We were called few minutes before our appointment time. it was a nice young lady. We had some "formal and official" moments like swore and routine questions that almost follow exactly as the I485. Then the it became more converstation like. We joked about my husband's job and the list I prepared for the interview (i categories files into color-coded folder and made a list of everything I brought). During the photo session, she told me that she only got my file this morning and that she did have time to look at them yet, but I can expect my green card in 2-4 weeks. I hesitated for a moment and asked her if I can tell the company I am applying for that I have a green card ---they are very strict about the rules, but they are nice enough to wait for it for my case. Then she told us if we don't minding waiting, she will go over my file after her scheduled interviews and stamp my passport.....after two hours wait, she came out with my passport stamped!!
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Questions include each other's birthday, birth place, where I went to school. Also i was asked my parent's name. When we first meet, who proposed, when did us move into the house we now live. Phone number and the whole list of yes/no questions on I485. I saw her wrote on my I485 using a red pen ---more like checking off and see if my answers match. The date of marriage, ceremony, where. And who attended my wedding, she wrote down the names of every persons who went to my wedding (it is a small hawaii wedding). Then we told her that we prepared a list of documents that we thought she might want to see, she began to smile and said we were the first couple who did this. It is a long list and she asked us to give her some of the stuff like copy of our diver's licence, 2005 Tax, my husband's employment information, joint bank accounts, and also my transcripts.
This is the list i took with me:
(I maybe crazy, but I think they are happy to see people who want to make their job easier)
List of My information (Blue folder):
Copy of My Driver’s license
Copy of My social security number
Copy of MY student ID
Copy of My birth certificate (translated and notarized)
Copy of My Passport
Copy of My I-94
Copy of My I-20
My Transcript from University of XXX
List of My husband’s information (Brown folder):
Copy of My husband’s Driver’s license
Copy of My husband’s passport
Copy of My husband’s naturalization paper
Employment notification of action of My husband ‘s job (Dated 06/17/05; 01/08/06; 06/11/06)
Pay slip of My husband (06/08/2006, 06/22/2006, 07/20/2006)
List of application material (Red folder):
Request for initial interview
ASC appointment notice
Receipt for I-131, I-485, I-765, I-130 applications
Authorization for Parole
Employment Authorization Card
Copy of G-325A of Me
Copy of G-325A of My husband
Copy of I-765, I-131,I-130, I-485 application and Affidavit of support
List of marriage related documents (Yellow folder):
Original marriage license
Joint health insurance enrollment confirmation
Joint Bank account statement (02/17/06; 06/19/06; 07/18/06
Copy of Joint credit card, AAA membership
Flight tickets receipt of MY and My husband to Hahului, Hawaii (and two check-in stubs for part of the trip)
Receipt of My wedding dress
Receipt of wedding service from XXX company
Receipt of engagement ring
Receipt of Christmas gift from My husband to me
Postcard I sent My husband in 2004 from during a trip.
Partial wedding gift registry
The flight information between us when we were apart (we see each other almost once a month from spring 2004 to winter 2005)
Phone call made between us (earlier information is no longer available after we combined into a family plan)
Tax information (Yellow envelop)
My husband’s Tax return in 2002, 2003, 2004 and joint tax return in 2005.
Supporting information (Blue pouch)
Wedding cards from friends
Pictures of the ceremony in Hawaii, and wedding reception in DC with family and friends.
Pictures of My graduation ceremony, Me and My husband at a friend’s wedding, pictures in the trip to Florida.
Original documents (Clear pouch)
My passport
My birth certificate
My I-20
My social security card
My husband’s Passport
My husband’s Naturalization paper
Marriage certificate
A VOID check from joint checking account
This is the list i took with me:
(I maybe crazy, but I think they are happy to see people who want to make their job easier)
List of My information (Blue folder):
Copy of My Driver’s license
Copy of My social security number
Copy of MY student ID
Copy of My birth certificate (translated and notarized)
Copy of My Passport
Copy of My I-94
Copy of My I-20
My Transcript from University of XXX
List of My husband’s information (Brown folder):
Copy of My husband’s Driver’s license
Copy of My husband’s passport
Copy of My husband’s naturalization paper
Employment notification of action of My husband ‘s job (Dated 06/17/05; 01/08/06; 06/11/06)
Pay slip of My husband (06/08/2006, 06/22/2006, 07/20/2006)
List of application material (Red folder):
Request for initial interview
ASC appointment notice
Receipt for I-131, I-485, I-765, I-130 applications
Authorization for Parole
Employment Authorization Card
Copy of G-325A of Me
Copy of G-325A of My husband
Copy of I-765, I-131,I-130, I-485 application and Affidavit of support
List of marriage related documents (Yellow folder):
Original marriage license
Joint health insurance enrollment confirmation
Joint Bank account statement (02/17/06; 06/19/06; 07/18/06
Copy of Joint credit card, AAA membership
Flight tickets receipt of MY and My husband to Hahului, Hawaii (and two check-in stubs for part of the trip)
Receipt of My wedding dress
Receipt of wedding service from XXX company
Receipt of engagement ring
Receipt of Christmas gift from My husband to me
Postcard I sent My husband in 2004 from during a trip.
Partial wedding gift registry
The flight information between us when we were apart (we see each other almost once a month from spring 2004 to winter 2005)
Phone call made between us (earlier information is no longer available after we combined into a family plan)
Tax information (Yellow envelop)
My husband’s Tax return in 2002, 2003, 2004 and joint tax return in 2005.
Supporting information (Blue pouch)
Wedding cards from friends
Pictures of the ceremony in Hawaii, and wedding reception in DC with family and friends.
Pictures of My graduation ceremony, Me and My husband at a friend’s wedding, pictures in the trip to Florida.
Original documents (Clear pouch)
My passport
My birth certificate
My I-20
My social security card
My husband’s Passport
My husband’s Naturalization paper
Marriage certificate
A VOID check from joint checking account