What should I expect?
Oct 7th 2002, 1:22 am
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What should I expect?
Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
Oct 7th 2002, 8:54 am
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Re: What should I expect?
Originally posted by Jay S:
Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
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Oct 7th 2002, 2:28 pm
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Re: What should I expect?
Here is a copy of my successful interview. I posted it last year.
_________________________________________________
I was asked to add a Success Story to this website:
http://www.kamya.com/interview
When I was writing it, I thought of some other things that I didnt
write before... so here it is:
My success story:
I had a longer than normal process, due to my paperwork being lost
twice. I had to get my Senator involved to get the Texas Service
Center to send the paperwork FED EX. My fiancée is from Latvia, and
her case was forwarded to the Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. I arrived
in Poland the day before the interview and went with my fiancée to get
the blood, X-Ray, and Doctors physical. (This was about a all day
process - do the blood work and X-Ray first thing in the morning so
you can get it back the same day.) We lucked into finding a Taxi
driver that was awesome and took us to everything. He spoke English,
Polish, and Russian ( His information is: Tom +48 601-985-650 or email
me for if that number changes: [email protected].) I made a
friend for life with him and I know he can help you as he helped me.
At the Embassy, I took my fiancée by the hand and went to the front of
the line (The line was long) and showed my US Passport and they
admitted me into the courtyard and looked through our bags. They told
me to go to the yellow line (there was a line on my far right with
non-citizens). At the end of the lines (about 5 colors) there is a
glass double door up some steps to the Embassy... you stand there and
wait for them to tell you to approach (they didn't' speak English.. so
I just walked up when I heard them talking). After you approach and
are buzzed in, and go through a security point where they X-Ray you
and search you again (leave cell phones, cameras, anything electronic
here). They tell you to go to Window #10 - thru the main waiting room
on the left side to another small room. At the window there, a lady
went over all of our paperwork to make sure everything was in order.
She told me to go to the cashier window and pay the $45 and bring that
receipt back to her. (Note: I downloaded forms from the Poland
Embassy Website and the lady behind the window told me that the forms
were not the official forms and made me fill out other forms.)
My fiancée and I were told to wait in the main waiting room and we
would be called to a window for the interview. (There were about 4
windows there and people were being called for interviews (both K1 and
K2 ..adoptions). There were several girls that were turned down (that
was the word in the waiting room by other girls speaking in Russian).
I believe that the reason that one of the girls was turned down was
because she was stumbling through the questions. The wait was about
20 minutes.
The Interview: When we were called to the window, the Officer (age
about 30) spoke only English and had to call a translator to speak in
Russian. They both stood behind the glass the guy sitting asking the
questions and the guy behind doing the translation. The guy standing
seemed very cut and dry. Both were very serious and when I tried to
answer one of the questions for Anita, he told me it was her interview
and not mine and for me not to answer. Questions that I remember: 1)
How did you meet? followed by the real quick question: "How many years
has that been?". ( It seemed that he wanted a very fast answer. 2)
How often did you write each other. 4) 6) Why did apply in December for
a Tourist VISA? <Anita got denied for a tourist VISA in December (4
months after I filed the paperwork) - She answered that we wanted to
be together and sometimes Government offices are slow... and She
wanted to be with me for Christmas. The Officer looked at me and
smiled. He told me not to worry. He asked me to come back at 4:00pm to
pick up the VISA. Anita was upset for about 2 hours afterwards
because of the questions... The whole process was very stressful. I
didn't feel like the process was tough... I feel like the Office asked
the questions that needed to be asked. I did feel at one time that
she is not going to get the VISA, because she didn't answer the
questions fast enough and seemed to stumble on her answers. My
advice: Smile! That is something that I didn't see much on the faces
sitting and waiting in the Embassy. One note though: there were
several interviews through that morning and about 8 or 9 people
picking up the VISA's at 4pm.
All said and done, it wasn't that hard of a process, just the waiting
(and getting paperwork lost twice by INS)... The Embassy staff were
great in getting back to my emails.
Best wishes,
Greg
_________________________________________________
I was asked to add a Success Story to this website:
http://www.kamya.com/interview
When I was writing it, I thought of some other things that I didnt
write before... so here it is:
My success story:
I had a longer than normal process, due to my paperwork being lost
twice. I had to get my Senator involved to get the Texas Service
Center to send the paperwork FED EX. My fiancée is from Latvia, and
her case was forwarded to the Embassy in Warsaw, Poland. I arrived
in Poland the day before the interview and went with my fiancée to get
the blood, X-Ray, and Doctors physical. (This was about a all day
process - do the blood work and X-Ray first thing in the morning so
you can get it back the same day.) We lucked into finding a Taxi
driver that was awesome and took us to everything. He spoke English,
Polish, and Russian ( His information is: Tom +48 601-985-650 or email
me for if that number changes: [email protected].) I made a
friend for life with him and I know he can help you as he helped me.
