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| Guangzhou, China |  Review on May 9, 2013: |
Hasib
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Note: The beneficiary is an Iranian living in China.
The appointment was at 7 but CGI’s employees came at 7:30. They checked everyone’s passport, consulate interview letter and CGI appointment confirmation email, then put a barcode sticker on the back of every passport. The three items were checked again on the 3rd floor. 4th floor was security screening. Backpacks, briefcases, etc. weren’t allowed past security, but there were lockers on the 4th floor where applicants could store their belongings.
The IV interview area had a total of 14 windows – the first couple were for doc intake, the next couple were for fingerprinting, the rest were for interviews except the last one, #30, was for information.
My husband was handed a number when he entered the interview area. The first step was doc intake. A Chinese lady checked all his docs then asked for police clearance from Iran (not required). He told her to check the reciprocity schedule. About 15 minutes later he did biometrics.
Shortly after, he was called to the interview window. He had prepared to do the interview in English but was pleasantly surprised when the VO talked to him in Farsi. However, since he kept answering questions in English, the VO switched to English later on. Questions asked were:
How did you meet?
Where does she work?
Where does she live?
Where is she now?
Can she speak Farsi?
What do you do in China? (The same question but worded differently was asked again later.)
The VO didn’t ask to see any proof of relationship. We previously emailed pictures, phone records, chat logs, etc. to NVC, so it’s possible the VO had already seen them.
At the end of the interview, the VO told him he was approved and handed him the white approval notice. He was out of the building by 9:15. We were able to pick up his passport at Citic Bank's Zhu Jiang Xin Cheng Branch exactly a week later. javascript:emoticon(' ')
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #11943