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| Switzerland |  Review on January 7, 2015: |
Yasi&Marti
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Our interview took place on 12/29. We arrived at the park at 7am as names were already being called. Hundreds of names were read, but not my fiance's. We went to the gate to inquire and they took my fiance's national identity card and then sent us over to the "permanent visa" section of the park, which is in front of the snack stand.
We stood stood around for maybe an hour and nothing happened but we chatted with other people waiting there who all seemed to be in the same boat. We waited there for what I think was a few hours before a woman came with the national IDs and called off names. Finally, we were sent to enter the gate. In the security room, they take your keys and cell phones.
We waited in the first room for a few hours and were the second-to-last ones called. Then we entered the middle interior room with the cashier windows and waited there for quite some time. Finally, we entered the interior waiting room with the TV screen that flashes the blue and red numbers. Again, we were the second-to-last ones called. Finally, our number came up and we entered the semi private room where we were interviewed through glass by a nice American woman. This is what happened:
1. She asked my fiance to give his fingerprints in a little lightbox in front of the window. Then she leafed through the evidence we submitted, including the materials we submitted with the I-129 and what we handed over in the cashier waiting room. As others have reported, the materials she had included pages from my Facebook profile that I did not submit. A little weird.
2. She asked him a few questions, but mostly asked me questions:
-Did either of us have children?
-Were either of us married before?
-How long did that marriage last?
-What does he do for work now?
-What did he plan to do for work in the US?
-Where did I work?
-What is my salary?
-How do we communicate and in what language?
-How and when did we meet?
-Is the mutual friend who introduced us one of the people in these photos?
-She asked for my passport and leafed through it; she asked me what my special interest was in Latin America.
The woman seemed kind and commented a few times on how nice and helpful it was that I could attend. She chatted a bit about non-interview things like the company that I worked for and how nice it must be for a Midwesterner (me) to spend the holiday in Cuba this time of year. She wished us a very happy new year and said to come back on 1/16 for the visa. Woo hoo!
Tip 1: Do bring food. This could be a very long day. We did not leave until 4pm and everybody in the final room was cranky and starving by the time their numbers came up.
Tip 2: The whole process is pretty disorganized, so ask lots of questions to make sure you are in the right place in the morning in the park.
Tip 3: Relax. The questions we were asked should be easy-breezy for anyone's whose relationship is legit.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #15923