Our Interview Monday 2/22

[And_Sam 44]

Hello all!

Finally I got time on the computer to update about our interview!!

Ok, to start out!!!

We got to the embassy about 7:45 this morning and stood outside with all the people for the interviews.

Once we went through the metal detector and out the door, people were all ready sitting outside waiting for their number to be called. We went inside and got our number in line, then back outside again to wait.

We only waited for about 15 minutes before they called us in to one of the windows inside. There an Arabic woman had all of our papers that had been sent in, Thank God all of the paperwork and documents made it there. I was worried that our packet hadn't made it there in time from the NVC.

Right from the beginning, the woman asked me was I married before, I told her yes. She asked for the Original divorce document from my first marriage. (I am so glad I read on VJ about them wanting it because NO WHERE did the NVC request this form!!) The woman took the document and looked through it all. She handed me back the extra photocopies that I sent in to the NVC and kept the original documents together. I told her that I had finished my taxes for 2009 and she took them and put them with the rest of the forms.

We were told to go back outside and wait. (The waiting area inside was full.) So back out again. This time we waited for about 30 mins then called again to another window where they took my husbands fingerprints and told to go the DHL counter and pay for the return envelope needed.

Then we were told to sit inside. We stayed sitting inside probably the longest time of actual waiting. They kept announcing over the loud speaker that all the people who needed a visitor visa or student visa to come to the window because they were stopping accepting applications for the day.

Finallly we got called back to the original window where we were speaking to an Arabic woman and there was an older Arabic man there with our application.

The questions started, AND he was basically interviewing me!!!

Where was I from?

How did we meet?

What website did we meet on?

How long ago?

When did I get divorced?

Did I give them my original divorce papers?

When did we get married?

How many time have I came to Egypt?

When was the first time I came to Egypt?

Where did I work?

Where will we live when he comes to the USA?

While he was asking these questions he was going through all of our paperwork. Not saying a word to my SO.

Once he got to my letter of employment, he was looking at it, almost checking off all the things listed on there, like how long I have worked there, my salary, how was my standing with my employers.

The CO then held up my husband's IV application and asked me if I helped him fill this out. I told him of course and smiled.

He then told me that he was going to talk to my husband and for me not to talk. I told him OK.

He then asked my husband if he understood what the IV application said and my husband pointed at me and said, she did it!!! ( Got to love him! )

The CO then asked him in Arabic if he understood what the application said and my husband couldn't understand him!!! ( I think he was so nervous!)

On the third time he asked my husband laughed and said yes he understood. The CO then handed him the IV form and told him to sign the last page. Quietly I told him in English and my husband laughed and said "I know".

While he was signing his name (it takes him awhile still ) the CO gave back his original birth certificate, military certificate, marriage contract, my divorce papers

and any original papers I had sent to them.

When my husband gave back his IV application, the CO said to us "Mabrooks! Congratulations and Welcome to the USA! You will get your visa in a couple of weeks!

I said What? Really? The CO said all the papers were in order and all was good. You were prepared. I asked the CO, What you didn't want to see any photos? The CO laughed and said No, because I know you brought all of them with you. Yes, I brought 2 photo albums

We were out of the embassy by 11:45 so it really wasn't that long!!!

I told my husband that this is good because they kept his passport and insha'allah he will get the visa in a couple of weeks, BUT I read that this is common for them to tell people and not be surprised if it does take long than a "couple" of weeks.

SO give me your views and comments!!!

All in all it was a good interview!!!!!

[~ameriptian~ 54]

Sounds really good, Andrea!! :dance:

I hope it he has his visa in hand very soon!

How much longer are you staying in Cairo?

[tenderheartusa79 14]

Congratulations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope that he will get his visa soon .

Good luck and my best wishes for you .

Edited February 22, 2010 by Hot Guy

[MsSheka 0]

Hello all!

Finally I got time on the computer to update about our interview!!

Ok, to start out!!!

