K-1 visa APPROVED!! :) Very pleasant interview experince!

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Hey guys!

Today is one of the best days of my life! I'm SOOO happy and excited!! I had my K-1 visa interview today (11/25/2014) at the US Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. I arrived 10 minutes early and spent no more than an hour inside altogether. First, a Hungarian lady took my fingerprints and my documents, and I was told to wait a little. After waiting like 10 minutes I was invited to talk with the CO who was a professional looking, nice lady. She asked me some questions about me, my fiancé and our relationship. She didn't ask for any proof of ongoing relationship (not even photos). Then: "Congratulations Miss *my name*, your visa is approved, welcome to the United States." Then the Hungarian lady told me that I'll receive my visa and my passport in 2-4 business days. I was walking on air all the way back home!

The questions I was asked are the following:

1. When and how did you meet your fiancé?

2. When and how did you meet your fiancé in person?

3. How many times did you meet him in person?

4. Did you meet any of his family members in person?

5. What are you planning to do in the U.S.?

6. What are your marriage plans?

I honestly can't believe that this was the interview that I was so nervous about!! It was so easy and short. After reading a lot of horror stories here on Visajourney; I started to stress about it non-stop. At least it made me to pay attention to every little detail when it came to documents. Reading Visajourney interview stories can be deceiving though. Obviously having a visa interview at the US Embassy of a European VWP country (like Hungary) is a whole different story than having an interview in a third world/high fraud country. I think that if your case doesn't have red flags and you're from a low fraud country (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and European VWP countries) then you will likely have it this easy. My advice is to be prepared for everything, have a lot of proof and evidence, keep having faith and hope for the best! It's better to be safe than sorry!

Let's get back to my interview experience.

Here is what I bought to the interview. I organized the documents & stuff in 4 different colored folders, I'm big time fan of bright colors!

Pink folder (personal documents)

1. passport

2. DS-160 confirmation page

3. interview appointment letter

4. visa photos

5. birth certificate

6. police certificate

7. medical papers

8. photocopy of NOA2

Green folder (form I-134 & proofs) - my fiancé is my sponsor

9. form I-134 (Affidavit of Support)

10. IRS Tax Return Transcript (2013)

11. IRS Wage & Income Transcript (2013)

12. last 12 paychecks

13. employment letter

Yellow folder (proof of ongoing relationship)

14. Facebook wall screenshots

15. Facebook message screenshots

16. Skype call history (I used SkypeLogView)

17. a postcard I sent to my fiancé

18. updated letter of intents

Blue folder (proof of having met - we already submitted these in I-129F)

19. electronic plane ticket

20. boarding passes

21. ESTA confirmation

22. passport stamp (ESTA)

23. receipts

So that was it. Now it's time for me to celebrate and to start my new life in the United States with the man of my dreams!

Without this site I wouldn't be where I am now. I'm very grateful for all the great, detailed infos and all the helpful Visajourney members.

Thank you, Visajourney!

Good luck to you all!

Edited November 25, 2014 by YouAndMeForever

[Pheebs1201 269]

I am so pleased to read this, congratulations! Celebration time now! When will you fly out???

P.S LOVE the coloured folder idea

Edited November 25, 2014 by Pheebs1201

[feeling_hopeful 45]

Hey guys!

Today is one of the best days of my life! I'm SOOO happy and excited!! I had my K-1 visa interview today (11/25/2014) at the US Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. I arrived 10 minutes early and spent no more than an hour inside altogether. First, a Hungarian lady took my fingerprints and my documents, and I was told to wait a little. After waiting like 10 minutes I was invited to talk with the CO who was a professional looking, nice lady. She asked me some questions about me, my fiancé and our relationship. She didn't ask for any proof of ongoing relationship (not even photos). Then: "Congratulations Miss *my name*, your visa is approved, welcome to the United States." Then the Hungarian lady told me that I'll receive my visa and my passport in 2-4 business days. I was walking on air all the way back home!

The questions I was asked are the following:

1. When and how did you meet your fiancé?

2. When and how did you meet your fiancé in person?

3. How many times did you meet him in person?

4. Did you meet any of his family members in person?

5. What are you planning to do in the U.S.?

6. What are your marriage plans?

I honestly can't believe that this was the interview that I was so nervous about!! It was so easy and short. After reading a lot of horror stories here on Visajourney; I started to stress about it non-stop. At least it made me to pay attention to every little detail when it came to documents. Reading Visajourney interview stories can be deceiving though. Obviously having a visa interview at the US Embassy of a European VWP country (like Hungary) is a whole different story than having an interview in a third world/high fraud country. I think that if your case doesn't have red flags and you're from a low fraud country (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and European VWP countries) then you will likely have it this easy. My advice is to be prepared for everything, have a lot of proof and evidence, keep having faith and hope for the best! It's better to be safe than sorry!

Let's get back to my interview experience.

Here is what I bought to the interview. I organized the documents & stuff in 4 different colored folders, I'm big time fan of bright colors!

Pink folder (personal documents)

1. passport

2. DS-160 confirmation page

3. interview appointment letter

4. visa photos

5. birth certificate

6. police certificate

7. medical papers

8. photocopy of NOA2

Green folder (form I-134 & proofs) - my fiancé is my sponsor

9. form I-134 (Affidavit of Support)

10. IRS Tax Return Transcript (2013)

11. IRS Wage & Income Transcript (2013)

12. last 12 paychecks

13. employment letter

Yellow folder (proof of ongoing relationship)

14. Facebook wall screenshots

15. Facebook message screenshots

16. Skype call history (I used SkypeLogView)

17. a postcard I sent to my fiancé

18. updated letter of intents

Blue folder (proof of having met - we already submitted these in I-129F)

19. electronic plane ticket

20. boarding passes

21. ESTA confirmation

22. passport stamp (ESTA)

23. receipts

So that was it. Now it's time for me to celebrate and to start my new life in the United States with the man of my dreams!

