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| Honduras |  Review on October 26, 2015: |
Meli&Tommy
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My experience at the US Embassy was nerve-wrecking from the get go.
I got there at 6am and there was already a huge line. A woman came out about an hour later to check our papers, she told me to skip the line and get in the front (I'm guessing because of the type of visa I was trying to get), but she did not give us a special ticket or anything, so to others waiting in line it just looked like we were intentionally skipping the line and I had to be a bit forceful to be able to get in. Once inside the security resembles the one on an airport.
I was one of the first ones in the line inside to get my digital prints, BUT, the guy who took them was this really rude latino guy (honduran maybe) that said my pictures weren't the correct ones (which was BS because I used the same one for most of my paperwork and this was the first time I encountered any type of issue with them), so this guide made me get out of the embassy and get new pics, which are very costly and they only give you 3, so at that point I was very nervous and just hoping those were enough for the whole procedure. So when I finally came back, of course now I was last, and not being happy with what he did to me, he proceeded to send me to the wrong line (to the tourist visa line), I knew that wasn't correct, so I kept asking the staff if they were sure that's where I belonged. Low and behold, once I get to the window, this really nice and helpful american guy informs me I'm in the wrong place (I knew it all alone anyway, but the honduran staff there is very rude and seems to not pay much attention). Anyway, the rude guy who first took my fingerprints got scolded by his boss (another nice american), and they finally put me in the right line, but, again, I was left last. Once they took a look at my papers and made sure I had everything (medical exams envelope, western union receipts, birth certificate from the book of births, affidavit of support, my fiancé tax papers, my police records and pictures) she proceeded to inform me that I had to wait for my interview, since I was almost last, she informed me that my interview could've been re-scheduled for the afternoon (a low blow for me since I had been there since early morning and due to the constant mistakes on that embassy I was left last twice). But for some reason I wasn't interviewed last, there were 2 offices, and about 5 or 6 people went in before me, and then I was called in, I was shocked by this because an american and his fiancé were also there waiting and I remember they gave their papers way before me. I'm guessing it was because my fiancé was so thorough with the paperwork that they knew my interview would be short (and it was). Some people stayed in the office 15 to 20 mins, I was sure I was not gonna make it before noon because of that, and many were turned down and got out of the offices crying. I was so nervous at that point! When they called me in, a very serious american lady greeted me and proceeded to ask me several questions. 1. How did we meet, 2. If I had been to the U.S. before meeting him. 3. When was my trip to meet him and the duration. 4. What places did we visit together, 5. What I liked about him the most. 6. What was I planning to do for a living in USA., she asked me some of the questions twice (probably to try and catch me on a lie), I made her laugh a couple of times and then she told me I was approved, she gave me my pictures and Western Union receipts back and gave me a booklet with instructions. So it was a bittersweet experience. The honduran staff there is seriously lacking. They told me my visa would be ready in 10 days. We'll see how that goes.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #18155