We got to the embassy about 7:45 this morning and stood outside with all the people for the interviews.

Once we went through the metal detector and out the door, people were all ready sitting outside waiting for their number to be called. We went inside and got our number in line, then back outside again to wait.

We only waited for about 15 minutes before they called us in to one of the windows inside. There an Arabic woman had all of our papers that had been sent in, Thank God all of the paperwork and documents made it there. I was worried that our packet hadn't made it there in time from the NVC.

Right from the beginning, the woman asked me was I married before, I told her yes. She asked for the Original divorce document from my first marriage. (I am so glad I read on VJ about them wanting it because NO WHERE did the NVC request this form!!) The woman took the document and looked through it all. She handed me back the extra photocopies that I sent in to the NVC and kept the original documents together. I told her that I had finished my taxes for 2009 and she took them and put them with the rest of the forms.

We were told to go back outside and wait. (The waiting area inside was full.) So back out again. This time we waited for about 30 mins then called again to another window where they took my husbands fingerprints and told to go the DHL counter and pay for the return envelope needed.

Then we were told to sit inside. We stayed sitting inside probably the longest time of actual waiting. They kept announcing over the loud speaker that all the people who needed a visitor visa or student visa to come to the window because they were stopping accepting applications for the day.

Finallly we got called back to the original window where we were speaking to an Arabic woman and there was an older Arabic man there with our application.

The questions started, AND he was basically interviewing me!!!

Where was I from?

How did we meet?

What website did we meet on?

How long ago?

When did I get divorced?

Did I give them my original divorce papers?

When did we get married?

How many time have I came to Egypt?

When was the first time I came to Egypt?

Where did I work?

Where will we live when he comes to the USA?

While he was asking these questions he was going through all of our paperwork. Not saying a word to my SO.

Once he got to my letter of employment, he was looking at it, almost checking off all the things listed on there, like how long I have worked there, my salary, how was my standing with my employers.

The CO then held up my husband's IV application and asked me if I helped him fill this out. I told him of course and smiled.

He then told me that he was going to talk to my husband and for me not to talk. I told him OK.

He then asked my husband if he understood what the IV application said and my husband pointed at me and said, she did it!!! ( Got to love him! )

The CO then asked him in Arabic if he understood what the application said and my husband couldn't understand him!!! ( I think he was so nervous!)

On the third time he asked my husband laughed and said yes he understood. The CO then handed him the IV form and told him to sign the last page. Quietly I told him in English and my husband laughed and said "I know".

While he was signing his name (it takes him awhile still ) the CO gave back his original birth certificate, military certificate, marriage contract, my divorce papers

and any original papers I had sent to them.

When my husband gave back his IV application, the CO said to us "Mabrooks! Congratulations and Welcome to the USA! You will get your visa in a couple of weeks!

I said What? Really? The CO said all the papers were in order and all was good. You were prepared. I asked the CO, What you didn't want to see any photos? The CO laughed and said No, because I know you brought all of them with you. Yes, I brought 2 photo albums

We were out of the embassy by 11:45 so it really wasn't that long!!!

I told my husband that this is good because they kept his passport and insha'allah he will get the visa in a couple of weeks, BUT I read that this is common for them to tell people and not be surprised if it does take long than a "couple" of weeks.

SO give me your views and comments!!!

All in all it was a good interview!!!!!

CONGRATS THAT SOUNDS GREAT!!!

[mrs. wife! 3]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

Of course you are approved! Don't worry!!!!!!

yaaaaay

[dezaman 1]

Congratulations!! Hopefully you will get it in a couple of weeks! It sound like you had a great interview.

Dee

[Its Me N U 0]

i dont think u have to worry and if they dont tell u u r under AP then u r not under AP they r straight forward they wont ignore such a thing

cos they wanna play around so i say chill but it might take 2 weeks even less cos they always gonna give u maximum time so u dont keep askin and e mailing etc like for me they said ur visa issuance will be sent within 10 days and i got it after 3 days sooo

thats pretty much it

[M.O 6]

Congrats...

