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| Nicaragua |  Review on August 20, 2008: |
steve&mary
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
K3 Visa Interview in Managua, Nicaragua. (My USC husband was there with me, however, it was not neccesary)
Our interview in Managua was very smooth, no problems at all. You spend most of the morning inside the Embassy waiting your turn (so eat a good breakfast - no food is allowed inside).
We got there earlier and went through two security checks. (No Cellphones, cameras, perfumes or makeup bottles allowed). After that we waited in an air conditioned room. When they called out our number we walked up to the window where they checked to see if we had all our papers. We brought a box full of emails, letters, air plane tickets, and two photo albums. They did not look through them very much, I guess we overwhelmed them with so much evidence.
They asked us to sit down and after about 10 minutes we were called again to the window to talk with a consular officer. She was very nice and asked how we met, when we got married. Since we are both wildlife biologists she told us she lived in Africa for a while where there were amazing animals. And that was it. She said congratulations. And gave me a little slip to give to the post office people for delivery of my passport.
Everyone was very very nice and polite. Not a big deal at all if you have ALL of your papers. Actually they were very responsive before the interview. I had a serious of email communications with Blanca Perez and they even accomodated my interview date to coincide with my husband's visit down to Nicaragua.
You pick up your passport with visa at your local Correos de Nicaragua, and should take 3-4 days. You have to pay US$7.00
The NEW US embassy is a very nice building, HOWEVER, if you are driving your own vehicle you will have to park across the 4 lane round in the park (Piedrecitas) or at Enitel. Careful crossing the streets! They charge from C$30 - C$50 cordobas for parking. The Embassy does not allow parking in its lot, even if you are with the US Citizen. (This may have changed now, but it was the case when we went for our interview). 
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #3251