Moscow Interview

[GarrettB 8]

We have our interview in Moscow next week.  Any tips or suggestions?    How tough are they? Based on the reviews, they didn't sound too horrible so I am crossing my fingers...........

[Moxman 53]

On 9/7/2019 at 12:55 PM, GarrettB said:

We have our interview in Moscow next week.  Any tips or suggestions?    How tough are they? Based on the reviews, they didn't sound too horrible so I am crossing my fingers...........

Hey Garrett, 

 

Your interview will be around the same time as Katya's and I's. Can you check your CEAC and see if it says administrative processing? Ours says it right now, but we haven't had our interview yet.... Also I suggest getting there early.6:30 or 7am if your appointments at 8am. There is a person who is across the street who can hold your phone. I never asked to see how much it was. I suggest just leaving your phones at your flat. 

[millefleur 5,035]

The interviews are not hard unless your case has red flags and you didn't submit a lot of strong evidence. Is there anything in particular you think is a red flag that might come up?

[myjourney229 30]

On 9/7/2019 at 8:55 PM, GarrettB said:

We have our interview in Moscow next week.  Any tips or suggestions?    How tough are they? Based on the reviews, they didn't sound too horrible so I am crossing my fingers...........

We just did our interview today! Try to get in like no later than 7 (that's when we got there and the line behind us was crazy). Don't bring your phone unless you wanna spend 500rub to stow your phone in a van across the street. We were in at 8:00 and out by 8:40, but we were also the first or second K1 case today. The lady collecting documents was very sweet and didn't ask for as much as we were prepared for. Also, the interview was quick and easy and the woman was really sweet! She spoke English to me and Russian to my fiance   We left approved and very, very happy! 

Good luck! 

Edited September 12, 2019 by myjourney229

[TBoneTX 43,058]

7 minutes ago, myjourney229 said:

We left approved and very, very happy! 

   

[Art25 44]

15 hours ago, myjourney229 said:

We just did our interview today! Try to get in like no later than 7 (that's when we got there and the line behind us was crazy). Don't bring your phone unless you wanna spend 500rub to stow your phone in a van across the street. We were in at 8:00 and out by 8:40, but we were also the first or second K1 case today. The lady collecting documents was very sweet and didn't ask for as much as we were prepared for. Also, the interview was quick and easy and the woman was really sweet! She spoke English to me and Russian to my fiance   We left approved and very, very happy! 

Good luck! 

 

Congrats! What did she ask you guys? Also good to know that you can come with your fiancé to the interview 

Edited September 12, 2019 by Art25

[myjourney229 30]

11 hours ago, Art25 said:

 

Congrats! What did she ask you guys? Also good to know that you can come with your fiancé to the interview 

She just asked some general questions like how we met, she asked me where I lived and what I do for work, and she asked my fiance how old he is and a few other things I really can't remember. It was honestly like five minutes and so stress free, it was beautiful! 

On 9/7/2019 at 8:55 PM, GarrettB said:

We have our interview in Moscow next week.  Any tips or suggestions?    How tough are they? Based on the reviews, they didn't sound too horrible so I am crossing my fingers...........

How was it?? 

[GarrettB 8]

The interview was realitively easy and we were approved.    It was realitively fast, the whole process was about 2.5 hour.  We arrived at 7 and were near the front of the line, the line behind us was 1/2 of a block long.    Definitely leave phones at hotel, the van that stores your phone wants a ridiculous about of money to hold your phone for a few hours.   Most of the time was spent waiting.  The actual interview itself was about 10 minutes and the woman spoke perfectly English and Russian was was friendly.  The medical appointment was a lot longer and more difficult than the interview   We are glad it's over!

[myjourney229 30]

25 minutes ago, GarrettB said:

The interview was realitively easy and we were approved.    It was realitively fast, the whole process was about 2.5 hour.  We arrived at 7 and were near the front of the line, the line behind us was 1/2 of a block long.    Definitely leave phones at hotel, the van that stores your phone wants a ridiculous about of money to hold your phone for a few hours.   Most of the time was spent waiting.  The actual interview itself was about 10 minutes and the woman spoke perfectly English and Russian was was friendly.  The medical appointment was a lot longer and more difficult than the interview   We are glad it's over!

Are you guys in "Administrative Processing" right now, or does it say "Application Received" on the CEAC website? 

[GarrettB 8]

Currently it says "Administrative Processing" still.   And that the passport hasn't been sent. It's only been a few days (interview was Friday)

[myjourney229 30]

21 minutes ago, GarrettB said:

Currently it says "Administrative Processing" still.   And that the passport hasn't been sent. It's only been a few days (interview was Friday)

We are in AP too  Hopefully everything moves along quickly! 

[JurisDoctor 2]

On 9/18/2019 at 5:24 AM, GarrettB said:

The interview was realitively easy and we were approved.    It was realitively fast, the whole process was about 2.5 hour.  We arrived at 7 and were near the front of the line, the line behind us was 1/2 of a block long.    Definitely leave phones at hotel, the van that stores your phone wants a ridiculous about of money to hold your phone for a few hours.   Most of the time was spent waiting.  The actual interview itself was about 10 minutes and the woman spoke perfectly English and Russian was was friendly.  The medical appointment was a lot longer and more difficult than the interview   We are glad it's over!

How did you guys request to be at the interview together? Or the petitioner can just come there with the beneficiary and will be allowed to the embassy?? Thank you.

[JurisDoctor 2]

On 9/18/2019 at 8:42 AM, myjourney229 said:

We are in AP too  Hopefully everything moves along quickly! 

So how long did the AP took? When did you get your visa and passport?

[GarrettB 8]

14 hours ago, JurisDoctor said:

How did you guys request to be at the interview together? Or the petitioner can just come there with the beneficiary and will be allowed to the embassy?? Thank you.

I didn't have to make a formal request or anything.  When I called the embassy to ask about something else,  I said I was coming with my fiancee and they said that was fine.     Once you have an interview appointment you can just call them and tell them, just to be safe.   

[GarrettB 8]

14 hours ago, JurisDoctor said:

So how long did the AP took? When did you get your visa and passport?

It took about 2 weeks to receive the visa from Pony Express after our interview.  Pony Express is not a very good company.   They couldn't figure out how to deliver to her house, so we went and picked it up.  Must have taken 2 hours on the phone calling and calling to finally get someone who said  it was okay to pick up.  Once we found the place it took 2 minutes, it was just there on the desk.