Ireland US Consulate Reviews
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| Dublin, Ireland |  Review #8213 on August 30, 2011: |
mahyland
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· 3 people found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Well the day of the interview finally arrived, and not wanting to be late, I arrived outside the embassy at 12:00 and decided to go for some lunch at Rolys across the street. The place gives you a view of the embassy to the side, so quite handy for seeing if a q is forming.
At 12:45 I walked over and they let me in immediately. Passed through Security and then up the ramp to the right, and waited to be called. I was second in line, and was amazed to see the couple in front had forgotten the photos and also the affidavit of support. Would recommend if you think you dont need it, you do and sure if you dont, its best to be prepared. I was then called to the
cashier and they took a Irish postal Order for €263 made payable to The US Embassy Dublin..
About 10 mins later, I was called and my forms were taken from me, namely DS-156 x2, DS-157.
5 minutes later I was called to speak to the American CO. He asked for me to sign DS-230 Part II... read complete review
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| Dublin, Ireland | Review #8175 on August 23, 2011: |
C Med
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· 4 people found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I attended my fiance's interview at the US embassy for his K1 visa and I was pleasantly surprised by our experience. We had a 1:00 appointment, but 1:00 appears to be the standard time for all visa applicants. I've seen in previous reviews that people are generally turned away if they arrive too early, but we didn't check in at the window upon arrival. Instead, we stood in line behind a few other people who were waiting to enter.
At 1:00, we were permitted to enter the security booth of the consulate. This procedure is very similar to going through airport security. All liquids and electronics were confiscated and held in a locker for us. We were then directed up the ramp into the embassy.
A security officer buzzed us in and asked us why were there. Once we told him which visa we were applying for, he gave us a number and asked us to have a seat. We were first called by an Irish woman who collected the payment only. We were then asked to have a seat. Next... read complete review
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| Dublin, Ireland | Review #7917 on July 13, 2011: |
jayvikings57
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· 1 person found this review helpful
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So I had my consulate interview there last week. In short it was an unpleasant experience. Here is my summary of the day.
Arrived at the consulate at 12.30 for the appointment time which was 1pm. Was told be the consular security to leave and get a coffee as no entry was allowed prior to 1pm. Got a coffee and came back and was 2nd in line after a nice K1 visa couple who I got talking to. I was there for my CR-1 visa I should have mentioned earlier.
So entered security and basically its your typical airport experience. Security were all Irish and they either got up on the wrong side of the bed or are normally rude and abrupt. I thought nothing of it and got into the embassy waiting room at 12.59 as the second person in and received a ticket from the greeter security guard. Sat down beside the other couple. All in all there were 9 sets of couples. My wife was not with me as she was working in the states and couldn't get the time off not that she needed to be... read complete review
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| Dublin, Ireland | Review #7769 on June 15, 2011: |
ER Team :)
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· 1 person found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My fiancé came down to Ireland to accompany me. We arrived at the embassy at 12.00 PM, although we were scheduled at 1 PM. We wanted to make sure we could find it – which was very easy – easy access from the city centre, the bus stops just on the other side of the road from the embassy. We grabbed lunch in a nearby café and head towards the embassy approx. at 12.50. There were 2 more couple queuing and we were allowed to come in almost right on the spot, before 1.00.
We went through the security and were asked to leave all liquids and electronics with them. We were instructed to go into the embassy building- When you enter, you go straight into the room where you will be ‘processed’, there’s no hallways nor changing rooms – everything is happening in that one room among all the other applicants. We were given a number and told to take a sit and wait to be called in. We were called in by a very nice gentleman who took the payment – we paid 263 euro cash... read complete review
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| Dublin, Ireland | Review #7670 on May 27, 2011: |
MrsOMahony
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· 1 person found this review helpful
Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
So, when my husband & I got the notice our interview (well HIS interview) was on April 28th at 1 PM, we were relieved. It was just in time (we needed it sorted so we could move & start work in August) and we thought we'd make a day of it in Dublin (since we were living in Cork). We got the train up & arrived at the embassy shortly before 1. The guards were incredibly polite & kind and helpful through the entire process.
However, we arrived into an incredibly crowded room filled with mainly J1 Visa applicants and a few couples, like ourselves. Apparently the "appointment of 1 PM" meant nothing at all. We were eventually called up, sorted through our information with a rather unfriendly woman. We needed additional pictures of my husband so we left, ran around the corner and sorted that, returned, paid the fee... and waited some more.
And then continued waited. Slowly, the J1 applicants dwindled until it was just several couples like us waiting. We we... read complete review
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