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| Ankara, Turkey |  Review on August 2, 2006: |
Deb_Res
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Our interview was on July 20, 2006. Our interview time was 8:30am. Our lawyer told us to get there 3 hours early because it could take hours to get through security to get into the embassy. We got there at 6am. What a waste of time because there was no line and the security guard told us to come back at 8:15am! So we went and had breakfast!
The guards didn't start letting us in until 8:45am. They were very nice. Before we went through security, outside the doors a man was checking everyone's letters. Then he asked us for Resul's medical report and his 2 passport pictures, then he put it in a file, gave us a number/ticket and let us in the doors. It took us 2 mins. to get through security. We had a bottle of water and they had us drink it in front of them to make sure it was water and nothing harmful. Then they let us into the room. It reminded me of a big bank! There were 4 or 5 big windows on the left side of the room with a counter under the windows. The blinds were all shut closed. The rest of the room was set up with chairs in rows of 2. In the back of the room there was a UPS table and 2 workers. While sitting there, we heard a sound like a door bell! That signals you to look up at the digital board to see what number they are calling and what window you are to go to. We waited about 30 minuets before we were called. Prior to going into the embassy the man asked Resul if he wanted his interview in Turkish or English. Resul didn't want to risk anything so he told them Turkish. But when we started the interview the woman was American and was asking him questions in English. I could tell he didn't quite understand her totally, plus he was so nervous. So I tried to intervine and explain it to him. She stopped me because she said she wanted to see how much he could understand and how much help he would need. So I backed off from there. At times she would talk Turkish to him when she saw he clearly wasn't understanding her, but majority of the interview was in English. The woman was behind the glass window and had a microphone built into the window. And there was a microphone on the counter on our side of the window. There was an opening under the window where you slide papers in to her, just like a bank.
These are some of the questions she asked Resul:
-How did you both meet?
-What was the date you met?
-Were you looking to marry someone?
-Where and when did you meet in person?
-Where did you stay when you met?
-What does your fiancee do for a living?
-Then she named my place of employment and asked him what this name was.
-She asked him what his occupation was?
-What kind of work does he plan to do in the USA?
She said she had enough information, and I asked if she wanted to see any evidence that I had brought, i.e. more phone bills, emails to each other, cards/letters, pictures... She said no that's ok I have all of that here (but it was old evidence from Feb. when we first applied for the K-1. She didn't want to see any of our on going evidence). She started writing something and then she said we could take this over to the desk in the back and I asked her does this mean we got the visa? And she said YES!!! We were so shocked!!! Then we went to the UPS table and Resul gave them his address of where to send the visa. The whole interview took about 20 mins. In my opinion this has been the easiest part of this whole K-1 process so far! The woman interviewing us was nice, not overly friendly, but fair. It took about 7 days for Resul to get the UPS package with the visa in it.
Sorry to go on and on, but I tried to remember every detail so that I can possible help any other couple going for their interview through Ankara. Good luck to all of you!
~Debbie
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #741