Hello there!
I was bit busy with paperwork and preparation for the visa interview.
Yeah, as I announced before, I went to US Embassy for the interview today!!
Here's what I did and what happened today!
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I made an appointment at 11:15, but this means not exact time when the interview is taken place.
This means you can go through the entrance gate at this time......
I got to Tameikesanno station at 10:30 and had quick and light lunch because you never know how long it would take and also my friend told me that you can't bring any food nor drinds into the property.
After that, I walked to the Embassy and saw very loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong line along the fence from the security gate.
Oh, no.......!!!!!
Sooooooo many people were already waiting for the security check.....
I got to the Embassy at 10:55 and went through the security check at 12:00.........
It took an hour just to enter the Embassy.
Ah, also, you can't bring any electric items either. You will be asked to put your cellphone, ipod, dictionary and so on in a busket if you have them and leave them at the security gate.
This strict security check made me think that US is so frightened to be attacked by terrorists and also US knows that they have made bunch of enemies all over the world.
Anyway, after I went through the security check, I proceeded into a building.
There were 3 Japanese staffs at the entrance and we need to submit our application form to them.
If your application is not completed, they won't accept it.
Then, I proceeded to the next room.
This is where you have the interview.
It looks like a bank service counter.
There are about 10 windows and we sit on chairs at the front of the counter and just waited to be called.
The funny thing was all staffs at the windows, they speak very fluent and good Japanese.
So when they call us, they say "●●さん、4番窓口まで来てください。" or "これからお呼びする方は6番窓口の前にお並びください。●●さん、▲▲さん、、、、、、、".
Wow..... good job, guys!
My interview was in English, but there are also so many people who want student visa to go to ESL in the States.
It means they can't speak English currently, so their interview is in Japanese!!
Well, I sat there for loooooooooooong time again.
First, they call us to take our fingerprints and say "面接を行いますのでもう少々お待ちください" in Japanese.
When I was called for the interview, I was actually the third last person.
I proceeded to the counter and had the interview.
She asked me a few questions, probably 2 or 3.
That was it.
I mean it took only 2 minutes even though I waited for the interview for 2 hours......
I think I did really good at the interview but my training plan that my host company had made was bit troublesome.
My interviewer said,
"Well, you will learn about Event Planning, right? but this training plan doesn't mention about it so much. Why do you want to be trained at this company?"
Shoot.......
I explained her what kind of Event Planning my host company deals with, but I'm not sure I really convinced her or not.
Why didn't my host company mention about Event Planning more?
I finished the interview around 13:15 and left the Embassy.
I will know the result a week later.
Fingers crossed!!!!