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| Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Review on July 19, 2022: |
Jacobgrijpskerk
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
I had an appointment today at 8:30. I was called up to the first officer receiving all the original documents to scan. Everything was there, except I didn’t have the financial evidence ( affidavit of support, taxes etc). I hadn’t brought that because it states on the travel.state.gov specifically “You do not have to bring your AOS package to the interview†on the instructions page. So I was very confused about that and started to doubt myself. In addition, the email from the embassy with the interview date included a direct link to the travel state.gov website where it states clearly that I did not have to bring the AOS package to the interview. It was frustrating that communication is not streamlined / clear because this could have all been avoided.
I then had to wait to be called up for the interview. Had to wait over an hour before it was my turn. Officer was friendly but also mentioned i should have brought the affidavit of support etc ( originals ). I showed her the website that had plenty of time looking up during my wait. She said she still needed the documents. I confirmed : So you are saying that the information on the US government immigration website is not correct? She answered: Yes.
So I have to send these documents in through the mailbox be reviewed.
Several of these original documents are in the USA as we have a joint sponsor. Of course if we knew we needed these at the interview we would have had our joint sponsor mail these to us months ago.
So, in conclusion: It wasn’t the best experience as several of the documents required to bring were not clearly mentioned in the instructions email from the embassy.
We hope this will all be resolved quickly - word to the wise: bring every original document + a copy to be safe. We hope others can learn from our experience.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #31264