houstonlove

What questions do they ask at the final interview (after the medical)? The confirmation letter advises to set aside two to three hours? Why?

sir_eccles

queuing

houstonlove

Thanks, but what do they ask ... really? Is this an episode of 20 questions where they go through your entire DS-260 questionnaire and try to trick you or something simple?

Noorah101

Normal questions, nothing tricky. Nothing you won't know the answer to, if the relationship is real.

Rene

md95065

It's usually a bit like this:


most often like the first version but, occasionally, it ends up being one of the others ...

sarahincos

Hi there,

We are waiting on the LND to book the medical, and I've scanned through various forums and have come up with just a little list for us of all the questions people have reported being asked (at interviews at London US Embassy) going back to December 2014.

1. How did you meet your spouse and what is their name?
2. What work do you intend on doing (what do you plan to do when you get to America)?
3. When did you first meet your spouse in person and where?
4. Have you met your spouses family? When and where?
5. When will you be going to America?
6. Where do you intend to live in America?
7. Who has filed for your visa?
8. Where did you get married and what was the ceremony like?
9. How long have you been married?
10. What does your spouse's mother/father do?
11. Does your spouse have any siblings?
12. What does your spouse do for a living? How long have they been doing it?
13. What have you done from the time you met until now (how have you kept the relationship going?)
14. Who is the joint sponsor on your AOS?
15. Where was your spouse born?
16. Have either of you been married before?
17. Have you ever been denied entry to the US?
18. Why do you want to move to America?

Most people were asked only a few questions, and some (usually for a fiancée visa) had up to 5-6 of these. Hope this helps!

Sarah

DrWooWoo

For my interview, the questions were very basic and I spent most of the time at the embassy waiting. In my case (CR1 visa) the questions asked were:

- When and where did you get married?
- Did your spouse's family attend the wedding?
- Where did you meet your spouse?
- What does your spouse do for a living?
- Who is your joint sponsor? How are they related to you/your spouse?

Really simple stuff, and honestly nothing to worry about whatsoever!

username.exe

I had the standard 'How long have you been married, do you have kids' questions.

Other than that the only other things was helping confirm I had sufficient funds by showing the CO where it stated the outstanding balance on my mortgage, highlighting the written offer for the sale of the property and what the resulting balance would be (in dollars).
She was happy after that and I was out the door after no more than 5mins at the window.

Pulaski

Mine was a CR-1 too. The questions were few, and easy to answer. Overall the "interview" gave the impression of making small talk while the consular official shuffled paper and ticked boxes. I think that describing it as an "interview", certainly in my case, was misleading.

houstonlove

Thank you very much. Sarah, your list certainly helps a lot.

Stribs

Start queuing at 7.45 about 20 people ahead, lady ticks your name off and sends you to the air port security style hut. After clearing security i struggled to open the door to exit. I see a switch on the wall so assume that releases the door...... it turned the lights off. And you pull the door. Bad start.

Inside another lady took the appointment letter and stuck my number to look out for on the form (I909) the N numbers had got to N22 before a I901 started. I probably waited 30 minutes to be called to the first booth. An English gentleman, this threw me. Took ds160, payment forms, passport, police certificate, long birth certificate, 1 photo and the affidavit with support (2 pay slips and a letter from employer). Didn't ask any difficult questions, all very pleasant. I go sit back down and wait for I909 to appear again.

I909!!!!! ITS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH! To the interview woman. Raise my right hand and say i do. (That i will tell the truth) she could not have been a lovelier lady. She asked how we met, how did we keep in contact, had we met each others parents, all in a way that she genuinely wanted to know the story. There was about a minute pause where your not sure whats she's looking at the screen and then..... "i am happy to approve that"

md95065

It shouldn't have - many of the admin staff are local employees.
Probably checking her email or updating her Facebook status ...

Pulaski

Or cross checking the applicant against BE forum posts.