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| Honduras |  Review #10594 on October 11, 2012: |
kate&javi
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This review is two parts: first is about the medical exams and second is about the process and interview at the consulate.
Dr. Edmundo del Carmen at Centro Medical Hondureño
My fiancé and I arrived there at 8:30 am (after a confusion of going to another doctor who wasn't even working that day). We took a number and waited for our turn. When they called our number, we went to the window to fill out a form with information and paid 295 Lps for the blood test. Then we waited for them to call his name. They called his name and took him into a small room to take his blood. After that, we went to a small hallway waiting area to have his x-ray taken. You have to wait in line in the order that you arrive, just ask the people sitting there who is the last one and then enter the room after them. My fiancé entered the x-ray room, they took his info and then asked him to pay 305 Lps for the x-ray so we went down the hall, paid and returned to the x-ray room. At this time, the secretaries/assistants of the doctor arrived (10 am on the dot). They asked if everyone there had an appointment and then they started to say the names of the people with appointments from her book to confirm if you were there. Some people didn't have an appointment so they couldn't make the exams, but I think we overheard one girl say that she paid extra to get the appointment the same day because her visa appointment was the next day. Better to be safe and make the appointment 2 weeks before by calling them. One lady was turned away because her appointment was the next day. The secretaries/assistants asked for the receipt of the blood work. My fiancé finished taking his x-ray, and then when they called his name, he gave them his passport, a picture (passport size) and our case number. After they had collected everyone's information, they started calling people one by one back to the doctor's office to check basic things like height, weight, blood pressure and an eye exam. We paid the girl 3,200 Lps and she told us to come back at 4 for the exams with the doctor (it was currently 11 am). We left and got lunch, arrived back around 2 pm and started our long wait. Around 3 pm the doctor arrived but he didn't start seeing people until about 4 pm. People with kids went first even if they didn't take the exams from the morning first. You follow the line of when you turned in the receipt, but people with kids didn't have to. The assistant has to take each individual file back when the doctor rings the phone that he is ready, so be prepared to wait a while. All depends on the doctor and if the girl hears the phone over watching her TV show. Around 6 pm it was my fiancé's turn. I was allowed in the room with him. The doctor checked him over, looked at the x-rays, and gave him 3 shots (vaccination card not necessary, they give you the shots that you require for your sex and age). Then he asked my fiancé the standard yes/no health questions, signed the papers, sealed them in the envelope and reminded us not to open or fold it. He put a copy of the vaccinations with the x-ray and reminded us to get married in 3 months after we arrived. The doctor also knows English so that was nice even though I understand Spanish.
US Consulate Honduras
We arrived at the Embassy at 6:15 a.m. There was already a huge line of people on either side of the Embassy steps. There were some guys directing you which line you had to stand in (they also were telling you that they could hold your cell phones for you while you were inside the embassy but I didn't trust them so we left our phones with another guy that our friends knew). The line for resident visas is the right of the stairs, going downhill, and the other side is for tourist visas. Around 6:45 a.m., a lady came to check for the appointment letters. We only had the print out from the embassy that they emailed us the date and time for the visa, and that was sufficient. She checked my fiance's name off of a list, and wrote a number on his visa appointment letter. Around 7:00 a.m., the resident visa line started to enter the Embassy. They reminded us that no electronic devices were allowed inside, the guard checked our visa appointment letter again, and then we went into the doors and through the metal detectors/scanners. Purses are allowed inside the Embassy, only that the lady guard had to check it. She was a little rough but we got through that part easy.
Next, we passed through the doors to the visa section to the right and they asked us to sit. The greeter lady gave us directions in Spanish about what to do and some general information. There are four windows directly in front of the seats, a smaller room to the side and another smaller room. The tourist visas are on the far side of the rooms, windows 7 and 8. The greeter told us that the people with kids would have their documents checked first, so they started to make a line. We sat until a girl said that anyone who was there for resident visas needed to make a line at window 6, but only the applicant. My fiance got in the line and when he entered the room, they asked him which visa he was coming for, they took his fingerprints and took a picture of his visa size photo (I'm assuming this is for the digital photo for the visa). After that, he came to sit down by me again and we waited for his name to be called.
