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Mark_in_Canada:
Hi guys, I need your help. As you know my wife is going for her interview soon. March 27th. The email stated that I need to make my self available for a possible phone interview. Has anyone here actually had this happen, or know someone who did, and what should I expect?
Thanks, in advance!!!

Clayton:
My experience Mark was one day out of the blue the consulate rang me and asked if it was convenient for them to interview me, we went ahead and had the interview.

Now this is where you need to be absolutely for sure certain that you have the same answers to the questions asked of your wife in her interview because we did not and it was partially the reason why they knocked my wife back.  I've told the story before so i won't go into it now.
It's the simple things Mark like being able to say her family members names, the date you first met, where she works, how you communicate, what you did when you visited her, when her birthday is, when did you make the decision to marry, why did you chose the date to marry, after you marry is she still working ?if not why, what presents have you exchanged.

These are just a few of the questions they may ask so practice Q+A each time you chat with your wife and after a while you both become more confident .
I'm in your boat at the moment, my wife had a really good interview now I'm walking on egg shells waiting for them to ring me
Hope this helps
Cheers
Leeroy

Mark_in_Canada:
Thanks for the information Clayton. Was you wife interviewed in Beijing? You said said the interview went well, but she did not recieve the Visa?
It seems that usually the Visa is given the same day if the interview was a success. When was her interview?
Thanks,
Mark

john1964:
Hi Mark, My wife had her interview in Shanghai where I also accompanied her, My wife was interviewed for around 20-30 minutes and then I was also called in, I was asked if my wife's parents had hinted that they would like to visit their daughter in Australia and also about our QQ chat being mostly in pin yin, I was not asked about any family names or b/days, My wife also told me she was asked minor questions but mainly about our relationship, where/how we met/how many times I have travelled to China, As for the visa being granted the same day,, It took 4 months for them to ask for my wife's passport and around 6-8 weeks for the official letter to say she has been approved, Maybe the Canadian consulate do things different to the Australian consulate ??, The case officer was aware that my wife failed a previous attempt for a visitors visa as she could not remember my email address and not too sure on the correct pronunciation of two of my children's names but this had no affect on the permanent residency visa, Hope I have been some help, John 

Clayton:
Mark my wife was interviewed in Guangzhou about a month ago, this is the second time through the visa process for us, the first time was about 18 months ago and she said she was treated like a criminal at the interview and this time around is much smoother, there were two interviewers and they made her feel very comfortable and she breezed through it.
I think our process is a bit different to yours because we are waiting for them to ring me for a phone interview witch I had last time, but they just rang at a random time way after my wife's interview so if they want you to be available on the 27th for your phone inter then your laughing, I wish I knew when or indeed if mine was going to be.

Cheers
Leeroy

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