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|  Review on May 6, 2012: |
One Love Jamaica
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
Ok so here are the details. His interview appointment was at 9:30. We left where we were staying on Barbican road at 8:30, thinking we might hit traffic. We hit minimal traffic and were in front of the embassy by 8:50. There was already a line of people outside. Last night, Cordel's cousin who lives in Kingston did a dry run from our place to the embassy and showed us where to park, etc. So since Cordel has his friends car through Saturday, we drove there and parked on the street fairly close to the embassy. Some guy came over and said we had to pay him 300JA to watch the car, Cordel was like uuuhhhh no....lol He kept trying to haggle us but Cordel was basically like get lost we are good. Cordel's cousin had already told us we could park there if there were spots and not to let those guys trouble us. Ok, so then we sit in the car for about 15 minutes, we pray together, then I start to cry and he gets tears in his eyes a little and says he is nervous. I tell him he's got it, be confident and let's get this approval. So we get on line, it's about 9:10. Guy in purple shirt walking up and down line telling people have their documents out and appointment letter. Then he comes up to me and asks who Im filing for and what type of VISA and asks what time. Then directs us to the front of the line. Not sure how we bypassed line, but it was good. Lady at the front asks for all his DS forms and his passport photos and she starts attaching photos to the forms and she checks over them. Then they send us in. We already knew no cell phones, no cameras, belts, etc. So we went right through security. I snuck through with a granola bar!!  So then we both go in through the glass doors and get on the line in that lobby area where the lady checks paperwork. I waited on the line with him till he got to the front and then once he went through the VISA door on the left I went back outside to the courtyard and sat in the back next to the snack bar in the shade. At that point in when I realized I forgot to sign the I-134. So I go to the security guard and tell him and he tells me to go back inside and tell the lady at the desk my concern. So i go back in and lobby is full and I get to end of line. It's taking forever then I see Cordel walking up to the window, and I started to panic. So I get off line, cut everyone and tell the lady what happened. She told me I couldn't go inside and neither could she call him but that they would give him an opportunity to come outside and have me sign it. Then I remembered the bathroom trick. So I went to the bathroom and peeked around the corner and managed to get his attention to come to the bathroom. I told him I think I forgot to sign I-134 and he said yea he knew, when he went to turn in his documents, lady told him. So he had an extra copy in the binder and I signed it by the bathroom. Good thing I brought a pen!
So from the time he went in, which was 9:30, the whole thing took about 4 hours. He said that first the lady took all his paperwork. She didn't even specify what docs, just said let me have your paperwork, so he gave them everything except evidence. She gave him back I-129 and kept everything else. He said there were 3 people doing interviews. It was the clean cut white dude with his hair gelled that you guys described in a previous post. Then a white lady who cordel said looked very American...whatever that means...lol And then a tall older gentleman with a belly, who looked kind of Indian. Cordel said he was a big man. I though he meant fat or tall but I guess big here in jamaica means old..lol Cordel said he wanted the white guy. He said he watched the older guy deny the person before him. Cordel said that he observed the whole time and he said they already know if you are approved before you get to the window cuz the slips are already filled out. Cordel said he saw blue and green slips before people even got to the window. So Cordel said when he got to his window he saw a yellow slip with his paperwork. I have do idea what a yellow slip means. Then he said the man gave him a notice about registering for secret service between ages of 18 and 25, before he even asked him any questions. He said after he got that slip he had a feeling he was going to be approved. At first he was nervous but he said guy was nice and made him feel comfortable. Asked him how we met, where and how he approached me. He also asked what kind of job I did, and when Cordel said teacher he asked what age kids did I teach. Cordel said 4-6. He meant grades 4-6 but the guy took it as ages 4-6 so he was like Ok childcare? Cordel didn't get that and said yes. He was lucky that didn't get him in trouble!!. But aside from that, the only evidence he asked for were pictures. Thats it. Nothing else. So then the guy says to Cordel, everything looks good but you are going to need a co-sponsor. He also asked for my bank statements. So Cordel was like I have something here. And at that point he gave my co-sponsor paperwork. Then the guy looked it over and then gave him a little white ticket and told him to go pay DHL fee outside! That was it as per Cordel. He said the whole interview took maybe 10 minutes. Most of the time was spent waiting after lady took his paperwork in the beginning. He said he was the second to last person in there for interview. He came outside and didnt smile, didnt walk over to me, just motioned for me to come and walk. I got nervous that he had bad news. Then he was like babe I didn't get through, but he was kind smirking. I was like you are lying!! I don't believe you. Then he was like I got approved. And I gave him a big hug and kiss. We payed DHL fee and he made arrangements to pick it up at DHL in Montego Bay. Lady said 7 days and up for it. Then when we got to the car, the haggler guy came over and tried again to get some money from us, as though he did something for us, but that wasn't happening..lol Then I picked Cordel's brain in the car, cuz he didn't say much at first. Then I managed to get the details from him. I texted Danna and Aishah from the car to pass the word along and then came home and got on facebook to tell you guys! And that's my interview report for Thursday May 3, 2012! ♥
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