My interview was for 8am. Got there mega early at 6:45. One hot chocolate later I was back at 7:05. There were now two people in front of me. At about 7:30 the security came out.
At reception I was given my number I900 which was stuck onto my appointment letter. I was the first ‘I’ number. Rows and rows of seats to choose from. There were only about four of us in the room at this point.
They started calling the ‘N’ numbers first at probably just before 8. About 10 mins in I’m called to window 14. They had my file. I could see my daughter’s medical and my medical docs and underneath was the K-1 pack that Ricky had sent in. I was then informed that they didn’t know where the papers were that I sent in with the IV checklist (charming!). Luckily, I had copies of EVERYTHING with me including all the DS forms etc. Gave her what I had she took it and made copies for their files. I signed where she told me to sign (I don’t think I signed the copies I kept for myself). She asked for all my documents – gave them over.
Paid for visa.
Waited about 30 mins then to window 16. Absolutely LOVELY CO. I’m sure it’s the gentleman that has been mentioned on here before (older and extremely pleasant). He asked me when we got engaged and how long we had been together and who travelled to see who and how often. He also asked where I was going. Told him Atlanta and he said it must popular – I’m the second one today. He said “that’s fine.. I’m going to right ahead and approve this” (yay me!). He asked when we planned to travel and explained about the envelope. Talked about schools etc. He then send “that’s it we’re all done here you can go and pay the courier”. He said the visa would take 3-5 days.
That interview stage took about 5 minutes. Went to pay the courier. I opted for the before 10:00am service as I can’t guarantee anyone will be home any other time to get it.
Consulate / USCIS Member Review #5938
Review on April 19, 2010:
