JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019 ARGENTINA K1 INTERVIEWS

[Fer Schvarztman 217]

4 hours ago, andreaam said:

 Embassy Interview ✅ approved!!   

 

I arrived at the embassy at 10:15am. I had it scheduled for 10:30. I went to a window and sayed I was there for a K1. They gave me a green folder where I put all the originals. 

Once inside I went to the window 4 and they took my fingertips and then I just went inside the embassy and waited on the left. You don’t have to do the line with all the tourist visa. 

10 minutes later, a lady called me through window 17 and asked me for the green folder. She told that was not the interview. I had everything she asked for. She asked me for another pair of the passport photos because she didn’t like the quality of the ones I sent. Luckily I had more with me so i was fine. 

I went again to the waiting area on the left and after 15 minutes a consul called me through window 5. He made me swear that everything I was saying and the documents I presented were true. 

The questions were: - how we met? - when and where we met? - what I was doing in US when we met? - when I came back from US the last time? - what he does for living? - what would I do for living? - where I will live? - how and when we got engaged? - when we will get marry

For the last two questions I didn’t have a formal answer since no one proposed in my case, we just discussed the fact that we both wanted to get marry. And then we don’t have a wedding date because we wanted to be done with this process first. I answered with the truth and made sure to the consul we are getting just is not going to be the traditional way. 

The consul was serious the whole time. Not funny, empathetic or social at all. But he wasn’t mean or anything. The interview was in english. It was maybe 10 minutes long and then told me the visa was approved and that I should be receiving through dhl the closed envelope and passport. 

At 11:30 I was walking out. Really happy we were done. 

I FaceTimed my fiancé when I arrived and we both can’t believe it. 

Thank you for helping through the process. I’ll keep posting and answering in anything I can help. 

Best wishes to everyone!

Congratilations!! Enjoy this as much as possible, great interview! Do you know when you travel? 

 

Here prepairing AOS! You soon as well 😊

[Fe.Ta 874]

@andreaam Congratulations!  I am so excited to see all of these approvals!  It is encouraging to see approvals come through and it takes away some of my nerves!  Good luck to those of you that have the interviews coming up April-May!  Keep them coming!  @Fernanda R Sanz So excited for you!  The best of luck!  

[andreaam 514]

1 hour ago, Fernanda R Sanz said:

Congratilations!! Enjoy this as much as possible, great interview! Do you know when you travel? 

 

Here prepairing AOS! You soon as well 😊

Thank you so much! I’ll start looking for flights once I’m back in Córdoba. Around the end of may or beggining of june. I need to wrap up a lot of things before I go. I can’t wait though haha

[andreaam 514]

We were two today doing the K1 interview and we both got approved. So is just matter of honesty and speaking with the truth for me. Reassuring everything you sent on I-129 packet 

[cyndirocham 2]

9 hours ago, andreaam said:

 Embassy Interview ✅ approved!!   

 

I arrived at the embassy at 10:15am. I had it scheduled for 10:30. I went to a window and sayed I was there for a K1. They gave me a green folder where I put all the originals. 

Once inside I went to the window 4 and they took my fingertips and then I just went inside the embassy and waited on the left. You don’t have to do the line with all the tourist visa. 

10 minutes later, a lady called me through window 17 and asked me for the green folder. She told that was not the interview. I had everything she asked for. She asked me for another pair of the passport photos because she didn’t like the quality of the ones I sent. Luckily I had more with me so i was fine. 

I went again to the waiting area on the left and after 15 minutes a consul called me through window 5. He made me swear that everything I was saying and the documents I presented were true. 

The questions were: - how we met? - when and where we met? - what I was doing in US when we met? - when I came back from US the last time? - what he does for living? - what would I do for living? - where I will live? - how and when we got engaged? - when we will get marry

For the last two questions I didn’t have a formal answer since no one proposed in my case, we just discussed the fact that we both wanted to get marry. And then we don’t have a wedding date because we wanted to be done with this process first. I answered with the truth and made sure to the consul we are getting just is not going to be the traditional way. 

The consul was serious the whole time. Not funny, empathetic or social at all. But he wasn’t mean or anything. The interview was in english. It was maybe 10 minutes long and then told me the visa was approved and that I should be receiving through dhl the closed envelope and passport. 

At 11:30 I was walking out. Really happy we were done. 

I FaceTimed my fiancé when I arrived and we both can’t believe it. 

Thank you for helping through the process. I’ll keep posting and answering in anything I can help. 

Best wishes to everyone!

congrats!!!!!!!

[Javier Mera 217]

On 4/24/2019 at 1:38 PM, andreaam said:

Lamentablemente toca esperar. Como es el caso de Lily, hay que esperar a que envíen el mail o la carta por correo. 

@Javier Mera me parece que estuvo en la situación de espera también y desde la

embajada le dijeron que espere hasta que ellos le avisen. 

Si nosotros tuvimos la mala fortuna que cuando lo mandaron tocó en esa semana de un par de feriados y tardo más de lo debido. Pero si, siempre te aconsejan a que esperes que ellos te avisen antes de mandar todo y pedir turno. 

