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| France |  Review #6685 on October 3, 2010: |
Haroon&Sophia
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I arrived 15 minutes before my appointment, stood in the security line in the sun with a dozen people, I was last in line (I am assuming that EVERYONE is asked to show up at 1pm), picked up a ticket once inside, and waited for half an hour to be called at the first counter to show my invitation letter.
After 1 hour, I was called to the following booth, where I was asked for all the documents. The lady remembered that my husband kept calling her on the phone with questions about the procedure... About 1 hour later again, I was finally called by the consul who mentioned she had read ALL our email correspondence, etc... which was kind of embarrassing, but she was nice at all times, and tried to mention her personal travel experience/work experience abroad, as she had read where we had both planned to go travel.
She then said she'd put it a word for the immigration officer at the POE, which got me to think at that point that it was approved.
However, very professionally, she did not really give me a clear answer when I asked HOW LONG it would take, etc... she said 1 week to 10 days... It actually only took 1 week for me to receive passport and visa, but the visa had been approved, 3 days after the interview...
| | | France | Review #6554 on September 1, 2010: |
Tiz&Adam
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My interview had been scheduled for 1pm. The letter said I should arrive at 12.55 but I arrived earlier and I got in fine. Know that you cannot access the Embassy walking on Avenue Gabriel if you're coming from Place de la Concorde; the police will ask you to cross the road and then cross it again, I guess they just want to film you as you approach the building.
No laptops allowed in!
Once in, there are American security guards and they'll check your bag and take mobile, lipstick or lip balm, chewing gum, cigarettes and lighters from you to pick up later. Also drinks and food are not allowed in so eat before hand; you can buy drinks inside as well as snacks.
Once in, walk up those few steps and get your number from the machine by selecting your option (type of visa, appointment, etc.).
Now you can sit. You are called by your number, in fact, you are NOT called, your number, when it's your turn, will appear on the display. Numbers go fast and there's quite a few people. I personally couldn't read as I was paying too much attention to the display making a biiip each time a number was being called and that happens like every minute or so!
So I was called at the booth for the first time and I just handed my oppointment letter and number to a lady who said my number will be called and to go sit again. This was in French. About 45 mins later my number got called again and this time I got asked all the documents I had. The lady spoke French ( and sounded French too) and was kind and jokey and giving tips and explaining the AOS process too. Very nice. That lasted a good 20 mins as she asked for the docs one by one. She also takes your finger-prints and Chronopost envelope.
And then THE WAIT. It was LONG and by the time I got called it was close to 4pm, I had been in there for over 2.5 hours. Number was called again and this time i had to talk to the consul. Polite, professional but she's very serious too.
Questions:
What does your boyfriend do for a living in order to allow himself to leave his job and come and stay with you in France for 5 months? (they did read out file)
You don't mind go live in his parents house?
Is your family coming to the wedding? (answer "no")?
So why didn't you decide to get married here?
I signed my promise to marry him (form DS-156 if i recall it right) and then she said "I think we have all we need from you. If all goes well, you'll receive your visa in 7 days or so. Do you have any other questions", "No, thank you..Actually yes, are there toilets here?", she smiled and that was it!
So I was in for 3 hours exactly and I admit that towards the end I started panicking when I saw the consul had something to object with a couple's file before me, the guy left pretty gutted, I'm not sure what their problem was.
So just go prepared and willing to WAIT. The people are mostly polite and helpful. There's lots of people there but out of 20 booths, 13 were opened. Had it been France, only half would have been functioning! =)
So now, where is is this visa?
Hope this has helped you. if you'd like to know more, PM me. Ciao. Tiz
| | | France | Review #6502 on August 18, 2010: |
bruno.
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I arrived at 12:40 and they let me in. There was a few people in already and 2 other cases of fiancé visas before me. I waited about 15 min to be called to the 1st window where they ask only for the interview letter and the ticket you take in the waiting room.
After that I waited around 45 min to be called to the 2nd window. Here they ask for all the forms and papers (birth certif, police certif....). The lady here was pretty friendly and made a comment that I had all the papers very well ordered and ready. She asked if I or my fiancée were married before and if we had kids to determine if she would take our co-sponsor I-134 form and documents. She also asked if our families approved of the relationship and if we made plan yet for my trip there and the wedding ceremony. In the end she took it because my fiancée is currently a student.
About 1 hour later I was called to the 3rd and last window with the consul lady. She only asked 4 questions :
- how did you meet your fiancé?
- what do you do for a living?
- what are you planning to do for a living there?
- where will you live?
Those 4 questions were asked in English but all the rest was in French.
After that she said "if everything goes well you should receive your visa between 4 and 10 days".
She asked if understood everything and if I had questions or remarks so I asked if she wanted to see the new pictures and other ongoing relationship I had but she said no so I said "have a nice day" and "goodbye" and I left.
I was out of the embassy at 15:10 so the entire time inside was 2h30.
(updated on August 19, 2010)
(updated on August 19, 2010)
| | | Review #6377 on July 22, 2010: |
Soph
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I was worry before the interview because of a previous overstay so I maybe over prepared and load my documents!
I arrived at 12:45 and left at 2:35 pm the two first booth was easy to go through : I only needed to give them my forms, official documents and financial informations, I answered some quick questions like “ what type of job do you do” “When do you plan on going to the US?” She took my fingers prints then told me “ it’s your lucky day I am going to do your visa right now !” I didn’t understand what she meant by that because she also said that I was gonna be call one more time… The third and last call was my interview: the woman wasn’t friendly but she was polite. She asked me “when did you met him” “when was the last time I saw my fiancé” “ when do I plan on getting married and if my family was coming to the wedding” she took more fingers prints then she said that If everything went ok I will receive my visa within 10 days… Overall the afternoon went very I had a lot of concerns about an eventual denial because of my overstay but they didn’t even mentioned it. THX to the VJ forum it help us a lot during the K1 Process
| | | France | Review #6262 on June 24, 2010: |
Syltan
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This is second hand information. My fiance arrived at the Paris Embassy at 1pm. He waited maybe 20 minutes before being called to a window. He said it was very stressful because there are 20 windows in the room and various numbers are being called all the time by an electronic board. He said it went very quickly...no time to read a book or anything. He was called to a window and he gave all the financial documents. No one requested any proof or evidence of the relationship.
When he was called for the interview, he talked to a very stern and serious older lady - he described her as 'judge-like'. No real questions about our lives except 'how did you meet?'...'how much quality time have you spent with her kids?'.
Then she interrogated him pretty intensely about my two previous divorces and 2 children. She made it very clear to him this is a serious matter in a new married life and that our lives will not be easy at all. He said she was very authoritative in her discussions with him....she had the best interests of the children first in her mind... YAY old lady!
He gave her the chronopost....which was too small. She said he was approved pending a new envelope.
He ran to the nearest post office and returned to the embassy with the correct size (he said the smaller one was the only one available at the time, when he bought it).
They told him he will receive it in 3-10 days. WOOHOO!
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