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| Manila, Philippines |  Review on June 23, 2014: |
_Paul&Jesica_
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My fiancee had her interview last week and we are approved fro the visa. I am writing this review because I attended it with her 
Overall, it was a great experience, though there is a lot of waiting...
We arrived at the Embassy around 6am for our 7:30am appointment. By about 6:30 we we had our number assigned (#6099) and then began watching the boards for our number to appear.
At approximately 6:50 we were called up for the first step. Asked some basic questions and then my fiancee had to do the biometrics - finger print scan. We were then told to sit back down and wait for our number to appear again.
At approximately 8:10 our number appeared for the second step. At the window, we were asked more questions, went through the I-134 documentation, and then was asked for originals of CENOMAR, Birth certificate, NBI and her other police clearances. The CO requested originals of everything, he would not accept copies, so she surrendered the originals (which we never received back!). We were asked to sit down again and wait for our number to appear.
Around 11am our number was called and we had the final CO interview. The CO was very friendly asked my fiancee to say the oath and then ended up directing most of the questions towards me (the petitioner), much to the relief of my fiancee We (mostly directly towards me) were asked how we met, what our wedding plans were, and so other basics. The entire interview took about 5 minutes. My fiancee was also given a briefing on her rights when she enters the US. The CO then asked to sit down again and wait to get called up for visa delivery. She didn't actually say we were approved, so we asked, and she said yes we were, congratulations She also commented that was very good that I attended the interview with my fiancee!
We waited about 10 more minutes before getting called up for the fourth time, and we received some more information and then we worked with 2GO on how we wanted the passport/visa to be delivered.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #14701