Hello
@Sm1smom @SusieQQQ @Nichk and everyone else who has helped me along the way.
I had my interview this morning, and was approved on the spot! Feel so lucky! I was handed a signed letter stating that my AOS was approved!!
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I'll go into detail as to how the Interview went (in particular for anyone who may have to attend the 300 N Los Angeles St. Field Office in DTLA).
My appointment was scheduled for 6:30am, which weirdly is also when the Office opens. I got downtown and parked my car early and arrived a bit before 6am. There was quite a bit of a line forming outside already - maybe 20-30 people. As it approached 6:30am, a security guard separated the line into two, my side being people with 6 o'clock appointments (this is what I vaguely overheard but am not 100% on). The then wait time to actually get into the building took a bit longer due to the slow security check for each person but I made it to the Waiting Room sometime around 7am. I gave my interview letter to the person at the window, and was told the officer would call me by name.
After waiting maybe 5-10 minutes, I was called in. The man was rather nice, friendly and approachable. As I entered the room, I was instructed to raise my hand and swear under oath. Then he asked for my Identification Documents (gave my Passport and US Drivers License). Then he asked for my Birth Certificate, which he examined and checked off having seen the original. Here was when I noticed he had my submitted application in front of him, and he was crosschecking the original documents with the submitted copies. He then asked if I still work for the same employer and what the company is, to which I explained what the company does along with what my role is. He then asked for my Educational Documentation - High School Certificate and University Degree (I also had one other certificate I supplied in my application so I gave the original of that too). He then asked when was my last Point of Entry into the US. I had made a slight mix-up error on my application in regards to the location of the last point of entry. So after telling him the date, I made a comment about the location being wrong on the I-485 form. It didn't seem to be a big deal as he didn't address it any further. It also didn't seem like he amended the form but I'm sure he appreciated me informing him of the error all the same. He then went through a good portion of the Security Questions. Ticking them off as I answered. And once finished he asked me what my mailing address was and if it was still the same.
This brought me to what ended up being the very end where he printed out a letter to which he stamped and signed, and informed me that my application had been approved and that I should expect my Green Card in the mail in around 2 weeks time. He gave me back my documents, escorted me out of the room, and asked me to wait in the waiting room whilst he took copies of my Identification Documents. He gave them back, congratulated me and I was off! Overall a very quick process, and one which could have been much more complicated, which I'm grateful it wasn't.
I hope this event description helps anyone in doubt. It's undeniably nerve-racking but try to remain calm, and answer all of the questions briefly and concisely. Also I cannot recommend the Spreadsheet enough! I went over it a lot last night, and really double checked all of my documents. Having them sorted and easily accessible will be very helpful, so prepare to the best of your ability. Also as noted in the Spreadsheet, memorize dates - particularly Point of Entry, but also employment dates and anything else appropriate. I had no idea what they were going to ask, so I tried to have as much on hand and memorized as possible.
I'll report back when my Green Card actually arrives. As of now I was notified via SMS that my case had been updated and on the Online Portal, it states 'New Card is being Produced'.
Huge THANK YOU to
@Sm1smom @SusieQQQ and everyone else for being so helpful and generous with their time and knowledge! This resource was incredibly valuable and so much so that I know my experience would have been drastically differently if I was without it.
Much love!!
