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| Hong Kong, China |  Review on March 4, 2006: |
Sleepybears
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Let me share my interview experience in HK with you. Hope that helps.
I scheduled my interview at 1:30 pm. I arrived there at 1pm BUT I was told to wait in the wrong queue (the security guard outside the consulate was 'really helpful'.). So initially i should be the first 5 who lined up for the interview but then after wasting like 30 minutes to wait in the wrong queue,i became the 15th one (oh well i wasn't the only one. there're like 5 people who were told to line up in a wrong queue)...
ok so finally i got into the consulate. ONCE i went into the waiting room, i was told IMMEDIATELY to submit some documents (they're so efficient suddenly). I was asked to submit my medical report, I-134 original, tax return for the previous year(but still i gave them the employer letter and bank statement), receipt of visa payment, passport original & copy, I.D. original & copy, Birth Cert original & copy.and 2 passport photos (the staff asked me to retake the photos cuz 1 of my ears can't be seen! Luckily i could retake the photos at the machine nearby the consulate... but it's soooo difficult cuz one of my ears is actually very close to the side of my face!)
Ok then i gave the lady my photos (luckily she accepted them this time). then i sat there and waited for like 15 mins. I was then called and the staff asked me some questions. She asked the name of my fiance, how we met each other, my job & his job, when we engaged, how many times we met, whether we had met each other's parents, our wedding plan, when i want to enter the US. That's what i remember . And that staff was quite nice cuz she saw that i had a lot of proof, so she said that i could just give her the evidence and then she would like to have a look and gave them back to me later. So i gave her my whole folder & some photos and waited... My talk with her was much shorter than the others!!!
Another 15 mins i guess. then i was called to sign forms DS156, DS156k, DS230 Part 1 and i waited again. Then after that they took my fingerprint. and i had to wait again.
After like 30 mins, i was asked to swear in front of the Consul... This part is the easiet . So this young consul gave me back my documents and asked 'which passport do you prefer your visa on?' then i knew i got the visa!
All in all, i don't think the interview took as long as i thought. it's just around 4pm when i left the Consulate and most of time is just wait, wait and wait.
I hope my experience is useful to you all who're going to have interviews in the future. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!
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