Interview was very relaxed, 15 minutes at max, IO asked few questions about how we meet , about our family, looked at our photo album - my wife did a great job on the photoalbum (She is a designer) asked couple question about some pictures, Looked at our bank statement (I was able to put my wife on my checking and saving account) and that was it!
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kewll_dude
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Interview details:
IO was very causal and so were we. Asked to take oath that we will speak the truth and got seated in his office. IO asked for H1B stamp/paper (I797) but didn't look at that. Got the file and asked questions when did you get married, did you submit marriage cert? He himself started to look for cert in the file. Although I had given everything arranged and with each cover letter things seem to be completely disorganized in the file. IO didnt have patience to flip over each page and was flipping pages in bunch.. and hence missed the page which was the marriage cert. Finally showed him the original and verified the date! then IO started to joke around.. asking trick questions.. how the whie house doorbell sound before Bush was president.. IO asked this qn to wife.. wife and i clueless.. until he gave the answer "Clin ton".. then we realized its not a real question.. continuiing further.. he asked.. how did the toilet flush after bush left.. by then i got his humor.. i said "bushhh" IO smiled.. ! then we spoke about how Jay leno made fun of Bush and how those 8 years were great etc.. some laughs were shared across the table!
then he asked where is I864 and who is supporting.. i said wife.. again the flipping pages began.. now he finds the marriage certificate page! then he finds copies of our passport pages in the file.. questions.. why would you submit these many documents!! meanwhile continuiing to search.. IO finds I864 but in reverse order.. meaning pages 5-1!!
IO Continues with more jokes.. asking.. when 2 mexican immigrants were caught crossing the border ... the border patrol asked.. why only 2 and not 3 of you were crossing.. ans mexican gave "no tres-passing"!!
IO asked who were witnesses for marriage and will they testify.. more jokes after that.. and while doing so.. he stamped the passport and said since marriage is <2 yrs .. i'll get temp GC .. and he escorted us out..
there was more funny talk in the elevator.. i'll lv that.. you guyz get the point!
I asked IO a qn... can i apply for my perm GC after my 2 yrs of marriage.. which is going to be soon.. he said no .. it should be 3 months before this 2-yr card expires..
I have a question for you guyz..
When is the earliest i can apply for my US passport? IO mentioned 3 years after.. i didnt ask him whether its 3 yrs after i get perm GC or total 3 yrs from now? anyone?
IO was very causal and so were we. Asked to take oath that we will speak the truth and got seated in his office. IO asked for H1B stamp/paper (I797) but didn't look at that. Got the file and asked questions when did you get married, did you submit marriage cert? He himself started to look for cert in the file. Although I had given everything arranged and with each cover letter things seem to be completely disorganized in the file. IO didnt have patience to flip over each page and was flipping pages in bunch.. and hence missed the page which was the marriage cert. Finally showed him the original and verified the date! then IO started to joke around.. asking trick questions.. how the whie house doorbell sound before Bush was president.. IO asked this qn to wife.. wife and i clueless.. until he gave the answer "Clin ton".. then we realized its not a real question.. continuiing further.. he asked.. how did the toilet flush after bush left.. by then i got his humor.. i said "bushhh" IO smiled.. ! then we spoke about how Jay leno made fun of Bush and how those 8 years were great etc.. some laughs were shared across the table!
then he asked where is I864 and who is supporting.. i said wife.. again the flipping pages began.. now he finds the marriage certificate page! then he finds copies of our passport pages in the file.. questions.. why would you submit these many documents!! meanwhile continuiing to search.. IO finds I864 but in reverse order.. meaning pages 5-1!!
IO Continues with more jokes.. asking.. when 2 mexican immigrants were caught crossing the border ... the border patrol asked.. why only 2 and not 3 of you were crossing.. ans mexican gave "no tres-passing"!!
IO asked who were witnesses for marriage and will they testify.. more jokes after that.. and while doing so.. he stamped the passport and said since marriage is <2 yrs .. i'll get temp GC .. and he escorted us out..
there was more funny talk in the elevator.. i'll lv that.. you guyz get the point!
