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| Sweden |  Review on February 2, 2016: |
Feeya
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My interview was the 28th of January. I can tell you that they only offered Thursdays when I booked my interview and my time was 9:00 am.
A little information, before I mention my actual experience at the embassy...
I live in Dalarna and I had my sister drive me most of the way. We were advised by our aunt (who has lived in Stockholm for many years) to not drive to the consulate, as it can be tricky to get there and it's hard to park. DON'T TRUST THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM! Make sure you have a lot of time to spare and backup plans aplenty - preferably money, too. The one day I really needed everything to be somewhat on time, the public transportation (the train course I happened to be on) stopped working. It took us 40 minutes to get ahold of a taxi, and the 20 minute drive to the embassy cost us approximately 550 kr (SEK).
There's nothing outside the embassy. Nowhere to step inside or sit down, if you have someone accompanying you to the embassy but needs to wait outside for you. It happened to be pouring down, ice cold rain, and my poor sister had to stay outside in it for TWO HOURS!  She said there was a 7-Eleven about 1 km away, but if you need to use the restroom, forget it. They don't have one! There's a little church down the street from the embassy that has a café (with attached restrooms, woho!), but it opens at 10:00 am.
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I did, against all odds, arrive at the embassy at 8:58. There were a TON of people waiting in the other line, while I was the only one behind the yellow sign. They called me up to them and asked to see my passport, told me to take my jacket off and show them the soles of my shoes. They asked to see my backpack, but I told them I'd leave it with my sister and they said "that's even better!" They asked if I had a phone with me and told me to turn it off, then they let me in. They asked me to put all my things in the containers to be scanned and pointed me to continue through the screening. Nothing special. After that, they took my phone and gave me a number to get it back when I'm done.
Stepped outside the little building, followed the yellow line up to a house. The entrance is to the left of the line. It's not very far. There was a guy in there who pointed me to the window beside him. A woman asked me to show her my passport, and after exchanging a couple of words she said something along the lines of "you are to bring your documents over there (window 7), just go there when those who stand there now are done." .... Well! It took those people 35 minutes to get done! I gave the woman there my passport. She told me my name would called when she's ready for me to give her my documents. That took about 25 minutes longer. After I had given her all my things, she asked me to sit down again and wait for my name to be called for the interview. Five people got called before me. Around 40 minutes of waiting later, I was called up to window 8 for my interview.
My interviewer started by asking me how I was doing and I said "I'm doing okay".. Apparently he detected something in my voice, so he asked "why do you say it like that?", and I replied something about the long wait (almost two hours!!), and he then apologized saying they've been unusually busy today. He asked me to take an oath (you can choose if you want to say it in Swedish or English) and then took my fingerprints.
My questions included:
When did you first meet? (In 2005, on an online game. It was also the first year we met in real life, but only as friends back then.)
Who proposed? (Neither, we just mutually came to the conclusion that it's time to get married and that we are ready to take up the battle that this whole process is!)
When are you planning to get married? (Asap in March, at the local courthouse, if i get approved that is! Then we will have a wedding ceremony on our one year anniversary with our families and friends.)
What does your fiance work as? (Agriscience teacher.)
Doesn't it bother you that your fiance hasn't met your family? (To some extent yes, but 1) he dislikes the nordic countries; too cold, too not-America, 2) my fiance is a busy man with very few vacation days, and 3) he will get to meet my family during our wedding ceremony!)
He then concluded that I am missing some documents. "Your financial sponsor should provide proof of his/her current income. Unless a person is self-employed, income proof is usually provided in the form of two most recent pay stubs and a letter from the employer stating when the financial sponsor was hired, what position he/she holds and how much he/she currently earn yearly." When they receive this information, they will send me my visa! I was soooo relieved, even though it wasn't a perfect score.
At the embassy 8:58 am
Out by 10:01 am
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