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| Belgium |  Review #9791 on June 6, 2012: |
Knockse
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We arrived an hour early at the Brussels embassy, where the visa processing starts at 2pm. At 1.15pm we were able to enter the premises to stand in line. We were 2nd in line and first for the visa processing queue. you need to stand outside (covered), no chairs or seats are available.
We entered the embassy at 1.45pm and went through the typical airport checkpoint. bag, coats, etc are sent through the x-ray machine and all electronics, keys, etc need to be left behind. you do receive a ticket for it.
once entered the waiting room (you can watch CNN), you are called to the visa window (it can take some time if you're not first in line), where a friendly trilingual lady checks the file you've sent earlier to USCIS & NVC. Every document is looked at an in our case, special attention was given to form I-864 (sponsor) as we are relying on assets to meet the poverty line requirement.
Additional originals can be given at this time, but you can also get back originals you've submitted earlier. They do not propose this themselves.
We did offer the 2011 tax return, but that caused confusion as it wasn't the same as mentioned on the I-864 form. We requested it back as it was needed at this moment to deliver it and we didn't want to raise more questions than needed.
The lady at the window also explains in detail what will happen then and how to proceed when arrived in the States.
they prepare the file for the vice-consul (@ window 2) while you're seated, watching CNN.
Next step is the interview with the vice-consul. we were happy it wasn't the consul himself as the man is unable to smile and has NO sense of humor at all! we encountered him earlier in the process...
Anyhow the interview with the vice-counsul was smooth. he asked some question about our relation, after he took our oath.
-where we met
-how long we have known each other
-what we were planning on doing in the US
-where we were going to live.
and then in relation to our financial situation
-how much our assets where worth
-what is the remaing mortgage value
-the amount of cash available
and then... he bows his faces downwards, coughs, he's bald head is turning red...and we felt a little panic coming.
He goes away, it took some time to return, while we were standing there unknowing what the result would be.
He returned to his chair, faces us again and shoves some papers to us to sign.
He concluded by wishing us all the best.
After all, it was smooth and all personal was helpful and friendly.
We celebrated by getting ourseleves a Haagen Das ice cream in the sun javascript:emoticon(' ')
| | | Belgium | Review #9720 on May 24, 2012: |
Mrs Slade
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After a postpone interview meeting from Tuesday to Thursday, was at Brussels embassy around 13:30pm (meeting was scheduled at 2:00pm). Waited outside for about 15min people ahead of me, some after. A security man came often to ask for reasons of presence. So, taking this into consideration, some people after me in line went first inside. Not much to complain but be aware this can happen.
When my turn came to go inside, passed same checking as the ones as in the airports. Purse has to be left in this room, just took my papers with me.
Took a ticket inside a waiting room. My number called I've been at a desk where a very smiling and effective man took all my papers. Was called a bit later for finger prints. Then another desk for the interview that latest about 15 min.
With people sitting behind you, there is not privacy when you tell about your history with boyfriend but I don't mind really, I won't never see those people again and the contact with the man behind the desk was also friendly.
So at the end he gave me the OK and told me to pick up my passport with visa in a week. The whole procedure took a bit less than 2 hours.
| | | Belgium | Review #8548 on October 20, 2011: |
Lytha
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So, had the interview Oct 18th at the Embassy in Brussels... Got in there, 2pm, passed the securitycheck (easy) and went inside. Got myself a number, and waited for my number to display and walked myself to the counter. The lady was very nice, asked me for some documents and later she called me back to her window. I had one missing document. The Joint-Sponsor birthcertificate.. I completely fell out of the sky, I was totally clueless! Even though I had a missing document, she send me over to the Consul anyway. Had a smooth talk with him, simple question about how we met, when we decided to get married, had to show him some pictures and he asked me easy questions... Very relaxed and smooth, he cracked some jokes, he was easy going.. No worries! At the end of the interview he said I had that document missing, and to get it to him by next Tuesday (24Oct) and said 'than you should be fine' ... Hopefully that means approval... He did keep my passport and the whole file... We'll see what happens in a few days... I'll keep you posted!
| | | Belgium | Review #8375 on September 23, 2011: |
Stefaan_Leslie
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The interview was at 2PM. First there is a little security, you have to leave your bags outside the main building.
Inside you take a ticket, take a seat and wait until it is your turn.
When they call your number, you go to the counter and hand over all your paperwork. Then they take digital fingerprints and they put all the information from your paperwork in the computer, this takes about 30 minutes.
After those 30 minutes you have to go to another counter for the actual interview. In my case the man just had some questions about how we met, about how many times I've been in the states. Then i had to show my pictures, I had 5 pictures and just had to say who was on it (family) and where they were taken.
Then he said i was approved and they gave me a number, with that number i can pick up my visa next week
All people were very friendly, the lady at the first counter spoke dutch, french and english. The actual interviewer english and french.
If you have more questions, send me a PM
| | | Belgium | Review #8217 on August 30, 2011: |
Becky<3Jorim
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Verry great interview =)
The people are nice and the officers also =)
thy'er verry understandable and when dint heard them so good u can ask them to repeat what thy said and thy will =)
for the poeple that need tho do the interview soon
First of all Best of Luck
and no need to Stress =) really , dont worry
~~Jorim
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