Visa approved in China! only took 1yr and 2 months...

[Donato 0]

finally approved after waiting forever and over-preparing for everything and learning how to stress-out for fun . anyways, we printed up hundredS of pictures and took copies of everything and arrived at the designated time (not early because its usless... no one gets priority based on their possition in the line).

when it was finally my wife's turn, she went up to a little window where a woman immidiatly asked her some questions (not even giving my wife a chance to place the photo albums in a highly-visible location)

The CO's first question was "how did you two meet?"

My wife answered honestly and said that we met online on a korean web site because at the time i was looking for people to practice korean with, and she (my wife) had just finished watching a korean drama, which made her want to talk with koreans.

after that, the CO's next few questions all revolved around dramas!!!

"what was the name of the drama?"

"what was the drama about?"

"what did the actors WEAR in the drama?"

"what was the last korean drama you watched? name? and what was it about?"

"do you still watch dramas now?"

after asking so many questions about dramas, the CO finally asked more normal questions....

"What does your husband do for a living?"

"what do YOU do for a living?"

"when was the last time your husband visitied?"

"Where do u plan to work in the US?"

"what does your husband plan to do when returning to the US?" (I'm currently in China with my wife)

"Who are your sponsers?" (i had 3 total, including myself)

"How long have your husband's parents been in the USA?"

As she was asking questions, she was already preparing the salmon (pink?) colored approval letter for my wife, which made her excited. She even stopped paying attention to what the CO was saying.

It seemed like a lot of questions but my wife said it only took like 5 minutes for her. She was a good study in school, and so her English is pretty good. It seems that alot of other people who should have passed, didn't, because their english was so poor (and that hurt their credibility).

As i (the husband) was waiting downstairs for my wife to finish, another random chinese girl (a complete stranger to me) came up and asked me if she could talk to me a moment. she told me she was just rejected for the 3rd time and she was told she has to "change her situation" to be accepted. We talked about it a short while, but we both didnt understand what that really meant. She also mentioned that she wasn't married. Although i didnt know the girl at all, i did notice that her english was significantly worse than my wife's, even though she said she was accepted to an MBA program at the university of virginia (which to me, means that her english must have met a certain minimum level since she was, after all, ACCEPTED to the university, and MBA level at that.) anyways, i felt bad for her, and i could tell that she wanted to cry, or have a hug, or something. I don't realy have a point to telling this story, I just wanted to share that experience with more people. I wish i could have done more for her.... *sigh*.

anyways, thats it. thanks for reading. And thanks to everyone for all the help they've provided! this is the best website on the planet.

[trinket 30]

Lol, the CO must be a fan of Korean dramas too jokes aside, I think these questions are asked to see credibility of the beneficiary, how fast and how confidently they can answer the questions, takes a lot of time to remember lies

Congratulations on your wife's positive results and welcome to new life in America

[YuAndDan 153]

Congrats!

You may want to post this also to "A Candle for Love" the China specific board.

http://candleforlove.com

[NicoleX08 1]

That is funny!! Congrats on the approval!!

[Todd-Leah 0]

Congratulations!

Wow, your wife has good memory. I couldn't remember the title of the Korean drama watched few weeks ago. :-)

Leah

[cantwait2long 0]

finally approved after waiting forever and over-preparing for everything and learning how to stress-out for fun . anyways, we printed up hundredS of pictures and took copies of everything and arrived at the designated time (not early because its usless... no one gets priority based on their possition in the line).

when it was finally my wife's turn, she went up to a little window where a woman immidiatly asked her some questions (not even giving my wife a chance to place the photo albums in a highly-visible location)

The CO's first question was "how did you two meet?"

My wife answered honestly and said that we met online on a korean web site because at the time i was looking for people to practice korean with, and she (my wife) had just finished watching a korean drama, which made her want to talk with koreans.

after that, the CO's next few questions all revolved around dramas!!!

"what was the name of the drama?"

"what was the drama about?"

"what did the actors WEAR in the drama?"

"what was the last korean drama you watched? name? and what was it about?"

"do you still watch dramas now?"

after asking so many questions about dramas, the CO finally asked more normal questions....

"What does your husband do for a living?"

"what do YOU do for a living?"

"when was the last time your husband visitied?"

"Where do u plan to work in the US?"

"what does your husband plan to do when returning to the US?" (I'm currently in China with my wife)

"Who are your sponsers?" (i had 3 total, including myself)

"How long have your husband's parents been in the USA?"

As she was asking questions, she was already preparing the salmon (pink?) colored approval letter for my wife, which made her excited. She even stopped paying attention to what the CO was saying.

It seemed like a lot of questions but my wife said it only took like 5 minutes for her. She was a good study in school, and so her English is pretty good. It seems that alot of other people who should have passed, didn't, because their english was so poor (and that hurt their credibility).

As i (the husband) was waiting downstairs for my wife to finish, another random chinese girl (a complete stranger to me) came up and asked me if she could talk to me a moment. she told me she was just rejected for the 3rd time and she was told she has to "change her situation" to be accepted. We talked about it a short while, but we both didnt understand what that really meant. She also mentioned that she wasn't married. Although i didnt know the girl at all, i did notice that her english was significantly worse than my wife's, even though she said she was accepted to an MBA program at the university of virginia (which to me, means that her english must have met a certain minimum level since she was, after all, ACCEPTED to the university, and MBA level at that.) anyways, i felt bad for her, and i could tell that she wanted to cry, or have a hug, or something. I don't realy have a point to telling this story, I just wanted to share that experience with more people. I wish i could have done more for her.... *sigh*.

anyways, thats it. thanks for reading. And thanks to everyone for all the help they've provided! this is the best website on the planet.

Congratulations. Looks like there are lot of rejections from China and India. My wife then my finace was denied K-1 though she is OK in english and took her interview in english.

You VJ is almost over. Enjoy and best wishes.

[beejay 123]

Congratulations to you and your wife

[Brian&Mel 0]

:dance: Congrats! :dance:

[frali 2]

It is a very emotional experience.

Congrats

[happyinlove012408 0]

Congrats on the interview.

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations!!!

[gakkuken 0]

congrats!! i believe my stupid ### visa will take more than 1 yr and 2 months.... sad sad sad

[sasha414 0]

congratulations! many times we dont really understand how a consul's mind word but maybe this time, dramas hit the right spot.

congratulations! many times we dont really understand how a consul's mind works but maybe this time, dramas hit the right spot.

[moefado 0]

Congratulations