Interviews in Amman Anyone??

[Nasturtium 500]

I agree.. you're going to get this letter saying your stuff was sent to the embassy... it's actually not going for another month. THEN they keep it for like a month and then schedule you for something... now for us since they sent his stuff to me, He was assigned an interview and processed on October 9th at the embassy but by the time that packet got me me, it was November 20-something.

[Nothing1234 2]

I am sure you could do it secretly (dig around on your land)..but it is so open someone would see you. And if I know one thing about Jordanians, it is they love to talk. So and so found this, so and so has that, so and so's cousin got married to an American and he took her back to the US the day after the wedding , so and so got a tourist visa and he doesn't even have money for the airline ticket. The 3 million JD find, that would have made headlines for sure. I am from the "North" as well and everyone talks about striking gold in the hills outside Irbid. They swear that hill over there has a ton of gold in it....all they need is me to bring in the detector. I also know that cigarette smuggling is very lucrative as well as are other "imports". Not saying this about the neighbor, but the gov't would have been all over it. It is national treasures after all. And people don't talk about the haram way of making money. I can't tell you how many times I've heard that a person came to the US and in two years made millions here. Yeah right!

Don't you remember when you land at QAIA that all your bags were scanned once you claim them off the belt (I also suspect when they get taken off the plane they are as well) and you are ready to leave the baggage area in the terminal. And when you leave do you remember how many times you were searched and walked through detectors and your bags scanned. Off the top of my head it's about 3. The security there is top notch...or appears to be. At the very least bringing in a metal detector would land you in an office with a big mean officer.

The acheologist for sure work with the government and the Minstry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Lulu, you are 100% correct. My Dh read your posts and he started LOling at your comment about the prisons. He said yeah, go ahead and try to bring that in and we can all visit Qafqafa He also said to ask.. found or stole 3 million JD? Because it's illegal and looting graves, which is stealing.. and at any rate reiterated how you couldn't ever let anyone know you even had that stuff let alone try to use it as wealth... it would be worthless unless you were fencing it on the black market over to Israel for export. And Yes, the government would have seized that stuff so fast and put the neighbor in prison.. no one would dare go out for years and try the same thing. It's pretty serious

I got into hot water once bringing in a flat-screen monitor. Do you have any idea how many times I had to answer those questions over and over with "flat screen monitor!!!" Also got into hot water over having "pointy" rocks, my dead sea stuff, and my friend was pulled out for her hotrollers... now... saying that I may or may not know of someone who smuggled in some walkie talkies(not me!), but that most certainly isn't a GPR, EMR, or metal detector. I almost got my Dh a short broadcast piece thingy to go with his Mp3 player to plug into your cigarette lighter and basically broadcast your mp3 to the car radio and then play through your system... but... he nixed that idea really quick. I am glad I asked. He said he was pretty sure it would be illegal like a walkie talkie or any other kind of broadcast item which is prohibited.

I don't know how much trouble you would actually get into if you tried to bring it in, but I really wouldn't want to figure it out-- you're not protected by the US government when you break laws in other countries. Also would hate to see what it could do for your in-laws when they figure out they were the ones who were going to recieve the item in question... could cause them problems as well.

Just and FYI...I did bring my Ipod broadcast thingy to Jordan ... no worries on that! :0) I left it because my cousins ADORED it so much...LMAO

[Nasturtium 500]

Just an FYI...I did bring my Ipod broadcast thingy to Jordan ... no worries on that! :0) I left it because my cousins ADORED it so much...LMAO

I don't think they even know what it is in the airport I think it's so weird that they are just sooo concerned about people picking up their police conversations, etc... makes you wonder what they are talking about to not want anyone to have CBs and walkie talkies

[Nasturtium 500]

Nawal, where do you visit when you go?

[Nothing1234 2]

Nawal, where do you visit when you go?

Right in Amman.... My cousins live in Tla Ali area ... do u know it?

[Nasturtium 500]

Nawal, where do you visit when you go?

Right in Amman.... My cousins live in Tla Ali area ... do u know it?

I've been there but just passing through... haven't gotten out and about in Tla Ali that I remember

[Nothing1234 2]

Nawal, where do you visit when you go?

