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| Athens, Greece |  Review #15971 on January 15, 2015: |
rinimina
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MEDICAL!
I had my medical done at Iaso General a couple of days ago. When I booked my interview I was told by the doctor that I should get my flu shot before my medical appointment with him; my app was at 10:30am, so I got there about 30 mins early just to be safe! Mr Doumazos was very polite and asked me a few questions regarding my fiance and I just so he could break the ice. Once he filled in the vaccination checklist and examined me, he gave me a receipt and then I had to go downstairs to get my blood test done, and then head over to Building A to get the final part of the medical: the X-ray! The whole process took about two hours and went really smoothly!
| | | Athens, Greece | Review #14848 on July 17, 2014: |
B & G
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My interview experience at the Athens embassy was relatively pleasant.
You are asked to turn your phones off and hand over all electronic devices and leave them in the security area before proceeding to the waiting room.
My advice here, bring a book or magazine because the wait is quite long. There were only 5 of us in the waiting room all in all for immigrant visas and I was there for close to 4 hours! Or even better, strike up a conversation with the nearest person, trust me it will make the time go by quicker.
Once in the waiting room I was given a number by the security guard stationed there (she was very nice) and asked me to wait and keep my eyes on the screens.
After about 25mins later my number was called, and I was asked by the embassy employee to hand over my passport then told me to go back outside and wait.
About 40 mins later my number was called again and the same lady that took my passport asked me to sit down. Our conversation was in Greek. She did ask for my registry of birth record, as I had sent my birth certificate to NVC. Thankfully and I did have a certified copy with me.
The questions she asked me were:
How did you meet your husband?
When did you see each other for the first time?
How many times has he visited Greece?
How many times have you visited the US?
What was your longest trip to the US?
Have you ever had any problems at POE in the US?
What is your husband phone number and address?
Is this your first marriage?
Do you have any children?
Is this your husband first marriage?
Does he have any children?
I was in the interview room with her for about 10 mins. And she was noting down all my answers to her questions. After she was done, she asked to wait outside again and that I would be called to booth 10 for a fingerprint scan and then I would wait for the consular officer.
I was called for the fingerprints scan after 5 mins and once that was done, I was asked to wait again.
About 2 hours later I was finally called for the interview with the consular officer. Very nice lady who proceeded to ask me the exact same questions as the previous lady. I think it was on purpose so that they can see if my answers change at all.
Interview lasted less then 10 mins. At the end she said that they have all the documents they need from me and that I will receive a call from the embassy in 10-15 days to pick up my passport.
And because I could not help myself, I did ask: Does that me I am approved?
She smiled and said yes, we will be in contact. I smiled big said thank you and I was done!
Left the waiting room at 12:15pm and on the phone with my husband at 12:20!
Additional info: Even though the embassy states that visa will be ready in 10-15 days, visa was issued and ready on July 18th, 2 days after my interview. Though as it was a Friday, I wasn't able to pick it up till Monday.
(updated on August 7, 2014)
| | | Athens, Greece | Review #13757 on January 30, 2014: |
Kev-N-Ann
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The whole process was very smooth. I spoke with two ladies. The first one got the papers I had been asked to bring with me and asked me some questions. She also gave me back my x-ray and told me that I should bring it with me at the POE. The conversation was in Greek. Then I had to wait for about two hours before I talked to the consul. She asked me if I speak English, I said yes, and then she had me swear that the papers I submitted and the information I was about to give was truthful, according to my knowledge. Then, she took my fingerprints and asked me more or less the same questions as the first lady, wanting to know more details. The questions were:
- How did we first meet
- When and how we met in person. If I stayed at his place and if it felt somehow strange to me.
- How many times I have been in the US and for how long.
- About our previous marriages and divorces
- If I have kids. If he has kids. How old are they. If I have met them, when and how is our relationship. If they spend a lot of time with us.
- When did we get engaged and how did he propose. If he gave me the ring right away or later and if we picked it up together or not.
Then, she said that everything seemed right with our case and my visa was approved! They informed me that I would get it in about 10 days and that they would call me to let me know. They also advised, that I shouldn't book a ticket before they call me...to be on the safe side.
I would like to say that people in the Embassy of Athens are very polite, friendly and understand the pressure that we, applicants, are under.
| | | Athens, Greece | Review #11560 on March 4, 2013: |
Bailey
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Interview was at 8:15 am on February 19, arrived at 8 and then waited outside for almost an hour. The embassy was very busy so there was a lot of waiting inside. The first time my number was called I was interviewed by a Greek women in a room, and she asked which language I would prefer, and I chose English. She asked a few questions like: How did you meet your wife? Why did you live in Russia? Where have you worked?
