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| Armenia |  Review on December 16, 2022: |
Will Schu
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
It's hard to summarize the experience my fiancee had at the embassy in Yerevan. I accompanied my fiancee to the interview, so I can provide some first-hand experience of the whole ordeal. The guards at the gate were ok, and were helpful after speaking to them a bit and being as nice as possible--I guess they aren't used to having Americans visit them.
The interview process was mixed, and this will sound horrible, but it is the whole truth, so help me.
The American counselor was fantastic, and everything you expect from us (Americans): helpful, kind, patient, listened to my fiancee, and treated her with the utmost respect. She and I are extremely appreciative of that counselor, and have nothing but the highest respect for him.
Here's where it becomes a bit one-sided: Having been to Armenia once before, our expectations were a bit mixed, but the Armenian staff at the embassy solidified a negative notion. The Armenian staff inside were curt, impatient, nearly threw papers back at my fiancee that she handed them (she slid them in a slot under a glass divider, and they shoved them in an impolite manner back at her), and asked for documents that they said they do not need immediately after being handed those documents. It's safe to say that they are definitely not on their "A-game," which is an extremely sad thing to say considering all the new high-end and luxury vehicles I watched each person pull up in. The lack of professionalism clearly wasn't from lack of compensation/salary.
If you do go to Armenia, make sure to toughen your skin a bit.
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