Right in Amman.... My cousins live in Tla Ali area ... do u know it?

I've been there but just passing through... haven't gotten out and about in Tla Ali that I remember

hehe...its a small area...my best friend is in shmeasani and our family has land in tal erromman (a farm)...I love it there!! I spent my summers there till I met my hubby! Now I'm getting to know Egypt a bit but Jordan is my heart.

[Nasturtium 500]

hehe...its a small area...my best friend is in shmeasani and our family has land in tal erromman (a farm)...I love it there!! I spent my summers there till I met my hubby! Now I'm getting to know Egypt a bit but Jordan is my heart.

Are you Jordanian or part? I love it up in Hartha where Dh is from. I love those highlands, but some of the area around Amman is so nice as well. I applied for a job in teh Abdoun area, if I got it I'd try to get a small apartment there and move my cats lol. I had never considered living in Amman very seriously before.. I was set on Hartha.

[Nothing1234 2]

hehe...its a small area...my best friend is in shmeasani and our family has land in tal erromman (a farm)...I love it there!! I spent my summers there till I met my hubby! Now I'm getting to know Egypt a bit but Jordan is my heart.

Are you Jordanian or part? I love it up in Hartha where Dh is from. I love those highlands, but some of the area around Amman is so nice as well. I applied for a job in teh Abdoun area, if I got it I'd try to get a small apartment there and move my cats lol. I had never considered living in Amman very seriously before.. I was set on Hartha.

Not Jordanian (only at heart)...my cousins are...their father married into our family. After that my Aunt decided to stay in Jordan to live and raised my cousins there so I spent my summers with them. Abdoun is great....you would find more americans and europeans there so it would make the transition easier. I was born in NYC so Amman is the only place I could live...I'm a city girl ... lol Cairo is actually more my speed now...

[Nasturtium 500]

Not Jordanian (only at heart)...my cousins are...their father married into our family. After that my Aunt decided to stay in Jordan to live and raised my cousins there so I spent my summers with them. Abdoun is great....you would find more americans and europeans there so it would make the transition easier. I was born in NYC so Amman is the only place I could live...I'm a city girl ... lol Cairo is actually more my speed now...

Actually, I think Hartha is pretty good... they don't segregate which is one of the bigger cultural issues we have going back and forth. Amman wouldn't be bad though but it's gotten soooooo expensive. I hadn't actually thought about Abdound having a large American and Euro population-- you're right! I was jsut imagining that I wanted at least a balcony for tomato-growing lol.

[Krissy! 0]

I'm becoming increasingly anxious! LOL

I noticed there was a package that was sent on the 29th of July headed to Amman, and another one on the 31st. I was told mine was sent out on the 29th... would that be accurate?

Either way, it's great seeing more Amman applicants!

Deb, how's it going? I just emailed the Embassy hopeful to get an interview date.

[Jordanluvr 3]

Husband had his interview in Amman on July 30th. This process took us a total of 15 months. The interview went smoothly and he was approved with very few questions.

[~Jackie~ 30]

No AP? Wow! Did they keep the passport?

[Nothing1234 2]

Husband had his interview in Amman on July 30th. This process took us a total of 15 months. The interview went smoothly and he was approved with very few questions.

Congrats! Keep us up to date!

I'm becoming increasingly anxious! LOL

I noticed there was a package that was sent on the 29th of July headed to Amman, and another one on the 31st. I was told mine was sent out on the 29th... would that be accurate?

Either way, it's great seeing more Amman applicants!

Deb, how's it going? I just emailed the Embassy hopeful to get an interview date.

Yikes! Exciting...I was the same way with our package...I became a stalker and started calling DHL in the US to bug the DHL office in Egypt...they thought I was crazy...LOL

[Jordanluvr 3]

To those of you wondering. Yes they kept Ammar's passport and they called him on the 5th and told him to come pick up his visa.!!! No AP.

Ammar said the man that interviewed him seemed to be new. He couldn't speak Arabic but Ammar wanted his interview in English anyway. The consular asked about my job, wanted to see our phones bills and chat logs and wanted to know and see what was the last thing I sent to Ammar by mail which just happened to be a card he had received a week before the interview. That was about it. Said it was a very easy interview with few questions.

Good luck to those still waiting~