pre-screener interrogation

[daisychain 0]

i forgot to add that although my interview with the consul was uber short, it was the pre-screener who asked a lot of questions. here are the ones that i can remember:

1. does the co-sponsor live with your husband?

2. when did you meet your husband?

3. how long did he stay in the philippines?

4. how did you meet? who introduced you?

5. do you have any handwritten letters? ( i said no. he lived here for a year. anything he had to say, he said it to my face. heheh).

6. were you married before?

7. was your husband married before?

8. do you have any kids? are you pregnant?

9. how old is your husband? what's his complete name? what is his job?

basically, just answer the questions and don't overtalk and don't pro-actively volunteer information. i'm not sure if it's the case for everyone, but the prescreener cut me short and got a bit annoyed when i over talked and kind of deviated form her question. but she was nice though. she smiled at me and said, "good luck!" at the end.

i think my interview with the prescreener took around 10 minutes. she spent a considerable amount of time arranging and collating the affidavit of support and evidence of a genuine marital relationship. she also returned the letter of employment since it wasn't original (she kept the notarized job offer though). she asked for my husband's IRS transcript for 2006 since he had a certificate of no file for 2007.

the prescreener accepted my co-sponsor, although i've heard of cases where it was rejected.

and again everyone, don't forget your delbros document verification receipt! they will ask for it.

and i can never emphasize enough how important it is to have two copies DS 156 and DS 157 completely filled out so that you won't have to wait hours longer. (plus DS 156K for k1 visas). otherwise, you'd have to go back to your seat, fill out the missing information before lining up again at the immigration visa ticket booth. this will place you at the end of the line. the numbers are not called out in chronological order. it depends on who finishes each process first.

for those whose medical was delayed by the SLEC, don't forget the half sheet of paper.

don't put your pictures in an album. just have loose pictures ready. believe me, it won't fit in the hole underneath the window.

don't forget to brandish your ID and DS forms prior to your entrance while lining up outside! you have to show that to the guard. (NBI clearance would do)

if you will be going to the bathroom, ask the person beside you to kindly watch out for your number on the screen.

have the documents ready before you approach the pre-screener (affidavit of support and evidence) because they can get a tad impatient if you take a considerable amount of time getting your documents out of your folder.

do NOT bring any electronics. it will not be allowed in the embassy grounds. there are people outside who make a racket out of keeping people's cellphones for safekeeping for P200 but the embassy guard emphasized that they are in no way connected to the US embassy and you leave your cellphone with them at your own risk.

there is no clock at the US embassy. best to bring a watch if you want to keep track of the time.

will add more to this forum in case i remember anything else.

[CaNdiD wiTcH 0]

You are lucky to have a nice pre screener. I read a lot of interview details and some complains having a very snob not to mention (sarcastic) pre screener..

[daisychain 0]

actually she was a bit irritable at first, especially when i over talked and took like a few seconds getting my documents out of my folder. but she smiled and wished me good luck at the end. =)

[pushbrk 12,598]

she also returned the letter of employment since it wasn't original (she kept the notarized job offer though). she asked for my husband's IRS transcript for 2006 since he had a certificate of no file for 2007.

the prescreener accepted my co-sponsor, although i've heard of cases where it was rejected.

Congratulations. I just want to comment on the above. Although I have heard of pre-screeners not accepting a second I-134, in most cases it's the actual CO who denies the visa on public charge grounds. In this case, the petitioner offered evidence he can now support the beneficiary. You don't mention pay stubs (Perhaps the job was too new.) but the notarized job offer would appear to be the key to satisfying the public charge concerns. Let's not assume the co-sponor had anything to do with the decision to grant the visa. Nothing you say indicates that.

Another major factor in this case is that the petitioner lived in the PI with the beneficiary for a year, so bona fides were extremely strong.

[daisychain 0]

Hi pushbrk. I forgot to mention. I did provide my husband's most recent paystub (original) indicating the annual salary and the rate per hour.

When I told them that my husband lived here for a year, I offered to show a photocopy of his passport indicating his departure and return date plus his biographic data page but the pre-screener said it wasn't necessary.

she also returned the letter of employment since it wasn't original (she kept the notarized job offer though). she asked for my husband's IRS transcript for 2006 since he had a certificate of no file for 2007.

the prescreener accepted my co-sponsor, although i've heard of cases where it was rejected.

Congratulations. I just want to comment on the above. Although I have heard of pre-screeners not accepting a second I-134, in most cases it's the actual CO who denies the visa on public charge grounds. In this case, the petitioner offered evidence he can now support the beneficiary. You don't mention pay stubs (Perhaps the job was too new.) but the notarized job offer would appear to be the key to satisfying the public charge concerns. Let's not assume the co-sponor had anything to do with the decision to grant the visa. Nothing you say indicates that.

Another major factor in this case is that the petitioner lived in the PI with the beneficiary for a year, so bona fides were extremely strong.