Hi all,
So I had my interview yesterday and it couldn't have been easier! Our appointment was at 10:50am and we arrived at the office at about 10:30am. After getting through security and making our way to the office we ended up being seen at 11:00am. Our IO was super nice and welcomed us into her office. After being sworn in, she started going through the application that we had already submitted and asked some really simple questions - parents names and our socials etc. I had to answer each of the questions on the form about whether I was a Totalitarian etc. After that, she asked what additional evidence we had brought as proof of our relationship. We provided some letters from the IRS, joint tax returns for 2006 and 2007, joint car insurance, american express and bank statements and flight receipts for the last 3 years from us both visiting the UK to see my family.
After that, she asked to see the photo albums of which we had 4 and she was mainly interested in the wedding album.
The actual 'interview' part with directed questions lasted less than 10 minutes. The rest of the time was very nice and chatty - just talking about how we met and the wedding etc.
Overall, having done the interview my main recommendations are the following:
1) Arrive in plenty of time so you can relax and prepare for the interview.
2) Be organized! Make sure that everything that you are bringing is very well organized and that you can put your hands on it quickly. I even brought extra copies of everything we had already submitted along with copies of the additional proof we brought with us. Our IO complimented us on being so well organized and how much easier her job was as a result.
3) I took the advice of someone else on this forum and created a list on a sheet of paper showing each piece of evidence I had brought with us, including copies. The IO really liked this.
All being well I should have my green card by the end of the month - can't wait!