I went as detail as i possibly could for the benefit of others waiting for interview. If anybody has any type of question, reply to this thread.
I-485: RD July 3, 2003
PD: March 2002.
EB3 category
I-140 approved: April 6, 2004
Our interview was scheduled for today for 8:30am, and we were there at 8:15am. After security check, we were asked to drop the interview letter in a tray. I was surprised to see how many immigration officers are coming out and going in with candidates. We saw our immigration officer coming out twice and roaming around, not knowing that he was the one who would be interviewing us. The officer was in 50s and was polite. He was about 6.2", white male with medium built. The first thing he did before asking us to sit was, he took our oath. The officer didn't ask for my pay-stubs, tax returns, marriage certificate, proof-of residence, proof-of joint residence, driver's license, EADs, any of the truck loads of documents we took with us. But he casually asked if I have my last H1-approval and approved I-140 while doing his paperwork. I said I don’t have H1 approval at the moment, whereas I-140 is with original sponsoring Employer for which he responded, "Its okay". I hand-over my original birth certificate and volunteered to ask if he needs a copy. While I was searching for the birth-certificate copy, he said its okay if I didn't have it and that he can take a Xerox copy. However, my search succeeded in a moment.
He went through the check list of about 15 formal criminal background questions, and for every question, our answer was definitive NO. He went through our passports and asked if I have expired visa/I-94 and I replied, my H1 visa and I-94 were expired on July 30, 2005 and that I didn't renew my H1 as my I-485 pending. He noted down some information from our visas on passports. While checking my wife's passport he noticed that she just returned from India last month and asked her if she went on Advance parole, and she said 'yes'. He turned to me and asked with a smile, "why didn't you go, you couldn't get off the work". I smiled back and said, "yes sir, I couldn't get vacation".
He took our photographs, took index-finger prints, had our signatures on documents and said that, we would receive I-485 approvals in the mail once visa numbers are available after October 1st. I asked him if visa numbers are issued based my priority date, his quick reply was "yes". He explained in detail to us that after we get approvals in the mail, we have to take info-pass to take appointment and have our passports stamped. We said, yes we know how to take info-pass and take appointment, responding to his question, “do you know about Info-pass, have you ever taken Info-pass.
I initiated the AC-21 chat, by asking if he received my AC-21 papers that I filed couple of weeks back. He didn't receive the papers yet as he commented it’s a big office and that he would eventually get those docs, but asked if AC-21 papers on my hand are additional copies that he can take it. I gave those documents and emphasized that I'm currently working for new employer. He did ask if my job-duties are similar, and my reply obviously was "yes". The officer asked if new employer employment letter was in bunch of AC-21 documents, i just handed-over, and I pointed him to employment verification letter as well as ‘ac-21’ supporting document issued by new employer.
In the beginning, soon after taking Oath, he asked if I have attorney with me. I replied "no". He then asked, when I last spoke to Attorney, I said, "after I got this interview letter" for which he commented, "oh, so he knows about this interview." Then he looked at his papers on table, and mumbled "oh, he is in Columbus, Ohio". After which he took my wife's and my signatures that we don’t have attorney present with us, and are representing ourselves.
We thanked the officer at the end and left office.
I-485: RD July 3, 2003
PD: March 2002.
EB3 category
I-140 approved: April 6, 2004
Our interview was scheduled for today for 8:30am, and we were there at 8:15am. After security check, we were asked to drop the interview letter in a tray. I was surprised to see how many immigration officers are coming out and going in with candidates. We saw our immigration officer coming out twice and roaming around, not knowing that he was the one who would be interviewing us. The officer was in 50s and was polite. He was about 6.2", white male with medium built. The first thing he did before asking us to sit was, he took our oath. The officer didn't ask for my pay-stubs, tax returns, marriage certificate, proof-of residence, proof-of joint residence, driver's license, EADs, any of the truck loads of documents we took with us. But he casually asked if I have my last H1-approval and approved I-140 while doing his paperwork. I said I don’t have H1 approval at the moment, whereas I-140 is with original sponsoring Employer for which he responded, "Its okay". I hand-over my original birth certificate and volunteered to ask if he needs a copy. While I was searching for the birth-certificate copy, he said its okay if I didn't have it and that he can take a Xerox copy. However, my search succeeded in a moment.
He went through the check list of about 15 formal criminal background questions, and for every question, our answer was definitive NO. He went through our passports and asked if I have expired visa/I-94 and I replied, my H1 visa and I-94 were expired on July 30, 2005 and that I didn't renew my H1 as my I-485 pending. He noted down some information from our visas on passports. While checking my wife's passport he noticed that she just returned from India last month and asked her if she went on Advance parole, and she said 'yes'. He turned to me and asked with a smile, "why didn't you go, you couldn't get off the work". I smiled back and said, "yes sir, I couldn't get vacation".
He took our photographs, took index-finger prints, had our signatures on documents and said that, we would receive I-485 approvals in the mail once visa numbers are available after October 1st. I asked him if visa numbers are issued based my priority date, his quick reply was "yes". He explained in detail to us that after we get approvals in the mail, we have to take info-pass to take appointment and have our passports stamped. We said, yes we know how to take info-pass and take appointment, responding to his question, “do you know about Info-pass, have you ever taken Info-pass.
I initiated the AC-21 chat, by asking if he received my AC-21 papers that I filed couple of weeks back. He didn't receive the papers yet as he commented it’s a big office and that he would eventually get those docs, but asked if AC-21 papers on my hand are additional copies that he can take it. I gave those documents and emphasized that I'm currently working for new employer. He did ask if my job-duties are similar, and my reply obviously was "yes". The officer asked if new employer employment letter was in bunch of AC-21 documents, i just handed-over, and I pointed him to employment verification letter as well as ‘ac-21’ supporting document issued by new employer.
In the beginning, soon after taking Oath, he asked if I have attorney with me. I replied "no". He then asked, when I last spoke to Attorney, I said, "after I got this interview letter" for which he commented, "oh, so he knows about this interview." Then he looked at his papers on table, and mumbled "oh, he is in Columbus, Ohio". After which he took my wife's and my signatures that we don’t have attorney present with us, and are representing ourselves.
We thanked the officer at the end and left office.
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