At the Embassy, I took my fiancée by the hand and went to the front of
the line (The line was long) and showed my US Passport and they
admitted me into the courtyard and looked through our bags. They told
me to go to the yellow line (there was a line on my far right with
non-citizens). At the end of the lines (about 5 colors) there is a
glass double door up some steps to the Embassy... you stand there and
wait for them to tell you to approach (they didn't' speak English.. so
I just walked up when I heard them talking). After you approach and
are buzzed in, and go through a security point where they X-Ray you
and search you again (leave cell phones, cameras, anything electronic
here). They tell you to go to Window #10 - thru the main waiting room
on the left side to another small room. At the window there, a lady
went over all of our paperwork to make sure everything was in order.
She told me to go to the cashier window and pay the $45 and bring that
receipt back to her. (Note: I downloaded forms from the Poland
Embassy Website and the lady behind the window told me that the forms
were not the official forms and made me fill out other forms.)
My fiancée and I were told to wait in the main waiting room and we
would be called to a window for the interview. (There were about 4
windows there and people were being called for interviews (both K1 and
K2 ..adoptions). There were several girls that were turned down (that
was the word in the waiting room by other girls speaking in Russian).
I believe that the reason that one of the girls was turned down was
because she was stumbling through the questions. The wait was about
20 minutes.
The Interview: When we were called to the window, the Officer (age
about 30) spoke only English and had to call a translator to speak in
Russian. They both stood behind the glass the guy sitting asking the
questions and the guy behind doing the translation. The guy standing
seemed very cut and dry. Both were very serious and when I tried to
answer one of the questions for Anita, he told me it was her interview
and not mine and for me not to answer. Questions that I remember: 1)
How did you meet? followed by the real quick question: "How many years
has that been?". ( It seemed that he wanted a very fast answer. 2)
How often did you write each other. 4) 6) Why did apply in December for
a Tourist VISA? <Anita got denied for a tourist VISA in December (4
months after I filed the paperwork) - She answered that we wanted to
be together and sometimes Government offices are slow... and She
wanted to be with me for Christmas. The Officer looked at me and
smiled. He told me not to worry. He asked me to come back at 4:00pm to
pick up the VISA. Anita was upset for about 2 hours afterwards
because of the questions... The whole process was very stressful. I
didn't feel like the process was tough... I feel like the Office asked
the questions that needed to be asked. I did feel at one time that
she is not going to get the VISA, because she didn't answer the
questions fast enough and seemed to stumble on her answers. My
advice: Smile! That is something that I didn't see much on the faces
sitting and waiting in the Embassy. One note though: there were
several interviews through that morning and about 8 or 9 people
picking up the VISA's at 4pm.
All said and done, it wasn't that hard of a process, just the waiting
(and getting paperwork lost twice by INS)... The Embassy staff were
great in getting back to my emails.
Best wishes,
Greg
Oct 7th 2002, 5:54 pm
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Re: What should I expect?
Jay
I interviewed in Montreal in April 2002. Have all your paperwork in order,
and the whole process is pretty painless. I also have a k2, and the
questions were:
Have you lived in Canada all your life?
Have you lived anywhere other than Canada?
How does your son feel about moving to the US?
It was over before we knew it. My fiance' came to the interview with me, but
there were at least five other people that day for their interviews, and no
one had any problems. Our experience is posted on the site mentioned in one
of the other answers to this post.
Good luck to you
Bonnie
Happy Canuck in FL
"Jay S" wrote in message
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.com...
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
I interviewed in Montreal in April 2002. Have all your paperwork in order,
and the whole process is pretty painless. I also have a k2, and the
questions were:
Have you lived in Canada all your life?
Have you lived anywhere other than Canada?
How does your son feel about moving to the US?
It was over before we knew it. My fiance' came to the interview with me, but
there were at least five other people that day for their interviews, and no
one had any problems. Our experience is posted on the site mentioned in one
of the other answers to this post.
Good luck to you
Bonnie
Happy Canuck in FL
"Jay S" wrote in message
news:435321.1033953725@britishexpats-
.com...
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Oct 7th 2002, 6:52 pm
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Re: What should I expect?
