Madrid K-1 interview experience
Dec 19th 2003, 4:27 pm
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Madrid K-1 interview experience
My fiance had her K-1 interview at the embassy in Madrid last week. The
visa was approved. (yay!). Here are the details.
In the Packet 3, there was a letter with a checklist of all the documents
she would need for her interview. It said that as soon as she had all the
required documents, she should sign and return the letter, and they would
schedule her interview. Well, she had called the embassy to ask a question
about something and they told her she didn't need to send in the letter, she
could schedule the interview on the phone. So when she was ready, she
called. It was a little bit of a pain, because you can only call during
certain hours, and you have to wait on hold for a while. But she eventually
got through and was able to schedule it. She had called on a Wednesday and
they told her they could schedule her for the following Monday!
It was a good thing she did it on the phone. Because I was planning to go
over so I could go to the interview with her and I couldn't go that quickly.
So she was able to schedule it for two weeks later.
On the embassy's web site, it said that due to the small amount of space
they had in the waiting area inside, accompanying friends and family were
not allowed inside. I figured that we would try and see if I could go with
her anyway. On the appointed day, we went to the embassy together. The
guards at the gate asked for her name and checked it against a list they
had. One of them asked who I was and I told him I was her fiance. The
other one asked if I was American and my fiance told him yes. That seemed
to be good enough for them and they let me in.
Once inside, we were told to go to the waiting room. After about 10
minutes, they called my fiance up to one of the windows. There, a Spanish
woman took all of the papers and forms we had brought and looked them over.
She asked a couple of questions about them and then told my fiance to have a
seat. About 15 minutes later, she was called up to another window to talk
to the consular officer. He interviewed her in Spanish. (She said his
Spanish wasn't that good). She said he was very nice and asked her several
questions about how we met and about her previous trips to the U.S. He
explained to her a little bit about how the visa worked. It was no more
than 10 or 15 minutes. Then, he asked me to come up to the window. He
asked my fiance if she minded if he switched to English, and then asked me a
couple of questions about my job and where I lived. And then told us that
everything seemed to be in order and that he was going to issue the visa.
He said it would be mailed to my fiance's house in about a week. Then we
left. We were in and out of there in about an hour.
The visa and the brown envelope arrived 2 days later.
I hope everyone has as easy a time as we did.
- Eric S.
visa was approved. (yay!). Here are the details.
In the Packet 3, there was a letter with a checklist of all the documents
she would need for her interview. It said that as soon as she had all the
required documents, she should sign and return the letter, and they would
schedule her interview. Well, she had called the embassy to ask a question
about something and they told her she didn't need to send in the letter, she
could schedule the interview on the phone. So when she was ready, she
called. It was a little bit of a pain, because you can only call during
certain hours, and you have to wait on hold for a while. But she eventually
got through and was able to schedule it. She had called on a Wednesday and
they told her they could schedule her for the following Monday!
It was a good thing she did it on the phone. Because I was planning to go
over so I could go to the interview with her and I couldn't go that quickly.
So she was able to schedule it for two weeks later.
On the embassy's web site, it said that due to the small amount of space
they had in the waiting area inside, accompanying friends and family were
not allowed inside. I figured that we would try and see if I could go with
her anyway. On the appointed day, we went to the embassy together. The
guards at the gate asked for her name and checked it against a list they
had. One of them asked who I was and I told him I was her fiance. The
other one asked if I was American and my fiance told him yes. That seemed
to be good enough for them and they let me in.
Once inside, we were told to go to the waiting room. After about 10
minutes, they called my fiance up to one of the windows. There, a Spanish
woman took all of the papers and forms we had brought and looked them over.
She asked a couple of questions about them and then told my fiance to have a
seat. About 15 minutes later, she was called up to another window to talk
to the consular officer. He interviewed her in Spanish. (She said his
Spanish wasn't that good). She said he was very nice and asked her several
questions about how we met and about her previous trips to the U.S. He
explained to her a little bit about how the visa worked. It was no more
than 10 or 15 minutes. Then, he asked me to come up to the window. He
asked my fiance if she minded if he switched to English, and then asked me a
couple of questions about my job and where I lived. And then told us that
everything seemed to be in order and that he was going to issue the visa.
