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By: Furqan Sunny Azhar, Esq.
Azhar & Azhar, PLLC3010 Lyndon B. Johnson Fwy, Suite 650
Dallas, TX 75234P: (972) 508-0011F: (214) 758-0086
Inside the Visa Interview: The US Consular Visa
Process
•WHAT IS A NON-IMMIGRANT•INTENT•UNDERLYING PETITION•FILE DIRECTLY AT CONSULATE•CHECK EMBASSY OR CONSULATE WEBSITE•DS-160•$140 Fee Payment per applicant•Scheduling visa interview
Non-Immigrant Visas
•PURPOSE OF VISA•ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS•EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP•JOB DUTIES•revocation
The Non-Immigrant Visa Interview
•I-129F•NATIONAL VISA CENTER•US EMBASSY OR CONSULATE•IV PACKET/PACKET 3.5•INTERVIEW•QUESTIONS
Fiancé Visa
•I-130/I-140/I-824•NATIONAL VISA CENTER
•1 year rule•E-mail•Police Clearance Letter
•Interview
•Visa availability•Child status and protection act (CSPA)•Apply the formula.
Immigrant Visas
•Why an interview?•WHEN TO ARRIVE?•WHAT TO WEAR?•Who must attend?•Preparing for the interview•Review•Original documents•Affidavit of support
INTERVIEW PREP
•CELL PHONES•Check documents•Pay remaining fees•fingerprinting•wait•Window interviews•POSTURE, POLITE, RESPECT•Form and document review•DOCUMENT SUPPORT•Medical exam, PASSPORT, CHECKBOOK•PROOF OF MARITAL RELATIONSHIP•PROOF OF EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP•Don’t guess•True intention?
THE INTERVIEW DAY
•Multiple entry•i-94•6 months FOR IMMIGRANTS•Child after approval but before admission
APPROVED
•DELAY•ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING
•221(g)•60 days•BACKGROUND CHECKS
•Denial of immigrant visa•Discretionary denial?•1 Year•Supervisor•Legal Net
•Denial of non-immigrant visa – 214(b)•Appeal?•Re-apply
NOT APPROVED
•Unlawful presence•Communicable disease•Crimes•Fraud•drugs•Deportation order•Public charge
INADMISSABILITY
•I-601: Immigrant visas•I-192: non-immigrant visas•I-212: order of removal•What will it take to succeed on a waiver?•When to file?•Where to file?
INADMISSABILITY WAIVERS
QUESTIONS?
