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hi everyone!! our interview is tomorrow for the k1 visa. i know everyone’s experience is different depending on the relationship the embassy etc. i was just wondering to hear about your experiences in the interview. how long did they take? how many / what questions were you asked? did you both speak (if you attended ). many advice ?? i am so confident but also so nervous because of the formality of it. 

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Have a good dinner tonight. Get to bed early. Have a good night rest. Have a good breakfast. You will do fine.  

 

Did you get a chance to review the VJ Sample Interview Questions?

 Good luck on your immigration journey, and Happy Holidays !!!

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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In my opinion they basically made their decision based on what was already submitted. We were asked how did you meet (CO said “I read how you met and it was kind of cute”), when was the last time the US fiancé was in Haiti (it had been about 2 weeks prior) and I think that’s about it. I (US citizen) was with my fiancé and the anticipation was the hardest part..waking up early to arrive at 7, almost crashing with a goat on the motorcycle on the way to the interview, having some guy hang on to me begging for money etc.. (needless to say I don’t think everyone has these experiences depending on the country lol) I had a photo book and copies of everything but she didn’t need any other documents.

 

we were also there for 6 hours.. we were almost the last one to be called so that anticipation was tough as well. If you guys are legit and there aren’t any red flags don’t be too worried. Good luck! Today is actually 5 years since my husband arrived in the US 😊

Our K1 Journey    I-129f

Service Center : Texas Service Center   Transferred? California Service Center on 8/11/14

Consulate : Port au Prince, Haiti             I-129F Sent : 4/14/2014

I-129F NOA1 : 4/24/14                            I-129F NOA2 : 9/10/14

NVC Received : 9/24/14                          NVC Left : 9/26/14

Consulate Received : 10/6/14 CEAC status changed to ready

Packet 3 Received : 10/27/14 packet received by petitioner in USA ( beneficiary never received packet 3)

Medical: 10/30/14 Dr. Buteau                  Medical picked up: 11/3/14

Packet 3 Sent : 11/10/13.. Had to schedule interview appointment and attach confirmation receipt to packet

Interview Date : 12/1/14                           Interview Result : Approved !

Visa Received : 12/10/14 picked up at Jacmel location

US Entry : 12/15/14 Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Apply for Social Security Card: 12/30/14 Connecticut

Marriage: 1/26/15

 

Adjustment of Status

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Biometrics : 4/15/15

Approved: 8/31/15                                     Received: 9/8/15

 

EAD

CIS Office : Hartford                                  Filed : 3/18/15

NOA : 3/25/15                                            Approved: 6/12/15

Received: 6/20/15

 

Removal of Conditions I-751

Filed: 8/14/17 at VSC                                 NOA: 8/15/17 Received 8/21 by mail

Biometrics: Dated: 8/25/17   Received 9/2/17   Appointment 9/11/17 

Approved: 10/23/18 -no interview

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1 hour ago, visaq123 said:

hi everyone!! our interview is tomorrow for the k1 visa. i know everyone’s experience is different depending on the relationship the embassy etc. i was just wondering to hear about your experiences in the interview. how long did they take? how many / what questions were you asked? did you both speak (if you attended ). many advice ?? i am so confident but also so nervous because of the formality of it. 

Oh I forgot to relay our experience. My then-fiancee and son took a 5 hour flight from their northern Chinese city, a couple of days before, to Guangzhou, the location of the US consulate in China that does most, if not all of the visa work. I arrived in Guangzhou a day before the date of the interview. That was good since the first leg of my flight was 6 hours late leaving Seattle, thereby missing my connecting flight to Guangzhou. My total transit time was close to 16-20 hours. I was the document courier and the moral support coach. The USC petitioners are not allowed to attend the actual interview in Guangzhou. However, we had devised a plan to alert the CO aware that I was in the vicinity. The plan was to compose a "Evolution of Our Relationship" letter, that I folded lengthwise, inserted it into my passport, gave it to my fiancee and asked her have it on the top of of the papers and documents that she had to tender for the interview. It worked, the CO saw the blue US passport (Chinese passports are a maroon color), glanced at the letter, and remarked, "He is here?" He kept the letter and passed my passport back to her. Yep, I was down the hall nervously enjoying a rather expensive double non-fat latte at a Starbucks, sleep deprived and jet-lagged. The successful interview lasted about ten minutes. My spy (my now-stepson) told me how it went. He said, that the CO seemed very interested in their eye movements and body language. When the CO slid the approval paper across to my wife, he said that their visas were approved, and wished my wife a happy birthday. Yes, she had her interview on her birthday!  I am certainly glad that I made the trip, she was also pleased to have the moral support. BTW, it also counted as another visit to see one another. We enjoyed a nice dinner together. We all left the following day. I headed back to Seattle via Beijing, they went home to their city via Beijing (different flights). They had their US POE in Seattle a month later. 

 

If they can, I encourage the petitioner to go to the interview if only to provide moral support. The visa interview is a BIG event in a relationship. You need to start to get into the habit of helping and supporting one another, that is part of what relationships are all about, right?

 

YMMV.

Good luck on your immigration journey, and Happy Holidays !!!

Completed: K1/K2 (271 days) - AOS/EAD/AP (134 days) - ROC (279 days)

"Si vis amari, ama" - Seneca

 

 

 

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Moved from Process & Procedures to Progress Reports.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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k1 We had our interview today Santo Domingo with many red flags.  Was in line and wait was about 4 hours

at interview we speak different languages they asked 1. how we communicate, Skype translator they asked if it was a issue we explained it how were ok with it and how we understand some, as fiancée is currently in English course,  They asked me the petitioner if I sent her money, I said yes every couple weeks, like 250 usd I submitted a previous 129f for my previous spouse they asked many questions about her,,   Then they separated us and told one to sit down while the other was questioned...    and the proceeded to as financee about my 16 year old misdemeanor marijuana charge which she already knew about , then made her sit and, asked me further questions about my ex wife and marijuana charge I told them it was 16 years ago I just graduated high school I was dumb had 1 gram. And about the ex wife I just told them how it didn’t work lost feelings hard to elaborate..   they asked me how much I made a month and what I did.  I old then I had affidavit showing income and receipts showing money and all of our extra evidence but he didn’t ask for any for some reason.  Just questions..  eventually after about 10-15 minutes we we passed and informed fiancée how passport would be delivered..   if we can pass with language barrier and previous i129 petition and new marriage proposal soon after previous divorce, then I feel anyone should pass unless they hiding something really bad Or completely lie and everyone was extremely nice except the guards at the outside gate lines by the road they were rude to us 

 

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