May-June 2015 K1 Visa Interview, how long after your visa got issued?

[xwind 10]

Do you get holidays off from your work? Is that fair to the customers you serve? There are both Filipinos and Americans working there and both must be there as there are numerous steps and interactions with each. Should they take the American holidays or Filipino ones in your opinion?

I wasn't trying to imply that they shouldn't have any days off. I've seen just how busy the embassy is and I felt a bit sorry for the employees. The consular officers alone have to deal with hundreds of interviews per day, while being as patient and polite as they can possibly be, and while keeping their own sanity. So yeah, holidays are definitely well deserved. I understand there are 2 cultures that work there and you can't have one without the other. I was merely pointing out that they have more holidays, thus affecting processing times. As Greenbaum said, it may seem a bit unfair if you look at it that way, but I'm not complaining. It did surprise me a little when I learned they observe both holidays, I assumed all employees whether Filipino or not would go by the American holidays since it IS the US embassy after all, but I was wrong on that part.

[Greenbaum 12,258]

I wasn't trying to imply that they shouldn't have any days off. I've seen just how busy the embassy is and I felt a bit sorry for the employees. The consular officers alone have to deal with hundreds of interviews per day, while being as patient and polite as they can possibly be, and while keeping their own sanity. So yeah, holidays are definitely well deserved. I understand there are 2 cultures that work there and you can't have one without the other. I was merely pointing out that they have more holidays, thus affecting processing times. As Greenbaum said, it may seem a bit unfair if you look at it that way, but I'm not complaining. It did surprise me a little when I learned they observe both holidays, I assumed all employees whether Filipino or not would go by the American holidays since it IS the US embassy after all, but I was wrong on that part.

[Brian&Rosie 2]

I dont know if this is true but they say the visa processing will be delayed. Might be the reason of the long queue spcially for those who just had their interview last june 9th

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english/news/technological-systems-issue.html