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| Belgrade, Yugoslavia |  Review on June 28, 2019: |
SanjaAlex
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My interview was scheduled at 10:15am. From other VJ member I've heard it's ok to come early so that's what I did. Was in front of the consulate at 9am with my fiance (sent an email day earlier to the embassy that he'll be accompanying me).
We were greeted by the first employee who checked our names on the list, looked at our passports and did a quick security check. Then we've been sent to the first building where we went thru second security and then escorted outside to enter the main building. There was an embassy employee on every step to direct us further on. In the main building we were greeted by the nice lady who checked our names on the list and gave us our number. We sat in the waiting area and chatted with another VJ members for a bit until we were called to the counter 9. Gentleman that worked there was really nice and polite, he asked for my number and passport, he then stepped back for a minute and returned to tell us they gave us the wrong number and to go back to get a new one. As soon as we turned around first lady that greeted us had a new number. We sat back and waited some more. Again counter 9,we went back, he took my passport, opened my medical and took all the papers that were stated in P4 letter. He casually chatted with us while doing that, asking couple of questions and told us to sit back and we'll be called to pay the fee. After some time we were called to counter 1 where we paid $265 fee (payable in RSD, USD and credit cards) and we were told we'll get the receipt later. Sat back for 2 minutes and we were called to counter 7, again, wonderful lady greeted us, told us she'll take my fingerprints and that's all. Back to waiting area again. After 20-30 minutes we were called to counter 3 for the actual interview. CO asked me do I prefer to have the interview on Serbian or English (I've chosen English), gave me the oath to read and took my fingerprints and she started asking. She was very chatty, questions she asked were all just to get us to talk more and boy did we talk 😠we laughed at each other, we were getting mushy talking about the proposal, we were telling details about our trips and how my fiance saw snow for the first time when he came here. She was smiling all the time and encouraged us to talk more by asking something as "And then what happened?" It was far from what I've imagined the interview will look like and it lasted ~20 minutes but it was as pleasant as it could be. In that chat of ours she got our whole relationship timeline, from the moment we first met, details about our trips and plans. As specific questions there was how we met, what do we do for living, plans for the wedding...but mostly it was a chat. She kept taking notes as we talked as well. At the end she told us that everything seems well and asked us to sit back and wait. She also gave me the receipt for the fee. My VJ friend was done in 3 minutes on the counter next to us vs. our 20 and she was told she's approved and she was given imbra pamphlet. She was as well asked to sit and wait. After 20 minutes we were called to counter 9 where I was given my original documents back and I was told they'll give me a call when my visa is ready for pickup next week.
Summary... Very pleasant experience, everyone is very polite, helpful and smiling. Took us little over 2 hours to finish but the wait wasn't as bad.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #26557