Got approved! We woke up early, but due to traffic arrived just 15 minutes before our scheduled interview. We picked up the buzzer and waited. There was quite a crowd of people there and I was worried we would be waiting long, however we got buzzed right about our interview time. Our IO was a relatively young guy, in his late 20s or early 30s. It seemed like he had already decided to approve us, but there was a hiccup, I was currently out-of-status since I had graduated already. He was very shocked that I allowed that to happen, but apart from ribbing me about it, he didn't make too big of a deal about it. Just kept saying, "man, if you had been pulled over or arrested for any reason..." I know I was stupid about it and told him so. He asked if we had any more things to add to our file. I have utility bills and some more insurance documents. I brought more pictures but he said it would not be necessary, that the ones we had submitted were very good and "told the story very well." Most of the time in the interview was actually spent by the IO trying to decide whether to approve me for the 10-year GC. As I stated before, the interview was on our 2nd year anniversary. He wasn't sure what the letter of the law said, and his supervisors weren't either. So he told me he could approve me (yesterday) but it would be the conditional GC or he could wait until today and approve the 10-year GC. He said he would do the latter and said there was nothing else for us to do. He just joked again to not get picked up before today. So earlier today, I got the email saying the GC had been approved with the card production ordered and I should expect the letter. Thank God its over!
Hi guys.
I just got my green card today. Good luck to everybody else still waiting for interviews and approvals. I hope all of you get your green cards soon!
Congratulations!!
Got approved! We woke up early, but due to traffic arrived just 15 minutes before our scheduled interview. We picked up the buzzer and waited. There was quite a crowd of people there and I was worried we would be waiting long, however we got buzzed right about our interview time. Our IO was a relatively young guy, in his late 20s or early 30s. It seemed like he had already decided to approve us, but there was a hiccup, I was currently out-of-status since I had graduated already. He was very shocked that I allowed that to happen, but apart from ribbing me about it, he didn't make too big of a deal about it. Just kept saying, "man, if you had been pulled over or arrested for any reason..." I know I was stupid about it and told him so. He asked if we had any more things to add to our file. I have utility bills and some more insurance documents. I brought more pictures but he said it would not be necessary, that the ones we had submitted were very good and "told the story very well." Most of the time in the interview was actually spent by the IO trying to decide whether to approve me for the 10-year GC. As I stated before, the interview was on our 2nd year anniversary. He wasn't sure what the letter of the law said, and his supervisors weren't either. So he told me he could approve me (yesterday) but it would be the conditional GC or he could wait until today and approve the 10-year GC. He said he would do the latter and said there was nothing else for us to do. He just joked again to not get picked up before today. So earlier today, I got the email saying the GC had been approved with the card production ordered and I should expect the letter. Thank God its over!
How long from interview approval to receiving the GC?
Received wife's Green Card yesterday in mail .......new design looks awesome, lots of security features. Finally we can call this place home, thanks to this forum. I was able to file my naturalization and wife's GC solely based on u guys' help!!
Hello everyone. Today was my interview at the USCIS office in Newark NJ. Our appointment was at 9am. My husband and i arrived around 8:30ish. We waited for about 20mins, and we were called by a middle age hispanic man. He was very serious from the beginning. First we took the oath, and then he proceded to ask me for my EAD, passport and social security card. Then, he asked me for my I-94 and the passport i used to come in the country. Unfortunately, i lost my old passport, so he only took my I-94. He asked to look at our pictures. We brought two photo albums with our pictures. He looked through them quickly. He only took a quick look at our wedding pictures. Then, he asked me to go to the waiting room because he would question my husband alone. My husband says he was asked how we met, why we got married, who were my parents (they are my I-864), how he will support me (since he just got accepted into graduate school). He also asked about my siblings. I waited outside for about 15mins. He finally called me in. I thought he would also question me alone, but he didn't ask me anything. He asked for my birth certificate and my husbands. Then, he asked me to answer the famous yes or no questions. I answered no to all those. He kept a few of my wedding pictures and told us to wait outside. He came out after a few minutes and told us our application was going to be further reviewed. So.....i really hope i hear something from them soon. I won't be able to rest in peace until i hear something. I hope NJBug had better luck than me, since i know she was interviewed today in the same office.