Report on IR1/CR1 immigrant visa interview in AIT (Taipei, Taiwan)

[Eignes1009 23]

Hopefully there's someone in PH US embassy share their experience so I have Idea.  😊

[claudia88031 28]

5 hours ago, pghknr said:

Congrats! claudia88031

thank you! 

[pghknr 14]

11 minutes ago, claudia88031 said:

thank you! 

Did CO taken Joint Sponsor I 864 Docs or he is fine with your Savings?

[claudia88031 28]

4 minutes ago, pghknr said:

Did CO taken Joint Sponsor I 864 Docs or he is fine with your Savings?

the counter clerk seemed unsatisfied so i just told her i have a joint sponsor and gave her the documents. but i felt if i didnt use joint sponsor it was probably okay too. i just didnt want to avoid any future troubles. 

[pghknr 14]

7 minutes ago, claudia88031 said:

the counter clerk seemed unsatisfied so i just told her i have a joint sponsor and gave her the documents. but i felt if i didnt use joint sponsor it was probably okay too. i just didnt want to avoid any future troubles. 

Joint Sponsor was Single ( only I-864 ) or Married ( I- 864 & I- 864A) ?

Edited June 13, 2017 by pghknr

[claudia88031 28]

25 minutes ago, pghknr said:

Joint Sponsor was Single ( only I-864 ) or Married ( I- 864 & I- 864A) ?

joint sponsor got married recently and filed 2016 tax jointly with his wife, but his own income can already meet the poverty guideline, so he is the sole joint sponsor, and i only brought his i864, their 2016 1040 form, his and his wife's w2, and a photocopy of his passport biological page.

Edited June 13, 2017 by claudia88031

[Seth And Quynh 77]

for my joint sponsor we used tax transcripts thats whats best recommended

[pghknr 14]

4 minutes ago, claudia88031 said:

joint sponsor got married recently and filed 2016 tax jointly with his wife, but his own income can already meet the poverty guideline, so he is the sole joint sponsor, and i only brought his i864, their 2016 1040 form, his and his wife's w2, and a photocopy of his passport biological page.

Good Information for us - your case is example for those who are taking help from Joint sponsor  ,

married filed Jointly and YOU used only Husband Income which is his I-864 & His W2. Thanks  for your Information..

[claudia88031 28]

8 hours ago, pghknr said:

Good Information for us - your case is example for those who are taking help from Joint sponsor  ,

married filed Jointly and YOU used only Husband Income which is his I-864 & His W2. Thanks  for your Information..

yes, i brought his i864, both his and his wife's w2, and their 1040 form(tax return).

[R and KJ 180]

On 6/12/2017 at 7:15 AM, claudia88031 said:

hello guys, i just had my ir1/cr1 visa interview today (June, 12th, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan) and had my visa approved, I would like to share my experience before and during the interview. 

 

BEFORE THE INTERVIEW. 

1. Background: when we sent in all the iv and financial documents to the nvc, we made sure to have an exact original copy of what we sent in, in the order as how we sent in as well. It certainly made things much easier when it comes to organizing documents to bring to the interview.

 

My scan date was March 2nd, 2017, got an email on May 11th from the NVC regarding a checklist item (financial documents) for me to bring to the interview with. On May 13th, i received email from NVC that informed me of the interview date scheduled in Taiwan.  And again on May 25th, i received another confirmation email from the AIT (consulate in Taiwan) about the interview date and what to bring. 

 

2. organizing documents: 

i put all the documents in such order: 

1) Appointment letter & DS260 confirmation page

2) Passport, 2 color photos(5cm X 5cm), and a copy of passport biological page

3) Birth Certificate, Hu-kou(近六個月內戶口名簿詳細記事), Police certificate

4) Original marriage certificate and a photocopy

5) Petitioner's documents (photocopies of passport biological page, driver's license, and birth certificate) 

6) The exact original copy of I864 and the original copies of all the financial docs we submitted to the NVC 

7) UPDATED I864 (signed and dated), most recent 1040 form and w2, and updated bank account documents. when we submitted our docs to the nvc, my husband hadn't filed 2016 tax yet, so when i went to the interview in june, i made sure to bring the most recent year of tax docs and updated i864 along with me.

