The Interview

Calypso · October 20, 2009

The interview schedule I had was at 7 a.m. today. I was already outside the U.S. Embassy at 5:30 a.m. with all the other people who arrived there a whole lot earlier.

In spite of the queue, I was already done at 9:30 a.m. The consular officer congratulated me with a warm smile. I requested her to allow me to just pick up my visa instead of getting it through the courier. She replied, "Sure. We'll call you when your visa is ready so you can pick it up." :dance:

The guy at Window 37 noted my contact details and told me the same thing-- they'd give me a ring when I could finally pick up the visa. That means an open date.

Is it all right to call the Embassy tomorrow morning, as in 24 hours from the interview to ask for a specific date aside from waiting for them to contact me? I want to go back to Cebu as soon as I hold my visa.

And oh, here are some of the questions during my interview (not in particular order though and I may not have remembered all of the questions):

How old are you?

How did you meet your fiance?

(I posted a personal ad online in December last year and he e-mailed me on December 25 as a response to that ad then we began e-mailing each other at least once daily. It took us three weeks from the first mail to start chatting.

The consular officer asked, "How old are you again?"

I said, "I am now 22 years old."

She added, "How come you posted an online ad when you could just meet guys around?"

My answer was, "Oh well people say that it's fine to broaden one's horizon. Cliche.")

How old is he?

What is his work?

Is he single? Does he have children?

Do you have children?

(My fiance and I are both single, as in purely single with no children yet.)

When did he visit you?

Where are his parents from?

Would you like to have children? How many?

Will you want to work when you get to the U.S.? (I said yes. So she continued...) How does he feel about that? (My answer: We have already talked about it and he said it's totally up to me. He is very supportive in all ways.)

What are his hobbies?

(I answered, "He likes scuba diving a lot. In fact, we went to a few beaches when he was in Cebu."

She asked again, "Did you go scuba diving with him?"

I replied, "I still don't know how to swim but he taught me snorkeling with a life vest on."

She laughed, "Oh! You can't swim?"

Highest praises to the Creator of mankind!

FAE :luv: