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| Mumbai, India |  Review on May 10, 2012: |
Divs
Rating:  | Review Topic: IR-1/CR-1 Visa
I got to the consulate at 7. In a matter of minutes, separate queues were formed for the immigration and non-immigration visas. Was let inside the consulate at 8 am. Got the token number and then was asked to place all files, my wallet, and watch on a tray to be scanned. Once done with that, was sent to another section of the consulate. There, immigrant visa applicants were sent to counters 1 through 15. I was called for my biometrics at 9 am. After fingerprinting, all original documents were returned to me. Then the officer asked me the following questions.
- Who has petitioned for you?
- When did you get married?
- Were you aware that your husband was married before?
- What went wrong?
- Did he get a divorce?
- What about your previous marriage? Did you submit your divorce decree?
- Are you a malayalee?
- Where are you from? Where in Trivandrum?
- What other names were you known by?
- What are you working as?
The officer also spoke to me in malayalam. He later told me to be seated and that I'd be called for the interview. At around 12.15 pm, I was called for the interview. After taking the oath, the lady gave me the ds230 part 2 and asked me to sign. There was an indian officer sitting by her side, observing body language. All questions were asked by the american lady.
- Who is petitioning for you?
- When did you get married?
- How did you meet?
- Which online marriage portal did you meet on?
- When was it?
- Did he marry his ex wife in the US?
- So did he petition for her too?
- What went wrong with that relationship?
- Why did you get divorced from your ex?
- When was it?
- After meeting online, how long was it before you got romantically involved?
- Were your families aware?
- Do you have your wedding pictures?
- Who is the little boy in the picture?
- Where is your brother?
- What does he do?
- Do you have any correspondence from before the wedding? I handed over one huge bundle of emails to her. She read through most of it. And then she asked me what I liked about him. After that, she said your visa is approved and will be sent to you within a week.
I'd like to state here that from her questions, I never felt that she was grilling me. I felt like she was trying to understand the situation. Overall, it was a very good experience. Also, there's a cafe where you could get tea/coffee and sandwiches, muffins, coke/pepsi etc.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #9654