Interview Stage

[ThailandToIndiana 11]

My wife has her interview scheduled for December 18th and I have a few questions regarding that...

1. Is there a fee she will have to pay at that stage of the process?

2. Since all the paperwork was reviewed at the NVC, what exactly is the interviewer deciding? Just if our relationship is valid and she's okay to be allowed into the U.S.? For example, I initially sent my previous pay stubs and a print out from my bank detailing how much money I had in my account (to show I won't have an issue supporting my wife). But, should I send my wife my more recent pay stubs from the past 2 months and a new bank statement so that those things are more recent, or will the guy/gal interviewing my wife not care about my finances since those were checked at the NVC stage?

Thanks!

[Karee 4,190]

My wife has her interview scheduled for December 18th and I have a few questions regarding that...

1. Is there a fee she will have to pay at that stage of the process?

2. Since all the paperwork was reviewed at the NVC, what exactly is the interviewer deciding? Just if our relationship is valid and she's okay to be allowed into the U.S.? For example, I initially sent my previous pay stubs and a print out from my bank detailing how much money I had in my account (to show I won't have an issue supporting my wife). But, should I send my wife my more recent pay stubs from the past 2 months and a new bank statement so that those things are more recent, or will the guy/gal interviewing my wife not care about my finances since those were checked at the NVC stage?

Thanks!

1. No. You paid the IV fee to NVC already.

2. This one bit me in the a$$. Make sure she has alot of photos of you together. They seem to put alot of stock in that at the BKK embassy. I hope you sent tax transcripts to NVC when you filed your I-864.

Here's what happened to me:

It took 3 tries to get the visa. She went in alone on Feb 23, 2009. They gave her 221g. They wanted more proof, and said that my I-864 was below the guidelines for 2007, since I owed the IRS 10k. I fixed the I-864 issue by sending my 2008 IRS returns with W-2s and 1099s which showed me to be well above the limit. I sill haven't figured out how they found about this, or why NVC didn't deny me at that stage. Went back in March 2 with the updated tax returns and more proof. The accepted the tax return, but denied her again. We want to see more photos! Ok then 2 disposible cameras, photos together all over Bangkok, off to the 1 hour photo shop. Went back in AGAIN on March 3 with these photos. Visa approved, come back tomorrow to pick it up.

I lived with my wife in Bangkok for 2 years. I showed them utility bills with both our names, at the same address in Bangkok. I also showed them two passports with about 100 entry stamps into Thailand. I guess the issue was that I only proved to them that I lived in Thailand, not that I lived with her. So next time you are together, go crazy with the camera.