Help: Has anyone attended the Consulate Interview with your Spouse? | IR1/CR1

[TheImmigrationOne 0]

Hi all

 

Has anyone attended or has experience of their spouse attend the consulate interview with their spouse for the London Consulate interview? I'm flying in to be there with her, however I'm confused on whether it will possibly negatively affect her interview. Would I be required to answer any questions (or would I stay quiet unless they ask me)? Thank you 

Edited February 8, 2020 by TheImmigrationOne

[Dashinka 24,786]

I cannot speak for London as not all consulates allow the USC to attend.  I think London does, but am not sure.  As to whether it is a positive or negative factor, I tend toward it being a positive factor since your spouse is interviewing for a spousal visa, so I am not sure why having the USC spouse present, if nothing more than for moral support, would be looked on negatively.  Each step in immigration IMO is a major step and since you’re doing this together, it should be a positive to both be there if possible.  In our case, I did accompany my then fiancé for her K1 interview, the CO did not ask me any questions, but I was able to hear the interview as my fiancé did it in English.  On that day, I was the only fiancé present among about six women interviewing, everyone was approved, so I cannot say that my presence made a difference, but I felt it was an important event for both of us, and I have been at every subsequent interview with her right up through the N400.

 

Good Luck!

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59 minutes ago, TheImmigrationOne said:

Hi all

 

Has anyone attended or has experience of their spouse attend the consulate interview with their spouse for the London Consulate interview? I'm flying in to be there with her, however I'm confused on whether it will possibly negatively affect her interview. Would I be required to answer any questions (or would I stay quiet unless they ask me)? Thank you 

I see no downside in attending with your spouse.  The interview is your spouse's interview.  I would not answer any questions unless asked by the officer.  

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I do not know if they allow it now , but when I attended my interview there was somebody who had brought a spouse along, they sat at the back and read a book.