NOA2 Questions for other Costa Rican filers

[delaney 0]

Hello everyone!

We are gathering all our paperwork (medical exams, hojas de delinquencia, etc) for our interview, and I have a couple of questions for people who have filed in Costa Rica and are a bit farther along in this process than we are...

1. They directed us to the embassy's website for the DS-156 form, where it appears in Spanish. Also, the entire packet arrived in only Spanish. I am assuming this means that we don't have to have spanish documents translated into English. Am I correct?

2. To call for the appointement we don't need to buy a PIN in Banco Nacional, right?

3. What is the interview like? Is it in an office or is it through a plexiglass window like the tourist visa interview?

4. Were there any problems/snags that you hit in the process? Advice specific to Costa Rica?

Thanks so much!!!

Delaney

[Married2aTico 0]

Hello everyone!

We are gathering all our paperwork (medical exams, hojas de delinquencia, etc) for our interview, and I have a couple of questions for people who have filed in Costa Rica and are a bit farther along in this process than we are...

1. They directed us to the embassy's website for the DS-156 form, where it appears in Spanish. Also, the entire packet arrived in only Spanish. I am assuming this means that we don't have to have spanish documents translated into English. Am I correct?

2. To call for the appointement we don't need to buy a PIN in Banco Nacional, right?

3. What is the interview like? Is it in an office or is it through a plexiglass window like the tourist visa interview?

4. Were there any problems/snags that you hit in the process? Advice specific to Costa Rica?

Thanks so much!!!

Delaney

Have you had your interview yet? My husband and I were advised against the K1, so we married in Costa in May. However, the CR gov't. took over 4 months to release our marriage certificate. So now, we are only a few months into the I-130 / K3 process. I have to say in retrospect, the K1 was probably the way to go...

I wish you all the best and please report on your interview!