Box of chocolates.....
Well, it is now a BOX of chocolates.....
"Forrest Gump".... INS Interview is like a Box'o chocolates.... You never know what you get next....
GOD's grace it went well......
Final statement by Officer "D" (A pleasant African American officer). I am recommending both of your cases for approval. You should get your approval notices in the mail in another 2 to 4 weeks.
You can stamp your passport at that time as we now have new regulations on the approval procedure.
No digging or delving deeper into each document detail. [Birth, Marriage, Employment, Labor, 140, 485....].
He only gathered some of the copies of the documents [Birth, Marriage, W2, 1040 tax returns, Paystubs, Bank statements (with spouse name), Apartment lease copy (with spouse name), ...] He was asking standard questions...
Name, Parent's name, Date of birth, Visa status, Current work, Address, Spouse name, date of birth and the other "NO" answerable questions. But did not strain himself to cross-check every little detail, spelling et al.
He did not retain our EAD/Parole/ but took our I-94s. Hope it is part of the process.....
In all, we prayed for a smooth sail and it was so.
A lot of input and feedback from this forum and very special individuals GlenMD, Ginnu, Compass, UGAthens, Md_Rockville, silent, Wonderfulboy, TheRealCanadian...... were very, very helpful and fruitful. Gave a lot of moral boost for the odyssey. Grateful to all the contributors....
I hope INS does not throw any more surprising chocolates in between now and the approval....
I will post a detailed narration of the events a little later.... Wanted to get this message across for everyone's benefit. Just got back to work and logged in.
Good luck to all those waiting, esp GlenMD & Fmy who have their interview on 8th.
All is well that ends well...... [Easier said than done, I accept].... Still best wishes and God Bless.
Cheers!!
V!
[Not yet ready to signoff]