Maybe 30-40 minutes later, a woman in window 3 called his name and we went to the window with all of our documents. She told me that I could go pay the visa fee (currently 4,752 Lps). She gave me the paper and I went to the cashier window. While I was paying, she asked my fiance for the required documents (forms, birth certificate, affidavits of support, tax information, visa photos, medical results, police certificate). Then she asked him the following questions:
What kind of visa did you apply for?
Where did you meet your fiance?
What date did you meet your fiance? And in person?
Who is (my mom's name)?
Have you ever been married? And your fiancee?
When do you plan to travel to the USA?
She asked us to pass her our photos (we passed the whole album, it was kind of small so we opened it up flat and slide it through the small opening) and then she asked us to sit down and wait for his name to be called again.
About one hour after that, they called my fiance's name to window 5 which is a small room with the same type of window and one chair. I was allowed to go in with him but I just stood next to him. The lady was a super nice American who first spoke to us in Spanish, but when she heard us talking in English, she asked if we preferred the interview in Spanish or in English. My fiance replied that English was better. She looked through our documents pretty quickly and asked us:
Where did you meet your fiancee?
When did you meet in person?
Have either of you been married?
Where are you staying in the US? My fiance answered "with her parents", and I told her, "only for a short time" and she laughed.
She asked me since when I've been in Honduras, so I explained our whole story of when I was here and when I went back to the States, and that I was working here.
She asked again who my mom was by mentioning her name. Then she looked through our tax documents, super super quick (I think she barely looked at anything to be honest haha)
Then she looked through our pictures and made some comments on the places since she knew all the places in Honduras. While she was looking through all of documents and photos, she was shaking her head yes and looking positive about everything.
Then she said, "Ok, your visa has been approved." I almost started crying and said "Excellent! Thank you!" and my fiance, in shock, said "OMG Thank you so much!!!" and we were both smiling like crazy.
She gave us a paper to come back the next day at 2:45 pm to pick up the visa and his passport.
| | | Honduras | Review #10310 on September 3, 2012: |
KayaEel
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August 2, 2010 - When we arrived at the U.S. Embassy/Consulate in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, for our scheduled interview, there were two separate lines of people outside, one for immigrant visa’s, and another for non-immigrant visa’s. Just ask the folks already in line which line is which, and it may also be helpful to ask a few folks at the front of the line and the security officer on duty. Bring insect repellant, because you will need it while waiting outside as the mosquitos are relentless and have been known to carry Malaria and Dengue fever.
Appointments are set for 7:30am, but the doors opened just prior to 7am. Security checked for Appointment letters and identification, as people in the lines were let inside and processed as they were in line. In other words, people were processed on a first-come first- served basis, instead of following a pre-set list like U.S. Embassy/Consulates in other countries. We arrived at 6:40am, and we were still in the first group of immigrant visa’s to be processed that morning.
As you go through security, cell phones, electronics, cords, and any type of food/snacks are checked in bins at the door. You are allowed to bring in drinks. Snacks and drinks are also available for sale in the waiting area. The Consulate’s website says that backpacks will not be allowed inside, but they are, along with briefcases, sacks, and other types of bags to carry folders with documents. Everything is searched and this includes walking through a metal detector, but the process is quick. Most of the Consulate employees who did not work behind a window spoke only Spanish.
After security processing, you are provided a consecutively numbered slip of paper and asked to wait in the large room to the right. Immigrant visa processing occurred on the left-hand side of the waiting area during our visit, so sit in the chairs on the left-hand side. After a couple of hours, our number was called for the first time, and it was our turn at the window. My husband, stepson, and I all went to the window together, where the very nice Consulate employee spoke perfect English and Spanish. She asked for various documents, including the sealed medical results, evidence of our relationship, and my (petitioner’s) original divorce decree from the court. Even though we had them, she did not want copies of the English translations of our Honduran documents.