He said it would be mailed to my fiance's house in about a week. Then we
left. We were in and out of there in about an hour.
The visa and the brown envelope arrived 2 days later.
I hope everyone has as easy a time as we did.
- Eric S.
Dec 19th 2003, 8:53 pm
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Thanks so much for posting that Eric. There seems to be so little about Madrid.
But Spanish post. Arrrrrrrrgh. It's the bane of my life!
But Spanish post. Arrrrrrrrgh. It's the bane of my life!
Dec 19th 2003, 11:26 pm
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by Eric S.
My fiance had her K-1 interview at the embassy in Madrid last week. The
visa was approved. (yay!). Here are the details.
My fiance had her K-1 interview at the embassy in Madrid last week. The
visa was approved. (yay!). Here are the details.
Dec 20th 2003, 2:55 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Congratulations on your sucess in Madrid Eric. Where in Spain is your fiancee from? My wife is from Zaragoza.
Sibs- when Cathy went thru Madrid, the sent the Visa/Passport via courier... not "Correos". It also took two days from MAD-ZZA.
Besides- what's wrong with Spanish post anyway? I hear they sold all the burros and upgraded to horses now lol.
Sibs- when Cathy went thru Madrid, the sent the Visa/Passport via courier... not "Correos". It also took two days from MAD-ZZA.
Besides- what's wrong with Spanish post anyway? I hear they sold all the burros and upgraded to horses now lol.
Dec 20th 2003, 5:13 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by ironporer
Besides- what's wrong with Spanish post anyway? I hear they sold all the burros and upgraded to horses now lol.
Besides- what's wrong with Spanish post anyway? I hear they sold all the burros and upgraded to horses now lol.
Dec 20th 2003, 5:42 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
My fiance is from Oviedo. I had lunch in Zaragoza once. On my way from
Barcelona to San Sebastian. It seemed nice. The Basilica is quite
impressive.
Actually, I have no complaints with the Spanish post. Usually, things we
send by mail Spain->USA or USA->Spain only take about a week to get there.
And nothing has ever been lost.
- Eric S.
"ironporer" <member10524@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> Congratulations on your sucess in Madrid Eric. Where in Spain is your
> fiancee from? My wife is from Zaragoza.
> Sibs- when Cathy went thru Madrid, the sent the Visa/Passport via
> courier... not "Correos". It also took two days from MAD-ZZA.
> Besides- what's wrong with Spanish post anyway? I hear they sold all the
> burros and upgraded to horses now lol.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Barcelona to San Sebastian. It seemed nice. The Basilica is quite
impressive.
Actually, I have no complaints with the Spanish post. Usually, things we
send by mail Spain->USA or USA->Spain only take about a week to get there.
And nothing has ever been lost.
- Eric S.
"ironporer" <member10524@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Congratulations on your sucess in Madrid Eric. Where in Spain is your
> fiancee from? My wife is from Zaragoza.
> Sibs- when Cathy went thru Madrid, the sent the Visa/Passport via
> courier... not "Correos". It also took two days from MAD-ZZA.
> Besides- what's wrong with Spanish post anyway? I hear they sold all the
> burros and upgraded to horses now lol.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Dec 20th 2003, 9:15 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by Eric S.
My fiance is from Oviedo. I had lunch in Zaragoza once. On my way from
Barcelona to San Sebastian. It seemed nice. The Basilica is quite
impressive.
Actually, I have no complaints with the Spanish post. Usually, things we
send by mail Spain->USA or USA->Spain only take about a week to get there.
And nothing has ever been lost.
- Eric S.
My fiance is from Oviedo. I had lunch in Zaragoza once. On my way from
Barcelona to San Sebastian. It seemed nice. The Basilica is quite
impressive.
Actually, I have no complaints with the Spanish post. Usually, things we
send by mail Spain->USA or USA->Spain only take about a week to get there.
And nothing has ever been lost.
- Eric S.
