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|  Review on September 11, 2012: |
Christy04
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
This is a general review of my experience as the petitioner; I was not present at the interview.
Setting up the interview was a frustrating process. My fiance never received his packets of instructions from the Consulate. The only reason we knew about the interview at all is because I emailed them a couple weeks prior to make a general inquiry about the status of his case. They emailed me back about 2-business days later and forwarded the interview letter (date and time), with no other information. This was 11 days before the intended interview. I wrote them back to ask what should be done to acquire the information, but they never responded.
Luckily, my fiance was able to set up the medical appointment not too long after we found out about the interview. He explained the situation to the doctor (the man, the woman was out sick) who was both very flexible in setting up the appointment and able to provide the necessary medical forms. While in Santiago (he's from Chile), my fiance went directly to the Consulate to ask for the packets. There were two security guards. One was relatively rude while the other was very friendly and, after my fiance explained his situation, that security guard went inside to find out what my fiance should do. He was led into the office and the woman behind the desk was very friendly. My fiance had no problem picking up the information, despite arriving unannounced. However, when the woman found out that his interview was scheduled for Labor Day (US Holiday), she informed him that the Consulate is closed on that day and pushed his interview back another week! While we were both happy that we had a little more time to prepare, it makes me wonder what would have happened if he had shown up on the original date.
On the day of the interview, my fiance stopped by the doctor's office in the morning to pick up his completed medical forms, and then went to the Consulate. While I don't have a lot of information about his experience, I know the interviewer was very friendly and helpful, and the visa was approved quickly. It was a positive experience. My fiance was informed that the visa should be ready in 2-3 weeks. He had the option of either picking it up at a DHL office or having it sent to his home and, given our prior experience, he will be picking it up.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #10367