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| Manila, Philippines |  Review on July 11, 2016: |
lizzie2016
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Me and my K2 had our interview last June 2016 @ 6:45 AM but arrived at the embassy at 6:30AM so we were told to go inside at 7AM. The line was already so long, but I told the guard of our visa class and he directed us infront of the line :-) We gave our DS160 forms, appointment letter (1st page only) and our passport where the greeter put in a ziplock plastic after she affixed stickers at the back of our passports. We underwent 2 different kinds of security checks (just like what you see @ airports), the first one had a separate security checks for nonimmigrant and immigrant applicants (remember if you are under K1 visa class, you must enter the IV line). You will be given a queue number at the first counter (but during our interview it wasn't used because there aren't a lot of applicants since we haven't even loiter in the outside waiting area and went directly inside the embassy proper).
First step is the biometrics and data capture - minors, like my son who is 9 yrs old, are exempted to do this.
Second step is the pre-screening by a filipino - wherein all the civil documents that the embassy requested you to bring are collected except the 2x2 photos which was not asked from us. This is also the time where she opened the sealed medical report from SLEC. The interview was quite easy, she just asked me about myself, my fiancee and our relationship - all the while typing in her computer.
Third step is the oath taking - an american consul administered our oath. He was jovial and i had fun talking to him. He didnt actually ask us to read the oath but just asked us if we promise to tell the truth, etc.
Fourth step is the final interview with the american consul. It was just a short interview and lasted under 5 minutes. It was easy and brief but i was issued a 221g asking for my fiance's cenomar since he was a naturalized citizen and we were already 10 years in our relationship prior to his immigrating and we have a 9 year old son together, so the consul must have thought that we were already married or something, lol.
Fifth and last step- the releasing window. I was given a white paper and an NSO cenomar form which i need to apply for at NSO Pasay. The embassy will be the one to pick up the reverification documents at NSO pasay during Fridays, after you pay the necessary fees. We were at NSO pasay for at least one hour and saw some applicants with their foreign partners lining up also :-).
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