YES, OUR IR1 APPROVED!!!

[Val and Gary 29]

Congratulations Loto and happy holidays! Thanks for all of your help.

CONGRATS from us too Loto. Well deserved! Relax now!

[diphen 0]

Congratulation Loto..........happy for you

[Tommy&Toni 2]

Congrats! I wish you happy ever after...together in the same zip code

[OBX 51]

Congratulations Loto. Safe travels and have a wonderful reunion with your family!

[lovesherhubby 3]

My wife's interview today was successful - Her IR1 visa is approved!

I'll do a detailed updated early morning after talking to her in detail.

Thanks to all for the wishes and the support

I wish you all great success in this immigration journey

Loto

That's great news Loto Congratulations :)hope you're reunited with your wife so soon!

[MAROSE&CHRIS 0]

CONGRATULATIONS LOTTO...FINALLY HA!!

[LotofPatience 65]

First of all SORRY to all you guys!!!

I slept morning around 3:00AM and woke up really late around 9:30AM today. Also tied up at office in the morning. I have prepared the entire review of the interview steps for you, after talking to my wife over an hour or more. I hope this will be helpful to you guys.

Let me THANK YOU first to all you lovely VJ mates here and it was achieved by your constant support and wishes. We are personally thankful to all of you!

Loto

Interview Process

My wife reached the consulate at 7:30AM though her interview was at 9:00AM.

The security screening process started at 8:15AM and she was able to enter the Consulate at 8:30AM. After showing her appointment letter, the token was handed over and asked her to watch the screen for her turn.

First Interview (8:45AM to 9:20AM)

She was called at Counter# 18 at 8:45AM by an Indian Consulate Officer (ICO). ICO had entire file in front of him forwarded by NVC. He asked her if she needs a language translator. She said "No Sir, I am comfortable with the interview in English".

He took the below from her:

* Passport

* Medical report

* Phone logs

* Chat/Email logs

* Religious Marriage Certificate

* All the pictures including wedding album and honeymoon pictures

* Previous tax documents including my W-2 (She said it is with my husband and I don't have it!)

He didn't bother to ask any of the other evidences like child's documents, joint property documents, affidavits from third parties etc. though we had all of them.

After the review of all those docs, he started questioning her.

Literally, she was grilled with almost all the questions in the forms DS-230, I-864, I-130 and G-325A. Luckily, she had prepared well for all those questions and answers.

In addition, the below questions were also asked by ICO.

Q) Who is the petitioner?

Q) In which visa you went to the U.S for the first time?

Q) Why did you surrender your first Green card?

Q) How long you were there in the U.S with him?

Q) Have you traveled to any other countries before the first U.S trip?

Q) What's your husband's job?

Q) When did he reach the U.S for the first time?

Q) When did he divorce, where and for what reason?

Q) Where is his son in the previous marriage living now?

Q) How many kids you have together?

Q) How many kids your husband has?

Q) Your other name used and his ex-wife's name do not match to your religious names, why is that so?

Q) What was the reason to quit the U.S Army?

Q) Do you wish to collect your passport from VFS counter or courier it?

He also collected her landline, cell#, my cell#, her email id and entered them into the system.

Finally, he asked her to sign DS-230 part 2.

This interview lasted until around 9:20AM. Then ICO asked her to take seat and wait.

At 10:30AM, she was called again to take all her 10 fingers' prints. Again wait started.

Second Interview (12:30PM to 12:40PM)

At 12:30PM, she was called again by an American Consulate Officer (ACO). ACO greeted her and apologized by being late. ACO took her oath before starting further.

ACO asked the below questions:

Q) Who is the petitioner?

Q) When was your marriage?

Q) How did you meet each other?

Q) What quality of your husband attracted you to marry him?

Q) What is his educational background?

Q) Why did you surrender your first Green card?

Q) Were you married before?

Q) What was the reason to quit the U.S Army?

Then ACO asked her to show our wedding album.

Finally, ACO returned all the originals that we submitted to NVC back to her.

Wish you a good day and your visa is APPROVED! Congratulations! She offered many thanks back to him!

This interview lasted until around 12:40PM.

Finally she left the consulate building after 12:45PM. That's it!

[adecrown 0]

Congratulations !!!

[Davis1 1]

My wife's interview today was successful - Her IR1 visa is approved!

I'll do a detailed updated early morning after talking to her in detail.

Thanks to all for the wishes and the support

I wish you all great success in this immigration journey

Loto

Congrats....to both of you...!!!!

[Rhonda2011 0]

congrat

[shdwgrl 0]

Congratulations!! Happy to hear of your success.

[Ryan H 3,834]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JOHNNY5 0]

CONGRATULATIONS AWSOME NEWS :whistle: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

[Slaghead 0]

Congratulations Loto! Looks like you'll get a New Year's kiss to start off 2011 right! :^D

[Bani 0]

Many Congrulations

Best Wishes...