| operates in Bangkok, Thailand and we are the | | | | worked approximately 7 months each and the |
| Thailand's largest and oldest USA Immigration Law | | | | third took the position on June 15th of this year. |
| Firm who does k1 visa. That's why; I am the only | | | | Prior to the previous three officers one officer |
| qualified to talk about the immigrant visa interview | | | | remained in the position for a period of 1 ½ |
| at the USA Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. While | | | | years. The fact that this officer remained longer |
| similarities may exist between embassies, neither | | | | than normal was beneficial to all. He knew his job |
| you nor I should assume this. | | | | inside out, upside down, backwards and sideways. |
| | | | | He was professional, polite, friendly and helpful. He |
| While there are many parts of the k1 visa or k-1 | | | | understood one important and basic thing that |
| visa application or k1 visa process, the focus of | | | | most other officers don't understand (however it |
| this article is on the interview at the USA | | | | is becoming more and more apparent that the |
| Embassy because it is the most crucial aspect of | | | | current counselor officer understands this as well) |
| the k1 visa process. | | | | and that is: that 99.9% of Thai ladies appearing |
| | | | | for a K1 visa interview don't use American men |
| First, I will begin by telling you that the k1 visa | | | | to circumvent the US immigration laws to gain |
| interview and k1 visa document requirements are | | | | entry into America. |
| changeable from month to month and year to | | | | |
| year, and more specifically from counselor officer | | | | While ladies from other countries may more often |
| to counselor officer. | | | | try to use American men to circumvent the |
| | | | | immigration laws to enter the USA, Thai ladies |
| The counselor officer is the most important and | | | | love Thailand, the culture, their families, friends, |
| influencing factor in the k1 visa interview. The | | | | Thai food, Thai TV, and the King. The vast |
| officer is his/her own boss and has the sole | | | | majority would never dream of leaving Thailand if |
| discretion to approve or deny the k1 visa | | | | they didn't have a stronger love for their |
| application. With this in mind I will begin by giving | | | | American fiancée or husband. |
| you a feel for the officers most recently posted | | | | |
| at the American Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, | | | | Second, the counselor officer needs to determine |
| going back just three years. | | | | (to his or her satisfaction) that you and your |
| | | | | fiancee / husband have a real relationship. That |
| Counselor officers generally rotate out | | | | you did not artificially create a relationship with an |
| approximately once a year, but this varies greatly. | | | | American citizen as a way to gain entry into the |
| In the immigrant visa section there is only one | | | | USA. Properly presented, the evidence you |
| officer assigned at a time to handle all interviews. | | | | provide the counselor officer to prove a real |
| Up-to 25 interviews per day. In the last year and | | | | relationship needs to be very substantial and |
| a half there have been three officers. Two | | | | convincing. |