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| Sydney, Australia |  Review on August 20, 2008: |
kaffy
Rating:  | Review Topic: Direct Consular Filing
Had my visa interview on Aug 12 and there were no problems at all. I presented the documents which the interview letter asked me to bring to the first visa officer, had my fingerprints taken with the second officer and finally had my interview with the third consular officer. The questions he asked me were rather general - how long had I been married? Where was my husband? Have I been to the US before? Did I study there? How long have I been in Australia? Where was I before that? When was I intending on moving to the US? etc. I offered to show him some of the I-130 supporting documents I had brought along (photos, joint accounts, affidavits, etc) but he declined and said it sounded like we have a genuine relationship so he doesn't need to see them. He said that everything was in order and that my visa was approved. I was given a letter saying that my visa would be issued within 2 working days and would be returned in the (overnight) Express Post satchel I provided. I was in and out of the Consulate within 2 hours or so. Now the post-interview stage is where I deduct 1 mark off my rating. They told me my visa would be issued within 2 working days which meant I should receive it a whole week before my scheduled departure (Aug 22). In actual fact however it took them a whole week to issue my visa and I finally received it on Aug 20 - just 2 days before I am scheduled to fly out (and they know this!). It was an extremely stressful & "long" wait, made worse by the fact that they didn't respond to my email until the very last moment but oh well, I'm not sure why there was a delay but I'm just glad it's finally over! I would give an overall thumbs up to the whole DCF process - it is simple and can be quite quick if you are organized and have everything in order 
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #3246