We are planning on going to Asturias/Galicia next year for our vacation- neither of us has been there. Oviedo sounds like a nice place from all I have read. We did Gibraltar to San Sebastian this year... so for next year we'll have to cross the country the other way... maybe Valencia- Santiago...stopping along the way every
where we can.
Well, good luck, good to hear from other's from Spain!!!
John and Cathy
Dec 20th 2003, 9:18 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by ironporer
Yeah- I guess we can't complain too much about it either, although Sib's stories do so sound like the spanish functionary of old. I was releived to see things are much better in that regard in most places on my recent trips to Spain.
Yeah- I guess we can't complain too much about it either, although Sib's stories do so sound like the spanish functionary of old. I was releived to see things are much better in that regard in most places on my recent trips to Spain.
Dec 20th 2003, 9:23 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Where do I apply for his job?
Originally posted by sibsie
Don't get me started! My post man is an alcholic. Some days he refuses point blank to deliver the post. Others he thinks the hill is too steep. In summer he refused to deliver any at all so it was a free for all down the post office to sort out your mail. I didn't get any for two months. I did see him yesteday on his yellow scooter though. He had the mail bags wide open and things were falling out down the side of the mountain!
Don't get me started! My post man is an alcholic. Some days he refuses point blank to deliver the post. Others he thinks the hill is too steep. In summer he refused to deliver any at all so it was a free for all down the post office to sort out your mail. I didn't get any for two months. I did see him yesteday on his yellow scooter though. He had the mail bags wide open and things were falling out down the side of the mountain!
Dec 20th 2003, 9:24 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by Eric S.
My fiance had her K-1 interview at the embassy in Madrid last week. The
visa was approved. (yay!). Here are the details.
In the Packet 3, there was a letter with a checklist of all the documents
she would need for her interview. It said that as soon as she had all the
required documents, she should sign and return the letter, and they would
schedule her interview. Well, she had called the embassy to ask a question
about something and they told her she didn't need to send in the letter, she
could schedule the interview on the phone. So when she was ready, she
called. It was a little bit of a pain, because you can only call during
certain hours, and you have to wait on hold for a while. But she eventually
got through and was able to schedule it. She had called on a Wednesday and
they told her they could schedule her for the following Monday!
It was a good thing she did it on the phone. Because I was planning to go
over so I could go to the interview with her and I couldn't go that quickly.
So she was able to schedule it for two weeks later.
On the embassy's web site, it said that due to the small amount of space
they had in the waiting area inside, accompanying friends and family were
not allowed inside. I figured that we would try and see if I could go with
her anyway. On the appointed day, we went to the embassy together. The
guards at the gate asked for her name and checked it against a list they
had. One of them asked who I was and I told him I was her fiance. The
other one asked if I was American and my fiance told him yes. That seemed
to be good enough for them and they let me in.
Once inside, we were told to go to the waiting room. After about 10
minutes, they called my fiance up to one of the windows. There, a Spanish
woman took all of the papers and forms we had brought and looked them over.
She asked a couple of questions about them and then told my fiance to have a
seat. About 15 minutes later, she was called up to another window to talk
to the consular officer. He interviewed her in Spanish. (She said his
Spanish wasn't that good). She said he was very nice and asked her several
questions about how we met and about her previous trips to the U.S. He
explained to her a little bit about how the visa worked. It was no more
than 10 or 15 minutes. Then, he asked me to come up to the window. He
asked my fiance if she minded if he switched to English, and then asked me a
couple of questions about my job and where I lived. And then told us that
everything seemed to be in order and that he was going to issue the visa.
He said it would be mailed to my fiance's house in about a week. Then we
left. We were in and out of there in about an hour.
The visa and the brown envelope arrived 2 days later.
I hope everyone has as easy a time as we did.
- Eric S.
My fiance had her K-1 interview at the embassy in Madrid last week. The
visa was approved. (yay!). Here are the details.