By the way, we placed our evidence of bona fide marriage in 1-1/2 inch binders, and we were able to slide these binders through the slot under the window by opening them in the middle of the pages to make it flatter, and turning it sideways (landscape). This tip came from the nice lady working the window. Our wedding album also fit this way. She spoke to us in English sometimes, and in Spanish sometimes. She then asked my husband a few questions about how and when we met, how soon we started dating after meeting, how many times I (USC) visited him since meeting, how long we’ve been married, etc. We were then asked to sit back in the waiting area.
Within approx. 30 minutes, we were called up again, but to a different window behind a smoky glass door where my husband’s fingerprints were taken. They did not request a copy of my step-son’s fingerprints, who was only 13 years old at the time. Then, we were asked to sit back in the waiting area again.
Within another hour, we were called back to the first window where our original documents and extra copies (any duplicates) were returned to us. Then, we were asked to sit back in the waiting area again.
After another hour (around 11:35am), we were called back again to the window behind the smoky glass door. We introduced ourselves, and all three of us were sworn in by the Consular officer. My husband and step-son were asked to sign part II of their respective DS-230 forms. The Consular officer began asking my husband some of the same questions that he was asked earlier. Then, she continued asking other questions addressing them to the person that she wanted to answer, either my husband, my step-son, or myself. She seemed very friendly and made it seem like a conversation. Some of the questions could have tripped us up if we didn’t truly know each other as well as we do, and spent so much time together. Some questions that I can remember included:
How did we meet?
When did we meet?
How many times have I (USC) visited Honduras since meeting?
Did he buy me an engagement ring?
Where did we get married?
How long have we been married?
To my step-son: Do you know this lady? Am I a nice Mom?
After the questions, the Consular officer said that she still needed a couple of items in order to approve our visa’s, including my husband’s divorce decree from the court in forma literal and proof of my husband’s ongoing relationship between my husband and his biological son (my step-son). Thanks to VJ members, we were prepared, and had some old photographs of my husband with his son over several years beginning when he was less than 3 years old. For the divorce decree from the court in forma literal, we only had a photocopy. However, we did have an original of the Divorce Sentencia (Inscription) and we had it Authenticated (Honduran for Notarized). We also had originals of several other documents which included marginal notes regarding the divorce, including my husband’s updated birth certificate, his ex-wife’s birth certificate, and their marriage certificate (all in forma literal). After she spent some time reading some of these, the Consular officer accepted our information.
Finally, we were approved!! We were given a colored slip of paper and told to return at 4pm that same day to pickup our visa’s. Based on input from security, we came back at 3:30pm, and we were first in line. They started letting people back in at about 3:50pm; back through security, check your cell phone, and sit in the waiting area. At 4 o’clock, they made an announcement in both English and Spanish about reviewing your visa for accuracy and not opening the sealed envelope when you receive it. Then, they began calling people’s names to come to the first set of windows to pickup the passports and sealed envelopes. Our information was accurate, but the envelopes did not appear to be sealed very well with one corner being completely open. As we know from being on VJ, this is normal. We were leaving the U.S. Embassy, with VISA stamped Honduran passports, by 4:30pm.
| | | Honduras | Review #9826 on June 13, 2012: |
renellocello
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My fiance's interview was on Monday, June 4th at 7:00am and was approved at 10:30am. Which was pretty fast. They told him to return on Wednesday, June 6th at 2:45pm to pick up his visa. But, the visa wasn't ready and they told him to return on Thursday, June 7th at 2:00pm. It was quite stressful because he overheard a girl talking about having her fiancee visa interview on May 24th and they still didn't have her visa ready after coming 3 times to pick it up. Luckily and joyfully they had his visa ready when they said on the second date, June 7th and he flew to the United States the following morning 
| | | Honduras | Review #9485 on April 17, 2012: |
Liz Alvarado
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A continuacion detallare los detalles de proceso cuando Inicio hasta lo de mi entrevista..
Espero les sea de gran ayuda y al mismo tiempo alentar a pregunatar acerca de sus dudas a los que ya finalisamos el proceso de obtener la aprobacion de la visa fiance:
Mi Fiance contrato un abogado ya que por falta de tiempo el no podia hacerlo,recuerdo que recibio el NOA1 el 23 de MAyo del 2011,y nos aproaron la peticion NOA2 el 21 de Diciembre del 2011...
