyah 0]

hi everyone! thank you so much! now all i have to worry about is delbros. i paid it last july 11. i'm not sure if that would provide them enough time to deliver the visa swiftly. from what i've read, it can range from 3 days to 1 month for delbros to process document verification. wish me luck everyone! thank you so much!

hello again sis!!! so you got a white slip too for document verification???

[Thai family 0]

Congratulations! Time to relax and celebrate.

[o0pink0o 3]

Congratulations!!!

[honeybadger 0]

i forgot to add that i stepped out of the embassy at approximately 11 a.m. so all in all, it took 4 hours, 95% of which was spent waiting in line. hehe.

btw, they prioritize the elderly, disabled and applicants with children. (omg you have no idea how restless children can get. maybe they prioritized the children because they were getting cranky and noisy. the US embassy officer asked everyone to please maintain silence because interviews were ongoing. tell that to the kids. heheh.)

congratulations and thanks for sharing with us! :dance:

Good luck! Hope you will have your visa soon!

[luv2uallday 1]

I got to embassy around 6:15 a.m., 45 minutes before my scheduled appointment. All immigrant visa applicants (including k3) had to line up at the right side where the line was shorter. The other line, for seafarers and other immigrants visas were a lot longer. Anyway, I had to present an ID (in this case, an NBI clearance) to the guard and my DS 156 and 157 (plus DS 156K for k1 applicants). this took around 10 minutes.

i then entered gate 2 and placed my stuff in the xray machine. afterwards i went to the immigrant visa section where the guard asked us to take our seats. one by one, each line had to line up at the immigrant visa ticket booth where we presented our 2 copies of the DS 156 and DS 157 plus visa pictures.

IMPORANT!!!!! A lot of people who were way, way ahead of me were tremendously delayed. In fact, I was already on my way out of the embassy and they were still waiting to be called for the interview? Why? Because they didn't fill out the DS 156 and DS 157 forms correctly or they only submitted 1 copy of each. Btw, item 39 of DS 156, u have to check NO if it's not applicable to you. the girl before me only had 1 handwritten DS 156 form (yes, apparently they accepted handwritten forms). she was given another copy to fill out before she could go back to the ticket booth. i had my interview like an hour before hers. a few minutes of delay made a world of difference.

anyway, i didn't have a watch so i can only provide estimates. i had to wait my number to flash on the screen. IMPORTANT AGAIN!! A lot of people missed their number because they weren't looking up. They would not be announcing the number or anything so if you miss your number because you weren't staring at the board, well.. too bad, they'd put your number at the end of the line and you'd wait for hours. It happened to the girl 2 rows infront of me. Anyway, you don't have to stare at it. Just look at it whenever you hear the ding. That means they're posting a new number.

So... after an hour, my number flashed on the screen for my pre-screening. The woman was very nice. She asked for my affidavit of support. I also gave her my co-sponsors' affidavit of support (yes, they do accept co-sponsors for k3. infact, if not for my co-sponsor, I would've had problems. initially, she remarked, "so your husband just started on his new job? do you have an original certificate of employment? i only had a photocopy but i had a notarized copy of his job offer. anyway, i told her "oh i have a co-sponsor." then i handed her my mother-in-law's affidavit which she accepted). afterwards she asked for pictures. i brought my album out and she said, "just 4 pictures please". the small album wouldn't fit in the hole. so i took four pictures out and handed it to her. she asked for letters, i told i had none but i had chat logs. so i handed her chat logs and phone bills. she gave back the hotel receipt. i enumerated the other pieces of evidences, should she need any of it. she just told me that it's fine and that i should go back to my seat.

thirty minutes after, my name was called for finger scanning. took like a minute.

this was where the long wait began. i think i waited for about an hour and 30 mins, probably even more. finally, my number flashed on the screen and i entered the room where i was to have my interview with the consul. it went like this:

the consul wasn't even looking at me. she was handing back the stuff i gave to the pre-screener (pictures, phone bills, etc.)

these are the questions she asked;

what's your name?

how old are you?

what does your husband do?

how'd you meet?

aftewards, she said, "okay, that's fine. sit outside and wait for your number to be called."

five minutes after, they called my name. the guy gave me a pink delbros visa delivery receipt then i went to the delbros booth to pay for my visa delivery. they told me it'd take around 2 weeks or less for the visa to be delivered.

so that was it! i was carrying 2 huge bags crammed with paperwork and evidence, and i only got to use like 5% of it.

