MY INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE AT USEM

[LasVegasUSA 0]

I had my Interview yesterday and it was a relief being done with it because it means that im now going to be with my fiance and to SPEND LIFE with him for the rest of our lives.

I am so thanlful on this site esp those who helped and gave me the information I needed. Thanks to Trisha and Liza whom I met on my medical til interview.

The process:

1. Arrived at the embassy at 6:00 A.M. but they're still not accepting K1 applicants. At 7:00

Called our group and fall in line.

2. Presented one valid ID and appointment letter.

3. Proceed to Gate 2 then went inside. The guard will tell you where and what will do. You will be called later and will submit forms DS-156, 156k, AND 157 and you will be given your ticket number then went back seated.

4. Finger scanning at window 16...my name was called around 8:30 am, i had twice finger scanning and i was so nervous then bcoz i was thinking that it might affect my visa. After finger scanning, back to set again and wait for your number to be flasged on screen.

5. My number was 7021 and i read my Number flashed on the board with the corresponding window where you need to go for pre-screening. I was assigned to window 21 and the pre screener is so nice but serious woman. She asked me in tagalog...thanks God hehe.

6. Pre-screener asked my BC, CENOMAR AND NBI and from my fiance are W2, ITR and Affidavit of support. She also asked our pictures but did not get it, just took a glance on it only.

She asked me about my fiance..where and when we met? his job, ex wives and daughter names. It took maybe 5 mins for me to answer all her questions including the time she reveiwed my papers...(dont worry, its normal to get nervous and tense, but one thing to bear in mind is, dont colapse hehe...just follow what she doing and always say yes mam..she always jotted down whatever your responces were.(She never asked my emails, chatlogs, remittances, receipts, this maybe one good thing to pay visa processing one month prior on your interview date.)

7 I sit again and waited for my number to be flashed on the scree with now the final interview with the consular officer wheeeh.

8. Went inside the room and sit down.

Interview with the consular officer

me: Good Morning...thanks God...he is nice and with smiling face around 50 already wearing eyeglasses)

consul: good morning! (his smile helped me to be calm and i smiled back to him)

me: calm

consul: raise your right hand and promise that you will tell the truth and nothing but the truth only etc...(raised my right hand)

consul: who petitioned you?

me: My fiance Path E.

consul: how did you meet?

me: We met at filipinaheart.com

consul: when did you met him?

me: I met him on July 07, 2007 (07-07-07)

consul: when did you met him personally?

me: I met him on June 12, 2008

consul: hhhmmmm, he is 58 and you are (secret hehe)

consul: how many child he has?

me: one

consul: is his daughter stay with him or mother?

me: with him bcoz her mother is already dead

consul: kids from her second wife?

me: none at all, only one from his first wife.

consul: look to our pictures...so, you are a teacher?

me: yes sir, for almost ---- yrs already.

consul: okey...your visa is now approved, but you have to repeat finger scanning bcoz i wrongly deleted it, wait for your number to be flashed again, and if ever you will not be called, ask window 38 of what you will do.

me: Praise God!...yes sir...(i was waiting for pink slip hehe, so i remain seated until he told me to take a seat outside and wait for my number to be flashed again for my second finger scanning...

me: THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR AND GOD BLESS YOU.

so, i went out and try to push the door to be opened, it cant be, so, i pulled hehe...cant be again...its an sliding door hehe. I went out and sit again, waited for my name to be called for rescanning.

9. Name was called....done the finger scanning.

10. went to window 38 and received pink slip and another sheet of paper.

11. Pay Air21 220.00 and filled up a form.

That's the whole process of my Interview..after paying AIR21, went out and headed to Hotel (Southern Cross Hotel,) about 100m away from USEM. Packed my things, called a taxi and then catch my flight for Tacloban. I had a safe flight and thank you to Trisha and Liza, (I also met Trisha husband and he is so nice)

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Bing

[joshifruiti 0]

Wow! Yours was a smooth process, bedirisinghe. COngrats to you!!!! My fiancee will have his interview on March 10. Pls wish us luck! Thanks for sharing your experience!

