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| Sweden |  Review on October 28, 2011: |
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Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
Review of doctor appointment in Oslo and interview at the Embassy in Stocholm.
I got my interview date set by the NVC, and they had sent me an email about what I needed to bring and what to do next. The NVC sent all the papers to the Embassy, and I scheduled a doctor appointment with the Visum Legene. I went to my fastlege to get a bloodtest that would be forwarded to Ullevål Sykehus in Oslo. This needed to be done a few weeks before the final doctor appointment at Ullevål Stadion. Then I went to Unilabs to do X-ray, where I got the result on CD that same day. When I got to the Visum Legene in Oslo, I remembered to bring all the necessary documents, my passport and some passport photos. I also brought my Xray CD and vaccine papers to show what vaccines I already had.
I was taken very good care of, they were very friendly, and the nurse that helped me was Marianne. She also helped me through email, the weeks before the appointment. I got there early at 12, ant the appointment was at 16, but they let me get in at 13. Which was very nice. First I had to fill in a lot of documents, and then get some vaccines, and for last talk to the Doctor that did some tests on me. Asked about medical history and so on. He was also friendy. Then they told me they would forward the result to the Embassy, and send me my vaccine papers that I will need to bring with me to America. I will need to show it at the POE (Port of Entry). Also the Xray CD is good to bring in your hand luggage.
So when I got to The Embassy in Stockholm, I got in the line closest to the fence and not the one on the sidewalk. Your sign will say Immigrant (and not non-immigrant). I waited for the lady to call me into the guard house. There I took off belt, shoes, watch that got sent through the xray machine together with my purse and jacket. I had to turn off my cellphone and leave it there at the guard house till I got back out. They were very friendly, and it went smooth. I followed the pavement, and went to the left into a room where I met an officer. I went to section G which is all the way down to the right corner. There I was met by a very nice old lady that told me to have a seat and wait to be called out. When I heard my name, they gave me the envelope that the visa were gonna be sent out with. It was a girl before me so it took me 1 hour from I had the appointment set till I got done. Then I waited till they called me up the second time. I walked over to section D, where the person that would interview me were. She was friendy, and she talked fluently both English and Swedish. I talked English with her. She asked me -how long we have known eachother, -how we got to know eachother, -how many times we saw eachother before we got married, -my husbands work. etc. I believe these questions are the most common ones, but it most likely depends on your case and history, what other questions might be asked. The girl before me, was asked ALOT, because she had actually lived in the U.S before. I hadn't. I talked alot, and explained everything. I were calm, and polite, and it went VERY smooth. She was not rude, but very relaxed and easy to talk to. She said they had all the documents they needed so she would approve me  I was soooo happy! She told e that I would get the passport in 7-10 business days. javascript:emoticon(' ')javascript:emoticon('')
Finally it was over, and I went back out to the Guard House to collect my cellphone. Overall, the experience with the blood sample, xray, Visum Legene, and the Embassy were very good. They all were very professional, and nice to me. So there is nothing to be worried about! Just trust the system and relax. Think about the day when you meet again, and you can live your life together A wonderful feeling! It just takes a little time, but it's all worth it. Send me an email if you have some questions, I'd be happy to help you.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #8611