Hi Ghebauer,
Thank you for your kind words! I wish you the same, all the dreams to come true very soon!..
Well, I went for my interview today in Miami Office. Everybody was very curtious and polite. My appointment was at 11:00AM, I arrived around 9:30AM and it was too early. The officer at the door told me (very nicely) that they let people in approximately 30 min before the interview. We were prepared for that (we left the car at the parking meter across the street). My fiance came with me for support and we did not know if he'll be able to get in the building. I think they might have thought he was my husband and has to come in for the interview with me, for they did not mind at all. We went for a short drive, walked on the beach and came back at about 10:15am. We parked behind the building at $10.00 all day flat rate parking lot. We went in no problem. By the way, you can't bring any kind of camera, not even in your cell phone. We knew that and left our phone with the camera in the car. We saw couple people in front of us had to go back to their car. We took the elevator to the 8th floor, there was already about 15 people waiting. There is not that many chairs, so couple of people were standing. I put my interview notice in the bin at the window, some lady picked it up in few minutes. I waited for about an hour before they called me in. The whole interview was a mere formality it seemed like. I was out in ten minutes. The officer asked me to raise my right hand and to swear to say only truth. Then he asked for my employment letter. I handed it to him, saying I recently changed the jobs. He looked at it and read it, but he didn't seem to have a problem. He asked for my paystubs, I handed them to him (last 3 months). He asked my date and place of birth, name of my mother, if I was ever arrested. He said he wanted to take my fingerprints, took my signature. I thought at that moment that my green card is probably going to be approved today. I asked him if he wanted my new photographs (I had them with me). He said it would be great. Then he said that my namecheck is still pending and it is the only reason he can't issue my greencard at the moment. I asked if it means my case is basically approved, he said, everything looks good except for missing security check. He asked me again if I was ever arrested. He said, he'll inquire about my namecheck within next couple of days and once he gets result, I should be getting my green card in the mail. I told him my employment authorisation is expiring in October, should I file for renewal. He said, yes. He also gave me his direct phone number to call in about a month and check on my case. I was surprised at that. This is my story. All in all, not sure how to feel about it. There is still waiting, no green card for me yet. I was glad, they did not ask me any serious questions, it all seemed just like a formality. Now I just have to hope, I'll get my namecheck done and green card in the mail before visas become unavailable. Anyways, I'll let you know if I hear anything else. I wish you good luck and hear from them soon! Take care,
amerikanka
Hope all is well and we both get our greencards soon! We surely waited long enough for them! Talk later,