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U. S. Embassy Jakarta, Indonesia ( source: The Traveling Cow ) I was scheduled for the interview on December 29th, 2016 at 12:30 PM. I was ready since 10:00 AM but my Grab driver (online transportation) came around 10:30 AM. And to make it more dramatic, he took the wrong route. He insisted that it was faster and I could be there around 12:00 PM, so I trusted him. But when I was stuck in the traffic and it was already 11:30 PM and we were nowhere near the embassy, I knew I should have not have given him the benefit of a doubt, but it was too late to go back. Traffic jam after traffic jam after traffic jam and I was livid with him. I strongly believed that I would not gonna make it to the interview and I just wanted to cry. It was 11:45 PM and we were still 44 minutes away from the embassy (22 minutes). That time, I just wish that they would let me in even though I was late. It was the most stressful journey and I should have not been this stressful before my interview. At 12:10 PM...

Immigration involves endless amount of paperwork, time, stress, money, and sheer force of will at times. I would like to share some tips on how to organize your documents to make it easier, based on my experience. Using 3 different color folders, I separated the documents based on their classification. Folder A - Interview Packet Our lawyer suggested to separate all the documents that are listed on the interview letter in one packet, so that's what I did. The first folder contains: Copy of the appointment letter Original unexpired passport and copy of the biographic page Two (2) color photographs sized 5cm x 5cm Confirmation page from DS-260 application for an Immigrant Visa submitted online at ceac.state.gov Original birth certificate, English translation and copy Medical examination results in a sealed envelope I put each of the documents in each plastic folder (see image below) and marked it with sticky notes. Folder B - Affidavit of Support P...