Zimbabwe US Consulate Reviews
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|  Review #32963 on February 16, 2024: |
PKM22
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| Zimbabwe | Review #27050 on September 12, 2019: |
brandonyjohawait
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(updated on September 12, 2019)
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| Zimbabwe | Review #26967 on August 29, 2019: |
Bruce Chimani
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In order to expedite processing of applications, the Embassy asks all applicants to submit all the requested original documents and evidence of marriage (or other related documents) for prescreening at least a week before the interview.
My wife and I didn't submit them on time because there was some miscommunication/misunderstanding, and I was out of the country, so they were kind enough to allow us to submit on a Monday when the interview was on Thursday.
On the day, we arrived with my wife, and I asked the guard if she could come in. He said it wouldn't be a problem as this was "her home country's embassy" - as long as she has her passport. Another guard called again, just to check, and we were both allowed in. We then did the security check and got inside. Once we were inside, there were about 15 people there and I was the third person called up to a window by a Zimbabwean lady who collected my passport and asked me to go to the next window for fingerprints (biometrics). The American gentleman doing this was very pleasant and very funny. Which sort of calms the nerves, if you know what I mean. He then told me to wait to be called up for the interview. I sat down as the first person to be interviewed went up. Right after she was done, I was called up to the window.
The consular explained to me the oath and asked if I agreed with it before I proceeded to get fingerprints taken as a form of "signature" for the oath I had taken.
She then proceeded to look at the stack of pictures we had submitted. She was very personable calling some of them "cute", and telling us me looked good together.
She then asked me the following questions as she listened and typed:
1. Is that your wife seating out there? How did you and your wife meet?
2. When you were denied the Visitors Visa, were you wanting to go and see her?
3. When she came in 2017, were you already dating?
4. When did you propose?
5. Looks like the whole family came for the wedding, right?
6. Where was the wedding?
She was doing this while she flipped through all the paperwork we had submitted. Then she said: "Sometimes you have cases where you have doubts about a relationship. But in this case, I have none at all. So that is all good. But since your wife isn't working at the moment, and I see you have a joint sponsor here, but will she work? What does she do? Since you work in the church field, do you already have something lined up in the US? We do not want you to rely on the government and be a public charge."
By the way, this lady was very nice and polite while asking all this. Might sound "harsh" here, but it was very sincere, warm and professional.
I must say, I was prepared for this. I already have a job offer, so I answered her questions and asked if I could show her my job offer. She looked at it, asked some questions about it, typed some more. She then asked me about my police clearances - if I had only stayed in Zimbabwe and South Africa. I answered positively.
She typed some more. Then said the beautiful words: Everything looks good to me. Congratulations and good luck. Your passport with your Visa will be ready for collection next Thursday at 2PM.
That was it!
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| Review #22372 on August 21, 2017: |
dream4200
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Standard porcedure:
Went through outside security, then presented my passport and interview letter (P4).
After this, we went through airport style security and then were directed to the waiting room, which also is the interview room. There are Windows that you go to, but it is all in the same place and other people waiting can hear your side of the conversation, but they can't hear the CO because you use telephones to talk through the glass (kinda like the prison visitations that you see in the movies. So it would have been kind of uncomfortable to get a rejection in the presence of everyone...anyways back to the subject at hand ).
You hand in you civil documents to the staff at the first window, and they will sort and arrange what they want. Then I sat back down and waitied to be called to the "interview window" (the wait was approximately 45 min).
I got called to the window and the CO said good morning.
Actual interview:
CO asked me to do the biometric finger prints and then to raise right hand and take the oath.
After this the CO asked the following questions:
1. How did you find out about this job? Answered.
2. Where in the states were you previously working? Answered.
3. Do you have a copy of your degrees and practice licenses? I started to flip through my folder to get them but he looked at the NVC packet he had, and decided I did not need to produce them.
3. He looked at all the police clearances and laughed and then asked "Is there anywhere else you plan to live? I smiled and said "No sir, just the states for now".
4. He looked up and said "Everything looks like it is in order. Come back next week and collect your passport and immigration packet". And I was free to go on my merry way.
I was honestly taken aback by how short this was. I was in and out in about an hour and a half. The actual interview was less than 2 min.
Notes for EB filers: even though your credentials are screened through agencies like NBME or CGFNS, It might be a good idea to bring copies of degrees, certificatons, and/or practice licenses just in case.
I guess there was not much to ask because all the supporting documents were already sent to NVC, and the visa screen pretty much verified everythtwo thumbs up, great experience.
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| Zimbabwe | Review #19122 on March 16, 2016: |
Sebastian45
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My final interview was a great experience even though prior experiences with the embassy were disheartening. The lady who interviewed me (behind the glass) repeatedly told me that she really didn't have much to ask me ( because we had provided adequate proof of relationship). My proof of relationship was mainly photos of me with my husband from the time we met to the year after our wedding - trips he took to see me because I was not allowed to visit him.
The consulate requested that I drop off all the documents and medicals prior to the interview - which is something I had not heard of from anyone on this forum. So I could have walks into the interview with nothing but the invitation letter.
I was asked to do an oath and told I can pick up my passport 2 days later.
There was only one other person waiting to be interviewed which seemed strange because I waited a month for my interview so I assumed they were super busy. The interviews are only done on Tuesdays.
Good luck to all fellow Zimbos!
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