USA Embassy in Cairo are Awesome, thank you!

[NJ Youssef 0]

I am Egyptian woman married to my US man, here is my experience in USA embassy in Egypt:

I got to embassy at 8:44AM. All of us were ONE line (not two) as most of people keept saying!! Line was moving so fast, security were helpful organize allowing people get in. I went down and had a number while asking the info guy there what to do I am here for CR1. He exactly said go to window 11 or 12. Went there holding LOADS of our emails (back to 2006) skype logs (back to end of 2007) a huge photo album, copy of all original documents my husband applied to NVC for me.

A very nice young Egyptian lady was there, she was standing with another lady, she started laughing wondering (waw, did you bring all your marriage photos) I said yes, I brought my family's photos (my husband, mother, my children, my mother in low, my husband's aunti). She and the other lady kept looking at the pictures then she asked me for my medical check, handed to her, she also asked me about the original document for my husbands tax documents, gave it to her. She asked:

How did you meet with your husband and I told her we met in a mutual friend of both of us birthday party. She asked if my children are going to join me travelling to US, I answered no, their father have their custody. She asked have ever travelled before? I answered no. She repeated the question again and I answered the same thing and told her if she want take a look on my old passport she said why did you renew your passport and I told her to change my maretial statues (from divorcee to married), in Egyptian passports it is required by law that women must have their husband's name on national ID as well as passport.

She said, well, everything is in order please go and pay DHL. Before I leave I asked her a curious question, why did my husband and I waited for 6 months and a week now, she answered it varies but I think your case was pretty fast.

I went back to wait then 3 mins approx when my number was called. I went to another window and they had my finger print.

8 mins when I was called to go to window 15 and there was this amazingly beautiful and very respectful young lady, I think she was in her mid 20th. She smiled and said Good morning with adorable smile, I answered fine thank you. She said sorry for keeping you waiting. I said WAITING!! WHAT WAITING!! I did not wait at all, I was about telling her that I wanted use the bathroom so bad but I couldn't as if they were waiting for only me!! but I didn't say that part shhhhhhhhhhh pls don't tell anybody LOL.

She said, okay I'm going to be your consular today and going to ask you few question and please answer me. Yes Ma'm I said. She stated with are all informations on this application true? and she pointed one of the applications from the window to me yes, Ma'm very true. She asked me to sign on some yellow line and I was shaking telling her this is very confusing, she said no please don't take your time and relax. She asked me if I ever travelled before, I answered no! she asked me how did my husband and I meet, I told her. She asked me what my husband was doing in Egypt that time and I told her. She asked me when else did he came to visit I answered. She asked For How long did he wait during his visits and I told her (they were all time like week but last Jan it was 9 days) and I smiled she said waw lucky you. It was very kind of her when she asked to see our family photos and she kept complementing all members of my family when she asked unexpected question (HOW OLD IS YOUR OLDEST SON!!!) I told her on Oct first he's going be 14. When it came to my husband's last visit on last May 2010 I mentioned about my mother in low also visiting as well as my husband's aunt and I gave her a sealed letter from my mother in low describing how she feels about our marriage. She politly asked me to open it and hand it to her, then she read it carefuly. I ciouriosly asked her what did she write she said "your mother in low loves you so much". She asked about my English is so good how did you get that? I told her due to my study and my husband was a great help she said I'm sure he is and smiled. She started typing somethings on her computer and after she finished she said. Well, your visa approved, everything is in order, expect your passport with the visa within 10 days. I thanked her, thanked God, thanked her again and left with a huge smile on my face. My mother was waiting in her car outside when she said what brought you so early?? I said I'm done

I REMAINED IN USA EMBASSY APPROXMETLY 20 TO 25 MINS.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

- Please don't believe whatever anyone says, your experience is yours not anybody's.

- Be yourself, those peole knows very well what they are doing

- Wear comfortable cloths, your cloths, not what peolpe on any web sites says (don't believe this stupid info I read on some web site. They said wear as if you're going to church) YEAK. I went with GAP T-shirt, my jeans and sandales.

- Don't worry, you will do GREAT because they will ask you about YOU, your love story, your family, your life and of coarse the ONE YOU LOVE. And to some point they expect you to know to some dgree about peole you do love and want share your life with. So no need to worry.

- The embassy in Egypt is very organized, very helpful and very fast.

Thank you and best of luck to all of you.

I gotta go now start my packing, shipping to travel home.... bye my friends.

[LotofPatience 65]

Congratulations and good luck in your re-union in the U.S!

Loto

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Congratulations! And what a lovely review, thank you . I hope you have a safe and uneventful trip to the US to join your husband.

[OBX 51]

Congratulations!

[mandyu1 5]

Thats great news, Congrats and welcome to the USA!!

[mamamimi 8]

Congrats!! safe trip and a wonderful rest of your life!!

[wendy&tamer 10]

Congratulations...Tamer had his on the 22 July. He said the same to me, the Embassy was a plesent experience and he checked and called dlh today and they said he will have visa tomorrow. We got it 5 days after interview (well I will see when he has it in his hands tomorrow). Im very happy for you and wish you the best here.

[NJ Youssef 0]

Dear All of VJ family,

Thank you for your help, wishes, support and prayers. You are wonderful people. I read MANY, MANY experiences on this web site and they were amazing help. I will never hesitate to give help to anyone in here as well. It's a favor I would love to give back. God bless you all.

I wish best of luck to those waiting their interview and wish happieness to all of us, I pray God speak on your tongue, make words flow from your mouths. I pray God give you peace and comforte with those you love and want to share your life with. Do not forget how God made His amazing way to meet your beloved thousands of miles apart and made this sweet day to be together forever. God is Just and HE will never let you down. I wish you all the best of luck in your journy to unit with your beloved. I am waiting for my passport and will keep logging here like FOREVER to give help to all people I can.

For now, I truely do not know how to use this site . I wanted help with people but I can't figuer out how this site work. If there anyone tell me how to find you guys and write to you pls tell, I would LOVE to share your happiness . God bless you all

[And_Sam 44]

Congratulations NJ on your interview and welcome to America!

I am so happy that your interview went so well! Please stay in touch and let us know how things go for you in preperations to coming to the US!