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| Guangzhou, China |  Review on April 3, 2012: |
foreignrelations
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
One detail my fiance mentioned that I don't remember reading in other reviews was that they did a sort of group swearing-in before they started the interviews, having the interviewees promise to tell the truth. The interviewer's first question (asked in Chinese) was whether he had been sworn in. The rest of the interview questions were asked in English. They were, roughly:
-How did you meet your fiance?
-What was the name of the friend who introduced you?
-What was your fiance's job then? What is it now?
-What's your job? (my fiance explained he doesn't have a job yet; he just graduated from college last year. not a problem, apparently)
-Where is your fiance now?
The consular officer looked at our pictures. It sounded like he was quite friendly, and kept saying "no problem, no problem" after my fiance finished answering. Approved!
I really hate bureaucracy, but I have to admit the process went pretty smoothly, especially considering how busy GUZ is. When I sent them emails, they usually answered very quickly. My biggest complaint is that it took 6 days after the interview to get the visa, which wouldn't be a big deal except that we didn't know when it would be ready, and my fiance stayed in Guangzhou to wait because he was planning to leave the country as soon as he had it. If they'd at least told him it would take 6 days he could have made better use of his time. Then there's the fact that he had to pick the passport up at the post office, which charged him 23 RMB for the "service" of handing it across the counter. Not much in the scheme of things, but why not just do pick-up at the consulate?
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #9433