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Digna does not speak English and my Spanish is not that formal. Are the questions going to be that formal???? Is our language, Spanglish, going to be sufficient? Do we need a translator for the interview? We do not need one in our everyday living......We understand each other and love each other without the need for a translator. Are the questions going to be that difficult????

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K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : El Salvador

I-129F Sent : 2006-03-13

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-03-16

I-129F RFE(s) : 2006-06-23

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-07-06

Touched July, 27

Touched July, 28

I-129F NOA2 : July, 31, 2006

NVC recieved Aug, 04,2006

Embassy recieved Aug, 14,2006

Packet 3 mailed Sept 19, 2006 per Visas USA.

Packet 3 Recieved in El Salvador by Digna October 17, 2006

Packet 3 Recieved in Calif. October 21, 2006.......Go figure, it was mailed on the 17th of October.

Medical completed Friday, Oct. 27. Instructed by clinic staff to call Embassy (Visas USA) for appointment.

Arrival SFO Dec. 29, 2006

Married Jan. 03, 2007

Cutting to the chase....after all the work

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I would recommend bringing a translator for the interviewer's sake. It would be good for the interviewer to see that you and your spouse can communicate effectively with each other, however.

ONE DAY AT A TIME....

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

12/30/2008: Overnighted I-751 package to VSC

01/06/2009: Check cashed

01/06/2009: NOA (arrived 01/09/09)

01/23/2009: Biometrics appt letter received

01/31/2009: Biometrics scheduled

05/20/2009: APPROVED

06/23/2009: 10 Year Green Card arrived

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I am sure they will have a bilingual interviewer. Especially in California.

If you have a friend or aquaintance bring them. I certainly would not pay someone for this.

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Digna does not speak English and my Spanish is not that formal. Are the questions going to be that formal???? Is our language, Spanglish, going to be sufficient? Do we need a translator for the interview? We do not need one in our everyday living......We understand each other and love each other without the need for a translator. Are the questions going to be that difficult????

John

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I have something unusual to ask about this. I'm in Puerto Rico, and am not very good at Spanish. The immigration officials here are prolly gonna be local, so does that mean I am supposed to speak spanish? 'Cus I am fluent in English. My husband can't help me?

(Puerto Rico) Luis & Laura (Brazil) K1 JOURNEY
04/11/2006 - Filed I-129F.
09/29/2006 - Visa in hand!
10/15/2006 - POE San Juan
11/15/2006 - MARRIAGE
AOS JOURNEY
01/05/2007 - AOS sent to Chicago.
03/26/2007 - Green Card in hand!
REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS JOURNEY
01/26/2009 - Filed I-751.
06/22/2009 - Green Card in hand!
NATURALIZATION JOURNEY
06/26/2014 - N-400 sent to Nebraska
07/02/2014 - NOA
07/24/2014 - Biometrics
10/24/2014 - Interview (approved)

01/16/2015 - Oath Ceremony


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I have something unusual to ask about this. I'm in Puerto Rico, and am not very good at Spanish. The immigration officials here are prolly gonna be local, so does that mean I am supposed to speak spanish? 'Cus I am fluent in English. My husband can't help me?

Please pardon my ignorance. Do people from Brasil speak Spanish or Portegues??? If Spanish, you and your husband and the interviewers are going to have no problems.

When Digna crossed at the San Francisco airport, the Customs official did not speak Spanish and could not answer her questions and she could not answer his. He just waved her on thru. At the local office her in Sacramento, they are very lily white......I am sorry, I should not have said that......I did not see anybody speaking Spanish for my last 2 visits. At the biometrics appointment, I was there to translate. I sort of envy you and would have no problem if our interview was conducted in PR. I guess that I am going to have her brother there for the difficult questions with the complicated verb tenses......

John

K-1 Visa

Event Date

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : El Salvador

I-129F Sent : 2006-03-13

I-129F NOA1 : 2006-03-16

I-129F RFE(s) : 2006-06-23

RFE Reply(s) : 2006-07-06

Touched July, 27

Touched July, 28

I-129F NOA2 : July, 31, 2006

NVC recieved Aug, 04,2006

Embassy recieved Aug, 14,2006

Packet 3 mailed Sept 19, 2006 per Visas USA.

Packet 3 Recieved in El Salvador by Digna October 17, 2006

Packet 3 Recieved in Calif. October 21, 2006.......Go figure, it was mailed on the 17th of October.

Medical completed Friday, Oct. 27. Instructed by clinic staff to call Embassy (Visas USA) for appointment.

Arrival SFO Dec. 29, 2006

Married Jan. 03, 2007

Cutting to the chase....after all the work

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I have something unusual to ask about this. I'm in Puerto Rico, and am not very good at Spanish. The immigration officials here are prolly gonna be local, so does that mean I am supposed to speak spanish? 'Cus I am fluent in English. My husband can't help me?

Laura,

They must be able to speak English because on this kind of job they should be bilingual, but the question is if they are required to do the interview in Spanish because that's the local and mostly spoken language. Maybe you could call them and inquire if they can perform the interview in English because that's the language you and Luis communicate.

Good luck (F)

Our AOS Journey

July 18, 07: AOS/EAD sent to Chicago

Aug 03, 07: Received Biometrics appt. letter

Aug 23, 07: Biometrics

Aug 30, 07: Transfer to CSC letter dated 8/27

Sept 19, 07: EAD Approval email

Sept 29, 07: EAD card Received

Oct 09, 07: AOS Approved

Oct 13, 07: Green Card in hand

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