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[MikeAndIryna 0]

They probably spent a whopping 10 seconds on the financials. While I did have the original form, the 3 years worth of taxes were copies. I did not enclose any other financial backup (ie insurance, 401k, whatever) since I was over the guideline requirements. Every other document we used were copies as well, but we did bring some original photos, of course her original passport, sealed medical envelope but copies of the NOA2, petition etc.

During the interview, they brought up my (step) daughter who was 11 at the time and asked her questions. Not normal, but I'm sure they did to take advantage of her being there, me being there, etc.

[Hazah 0]

Interesting. Did you give them a copy of the entire petition package during the interview? I'm sending Julia 2 folders, one is a copy of the original petiton and the other has copies of the NOAs, I-134 Affidavit, copies of 3 months of phone records, statements from my bank, 2006 tax returns, USPS receipt, recent letters of intent to marry, and a letter from my employer. All were copies.

[MikeAndIryna 0]

They had a copy of the petition when we got there, came from the NVC after USCIS was done with it. They complete their portion, probably make a copy and send it back to USCIS for follow-up. Not exactly sure what that process is.

My fiance' had a copy of the petition as well, along with all the docs you mentioned and a current set of the financials she surrendered to the Consulate. Fortunatly I had spare pictures of them both, because she only brought one of each of them, and they require two. That would have been a pain to get booted and reschedule because we lacked a couple of pictures for the Visas.

[JoeMama 0]

Anyone with a fiancee from Ukraine heard about these cards you can purchase for about $12USD? It's a prepaid card of some sort that gives you exclusive contact to the consulate in Kiev to set your appointment for an interview. My fiancee told me about this today. She purchased a card and she's calling tomorrow to set her interview. I don't know much more about this prepaid-type card. I'll let you know if I find more about it. If you know more about it, I'd definitely like to hear more!

[payxibka 10,045]

Anyone with a fiancee from Ukraine heard about these cards you can purchase for about $12USD? It's a prepaid card of some sort that gives you exclusive contact to the consulate in Kiev to set your appointment for an interview. My fiancee told me about this today. She purchased a card and she's calling tomorrow to set her interview. I don't know much more about this prepaid-type card. I'll let you know if I find more about it. If you know more about it, I'd definitely like to hear more!

Have you searched the Embassy website? While the info is a little difficult to find, it is there.

http://kiev.usembassy.gov/visa_iv_petition_eng.html

The $12 PIN allows you to contact the call center (loocated in Poland) to schedule an interview. The USC can do it from the states as well via an 800 number and credit card. The PIN's are purchased at a branches of ProCredit bank. This is the new procedure since the end of March.

[JoeMama 0]

Anyone with a fiancee from Ukraine heard about these cards you can purchase for about $12USD? It's a prepaid card of some sort that gives you exclusive contact to the consulate in Kiev to set your appointment for an interview. My fiancee told me about this today. She purchased a card and she's calling tomorrow to set her interview. I don't know much more about this prepaid-type card. I'll let you know if I find more about it. If you know more about it, I'd definitely like to hear more!

Have you searched the Embassy website? While the info is a little difficult to find, it is there.

http://kiev.usembassy.gov/visa_iv_petition_eng.html

The $12 PIN allows you to contact the call center (loocated in Poland) to schedule an interview. The USC can do it from the states as well via an 800 number and credit card. The PIN's are purchased at a branches of ProCredit bank. This is the new procedure since the end of March.

My fiancee used it today. She said it was so much easier than before. She highly recommends it. It's worth spending the $12. Unfortunately, our case hasn't been received at the consulate yet. They told her to call back next week. Thanks for giving me, and everyone else, more info about this.

[RobandTania 1]

My fiancee used it today. She said it was so much easier than before. She highly recommends it. It's worth spending the $12. Unfortunately, our case hasn't been received at the consulate yet. They told her to call back next week. Thanks for giving me, and everyone else, more info about this.

I used the service to purchase a PIN since my fiancee works in NW Kiev nowhere near a ProCredit bank. I would get the PIN, then Ski would then call to schedule an interview. But it would have taken her a 1/2 day off work to go to SE Kiev to go to the bank. I got the PIN by an 800-number phone call and emailed her the PIN, but she could not get it to work. Later that night, I called the service and they used the PIN to set up an appointment for July 3.

When I called the scheduling service, I knew I needed a copy of her passport to set the appointment. I made an error, and thought her national passport was what they needed. The very helpful assistant said I "MUST HAVE THE CORRECT ENGLISH SPELLING OF HER NAME FROM HER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT." He set the appointment up, but ordered me to call back once I had a copy of her international passport in front of me. I paid another $12 for another PIN to make the call, all went well. Now we wait 2-1/2 weeks for the interview.

George

Edited June 16, 2007 by SkyMas

[JoeMama 0]

My fiancee used it today. She said it was so much easier than before. She highly recommends it. It's worth spending the $12. Unfortunately, our case hasn't been received at the consulate yet. They told her to call back next week. Thanks for giving me, and everyone else, more info about this.

I used the service to purchase a PIN since my fiancee works in NW Kiev nowhere near a ProCredit bank. I would get the PIN, then Ski would then call to schedule an interview. But it would have taken her a 1/2 day off work to go to SE Kiev to go to the bank. I got the PIN by an 800-number phone call and emailed her the PIN, but she could not get it to work. Later that night, I called the service and they used the PIN to set up an appointment for July 3.

