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| Bucharest, Romania |  Review on May 16, 2019: |
MattAndOana
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We arrived at the Embassy about 30 minutes in advance, and there were 4 or 5 people waiting across the street under the little covered area they put up. Security came to let us in 5 minutes before the scheduled interview time. They checked our passports (I sent the Embassy an email in advance asking to be allowed to attend the interview with my wife, and they wrote back saying they would add me to the list, which they did.) and took our phones, checked our belongings, etc.
We entered the consulate area, and one by one, were called up to the first window to give the required documents: DS-260 confirmation, original birth and marriage certificates, police records, passports, passport pictures, TNT registration (to have the passport/visa sent to us at home) and proof of relationship (photos, proof of past shared addresses, etc.). Then we waited as the Consul Officer called us over for the interview. Of the 5 people / couples there, we got called up second.
The CO was nice, and asked very simple questions:
(to my wife)
How did you meet?
What were you doing in France (where my wife and I met)?
How often have you been to the US?
What do you do in your hometown?
You had the civil ceremony in Romania. Where did you have your other wedding? (It shows he looked at the pictures)
What are your plans once you move to the states?
(to me)
What do you do in Romania?
He then gave us back all our original documents and pictures, cancelled my wife's previous tourist visa, and said everything looked fine to him. We'd have our visa in a few days. He also gave us some advice about international travel once my wife has her green card, since he saw that we have lived in several different countries. He wanted us to be sure we understood the residence requirements for the green card (you can't be out the US for more than a year) so we don't have to go through all this again. I thought that was nice of him to point out.
And that was it really. The whole thing took an hour (and a half if you count waiting outside the Embassy). Everyone was nice, professional, straightforward, and honest.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #26204