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| Bangkok, Thailand |  Review on December 30, 2009: |
Erich&Chanisa
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Chanisa's appointment was scheduled for 7am, Dec 30th.
Chanisa arrived at the embassy at 5:45am and stood in line to wait to be admitted to the embassy. Although she was the first K-1 visa seeker to arrive, she was 5th in line -- the first 4 people wanted tourist visas. She claims she was the best-dressed of the K-1 visa seekers  Typical Chanisa -- That's my girl!
At 6:30am, the embassy doors were opened. She waited until 7am when an announcement was made that K-1 fiancée seekers should come to window #5.
The woman at window 5 asked for specific original documents (including a document that had been missing from our packet 3). It was a good thing that Chanisa's documents were organized (tabbed) in a such a way that she could quickly and easily find the requested documents. Chanisa then sat down and waited for her name to be called.
At 8:30, she was the 5th K-1 seeker to be called to window #6 where she greeted an unsmiling woman who was initially somewhat cold. (Chanisa bravely kept smiling, though.)
Chanisa was then asked to sign a document that affirmed that she was telling the truth and then she was quickly fingerprinted.
Then, the interviewer began questioning Chanisa:
"How did you meet your fiancé".
"When did he come to see you?"
"How much time did you spend together?"
"What is your fiancé's job?"
"Do either of you have any children?"
"When will you get married?"
DONE!!
The woman then told Chanisa that she could pick up her visa on Jan 6th!!!
The interview was conducted entirely in English and took less than 4 minutes. Note: Chanisa is a fairly proficient (and very confident!) english speaker.
Chanisa's advise/comments:
Treat the interview like a job interview. It is important to be confident!
When you talk to the interviewer, make eye contact and be cheerful. She also said to pretend (haha) that you really really love your fiancé (even if you are mad at him for waiting until the last minute to send some documents!)
NOTE: Of the 5 K-1 seekers Chanisa knew about (including herself), 3 were granted visas and 2 were not.
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