Ukraine US Consulate Reviews
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363 Review(s)
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| Ukraine |  Review #32368 on August 13, 2023: |
tundra12nfl
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Easy peazy. Wife and sons interview was smooth and very painless. Received all travel documents within 10 days
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| Frankfurt, Germany | Review #31240 on July 12, 2022: |
texastincup
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We arrived at 7:15am for an 8am appointment. There was already a line of about 30-40 I guess. I heard the employees outside tell another applicant to disregard the appointment time. I would suggest an earlier arrival if you want to be done quicker. We all checked in at the window, and I (US citizen) was allowed in. There is an automated announcement outside saying cell phones must be turned off prior to security, but tablets and laptops are not allowed. It would have been nice too know that because the website says no cell phones.
After security you enter a building on the left of the first building. It has a nice skylight and plenty of chairs fr waiting. Being Ukrainians we were directed to windows 17, 20, and 21 which were designated as Ukraine speakers. There is a display board designed to show which ticket number should come to each window, but some use it and others do not. After seeing people at the windows who came in after us, we asked. #17 said we had to wait till our number was called while #21 said we did not. These windows take fingerprints, collect passports, collect original documents, and pictures, and create a file. Then we return to our seats.
We were then called to windows 14 or 15 for the interview itself. They asked me to return to my seat so the US citizen does net participate in the interview. Questions asked were:
Why does your husband want to marry a Ukrainian? We did not discuss this.
To daughter: What do you plan to do in the USA? Have a good family life.
When were you married?
Do you know your husband's son? Only through Facebook
Documents were returned and my wife was given a form explaining our visa was almost approved. It would take 5-10 business days to be ready.
People were friendly, but the procedure calling people to the window should be more uniformly used. They should also be more clear about what is allowed in. I saw at least one backpack.
There is a private valet storage at the corner of the closest METRO stop (U5 line) mentioned in the automated announcement. Corner of GieBener & Marbachweg but we did not use it.
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| Frankfurt, Germany | Review #31143 on June 15, 2022: |
JKassian
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She was nervous, but she got through it. Visa Approved!!
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| Ukraine | Review #30525 on December 21, 2021: |
Keithn85
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Here we go.
Her account of Kyiv embassy in my own words:
-Arrived to Embassy. She brought along her mother to hold her things (purse, phone, etc. As she called it, her bag). She said because she had her son, my future son, with her, she was towards the front of the non tourist line for the 8am group (her appointment was scheduled at 8am). It is true that there was no storage onsite, even the van was not there at 7:30am kyiv time. But it sounded like there were people who found it later on because her mother mentioned seeing people running to store things when they forgot in case they would miss their appointment. (again, i am speaking american english mixed with ukrainian english to capture the heart and soul of her words)
-Waited in line outside until 8:15am. It was very cold. It also was messy on the non main lines (which the streets surrounding the embassy are not main so they were not clear). Tourist visa people went first, then the 8am group she was in. The lady at the first window asked for all financial documents (I-134, tax forms (my transcripts from IRS), employer letter, etc. She asked for proof of relationship and my fiancee said "i have paycheck receipts he provided to me as proof." And she accepted those.
-They waited inside (oh it is definitely like an airport with xray scans and frame metal detectors.) for 40 minutes. She said for these types of visas, non tourists, most people waited for 30 minutes on average after the first window. She was concerned she missed her number on the screen, but the man with the laptop reassured her that the tourists are faster to go through and she is in line for the correct visa. So don't be alarmed about that (is what she wanted me to tell you all). She was called to the second window where a man asked her 10 questions in english. He asked her a few times repeating when did we meet and what website we met on. We technically met online January 2020 so she said that was a strong case for us. Since we did not meet and within a month decide we were going to get married. We had a history (even if it was 2 years, well 1 year and 11.5 months) since we started talking. He asked questions about me. Where i live (and she said where i live now and where i lived when we started the petition). He was applauding her (not the right way to say it but you understand, he liked this...) about the pictures we took of the motherland statue because that showed I was in Kyiv. He saw some others outside and recognized landmarks only in Kyiv. She stressed this to me and I will stress in the forums also, use pictures that not only show you were together, but show you were in the country of the beneficiary or something the consulate/embassy will recognize. That helps tremendously. He also provided her pictures that I sent in the I-129F petition. She said she could tell because i labeled them on the back. So now she has pictures (only 5 but still) that I sent. After the questions, he said she was approved.
Oh with the child (my future son). He is almost 5 years old and did not speak english. The man was nice enough to say "i see him, he can go play" and did not ask any questions to him. It was awesome because she was concerned that the child would be in a not so good mood with standing and being outside earlier where it was cold.
Hopefully this answers questions. Oh other things:
-They never asked for my intent to marry
-She didnt bring whatsapp printouts (she thinks the printer facility did not remember to print those documents)
-She only brought photos and my paycheck slips as "proof of ongoing relationship" along with my passport stamps.
I told her i would still advise people to bring all the information, just in case.
Her big takeaway was "It was 99% financial documents to make the decision and 1% asking me questions. They spent time looking at the documents."
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| Ukraine | Review #30378 on November 14, 2021: |
danmeland
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wife had a great time in interview back in Dec. now she is here but needs to return.
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