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| Montreal, Canada |  Review on November 16, 2010: |
Mike & Emilie
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
My interview was on November 16th, 2010 at 11am.
I got there around 10:15, entered the building, went through security (it's pretty much the same security type than at any airport) and took the elevator up to the 19th floor. If you have a cell phone, it will be taken away from you and given back to you when everything will be over. Same for food (unless you are diabetic I think) and probably for beverages too. There are vending machines in the waiting room (chocolate bars, chips, cookies, coffee, soft drinks and water).
There you will receive a number and you wait until they call it (they called mine about 30 minutes later). You go to a window and handle the documents that are asked by the officer who is behind a glass. After checking the documents, the officer sent me to the cashier pay my visa ($350, cash only) and I came back right away for finger prints. I sat back in the waiting section, waiting for my interview, this is then the last part of the process. My interview took place 2 hours later! Most interviews could probably be faster, but still, be patient! You can spend an average of 3 hours there.
The officers for the interview are very nice. It is an one on one interview. I was called to the booth and the officer was behind a window. I had a special guess to observe, the US Ambassador! They both asked very simple questions such as how my fiance and I met, how did he propose to me, when will we get married... It took less than 10 minutes I believe. It got approved, they congratulated me and wished me luck.
To conclude this post, here is my advice to all: bring all the documents you need. Be well prepared! Always better to bring more than not enough! Be patient. I spent 5 hours there. The back and forth process is similar to the medical exam. Bring a book to read, that will make time go faster. Ipods will be taken away too and given back later.
Good luck to you all javascript:emoticon(' ')
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6884