Interview done, APPROVED.
We just came back from our interview (Cleveland). It is approved, however there might be a few days delay to get my GC because first they have to quickly "deny" my pending employment-based case since I don't need it any more. So I hope the paperwork goes through quickly and problem free because we plan to travel to Europe to visit freinds and family in a month and I need my greencard to get back. Oh, and the officer did NOT take my EAD cards and Advance Parole. He said that as a last resort I could use my AP to get back in the US after my trip but it would be a little complicated to explain at the border.
I was told they do NOT do the passport stamping at the interview any more (except for extreme cases I presume).
The officer was about my age (35), nice guy, freindly and we joked around a lot. We went through stuff on the application forms; names, birth dates, place of marriage etc. He also asked me those "yes/no" questions regarding criminal activity, prostitution etc. I passed those too!! Whew
When we mentioned that we were planning on travelling in a month, he did everything to explain my options and even wrote a little sticky note on my file to "call applicant when card is produced" because I cannot track my case status online for some reason. He was surprised to hear that by the way.
Anyway, it was a fairly good experience. He looked at our photo album, mostly wedding/reception pics, and assorted photos from the last 6 years. He remarked that my wife has the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen! (He's right by the way
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We also had to show him a few more documents proving cohabitance and joint stuff.
It lasted about 20 minutes but it could have been even shorter had it not been for my special situation with the extra employment-based process.
Now the waiting starts. I really want to purchase our plane tickets, travel date would be 30 days from today (May 14) and I'm otimistic that the GC will have arrived by then.