Consular Interview Language

[everliving 0]

Kind of a silly question. If a foreign national residing in his country of origin is going to a I-130 consular interview, is the interview conducted exclusively in English?

[Mel&Lal 12]

Well I read a few posts were the CO asked if they wanted the interview conducted in that person native language but not sure if that is the case for all interviews.

[Pitaya 2,577]

Welcome to the forum.

When my wife had her K-1 interview at the US consulate in Guangzhou, she quickly realized that the CO was fluent in English and Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese). However, my wife preferred to speak in English to demonstrate her English proficiency and to bolster our genuine relationship claim (to facilitate common communication). She likely scored some good points for doing so. It is the sum total of your application package and interview skills that will likely result in a favorable outcome. You may as well "load the deck" as much as possible to gain success at this important meeting.

I know that I have spent the ensuing year (and will likely continue), becoming more proficient with Mandarin., a bit of quid pro quo...

Good luck.

Edited August 4, 2013 by A&B

[Darnell 8,479]

I've never heard of an I-130 consular interview - what is it ?

re: language - for example - if it's in China - then some variant of Chinese will be used (Mandarin, Cantonese, Taishanese, Fujianese) as well as having English available.

But lets say it's a Chinese National interviewing in Warsaw. Suggest someone should know Polish or English, in that scenario.

bonus points to you, for obfuscation..