Which Country's Guidelines to Follow for K1 Interview

[mc962 55]

We just got the notice on the Case Tracker that our K1 case is 'Ready for Interview'.
 

In our particular case, my fiance is a Vietnamese citizen, but has residency (and is living) in Japan right now, so we are going to do the interview at the embassy in Tokyo, Japan instead of Vietnam.

In our case, which guidelines for an interview should my fiance follow, since the embassy is definitely in Tokyo, but the visa beneficiary is from Vietnam? (Note, we haven't received much more than a notice on the Tracker yet). Would they interview her more in the way (in terms of questions asked) that they would interview a Japanese beneficiary, or a Vietnamese beneficiary? Also, I would imagine that any documents requested would probably be more from what the Japanese embassy would request instead of the Vietnamese embassy (I did notice some of them have slight differences on what they want), but I'm not sure.

I'm curious to hear from others about their experiences interviewing in a country different from their nationality (where there was also a US embassy doing those interviews in their home country), as most advice I see tends to be for people interviewing at the embassy of their nationality.

[Naes 12,205]

41 minutes ago, mc962 said:

We just got the notice on the Case Tracker that our K1 case is 'Ready for Interview'.
 

In our particular case, my fiance is a Vietnamese citizen, but has residency (and is living) in Japan right now, so we are going to do the interview at the embassy in Tokyo, Japan instead of Vietnam.

In our case, which guidelines for an interview should my fiance follow, since the embassy is definitely in Tokyo, but the visa beneficiary is from Vietnam? (Note, we haven't received much more than a notice on the Tracker yet). Would they interview her more in the way (in terms of questions asked) that they would interview a Japanese beneficiary, or a Vietnamese beneficiary? Also, I would imagine that any documents requested would probably be more from what the Japanese embassy would request instead of the Vietnamese embassy (I did notice some of them have slight differences on what they want), but I'm not sure.

I'm curious to hear from others about their experiences interviewing in a country different from their nationality (where there was also a US embassy doing those interviews in their home country), as most advice I see tends to be for people interviewing at the embassy of their nationality.

You are going to follow what the embassy in Japan tells you to bring.

 

When they send you the instructions they will add the necessary documents that applies to your fiance as a Vietnamese person.

 

what is the slight difference between Japan and Vietnam? 

if it is about birth certificate, vital records etc. yes Japan will probably ask for the same, and these must be submitted with English translations.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

They will tell you what to bring.

 

Really, it doesnt vary much between consulates. Take all your original documentation/ birth/divorce/etc certificates (all with translations to English), police checks, medical, proof of relationship/ financial/ etc