约的是4月16号上午10点的签证,7点50就到美国大使馆了。其实大家不用那么早到达大使馆的,提前45分钟足够了(今天早上怪冷的)。我们10点的这一波大概在9:30进入使馆,检查护照和预约名单后安检。
进入面谈大厅先到最右边的走廊(15号到23号窗口)交材料(护照,DS-160确认页和DS-1029表格),领到浅绿色的牌子到大厅中央排队,大概20分钟后被叫到14号窗口按指纹。然后到大厅最左边区域等待面谈。
我们这一队是11:00左右开始在2号窗口面谈的,由此可见等了多久。我排在我们队第3位,但事实上VO在第一位面谈完后就叫了我。VO是一位30多岁的韩国MM或华裔MM,几乎全程中文,可能受到前一波10多位小学生面谈的影响(今天有38位武汉实验外国语大学的小朋友来使馆签证),我是用英文回答。
VO: 你是到美国去做博士后研究?
ME:Yes, I will pursue my postdoctoral training in National Cancer Institute.
VO: 你把这些材料交给我(指着窗口左侧的单子)
ME: OK,(我抽出所需材料),this is my invited letter, my CV, my research plan and return plan, and my future advisor’s web information.
VO: (盯着我的invited letter), 你是怎么知道NIH的visiting fellow program 的?
ME: To be honest, I don’t know this program previously, I know about Dr. ***’s research through the internet and I connected with Dr. *** directly by email. Dr. *** gave me this postdoctoral position.
VO: 你的研究可以应用在哪些方面?
ME: My projects are basic researches, and it is focus on genomic data analysis and ***x binding site analysis.
VO: 你以前出过国吗?
ME: No, I have not gone to US before.
VO: 其他国家呢?
ME: Oh, I have traveled to Malaysia last year.
VO: 你需要在美国呆多久?
ME: The initial duration is 2 years.
VO: 你结婚了吗?
ME: Yes, I have got married.
VO: 那你老婆回去看你吗?
ME: No. Fortunately, she has got her own position offer from NIH and I think she will apply her own J1 visa around next month. We are working in the same institute in Beijing.
VO: You are smart boy. (开始在我的DS-1029上签字), 你的visa没有问题,但是我们需要3个礼拜来行政处理,(顺手递出黄条和DS-1029)。这不会影响你的行程,have a good journey.
ME: Thank you
ME: Thank you, and have a nice day, bye-bye!
VO: Thank you,