Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Interviews

Today was my second day interviewing for non-immigrant visas.  It was very exhausting.  It's amazing how it can feel like you talked to so many more people than you actually did.  For example, I did around 30 interviews today and it felt like I did double that.  That may have been because I branched out of the normal NIV cases.  The normal cases are the tourist visas.  The majority of our cases are for tourist visas, generally for a border crossing card, since we are on the border.  But we also get students and temporary workers.  I did a few of each of those two today.
I never thought it would be difficult to refuse a visa to someone, especially when that person has broken the law, but it is.  I mean, I didn't have to go through this process because I was lucky to be born in the U.S. 
Anyway, no one ever said this job would be easy, and honestly I hope it never gets easier.  I don't want to become hardened to the plight of others, even though people lie.  Still doesn't mean I have to become like Dr. House, right?

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