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| Sydney, Australia |  Review on April 10, 2011: |
misatok579
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
We were a little confused by the building the consulate is in, but managed to find our way. We also had to have our photos taken on site and theres a great shop for that located over near/around the food section - they even opened early for us to have our\'s taken! Great service getting them done :D
After acquiring them, we headed upstairs for our wait in line (appt. time was 8am), however, the security women in the first staging area called for any US citizens and I stated I was and what I was filing for so they pushed us to the front of the line. We were not only filing my husband\'s I-130 but also our 3 children\'s CRBA and passport applications. We waited only about 2 min. before being escorted up the elevator to the next area where we took a number to wait. There was a bit of a wait, but I think thats because only the booth at the far left was handling our type of filings that day. Service was fast and very friendly - they appreciated our organization - so please be organized and have all your copies and they\'ll treat you very nicely.
After we handled that part, we paid our fee and then finalized the last of it at that station before getting a new ticket for the kids stuff. That took a bit of time with 3 kids paperwork but again, they were very friendly and chatted with us while we took care of the documents. And again, it helped being very organized.
Our overall time in the consulate was probably only an hour or 2 - we had plenty of time left to make it back to the airport for our flight back to home in Queensland. Oh and if you have to stay the night before your interview - we stayed in the Travelodge which is right around the block from it and only cost us 145/room which isn\'t too bad and is only about 2 blocks (walking distance) to the consulate.
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When my husband went down to complete his interview portion about 2 mths later he had the same experience as before - very friendly and polite. They looked over his paperwork and had trouble locating one page, but found it in the stack. They only asked him 3 questions for the interview part:
Did he have kids.
Who was ________. (my mother's name)
If he was married.
Thats it and then approved which was freakin' easy compared to some people's experiences. It might have helped that I also included our children's CRBAs and I did have my mom as a co-sponsor for the tax purposes. His total time for his interview (scheduled for 8:30am) was 30 min or so. Very fast and friendly service finalizing his paperwork.
(updated on April 10, 2011)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #7404