Uzbekistan US Consulate Reviews
Average Rating: 3.3
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21 Review(s)
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| Uzbekistan |  Review #3405 on October 4, 2008: |
robertjay
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My Fiance had her interview 09/25/09 and was approved, very painless  That was the good news, bad news, her wait was almost 6 hours  She returned for her passport and visa on 09/29/08 and this time waited almost 2 hours  My Fiance said she was first in line to enter Embassy of about 40 people and was the very last person called. If an appointment is made for 8:00 in the morning, then that it when it should be, not 6 hours later. This waiting time is bulls**t. I will give interview a 5 waiting time 0 .
robertjay
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| Uzbekistan | Review #2967 on June 5, 2008: |
Goldy
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All of our processing went very well (all considered and in spite of the fact that our government agency still do not communicate well between each other).
It really paid off to develop a meticulous check list of our own. All of our papers were in order, complete and correct the first time. All Russian documents were certified copies with English translation certified before submitting (fees for this were very small in Tashkent). We used no attorney, simply because no attorney could give us a simple list of ‘value add’ of what they could provide for their fees that we could not do ourselves.
After a long search, checking dozens of local and national listing for legal assistance, we could not find a single attorney that had current information (real hint…if their WEB sites list old forms, old instructions and old addresses of where to send forms; they probable will only use your fees to get up to date as to what needs to be sent to whom and when.) I will say that one very nice attorney acknowledged that they would have to do all the same checks that we were doing and that what they really do is double check all forms for completeness (only you will know if the information is really correct). They have no special phone numbers or special, direct contact with the Embassy (s).
For Russian applicants, some attorneys have a legal-aid contact in Moscow (which often means they can find someone that speaks Russian to call your Fiancée but a guarantee that their Russian helper can directly answer specific questions K1 processes; these will likely be routed back to the attorney). I would have been glad just to have a good/ knowledgeable interpreter local in Tashkent, who my fiancée could talk to. I found that attorneys in the U.S. who had some support in Moscow still knew nothing specific about Uzbekistan or the Embassy in Tashkent after the first frustrating calls and emails. After receiving notice that the NVC had forwarded our approved application to the Embassy, we were shocked to hear that the Embassy showed no record of application. At that point we did not know that the NVC uses a “TH” number which they assign to your application. When we emailed and called the Embassy we were asking the Embassy to check under the “WAC” case number assigned by the USCIS (which is NOT sent to the Embassy). It was through my research on this WEB site that I discovered that the NVC assigns a new “TH” number to my application and this is the only number used to track my application after it leaves the NVC. Once we gave the Embassy the correct number for our application, everything went well for us. My fiancée (now my wife) waited four hours on her interview day before she was seen, but her interview lasted less than 5 minutes; she was asked two questions before she was told “Congratulations, and welcome to America”. We had to wait from Wednesday to the following Monday to receive the official stamp in her passport as the approval has to be registered and acknowledged back in the U.S. and it takes a while for computers to be updated..
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| Uzbekistan | Review #2624 on March 19, 2008: |
Burney1961
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Waiting fiance to complete embassy documents needed 
This is Enbassy from ***
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| Uzbekistan | Review #1219 on January 24, 2007: |
boatnik
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The overall interview was fine. The woman who interviewed my fiancee was very nice and asked questions about how we met and about our relationship. Not difficult at all, but wanted good proof of our relationship such as money transfer receipts, letters, and such. She saw that other consulate interviewers were not as pleasant to talk to, and that another K1 fiancee did not get her visa for some unknown reason (said something about financial support document). Her overall experience was negative on the tight security and the long wait, both outside in freezing weather for several hours and inside. I think overall, she was there for 4+ hours, while the interview took only 10 to 15 minutes. Extremely happy it is over and done with!! 
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| Uzbekistan | Review #734 on July 28, 2006: |
usarandyo
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the interview went very well and the woman spoke fluent Russian. She asked many questions and really wanted to verify that there was substance to the relationship.
My girl is Russian not Uzbek so I think that counted in her favor as well.
Overall it was a very good interview and the emabssy personnel are very kind and friendly. Just come to the itnerview with a good attitude and all your info. You should be out of there within a couple of hours and then return in a few days for your visa!
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