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[dale_trisha 3]

Bing it was nice to meet you also. I know that having a small group of people who knew each other already really helped the morning and nerviousness g oback much faster. May everyone soon get there visa. I look forward to traveling back in the near future to be with my asawa Trisha and then spending the rest of our lives together. Stay in touch.

[AnnexoxShay 1]

Ohhh thats wonderful, congratulations!

Im waiting for my interview date and Im starting to get a little nervous .. Thank goodness Im staying 5 days to visit a friend who lives in Sydney soo I wont have the added pressure of arriving and departing on time ...

[rainkiss10 0]

I had my Interview yesterday and it was a relief being done with it because it means that im now going to be with my fiance and to SPEND LIFE with him for the rest of our lives.

I am so thanlful on this site esp those who helped and gave me the information I needed. Thanks to Trisha and Liza whom I met on my medical til interview.

The process:

1. Arrived at the embassy at 6:00 A.M. but they're still not accepting K1 applicants. At 7:00

Called our group and fall in line.

2. Presented one valid ID and appointment letter.

3. Proceed to Gate 2 then went inside. The guard will tell you where and what will do. You will be called later and will submit forms DS-156, 156k, AND 157 and you will be given your ticket number then went back seated.

4. Finger scanning at window 16...my name was called around 8:30 am, i had twice finger scanning and i was so nervous then bcoz i was thinking that it might affect my visa. After finger scanning, back to set again and wait for your number to be flasged on screen.

5. My number was 7021 and i read my Number flashed on the board with the corresponding window where you need to go for pre-screening. I was assigned to window 21 and the pre screener is so nice but serious woman. She asked me in tagalog...thanks God hehe.

6. Pre-screener asked my BC, CENOMAR AND NBI and from my fiance are W2, ITR and Affidavit of support. She also asked our pictures but did not get it, just took a glance on it only.

She asked me about my fiance..where and when we met? his job, ex wives and daughter names. It took maybe 5 mins for me to answer all her questions including the time she reveiwed my papers...(dont worry, its normal to get nervous and tense, but one thing to bear in mind is, dont colapse hehe...just follow what she doing and always say yes mam..she always jotted down whatever your responces were.(She never asked my emails, chatlogs, remittances, receipts, this maybe one good thing to pay visa processing one month prior on your interview date.)

7 I sit again and waited for my number to be flashed on the scree with now the final interview with the consular officer wheeeh.

8. Went inside the room and sit down.

Interview with the consular officer

me: Good Morning...thanks God...he is nice and with smiling face around 50 already wearing eyeglasses)

consul: good morning! (his smile helped me to be calm and i smiled back to him)

me: calm

consul: raise your right hand and promise that you will tell the truth and nothing but the truth only etc...(raised my right hand)

consul: who petitioned you?

me: My fiance Path E.

consul: how did you meet?

me: We met at filipinaheart.com

consul: when did you met him?

me: I met him on July 07, 2007 (07-07-07)

consul: when did you met him personally?

me: I met him on June 12, 2008

consul: hhhmmmm, he is 58 and you are (secret hehe)

consul: how many child he has?

me: one

consul: is his daughter stay with him or mother?

me: with him bcoz her mother is already dead

consul: kids from her second wife?

me: none at all, only one from his first wife.

consul: look to our pictures...so, you are a teacher?

me: yes sir, for almost ---- yrs already.

consul: okey...your visa is now approved, but you have to repeat finger scanning bcoz i wrongly deleted it, wait for your number to be flashed again, and if ever you will not be called, ask window 38 of what you will do.

me: Praise God!...yes sir...(i was waiting for pink slip hehe, so i remain seated until he told me to take a seat outside and wait for my number to be flashed again for my second finger scanning...

me: THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR AND GOD BLESS YOU.

so, i went out and try to push the door to be opened, it cant be, so, i pulled hehe...cant be again...its an sliding door hehe. I went out and sit again, waited for my name to be called for rescanning.

