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| Jamaica |  Review on June 9, 2015: |
ViviT
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-2 Visa
Interview: I arrived late but thankfully everything still worked out as planned. There was a system failure that morning so there was a long line outside. After about an hour though, we finally were able to go in, no electronics or cosmetics (ladies) permitted.
There was other people waiting inside the courtyard but my appointment was at 7 so they sent me straight into where the counters were. After about nearly another hour the systems came back on and they started calling numbers. First you go to one counter to confirm who you are and ask who's filing for you and such, minor things. The first lady was really intense, I thought that was the interview but it wasn't. Then I had to wait again for the ACTUAL interview which was conducted by another lady, you have to listen for your name. I don't remember how long I waited in between because I dozed off since I didn't get much sleep that night. Anyway, then I heard my name being called and I went to the window and she will you to raise your right hand and swear that you are telling the truth. They will also scan your fingerprints both times you go to the counter. Then we started. This lady didn't haggle me, she just wanted to know basic stuff that any teen would need to know about a parent's marriage and my relationship to my step father. Things like when did they get married and if we lived together, had he been married before, stuff like that. So after about 3-5 minutes she just says that everything checks out, I get to go home and I should pick up my stuff in a week or two. Then she walked away. Just like that. I arrived at about 7:30 and I left at around 10:30/11 ish. It would have probably been faster if the systems didn't fail but then again, I might have not been permitted to enter because I was late, I don't know. Just make sure to be on time. I didn't know the traffic here in the morning is so horrendous. Make sure to give yourself at least a 2 hours head start no matter how close you are especially if you're appointment is early in the morning. That means that you should be there an hour early at least or you will probably regret it and have to reschedule. I say hit the road by 5:30 even if you are close, after that, the traffic starts to get out of control. Trust me, it will save you the despair of being late because bad traffic can linger here into the late morning if you're unlucky. So besides the system failure and waiting, it was pretty straight forward and right to it, the officers were polite and did a fine job without being too pushy and or rude.
(updated on June 9, 2015)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #17020