Presenting Evidence at the Interview

[duraaraa 203]

I'm curious about the interview with regards to presenting evidence.

Will my fiance be able to provide the evidence we feel will make a compelling case for a bona fide relationship, or will it be more along the lines of "give me this, give me that," without a chance to show what we would personally want to?

I'm only worried because I have heard of couples denied when they had evidence which wasn't looked at.

Thanks.

Edited January 13, 2013 by duraaraa

[spn1025 38]

Well you always have the option of handing the interviewer everything that you have with you. Some places make you interview through a glass window with a slot to slide your documents through, so make sure you don't have a bulky binder of stuff.

I'm sure they'll listen to you when you hand each evidence to them and give a brief explanation of what it is. Whether or not they look at it is another question. It all depends on the interviewer and his/her mood for that particular day.

[TBoneTX 43,043]

It will be some of both.

Chances are, the evidence will be handed over to a "Foreign Service National," a native who works for the consulate. The FSN will hand the information to the consul, who may or may not be able to review much of it before actually conducting the interview. Count on the "may not."

The best way to ensure that your stuff will be looked at is to front-load the USCIS petition with "evidence of bona fide relationship" and then to hand over subsequent evidence at the consulate.

Some consulates, such as Guayaquil in Ecuador, have a long history of "you brought evidence; we refuse to look at it; and therefore we're refusing the visa because you have no evidence." Go atop any VJ page and click the links for "Embassy Info" and "Reviews: Embassy." Look for YOUR embassy. Without looking for myself, I'd guess that reviews for Mongolia are rather few, but maybe not.

After your petition is approved, you can also e-mail the embassy with direct questions about their preferred protocol. Be sure that you print out your entire trail of correspondence and have it handy for the interview.

[misterbigtoe 45]

I'm curious about the interview with regards to presenting evidence.

Will my fiance be able to provide the evidence we feel will make a compelling case for a bona fide relationship, or will it be more along the lines of "give me this, give me that," without a chance to show what we would personally want to?

I'm only worried because I have heard of couples denied when they had evidence which wasn't looked at.

Thanks.

Read about our CR-1 interview in Ulaanbaatar ULN here

our ULN CR-1 interview

At least in our case, they were satisfied with what they already had received from the states. At the time of document intake, my wife was able to insist on entering a few additional pages of photos but they were really not interested in any additional evidence from the two binders of documentation I had prepared for her. The questions we were asked in the interview were more superficial than we expected, no additional documents were requested and all went smoothly.

Agree with TBoneTX, si man, on the front-loading of the USCIS petition as it eventually goes to the consulate in it's entirety and is probably the primary consideration in how your interview is conducted.

MBT