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| Guangzhou, China |  Review on May 23, 2018: |
Jin&Jordan
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My fiancee (beneficiary) had her interview on a Wednesday morning. When she arrived there were plenty of people ahead of her in line. There was one line at the beginning that included all types of visa applicants, but later on it split into two separate lines for immigrant visas and nonimmigrant. At some point while waiting in the line they checked her Appointment Confirmation page that she printed from USTraveldocs website when she scheduled the interview, and her passport. She was given a paper ticket at this time and then went thought the security checkpoint. Then she proceeded to a different building where she took an elevator to the third floor and presented the ticket to the clerk. They then asked her for her passport and Appointment Confirmation page again, where they scanned the DS-160 barcode. They did not ask her for the DS-160 confirmation page as they only needed the barcode from the appointment confirmation page. They gave her a interview number and she went to the waiting area until she was called to submit the I-134 documents. She provided them my tax return transcripts AND my tax return 1040 form (she had both just in case), my W2s, and pay stubs. They did not take my employment letter or my bank letter. She also submitted her unopened medical exam results. Later on, she was called to the interview window.
The man doing the interview was a middle-aged gentleman who she described as very polite and easy to talk to. He noticed right away my fiancee's excellent English and complimented her on it. He asked her several questions but all of them were exactly the same that we had been practicing before, so she answered easily. The questions were: What is the petitioner's name? Where does he live? What are his parents' names? When did you meet each other? How did you meet? What dates did he come to China? He also asked to see the photos she brought. We had prepared our photos loose in a plastic ziplock bag so it was easy to slide through the window. No fancy binder needed. We included about 10-15 photos. He did not ask to see our chat logs, postcards, or any other evidence besides the photos. It was a little difficult during the interview to hear the man ask the questions, as the speaker he talked through was not very loud and there was a lot of background noise with people chatting in the waiting area behind her. Because of this, she had to ask him to repeat a lot of the questions. However, he did not seem bothered by this and perhaps was used to it. The final question he asked her was if she was a CCP member. After she said no, he congratulated her and said she was approved.
After she left, she realized that they never asked her for her passport photos, which was listed as a requirement on the K1 Visa Instructions page downloaded from USTraveldocs. She is unsure if this will pose a problem later or not. Regardless, we are happy to have received the approval and now we can manage anything that comes our way. We hope this information is helpful for others. Good luck!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #23853