Our Interview in Caracas, Venezuela

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

I probably should of written this the day of the interview so it would be more fresh in my mind

but my nerves were so shot from the whole day i wanted to wait. so here is our detailed interview

expierence to the best i can remember lol.

3am - woke up and we started to get ready to leave for our interview.

4am - got in the taxi and headed up to caracas for the interview. this is a long trip so we

studied each other on the way, asking each other example questions that the officer might ask us.

6:30am - arrived at the embassy in caracas (which might i add has one of the most beautiful views

of caracas that ive seen!) we walked to the front, had out bags and documents checked, gave them

our interview letter and were told to sit and wait and that they call in people for immigrant

visas at 8:30 in the morning.

8am - i was double checking all of our stuff and realized we had forgotten the medical results at

his house...#######! this is a big deal. miguel rushed around and started making phone calls for

someone to come and bring us the medical results. it was impairative that we had this. we didnt

want to have to come back and bring this on another date. finally he was told, someone would

bring it and be on their way shortly.

9am - we were let into the embassy finally, we went through security and then into the building,

through security again and then we were finally in the immigrant visa section of the embassy. we

didnt want to grab a number right away because there was only one person ahead of us and we didnt

want to be called up without having all of our documents, so we waited and waited for the room to

fill up.

11am - i finally grabbed a number, there was well enough people in front of us that by the time

we were called that we would have our medical results (well we hoped) #73.

12pm - miguel went outside to sit and wait for our medical, to see if they had showed up yet, or

to wait for them. while i waited inside in case our number was called.

12:45pm - #73 was called...####...miguel was still outside. i walked up to the window and gave

her my husbands name and told her we were here for his interview. she asked who i was and told

her, then i explained to her the situation and that he was outside getting the medical right now

and asked her if i could run outside and get him and she said no. she then opened our folder and

started going through all of our paperwork from USCIS and NVC and giving me back our originals

because i had given her photocopies. she then started to ask me questions. "how did you meet

miguel?", "when did you meet miguel?", "where did you guys get married?", then she said ahh good

you got married in venezuela. just then miguel finally showed up with the medical results

(woohoo) he gave them to the officer and then she said ok go sit down and wait for your name to

be called for the interview.

2pm - they called miguels name...we walked up the the window, she asked his name, and then she

asked miguel who i was. she told me ok danyel you can go sit down now. (#######) so i went and sat

directly behind miguel so that i could hear everything. then she started asking him questions

like "how did you meet danyel, when did you first meet in person, why did you wait so long to

meet in person, have you ever been to the united states, why didnt you try and get a tourist

visa?" then she wanted evidence, chat logs, phonecards, and then he started to show her pictures,

ALOT of pictures. then she started asking questions again, "does she have any siblings, how many, whats their names, where do they live, who is ___ (my dad), does your wife have any children, how many, whats their names, (and he showed her pics of them together as well), where are you going to live in the USA, what kind of work do you plan on doing, where was your wife born, where does your wife work, and then asked details about my job." she then put together some paper work and went and helped a lady in the next cubicle, while we waited in torture. she grabbed the file a couple minutes later and told us to come to the next window, i came with him of course. she took his fingerprints and then gave him an oath to read. she then told him that he was APPROVED and gave us our paper to take to DHL. WOOHOO

so now we are just waiting for DHL to get the passport from the embassy so we can pick it up!!!

[mari&Ryan 93]

I probably should of written this the day of the interview so it would be more fresh in my mind

but my nerves were so shot from the whole day i wanted to wait. so here is our detailed interview

expierence to the best i can remember lol.

3am - woke up and we started to get ready to leave for our interview.

4am - got in the taxi and headed up to caracas for the interview. this is a long trip so we

studied each other on the way, asking each other example questions that the officer might ask us.

6:30am - arrived at the embassy in caracas (which might i add has one of the most beautiful views

of caracas that ive seen!) we walked to the front, had out bags and documents checked, gave them

our interview letter and were told to sit and wait and that they call in people for immigrant

visas at 8:30 in the morning.

