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| Bangladesh |  Review on November 11, 2016: |
Dazzelz
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
My interview was scheduled for 10:15 am in Dhaka US Embassy. I've arrived at the Embassy 8:45. They won't let you in up to 30 minutes before the interview. I was aware of this so we went to a coffee shop nearby. Chilled there and had a chocolate Frappe lol.
At 09:50 am we reached the Embassy. The security let me in after checking the interview letter. A handbag is allowed for us ladies. And they check everything twice. So do not take any electronics with you.
Once in we first hand the interview letter to this dude (bangladeshi officer) at the first reception point he will keep the first page and return the rest. He also provided a page to create this online profile where you select where you'd like your passport to be collected.
You then sit and wait. My name was first called at around 11:10 (only cause I was one of the final few to enter the Embassy for that time slot)
I went to the window and was asked to provide all the original documents by a Bangladeshi officer here too.
1. Marriage nikkah nama Bengali and English
2. Birth certificate/translations
3. Police clearances
4. And the original unexpired passport
I was also returned at this time;
1. Some of the stuff we've submitted at the NVC that they seemingly didn't need?
2. Medical envelope that was unsealed. It contains the CD for chest xray and the vaccine page.
I then went back to waiting and maybe in about 2 minutes I was called at another window where it was an American lady who was really friendly and collected the biometrics and made me take an oath to speak the truth.
She then asked me to sit again and I was finally called after 10 minutes and it was my CO, he was also a white American (You can speak to then in Bengali if you wish to). Here's the conversation. It only lasted a few minutes.
Co: hi, how are you?
Me: hey, I'm good thank you.
Co: who's petitioning for you?
Me: my husband
Co: so, he stays in Boston, who else does he stay with?
Me: his family, parents, sister etc
Co: what does he do for a living?
Me: answered
Co: how long did you know him for?
Me: answered
Co:where did you get married
Me: answered venue and location
Co: can I have a look at the wedding pictures?
Me: provided wedding pics (spouse visa I urge you all to take wedding pics, they have asked this to literally all other applicants)
Co: after your marriage, did he come to see you?
Me:yes
Co:when
Me: may to june
Co: Oh so this year then
Me:yup!
Co: okay, I've approved your visa and we'll be keeping your passport.
Me: Oh that's brilliant, thank you :D
Co: you have a nice day now
And then I've left, we stayed out to celebrate the good news. I reached home quite later in the after noon around 5PM. I checked my CEAC status and it's now from ready to "issued". I haven't even seen the Administrative Processing step cause it probably was there when I was out.
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