8) joint sponsor i864, most recent 3 years of 1040 forms and W2s. we didnt submit joint sponsor information to the nvc originally because we have sufficient bank savings to reach the  poverty line limit. We got a checklist regarding this because the nvc doesnt have the power to decide on this, hence I brought joint sponsor docs with me  just in case. It turned out to be a right choice because the counter clerk was suddenly so happy when she knew i have a joint sponsor. 

9) Evidence of relationship. flight tickets, photos, letters, etc. 

10) SEALED medical exam result. i went to 馬偕, took exactly 2 weeks for the result to come out. Make sure you book in advance if you choose to go to 馬偕. 

 

3. Register for courier service on AIT website and print out the confirmation page. 

 

DURING THE INTERVIEW

my interview was schedule on June 12th, 2017, at 9:20 am. I arrived 30 mins earlier. make sure to bring as few electronic devices as possible, no phones or any electronic devices are allowed. I have to leave my phone and a photo id at the entrance. dont arrive earlier than 30 mins, then only let you in 30 mins prior to the scheduled time. 

 

go to first floor, non immigrant visa and immigrant visa are all processed at the same place. there were 3 steps: 

 

1) Document take in, i was at counter #8, the lady would slightly sort the docs you bring and give you back things they dont need. then you wait aside.

 

2) Finger print. i was called by my name to counter #5, another lady asked me to scan my fingerprint, sorted my docs more, and asked some questions regarding the relationship and marriage, but mostly about the financial stuff like do i have a job, how do i support myself, what's my husband doing, she didnt seem satisfied with just my husband's income (which did not meet the poverty line) and the bank savings we originally submitted to the nvc, although it's significantly enough. that's when i told her i have a joint sponsor and she was suddenly all lightened up LOL This part felt like an interview already, in fact, it's more difficult than the actual interview i had with the officer lol 

 

3) i waited aside again after the lady told me i was all set. then an officer called me to counter #15 for the actual interview. He was a lovely and smiley gentleman. I raised my right hand to swear everything was correct and right. scan fingerprint again. He then asked me some more questions, mostly regarding the relationship and the encounters between my husband and i; when and how we met, how many times have i visited him, about first time we met, have we met each other's family, where am i staying after i move there, when do i plan to fly to the US. after all the questions, he said i'm all set and that my visa is approved.

 

i was in the AIT for 1.5 hours. The process was smooth and easy if you get all the docs organized and ready to pull out anything they ask for. Please feel free to comment or private message me anytime regarding any questions you might have. may everyone has a smooth and speedy process. 

 

 

 

Am so happy for you

[DeadFish 1]

IR-1 Approved. ( If you saw my other thread today you can skip this post.) 

 

The interview in Taiwan was uneventful, the staff was friendly, it took about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

 

They asked questions about me (the husband and my parents), how we met, what are we going to do for work, all seemed pretty standard... only one minor trick question that my wife breezed through because the interviewer called my mom by her middle name... and asked if I met her.... my wife corrected her with the proper first name. 

 

If you are organized everything is very smooth:

 There were 3 checklists to deal with.. one being in mandarin we received in the mail, we had one envelope for what the mandarin checklist wanted and another for what the US embassy checklist online wanted... the third ( the  other online one is just really an overview, which is understandably so.)

 

The confusion is in both mandarin and the other checklist want the same items - which can make people nervous as to where is it located - in the envelope you put with the mandarin checklist of items.. or in whatever else you are carrying everything in.  This needs to be addressed, but thats the problem when you have two countries involved in immigration - no way around it.

Other small issue:

 

Online and checklists said that spouses are not to come to the interview, during the interview my wife was asked where I was?... ( down the street.)  I guess I could have gone inside if I wanted to. Glad, I went to starbucks instead and watched a movie. ( interviewer, said it would take too long for me to get there.)

 

Regardless, it was a great experience.