Ahh, you broke my record I went to my wife's interview and it lasted 2 min 30 seconds I think im gonna cry

[jamster0105 7]

I got to embassy around 6:15 a.m., 45 minutes before my scheduled appointment. All immigrant visa applicants (including k3) had to line up at the right side where the line was shorter. The other line, for seafarers and other immigrants visas were a lot longer. Anyway, I had to present an ID (in this case, an NBI clearance) to the guard and my DS 156 and 157 (plus DS 156K for k1 applicants). this took around 10 minutes.

i then entered gate 2 and placed my stuff in the xray machine. afterwards i went to the immigrant visa section where the guard asked us to take our seats. one by one, each line had to line up at the immigrant visa ticket booth where we presented our 2 copies of the DS 156 and DS 157 plus visa pictures.

IMPORANT!!!!! A lot of people who were way, way ahead of me were tremendously delayed. In fact, I was already on my way out of the embassy and they were still waiting to be called for the interview? Why? Because they didn't fill out the DS 156 and DS 157 forms correctly or they only submitted 1 copy of each. Btw, item 39 of DS 156, u have to check NO if it's not applicable to you. the girl before me only had 1 handwritten DS 156 form (yes, apparently they accepted handwritten forms). she was given another copy to fill out before she could go back to the ticket booth. i had my interview like an hour before hers. a few minutes of delay made a world of difference.

anyway, i didn't have a watch so i can only provide estimates. i had to wait my number to flash on the screen. IMPORTANT AGAIN!! A lot of people missed their number because they weren't looking up. They would not be announcing the number or anything so if you miss your number because you weren't staring at the board, well.. too bad, they'd put your number at the end of the line and you'd wait for hours. It happened to the girl 2 rows infront of me. Anyway, you don't have to stare at it. Just look at it whenever you hear the ding. That means they're posting a new number.

So... after an hour, my number flashed on the screen for my pre-screening. The woman was very nice. She asked for my affidavit of support. I also gave her my co-sponsors' affidavit of support (yes, they do accept co-sponsors for k3. infact, if not for my co-sponsor, I would've had problems. initially, she remarked, "so your husband just started on his new job? do you have an original certificate of employment? i only had a photocopy but i had a notarized copy of his job offer. anyway, i told her "oh i have a co-sponsor." then i handed her my mother-in-law's affidavit which she accepted). afterwards she asked for pictures. i brought my album out and she said, "just 4 pictures please". the small album wouldn't fit in the hole. so i took four pictures out and handed it to her. she asked for letters, i told i had none but i had chat logs. so i handed her chat logs and phone bills. she gave back the hotel receipt. i enumerated the other pieces of evidences, should she need any of it. she just told me that it's fine and that i should go back to my seat.

thirty minutes after, my name was called for finger scanning. took like a minute.

this was where the long wait began. i think i waited for about an hour and 30 mins, probably even more. finally, my number flashed on the screen and i entered the room where i was to have my interview with the consul. it went like this:

the consul wasn't even looking at me. she was handing back the stuff i gave to the pre-screener (pictures, phone bills, etc.)

these are the questions she asked;

what's your name?

how old are you?

what does your husband do?

how'd you meet?

aftewards, she said, "okay, that's fine. sit outside and wait for your number to be called."

five minutes after, they called my name. the guy gave me a pink delbros visa delivery receipt then i went to the delbros booth to pay for my visa delivery. they told me it'd take around 2 weeks or less for the visa to be delivered.

so that was it! i was carrying 2 huge bags crammed with paperwork and evidence, and i only got to use like 5% of it.

Congrats to you two! We are filing our I-130/K-3 through Vermont office next week, I hope ours goes just as fast!!!