Can US citizen accompany applicant to interview?

[RAO Alomor 1]

I'm a U.S. citizen helping several Haitian colleagues apply for a tourist visa. Can a US citizen accompany them to the U.S. Embassy in Port au Prince for the interviews?

[Harsh_77 718]

No.. as far as I am aware as being USC you will be allowed in the consulate, but you cannot be with them during the interview process.

Why would you wanna accompany them to the interview?

[teddy k 35]

. No they are on their own so you can't help them

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You can go with them to the embassy but you will remain outside while they are in the interview.

[RAO Alomor 1]

No.. as far as I am aware as being USC you will be allowed in the consulate, but you cannot be with them during the interview process.

Why would you wanna accompany them to the interview?

My colleagues have said they'd like to have someone from our organization go with them ... mainly concerned about the language barrier. They are not fluent in English and, while we'll arrange for interpreters for their travel and for their time in the U.S., they're concerned about their ability to understand and respond to the interview questions.

[aaron2020 11,651]

My colleagues have said they'd like to have someone from our organization go with them ... mainly concerned about the language barrier. They are not fluent in English and, while we'll arrange for interpreters for their travel and for their time in the U.S., they're concerned about their ability to understand and respond to the interview questions.

Interviews are conducted in the native language so that eliminates the language problem.

In any event, a tourist visa is only about the applicant. No one else will be allowed to attend.

[Harsh_77 718]

My colleagues have said they'd like to have someone from our organization go with them ... mainly concerned about the language barrier. They are not fluent in English and, while we'll arrange for interpreters for their travel and for their time in the U.S., they're concerned about their ability to understand and respond to the interview questions.

Non English speaking countries have option where applicant can ask for the interpreter and Consulate will provide the interpreter.

So language should not be a problem.

[Noel194 53]

I went to Kiev and I was with my MIL at her interview. The officer was actually from Maryland(where I live) and we chatted about 10 minutes about schools and sports and he then approved the visa while I stood there with her.