I had my interview at the Vancouver Consulate on June 30. It was a Monday at 8:30am. I drove from my home in Langley and arrived WAAAY to early but my nerves got the best of me and I couldn't sleep anyway. I decided to park and walk over to the consulate early. I got to the consulate and was greeted first by a non uniformed girl who check my passport and appointment letter and "signed me in". Then it was to a border guard who searched through every piece of paper in my very full binder. (I had brought everything in case they needed it). They were mainly worried about sealed envelopes. They also searched my wallet (which I had forgotten about a lighter that I had stored in there) this was promptly thrown out lol. Then they let me through where I was greeted by more security guards and had to go through a metal detector (like the airport) x 2. Then a border guard escorted me up in an elevator to the consulate floor. It resembled a bank with ticket windows and a waiting area. The first lady took all my papers (I had made photocopies which saved time as she looked at the original then stamped my copy saying the original was seen) then I was issued a number. Being early did help as I was through very fast. The interviewer called me up and was obviously new at it as he forgot to swear me in first and take my finger prints! I would not really call it an interview more of a formality to get my paper work done. He asked me very minimal questions. How did I meet my fiance, how long had I known him ect. Then he pronounced I was approved. After all the work and time I felt it was very anticlimactic. I needed confetti and balloons! haha I was out of there by 9:30 am.
Consulate / USCIS Member Review #17486
Review on August 5, 2015:
