Preparing for Interview

[rgfox 10]

Hi,

Alla's interview is scheduled for March 20th. From what I have read in the NVC invitation email for the interview, and consulate instructions, these points seem clear. But I just want to verify with people who have actually been to their interview for K-1 or CR-1 in Moscow:

1. She must bring 2 pre-paid, pre-addressed DHL envelops for their passports to the interview: one for her, one for her small son.

2. Since I already paid the $404.00 Visa Fees to NVC (and we have the receipts) she does not have to pay a fee at the Consulate

Could someone who has actually been there confirm this?

спасибо большое!

Edited February 25, 2012 by rgfox

[Inna & Brian 11]

Hi,

Alla's interview is scheduled for March 20th. From what I have read in the NVC invitation email for the interview, and consulate instructions, these points seem clear. But I just want to verify with people who have actually been to their interview for K-1 or CR-1 in Moscow:

1. She must bring 2 pre-paid, pre-addressed DHL envelops for their passports to the interview: one for her, one for her small son.

2. Since I already paid the $404.00 Visa Fees to NVC (and we have the receipts) she does not have to pay a fee at the Consulate

Could someone who has actually been there confirm this?

спасибо большое!

We did the interview earlier this month for K-1. I'm not sure if it is the same for a CR-1. We did not have to pre-pay for the shipping envelope of the passport. I believe it was included in the visa fee. Pony Express delivered the visa. You can either ask for it to be delivered to the home address or to be picked up at PE office.

Good luck with interview.

[rgfox 10]

Good luck with interview.

Thanks! Did you also have to hand them (it says on top of the consulate-specific instructions at MOS) your IV Delivery Confirmation letter? I am not sure what that is! We have an IV Receipt Letter, but not a delivery confirmation letter. I am going to ask about this in general CR1 forum too. But what did you hand them for the IV Delivery Confirmation letter?

[rgfox 10]

I wonder if we need a separate bar-code delivery print-out for her young son... we added him as a dependent on her account on the consulate website that should be enough, right? When we subsequently tried to create a separate account for him it said he already existed under her account.. so I think there is no problem. But I wonder if the clerk at the embassy will ask for two separate delivery letters (barcodes).

[Scafidi454 22]

Why did you pay $404? Are applicant's required to bring their own pre-paid DHL parcels for the delivery of the visa???

[Slade&Natasha 7]

I wonder if we need a separate bar-code delivery print-out for her young son... we added him as a dependent on her account on the consulate website that should be enough, right? When we subsequently tried to create a separate account for him it said he already existed under her account.. so I think there is no problem. But I wonder if the clerk at the embassy will ask for two separate delivery letters (barcodes).

That was a point of confusion for us as well, and even the folks from the embassy couldn't agree on how to handle it. As a result, my wife's visa was delivered separately from my step-daughter's which created its own issues (as Natasha will detail when she writes up her interview review).

As for DHL, it's no longer used despite what the embassy has on their website. Pony Express will deliver it for no additional charge. In our case, it took 2 business days from the interview, and we were living in Moscow roughly two miles from the embassy.

[rgfox 10]

Why did you pay $404? Are applicant's required to bring their own pre-paid DHL parcels for the delivery of the visa???

I paid the $808 for my wife and stepson in the US, to the NVC. So they do not have to pay anything at the Consulate. And the Pony Express passport delivery is included in that, like others confirmed. God forbid that they should ever update their content on the website. Better to confuse everyone!