El Salvador Embassy

[TimandAna 37]

I haven't seen any reviews on the embassy for 6 months... Any advice or comments that may help me out to prepare or know what to expect? Anything would be greatly appreciated

[Ray_Yessi 10]

Recently my fiancee was interviewed at San Salvador (8 Jan). What kind of information are you looking for? We would be more than happy to share our experience with you.

[TimandAna 37]

I was trying to give myself a piece of mind so any shared experience will help.

What kind of questions are they asking?

Do they want money? (Maybe pay immigrant fee there?)

What documents are they asking for?

How long after approved does it take to recieve the visa for travel?

Do they send the package quickly to the P.O. to be picked up?

[Ray_Yessi 10]

I was trying to give myself a piece of mind so any shared experience will help.

What kind of questions are they asking?

Do they want money? (Maybe pay immigrant fee there?)

What documents are they asking for?

How long after approved does it take to recieve the visa for travel?

Do they send the package quickly to the P.O. to be picked up?

Sorry about the tardiness of the post...

I understand the need of peace of mind. We too are in need of it. We just checked our status and it seems we are now in "Administrative Processing."

So in terms of your questions:

Questions at the interview range in style and depth. Here are some links to look at some sample interview questions:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/440805-k1-visa-interview-questions/

http://www.***removed***/visas/kvisa/sample-interview-questions.html

http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1584&z=36

There is no money, per se, if you are thinking about the visa application fee. You do this at local CitiBank in El Salvador or you can do what we did: pay with a credit card. The link sends you (the applicant) to a secure paypal site. If you do use the pay by credit card option, make sure to put the same email you used to generate the Visa Application. Furthermore, you can decide to create one email address for both of you, and use it for the entire process. This way, both of you can access the email account.

The New Online DS-160 Visa Application: https://ceac.state.gov/GenNIV/Default.aspx

Here is the Banking and Payment Options: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/sv/sv-niv-paymentinfo.asp

The specifics documents that are asked for depend on the circumstances of the case k1 or k3, in general, these are for K1. Pay close attention to "what to send your fiancee..." Here is the link: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Apparently, every case is different. There are VJ members that have gotten approved really quickly and some that wait for months. The best thing to do is scour the VJ site for helpful hints regarding documentation, and being prepared prior to your interview. By the way, once you have paid and filled out the visa application, you can set your appointment time. In order to do the medical exam, your fiancee will need to have the letter from the embassy granting permission to do the medical exam. It cost us $380! And my fiancee is an ER nurse with all her immunizations required by the medical profession. We were shocked! Be prepared to spend money.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can help with anything else.

[Harmon-y 32]

Sorry about the tardiness of the post...

I understand the need of peace of mind. We too are in need of it. We just checked our status and it seems we are now in "Administrative Processing."

So in terms of your questions:

Questions at the interview range in style and depth. Here are some links to look at some sample interview questions:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/440805-k1-visa-interview-questions/

http://www.***removed***/visas/kvisa/sample-interview-questions.html

http://www.visapro.com/Immigration-Articles/?a=1584&z=36

There is no money, per se, if you are thinking about the visa application fee. You do this at local CitiBank in El Salvador or you can do what we did: pay with a credit card. The link sends you (the applicant) to a secure paypal site. If you do use the pay by credit card option, make sure to put the same email you used to generate the Visa Application. Furthermore, you can decide to create one email address for both of you, and use it for the entire process. This way, both of you can access the email account.

The New Online DS-160 Visa Application: https://ceac.state.gov/GenNIV/Default.aspx

Here is the Banking and Payment Options: http://www.ustraveldocs.com/sv/sv-niv-paymentinfo.asp

The specifics documents that are asked for depend on the circumstances of the case k1 or k3, in general, these are for K1. Pay close attention to "what to send your fiancee..." Here is the link: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Apparently, every case is different. There are VJ members that have gotten approved really quickly and some that wait for months. The best thing to do is scour the VJ site for helpful hints regarding documentation, and being prepared prior to your interview. By the way, once you have paid and filled out the visa application, you can set your appointment time. In order to do the medical exam, your fiancee will need to have the letter from the embassy granting permission to do the medical exam. It cost us $380! And my fiancee is an ER nurse with all her immunizations required by the medical profession. We were shocked! Be prepared to spend money.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can help with anything else.

I figured because we have no idea how much the exam costs, we would wait to send the money to my step daughter to pay for it until after it happened. But, my husband is freaking out and thinks we have to pay for it before hand. What was your experience? Did you have to pay the same day, prepay, or pay within a couple of days?