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MSC service center: we had our interview yesterday at 8am and it was pretty basic. How did you meet? Have any kids? First marriage? Then went through the application with the officer asking us each other’s names and DOB. At the end I submitted more documents for this past year that weren’t submitted with the application. She said would review the new documents and if she had everything she would approve the case today. I got an email this morning say the new card is being produced!!! Next step will be citizenship for my husband. 

MSC service center: we had our interview yesterday at 8am and it was pretty basic. How did you meet? Have any kids? First marriage? Then went through the application with the officer asking us each other’s names and DOB. At the end I submitted more documents for this past year that weren’t submitted with the application. She said would review the new documents and if she had everything she would approve the case today. I got an email this morning say the new card is being produced!!! Next step will be citizenship for my husband. 

We filed in March and today is the appointment for my hubby’s biometrics. 

I didn’t take any photos with me. I had already uploaded picture with my petition

I've been wanting to write this for SO long!
 
After 10 and a half months stuck at Nebraska, two months in NVC and almost six months waiting after our CC to get an interview, it finally happened!
 
My interview appointment was stressful. There even was a point where the supervisor approached the officer and they closed the microphone. I thought I was going to faint. My case was a bit complicated and it looked weird on paper, but after explaining what happened things started to get a little better. Overall it took me 3 hours (two hours waiting and one hour of questioning!) but I fully understood it's their job and they just had to make sure everything was in order. Everyone was very nice and professional, and even being Juarez I've never felt unsafe. I have honestly nothing but nice things to say about the U.S consulate and even though the process is incredibly draining if you play by the rules and follow the requirements it's not that bad. 
 
561 days of documents, tears, long distance, money (oh, the money) the uncertainty. It was incredibly worth it just for this moment! to hug my husband waiting for me outside and dance with my little green paper. 
 
Thank you SO much, everyone, for helping me throughout the process. I couldn't have done it without you, since you helped me not only be prepared for the process but stay sane after it kept taking longer and longer. I am also aware it didn't take as long as others and it wasn't the most complex situation, so I'm counting my blessings and I feel very lucky that overall things went smoothly and I get to drive back with my love to Texas and start our lives together, almost two years after getting married yet so ready to start from scratch as newlyweds. 
 
I wish you all the best on your journey! you deserve to experience the same joy I'm experiencing. 
❤️ Lorena 
 

Your educated guess was spot on.  Interview is scheduled for October 23rd.  Thanks for all your help!

Tomorrow is your interview pls tell us how it was and your experience!!!
My interview is in one week!!

I can finally see the light at the end of this long tunnel!!
Interview date- May 18th. Exactly a month today!!! I'm so excited because I had already given up on a May date, I was expecting June. 
I received the letter this morning. I didn't call. 
LAGOS Embassy. 

I leave in one hour to pick up my husband from the airport! He said POE at Washington DC airport was very easy to do. He did tell me that they asked him a few questions but I don’t know yet what those questions were. Anyways so glad that this long and stressful journey at times  is almost finally over!! 

We did but now it’s changed and Islamabad is now part of the pivot so they do the scanning and uploading of documents. 

I leave in one hour to pick up my husband from the airport! He said POE at Washington DC airport was very easy to do. He did tell me that they asked him a few questions but I don’t know yet what those questions were. Anyways so glad that this long and stressful journey at times  is almost finally over!! 

When we went through NVC it was not a pivot case but I believe now Islamabad is part of the pivot cases. And thank you so much 😊 

I leave in one hour to pick up my husband from the airport! He said POE at Washington DC airport was very easy to do. He did tell me that they asked him a few questions but I don’t know yet what those questions were. Anyways so glad that this long and stressful journey at times  is almost finally over!! 

I leave in one hour to pick up my husband from the airport! He said POE at Washington DC airport was very easy to do. He did tell me that they asked him a few questions but I don’t know yet what those questions were. Anyways so glad that this long and stressful journey at times  is almost finally over!! 

I had my interview today! 
I got Aproved!!!!! 
 
Just for reference in case anyone wants to know my timeline: 
 
CC  dec 22 2017
Apt notice Feb 28
Apt Date April 5th 
Ciudad Juarez consulate, Mexico
good luck everyone! 
 
If anyone has any questions about juarez, shoot me a mesaage, i know there is so much going on and if i can i in any way, i am happy to help! 

Hello everyone.  Yesterday my husband had his interview in Dominican Republic and his Visa was approve!!!! Thank God!
Everything was very easy.. the only thing was the waiting once inside the consulate.  We waited 3 hours to finally have the interview.  I noticed they gave priority to those with petitions with kids in them so yeah.  
They asked my husband where he works, how long we have been in a relationship, and how long we have been married.  
They asked me where I work and that was really it.. they didn't ask for pictures of us or anything.  We did give them our child's birth certificate so maybe that worked as proof of our relationship and they didn't bother with anything else.  
Seriously guys I think we were in front of the officer like 2 mins maybe 3.  lol. Crazy soooo many months of stress and worry all boiled down to 2 mins of our lives.  
We are very very thankful with God and I am wishing you guys have great interviews too! God bless!
 
