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| Bogota, Colombia |  Review on October 22, 2015: |
julita26
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Our appointment was for 9am. We arrived at 8:45am and found a huge line of people waiting outside. It was pretty disorganized and Colombian staff in lue vests were trying to make people wait far down the block and away from the entry point they had cordoned off (itself quite a ways from the actual entrance). Per what we read here, we went to the front and showed our DS-160 confirmation and said we had a K1 interview. A Colombian staffer member tried to tell me I couldn't go in with my fiancee, but I just insisted that I could so you might also have to be a little pushy. Then he tried to make us wait until 9am sharp to enter, but we heard the loudspeaker calling all K, H and residency visa applicants inside to the tent labelled Number 3. Back to the front of the line and tried to get through; same person told us we had to wait until 9am. As we turned to go back he chased after us and told us nevermind, we could enter. Another Colombian staff person told us to go to the front of the second line. There were quite a few people there for immigrant visas, but we only had to wait about 10 minutes and by 9am had made it through security. We were promptly called up to the window by a Colombian interviewer, who took my fiancee's documents and organized them in a folder. My fiancee said she was really nice and didn't ask her any questions at all. She made my fiancee feel more at ease about the whole process.
From there we took a seat and waited three hours to be called by the US consul. The interviewer was reasonably friendly; not intimidating. Questions asked:
-Full name and date of birth
-Who is petitioning for you? Where is she? (I was standing right there)
-How did you meet?
-How many times have you seen each other?
-Where does your fiancee live? (She didn't ask for the exact address; only the city)
-Who does she live with?
-What does she do?
-What do you do?
-Are you currently working?
-Have you ever been to the US? Have you ever applied for a US visa?
-What do you plan to do when you get to the US?
Neither the Colombian or US interviewer asked for any additional proof of relationship. The consul was pretty efficient with her questioning and didn't press for any details. She returned all the I-134 supporting documents, including our co-sponsor's whole I-134, saying those weren't needed at this point. She passed my fiancee the sheet with information on domestic violence and told her you can pick up your visa in two weeks at DHL. As soon as she heard that my fiancee turned to me and we hugged and kissed and were almost crying with joy, and the consul actually smiled. So overall a pretty smooth experience. Just make sure you're confident going in, don't let anyone outside give you incorrect information and be prepared to wait.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #18125