Jay - My fiance and I attended his K-1 interview together in Montreal at
the end of July, 2002. It was painless except for the waiting. :-) The
interviewer asked him where he was born, and whether he'd lived anywhere
but Canada since age 16 (they confused him and someone else interviewed
that day who was born in Russia, I think). He also asked him about what I
did for a living and noted that we could see each other a lot because of
where we live (Toronto and Michigan). I was able to participate in the
interview, which took all of 5 minutes, including the paper-shuffling and
the explanation of why it was going to take so long to have his visa
printed (apparently they print the fiance visas in another office, in
batches of threes, and since it wasn't Wednesday, which is the day they
usually do the fiance visas, it ended up taking until just before the
office closed for lunch to get the visa). We were there from 8:45 until
11:15 or so. I posted a more detailed description on the kamya website.
Good luck - if you are prepared, you'll be fine. Kristin
Kamya:
http://www.kamya.com/interview
Jay S wrote:
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
the end of July, 2002. It was painless except for the waiting. :-) The
interviewer asked him where he was born, and whether he'd lived anywhere
but Canada since age 16 (they confused him and someone else interviewed
that day who was born in Russia, I think). He also asked him about what I
did for a living and noted that we could see each other a lot because of
where we live (Toronto and Michigan). I was able to participate in the
interview, which took all of 5 minutes, including the paper-shuffling and
the explanation of why it was going to take so long to have his visa
printed (apparently they print the fiance visas in another office, in
batches of threes, and since it wasn't Wednesday, which is the day they
usually do the fiance visas, it ended up taking until just before the
office closed for lunch to get the visa). We were there from 8:45 until
11:15 or so. I posted a more detailed description on the kamya website.
Good luck - if you are prepared, you'll be fine. Kristin
Kamya:
http://www.kamya.com/interview
Jay S wrote:
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Oct 7th 2002, 8:29 pm
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Re: What should I expect?
Wow thanks for the flurry of replies. I notice that you all mention having your fiance there. Were you all just lucky enough to be together for this or is my fiance required to be there?
Oct 8th 2002, 5:37 pm
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Re: What should I expect?
Jay S wrote in message news:...
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
Mine's not (yet) on the page they referred you to. But it's here:
http://dataangel.net/winnipeg.html
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
Mine's not (yet) on the page they referred you to. But it's here:
http://dataangel.net/winnipeg.html
Oct 8th 2002, 6:24 pm
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Re: What should I expect?
I was interviewed in Montreal on June 19, 2002. The consulate officer
was great - very friendly. She asked how I met my fiance (internet -
to which she found that interesting), how often we had seen each other
in person (he in Canada September 2001, my son and I in Idaho November
2001) and when was the last time we had seen each other (Yikes it was
April 2002, me in Idaho and our K1 was in process at that time!) She
asked me what my fiance did for a living. She than asked my son how
he liked Idaho. He just said, "it was ok." After that she asked when
we planned to cross over to the U.S. (June 24th). She then advised us
that she was granting us our visas (son was not too happy as he didn't
want to leave Canada) and wished the two of us luck. She also joked
about the great distance between Ontario and Idaho. All in all, it
was a pleasant experience.
Good luck, you will be fine.
Jay S wrote in message news:...
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
was great - very friendly. She asked how I met my fiance (internet -
to which she found that interesting), how often we had seen each other
in person (he in Canada September 2001, my son and I in Idaho November
2001) and when was the last time we had seen each other (Yikes it was
April 2002, me in Idaho and our K1 was in process at that time!) She
asked me what my fiance did for a living. She than asked my son how
he liked Idaho. He just said, "it was ok." After that she asked when
we planned to cross over to the U.S. (June 24th). She then advised us
that she was granting us our visas (son was not too happy as he didn't
want to leave Canada) and wished the two of us luck. She also joked
about the great distance between Ontario and Idaho. All in all, it
was a pleasant experience.
Good luck, you will be fine.
Jay S wrote in message news:...
> Can people share their K-1 interview experiences with me? I would like
> some idea of what to expect. I will be interviewed at the consulate in
> Montreal, Canada. Thanks.
Oct 8th 2002, 7:07 pm
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Jay - The fiance(e) is not required to be present for the interview, but I
wanted to be there, mostly for moral support. I think you should do what
works for you and your fiance. Good luck! Kristin
Jay S wrote:
> Wow thanks for the flurry of replies. I notice that you all mention
> having your fiance there. Were you all just lucky enough to be together
> for this or is my fiance required to be there?
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
wanted to be there, mostly for moral support. I think you should do what
works for you and your fiance. Good luck! Kristin
Jay S wrote:
> Wow thanks for the flurry of replies. I notice that you all mention
> having your fiance there. Were you all just lucky enough to be together
> for this or is my fiance required to be there?
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
