US Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador

[TBoneTX 45,603]

So is there a way, or maybe another phone number or email, or person to get the information on anything in Guayaquil from?

Write "IVGuayaquil@state.gov" and put "For Chief Linderman" in the subject line of your e-mail. Philip Linderman is probably still the chief of both visa units. Let us know how this works for you, si man.

[fantonledzepp 159]

Ok, so in 10 days we will have our interview in Guayaquil. I plan on being there with the fiancée. I still feel very nervous. All the bad things I've read about it, and all the recent approvals, they can really screw with you.

[TBoneTX 45,603]

Ok, so in 10 days we will have our interview in Guayaquil. I plan on being there with the fiancée. I still feel very nervous. All the bad things I've read about it, and all the recent approvals, they can really screw with you.

Your presence will make a world of difference -- that I'm confident of, si man. If you're arriving in Guayaquil a day or two early, take even more fotos of yourselves together in different venues. The big mall has a camera place where you can print digital fotos. Of course, have the fotos ready to hand to the Foreign Service National who will collect your stuff.

After the interview, please give us a detailed rundown of what happened, and full physical descriptions of the CO(s) with whom you will have dealt.

You should be fine, si man!

[fantonledzepp 159]

Your presence will make a world of difference -- that I'm confident of, si man. If you're arriving in Guayaquil a day or two early, take even more fotos of yourselves together in different venues. The big mall has a camera place where you can print digital fotos. Of course, have the fotos ready to hand to the Foreign Service National who will collect your stuff.

After the interview, please give us a detailed rundown of what happened, and full physical descriptions of the CO(s) with whom you will have dealt.

You should be fine, si man!

I will certainly write the review once this ordeal is over. I fly out in 7 days. At this point I'm just eager to see her and get this over with...

[TBoneTX 45,603]

I will certainly write the review once this ordeal is over. I fly out in 7 days. At this point I'm just eager to see her and get this over with...

By the way, try to be in Guayaquil a full day before your scheduled interview. The consulate has called beneficiaries with a few hours' notice and said "Get down here NOW [hours earlier than scheduled] or you'll lose your chance to interview."

Pulling for you, si man!

[fantonledzepp 159]

By the way, try to be in Guayaquil a full day before your scheduled interview. The consulate has called beneficiaries with a few hours' notice and said "Get down here NOW [hours earlier than scheduled] or you'll lose your chance to interview."

Pulling for you, si man!

Thanks Tbone, interview is on Monday, I arrive on Sunday at 0530. Plenty of time.

[TBoneTX 45,603]

Thanks Tbone, interview is on Monday, I arrive on Sunday at 0530. Plenty of time.

Great, si man. Also, not much jet-lag when flying pretty much straight south, no man. Sleep on the plane, zzz man.

[anastasiysr 0]

Write "IVGuayaquil@state.gov" and put "For Chief Linderman" in the subject line of your e-mail. Philip Linderman is probably still the chief of both visa units. Let us know how this works for you, si man.

Si man, as you say it I finally received all the documents after 3 months of wait. All is well that ends well Thank you! And thanks to the embassy.

[amyjohans 4]

amyjohans,

When you submitted the I-130 to USCIS, did you only send the computerized marriage certificates or a handwritten document from the Registro Civil? I'm almost ready to send mine in, but noticed that in the GYE embassy they require all handwritten versions. Wondering if USCIS has the same policies.

Thanks!! We hope to get our NOA2 as fast as you guys did!

We got married in 2011 and in GYE they no longer issue handwritten marriage certificates. So the only two papers I can get from the Registro civil are the Certificado de Matrimonio (marriage certificate) or Inscripcion de Matrimonio (marriage inscription) both of which are computerized except for the signatures. To USCIS I sent a translated copy of the marriage certificate plus a copy of the original and didn't have any problems with it.

[fantonledzepp 159]

Ladies and gentlement, we were approved!

We were there at 0730 for the 0830 appointment time, everything went smooth from the start. They asked us for the 5cmx5cm pics and our confirmation email. Then we sat upstairs waiting to be called. At around 0950 we were called up to the window. A very nice ecua lady took all our documents and evidence, she asked us questions like when we met, how many times I'd been to Guayaquil, how we started our relationship, if she had any family in the states, if we had children, if we'd been previously married, if we had a wedding dress, if we had a set date for our wedding.... She then told us to sit down and wait for fingerprints.

Then we had the interview with the CO. A very nice black young lady with pulled back hair interviewed us. She spoke impeccable Spanish, albeit with a slight accent, so we had the interview in Spanish. She was smiling, and asked more questions like why we wanted to marry in the US, asked us to describe the wedding dress, asked to see our wedding bands, when we planned to get married and if we had specific plans... And that was it! She said you are approved!

I have to say, the terrible reviews about this place are still to be taken seriously. If I had not educated myself and gone in there ready for war with a gigantic 4"-thick folder with evidence spanning our entire relationship, this may not have been such a pleasant experience. There were other couples there that were made to jump through hoops, don't know if they were approved as we were approved and left the place before we saw anything else.

I will soon post a full review in the embassy section.

Thank you all for your wonderful help.

Edited June 25, 2012 by fantonledzepp

[TBoneTX 45,603]

I have to say, the terrible reviews about this place are still to be taken seriously. If I had not educated myself and gone in there ready for war with a gigantic 4"-thick folder with evidence spanning our entire relationship, this may not have been such a pleasant experience. There were other couples there that were made to jump through hoops, don't know if they were approved as we were approved and left the place before we saw anything else.

You've been to hell and back, si man. Words can't express how happy I am for you. Congratulations, si man!!!!!!

[fantonledzepp 159]

You've been to hell and back, si man. Words can't express how happy I am for you. Congratulations, si man!!!!!!

Thanks dude!

[TBoneTX 45,603]

Bump, si man.

[dalupus 1]

I have an interview with my fiance in about 3 weeks. I am a bit worried because I don't really have a "huge" binder of supporting info. Maybe 10-20 pictures of us. A few with my entire family (they cam down from the US and we all went to Galapagos)

We have been living together in Guayaquil for the last 6 months. (I got a visa extension to the end of November)

She has a paypal debit card that she uses to buy all of our stuff here so I can print out the transaction history and show the card.

We have been renting a house from the former "Capitan de Puerto" de Guayaquil. My fiance is going to ask him if he can provide some kind of document stating that we have been renting from him and living together for the past 6 months but I am not sure if he will give it since he probably isn't claiming the income for tax reasons.

I have 2 other trips to guayaquil which are documented in my passport. (first is when we met, second we stayed together for a month)

I was living in panama before and she has 2 trips to panama to visit me ( 1 month each). They are the only stamps even in her passport.

There are no chat's or emails because she had no internet at her house and mainly I just called her. But that was from panama and I don't have nor can I get those phone records.

I am hoping the mere fact we have been living together for the past 6 months (7 by the time of the interview) should supersede most of the required info.

[dalupus 1]

Also I am curious as to how long it takes before we can pick up her visa? I have read everything from a few days to a month.