Got Passport Stamped Today
Freinds!!
I am so happy today... finally my GC got approved.. Wanted to share my interview experience at Fairfax, VA.
I had my appointment scheduled at 10:15 am in Fairfax, VA office. Arrived there by 10:00 am. There was some line outside but managed to get inside by 10:10 am. Went staright upto the receptionist and handed over the interview letter. To my surprise my named was called exactly after 10 mins at 10:20 am. I was little nervous but my wife was cool. The officer came out and took us inside the room. He was very friendly and asked us to take oath. After the oath we got seated and he asked jokingly to my wife "Are you sure you want to keep your husband in US". We all laughed.
Long story short he started looking at the files and said he'll start with I-130 and asked my wife if she's still working at the same place. Since my wife recently changed job he asked for new employment letter. luckily I had one. Our case was filed last year so he asked for the latest TAX return for 2005. I handed him that also. I think he was checking for financial support evidence.
For more supporting eveidence of relationship he asked for bank statements, Medical and insurance coverage, utility bills, Auto insurance. Luckily I had all the documents available. He was asking almost most of the documents for relationship mentioned in the interview letter. We had carried lot of our photographs, he didn't even asked for them.
Since my status is H1b Married to USC to my surprise he asked me for my current employment letter. I didn't have one but I had last two months paystubs so he was happy with them.
Finally he took my passport and took out the I-94 and asked me hand him over the EAD card. Then he said he'll be back in a moment. After 5 mins he came back with my passport stamped with permanent residence stamp valid for 1 year. He said congratulations you'll be getting your GC in one week. He said since we were married for more than 3 yrs I'll get it for 10 yrs.
Finally he said do you have any more ques. We said no and he happily led us out by 10:45 am.
Thanks to eveybody for sharing valuable experiences. Good luck to all.
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