Hi all, I had my interview yesterday at the Hartford FO and wanted to share my experience. My interview took about 20-30 minutes. The IO asked to see my state issued ID and then confirmed my personal information (full name (said my first name sounds very Australian haha), DOB, current address and when did I start living at that address). Then he asked why I sent in two packages. I could see both of my packages together on his desk. As mentioned from my earlier post, I said that I sent in package #1 using 1-day priority express but it ended up being lost in transit, USPS also had no idea where it was, so I decided to send in #2 a week later which got accepted the next day and then somehow #1 to finally appeared and was delivered after 10 days. The IO did not press further but he did ask if I stopped payment on #1. He then asked to see my original birth certificate and passport. He also asked how many times have I entered the US since birth and what type of visas did I used when I entered. After saying that I entered with ESTA for the first several trips and then the last few with a J-1 he asked when did I first enter with my J-1 and what was the last date I entered the US. He also asked me why I entered the US on my last trip (because I need to go back to work?!). The IO then asked about my employer (full name, department, address) and then asked if I was still working for them. I said I am with another employer and again had to provide name, address, department and date of last day of employment with previous employer. He also asked if I had any evidence that DHS was aware that I am working for another company. All I had was my DS-2019 which mentioned a transfer request from my current employer, so I showed that to him and he asked if I included a copy of it in my package. He then confirmed my current visa status and asked a lot of questions about my work (I am a research scientist so there were quite a few questions about my research). After that we went through all of the yes/no questions and then I signed the I-485. He said that he couldn’t approve my green card because I need to do biometrics to which I said that I had it done last month. He said that I did the biometrics for #1, but I need to do it for #2. He said that he realized before the interview that I never received the biometrics appointment for #2. I received NOA for both packages, payment was cashed for #2 but the biometrics appointment and IL was for #1. The IO told me to wait out in the waiting room and will call me again once he sets it up with ASC. After a few minutes the IO called me in and told me that he called ASC and the officer there is expecting me. He said I just needed to do the fingerprints and photo, background and name check has already been cleared with the previous one. He also checked my passport again to make sure I wasn’t subjected to the 2-year rule. After that I went straight to the ASC, the officer there called me into his office and he said that I had missed my appointment on August 20th. I mentioned that I did a walk-in for that appointment, and he checked his computer and saw that I did go on the date that I mentioned. He printed the new appointment letter, but I noticed it was the same one that I received and went to (for #1). He was a bit confused, so I explained again about the 2 packages and said that I needed the biometrics for this receipt # and showed him the sheet that the IO gave me. He went back to his computer and tried to transfer the biometrics over to #2; after a bit of cursing and giving the finger to the computer screen he said he had it sorted. He said that he ended up deleting receipt #1 and replacing with receipt #2 so I don’t need to do the biometrics again. I checked my status and it still says “interview was completed and case must be reviewed”. Hopefully it will update soon!
