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首先,是服裝儀容的部分,為了讓面試官留下好印象,我出門前先洗了個澡,鬍子和指甲也都刮掉剪掉了;服裝的部分我是選擇穿全套西裝打領帶,身上還噴香水,而頭髮的部分我沒有抹髮油而是直接梳整齊,皮鞋的部分我是把它擦乾淨但沒有特別去拋光,當然因應武漢肺炎的關係出門一樣要記得戴口罩
我面試預約是在2/13(四) 13:10,千萬不要太早到,因為太早到的話警衛也不會讓你進去,大概10分鐘前到就可以了
【 第一關: 報到 】 時間: 13:00
大約接近13:00的時候將面試預約單夾在護照裡交給門口的警衛後,警衛會先確定你的面試時間,確定完後就會開門讓你進去,進去後往右走有一扇門,開門進去後就是X光檢查,檢查前警衛會要求你先將手機交出來確認是否已關閉WIFI和藍芽功能後,再請你把包包像機場檢查那樣過X光,而你則必須經過金屬探測器確定沒問題後,要從後面那扇門進入電梯間,接著就是搭電梯到三樓。三樓出來後會看到一個櫃台坐了3個女生專員在那邊,旁邊牌子寫著簽證面試報到處,首先你必須把護照+面試預約單+DS-160確認頁交給中間那位女專員,接著她會跟右邊的那位女專員確認你的姓名和連絡電話,姓名及電話無誤後她會在你的護照背後貼上一張貼紙並要你前往面試區的2號櫃檯報到
(AIT 面試區是長這樣的,就是一個個很像電影院的櫃台,由於裡面禁止攝影,於是就從新聞上找圖了。圖片來源: 東森新聞)
【 第二關: 2號櫃台 】 時間: 13:15
2號櫃台是一位笑容滿面的和藹台灣伯伯,伯伯會先問你過去14天是否有去過中港澳(武漢肺炎疫區),接著會跟你收護照+1張照片+I-134+1040稅表+1099,然後他會給你一張號碼牌要你到下一關去等
【 第三關: 4號櫃台 】 時間: 13:20
4號櫃台則是一位笑容滿面的年輕台灣女孩,她會再次跟你確認你的聯絡電話跟取件地址,接著要求你蓋指紋(蓋指紋順序: 左手四指>右手四指>雙手大拇指),蓋完後會跟你收出生證明+戶籍謄本+良民證(她會順便問你是否有在其他國家居住超過12個月)+體檢報告,然後我接著問她不收退伍令嗎,她一聽到退伍令她就說她要問一下她的主管,問完後她告所我說2020年以後的新政策是不用再繳交退伍令了。然後她接著問了一些簡單的問題
專員: 你跟你的未婚夫是怎麼認識的?
我: 我們是在 facebook 的一個同志交友社團認識的
專員: 那個社團的名稱是?
我: Bear Worldwide
專員: 這個社團是類似交友軟體嗎? 是像 community 那一類的社團嗎?(這個問體主要是要確認你們認識的地方不適用 IMBRA 這部法律的限制)
我: 不是,這個社團不是 Dating App,它其實是一個 group
專員: 你預計何時去美國?
我: 03/05(我的答案跟我在 DS-160 填的一樣)
專員: 好的,這份關於家暴的文件給你,你可以利用等待的時間閱讀一下
在等待的期間,其他的面試者陸續抵達了,在場包含我總共有6組面試者,有一位跟我一樣是申請 K1 的,其他的4組則是依親移民,另外一組則是美國父母來台灣辦理領養的台灣孤兒的移民簽證。然後我真的要替4號櫃台專員說句話,她真的是一個好人但是現場還是有申請者可以把她給惹毛,像是另外一位跟我一樣的申請者她的未婚夫提供給她的是 I-864表而非 I-134表,然後她就跟專員在那邊吵為什麼 I-864 不行,搞得專員還必須跟她解釋這兩張表的不同;又,另一位依親移民的中年男子,由於他把通訊地址填成戶籍地址,然後就很不耐煩的講說戶籍地址是他舅舅的地址而他根本不住那,專員要他寫通訊地址他還不願意,接著專員要他提供他母親的1040稅表(似乎母親是美國公民),才發現她母親有工作卻沒報稅,一直希望專員可以以她母親的存款證明當財力證明
【 第四關: 8號櫃台 】 時間: 14:05
CO: No.300 please come to counter 8. (終於輪到美國籍的面試官了,面試官是一位白人女性,全程英文面試)
我: Hello. Good afternoon maam.
