K3 visa stamping @ chennai

[windsor 0]

This forum has been very helpful to me & my wife . I wanted to thank everyone who shared their views and by reading the posting we were able to get a good sense of things.

Our interview date was on August 5th at 9 am .

I showed my US passport and they allowed me to enter the consulate along with my wife. There was initial screening, in that they asked questions :

1. Date of marriage

2. Current residence

3. When do you plan to relocate to USA

4. Why were you refused visa in the past (my had previous visa rejections / tourist visa)

5. Did you know your husband before marriage and how ?

6. Are you related to him before marriage (via relations)

We were asked to pay fees and wait for our turn for interview. After waiting for almost 4 hrs, we were called at the interview window.

The interview was very casual, they asked my wife the same above questions. Upon which we were told that K3 visa has been granted to her. We asked the officer if we could collect the passport the next day, then they told us to contact VFS.

Collected passport from VFS the next day by showing the interview letter and VFS receipt. They allow collection between 4 and 5 pm . We called them around 3 pm to confirm that our passport is ready for collection.

Received the passport and brown envlope (which we need to hand over at POE)

Since I was stand next to my wife, she felt very relaxed. I must admit, I was more tense than her. The officer was happy to note that I was with her during interview. i.e. US citizen along with the spouse.

[ELW 5]

Congrats to both of you! :dance:

[journeyman 0]

:dance: Congratulations !!! :dance: