Taoistpanda Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 My wife brought some e-mails and stuff with her, but also had pics from my visit there. In addition, she brought holiday photos of my family and I from the Christmas before (I had given them to her previously). She stated that the interviewer looked at those, and made sure she knew my birthday and my parents' names. Link to comment
tonado Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 The interviewer asked her to describe my house. Luckily, I had sent her photos of my house. She told the interviewer that it has a big yard and one story. Link to comment
Jatuke Posted January 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Your house??? Really? That's interesting. Link to comment
tonado Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Your house??? Really? That's interesting.Yes, my house in which she never seem it. An unfair question. My fiancee was very calm and also told her that it has 3 bedrooms. Link to comment
owenkrout Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Sometimes when the interviewer feels that they are getting rehearsed "canned" answers, they will throw in an offbeat question just to see how the interviewee handles it. I have overheard some interviews at Shenyang for business, student and tourist visas and I can understand it. There are people out on the street outside the consulate (Chinese nationals) selling "consulting" on how to get a visa. They will also buttonhole people coming out to find out what they were asked. I understand they are very expensive and that they really don't know much. From what I overheard they think it works like all tests in China. There is a question bank and all you have to do is memorize the answers to the question bank. They really do tend to sound robotic and even to be answering the questions they studied instead of what they were asked. They need to know the obvious details anyone in a relationship would know, but also they need to relax and just be natural as they can in a second language. In my wife's case they switched to Chinese after a brief time in English. Link to comment
Jatuke Posted January 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Every single post and posters on here are very informative, and I'm very appreciative. If you can provide more on this subject, or anything else you can remember, will be appreciated. Imagine the database of such useful information that is being created for future K-1 couples. Who needs those overpriced lawyers claiming to be 'experts'! Link to comment
owenkrout Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Hey, for what they get paid here, I have considered becoming an immigration consultant. I can give out bad information just as good as the next guy and I look like Marx, what better authority on anything in China? Link to comment
tonado Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Hey, for what they get paid here, I have considered becoming an immigration consultant. I can give out bad information just as good as the next guy and I look like Marx, what better authority on anything in China? And you are American too. Good idea. Link to comment
Jatuke Posted January 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Two weeks ago, my fiancee and I went to the Consulate just to check out the surroundings and the settings so that my fiancee will be familiar when her interview day comes. However, I think we only saw and visited the back entrance which had two "security" guards. From what I saw, the Consulate was nothing like the pictures I've seen from other community message boards. There was a two story European style building and it looked like there was some construction going on, and there was blue fencing surrounding the back part of this compound. So I thought we were at the wrong place, but my question is, There are two entrances right, from what I've heard a North and South entrance? Or is there 'more to be seen' once we past the security checkpoint that we saw? Did we go to the right place???? But next to the security checkpoint with the two guards, there was a guard-booth with the sign "American Citizen Services Hours". Please provide me with some sense of direction. Link to comment
owenkrout Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Thats they place. Hey, it has improved. There wasn't even a sign when we were there. In fact, we ended up at the end of the line because, lacking any information, we went to the more obvious south gate. Finally one of the hotel shills waiting outside it told us where we needed to be. Then we were far back in the line. Look for the long line outside the north gate early in the morning. If nothing else, ask someone if you are at the right place. It surprised me too as to just how unlike a government compound it looked. Link to comment
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