9. Name was called....done the finger scanning.

10. went to window 38 and received pink slip and another sheet of paper.

11. Pay Air21 220.00 and filled up a form.

That's the whole process of my Interview..after paying AIR21, went out and headed to Hotel (Southern Cross Hotel,) about 100m away from USEM. Packed my things, called a taxi and then catch my flight for Tacloban. I had a safe flight and thank you to Trisha and Liza, (I also met Trisha husband and he is so nice)

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Bing

Congrats sis!!!

I was also approved yesterday.. i came ahead of you.. my number is 7014. My consul was a tall, old guy with glasses and having a cold hehehehe! After the interview i wasnt ask to finger scanning... i got the pink slip and paid air21.

[LasVegasUSA 0]

Congrats sis!!!

I was also approved yesterday.. i came ahead of you.. my number is 7014. My consul was a tall, old guy with glasses and having a cold hehehehe! After the interview i wasnt ask to finger scanning... i got the pink slip and paid air21.

It was him who interviewed me too...an older man, around 50 yrs old and with glasses but im not sure if he has a cough ...second room from right side. Congrats friend.

Dale:

Yes, I texted Trisha this afternoon...she called me but wasnt talked much bcoz my cell was lowbat. So, you r now in MN...wow! so quick, yesterday we were busy, now already in our respective bases hehe. Hope to meet you both in the near future, if not here, maybe somewhere in US.

[Mairah 0]

Congrats! I'm from Tacloban City too . I will be visiting home by April for a week. It's nice to hear that you have finally your visa. And your wedding date is my birthday . Hope I will be scheduled for interview soon and be able to spend my birthday with my fiance, starting another part of life with him finally. And see you there in the US? We might get married in Las Vegas also...A big congrats to your happiness!

Congrats again and God bless,

Maay

[Carlawarla 1]

Congratulations! Make sure you write this up, or copy and paste it to the Embassy review section!

[LasVegasUSA 0]

Congrats! I'm from Tacloban City too . I will be visiting home by April for a week. It's nice to hear that you have finally your visa. And your wedding date is my birthday . Hope I will be scheduled for interview soon and be able to spend my birthday with my fiance, starting another part of life with him finally. And see you there in the US? We might get married in Las Vegas also...A big congrats to your happiness!

Congrats again and God bless,

Maay

Hi! Nice to know you...its my fiance bday too. Good Luck on your medical and interview...so easy, be prepared only.

Thanks....

[Matt & Bing 56]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

Please enter your timeline information. It will help others waiting for their approvals or interview dates.

[LasVegasUSA 0]

Thanks and God Bless.

[LasVegasUSA 0]

Wow! Yours was a smooth process, bedirisinghe. COngrats to you!!!! My fiancee will have his interview on March 10. Pls wish us luck! Thanks for sharing your experience!

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I also prayed God to bless my CO, that he asked only easy questions and he approve me. I prayed a lot and it happened, he approved me so quickly. Others said, CO wont tell you about being approved...I heard it twice he says, "your visa is approved" I wish you both best of LUCK.

[LasVegasUSA 0]

5 days after my interview...I RECEIVED MY VISA YIPPEEE...IM GOOD TO GO NOW BUT MY FLIGHT IS ON MAY 9 PA HEHE...GOOD LUCK TO ALL VJ MEMBERS.

[annie07 0]

I had my Interview yesterday and it was a relief being done with it because it means that im now going to be with my fiance and to SPEND LIFE with him for the rest of our lives.

I am so thanlful on this site esp those who helped and gave me the information I needed. Thanks to Trisha and Liza whom I met on my medical til interview.

The process:

1. Arrived at the embassy at 6:00 A.M. but they're still not accepting K1 applicants. At 7:00

Called our group and fall in line.

