Thailand US Consulate Reviews
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Bangkok, Thailand | Review #395 on February 3, 2006: |
sherose
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Hello All,
I just wanted to report a successful interview in Bangkok on February 2.
Today Meaw and I went to the embassy at 3:00pm and picked up her passport and K-1 visa along with the sealed envelope for US immigration. The interview was a piece of cake. The consular officer's name is Thomas, he was very nice. He asked Meaw only 2 questions: 1)How many times has your fiance come to visit you?, and 2)Where did you meet your fiance? The whole thing took about 2 minutes. The funny part came when he took Meaw's fingerprints. He asked Meaw to place the index finger of her right hand on the fingerprint thingy, no problem. Then he asked for her to do the left index finger. So, Meaw, not being familiar with the process put both her left and right index fingers on the thingy at the same time. After I stopped chuckling I explained that one at a time was what was needed.
On another subject, I don't think it behooves anyone to get to the embassy at 5 or 6 am in the morning. Unless you want to get up really early and spend more time hanging out on Wireless Road. They didn't let anyone in until 7:30am. The order in which you turn in your package in at window 5 does not dictate the interview order, it was completely random. The woman in front of us got lucky and just happened to be the first interview that day. Our interview was the eighth one. Neither she or us was first to turn in our respective packages. They do 17 interviews a day, everyday. We went to the interview with the man who has been helping us throughout the process and is at the embassy several times each week. He says, Thomas(consular officer) does not even start the first interview until 9am. Sure enough, 9:05, first interview. We got to the embassy at about 7:00am, tuned in our package, had our interview and were out of there at 11:00am.
The embassy is no longer accepting walk-ins for interview dates. The forms and checklist must be mailed in and the embassy mails you the interview date. Kind of a bummer. I don't have incredible faith that they can get the mail where it is supposed to go all of the time. Case in point, Meaw now has her visa in hand and we are still waiting for her Packet 3! Good Luck to all.
Peace, Evan and Meaw
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Bangkok, Thailand | Review #340 on January 5, 2006: |
gmd35
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Interview was fast and smooth as we were well qualified! (many thanks to visajourney.com- without this site we would have been lost)
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Bangkok, Thailand | Review #323 on December 23, 2005: |
dbirner
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Ton said she was very satisfied with the way they treated her at the interview. She was lucky enough to meet with an American Man CO.
All other times dealing with the infamous window # 5 Thai lady has always been a headache. The women is never friendly. Luckily the day of the interview that women was not there.
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Bangkok, Thailand | Review #315 on December 18, 2005: |
jchaffe
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Interview process is quick. No need to go early, 8 AM is fine. Go to Window 5 and submit the documents. Sit and wait. They begin calling people for interviews at Window 6 about 9:15 AM. Most are done by noon. If not, you will need to return at 2 PM. If your paperwork is in order, the interview takes less than 5 minutes, and only two questions are asked. Guy interviewing, an American named Thomas, is very nice. Visa is picked up the next day at 3 PM. Expect to spend about 1/2 hour there getting the visa and entry instructions.
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Bangkok, Thailand | Review #294 on December 6, 2005: |
tjteru
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