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| Belgium |  Review on June 8, 2011: |
RedBluff
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
On May 24th 2011 I had my interview for a K1 visa application. Eventhough I thought I had prepared everything, 2 documents were incorrect but I still allowed to go through with the interview and just turn these in afterwards. Please bear in mind you can only drop off documents on Thursdays, due to a holiday and a booked flight I was able to turn it it in earlier, however.
The first interview consisted of me running through all the documents with a clerk of the Consulate. She then called me over for fingerprints and pointed out that I would need to get married within 90 days once I would enter in the USA using my single entry K1 visa.
The interview with the Vice Consul followed, it was a very friendly 30something year old lady. She actually seemed genuinely interested in how we met, which gave me a good feeling. I probably gave away more details than were required but in the end, I was approved after about a 10 minute interview with her. Her focus for proof of relationship was entirely on pictures, bring lots of them and she will be happy.
The total duration of my visa interview was about 1 hour, also take at least 30-45 minutes into account to get into the Consulate itself.
I contacted them by e-mail to enquire about picking up my visa (which was 1 week after I submitted the incorrect documents). The replied within 10 minutes. Upon picking up my visa and big brown envelope, I was once again asked to go inside but was called to the window instantly and reminded once more that we would need to get married within 90 days and then file for AOS. I thanked her and walked out feeling like a million $.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #7723