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| Bucharest, Romania |  Review on July 26, 2011: |
Burebista
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
Our experience was very similar to those who posted here in the past about the Bucharest consulate. Not long after everybody was passed through security and directed to sit, people were called to different windows for fingerprints, to submit paperwork, and give oaths of truthfulness. Following the prelimaries, my wife was called to window 6 for her interview, but she had just walked away to use the restroom; so, I went to the window for her. The interviewer was a man, but not "Mr. Smiley Boy" that other people mention here. Before my wife's return, he asked me a few question which I don't believe were part of the process, but more to just kill time. He asked how long I'd been in Romania, and I told him, and then let him know it was my 8th visit to the country. He asked if I came all eight times to visit my wife and I said yes. After a few other pleasant exchanges, my wife returned and the real interview began.
Questions that we remember:
- Does her mother like me?
- Does her family know me?
- When and how did we meet?
- Who approached whom first?
- Does she know my family members?
- What is the name of my father's 2nd cousin's veterinarian's daughter's high school?
(Okay, just joking about that last one).
He then approved us and told us to wait another 30 minutes, then they would give her the visa. About an hour later, she received her visa and the brown, sealed envelope.
Note: If you are easily chilled, wear something warm, even in summer. My wife was very cold in the American-style air-conditioning.
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