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| Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Review on September 24, 2019: |
AndyH
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
I had an interview appointment at 7:30 AM. By reading from many online posts and talked to friends, I knew that the line waiting to get in was long. I arrived at the consulate at around 7 AM. At that time, the line was already long and stretched to the side of the consulate. "Greeter" from EMS organized the line and checked my NVC appointment letter and passport.
At 7:15, the line began to move because they let people go to the queuing area inside the consulate building. Before getting inside the building, my front and back body was scanned to make sure I did not bring any weapons. I did my homework, and did not bring electronic devices, only wore a mechanical watch. Inside the building, EMS greeters told us about the procedures, which was: (i) took your number, (ii) wait for your call to submit the document, and (iii) wait again for the interview. The line moved at around 7:30, and I possibly had my number at around 7:45 AM and there were about 100 cases before me.
I submitted my documents at around 10 AM. I prepared many kinds of materials, but they only asked for the health check envelop, original records, married certificate, birth certificate, two passport photos, and my passport. I asked whether she needed more, and she answered everything was in the system. She asked whether we were previously married and had kids. She also wrote down my cell phone number. She then told me to wait for my call for the interview.
My number was called for the interview at around 10:30 AM. The interviewer asked whether I can speak English, I said yes. He told me to raise my right hand and make an oath that everything I said was true. I complied and then did the fingerprint scanning. I saw the interpreter read the number at the bottom of the married certificate carefully. The interview questions were
1) How long did you stay in the US and what did you do? (Note: I was a student in the US)
2) Where did you study and work in the US?
3) Which city do you like more? (Note: I studied and worked at different places)
4) When did you meet your spouse
5) Where will you live?
9) Where do your spouse work?
10) Do you have any photos of your spouse
11) Why did you wait for too long to get married? (Note: we married after dating for more than 6 years)
The interviewer then said: "Congratulation, you had the visa". The interviewer left, and the interpreter told me that the visa would be sent to me using the address I provided earlier.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #27132