"Thank You for Coming...

[lutz 41]

Congratulations and thank you for the good advice. I wish I had attended my husband's interview, but hindsight is 20/20. Next one I will be there! Have a blessed and happy life together.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

congrats

[Cathi 5,794]

I was at the interview with my husband and it was the best decision I ever made

[dovely 0]

...no seriously, thank you for coming. That makes my job a lot easier." Those were the first words spoken to me and my fiancé by the Interviewing Officer as we approached the counter after showing my passport. If ever I doubted the power of attending my fiancé's interview, I didn't any longer.

Long story short, we were approved! I want to thank the sages who have suggested in so many posts and in so many ways that the petitioner should if at all possible attend the interview. Would he have been approved without me?...probably but I can say definitively that It was money well spent. He was so nervous and me being able to rub his back and squeeze his hand and whisper words of encouragement meant the world to him. It told him and the IO that this was important and he was important. He had been denied a visitors visa several times prior and no matter what I had said about this being totally different, those words "denied" still echoed in his mind and haunted him even beyond the IO telling us after a few benign questions, "You've been approved." (I'll give full detail in my review).

I can't name names to thank, for there are quite a few, insightful caring and experienced voices who have contributed to my growing understanding of this process. So should you, the petitioner, attend the interview? Yes, if possible show solidarity. Is it a requirement? Not written, atleast not at my embassy in Kingston. Whatever you decide, be informed and be confident in knowing you made the choice that best suits you. Good luck to you on your journey!

Congrats :-)... can't wait to read more

[gw68ad78 64]

Congratulations and best wishes for your new life here together !

Thank you! Your advice and guidance to others has also been a help to me.

[gw68ad78 64]

Congratulations and thank you for the good advice. I wish I had attended my husband's interview, but hindsight is 20/20. Next one I will be there! Have a blessed and happy life together.

Thank you and good luck to you.

Thank you all for the kind words and good luck to us all as we continue on our journey!

[Project_Harajuku 28]

Congratulations on your visa approval.

A little note: Not all US embassies allow the USC to attend the interview with the foreign spouse. While it's pretty much a must in e.g. Jamaica and Ghana, there are many other embassies who do not allow the USC inside at all. So check with the embassy first.

Why do you say it's a must? The majority of Jamaican applicants that I've read about on here got approved without their other half attending.