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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on June 18, 2009: |
elsoar
Rating:  | Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing
I, the USC, wasn't able to go to the interview myself because of a previously scheduled business trip, but my husband just went today and was approved. Here is his really short recap of what happened:
Got to the building at 7:00, first one there by about 5 minutes. At about 7:30 they unlocked the doors and I went through security (like an airport), handed away my passport and had it returned to me with my new letter "A" and was told to proceed downstairs to wait for the security guard at the elevator.
At 8:00 I was called to the document window. She was friendly but a little disappointed with me when I told her I didn't have copies of my originals along with the actual originals. She made copies for me anyway ("just this one time"). She went through the I-864 and asked for various supporting documents - the 2008 tax return and any US bank statements (I think she had just overlooked the answer to Question 15 [we had written USA - see attached, with a letter and supporting proof of my intent to restablish domicile); I also gave her the letter from [the USC's employer acknowledging the move to the US and confirming she would continue to be employed as a teleworker]). Everything seemed to be in order so I went back to the waiting room.
About 15 minutes later I got called back for fingerprints, and then back to the waiting room for about 30 minutes.
Eventually I got called in for the interview portion. Very simple questions - when did we meet, why did we get married in Iceland, etc. The interviewer paid more attention to the I-864 than the documents woman, and so asked if we had a lease or anything for the US, so I gave him the letter from the parents [stating we are going to live with them and indicating a monthly rent]. He also asked if I had any photos, so it was good that I brought them along [they weren't requested anywhere, but at the last minute we thought it would be a good idea based on something we read on VJ].
After I handed him some other supporting documents he took copies, and then informed me that based on the information I had provided that he would be approving my application, and handed me a letter with the next steps (take the package they'll mail me to a port of entry, etc.).
So that's that. I was out by 9:25.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #4607