In the Packet 3, there was a letter with a checklist of all the documents
she would need for her interview. It said that as soon as she had all the
required documents, she should sign and return the letter, and they would
schedule her interview. Well, she had called the embassy to ask a question
about something and they told her she didn't need to send in the letter, she
could schedule the interview on the phone. So when she was ready, she
called. It was a little bit of a pain, because you can only call during
certain hours, and you have to wait on hold for a while. But she eventually
got through and was able to schedule it. She had called on a Wednesday and
they told her they could schedule her for the following Monday!
It was a good thing she did it on the phone. Because I was planning to go
over so I could go to the interview with her and I couldn't go that quickly.
So she was able to schedule it for two weeks later.
On the embassy's web site, it said that due to the small amount of space
they had in the waiting area inside, accompanying friends and family were
not allowed inside. I figured that we would try and see if I could go with
her anyway. On the appointed day, we went to the embassy together. The
guards at the gate asked for her name and checked it against a list they
had. One of them asked who I was and I told him I was her fiance. The
other one asked if I was American and my fiance told him yes. That seemed
to be good enough for them and they let me in.
Once inside, we were told to go to the waiting room. After about 10
minutes, they called my fiance up to one of the windows. There, a Spanish
woman took all of the papers and forms we had brought and looked them over.
She asked a couple of questions about them and then told my fiance to have a
seat. About 15 minutes later, she was called up to another window to talk
to the consular officer. He interviewed her in Spanish. (She said his
Spanish wasn't that good). She said he was very nice and asked her several
questions about how we met and about her previous trips to the U.S. He
explained to her a little bit about how the visa worked. It was no more
than 10 or 15 minutes. Then, he asked me to come up to the window. He
asked my fiance if she minded if he switched to English, and then asked me a
couple of questions about my job and where I lived. And then told us that
everything seemed to be in order and that he was going to issue the visa.
He said it would be mailed to my fiance's house in about a week. Then we
left. We were in and out of there in about an hour.
The visa and the brown envelope arrived 2 days later.
I hope everyone has as easy a time as we did.
- Eric S.
Aww dont tell me te man who was nice to your fiancee was a black male. When I went for my student visa interview, the man who attended me was very mean to me, his spanish sucked, I dont want to deal with him, he will denie me the moment he sees me
Dec 20th 2003, 9:25 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by lpdiver
Where do I apply for his job?
Where do I apply for his job?
Dec 20th 2003, 9:26 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
All this talk reminds me. There's a really funny book called Spanish Lessons about a young family who move to Spain. It's based in my village and well worth a read. Can't remember the author. He's since died and his wife recently sold their house but is still in the area.
Dec 20th 2003, 9:28 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by sibsie
I very much live in tiny town Spain. It's very sweet and pretty but can be a real pain when you want to get things done. I just don't think the infrastructure here is geared up for the number of people moving in. We have one police car in Pedreguer and about 1k banditos! We have constant power cuts and water stoppages and I often have to stop my car so that the goats can cross the road.
I very much live in tiny town Spain. It's very sweet and pretty but can be a real pain when you want to get things done. I just don't think the infrastructure here is geared up for the number of people moving in. We have one police car in Pedreguer and about 1k banditos! We have constant power cuts and water stoppages and I often have to stop my car so that the goats can cross the road.
(My town´s population is 6000 people, half of it are Ecuadorians
)
Dec 20th 2003, 9:28 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by Hypertweeky
Aww dont tell me te man who was nice to your fiancee was a black male. When I went for my student visa interview, the man who attended me was very mean to me, his spanish sucked, I dont want to deal with him, he will denie me the moment he sees me
Aww dont tell me te man who was nice to your fiancee was a black male. When I went for my student visa interview, the man who attended me was very mean to me, his spanish sucked, I dont want to deal with him, he will denie me the moment he sees me
Dec 20th 2003, 9:30 am
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Re: Madrid K-1 interview experience
Originally posted by Hypertweeky
You must live in a very tiny town, I have never heard such stories in my entire life, and I have lived in my hometown for 22 years!!!
(My town´s population is 6000 people, half of it are Ecuadorians )
You must live in a very tiny town, I have never heard such stories in my entire life, and I have lived in my hometown for 22 years!!!
(My town´s population is 6000 people, half of it are Ecuadorians
)
