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| Vancouver, Canada |  Review on June 22, 2012: |
zentaco
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Today my fiancé and I went to the Vancouver US consulate for our K-1 visa interview, after waiting and sending paperwork for roughly 8 months (we applied near the end of October) and being together long-distance for years.
As you'd expect, we were pretty nervous. The interview was for 10:00am, and from what we had read, the consulate was very restrictive on what you could bring inside. I didn't really want to risk my fiancé being kicked out for having an electronic car key, so we took a cab and carried light besides our pile of paperwork and evidence. It turns out they have lockers of sorts near the entrance when they search your belongings the first time, so you could probably store such things there as long as they're small. The most intimidating part was the process of getting in the building and up to the floor with the interviews, as there is a lot of security. Fortunately the interview floor gives you a chance to sit and unwind as you have to wait with other people once you give them the documents that were asked for in packet 3.
The interview itself was quite brief. My number was called and we went up to the booth with the number. The interviewer said that it was okay that he was there but that only I could answer questions, so my fiancé went and sat down (the interviewer said he didn't have to hide :P). After a look through our original I-129F, I was told to raise my right hand and swear that I was telling the truth and that I would marry my fiancé in the timeframe allotted by the visa. Then he asked me some questions about the documentation to make sure that everything was correct. I quickly had a good feeling about how it was going to turn out because he seemed pretty satisfied with the (extensive) evidence that we had submitted - I never even had to show the additional evidence I brought with me. I did have to answer a few questions, such as where we worked, where I was from, where he was from, and commentary on our photos (the first had a custom cake and the interviewer said he wanted to get his wife something similar). It was more of a light discussion than anything.
Finally we were told that everything looked like it was in order and that we were approved for the visa! We were directed back to the booth where we had given then our packet 3 documentation and were able to get some final details and have some questions answered, before we happily left. They hold onto your passport but will mail it back to you with the visa itself. Vancouver's consulate is great besides the lack of locker/storage information on their website.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #9877