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| Tunisia |  Review on June 10, 2008: |
Stryker
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
-129F application was forwarder from Texas Service Center to Vermont Service Center.
Interview Date Rescheduled because the translation of document is missing despite the fact that the instructions sent on Packet 3 and 4 state that no translation is needed if the document are in English or the original language of the beneficiary's country.
Visa Issued.
My experience with the embasse was pretty different than all what it's said on VJMember's Review.
I come at 11am on April 03, i've submitted the translation, the police certificate and the birth certificate. and i was asked to wait.
After they finished processing all the nonimmigrant visa, the Consular officier (a woman in her 30/40)asked for me.She told me swear and than to sign the forms i have submitted.
I was very happy, and i thinked she's going to tell me to come back tomorrow to pickup the visa. but she suddenly she told me she's going to interview and she want me to talk only in english (despite the fact she's talking french with the nonimmigrant visa applicant).She wanted a free talk mean i speak and she write down what i said.
But seeing i was lost she started to ask me question to direct the discussion.
The question could be devided in three subject:
1- Question your self: Who are you?Present your self_What does your father do?how many sibling? what does ur sibling do?
What's your actual job?
2-Question about you and your fiancée:How did you meet?in which web site? what did her Ad say?How did your parent say about you getting married with a US Citizen?
3-Question about your fiancée 's trip in Tunisia: Where she did stay? for how long? why she left early?
All the question was previously prepared, i think they are using a template, because the consular officier was typing my answers.
Two Tricky question where asked :
- The one i did'nt like: Is your finacé going to Convert from christianity to islam?
(I think that question goes beyond the first ammendement of the US consitituion, it's not the Buisness of the state departement to ask about someone's belive)
- The second question (which i think it was may be a reason of a visa denial): which job you will have when you will be in the USA? I answered "I have no idea!"with a big !.
I think by that question they are seeking if i was getting married to have a job in the US.
After all that embarassing question and alot of stress and anxiety, she left the desk and i thinked she's bringing my passeport to tell me "Sorry No visa",but she came back with my passeport stapled a yellow paper on it and told me "Mabrouk, come back tomorrow to get your visa" I was very happy at that time.
the next day, i come at 1pm, and they gave me the visa and a brown enveloppe which i was asked to present at the port of entry.
The questions was very harsh, the consular officier was very nice and understanding, she let me have time to take a breath and answer her question.
About the I-134, they did'nt ask about it. it was not mentioned in their checklist, nor the consular officier asked for it at the interview or at the visa issuance.
It's very strange, since I-134 was the base of the K1 petition?
I'm going to bring the I-134 forms with me to the US, so in case they are required by the immigration, i can show them that it has with a notorized signature prior to the interview and to show dated that i have done everything as they were asked, and it was the embassy 's fault for not requiring them at the time of the interview.
Next Step, getting into the USA through Houston IAH as POE.
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