5月15日晚入住沙面宾馆,16日6:30起床洗漱,7:00到Seven Eleven买早餐,其间同去的老公扮了N个鬼脸逗我开心,7:30步行到美使馆。门口保安先验身(护照、DS表、签证费收据),左拐弯后又是排队。我前面已经有5-6人排队,等了大概15分钟,保安又开一重门,前行50米,验带进去的资料(要求用透明或半透明的袋子装),再进去就是签证厅。里面已经有十余人在等候,到5号窗交表(注意英文DS156表同样要求填中文电码,我是排队听到后添加的)。然后中国小姐把我安排到4号窗。下面就是约半个小时的等待。我与旁边几位签友简单攀谈,举目感觉F1的大概10个左右。
2、3号窗VO陆续拉帘子亮相,2号是网上说的Glassboy,3号也是一个小帅哥,2、3号窗快处理完一个case后,4号的小胡子(网上有说他是杀手,既来之则安之,安顿情绪,准备与之交战)才出现。我前面排的包括几个老外,一个带小孩去美国参加高尔夫球比赛的母亲和一个F1。可能因为今天签证人不多的缘故,VO都问得比较认真,给你充分的时间回答。我前面的女孩与小胡子聊了一段时间,小胡子让她到旁边等待,于是我上……
Me: Good morning, sir.
Vo: 你想去美国干什么?(大概是我穿得比较职业化的缘故,Vo可能认为是商务签证。)
Me: I want to study…….
Vo: Why you want to study in US?
Me: Bababa….
Vo: You don’t need speaking, just conversation.(可能阵势太大,Vo以为我在演讲或背书)
Me: ok.
Vo: Have you even been abroad?
Me: Yes. I went to……
Vo: Are you a lawyer?
Me:yes. My major practicing area is ……..
Vo: How long have you been married?
Me: * years. My husband is ……He has very good salary and promising future. There are some certificate, would you have a look? We brought a nice apartment in Shenzhen.
Vo: ok.
Me: Here you are.
Vo: Do you have child?
Me: Not yet. I plan to have a child after I get the master’s degree.
Vo: Why do you think you will come back?
Me: Bababa…..
(同时递给他supporting letter and photos)
Vo: Have you applicant any law school for master’s degree in China?
Me: No. You know, the US has more top law school. But my only purpose to go to US is to get further education, If I have no opportunity to study in US, I still plan to pursue my master’s degree in China or other countries.
Vo: Your brother or your sister in US?
Me: One of my sisters.
Vo: which city?
Me:Bababa……
Vo: 后面叫上一个中国小姐,用中文问了我很多专业方面的知识。这可难不到我,我也用中文Bababa……我感觉大厅鸦雀无声,震住了。中国小姐对Vo频频点头。
Vo: 请在旁边等五分钟(中文)。
Me:谢谢(一时反应不过来)。 Thank you very much。
约五分钟后,小胡子叫我名字。
Me: Nice to meet you again。
Vo: I want to see your financial supporting?
Me: Here you are?(递上各银行开具的存款证明,同时附上存款汇总表,趁机也把准备的Supporting documents checklist递上。不看白不看,我也是费了一番心思准备的。)My husband and I both have decent and well-paid job in China.
Vo: yes.
Me: We have promising future in China.
Vo: Your husband will go with you?
Me: No. My husband ……(Vo 始终对我丈夫的公司和工作很感兴趣。)
Vo: 下星期一下午三点来拿签证。
Me: Thank you very much. Have a nice day!