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Hello Everyone, I'd like to share my experience this week, hope I can help someone.
My application was Marriage based, and as I had posted here, I lost my wallet 3 days before the interview (luckly my state ID wasn't in there)
I arrived at the office 40 minutes earlier, even though they ask you not to come more than 30 minutes, I couldn't wait so I went anyway. The room wasn't that full. I put my receipt notice on the bin, and sat to wait for my time.
15 minutes late, I was called by an asian lady, who then confirmed that was me on the application. She took me to the back, asked for my drivers liscense and made a photocopy. She then asked me to follow her to her office where she made me swear I was telling the truth. After that, she asked me to seat down.
She then looked at my file, huge pile. Asked for my passports, I gave them to her, then she asked for my greencard, and I told her I had lost it. I gave her the Police report and the I-90 to prove I had applied for a new greencard. She went throughly on the police report, asking me details on how, where and when I lost my wallet. She had a thick accent, and sometimes it was difficult understand what she was asking. She wasn't very patiente with me not understanding her questions, and that made the interview a bit nervewrecking. My english is extremelly good, so understanding people is not a problem, but her accent...Also, I am a very social guy, and love to use humor in situations like these. Usually it works, and people have a sense of humor, but she did not. I remember the officer for my greencard interview, we joked the whole time. But with this one, she was very quiet and dry.
Anyway, after she was done with the police report she started going through my application, item per item. Asked about my trips outside the US. She didn't ask the reason I left, but just how many times and dates. She asked about trips I made in 2004 and earlier, and it was hard to remember most of them since it's been a while.
She read through my application and with no warning, started asking me questions on the civics test.
1)What is an Amendment?
2)Who vetos bills?
3)What is the capital of california?
4)If the President and the Vice-President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
I don't remember the other ones, she then asked me to write down on a piece of paper "The White House is in Washington DC" And asked me to read a phrase about the White House but I do not remember what it was exactly. The test was super easy as you can see.
Then she started asking me about crimes, if i was arrested and the likes, I answered no to all. Then she asked me about traffic tickets, if I had any. I answered YES, and she asked me when and why. Both had happened in 06. She asked if I payed them and I said yes. She did not ask for proof or anything like that.
Then she asked me if I had my most recent tax returns. I gave her, she made a copy. Gave other assets I had with my wife, but did not ask for marriage certificate, nor her birth certificate which surprised me.
She then left the office, came back and gave me a letter of approval, and a form for me to fill out to take to the Oath stating my greencard was lost. She then said I was done, and asked me to follow her. She said that it was going to take 90 days for my oath. I asked her "Is it going to take UP to 90 days or it WILL take 90 days?" She said "It WILL take 90 days" I hope she was just being concervative about it and that it'll take less time than that.
I left the building and that's it. Now waiting on Oath Letter
My application was Marriage based, and as I had posted here, I lost my wallet 3 days before the interview (luckly my state ID wasn't in there)
I arrived at the office 40 minutes earlier, even though they ask you not to come more than 30 minutes, I couldn't wait so I went anyway. The room wasn't that full. I put my receipt notice on the bin, and sat to wait for my time.
15 minutes late, I was called by an asian lady, who then confirmed that was me on the application. She took me to the back, asked for my drivers liscense and made a photocopy. She then asked me to follow her to her office where she made me swear I was telling the truth. After that, she asked me to seat down.
She then looked at my file, huge pile. Asked for my passports, I gave them to her, then she asked for my greencard, and I told her I had lost it. I gave her the Police report and the I-90 to prove I had applied for a new greencard. She went throughly on the police report, asking me details on how, where and when I lost my wallet. She had a thick accent, and sometimes it was difficult understand what she was asking. She wasn't very patiente with me not understanding her questions, and that made the interview a bit nervewrecking. My english is extremelly good, so understanding people is not a problem, but her accent...Also, I am a very social guy, and love to use humor in situations like these. Usually it works, and people have a sense of humor, but she did not. I remember the officer for my greencard interview, we joked the whole time. But with this one, she was very quiet and dry.
Anyway, after she was done with the police report she started going through my application, item per item. Asked about my trips outside the US. She didn't ask the reason I left, but just how many times and dates. She asked about trips I made in 2004 and earlier, and it was hard to remember most of them since it's been a while.
She read through my application and with no warning, started asking me questions on the civics test.
1)What is an Amendment?
2)Who vetos bills?
3)What is the capital of california?
4)If the President and the Vice-President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
I don't remember the other ones, she then asked me to write down on a piece of paper "The White House is in Washington DC" And asked me to read a phrase about the White House but I do not remember what it was exactly. The test was super easy as you can see.
Then she started asking me about crimes, if i was arrested and the likes, I answered no to all. Then she asked me about traffic tickets, if I had any. I answered YES, and she asked me when and why. Both had happened in 06. She asked if I payed them and I said yes. She did not ask for proof or anything like that.
Then she asked me if I had my most recent tax returns. I gave her, she made a copy. Gave other assets I had with my wife, but did not ask for marriage certificate, nor her birth certificate which surprised me.
She then left the office, came back and gave me a letter of approval, and a form for me to fill out to take to the Oath stating my greencard was lost. She then said I was done, and asked me to follow her. She said that it was going to take 90 days for my oath. I asked her "Is it going to take UP to 90 days or it WILL take 90 days?" She said "It WILL take 90 days" I hope she was just being concervative about it and that it'll take less time than that.
I left the building and that's it. Now waiting on Oath Letter
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