8am - i was double checking all of our stuff and realized we had forgotten the medical results at

his house...#######! this is a big deal. miguel rushed around and started making phone calls for

someone to come and bring us the medical results. it was impairative that we had this. we didnt

want to have to come back and bring this on another date. finally he was told, someone would

bring it and be on their way shortly.

9am - we were let into the embassy finally, we went through security and then into the building,

through security again and then we were finally in the immigrant visa section of the embassy. we

didnt want to grab a number right away because there was only one person ahead of us and we didnt

want to be called up without having all of our documents, so we waited and waited for the room to

fill up.

11am - i finally grabbed a number, there was well enough people in front of us that by the time

we were called that we would have our medical results (well we hoped) #73.

12pm - miguel went outside to sit and wait for our medical, to see if they had showed up yet, or

to wait for them. while i waited inside in case our number was called.

12:45pm - #73 was called...####...miguel was still outside. i walked up to the window and gave

her my husbands name and told her we were here for his interview. she asked who i was and told

her, then i explained to her the situation and that he was outside getting the medical right now

and asked her if i could run outside and get him and she said no. she then opened our folder and

started going through all of our paperwork from USCIS and NVC and giving me back our originals

because i had given her photocopies. she then started to ask me questions. "how did you meet

miguel?", "when did you meet miguel?", "where did you guys get married?", then she said ahh good

you got married in venezuela. just then miguel finally showed up with the medical results

(woohoo) he gave them to the officer and then she said ok go sit down and wait for your name to

be called for the interview.

2pm - they called miguels name...we walked up the the window, she asked his name, and then she

asked miguel who i was. she told me ok danyel you can go sit down now. (#######) so i went and sat

directly behind miguel so that i could hear everything. then she started asking him questions

like "how did you meet danyel, when did you first meet in person, why did you wait so long to

meet in person, have you ever been to the united states, why didnt you try and get a tourist

visa?" then she wanted evidence, chat logs, phonecards, and then he started to show her pictures,

ALOT of pictures. then she started asking questions again, "does she have any siblings, how many, whats their names, where do they live, who is ___ (my dad), does your wife have any children, how many, whats their names, (and he showed her pics of them together as well), where are you going to live in the USA, what kind of work do you plan on doing, where was your wife born, where does your wife work, and then asked details about my job." she then put together some paper work and went and helped a lady in the next cubicle, while we waited in torture. she grabbed the file a couple minutes later and told us to come to the next window, i came with him of course. she took his fingerprints and then gave him an oath to read. she then told him that he was APPROVED and gave us our paper to take to DHL. WOOHOO

so now we are just waiting for DHL to get the passport from the embassy so we can pick it up!!!

Felicitaciones Danyel y Miguel!

I'm really happy for you guys!!

[VivaBaños 2]

That sounds like an intense experience but I am happy to read that it all worked out!

Congratulations and best of luck with the new beginnings in the US!

[Zee Bee 61]

Congratulations

[chad&yai 0]

IM HAPPY FOR YOU GUYS!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

[Chepito24 1]

Close call, but wow, congrats !!!!!!!!

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

thank you for all the congrats!!

chad&yai - good luck you guys

[Oddo 0]

Congratulations, It gives me a good Idea of what I might find at the embassy!

[b_assif 1]

Iam so happy for you guys, CONGRATS!! Next we will be telling him WELCOME TO AMERICA!

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

Iam so happy for you guys, CONGRATS!! Next we will be telling him WELCOME TO AMERICA!

hhahah yes and hopefull that will be coming up thursday we have tickets for him to come home with me im so excited!!!

[lucyrich 20]

Felicitaciones!

It brought back memories. I'll never forget sunrise over Caracas from the waiting area just outside the embassy gate.

[Alexandra_v 0]

congratulations !!!!!!

[Danyel y Miguel 0]

Felicitaciones!

It brought back memories. I'll never forget sunrise over Caracas from the waiting area just outside the embassy gate.

yes thats what i was talking about myself...i think that was the first time i really saw caracas as beautiful from up there looking out from the embassy. the view was spectacular!

[2manypapers 0]

Congratulations! Glad you got the medical results in time.

2manypapers

[happyinlove012408 0]

Congrats. I am so happy for you all. May you both have a safe trip home.