My I-485 Interview Details: Passport stamped
Folks:
Here is somewhat detailed interview experience posted in text. Same information is in the attached doc as well.
After administering the oath, the officer asked me the following documents by verifying the interview appointment letter. Through out the interview, she was very polite and asking a lot of details.
Driver License, My Tax returns, W2, pay stubs, Employment verification letter, ADIT style photos.
Provided all of them. She asked us to show the original pay stubs.
Further she asked for original SSN cards.
Then asked for birth certificate and asked the information contained in it for verification.
Then asked almost all question you find in I-485 application page 2 such as (not exact, but close to that effect)
Did you involve in any crimes?
Did you use fraudulent documents?
Are you connected with any organizations that are harmful to US?
Have you involved in activities to throw the US government?
Were you ever deported?
Did you marry before? When was it? Show me original certificate.
Have used other names?
Are there any previous I-485 filed?
Last time entered in US?
What was your status when you first entered US?
What company filed for GC?
Did you work for them?
How long did you work for them?
(was not asked when did you start working for new employer?)
Then she moved onto G325A, enquired about parents names and dates of birth.
Asked how long I lived in US? What did I do before?
Asked what was my job before arriving to US.?
Probed into details on what was my job title and job responsibilities.
Then she looked at original LC and asked what is my current salary. Who is my employer?
At this point, my attorney jumped in and clarified that I was working for a different employer and the job is very similar to the one offered in LC.
Then the officer asked to check if they have the same or similar job? Felt that until this time, she was not sure I am using AC21.
Then asked for copies of my EVL and read through the whole letter and asked for employer tax returns. Then she also asked for DE-6 report. Provided them in sealed envelope and she found my name with some effort of looking all the names.
Then she turned to my wife and asked demographic information and asked to show proof of living together. Submitted leasing agreement copies, Joint bank account statements, credit cards and submitted one more copy of marriage certificate, so she can put it in my wife’s case folder.
She verified information in G325A and asked some of the same questions and asked if she was married before. Asked if she have collected any social security benefits or food stamps.
Asked for I-134 affidavit of support and bank statements showing to establish that she can not be a public charge.
Then she took us to a separate room and took finger prints of index finger and mentioned those are for card production. Thought we are done at that point. But to my disappointment, we were guided back to interview room.
Then she continued to ask me to give copies of my I-94, advance paroles, EAD. Then verified originals but gave them back.
She announced that she would need to review the case and asked us to come back at
3 PM to check if she can make a decision.
My lawyer and we said we would wait in the lobby. After lunch, we came back and waited until 3:45PM.
Then we got a call from the officer and informed us that she is approving the cases after the review with her supervisor. But since there is not enough time, she said she will send the approvals by mail.
All the time, the officer was taking notes and verifying her check list and organizing neatly in a folder.
We got it in the mail and got stamped in 15 minutes time on a later visit.
Good luck to you all.
maald