Racheng's Blog

My interview at the US Embassy for a visa renewal was two days away. Suddenly, jitters overcame me. Will I need an original birth certificate? Do I have enough bank accounts to show them?

The questions hounded me so much that I couldn’t sleep for the next two nights.

At the embassy, I was more nervous than when I had to face a crowd of thousands to give a talk. Finally, after two and a half hours, it was my turn to be interviewed. The interview went so fast I can’t even remember how the consul looked! He didn’t ask for a single document, not even an ID! He just handed me the OK slip.