what do they ask at Casablanca interview for K3

[LSURVIVOR 0]

Hi me Diana again, does anyone know what questions they ask at Casa interview? what does interview room look like ? is it in a wide open room where everyone stares at you? do you stand or can you sit ? I have heard bad denial stories and good ones , so I am scared for him . My husband has not received his packet yet, it was mailed by NVC on April 16th to Casa, what is usual wait? also does the DS230 come in English to him ? He speaks Arabic , French and of course English very well, also how much is a medical if he already had his shots and xray done by his personal doctor in Meknes, does Casa doctor for the consulate transfer the shot documents and xray and only charge for bloodwork? Any answers will be greatly appreciated thank you thank you twice Diana

[honeybeary1999 0]

Hi me Diana again, does anyone know what questions they ask at Casa interview? what does interview room look like ? is it in a wide open room where everyone stares at you? do you stand or can you sit ? I have heard bad denial stories and good ones , so I am scared for him . My husband has not received his packet yet, it was mailed by NVC on April 16th to Casa, what is usual wait? also does the DS230 come in English to him ? He speaks Arabic , French and of course English very well, also how much is a medical if he already had his shots and xray done by his personal doctor in Meknes, does Casa doctor for the consulate transfer the shot documents and xray and only charge for bloodwork? Any answers will be greatly appreciated thank you thank you twice Diana

I am in the same boat as you. We finally got our approval on the 28th, it said it was approved on the 24th. I still havent heard anything from NVC and dont really know where to go or what to do from here. My fiance is asking me all kinds of questions and I have no idea what to tell him. He asks abou the papers they will send, when they will come to him, what the questions are like, what the room is like, how long it will take, etc. answers would be great.

I was all calm and cool when i filed the petition, never nervous once. now I am a big ball of crazy emotions and totally confused.

HELP!

[tenderheartusa79 14]

good morning

K! and K3 interview questions

and about the interview room i really don't know about morocco but i think all the USA embassy using the same system

it will not be a room . he will talk to them through a window (the same like in a bank )

and how long it will take? every case is different than the other maybe it will take 3 minutes maybe 5 maybe 10.....

my best wishes for both of you

have a nice blessed day

Edited May 4, 2008 by tenderheart197900

[rachbel 2]

Hi me Diana again, does anyone know what questions they ask at Casa interview? what does interview room look like ? is it in a wide open room where everyone stares at you? do you stand or can you sit ? I have heard bad denial stories and good ones , so I am scared for him . My husband has not received his packet yet, it was mailed by NVC on April 16th to Casa, what is usual wait? also does the DS230 come in English to him ? He speaks Arabic , French and of course English very well, also how much is a medical if he already had his shots and xray done by his personal doctor in Meknes, does Casa doctor for the consulate transfer the shot documents and xray and only charge for bloodwork? Any answers will be greatly appreciated thank you thank you twice Diana

hi,

first congratulations.. About the questions given at the interview, i think the link mentioned by Tenderheart is useful, what's petitioner name ?, birthday ,, what did you send her at her birhtday?, her address& her phone number?, her sisters and brothers& their names?, her job,,mostly questions about informations given on the G-325A. so he should know everything about you and your family, including your hobbies... h'll be interviewed through a window. must bring his police certificat and court record, translated by a certified translator. Medical tests made before are not accepted, everything must be done at the doctor designed by the consulate. Am not sure about the forms he has to complet, but i think are DS156 and DS156K , He can have a look at them by downloading them from the uscis web site. time for interview depends on the each case, mostly not more than 10 minutes.Good luck

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Hi me Diana again, does anyone know what questions they ask at Casa interview? what does interview room look like ? is it in a wide open room where everyone stares at you? do you stand or can you sit ? I have heard bad denial stories and good ones , so I am scared for him . My husband has not received his packet yet, it was mailed by NVC on April 16th to Casa, what is usual wait? also does the DS230 come in English to him ? He speaks Arabic , French and of course English very well, also how much is a medical if he already had his shots and xray done by his personal doctor in Meknes, does Casa doctor for the consulate transfer the shot documents and xray and only charge for bloodwork? Any answers will be greatly appreciated thank you thank you twice Diana

