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| Morocco |  Review on December 10, 2013: |
Happytobe
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My husband and I arrived early on October 30th. I waited in the cafe next to the consulate. He went over just before 8:00am. He was the 4th person to be called.
After a 15 minute interview, he was asked to have a seat and she would call him back.
After 20 minutes, he was called and sent to room 7 and close the door. When the officer came, she told him to forget about the first questioning and they will start fresh. The questions he was asked were:
- How did we meet?
- Who started the interaction?
- How many times did we speak?
- He was asked about my family and friends
- questioned about my ex-fiance and why it didn't work out
- When we decided to marry?
- Who attended our marriage?
- How many times I visited?
He answered and informed them I was there waiting next door.
- He was asked then to bring me over...
He came and got me from the cafe, and I was then told to go into room 7 as well.
The questions they asked me:
- How did we meet?
- How often we spoke?
- Did he have interaction with my friends and family?
- Inquired about my ex-fiance and asked how I knew my husband wasn't a scammer as well?
- How/why he was educated so well?
- if I had come just for the interview?
- a few other things I can't remember....
I was so nervous, and really rambled on quite a bit. I answered everything I could and even had a brain-fart on one of the questions. I had the officer laughing quite a bit. We recommend answering truthfully and with much detail.
The interview was on a Wednesday and they said to pick-up the visa that Friday. We went to pick it up, only to be told it wasn't ready and they would call us when he should come pick it up. About 5 minutes after leaving, they called and said to pick it up on Monday. He went back on that Monday and the visa was issued.
Overall, it was a very pleasant experience, despite being nerve-wracking. Husband says he saw the pink ticket in his passport when he came in to the room to be interviewed, so we do believe they had decided before they spoke to us. Either way, he is here in the states with me now, thank God!
Edit: The woman we interviewed with was a dark haired American woman, and she was very nice. I made her laugh a few times. I was nervous and was clutching the phone receiver for dear life (LOL). My husband says there were many students from Libya that were interviewing (they all had the Asian woman) and all were getting denials.
(updated on December 12, 2013)
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