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| Nicaragua |  Review on April 3, 2009: |
winifredbee
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Most of the reviews for this Embassy is quite long and detailed that cover the basics so I will keep mine brief and highlight the differences in my personal experience.
We showed up at the Embassy by 7:30 for our 8:00 appointment. There were a lot of people waiting when we arrived but this did not seem to hinder the process. I can't remember exactly but I think the whole process took about 2 hours.
The guard asked my Fiance his last name and shorty after that we lined up and went through security. They do not allow water, chap stick and things like that...they will check it and give you a number. One odd thing at this point was they asked my Fiance to go outside and open up the envelope that had the medical papers inside. Strange but did not seem to matter with the person in the interview, which I was a tad worried about the fact that they would not accept the forms in an open envelope. Once through security we were directed to a sit and wait to be called to a small table with two women sitting there checking everyone's documents. I liked this because they organized all our papers and the women even corrected(in red ink)a mistake I made on the DS-156. We then sat for about another 2 minutes until we were called inside to get our number.
Once inside we sat in a room with service windows and watched the people come and go until we were called. The first women we talked to was all business and collected our basic papers. Everything but the evidence. All they wanted for the I-134 were my taxes from last year. I had more documents but she was not interested. She then asked me to sit down so she could ask Balvino a few questions. He did fine and answered the basic questions such as, How did you meet?, How old is your Fiancee? but then she asked him a question that upset him. She asked 'Why didn't you fall in love with a girl from your hometown?' He was a little upset by this question and simple said 'I love my Fiance'. We were both a little upset about this question. When I came to the window she implied that I did not know Spanish and asked how we communicate? I told her I do speak Spanish but I am not fluent. I was not happy with her attitude and she even rolled her eyes. I know there is a need to ask questions but she was a tad unprofessional...I was not interested in her personal opinion. Once we handed in our evidence she backed off. We had a pile of emails photos and the best evidence was the number of flights I had made to visit my Fiance. EVIDENCE is important!
Overall my experience with the Embassy was pleasant. They were helpful in preparing us for the interview. The last women that we spoke to was very nice and laughed and smiled a lot. She told us we were approved and our visa was ready in two days. 
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #4182