What questions should I expect at the consular interview after approval of Form I-130?

[Davemoody 0]

I wanted to have an idea of the interview questions in order to prepare.

Is there like a list of questions that one can use as a guide?

I would greatly appreciate it.

[Alaska2012 462]

Not really. A lot depends on what country you are from. Us Swedes seem to get the question, how did you meet...and that's about it.

But if you are from a country considered high fraud you could be getting a full interrogation

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

yes, there is

got one from a local politician

they still ask like they did when you came here and did the interview

so, know all things about your spouse

they can surprise you with what books does spouse read

what is color of spouse's house

where did she go to school/ college

color of bedroom carpet

how old are spouse's childen

if divorced, when did spouse divorce

mostly they want to know about you and spouse but be aware / i have a copy of questions they asked Adil if you want them, send me your email

[iliasrah 2]

I wanted to ask the same question..hmm so here's what I have found for you maybe you have already checked it

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/Consular_Interview_Questions

If the link doesn't work go to immigration wiki and click on IR 1 - CR1 consular ' s questions. Hope it helps

[TBoneTX 45,966]

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[Expat1 971]

My wife never got any personal questions other than general how did we meet, how much time have we spent together (it wasnt much), and what did she plan to do after she arrived in the US. It was not combatitive, more like just general questions.

[Expat1 971]

yes, there is

got one from a local politician

they still ask like they did when you came here and did the interview

so, know all things about your spouse

they can surprise you with what books does spouse read

what is color of spouse's house

where did she go to school/ college

color of bedroom carpet

how old are spouse's childen

if divorced, when did spouse divorce

mostly they want to know about you and spouse but be aware / i have a copy of questions they asked Adil if you want them, send me your email

Bad info. How in the world is an overseas spouse supposed to answer that?

AOS, ROC interview yes. Consulate interview? I've never heard of those kinds of questions.

Edited December 25, 2015 by Expat1

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

it is not bad info

it is a list of questions they can ask and was given to me by immigration lawyer and politian in my state

it is a list of over 300 questions

originally the interview was done here in the US after the financee or spouse came

and they have never changed this list

they asked Adil What books i read

what i had for breakfast that morning

where did i go to college

[Alaska2012 462]

They won't ask what the spouse had for breakfast unless the spouse is there to verify it. They won't ask things about the usc's home since it's not a requirement for the foreign spouse to have visited.

[TBoneTX 45,966]

The CO can ask anything about any subject and will be attending not only to the answers but to the body language of the interviewee.

[NikLR 13,232]

Also since the I-130 was approved, there is a bit of time for the OP to prepare for any and all questions since the NVC stage is next.

[newbie87 20]

Probably depends on how long you've been married and if you've lived with your spouse or not. For us they only asked how we met, where we got married and why that was it, but then again we've been married for over 5 years with kids and lived together all those time.

But if your married is recent then you'll be asked a lot more....the same goes for the folks with 2 year conditional green card

[mallafri76 1,012]

You can check out the review for your embassy to see what they tend to ask at that embassy. There's a link at the top of this page.

My interview was at the US embassy in Sweden and they asked how we met, when we met for the first time in person, how often I came to visit after our first face to face visit, what I liked about my husband, do I have contact with his family and do I get along with them, some specific questions to our very unique situation, and then some follow up questions to my answers. It's not like they have a list of questions that they follow like 1, 2, 3. I felt many of the questions were asked as a natural flow to my answers.

[DJ6372 111]

it is not bad info

it is a list of questions they can ask and was given to me by immigration lawyer and politian in my state

it is a list of over 300 questions

originally the interview was done here in the US after the financee or spouse came

and they have never changed this list

they asked Adil What books i read

what i had for breakfast that morning

where did i go to college

Married for 6 years

No idea what book my wife is reading

Breakfast?? No idea

College, nope still struggling!

Hmmm

Lol