We applied for an IR1 visa, I was the agent and I received a copy of the packet before he did. They will have you get the DS-230 off the internet. The medical costs about $200 american, 150 dhs, and they will redo the shots and xray if he cannot provide evidence that he is current with all of them. We had Dr. Alain. Schedule the medical at least 10 days before the interview; the doctor's office will send the results to the consulate, Have your husband get a copy of the results to bring with him to the US. He can request the originals of your submissions at the interview.

My husband had his interview in Casa on April 16. It's conducted in an open room in front of everyone. They will take a finger print after they call him, then they stand at a window with the interviewer and talk on a phone. Have him ask for the interviewer's name before the questions starts. That makes it easier to identify them if you need to challenge a denial. Also, have him ask for an explanation of the decision so he will understand what it means.

The questions they asked him were "How did you meet your wife?", "When was the last time you were together?", "What does your wife do for a living?", "What work did your wife do before this?", "Does your wife have any children?", "How old are her children?", "How do they feel about you?", "When did your wife change her name?". He had the young, blonde lady; she spoke to him in Arabic, he answered in English, as we often do between us. I had emailed the consulate, and told them that, so that might be why it went that way. She didn't look at any of our evidence, took his passport and told him to come back the next day for his visa.

Best wishes to you both!

Edited May 4, 2008 by Virtual wife

[salma09 0]

first congratulation for your husband , you said that you mailed the consulate , about what pls, what did you tell them...

[LSURVIVOR 0]

Hi me Diana again, does anyone know what questions they ask at Casa interview? what does interview room look like ? is it in a wide open room where everyone stares at you? do you stand or can you sit ? I have heard bad denial stories and good ones , so I am scared for him . My husband has not received his packet yet, it was mailed by NVC on April 16th to Casa, what is usual wait? also does the DS230 come in English to him ? He speaks Arabic , French and of course English very well, also how much is a medical if he already had his shots and xray done by his personal doctor in Meknes, does Casa doctor for the consulate transfer the shot documents and xray and only charge for bloodwork? Any answers will be greatly appreciated thank you thank you twice Diana

We applied for an IR1 visa, I was the agent and I received a copy of the packet before he did. They will have you get the DS-230 off the internet. The medical costs about $200 american, 150 dhs, and they will redo the shots and xray if he cannot provide evidence that he is current with all of them. We had Dr. Alain. Schedule the medical at least 10 days before the interview; the doctor's office will send the results to the consulate, Have your husband get a copy of the results to bring with him to the US. He can request the originals of your submissions at the interview.

My husband had his interview in Casa on April 16. It's conducted in an open room in front of everyone. They will take a finger print after they call him, then they stand at a window with the interviewer and talk on a phone. Have him ask for the interviewer's name before the questions starts. That makes it easier to identify them if you need to challenge a denial. Also, have him ask for an explanation of the decision so he will understand what it means.

The questions they asked him were "How did you meet your wife?", "When was the last time you were together?", "What does your wife do for a living?", "What work did your wife do before this?", "Does your wife have any children?", "How old are her children?", "How do they feel about you?", "When did your wife change her name?". He had the young, blonde lady; she spoke to him in Arabic, he answered in English, as we often do between us. I had emailed the consulate, and told them that, so that might be why it went that way. She didn't look at any of our evidence, took his passport and told him to come back the next day for his visa.