When I called the scheduling service, I knew I needed a copy of her passport to set the appointment. I made an error, and thought her national passport was what they needed. The very helpful assistant said I "MUST HAVE THE CORRECT ENGLISH SPELLING OF HER NAME FROM HER INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT." He set the appointment up, but ordered me to call back once I had a copy of her international passport in front of me. I paid another $12 for another PIN to make the call, all went well. Now we wait 2-1/2 weeks for the interview.

George

Fantastic! Best of luck to you on the interview!

[etripke 0]

George, What day did you actually call for the interview?

[RobandTania 1]

George, What day did you actually call for the interview?

I called Memorial Day evening/night about 2:00 AM EST from Michigan. That would make it 9:00 AM Tuesday morning in Kiev, the day after Memorial Day, May 29. I gave him the KEV number I received from NVC in N.H Friday the 25th. He asked if all was completed from the KEV-1 checklist, and I assured him it was.

He asked when I wanted the interview. I said the earliest possible date, so he set it up for the morning of July 3. He gave me a confirmation number, a specific time, and said my fiancee should appear 15 minutes early.

As I noted earlier, he wanted the English spelling of my fiancee's name from her international passport. So I called back that evening to give the correct spelling, and had to pay another $12.

All in all, the procedure was quick, efficient, courteous, and painless!

George

[etripke 0]

George, What day did you actually call for the interview?

I called Memorial Day evening/night about 2:00 AM EST from Michigan. That would make it 9:00 AM Tuesday morning in Kiev, the day after Memorial Day, May 29. I gave him the KEV number I received from NVC in N.H Friday the 25th. He asked if all was completed from the KEV-1 checklist, and I assured him it was.

He asked when I wanted the interview. I said the earliest possible date, so he set it up for the morning of July 3. He gave me a confirmation number, a specific time, and said my fiancee should appear 15 minutes early.

As I noted earlier, he wanted the English spelling of my fiancee's name from her international passport. So I called back that evening to give the correct spelling, and had to pay another $12.

All in all, the procedure was quick, efficient, courteous, and painless!

George

For $12 I would hope he's courteous Seriously that is a good tip though, sounds like they are 4-5 weeks behind on the interviews although I have heard of another coming in about 3 weeks or so.

Thanks for the info.

[nyhazmat 2]

George, What day did you actually call for the interview?

I called Memorial Day evening/night about 2:00 AM EST from Michigan. That would make it 9:00 AM Tuesday morning in Kiev, the day after Memorial Day, May 29. I gave him the KEV number I received from NVC in N.H Friday the 25th. He asked if all was completed from the KEV-1 checklist, and I assured him it was.

He asked when I wanted the interview. I said the earliest possible date, so he set it up for the morning of July 3. He gave me a confirmation number, a specific time, and said my fiancee should appear 15 minutes early.

As I noted earlier, he wanted the English spelling of my fiancee's name from her international passport. So I called back that evening to give the correct spelling, and had to pay another $12.

All in all, the procedure was quick, efficient, courteous, and painless!

George

Wow, I like the sound of this system alot better than what it used to be... Good luck on the interview, are you going to be there?

[RobandTania 1]

Wow, I like the sound of this system alot better than what it used to be... Good luck on the interview, are you going to be there?

Not for the interview, I've heard it's simple. The Kiev embassy can be a stickler for paperwork brought to the interview, though.

George

[nyhazmat 2]

Wow, I like the sound of this system alot better than what it used to be... Good luck on the interview, are you going to be there?

Not for the interview, I've heard it's simple. The Kiev embassy can be a stickler for paperwork brought to the interview, though.

George

I was there and it went very well. The woman that went through the paperwork is a Ukrainian and seemed to know what she wanted to see. That took about 10 minutes of actually looking at what we had with us (we were both at the window for this). I then walked off to the restroom and they called her up for her interview, an hour early and out of order. When I got back other people that were waiting told me that she had been called and that she was behind these partitions. I sat down where I could listen. The guy that was conducting the interview was American and was very nice. He was patient and friendly. The questions were simple and he put her at ease, he could tell that she was very nervous. It helped that she opted to do the interview in English. The interview was about 5-10 minutes although it seemed like 2 hours! We were done and leaving before our actual appointment time. All in all it was a great experience, if you can, you should try to be there.

[RobandTania 1]

Wow, I like the sound of this system alot better than what it used to be... Good luck on the interview, are you going to be there?

Not for the interview, I've heard it's simple. The Kiev embassy can be a stickler for paperwork brought to the interview, though.

George

I was there and it went very well. The woman that went through the paperwork is a Ukrainian and seemed to know what she wanted to see. That took about 10 minutes of actually looking at what we had with us (we were both at the window for this). I then walked off to the restroom and they called her up for her interview, an hour early and out of order. When I got back other people that were waiting told me that she had been called and that she was behind these partitions. I sat down where I could listen. The guy that was conducting the interview was American and was very nice. He was patient and friendly. The questions were simple and he put her at ease, he could tell that she was very nervous. It helped that she opted to do the interview in English. The interview was about 5-10 minutes although it seemed like 2 hours! We were done and leaving before our actual appointment time. All in all it was a great experience, if you can, you should try to be there.

It would be nice to have the free time.