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| Vancouver, Canada |  Review on January 7, 2016: |
Jojomackio
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I was very pleasantly surprised with the process at the Vancouver Consulate. My appointment was scheduled for 10 am. My fiance and I arrived at the consulate around 930 am. We were greeted by security staff outside the building, there were a few others in line as well. At this stage they ask why you are here and then you will need to provide them with you cnofirmation page of the DS-160 and your passport. If your USC petitioner accompanies you as they did me then they will be given your documents once reviewed. You will need to turn off your phone and give it to them and if you have a bag they will search it ask if you are carrying a list of security risk items and then you will be move on. You will then be escorted to a airport style scanner for a final security check. All personnel were incredibly friendly and polite. You are then escorted to floor where interview occurs. It is like a doctors waiting room. First you go to a counter and a lady will come to retrieve your documents. I had photocopies of passport, birth certificate, I-134 affidavit and supporting documents, police clearances which I provided. I recommend also ensuring you make copies of these items. Make sure to have original passport and birth certificate as well as copies. Once she processed these she gave us a number and we waited until we were called. The wait was about 45 min. When we were called to the counter the interviewer was smiley and courteous and thanked my fiance for making himself available. I believe they were quite happy he was there as it makes their job easier, so if you can I suggest trying to have the petitioner with you. He asked us some basic questions about how we met and a short synopsis of how we arrived where we are. Asked what my fiance did for a living and that was it, visa approved. We were both very delighted with the outcome and the service. As I had been denied at customs twice before this I was very nervous about encountering personalities similar to the CBP where they can be very discourteous and plain rude. If you have an interview coming up, just double check your documents, and relax. They are very nice people.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #18682