i need all the question the consula can ask me in my next interview

[KittyPollitt 284]

This list of questions is very relevant at high fraud consulates like Casablanca. My husband knows everything about me. You could ask him any one of these questions and he could answer it correctly. We prepared for Casablanca with questions like these, and some of them were asked. And my husband got his visa in one interview. Preparation is everything.

[Done--Really 331]

And I'll say it again for all the new readers--just follow the directions even when they don't make sense and you will get thru this OK. But pontificating about what you THINK is right and wriong is just a waste of time and energy that should be directed at just one thing--getting your spouse to the US so you can start your life for real.

Nothing else matters, particularly something compleltey out of your control. Follow the lead of those who have gone before you, and just do what they say even it it makes you angry or you think it is insane--it isn't.

[tany1157 161]

They asked my husband in the first interview to write down all the jobs I had in the last 5 years, and to write down every supervisors name at each of those jobs. They also asked the names of the schools my niece, and 2 nephews went to. He could only answer my current job, my current supervisor and my last job. He didn't know the school names. I didn't even know the names of one of the schools. I thought these were normal things an SO might not know about another.

IDK about the preparedness though, we were pretty thoroughly prepared, and they did NOT like it the first time around. The first thing they told my hubby before they grilled him for over an hour was that they did not like our package. My senator's office told me that the Consular Chief said he had never seen such a perfectly organized, and well thought out package before. But see what happened, being TOO thorough backfired in a big way. Because I was utterly #######, it looked too good to be true. I am telling you, there is no way to figure out how or why they conduct their approvals and denials, it is different for every single case. I think this is the most frustrating aspect....because you can get advice from others, but when it comes down to it, every case is individual.

Edited June 14, 2011 by tany1157

[KittyPollitt 284]

They asked my husband in the first interview to write down all the jobs I had in the last 5 years, and to write down every supervisors name at each of those jobs. They also asked the names of the schools my niece, and 2 nephews went to. He could only answer my current job, my current supervisor and my last job. He didn't know the school names. I didn't even know the names of one of the schools. I thought these were normal things an SO might not know about another.

IDK about the preparedness though, we were pretty thoroughly prepared, and they did NOT like it the first time around. The first thing they told my hubby before they grilled him for over an hour was that they did not like our package. My senator's office told me that the Consular Chief said he had never seen such a perfectly organized, and well thought out package before. But see what happened, being TOO thorough backfired in a big way. Because I was utterly #######, it looked too good to be true. I am telling you, there is no way to figure out how or why they conduct their approvals and denials, it is different for every single case. I think this is the most frustrating aspect....because you can get advice from others, but when it comes down to it, every case is individual.

When I say preparedness, I don't necessarily mean a ton of paperwork. My hubby only took in a book of photos, and my passport with a stamp showing I was in the country at the time. What I mean is mental preparedness. Knowing stupid tiny details (hubby can still to this day tell you the employers of all 3 of my siblings and their significant others, the birthdays of my best friend's kids, the names of my supervisors at both jobs, and my entire employment history back to McDonald's in 1994), because Casablanca has a history of asking these kinds of questions. Also understanding the mentality of an American government employee, the guidelines set forth by the State Department for consular officers, and the attitude of specific CO's.

One may say, that if a relationship is genuine, all this "trivial" info isn't needed. But time and time again, Casablanca has denied spousal visas, only for them to be reaffirmed a year later and issue visas at a second interview. Casa has a track record for "testing" relationships in this way, and I know of many relationships that have both passed and failed this test. The bottom line is, if all red flags are addressed at the initial interview, and these kinds of silly questions can be correctly answered, it makes it very difficult for the CO to give a sound reason for denial the FIRST time around.

I tell you, my husband and I spent MONTHS poring over this stuff and studying our butts off about Casablanca. They really, truly, wanted to deny my husband simply because we were a K1 case, and our relationship is a little unorthodox. They even judged his appearance and gave him a drug test before they'd issue a visa. I credit the fact that he knew how to approach the CO's in a favorable manner (by studying their past behavior in other's interviews) that he was able to get the visa in one shot, at a time when most K1s were flat out denied.

Casablanca is a beast, and should be approached as such. Defeating a beast means being confident and knowing it's first move before it does. That's all I'm saying.

[Immigration race 0]

very well said

[Krikit 1,166]

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