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| Dublin, Ireland |  Review on February 5, 2009: |
bluesocks
Rating:  | Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing
Bring a book, bring a lunch, and most importantly bring patience. And check the cover sheet of the mysterious brown envelope before you leave the Embassy.
For immigrant visa interviews, the Embassy's security won't let you enter the building earlier than 1pm. Mobiles aren't allowed in the building (security will hold them for you).
My husband's interview letter said to be at the Embassy at 1pm but he wasn't called to the desk until 2pm. They first asked for his paperwork - passport, birth certificate, marriage licence, the sealed medical results, police certificate, Form I-864, two passport photos and the $400 visa fee. Once he handed over all the paperwork, they told him to sit and wait.
An hour later he was called for the interview. It took all of ten minutes, the majority of questions were about our assets and specific questions about me (the USC). He was told at the end of the interview that his visa had been approved and to again sit and wait for his passport.
At 4pm, he was called to the desk to learn that he would have to return the next day for his visa as they were closing for the day.
We returned the next day, waited another 30 minutes before being handed his passport and the mysterious brown envelope. Stapled to the envelope is a cover sheet that lists his pertinent details. We scanned this sheet to discover spelling errors in the name and address of our U.S. address. Not wanting his green card to possibly go to the wrong address, we returned the envelope and pointed out the mistakes. It took another hour of waiting before they returned the corrected cover sheet. It was a great relief to know this part of the journey is complete!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #3907