Best wishes to you both!

wow! thanks virtual wife, this was very helpful, I forgot something , on the casa consulate page it says that visa application is 910DH is this the $400 visa application price I have been seeing on different sites? also when does he pay the $131 new price for visa processing? the same time at day of interview, and does he pay $45 for fingerprint scan? also I did not change my last name yet to his I did not want to mess up the time frame of having to change name and send in another petition additive you know what I mean? I hope this does not hurt the visa approval, thanks again . You mean for his K3 we have to download a form off internet? it does not come in the packet? I sent him one to practice on, I will send him another in case it is not included thanks again for that quick response ( I used to live in Littleton, Colorado ) Diana

[Sofiyya 1,687]

wow! thanks virtual wife, this was very helpful, I forgot something , on the casa consulate page it says that visa application is 910DH is this the $400 visa application price I have been seeing on different sites? also when does he pay the $131 new price for visa processing? the same time at day of interview, and does he pay $45 for fingerprint scan? also I did not change my last name yet to his I did not want to mess up the time frame of having to change name and send in another petition additive you know what I mean? I hope this does not hurt the visa approval, thanks again . You mean for his K3 we have to download a form off internet? it does not come in the packet? I sent him one to practice on, I will send him another in case it is not included thanks again for that quick response ( I used to live in Littleton, Colorado ) Diana

You're welcome, Diana! For a CR1/IR1 visa, all the fees are paid upfront except for the medical. My husband paid for nothing at the interview. I'm sure there are differences in the procedures between the visa we got and a K3, but someone who is doing/has recently done a K3 would know more about the K3 than I do. One thing I believe is the same is that, while they send you pretty much all other information by mail, most of the forms for submission are to be printed off the internet. Name changes or lack of them don't seem to affect the chances of success or failure.

[LSURVIVOR 0]

wow! thanks virtual wife, this was very helpful, I forgot something , on the casa consulate page it says that visa application is 910DH is this the $400 visa application price I have been seeing on different sites? also when does he pay the $131 new price for visa processing? the same time at day of interview, and does he pay $45 for fingerprint scan? also I did not change my last name yet to his I did not want to mess up the time frame of having to change name and send in another petition additive you know what I mean? I hope this does not hurt the visa approval, thanks again . You mean for his K3 we have to download a form off internet? it does not come in the packet? I sent him one to practice on, I will send him another in case it is not included thanks again for that quick response ( I used to live in Littleton, Colorado ) Diana

You're welcome, Diana! For a CR1/IR1 visa, all the fees are paid upfront except for the medical. My husband paid for nothing at the interview. I'm sure there are differences in the procedures between the visa we got and a K3, but someone who is doing/has recently done a K3 would know more about the K3 than I do. One thing I believe is the same is that, while they send you pretty much all other information by mail, most of the forms for submission are to be printed off the internet. Name changes or lack of them don't seem to affect the chances of success or failure.

this is how iI am looking on what I have to pay or I mean he has to pay when he gets there okay ? thanks for answering me again, Diana

Morocco

US Embassy / Consulate Info

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Consulate Phone Number: (212)(22)-26-45-50

Extension 4149 For Visas

this number is no good, i tryed 3 times and all i got was operater saying please cheak to make sure you dialed the right number. so i cheak 3 times nothing. need new number

Consulate E-Mail: Immigrant visas: ivcasablanca@state.gov Nonimmigrant visas: nivcasablanca@state.gov

Address: Consulate General of the United States of America

8 Boulevard Moulay Youssef

Casablanca

Morocco

Or if from the US: Consulate General

PSC 74 Box 024; APO AE 09718

Working Hours: Open to the public only on M, T, R, F

Monday - Friday from 8:00 - 17:30

Best Way to Contact Consulate: Email

Approx Waiting Time for interview date from when the Consulate receives the package from the NVC: 4 months

Issues a Packet 3?

Packet 3 Contains: 1. Appointment letter with interview date.

1. The DS-156 (2copies)

2. DS-156K for K1 visa (not used for K3)

3. Medical Exam instructions

4. An instruction sheet explaining that the applicant needs the following for the interview:

- passport (valid at least 6 mos. beyond visa issuance)

- birth certificate

- police certificate

- two color photographs (full face, 2 inches square or 5x5 cm)

- any marriage/death/divorce decrees

- medical exam results (the doctor's office sends this directly to the consulate)

- evidence of relationship

- certified translations of any docs not in English

- and then there's this spot to sign and date the instruction sheet

The instructions also say to bring 950DH (in either USD or dirham) as an application fee for the non-immigrant visa application.