Lo de los paquetes no lo manejo con exactitud pq esos se reciben por e-mail el 3 y 4,se que en ellos son las intrucciones de la documentacion que se nesecita levar el dia de la entrevista,el otro es el de la confirmacion del dia de la Entrevista
Mi entrevista me la programaron el 16 de Abril..
Mis examenes medicos los realize en el Centro Medico Hondureno,con el Dr.Edmundo del Carmen,es el mas comodo que hay los precios varian segun la edad por mi solo pague L.3,800 por mi hija de 8 anos L.5,800,los otros doctores los precios son mas altos.....
Ok llame e hice la cita con la asistente del Dr.Edmundo es por orden de llegada..
Ok me fui temprano como a las 6.20 am hay personas eesperando ya que es un laboratori cuando se entra y las personas esperan su turno para ser atendido,tome un numerito me llamaron y dije que tenia examenes medicos de la emabajada,me pidieron el pasaporte y pague L.275 que es para el examen de VIH y no se que otro mas,,ok luego pase la puerta y dice Rayos X,entre y le dije a la asistente que iba a tomarme radiografia para examenes medicos de la embajada,ok presente mi pasaporte y pague L.275 mas,espere en las sillas ya que hay dos escritorios y dice que hay que esperar los que tienen examenes medicos de la emabajada...
La asistente del Dr.llega hasta las 10am jejeje,asi que si madrugan por el examenen del laboratorio seran los primeros en entrar con el DR,la asistente te pide la factura que pagaste del examen Laboratorio,ok luego el Dr.llega hasta las 3pm.el mismo dia te dan tus resultados
Ahora les detallo el dia de mi entrevista que fue ayer:
Nos hospedamos en el Hotel El Picacho ya que mi Fiance es tan exagerado con la seguridad!!
Llegamos a las 6.30 a la embajada nos colocamos en visa de Residencia,nuestra entrevista estaba programada para las 7am,hay que estar 15mts antes,habia muchas persons en la fila luego llego el guardia y nos llamo para que nos colocaramos enfrente pq mi Fiance es gringo :P...
Nos checaron en el listado y nuestro nombres estaban ahi escritos,mostramos el mail que la embajada envio para la confirmacion de la entrevista,
Pasamos nos sentamos y nos llamaron a la ventanilla 2,una senora mulata me pidio el pasaporte y las formas DS156K las duplicadas mi partida literal,mis antecedentes policiales y las fotos tamano visa de residencia,me hiso firmar las formas,,luego me pidio los mismos documentos de mi hija y me mando a tomar mis huellas digitales,nos sentamos..
A los 10 mts nos llama y hace una pre-entrevista,pidio la documentacion de mi fiance lo de los taxes y no se que mas .. comienza y me pregunta:
DONDE SE CONOCIERON,EN QUE ANO,CUANDO COMENZARON SU RELACION DE NOVIAZGO ETC.SI CUANTAS VECES HABIA VENIDO A MI PAIS,DONDE SE HOSPEDA CUANDO VENIA ETC..
Y nos dijo que fueramos a pagar cash a la ventanilla la tarifa de la visa que por cierto bajo de precio a $240,es preferible que paguen exacto lo de la tarifa mi Fiance pago $240 en la mia y la de mi hija la pago en lempiras L.4,646 llevenla exacto pq ellos nos dan cambio jejeje.....
Luego nos fuimos a sentar de nuevo y nos llaman ya a la entrevista con el consul a la ventanilla 5 que es tipo oficina es el mismo lugar donde me tomaron las huellas,nos sentamos nos juramento una muy guapa americana que casi no se le entidia su espanol,juramos con la mano alzada derecha,,ok comenzamos la entrevista y pregunta DONDE SE CONOCIERON,EN QUE ANO,CUANTAS VECES A VENIDO TU FIANCE DONDE SE A HOSPEDADO,DONDE VIVE,TIENE HIJOS,CON QUIEN VIVE,ESTUVO CASADO..BROMEO UN POCO CON MI FIABCE POR LAS RESPUESTAS QUE DIJE!!!