2. Presented one valid ID and appointment letter.

3. Proceed to Gate 2 then went inside. The guard will tell you where and what will do. You will be called later and will submit forms DS-156, 156k, AND 157 and you will be given your ticket number then went back seated.

4. Finger scanning at window 16...my name was called around 8:30 am, i had twice finger scanning and i was so nervous then bcoz i was thinking that it might affect my visa. After finger scanning, back to set again and wait for your number to be flasged on screen.

5. My number was 7021 and i read my Number flashed on the board with the corresponding window where you need to go for pre-screening. I was assigned to window 21 and the pre screener is so nice but serious woman. She asked me in tagalog...thanks God hehe.

6. Pre-screener asked my BC, CENOMAR AND NBI and from my fiance are W2, ITR and Affidavit of support. She also asked our pictures but did not get it, just took a glance on it only.

She asked me about my fiance..where and when we met? his job, ex wives and daughter names. It took maybe 5 mins for me to answer all her questions including the time she reveiwed my papers...(dont worry, its normal to get nervous and tense, but one thing to bear in mind is, dont colapse hehe...just follow what she doing and always say yes mam..she always jotted down whatever your responces were.(She never asked my emails, chatlogs, remittances, receipts, this maybe one good thing to pay visa processing one month prior on your interview date.)

7 I sit again and waited for my number to be flashed on the scree with now the final interview with the consular officer wheeeh.

8. Went inside the room and sit down.

Interview with the consular officer

me: Good Morning...thanks God...he is nice and with smiling face around 50 already wearing eyeglasses)

consul: good morning! (his smile helped me to be calm and i smiled back to him)

me: calm

consul: raise your right hand and promise that you will tell the truth and nothing but the truth only etc...(raised my right hand)

consul: who petitioned you?

me: My fiance Path E.

consul: how did you meet?

me: We met at filipinaheart.com

consul: when did you met him?

me: I met him on July 07, 2007 (07-07-07)

consul: when did you met him personally?

me: I met him on June 12, 2008

consul: hhhmmmm, he is 58 and you are (secret hehe)

consul: how many child he has?

me: one

consul: is his daughter stay with him or mother?

me: with him bcoz her mother is already dead

consul: kids from her second wife?

me: none at all, only one from his first wife.

consul: look to our pictures...so, you are a teacher?

me: yes sir, for almost ---- yrs already.

consul: okey...your visa is now approved, but you have to repeat finger scanning bcoz i wrongly deleted it, wait for your number to be flashed again, and if ever you will not be called, ask window 38 of what you will do.

me: Praise God!...yes sir...(i was waiting for pink slip hehe, so i remain seated until he told me to take a seat outside and wait for my number to be flashed again for my second finger scanning...

me: THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR AND GOD BLESS YOU.

so, i went out and try to push the door to be opened, it cant be, so, i pulled hehe...cant be again...its an sliding door hehe. I went out and sit again, waited for my name to be called for rescanning.

9. Name was called....done the finger scanning.

10. went to window 38 and received pink slip and another sheet of paper.

11. Pay Air21 220.00 and filled up a form.

That's the whole process of my Interview..after paying AIR21, went out and headed to Hotel (Southern Cross Hotel,) about 100m away from USEM. Packed my things, called a taxi and then catch my flight for Tacloban. I had a safe flight and thank you to Trisha and Liza, (I also met Trisha husband and he is so nice)

GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

Bing

hi CONGRATS to you, i just wanna ask what is the receipt do i need on my interview. coz im preparing all my documents and stuff that they need..i have no any receipt. all i have is emails, chats log, letter,picture's and remittance is it good enough ? coz i am a beat nervous on my coming interview on may 05 2009..! hope GOD will HELP me to pass my medical exam and interview.! and one more thing do i need a photo album to put our pictures over there.?!thanks and GOD BLESS US ALL.