Need advise

[GSK 0]

My fiance is scheduled for K1 visa interview in September and I'm visiting her in later this month. One of my friend told me to go to consulate and request them to pre-pone interview so that she can accompany me back here. Should I follow their suggestion?

Is this some valid option?

I'm confused here, I don't want to mess at this crucial stage of processing esp. when I waited for an year for this....

Looking forward for real good advise.

Thanks in advance!

GSK

[TBoneTX 45,469]

That's terrible advice. Do NOT presume issuance of the visa! One or more of the Indian consulates is brutal when it comes to K-1 interviews; 221g status and AP are common. If I were you, I'd postpone YOUR trip until her interview, so that you can be on the consular premises at that time. If you're not allowed in the interview itself, you can hand your U.S. passport to her so that she can show it to the CO as proof that you are nearby. This will score major points in the eyes of the CO, and it may soften what might otherwise have been a brutal interview. (You might also be invited in.)

The petitioner's presence during the interview never hurts and may help. I highly recommend that you consider and follow these suggestions.

[Bec_Dipu 103]

Ask your friend what makes you so special that they would allow you to interview earlier for the sake of your convenience. Not going to happen...not that you can't try. They would only move up the interview in the case of some extraordinary emergency.

Ditto on the reply above. Change your trip to accompany her. I was with my fiance on Wednesday. A 221g slip and a mandatory AP letter were pre-printed and ready to be issued. The CO saw me and threw away the 221g. The mandatory AP was still issued (probably for religious background check) but the CO gave us back all original documents except passport, passport clearance and medical reports. Very few questions asked. Your presence at the interview, while expensive, may very well speed up the process and make the questioning significantly easier.

Also, if your fiance doesn't have awesome English and is likely to get confused by questioning, especially when nervous, your presence will help with that.

Lots of stories lately from India with unhappy outcomes.

Go if you can.

[GSK 0]

Thanks TBone & Beck! I asked my friend the same question.."What makes me so important?"...for that their reply was "you can atleast try" and for which I was not sold and thought to have opinion on forums.

Regarding my visit, It's official and I don't have any vacation days left to take to be with my fiance at time of interview. I'll be on business visit for a week, packed with lods of meetings but also will be meeting my fiance in same time.

Wish us luck!

Thanks!

GSK

[GSK 0]

Ask your friend what makes you so special that they would allow you to interview earlier for the sake of your convenience. Not going to happen...not that you can't try. They would only move up the interview in the case of some extraordinary emergency.

Ditto on the reply above. Change your trip to accompany her. I was with my fiance on Wednesday. A 221g slip and a mandatory AP letter were pre-printed and ready to be issued. The CO saw me and threw away the 221g. The mandatory AP was still issued (probably for religious background check) but the CO gave us back all original documents except passport, passport clearance and medical reports. Very few questions asked. Your presence at the interview, while expensive, may very well speed up the process and make the questioning significantly easier.

Also, if your fiance doesn't have awesome English and is likely to get confused by questioning, especially when nervous, your presence will help with that.

Lots of stories lately from India with unhappy outcomes.

Go if you can.

Hey Bec, Please share your experience and questions that were asked in interview. It will help my fiance to prepare. Thanks in advance.

GSK

[Bec_Dipu 103]

Dipu and I had his interview Wednesday morning. Dipu was asked to take the oath, sign the DS-156K form and was asked these questions:

1) Who am I (addressed to Dipu about me)? Answer: I am the petitioner.

2) How did we meet? Answer: Met at work when his company was taking over work from mine for outsourcing.

3) Have you ever met her parents? Answer: No, but I met them over Skype a few times. I have met her grandparents in person last June, Father's Day weekend.

4) How many times have you been to America? Answer: Twice

The CO then said that the case is in adminstative processing. Then he asked if either of us had ever been married and we both said no.

Then the CO said go to the next window and the lady would explain AP to us. He kept Dipu's passport and returned all documents including evidence and original certificates. The CO kept the medical report but the X-rays. The CO also kept the passport clearance certificate.

When we went to the next counter, the woman gave us a letter that had already been printed prior to our arrival at the CO's window that stated:

Please bear with us while your case undergoes mandatory administrative processing.

We have retained your passport to more quickly process your visa when the processing has been completed. When the processing is complete, we will send your passport and visa to you via VFS.

The woman did not give us any details as to why we are in AP or how long we could expect it to take.

Dipu said when we arrived at the CO window, he say the Mandatory AP letter and the 221g form already filled out. When the CO saw me and spoke to me, he discarded the 221g form. We were most likely placed in mandatory AP because Dipu is Muslim and is from Assam which has a lot of militant activity.

Other people were hammered with questions and we saw a denial, a few 221g's and one aprovoal. Hope this helps!

[GSK 0]

Dipu and I had his interview Wednesday morning. Dipu was asked to take the oath, sign the DS-156K form and was asked these questions:

1) Who am I (addressed to Dipu about me)? Answer: I am the petitioner.

2) How did we meet? Answer: Met at work when his company was taking over work from mine for outsourcing.

3) Have you ever met her parents? Answer: No, but I met them over Skype a few times. I have met her grandparents in person last June, Father's Day weekend.

4) How many times have you been to America? Answer: Twice

The CO then said that the case is in adminstative processing. Then he asked if either of us had ever been married and we both said no.

Then the CO said go to the next window and the lady would explain AP to us. He kept Dipu's passport and returned all documents including evidence and original certificates. The CO kept the medical report but the X-rays. The CO also kept the passport clearance certificate.

When we went to the next counter, the woman gave us a letter that had already been printed prior to our arrival at the CO's window that stated:

Please bear with us while your case undergoes mandatory administrative processing.

We have retained your passport to more quickly process your visa when the processing has been completed. When the processing is complete, we will send your passport and visa to you via VFS.

The woman did not give us any details as to why we are in AP or how long we could expect it to take.

Dipu said when we arrived at the CO window, he say the Mandatory AP letter and the 221g form already filled out. When the CO saw me and spoke to me, he discarded the 221g form. We were most likely placed in mandatory AP because Dipu is Muslim and is from Assam which has a lot of militant activity.

Other people were hammered with questions and we saw a denial, a few 221g's and one aprovoal. Hope this helps!

Thanks for sharing!

Also, intimidating..hmmm. Let me check of I can be with my fiance at time of interview, which is more unlikely here. We both are from same region in India and our families and we both have met couple of times already so should not be a trouble but nothing is gurranteed when talking about visa.

Fingers crossed!

Thanks again!

GSK

[TBoneTX 45,469]

Regarding my visit, It's official and I don't have any vacation days left to take to be with my fiance at time of interview.

Truly sorry to hear it. Good luck, but be fully prepared for a 221g or worse. Move mountains to be there for the interview, or you may have to beg for vacation time later to attend a second (perhaps a Stokes) interview. Edited August 6, 2011 by TBoneTX