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| Auckland, New Zealand |  Review on April 10, 2008: |
GnomeGrrl
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We arrived at the Consulate with plenty of time to spare and had a pleasant experience getting through, though the security guard wasn't terribly smiley and a little intimidating (guess that's the point though).
We were told to go to a window, which we did. We were greeted immediately by a very friendly woman who referred to us all by name. She took all our papers and discussed a few things with my sons as to what was going to happen and what it all meant, which put them at ease immediately. We had our fingerprints taken and after about 20 minutes, were told to take a seat.
This was the worst part! The area you're in isn't very wide, with a row of seats in the middle and a row of glass windows in front of you. You can hear everything that's going on with the other people at the windows and the seats aren't particularly comfy. And the wait was long, well over an hour.
Finally, we were called up to another window and were told that that was our visa interview. We thought we'd be taken to another room at least! We were sworn in and I was asked only two questions. When I tried to produce the evidence I'd bought, he waved it away, telling me he was completely satisfied. I'm aware that this is probably because of the duration of my marriage (over 9 years at that time). He was very friendly and made jokes with the boys and the whole thing took about 10 minutes, most of which was spent with us signing the papers and re-doing fingerprints that hadn't come out clearly.
The only thing that really surprised me (aside from where we were interviewed) was that both people we dealt with touted dual citizenship.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #2713