Oh and all we gave them was Birth certificates, my husbands, mine and our daughters.  Marriage certificate and police paper and interview letter.  They didn't even take our 2x2 fotos or the ds260 conf page.  I think they already had fotos we submited and the guy said the ds260 is just in case but he saw it in the system. So yeah.  :D!.  
Thank you everyone and this thread and the person in charge of the thread also.  This has really helped us with knowing others were always going through something similar and that we weren't alone in this.  Thanks for the support and honestly I pray everyone gets through and finally finish this hard and long process!

THANK YOU VISAJOURNEY!!!! I could not have done this whole process without everyone’s input and encouragement!!! My husband interviewed today and was approved❤️✈️🇺🇸Here’s a quick review. It was very easy and painless. (Only he was waiting for like two hours just sitting in the room until they called him!) 
 
10:30am Interview
Waited for two hours!
Called to window, requested documents (only i-485 and taxes; criminal certificate and medical sealed envelope.
Asked questions like:
Was your wife born here in Ecuador? 
Do you have children together?
When youvisited the US on a tourist visa, did you stay longer than 6 months?
The officer pulled out the original I-130 packet with all the pictures/relationship evidence and said, “wow you have a book!” my husband sband replied “my wife is very detailed oriented” haha
And he was approved!!!
<3 Very happy!!!
 
Thank you all!!! Good luck to everyone!!! Your moment will come tooo!!!! 
 

Our journey is over!
 
My wife just had the interview in Jakarta yesterday and we are thrillled that she passed very easily. I was able to accompany her which made her so much more confident. We prepped for hours beforehand, doing multiple mock interviews and practicing using our pictures and proof of my domicile. In the end, the interview was super easy, and lasted only about 5 mins. We were in and out of the embassy in Jakarta in about an hour (after waiting in line for 30 mins outside the embassy).
 
Questions Asked (Applicant):
What is your name and date/place of birth? Have you ever lived outside of Indonesia? What was the date of your wedding? Where and when did you meet your husband? How long did you date your husband before you were married? Can you show me some pictures of the wedding? Questions Asked (Petitioner):
Is your father the joint sponsor? Did your family attend the wedding in Indonesia? Then he simply said, "I see no signs of fraud at all. Your file is very organized and makes it very easy to give you an approval. Congratulations! Your visa is approved!"
 
thanks so so much to VisaJourney members who encouraged us along the way, and especially to @Salin for the wiki that helped make our file so organized.
 
Hoping everyone gets their approvals quickly!
Alex and Eska

Visa Approved!!!!
 
Joint sponsor was able to send his Tax return 2017 to support our case!
 

WE GOT AN INTERVIEW DATE!!! May 16th!!!! I am so thrilled!  

Officially 23 days for my interview!!! We are so happy!! 

We did not do any police certificates for NVC since it’s not required. They also did not ask about it at the interview. 

My journey is done.
 
PD: 08-04-16 (F2A)
Scanned: 11-06-17
CCC: 12-01-17
Upgraded: 01-25-18 (CR1)
Interview: 03-26-18 (HCM-Vietnam Approved)
Issued: 03-30-18
Flight to US: 04-16-18
 
We got approved last Monday. The process went through quickly and smoothly at the US Embassy in Ho Chi Minh city - Vietnam. The whole waiting process for checking, scanning, taking documents and interview is around 2,5 hours but the interview part is just 2 minutes. A beautiful young lady asked me to step back and had a seat while she interviewing my wife. We brought 20 lbs of evidence but she never looked at them. She doesn’t care about log chat, bill, tax return, hotel resevation, tickets, money transfer receipt at all.
 
Only 3 questions were given:
1. How did we meet?
2. When did we fall in love? (Exact date required)
3. Show her some pictures that we were both together.
 
She took the photo timeline binder and went through quickly in just 10 seconds. She laughed so hard when saw our “crazy” pictures. Then she signed  the pink sheet, gave it to my wife and said: Welcome to America, you got approved.
 
Although it was extremely easy for us but it was not with everyone else in the room. A lot of blue sheet (denied) were given. Some were deinied right away because they didn’t prepare enough required documents. I think fail rate is around 70-80% (all visa categories) as what I see there.
 
Good look everyone.
 
 

Just wanted to thank the VJ community for all the help!!! My husband had his interview in Accra Ghana yesterday and he was approved for his visa the consular only asked him 5 questions: about how we met, his job, my job, if he met my parents and where would he work in Ghana. We were denied k1 in 2016 and because the CO KM said our relationship was a sham. So I was worried they would deny us again. But my husband said his interview was like 3 minutes and he saw the consular looking through our photo album and smiling. When he gave his initial document at the first window the person said that our file was huge, so they only wanted a few documents. We did front load and send more info with the NVC but I don't know if that really helped or not. God is so good!!!

That I’m not sure about but my husband is coming in 2 weeks now.