Do I need to be present for my fiance's interview?

[LibbyG99 65]

Hi all,

 

I am looking to change jobs, which means I likely won't be able to get time off for my fiance's interview, assuming our embassy will open in Jan. Is that a problem?

Edited November 13, 2020 by LibbyG99
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[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 minute ago, LibbyG99 said:

Hi all,

 

I am looking to change jobs, which means I likely don't be able to get time off for my fiance's interview, assuming our embassy will open in Jan. Is that a problem?

There is nothing that is formal that requires the petitioner to be at the beneficiary's interview. So, you have nothing to worry about if you are unable to be there as it is not a requirement. Some countries will allow it, and many do not.

[Dashinka 24,490]

I agree, there is no requirement to be there.

 

Good Luck!

[Cheburashka34 228]

To add on to the topic, does it help if the petitioner is there? Or doesn't really make a difference?

Edited November 13, 2020 by Cheburashka34

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, Cheburashka34 said:

To add on to the topic, does it help if the petitioner is there? Or doesn't really make a difference?

It certainly doesn't hurt.  A lot of people believe it does really help.  

[Cheburashka34 228]

33 minutes ago, payxibka said:

It certainly doesn't hurt.  A lot of people believe it does really help.  

Are they aware we are there? Like can they see us when they interview?

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, Cheburashka34 said:

Are they aware we are there? Like can they see us when they interview?

Depends on the consulate.   For those consulates that restrict access, often times the beneficiary will take the USCs passport to the window to show that they are outside 

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,092]

2 hours ago, Cheburashka34 said:

To add on to the topic, does it help if the petitioner is there? Or doesn't really make a difference?

I don't believe it makes a difference in Moscow (I wasn't there for Anastasia's, and she didn't have any problems related to that; the same goes for most of the other Russian K-1 beneficiaries she knows).

[Sillymesillyou 2]

So the embassy may be opening in January or is that just when your fiance has the appointment scheduled? Good luck.

[seekingthetruth 1,246]

On 11/14/2020 at 12:18 AM, payxibka said:

It certainly doesn't hurt.  A lot of people believe it does really help.  

Do they usually allow the petitioner to be at the interview at the Manila Embassy?  Hopefully my wife and stepdaughter will be interviewed at the same appointment, and I was hoping to be on the sidelines with my 2 U.S. citizen kids.

 

When we got my stepdaughter a tourist visa, they let us all in, including my 2 U.S. citizen kids, who were about 1 and 3 then.

[LibbyG99 65]

1 hour ago, Sillymesillyou said:

So the embassy may be opening in January or is that just when your fiance has the appointment scheduled? Good luck.

That was what I was guessing/hoping. I'm not so hopeful about Jan anymore.....

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, seekingthetruth said:

Do they usually allow the petitioner to be at the interview at the Manila Embassy?  Hopefully my wife and stepdaughter will be interviewed at the same appointment, and I was hoping to be on the sidelines with my 2 U.S. citizen kids.

 

When we got my stepdaughter a tourist visa, they let us all in, including my 2 U.S. citizen kids, who were about 1 and 3 then.

Precovid you could,  not sure if this has changed 

[payxibka 10,045]

3 hours ago, seekingthetruth said:

Do they usually allow the petitioner to be at the interview at the Manila Embassy?  Hopefully my wife and stepdaughter will be interviewed at the same appointment, and I was hoping to be on the sidelines with my 2 U.S. citizen kids.

 

When we got my stepdaughter a tourist visa, they let us all in, including my 2 U.S. citizen kids, who were about 1 and 3 then.

When the petitions are at NVC, just request they be joined together,  this will assist in getting interviews scheduled on the same day