Interview Experience at Chennai

[Lji 0]

The following review is for my wife who had her interview @ the US Consulate in Chennai.

She got to the consulate at 8:15am for her interview scheduled at 9am. Going through initial security, they went through all the documents that were being brought into the consulate. I had sent my sealed employer letter (given to me as such), and since it was sealed, they asked her to step outside and open the letter and place it with the rest of the documents. Once inside, she was directed to another building for immigrant visas. Once there, an individual asked her for her interview letter and then asked her to have a seat. When her name was called, she went to the counter and was asked when the wedding was, and the indian lady wanted to see the picture of the wedding "ritual", and took the wedding invitation from her. She was asked to be seated and was then called to be finger printed. She was asked to take a seat again and was told to wait until she was called for the interview. She was called for the interview and the CO was very friendly. He asked when the wedding took place, what I did for a living, where I worked, how long it's been since I've been working @ my current job, whether I was living alone; told her Texas was not so humid, also asked her if she's been out of the country, asked her what her parents did, where she was living in India, when I became a US Citizen, if the wedding was arranged or if it was a love marriage, how the proposal came, and how and when I came to the US (not exactly in this order).

All in all, the CO was very friendly and made her feel at ease throughout the entire process. She was then told her visa is approved . She asked if she could pick up her visa and the CO gave her VFS's number and asked her to contact them. She left the interview seat but was called back as they had forgotten to give her the original documents back. She collected it and was on her way.

She got in around 8:30 am and left at 10:15 am.. We had all the documents but the CO didn't look at any....

Hope this helps... Good luck to all

[atsleumas 3]

[estrellademiel 7]

Congrats.... easy interview

[RyannTanya 2]

Lji, Thanks for posting your wife's interview experience. I hope everyone here will have a similar experience as her..

[Amit-N-Melody 11]

awesome!! I am curious... how soon is she able to get her visa? DO you know if it will just be a few days or will it take weeks?

[Raj456 0]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The following review is for my wife who had her interview @ the US Consulate in Chennai.

She got to the consulate at 8:15am for her interview scheduled at 9am. Going through initial security, they went through all the documents that were being brought into the consulate. I had sent my sealed employer letter (given to me as such), and since it was sealed, they asked her to step outside and open the letter and place it with the rest of the documents. Once inside, she was directed to another building for immigrant visas. Once there, an individual asked her for her interview letter and then asked her to have a seat. When her name was called, she went to the counter and was asked when the wedding was, and the indian lady wanted to see the picture of the wedding "ritual", and took the wedding invitation from her. She was asked to be seated and was then called to be finger printed. She was asked to take a seat again and was told to wait until she was called for the interview. She was called for the interview and the CO was very friendly. He asked when the wedding took place, what I did for a living, where I worked, how long it's been since I've been working @ my current job, whether I was living alone; told her Texas was not so humid, also asked her if she's been out of the country, asked her what her parents did, where she was living in India, when I became a US Citizen, if the wedding was arranged or if it was a love marriage, how the proposal came, and how and when I came to the US (not exactly in this order).

All in all, the CO was very friendly and made her feel at ease throughout the entire process. She was then told her visa is approved . She asked if she could pick up her visa and the CO gave her VFS's number and asked her to contact them. She left the interview seat but was called back as they had forgotten to give her the original documents back. She collected it and was on her way.

She got in around 8:30 am and left at 10:15 am.. We had all the documents but the CO didn't look at any....

Hope this helps... Good luck to all

[Lji 0]

awesome!! I am curious... how soon is she able to get her visa? DO you know if it will just be a few days or will it take weeks?

She has the option of picking it up the next day after 3pm or so from the VFS office in Chennai. Else, it will be couriered over to the local (India) address within 3-5 business days....

Good luck Melody...

[osen74 4]

congratulations Lji!!!!

[Lji 0]

Thanks everyone... now onto helping the rest of the folks here on VJ...

[Bani 0]

Many Congrulations

[MRStee 19]

Congratulations on the visa.. I wasn't sure where Chennai was! Thank you for sharing your experience Best wishes on your journey together

[sachinky 465]

Super easy! Congratulations, again, man!

[TatyanaR 6]

Congrads!

[Twisted K 2]

congratulations

[DanielParul 50]

Congratulations