Turkey US Consulate Reviews
Average Rating: 3.9
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199 Review(s)
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| Ankara, Turkey |  Review #23835 on May 19, 2018: |
Jessica829
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My fiance and I got to the embassy around 7:45am for his 8:30am appointment. I think the embassy opens at 8am because he was only second in line. I had emailed the embassy to see if I could enter (answer was no) and there's actually a large permanent plaque on the wall that says petitioners cannot enter.
We were staying at Hotel Best right across the street (200 TL a night when we showed up with no reservation), so I went back to the hotel to wait. I was planning to head back to wait at the embassy after ~2 hours, but my fiance showed up at the hotel room barely 30 minutes after he entered. He said that everything went very smoothly despite all the staff stopping work for 15 minutes due to either a drill or threat where they all hid under their desks.
As others have mentioned, the first woman he spoke with was very unpleasant and curt with him (I think this must be intentional to put people on edge). She asked him for all his documents and tried to give hi... read complete review
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| Ankara, Turkey | Review #23620 on April 11, 2018: |
turkishdelight
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Overall a very pleasant experience. First I went through security. My appointment was at 8 a.m. and I entered at 7:30 a.m. Electronic devices were not allowed. There were very few immigrant visa applicants so the wait was not too long. I received a number. When the number was called, I provided the necessary paperwork (photos, police record, family records, I-134, evidence of the relationship). The woman was Turkish. She was quite rude and it definitely made me nervous. Then I waited about two hours for my number to be called again. I went to a second window and spoke with a very nice (Turkish) woman who had me swear to tell the truth. Then she asked the following questions:
How and when did you meet?
What were you doing when you met?
What was she doing when you met?
When did you see her last?
How did you propose?
What are her mother and father's names?
Have you met her family?
What kind of wedding will you have?
Will you ... read complete review
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| Ankara, Turkey | Review #22867 on November 20, 2017: |
adkkn
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Super quick and easy once he went in. He was the first appointment of the day (though he had a 30-40 minute wait). He had a 7:30 am appointment. They took his passport and did a search etc the usual procedures when entering an embassy. They did a safety check of the documents with the brush and x-ray. He was given two slips with a number on it (a kind of receipt) - one for finger printing and one for the interview.
There was then a document check. He handed them over and was told to wait. Though we had an overwhelming amount of evidence with us they didn't take any of it. He had to take an oath (telling the truth etc).
They asked how we met and when. They also asked where I (spouse in the US) live.
That was it. No other questions for us. Probably because I previously provided a ridiculous amount of evidence.
After that, they said that the visa was approved and that he would receive it in 5-7 business day. They also gave him a documents that states his rig... read complete review
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| Ankara, Turkey | Review #22791 on November 6, 2017: |
cameradiary
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The embassy was not crowded as this was hopefully the last day of the visa crisis between the two countries (Actually it occured on his birthday and his flight was ONLY 2 hours into the ban  so we met up in Serbia instead).
As described by others, I ended up seeing 2 COs. The first lady was nice and she spoke to me in Turkish. She asked me to hand in the documents they asked for. She also said "Please provide photos of your engagement party". I provided her with representative photos; I had more at hand. I asked if she needs any more. She said that was adequate. She was professional and brief. I think I waited with other applicants around an hour or so after this.
When my number was re-called, I spoke to an American lady. She was young and very very lovely in attitude. She greeted me good morning and asked me how I was. I asked her the same. She had a genuine and nice smile from the first second. I immediately liked her, I don't know why... read complete review
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| Review #22677 on October 14, 2017: |
sfard
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My interview was at Sep 6th 2017 and I received a check list for lack of prove of domicile documents. I sent the supporting docs to the embassy at Oct 7th and I received my visa issuance email on Oct 14th.
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