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| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |  Review on August 24, 2008: |
tchururu
Rating:  | Review Topic: K3 Visa
Interview was super easy! The Consul makes you very comfortable, like if she was a friend and you were telling your story to her.
I got there early, around 7am. 5 people were there already. Most of them had no proofs of relationship (pictures, etc, etc) and were missing documentation. I had everything ready and in order.
We got in, waited and by 10am, I was the second to be interviewed.
First we sat and the lady helper handed in a paper sheet with the order that the documents had to be put in (no need to say that I had everything in order already - duh!). She had her specific order, even though 99% of the people there was not ready yet. She kept calling the names in her order, but no one was ready, so she called me because she knew I had everything prepared.
I went in the first booth and the guy there gave me my original birth and marriage certificate back. He also gave me my husband's 2006 and 2005 tax receipts (he said he didn't need them, 2007 was enough).
Then, when he had everything, he gave me a number to wait for the actual interview with the Consul. 
My number showed up at the screen and it was my turn. The Consul took my fingerprints, I swore to tell the truth and then she started the interview.
She was soooo nice, so sweet and made me really comfortable. She looked at my process and asked:
- if I spoke English;
- if my husband was previously married;
- why and when he divorced his ex-wife;
- if we had contact to her;
- if we wanted children;
- how, where and when we met;
- what we talked about (subject of our emails, etc);
- if my family attended the wedding;
- if I had ever requested for a visa to enter the USA before;
- if I knew his family;
- what does my husband do for a living;
Then she very kindly asked to see some pictures of us together.
She looked and the first two pages, then started writing something down while I kept on showing the pictures.
She said that that was enough. Then she went: Renata, we are going to issue you a spouse visa. Congratulations and welcome to America!
We talked in Portuguese all along. She never asked if I preferred to talk in English or Portuguese.
They will only ask things that they can back up at the process. Don't worry, it's easy!
My interview was on Tuesday and I got my passport with my visa on Friday in São Paulo!!!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #3272