Marriage Visa Interview Guides by U.S. Embassy
Every consular post handles marriage visa interviews differently — wait times, document handoffs, medical-exam logistics, and even the questions officers tend to ask. These five guides cover the highest-volume embassies for K-1 fiancé and CR-1/IR-1 spouse visas.
What's covered
Each embassy guide explains the on-the-day flow (security, document submission, biometrics, interview window), the medical exam panel physicians, typical interview questions for that consulate, current wait times, and practical logistics — hotels, transportation, and what to bring.
Manila, Philippines
The world's busiest embassy for marriage visas. The Philippines has been the #1 source of K-1 and CR-1 visas to the U.S. for years.
Read the embassy guideCiudad Juárez, Mexico
The only U.S. consulate in Mexico that processes immigrant visas — every K-1, CR-1, and IR-1 case in the country funnels here.
Read the embassy guideBogotá, Colombia
The single post handling every Colombian immigrant visa case, with around 1,100 K-1 visas issued in a recent fiscal year.
Read the embassy guideSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Fourth-largest source of K-1 fiancé visas, with one of the highest immigrant visa caseloads in the Caribbean.
Read the embassy guideLondon, United Kingdom
Handles every immigrant visa for the UK and Ireland, with a documents-first process that differs sharply from Latin American posts.
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