VISA APPROVED!!!

We just got back from our interview, and Franchesco's visa was approved! We are so happy!! :)

The whole process only took about 2 hours, a lot less than I was expecting. Our hotel is about a 5 minute walk from the US Embassy (we didn't even realize that when we booked the hotel, so we got lucky!) We arrived around 6:45am and waited outside until it was a little closer to our 7:15 appointment and the security guards allowed us to go inside. Turns out we were the only people there for a fiance visa today, so we immediately got to go in a small room to have one of the officers check that we had all of the required documents. We had to fill out a couple of new papers and check that all the forms were in the correct order for the officer to review them.

After they checked our papers, we thought it would be just a very short wait until our interview, but we sat in the waiting room for about an hour or maybe a little longer. Finally Franchesco's name was called for us to go into the interview room. We went inside and they took Franchesco's fingerprints, and then he was asked if he swears to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth; to which he answered "Yup." I have to say his first response was starting to make me nervous about the upcoming questions!

The officer then asked how Franchesco and I met, what Franchesco studied at the University of Minnesota, where he plans to work when he's back in the US, and also asked me about my job and what I plan to do when we're back in Minnesota. Just 4 questions....and then he said we were APPROVED!

Such a relief! Now we just have to wait a maximum of 10 business days for Franchesco's passport and visa to come in the mail, and he's free to enter the United States anytime :)

These past 8 months have been a long wait, but definitely worth it!