Luego me dijo que si tenia fotos juntos se las mostre solo vio 3,me pregunto si trabajaba le dije que nop me dijo tu fiance te ayuda economicamente le dije si,muestrame los recibos de envio y se los mostre,me dijo cuantas veces a venido tu fiances donde se a quedado hospedado,,luego le pregunta a mi fiance cuando fue su ultima vez que vino a HND y dijo que estuvo por 2 semanas en Febrero... Luego dice su visa a sido APROBADA pero necesito los antecedentes policiales de comayaguela del DNIC me dio una nota para que la mostrara al momento de llegar y me los dieran el mismo dia,Mi entrevista solo fue de 10 mts con el consul a las 8.30am ya estaba saliendo de la embajada..
Me dio una hoja donde indicaba que me enviaban de la embajadayuna tipo contrasena que tenia que llegar el siguiente dia a la embajada con el documento pendiente,
Asi fue fui a la DNIC llene el formulario con mis datos y para que los necesitaba puse que para tramites de visa de la embajada le saque copia a la cedula,pase a otra ventana y me dieron 3 hojas y me mandaron a pagar ai ahi mismo solo q en la esquina de la DNIC tienen ellos su banco,luego fui a entreagar las hojitas y me mandaron archivo que es en la parte de arriba,le dije a una persona que eran para tramite de la embajada y que los necesitaba hoy mismo y me dijo que regresara a las 3 con una hoja verde,llegue a esa hora y me los dieron y yo Feliz
El siguiente dia fui a la embajada a las 9.45am a la hora que me indicaba la contrasena que me dio el consul,nos pasaron rapido el guardia esperamos y nos llama de nuevo la senora mulata le dimos el documento y mi pasaporte y nos dijo que lleguemos el sig.a las 2.45pm por nuestra visa!!
Dijo que el USCIS tarda dos dias para enviar las visas pero que nos ayudarian y llegaramos el dia siguiente osea un dia despues.....
Ya estoy Feliz por que mi proceso termino con exito y el unico atraso fueron mis antecedentes ya que yo lleve los de SAN PEDRO SULA y esos no son validos,,
PD:
LOS ANTECEDENTES SON LOS DE COMAYAGUELA LOS QUE EXIGE LA EMBAJADA FAVOR TOMAR NOTA...
Esta fue toda mi experiencia espero les sirva y les sea de orientacion suerte a los que estan con su tramite y Bendiciones
| | | Honduras | Review #9298 on March 9, 2012: |
Poolshark
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We passed the paper check. All our documents were in order. The first gentleman complimented us on being so well prepared. The interview itself was conducted by a senior officer and a trainee, so they tag teamed us. They interviewed us together and then separated us when they saw I was prompting Salatiel some of the answers. They seemed to have a prepared list of questions, I wish we had it to practice ahead of time. How did you meet? How long have you known each other? How much time have you spent together? Where did you have dinner saturday night? What kind of bed did you sleep in? Why did you stay in a hotel instead of his father's house(cold water!duh)? Do you have a favorite song? He struggled with 'where does she work'? (computers. He didn't seem to remember that I work for the government/IRS) What is her son's name? He said 'John' instead of 'Shawn'. I explained that there is no 'SH' in spanish and when he tries to say Shawn it comes out sounding like John. I couldn't remember the name of the pizza place in Valle de Angeles. I think they allow for a certain amount of wrong answers. I did most of the paperwork, so I was more in tune to answers such as 'what is his father's name?' He wasn't as good on the details. I told them filling out all those forms made me more focused.
We knew he would face the ten year ban and need an I-601. We were hoping they would miss/overlook the 5 year ban, but not so. With two of them trying to outshine each other, they caught it. They seemed sympathetic, firm on the letter of the law. We made copies of all our documents such as birth certificates for them to keep, but they kept the originals and only gave back our passports. Our lawyer said that is a good sign they are keeping our case open. I gave them a 4, cause they were just doing their job, they couldn't help our circumstances.
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