Pass the K1 Visa Interview

Beneficiary: Familiarize Yourself with Petitioner's Background

Ask yourself now: How well do you know your American fiancé(e)? The Consular Officer asks a long range of questions about the person you are marrying in the U.S. As much as possible, memorize specific details. When your fiancé(e) was born is an easy one. You surely greet each other during birthdays. Yet, there's more to that. Past and present raw facts such as addresses, jobs, parents' information, previous marriages, if any, hobbies, and more are probable questions.

Beneficiary: Prepare for Interview Questions

There is no guessing what questions the Consular Officer might think of asking you so always be alert. For sample interview questions, click here. Questions don't only pertain to what but also to who, when, where, why, and how. The Consular Officer is a human being who doesn't have a set of questions beforehand. They throw any type of queries that come into their mind. What does your family think about your fiancé(e)? How do you communicate with your fiancé(e)? What do you plan once you are in the U.S.? Your answers may even give birth to other questions.

Beneficiary: Plan Your Outfit

The key is to appear presentable. Wear something formal. Hide your jeans as of now. Women don't have to put on heavy make up or ultra high heels. Check yourself in the mirror if you look respectable but do not sacrifice comfort and ease.

Beneficiary: Take the Interview Confindently

• Bring all required documents, forms, and supporting evidence.
• Give the exact answer to any question. Do not add unsolicited information.
• The best answers are found in the forms and documents that you have submitted from the very start of the visa process. Use the same information. The Consular Officer always verifies your answers through your filed records.
• If you don't know the response or have forgotten it, tell the truth:
  Say, "I really can't remember" or "I am not aware of the answer at this point."
• Make your voice audible to the Consular Officer.
• Maintain eye contact.
• Follow the proper posture in sitting.
• Listen carefully for final instructions.
• Stay polite by using "please" and "thank you."
• Get the visa approval in the palm of your hands.

Beneficiary: Receive your Visa

• You will receive directions on how to claim your visa and when you can hold it at last.
• Do not open the sealed envelope.
  It contains all of your records from the very beginning of the process, that is, from the petition period, medical exam, before and during the interview, to the end phase.
• Check the entries on your passport page where the visa is attached.
  Examine if everything that's encoded there is accurate.