Issues a Packet 4? No

Packet 4 contents (if known):

What forms should be send back to the Consulate? None, everything is brought on the day of the interview.

Packet3 contains both packet 3 & 4, with instructions to medical & date of interview.

Other Forms (if any)? Judicial paper and Certificate of Never being married.(segel Adli and chahadate el 3ozoba)

Consulate offers Direct Consular Filing? No

If so, for all or only for US citizen who is lawfully resident in your country?

Can fiance(e)/spouse attend the interview? No

Visa fee payment "same day" or "in advance"? Same_Day

Did the embassy schedule your interview or could you walk-in? Embassy Scheduled

Visa issued same day? No

If not whats the waiting period? 3 months

Is the Medical exam same day as interview? Prior to Interview

Cost of Medical Exam? 1100 MD

List of doctors? sent with packet 3

How many Passport Photo's Required for the medical? 3

How many Passport Photo's Required at the interview? 2

Estimated waiting time at the consulate on the day of interview? 3 hours

Vaccination requirements? yes, the Dr. gives you 2 shots.

Cheap and good hotels near the Consulate?

Additional Info? For K1/K3 visas (as sent in a FAQ by the consulate):

What documents should I bring to the visa interview?

The applicant should bring the following ORIGINAL documents:

* Forms in the appointment packet

* Moroccan passport

* Two visa photos attached to forms DS-156

* Birth certificate

* Marital status certificate. Married persons are required to present a certified copy of their marriage certificate. Proof of the termination of any previous marriage must also be submitted (death certificate of spouse, final decrees of divorce or annulment)

* Police certificates are required from each visa applicant aged 16 or over. Police certificates are also required from all other countries where the applicant has resided for at least one year.

*Judicial papers and Certificaste of Never being married.(for K1 only)

*Court/judicial report (Sijel Al Adli)

* Translations: All documents not in English must be accompanied by certified English translation

Cost of K3/K1 Visa paid to Consulate 910DH

[LSURVIVOR 0]

wow! thanks virtual wife, this was very helpful, I forgot something , on the casa consulate page it says that visa application is 910DH is this the $400 visa application price I have been seeing on different sites? also when does he pay the $131 new price for visa processing? the same time at day of interview, and does he pay $45 for fingerprint scan? also I did not change my last name yet to his I did not want to mess up the time frame of having to change name and send in another petition additive you know what I mean? I hope this does not hurt the visa approval, thanks again . You mean for his K3 we have to download a form off internet? it does not come in the packet? I sent him one to practice on, I will send him another in case it is not included thanks again for that quick response ( I used to live in Littleton, Colorado ) Diana

You're welcome, Diana! For a CR1/IR1 visa, all the fees are paid upfront except for the medical. My husband paid for nothing at the interview. I'm sure there are differences in the procedures between the visa we got and a K3, but someone who is doing/has recently done a K3 would know more about the K3 than I do. One thing I believe is the same is that, while they send you pretty much all other information by mail, most of the forms for submission are to be printed off the internet. Name changes or lack of them don't seem to affect the chances of success or failure.

Hi virtual wife again, I received an email from the Casa consulate on May 8th!!!! Thy said that they rec'd my husbands petiton (on the 129f) and that all he has to pay at day of interview is the $131 for visa processing and that he will get all info he neds in his packet . They are in the process of sgiving himan interview date wow that took 13 days for them to respond, hope this is good news, when my 130 petition is received thats when I pay the $400 to NVC and the $70 AOS proceesing fee whew! my nerves are finally settling, just waiting til my hubby gets his mail from casa...the waiting game again but oh so close, will let ya know more later....Diana