Bulgaria US Consulate Reviews
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| Bulgaria |  Review #3194 on August 5, 2008: |
SerenityNOW
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
NOTE: THERE IS A DOCUMENT REQUIRED ONLY BY BULGARIA. In addition to a marriage certificate, the Bulgarian spouse must obtain a certificate from their mayor's office stating their marital status. Bogus BS
Here is the info:
http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplements/SOF-PK3-MULT-0711.pdf
Also, the medical clinic Vita used the wrong paper so we had to go back after our interview to get the proper form filled out. Plus they opened the sealed envelope to check something and then re-closed it (!) which I thought was defeating the point of the sealed envelope ... anyway if you use Vita, pay attention to what they give you.
The interview process itself was less painful than expected. Appointment time was 8 am, we were out by 11.
Be warned: the interview takes place through glass windows (in a room full of people applying for tourist and student visas, etc). Make sure anything you want them to see is flat enough to fit through a slot below the window.
The pre-interview took place in Bulgarian. She seemed quite impressed to see me (the USC) there. Speaking to my husband, she went through many basic questions on the I-130 and G-325 forms that I had sent in 7 months earlier. She wanted to see photos and appeared to enjoy looking at them. She specifically asked to see photos of my husband with my mother.
We waited for another hour until we were called to Window 4, Carolyn. She was quite nice and friendly. She said: \"I have seen your photos so I know your whole story.\" Then asked him: \"So you were in the U.S. for 6 months and that\'s how you met?\" and to me: \"You mother was here visiting?\" And that\'s it. We just had to scramble around to get the mayor\'s certificate and translation, and the correct medical form, which we took to the embassy the next day.
It was all quite pleasant and reasonable. Good luck!!
(updated on January 18, 2013)
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| Bulgaria | Review #3168 on July 28, 2008: |
SerenityNOW
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Filed for a tourist visa for my then-fiance in November 2007, in hopes that my family could actually meet him before we got married. CO was condescending and rude, what I overheard of the interview was: "I find it hard to believe that in six months, you didn't have a chance to meet her family." Well, I guess this guy has been out of the U.S. for too long and has forgotten how big it is - my mother lives 3,000 miles from me and my father 1,700 miles away. Yeah, we were "dating" for six months, but we only got engaged a week before he had to leave the country... we could have just gotten married while he was still in the U.S. but he has kids and I didn't want to keep them apart while we adjusted status ... anyway we tried to be completely honest about bringing him back into the U.S. for a visit - with immense documentation that he had no intention of staying on that visit - and were shot down.
Also - I had to get a certification from the embassy so that I could get married in Bulgaria, and the person I dealt with was also quite condescending to me - almost sneering - "so you want to marry a *Bulgarian*?"
I will update after our interview. I am hoping it will be a more positive review!
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| Bulgaria | Review #2443 on February 8, 2008: |
Anibarabani
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Very easy interview, just a few questions. Good luck bulgarians 
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| Bulgaria | Review #2213 on November 30, 2007: |
patrick_r
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went quick. just few questions.
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| Bulgaria | Review #1082 on December 5, 2006: |
Sil
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My interview went very good.Everybody was nice and helpful.
The consular officer asked me only few questions.
The whole prosedure took me less than 1 hour.
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