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| Bolivia |  Review on June 30, 2008: |
phillicm
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
We got the visa... yea!!! Below are some notes that will help those that follow hopefully be less nervous than we were:
So Paola showed up at the embassy an hour early but was instructed by the guard that she wasn't to enter until 10 minutes before her interview. She went in and handed in her paperwork including everything requested in the letter from the embassy. We made cover letter's for everything which I think helped keep things organized. She was then interviewed by 4 people in spanish, all american citizens, that she said were very calm and didn't make her feel nervious even though I know she was very uneasy going in. They asked her how we met, how we got engaged, when was the planned wedding date and for the most part each of them spent 5 minutes or so chatting with her making sure she knew me but not being intimidating. The amount of evidence we had was truly overwhelming and I'll list it below but in the end all they asked for was a couple photos of us together. They then wanted to know where the photos were taken and the dates. That was it. They gave her a receipt saying your visa has been approved and said her passport would arrive in a week with the visa in it which it has. No big deal and she said it was much easier than she'd imagined.
We had the following evidence, none of which we were asked to show but all of which she was glad to have just in case:
photos (40)
letters of support from friends and family
new letters from Paola and I stating intent to marry
boarding passes/copied passport stamps from my trips to Bolivia
my bank statements showing withdrawals from Bolivia
phone bills
receipts of money I sent her via moneygram
aim convos/emails
receipt of packages sent thru the mail
tentative reservation for a wedding reception
outline of wedding plans & preliminary guest list
notes I'd written her while in Bolivia
documentation that we are godparents of her baby cousin
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #3069