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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Review on June 27, 2008: |
Guy&Hoa
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My fiancee was interviewed by a fairly new DOS CO. She wasn't in her job that long, that being said, she didn't understand a lot of the idiosyncrasies that "lifer" COs can pick up over time (my opinion). She went by the book, and consequently, it was a difficult interview. My strongest recommendation that I can make to new K-1 visa applicants is pay for your fiancees to command the English language. This will save you mountains of headaches when they are at the interview. Having a relatively "good" command of the english language is necessary in my opinion, of putting the odds in your favor of getting your pink slip. The translators are not in your fiancees best interest.
The other thing that affected my outcome, is that I work for a government contractor and that was not noticed by the CO, had they noticed, I wouldn't have waited so long in AP. (50+days) With ME's help, he pointed out my employer and within (2) weeks, my case was resolved and they treated my fiancee like a VIP when they gave her the pink slip.
If you work for the US Government, make sure they (the consulate) know that.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #3060