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| Frankfurt, Germany |  Review on June 14, 2012: |
kaukas
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
The information here is repeated in my progress report thread, and I'm the petitioner. I wasn't at the interview, so the finer details might be missing.
The interview at the consulate was apparently as easy as pie  Total time it took was approximately 2.5 hours, but would have been quicker if he had some change (coins).
Just in case you need to take photocopies or to drink/eat little stuff out of the vending machines, bring either coins or at least a 10€ bill. Apparently, changing the bill is not really easy.
We were right in the limbo of consular confusion during the transition to the new application submission procedure. We were told to bring all the documents with the applicant in person on the day of the interview, but the new procedure calls for submission via mail prior to the interview date. Visa fee needs to be paid in advance through a website via bank transfer or in person at the Berlin office. Medical can apparently be arranged on the day of one's interview date, but our appointment turned out to be from 8:30. It was good we finished days ahead of time.
We received the interview letter approximately a week before the interview date.
Overall procedure was as described in other people's consulate reviews. He was allowed to stand in line 15 min becore his alotted time. He was redirected from a non-immigrant line where he was standing as there was no sign or a real line for immigration visa applicants. He was sent to another building of the complex, and was eventually called to the window, and was told to organize the papers according to the consulate guideline. He submitted his packet at the second window, and was given back most of the I-134 related documents except for the letter of employment. They gave back all his originals. He waited some more and was called to the third window for an "interview." This is the bottleneck; there is only one window for that (at least when he was there today). There was a second officer standing behind the first to consult for the decision.
They asked 1) what's his (beneficiary's) occupation, 2) what he intended to do in the US, 3) how we met, 4) what's my (petitioner's) occupation, 5) what's my discipline, 6) whether he has been to the US and how many times, and 7) whether he had troubles at the POE (he traveled many times to visit me, and was sent to the secondary twice. One time he was allowed in but with a serious warning not to come back for 6 months and for a shorter stay). They chitchatted a bit about how he likes Atlanta, and whether he is okay to stay here as his line of work is harder to find around this neck of the world.
He was told that he was approved, and the visa will be sent back to him in 7-10 days via DHL (he supplied the paid label with his info on it.
I think that should just about cover it.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #9837