Interview tomorrow!

[redfragglekat 0]

Trying not to be too excited (or scared!!). My appointment is for 1:45pm tomorrow. The appointment letter tells me to arrive not more than 20 minutes early, but I have read of others here on VJ arriving before the doors open. What's your thought... arrive at 7:00am or arrive at 1:00pm?

Also... xpresspost envelopes... is this still needed now that they are using DHL? Should I be sure to pick one up enroute?

I THINK I have everything put together. I have a copy of every single thing we have submitted to them, along with all supporting documents, organized in a binder with tabs and everything (finace says it's a good thing I'm doing this, cause the Consulate would be getting what the IRS would get from him: a shoe box full of paper! LOL!)

Wish us luck! We really need this to happen smoothly!

[Chris921 13]

Firstly Good Luck, I would turn up at like 1 not 7am They will not let you in that early, and would be sat there waiting for so long, it is boring enough inside of an embassy. The way you organized it is good i had organized it a bit but not to tabs just put them in order i thought i would need them and ended up spending a bit of time goign through all the papers, but eventually i got them done, i would keep originals of birth certs and the likes, with their photocopies as they will want both at the same time you will get the originals back later on but they keep the photocopies!

[Chris921 13]

P.S if they are anything like the Embassy here the first person you will see will go through the paperwork and put it in the folder, and if the sense you're nervous will help you by caming you down and reassuring you, it worked for me at least

(sorry for double post but when i went to edit my first post it told me i didn't have permission

[redfragglekat 0]

P.S if they are anything like the Embassy here the first person you will see will go through the paperwork and put it in the folder, and if the sense you're nervous will help you by caming you down and reassuring you, it worked for me at least

(sorry for double post but when i went to edit my first post it told me i didn't have permission

Thanks for the info! We'll aim for 1pm then. Did you bring an xpresspost mailing envelope to your interview, for them to send your passport and visa back to you?

[JeannieL 44]

You can show up at 7am but some people in the past few weeks have been getting a bad reception for showing up early for their appointments. I think that maybe around 11 would be a good time for you to show up. As Chris says...Have your birth certificate and copy together..and all the other things that you have originals of....they will take the originals and put them in one pile and the copies in another.

You do NOT need the Xpresspost envelope.....You have registered for DHL. That is how they send things now.

Good luck at the interview!

Relax and be yourself. It is the easiest part of the whole process.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Trying not to be too excited (or scared!!). My appointment is for 1:45pm tomorrow. The appointment letter tells me to arrive not more than 20 minutes early, but I have read of others here on VJ arriving before the doors open. What's your thought... arrive at 7:00am or arrive at 1:00pm?

Also... xpresspost envelopes... is this still needed now that they are using DHL? Should I be sure to pick one up enroute?

I THINK I have everything put together. I have a copy of every single thing we have submitted to them, along with all supporting documents, organized in a binder with tabs and everything (finace says it's a good thing I'm doing this, cause the Consulate would be getting what the IRS would get from him: a shoe box full of paper! LOL!)

Wish us luck! We really need this to happen smoothly!

I had my interview a week ago and my appointment was at 1:45 as well. I showed up at 7 and although one of the people who dealt with me was a bit rude about me being early, I was out the door with my approval at 11am. It depends if you really want to spend the time waiting in the waiting room, which is what my 3 hours (they didn't let us up until 8) was spent doing. It's up to you! 7am works or you could show up around 11.

No need to bring an envelope.

It is quick (when you're dealing with someone instead of waiting to be called) and painless! You'll do fine. Good luck.

Firstly Good Luck, I would turn up at like 1 not 7am They will not let you in that early

This is not true. They will let her in, however, she may have to wait while people with earlier appointment times are dealt with before it's her turn. That's what happened to me.

Edited May 15, 2011 by Coconuts

[Inky 1,111]

Go early.

No express post. Would be a waste of money.

[redfragglekat 0]

You can show up at 7am but some people in the past few weeks have been getting a bad reception for showing up early for their appointments. I think that maybe around 11 would be a good time for you to show up. As Chris says...Have your birth certificate and copy together..and all the other things that you have originals of....they will take the originals and put them in one pile and the copies in another.

You do NOT need the Xpresspost envelope.....You have registered for DHL. That is how they send things now.

Good luck at the interview!

Relax and be yourself. It is the easiest part of the whole process.

Thank you for mentioning the birth certificate AND copy! I don't see it written anywhere that they need a copy! I have a long form certificate and a short form (the small laminated card) so I'll copy both of them in the morning before I go! Thank you so much for telling me!

I emailed my documents into the Consulate (at their request, since they lost them!) so I have originals of DS-156 and DS-156K, DS-230, I-864 and I-346 (? the Affivadit of Support) plus I have all the previous documents, everything on the Packet 3 checklist.

Hoping I have everything... *sigh* what a process this is!

[JeannieL 44]

Make copies of any originals while you are making the birth certificate copy. They won't make copies for you. Make 2 copies of your bio page of your passport. One for them and one for you to keep so you have the info for signing into the CSC site to check on your visa status.

[redfragglekat 0]

Make copies of any originals while you are making the birth certificate copy. They won't make copies for you. Make 2 copies of your bio page of your passport. One for them and one for you to keep so you have the info for signing into the CSC site to check on your visa status.

WOW! thank you again! We so need to create a list of this stuff "the real checklist of things you need to have for the interview". I have two lists from them that are slightly different, but neither mentions this info!

Thank you so much!

[JeannieL 44]

You are most welcome. We all want you to be prepared :-)

Can't wait to hear your success story tomorrow.

[Neoalissa 1]

Trying not to be too excited (or scared!!). My appointment is for 1:45pm tomorrow. The appointment letter tells me to arrive not more than 20 minutes early, but I have read of others here on VJ arriving before the doors open. What's your thought... arrive at 7:00am or arrive at 1:00pm?

Also... xpresspost envelopes... is this still needed now that they are using DHL? Should I be sure to pick one up enroute?

I THINK I have everything put together. I have a copy of every single thing we have submitted to them, along with all supporting documents, organized in a binder with tabs and everything (finace says it's a good thing I'm doing this, cause the Consulate would be getting what the IRS would get from him: a shoe box full of paper! LOL!)

Wish us luck! We really need this to happen smoothly!

Good Luck

[missingmycanadian 0]

I had a quick question about the police certificate(s) necessary for the interview. My fiancee has spent a good deal of time in the US on both visitor and student visas. Over the last two years she has spent more than 6 months in the states. Do we need to have a police certificate from our state? We have one that will be less than a year old at the time of the interview, but I was just wondering if it would be a good thing to bring.

[missingmycanadian 0]

And good luck btw! I'm sure your interview will go smoothly

[Inky 1,111]

I had a quick question about the police certificate(s) necessary for the interview. My fiancee has spent a good deal of time in the US on both visitor and student visas. Over the last two years she has spent more than 6 months in the states. Do we need to have a police certificate from our state? We have one that will be less than a year old at the time of the interview, but I was just wondering if it would be a good thing to bring.

No US police certs.

Only police certs from foreign countrys lived in.