[Javier Mera 217]

My fiance is having her interview on Monday, I'm so anxiooooouuussss. Luckily I will be watching avengers and game of thrones on Sunday to not think about it 😁

[andreaam 514]

43 minutes ago, Javier Mera said:

My fiance is having her interview on Monday, I'm so anxiooooouuussss. Luckily I will be watching avengers and game of thrones on Sunday to not think about it 😁

Everything will be fine! Just be prepared for a 10 questions and learn dates from trips. I thought it was going to be 3-4 questions and it was more than I expected 

Best of luck! Tell us how it goes! 

[Javier Mera 217]

24 minutes ago, andreaam said:

Everything will be fine! Just be prepared for a 10 questions and learn dates from trips. I thought it was going to be 3-4 questions and it was more than I expected 

Best of luck! Tell us how it goes! 

Thanks! and congratulations that your interview went good too!. Did you choose to have the interview in english?

[Javier Mera 217]

I don't know if it has been asked before but do you get to choose the language in the interview? Or is it up to the agent really?

[andreaam 514]

6 minutes ago, Javier Mera said:

I don't know if it has been asked before but do you get to choose the language in the interview? Or is it up to the agent really?

Thanks! 

He didn’t give me an option to choose. He just started speaking english and I continue doing it. 

Fernanda sayed that for her was the same but in spanish. 

So I guess is up to the consul and what he/she decide. 

[Fe.Ta 874]

7 minutes ago, andreaam said:

Thanks! 

He didn’t give me an option to choose. He just started speaking english and I continue doing it. 

Fernanda sayed that for her was the same but in spanish. 

So I guess is up to the consul and what he/she decide. 

@Javier Mera  From what I've read in other comments, even if you are not given the option, if you do not know enough English or feel comfortable in doing in that language, you could ask the officer to speak in your first language.  Apparently, it is better to conduct the interview in the language that you feel comfortable than to risk losing some information in translation and accidentally creating a red flag because of miscommunication.  From what I've read, not knowing English is not a red flag, even though they might ask you how you plan to work or survive in U.S. without knowing it from the beginning.  They just want to know that you DO have a common language with your significant other without relying so much on translators, etc. AND that you do have a plan for learning it and working through the language barrier when it comes to finding a job, etc.  So, my advice, tell your fiancee to do the interview in the language she feels most comfortable in and be prepared to explain how she plans to learn/polish English if they ask.

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[Javier Mera 217]

16 minutes ago, Fe.Ta said:

@Javier Mera  From what I've read in other comments, even if you are not given the option, if you do not know enough English or feel comfortable in doing in that language, you could ask the officer to speak in your first language.  Apparently, it is better to conduct the interview in the language that you feel comfortable than to risk losing some information in translation and accidentally creating a red flag because of miscommunication.  From what I've read, not knowing English is not a red flag, even though they might ask you how you plan to work or survive in U.S. without knowing it from the beginning.  They just want to know that you DO have a common language with your significant other without relying so much on translators, etc. AND that you do have a plan for learning it and working through the language barrier when it comes to finding a job, etc.  So, my advice, tell your fiancee to do the interview in the language she feels most comfortable in and be prepared to explain how she plans to learn/polish English if they ask.

That's actually the reason why I was asking. She's started to freak out that if the interview has to be conducted in English she might not convey the right message because she'll be nervous and of course not her native language. If it's like you are saying then I guess asking to switch it to Spanish shouldn't be a big deal for this process. In the end is like you are saying, they just want to verify that we both have a language in common.

 

Thanks for the reply!

[Fe.Ta 874]

10 minutes ago, Javier Mera said:

That's actually the reason why I was asking. She's started to freak out that if the interview has to be conducted in English she might not convey the right message because she'll be nervous and of course not her native language. If it's like you are saying then I guess asking to switch it to Spanish shouldn't be a big deal for this process. In the end is like you are saying, they just want to verify that we both have a language in common.

 

Thanks for the reply!

Yes, I would just suggest asking them politely to switch and just have an idea of how she would respond if they ask how she is going to deal with the language barrier in the U.S. as far as looking for work, etc. or once she is here, which I am assuming you have plans of having her take a course, etc.  I am going to tag @Greenbaum to see if my assumption/advice is correct?

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[Greenbaum 12,259]

10 minutes ago, Javier Mera said:

That's actually the reason why I was asking. She's started to freak out that if the interview has to be conducted in English she might not convey the right message because she'll be nervous and of course not her native language. If it's like you are saying then I guess asking to switch it to Spanish shouldn't be a big deal for this process. In the end is like you are saying, they just want to verify that we both have a language in common.

 

Thanks for the reply!

Most embassies will ask the beneficiary if they would like to have their interview with a translator.

 

3 minutes ago, Fe.Ta said:

Yes, I would just suggest asking them politely to switch and just have an idea of how she would respond if they ask how she is going to deal with the language barrier in the US as far as looking for work, etc. or once he is here, which I am assuming you have plans of having her take a course, etc.  I am going to tag @Greenbaum to see if my assumption is correct?

Yes Fe.Ta you are correct. That question could come up and should be answered truthfully with how they will communicate. Explaining that you are nervous (listen everyone is nervous at such an important event as the interview is) and they would be better at answering in their native language. It's not a check mark against you UNLESS you do not know any English to communicate with your future spouse. BIG WARNING SIGN for a Co. Plus Google Translate is not going to make a relationship last.