[Hopeishere 4]

Thats great it sounds like it went smooth for you. Congrats, that would be awesome if it really took only two weeks. Im really happy for you.

[Twisted K 2]

congratulations, andrea!! doing the happy for you

[dakay ♥ 10]

is a good signal, don't worry. Congrats!!!

[Vanessa1 7]

Congratulations! That's wonderful!!

[Keysersoze 0]

Hello all!

Finally I got time on the computer to update about our interview!!

Ok, to start out!!!

We got to the embassy about 7:45 this morning and stood outside with all the people for the interviews.

Once we went through the metal detector and out the door, people were all ready sitting outside waiting for their number to be called. We went inside and got our number in line, then back outside again to wait.

We only waited for about 15 minutes before they called us in to one of the windows inside. There an Arabic woman had all of our papers that had been sent in, Thank God all of the paperwork and documents made it there. I was worried that our packet hadn't made it there in time from the NVC.

Right from the beginning, the woman asked me was I married before, I told her yes. She asked for the Original divorce document from my first marriage. (I am so glad I read on VJ about them wanting it because NO WHERE did the NVC request this form!!) The woman took the document and looked through it all. She handed me back the extra photocopies that I sent in to the NVC and kept the original documents together. I told her that I had finished my taxes for 2009 and she took them and put them with the rest of the forms.

We were told to go back outside and wait. (The waiting area inside was full.) So back out again. This time we waited for about 30 mins then called again to another window where they took my husbands fingerprints and told to go the DHL counter and pay for the return envelope needed.

Then we were told to sit inside. We stayed sitting inside probably the longest time of actual waiting. They kept announcing over the loud speaker that all the people who needed a visitor visa or student visa to come to the window because they were stopping accepting applications for the day.

Finallly we got called back to the original window where we were speaking to an Arabic woman and there was an older Arabic man there with our application.

The questions started, AND he was basically interviewing me!!!

Where was I from?

How did we meet?

What website did we meet on?

How long ago?

When did I get divorced?

Did I give them my original divorce papers?

When did we get married?

How many time have I came to Egypt?

When was the first time I came to Egypt?

Where did I work?

Where will we live when he comes to the USA?

While he was asking these questions he was going through all of our paperwork. Not saying a word to my SO.

Once he got to my letter of employment, he was looking at it, almost checking off all the things listed on there, like how long I have worked there, my salary, how was my standing with my employers.

The CO then held up my husband's IV application and asked me if I helped him fill this out. I told him of course and smiled.

He then told me that he was going to talk to my husband and for me not to talk. I told him OK.

He then asked my husband if he understood what the IV application said and my husband pointed at me and said, she did it!!! ( Got to love him! )

The CO then asked him in Arabic if he understood what the application said and my husband couldn't understand him!!! ( I think he was so nervous!)

On the third time he asked my husband laughed and said yes he understood. The CO then handed him the IV form and told him to sign the last page. Quietly I told him in English and my husband laughed and said "I know".

While he was signing his name (it takes him awhile still ) the CO gave back his original birth certificate, military certificate, marriage contract, my divorce papers

and any original papers I had sent to them.

When my husband gave back his IV application, the CO said to us "Mabrooks! Congratulations and Welcome to the USA! You will get your visa in a couple of weeks!

I said What? Really? The CO said all the papers were in order and all was good. You were prepared. I asked the CO, What you didn't want to see any photos? The CO laughed and said No, because I know you brought all of them with you. Yes, I brought 2 photo albums

We were out of the embassy by 11:45 so it really wasn't that long!!!

I told my husband that this is good because they kept his passport and insha'allah he will get the visa in a couple of weeks, BUT I read that this is common for them to tell people and not be surprised if it does take long than a "couple" of weeks.

SO give me your views and comments!!!

All in all it was a good interview!!!!!

Congrats!

[Batta 6]

Congratulations

[Muh and me 18]

mabrook!