CO: Hello. Please raise your right hand to swear that all the words you said and all documents you provided are true.
我: Yes, it's true.
CO: I need your fingerprint again. (這裡要再蓋一次左手四指指紋)
CO: OK. Did you know your fiance have been accused felony on May.16 2019 and May.19 2019?
我: No, I don't know. He never told me that.
CO: What??? He didn't tell you??? Those are felonies, he will go to jail, that's a big deal. (其實您不用太驚訝,我才是那個最驚訝的,我未婚夫從未跟我提起這件事)
CO: All right, now you know that. Do you still want to marry him? or you need time to talk with him? If you want to talk with him, we can hold your case.
我: No, I still want to marry him.
CO: OK. So how and when did two of you meet?
我: We met in a gay group on Facebook in August 2017.
CO: Keep saying.
我: He posted his picture in that group and I pressed like on his picture, and then he sent me a friend request, and I accepted. After that we start to chat through messenger and whatsapp.
CO: When did two of you meet physically? And what did two of you do together?
我: He came to Taiwan to visit me in April 2018, we traveled together in Taiwan and Japan.
CO: Have you been to America?
我: Yes, I visited U.S. twice. The first time is in Feburary 2019 and the second time is in August 2019.
CO: How long you stay there?
我: The first time is from 01/31/2019~02/07/2019, 9 days I think. The second time is from 08/01/2019~08/27/2019
CO: What did two of you do together when you in U.S.?
我: We went to San Antonio at first time and second time we went to South Padre Island together.
CO: How is the proposal?
我: He proposed to me on 02/01/2019 in San Antonio.
CO: What is his job and what is your job?
我: He is a security officer and I'm a security officer too.
CO: Have you met his parents?
我: No. Because they are not live in U.S., they live in El Salvador
CO: How long does he live in Houston? How long in El Salvador?
我: He is an immigrant. He lives in Houston when he was 10 years old.
CO: How many sibling does he have?
我: He has 3 brothers and 1 sister.
CO: What is your wedding plan?
我: We plan to marry on 03/14 and hold a family and friend gathering after the wedding.
CO: Did you know he marry beore?
我: Yes.
CO: So do you know why he divorce?
我: Because that marriage was enforced by his parents.
CO: So is his parents aware of your relationship?
我: Yes, and they already learn how to respect gay couple.
CO: How often did two of you talk?
我: We talked through whatsapp everyday.
CO: How many times that two of you meet physically?
我: 3 times.
CO: Met 3 times and now you know that he have felonies. Do you still want to marry him?
我: Yes, because I use almost 2 years to know who he is and how he is, I will not regret to make this decision.
CO: Ok, I will approve your visa, but I still suggest you to talk with your fiance, cause he should not hide this things, he should respect you.
我: OK, thank you mamm, have a nice day.
離開 AIT 後,我其實沒有太多喜悅,我出來後直接打給我未婚夫質問他去年5月他到底幹了什麼好事,結果他想了一下他才想起來他去年交通違規被開罰單,但是他抱持著僥倖的心態沒去繳罰單,法院通知他去出庭他也缺席,而在美國這是會吃上官司的,我聽了差點在 AIT 外面爆走,他感覺到我的不爽後他說他會去找律師 clear up 這件事,叫我不要再生氣了
【後續更新】
2020/02/14 收到 US Travel Docs 系統發出順豐速運已在 AIT 取得文件準備配送通知
2020/02/15 上午08:30接到快遞電話表示已可至三重理貨中心領取(親自取件可省下220元運費)