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| Guayaquil, Ecuador |  Review on December 8, 2016: |
coinboy1909
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
So overall this was a really great experience.
We arrived in the morning at around 6:50 and waited in the wrong line for at least 40 minutes. People kept calling out about how we werent allowed to have cellphones and, wouldn't you know it, my fiance had brought her phone! So we dropped it off with one of the people who stands around outside and charges $3.00 to hold anything that fits into a small black plastic bag. She kept our things safe for over 3 hours! Our appointment was for 7:40 and we got into the correct line at around 7:30. We were the only ones left there because they had already taken care of all of the other Immigrant Visas before we figured out we were in the wrong line.
My fiance and I then waited an additional 20-30 minutes for our line of 1 to be processed. When we got inside they had us take everything out of our pockets and put it into a plastic bin which was x-rayed and then we went through a metal detector. Once we walked down a hallway they had us submit our stuff to a plastic bin one more time before we were allowed into the infamous room with the yellow and green chairs. If you are there for a K-1 visa you sit in the green chairs.
We only waited about 20 minutes to be called up to the first window. When they called us up they asked for her Birth Certificate, the appointment letter, the DS-160 confirmation page, `and a couple other papers. She asked us how we had met, when we first met each other in person, and what we both did for a living. She finished up typing something into the computer and then had us sit back down in the green chairs.
I have read every review of this consulate that has been posted on this website. I read many times about and elderly man who has grayish white hair who was very nice. After 2 hours of waiting, we were called up to meet with him at window 8 (you don't get pulled into a room with someone privately like they used to do). He was very cordial and spoke to us in pretty good Spanish. We both spoke Spanish just to make it easier for my fiance. He asked a lot of the same questions that the previous lady had asked actually. Both my fiance and I are Mormon and he seemed to notice. He asked us about that and we answered in the affirmative. He asked if I had been on a mission and I said I had. I served in Mexico. After that he told us quite simply that YOUR VISA HAS BEEN APPROVED!javascript:emoticon(' ') I was a little shocked it had been so easy, but I was also quite grateful. I had prepared a 3 inch stack of additional evidence and the I-134 Affidavit forms (quite painstakingly I might add) and asked if he needed any of those, but he said no! Apparently, due to the fact that we are both single, ever previously married, and don't have any children, our case is the most simple and straightforward a case can be. He said that that is why he didn't need any additional information.
Even if it seems like your case is similar, I would still prepare all of the recommended documents so you can avoid any nasty issues in case they do happen to ask for those documents.
I would say that from what I have read, this consulate is far more streamlined than it used to be. Overall, we were in there for 3 hours or so, but it was far more efficient than I had imagined, and the interview processes together took only 10 minutes tops! Most of that time was just the interviewer typing the information into their program. If you are honest, detail oriented, and relaxed, there is nothing to fear! Now I get to get back to deal with my soon to be mother-in-law instead of worrying about a K-1 visa!javascript:emoticon(' ')
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #21017