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| France |  Review on September 21, 2016: |
Sonia&Anthony
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
As everybody previously said, you do have to wait across the street. I didn't even ask anyone about it, there was a group of people already waiting so I stayed with them and the security guard called 8:45 at first (my appointment was at 9:00) and then called us.
They looked inside my bag, checked if I had any metal on me and then I was in line where the lady checked all my papers. She took the sealed medical enveloppe (didn't open it), passport, DS-160 confirmation and police certificate; she put them all together, gave them back to me and told me to give them that way to the officer inside (this all happened outside by the way).
I then went into the "security room" with officers who put my phone, headphones and lip balms in a bag. They gave me a badge with a number on it to get them back later.
I finally arrived inside the consulate, followed the signs for "visa" and got in line with other people. It took a little while before I saw a first officer who asked me for all the papers I was asked for outside + my birth certificate and a picture (5cmx5cm). She confirmed my address, gave me a copy of the original approved petition as well as the photos submitted back (which I found odd but it seems it was normal). She asked me for fingerprints and told me to wait in line on the left.
After 5min, I was called by the CO who confirmed I could speak english, made me raised my right hand and swear. He then asked me the following questions (I'm probably missing a couple):
- You are engaged to a US citizen, correct?
- Can you tell me about how and when you met? When did you start dating? How long have you been together for?
- What do you do for a living?
- Are you going to be looking for the same job in the us?
- What city are you moving to?
- Does your fiancé already live there?
- What does he do for a living?
- Do you have any wedding plans already? Are you getting married in LA?
- Is your family going to be able to attend the wedding?
- Have you ever visited your fiance's mom in Reno? (where she was born - not where she lives; so I said yes and told him where she lived - pretty sure that was on purpose)
- Have you or your fiancé ever been married before?
There was always a lot of time between each question where he was typing and looking at the documents over and over again. He was super nice, joked a couple times, told me my fiancé (USC) looked really French haha, took my fingerprints again and ended by "You are approved! You should get your passport back in 7 to 10 days. Good luck in America!"
It was a fairly smooth process and everyone was pretty friendly, especially the CO so that made the experience easier 
Good luck to all of you & feel free to message me with questions!!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #20468