After some more waiting I was then called in again and this time the American officer was there with the Greek woman from before, he again asked what language I preferred and again I chose English. He asked about my father-in-law being my sponsor and he asked to see the tax transcripts from 2010, which I had. He also asked how I met my wife. I asked if he wanted to see any of the evidence I had brought (my wife had composed a very large accordion folder full of papers) and he took our photo album and glanced at some of the pictures and then put it with the other papers he was reviewing. After he was done asking questions I was about to leave when the Greek women said that I needed to get another paper before they could make a decision. I did not have this paper, it was a paper from the Greek courts essentially saying that I have no record, and it is different from the Greek Police Certificate I had brought. I am not sure if this is normal procedure in the Athens embassy, but regardless I did not have it so I had to wait until Friday of that week to bring it in. Before I left the room though, I asked the American officer, "What should I tell my wife the outcome of my interview is, as she is very worried" he said everything looked fine and as long as the court paper was fine then there should be no problems.
So, on Friday, 3 days after my interview I turned the paper in, and asked the women if she could give me any information on whether I was approved or not and she said, No. On Monday then my wife called DOS and we were told we were put into Administrative Processing, but on Friday February 28th I received a call from the Embassy to come pick up my visa.
Overall, my experience with the embassy was not bad, I do not understand why I was asked to provide the court document when I could not find anything that asked for it, but again, the staff at the embassy was pleasant.
| | | Athens, Greece | Review #11497 on February 19, 2013: |
Jane8
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Medical Exam & K-1 Interview
I had my medical exam two weeks before my scheduled interview appointment. I chose to go to Evrokliniki ( Ευρωκλινική . I had a 1:30pm appointment and I was done at 2:05. The doctor checked my vaccination records and sent me to the nearby pharmacy to buy 2 more vaccines ( Flu shot and a Booster for Polio and such). He gave me the shots, completed the vaccination sheet and at the end he gave me a copy of it to keep.
He also took my blood pressure, checked my pulse, weight and hight, and did all the regular things that doctors do with the stethoscope. The only questions he asked was about my last period, if I was taking any medicine, major surgeries etc. He never asked me for alcohol or drug abuse and other things or checked my vision. I was done with it.
I went to another room to have some blood taken and then downstairs to have a chest X-ray. The woman at the reception told me that they'd send the results to the Embassy.
-Interview
I arrived there at 8:25am for an 8:30 appointment. I saw around 30 people waiting before me and I knew it'd be a long wait. After the security check where I had to give them my phone and a USB I had with me, I went to another room and a woman gave me a number and told me to wait until someone called me. I waited for about an hour before I saw my number flashing. I entered a small room with a chair and across me (glass between) there was a woman sitting. She spoke to me in Greek (no American accent), so I figured she was Greek. I gave her my passport, 2 photos, the DS-forms, birth certificate and visa payment receipt. ( I have already submitted the I-134 with my initial petition).
I waited a bit and when she came back, she gave me the X-ray results and told me to keep it and have it at POE with me.
She only asked 3-4 questions and she was writing them down:
-How many times have you been to the US?
-On what Visa?
-How did you meet your fiancé?
-Will this be your first marriage?
I asked her if she wanted to see evidence of ongoing relationship, and she said no.
Then she told me to wait outside until my number is called again so I can go for fingerprints and then talk with the consular officer so he can decide.
I also gave her my phone number so they'd call me and tell me to come and pick up my Visa.
I waited for about another hour, then simply went for fingerprints and about 20min later, my number flashed again and I entered the same room.
This time, a U.S officer was there and the woman that interviewed me before, was standing besides him.
We agreed to speak in English and he proceeded to ask me pretty much the same questions:
-How did you meet?
-Where is he working?
-Where does he live?
-Do you plan to live there (area) when you move?
And that was it. He was very friendly and the whole thing didn't take more than 3minutes. Once again, no recent evidence of ongoing relationship was asked from me. While he was interviewing me, he was looking at the photos we had submitted with our I-129F petition.
I was kinda bummed out that he didn't wanna see my evidence, because I had arranged them in a nice folder, with chronological order, starting with boarding passes, photos with captions, phone call screenshots, messages, cards/letter, facebook evidence and such. Anyways.
He said that we were done and I should expect a call from them later this week, to come pick up my passport and visa. So I asked him: '' Are we going to find out if we're approved by the end of the week?'' and he replied: ''No, you're already approved''.
I smiled and told him to have a great day.
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