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| Switzerland |  Review on August 16, 2012: |
TandC
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
I had my visa interview yesterday and got approved! I am so happy. However, there were so many insecurities on our journey to the point where we are at right now. Therefore, I want to tell you about my experience and hopefully make it a little easier for you.
I read and researched so much, that I always knew which step is next and was ahead of most of the things...(how very Swiss javascript:emoticon(' ')) So the day I got back from the medical I found package 3 in my mailbox. I was able to send everything asked for back right away and waited about two weeks for the appointment to the interview.
I was in Bern early enough (very Swiss again javascript:emoticon('')) You are not allowed to take any bags, mobile phone... so I just had my folder with me. I was security checked and the agent asked me to open the sealed envelope in front of him. It was the one the doctor gave me.
After that you have to go downstairs and you get appointed to a little room. A very friendly lady with a checklist assembled all my documents. She was talking Swiss German. I really appreciated her charming Bernese accent, she made me feel at ease. After she had everything she needed (in my case 156 twice, 156k, original birth certificate, original Strafregisterauszug (police certificate), the package I got from the doctor, the pink slip that confirms your payment, affidavit of support and fingerprints) , she told me she was going to see the consular officer. The surprise was that once she got back the consular officer was seeing me right away, I did not have to come back in the afternoon.
The consular officer asked me to swear that I tell the truth. Then she asked:
- Where we met?
- When that was?
- Why I was there?
- When we saw each other again?
- When we decided to get married?
- If there has been an engagement?
- How we get on with each others families?
- If my fiancé speaks any other languages?
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Then she asked me if I have anything in the file I want to show her. I told her I got copies of letters, e-mails, pictures... She just wanted to see the pictures. She already had our 129f package from NVC and told me she has seen some letters... The last question was if I want to pick the visa up or have it mailed to me and when I was planning to leave Switzerland with it. My appointment was at 10 am and I was done by 10.50!
I am still stoked on how easy the day was yesterday!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #10197