Without this site I wouldn't be where I am now. I'm very grateful for all the great, detailed infos and all the helpful Visajourney members.

Thank you, Visajourney!

Good luck to you all!

OMG I love the color folder idea. I am going to steal that, hopefully it makes my journey less stressful.

I am going to a high fraud country (Dominican Republic) and know they'll give me #######. Every single time I pass through the airport there I am "randomly searched" using the bomb detecting devices at the airport and asked a ton of questions because they think I am Indian. I've even been asked how many miles away NYC is from India and why do I know Spanish if I don't need it.

I expect a ton of ####### during my interview. I am almost suicial thinking about it.

[ninanina123 28]

YouAndMeForever. Congratulation happy for you thank you so much for chairing your experience with us :idea:

[avrora9002 21]

Congratulations on your approval!!!

[annstew 18]

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPROVAL

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

OMG I love the color folder idea. I am going to steal that, hopefully it makes my journey less stressful.

I am going to a high fraud country (Dominican Republic) and know they'll give me #######. Every single time I pass through the airport there I am "randomly searched" using the bomb detecting devices at the airport and asked a ton of questions because they think I am Indian. I've even been asked how many miles away NYC is from India and why do I know Spanish if I don't need it.

I expect a ton of ####### during my interview. I am almost suicial thinking about it.

I agree, the colorful folders definitely made the preparation less stressful Even when I was at the Embassy waiting for my interview my stress was gone looked at those pretty folders

Good luck on your journey

I am so pleased to read this, congratulations! Celebration time now! When will you fly out???

P.S LOVE the coloured folder idea

Thank you! My POE will be on December 6th, just one day after my 24th birthday

[OurVJ 7]

Hey guys!

Today is one of the best days of my life! I'm SOOO happy and excited!! I had my K-1 visa interview today (11/25/2014) at the US Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. I arrived 10 minutes early and spent no more than an hour inside altogether. First, a Hungarian lady took my fingerprints and my documents, and I was told to wait a little. After waiting like 10 minutes I was invited to talk with the CO who was a professional looking, nice lady. She asked me some questions about me, my fiancé and our relationship. She didn't ask for any proof of ongoing relationship (not even photos). Then: "Congratulations Miss *my name*, your visa is approved, welcome to the United States." Then the Hungarian lady told me that I'll receive my visa and my passport in 2-4 business days. I was walking on air all the way back home!

The questions I was asked are the following:

1. When and how did you meet your fiancé?

2. When and how did you meet your fiancé in person?

3. How many times did you meet him in person?

4. Did you meet any of his family members in person?

5. What are you planning to do in the U.S.?

6. What are your marriage plans?

I honestly can't believe that this was the interview that I was so nervous about!! It was so easy and short. After reading a lot of horror stories here on Visajourney; I started to stress about it non-stop. At least it made me to pay attention to every little detail when it came to documents. Reading Visajourney interview stories can be deceiving though. Obviously having a visa interview at the US Embassy of a European VWP country (like Hungary) is a whole different story than having an interview in a third world/high fraud country. I think that if your case doesn't have red flags and you're from a low fraud country (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and European VWP countries) then you will likely have it this easy. My advice is to be prepared for everything, have a lot of proof and evidence, keep having faith and hope for the best! It's better to be safe than sorry!

Let's get back to my interview experience.....

Congrats. The colored folders are a great idea. Unfortunely, we were not approved. I believe there's more to this and the denial was deliberate as the decision was already made 15 days before the interview. I'm not sure what my options are at this and I am still pondering what to do. I just feel for my poor fiancee who is being tortured by all of this and they won't even allow her to come and visit and it's almost impossible for me to visit. But God is still on the throne and the light will cover the darkness. I strongly believe this is all deliberate. I don't want to add fuel to the fire by saying anything here.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Congrats. The colored folders are a great idea. Unfortunely, we were not approved. I believe there's more to this and the denial was deliberate as the decision was already made 15 days before the interview. I'm not sure what my options are at this and I am still pondering what to do. I just feel for my poor fiancee who is being tortured by all of this and they won't even allow her to come and visit and it's almost impossible for me to visit. But God is still on the throne and the light will cover the darkness. I strongly believe this is all deliberate. I don't want to add fuel to the fire by saying anything here.

I'm really sorry to hear this. I I pray for you guys and wish you all the best.

[ForgottenNotes 12]

For the SkypeLogView, did you have it for Mac or PC? Do you have a link for it by chance?

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

For the SkypeLogView, did you have it for Mac or PC? Do you have a link for it by chance?

I used my HP laptop. This is the site where I downloaded it: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/skype_log_view.html

OMG I love the color folder idea. I am going to steal that, hopefully it makes my journey less stressful.

This is what my folders looked like

[HollyDaniela 6]

Congrats! Now - How do I talk my male fiance into using color coded folders? That is the question....

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Congrats! Now - How do I talk my male fiance into using color coded folders? That is the question....

Thank you! That is a good question Even the CO said she likes my folders

Edited November 26, 2014 by YouAndMeForever