I asked IO a qn... can i apply for my perm GC after my 2 yrs of marriage.. which is going to be soon.. he said no .. it should be 3 months before this 2-yr card expires..
I have a question for you guyz..
When is the earliest i can apply for my US passport? IO mentioned 3 years after.. i didnt ask him whether its 3 yrs after i get perm GC or total 3 yrs from now? anyone?
txmayfiler
Registered Users (C)
Just completed the interview this Tuesday and got approved.
We had interview today and got approved 
(marriage based)
Details:
First off, thanks to my excellent planning skill, we only printed our photos 10 min before the interview (there are only 30 of them in total) and put them in a sloppy tiny album. We were 5min late for the interview. Then we had to wait for over an hour I noticed many people came after us got called in before us, while some people got there earlier but got called after. Anyway, when the interview started, the interviewer mainly went through our file to verify name address etc. Then he asked "how did you meet each other?"; "did u take any trip together?". We volunteered to show our album. Then he asked me my spouse' DOB and birth place. Then "any supporting documents?"
We showed: shared bank account and lease, shared car insurance, supporting letters from our parents
What we didn't have: wedding rings (interviewer didn't notice), shared bills (we forgot all of them). Besides, I thought my case would be somewhat complicated because I overstayed visa F1, had long distance relationship, didn't have a real wedding (only civil ceremony - and there's no friend/family was present at that ceremony), but interviewer didn't ask about those.
Interviewer asked about 10 yes/no questions in the form, then took my I-94 and said I'll receive GC soon. It took only 10min for the interview and was much easier than we thought!!!
My advice to other people: smile a lot and don't act nervous
(marriage based)Details:
First off, thanks to my excellent planning skill, we only printed our photos 10 min before the interview (there are only 30 of them in total) and put them in a sloppy tiny album. We were 5min late for the interview. Then we had to wait for over an hour
I noticed many people came after us got called in before us, while some people got there earlier but got called after. Anyway, when the interview started, the interviewer mainly went through our file to verify name address etc. Then he asked "how did you meet each other?"; "did u take any trip together?". We volunteered to show our album. Then he asked me my spouse' DOB and birth place. Then "any supporting documents?"We showed: shared bank account and lease, shared car insurance, supporting letters from our parents
What we didn't have: wedding rings (interviewer didn't notice), shared bills (we forgot all of them). Besides, I thought my case would be somewhat complicated because I overstayed visa F1, had long distance relationship, didn't have a real wedding (only civil ceremony - and there's no friend/family was present at that ceremony), but interviewer didn't ask about those.
Interviewer asked about 10 yes/no questions in the form, then took my I-94 and said I'll receive GC soon. It took only 10min for the interview and was much easier than we thought!!!
My advice to other people: smile a lot and don't act nervous
txmayfiler
Registered Users (C)
Received the green card, the new version does look a little "green". Good luck everyone.
Please post the dates if you have filed I-130 (US Citizen for spouse)
May 18th - Sent I 130 for Chicago mail box
May 25th - Checked cashed $ 355.00
May 27th - received NOA 1
its already August 30th haven't got any approval. Please give me suggestion what to do next?
May 18th - Sent I 130 for Chicago mail box
May 25th - Checked cashed $ 355.00
May 27th - received NOA 1
its already August 30th haven't got any approval. Please give me suggestion what to do next?
demdem2007
Registered Users (C)
Is your petition based on AOS ,from what I think u just filed the i130 and nothing else, so therefore I wonder what approval u r expecting after getting NOA.
6 months later.....finally got word
i finally got word few days ago. actually, i checked online and it stated that a letter was being mailed out stating that the i-130 was approved!
ok so im happy. but the darn thing took 6 months+
the next step is to file i-485, etc (that shall be another thread)
i finally got word few days ago. actually, i checked online and it stated that a letter was being mailed out stating that the i-130 was approved!
ok so im happy. but the darn thing took 6 months+
the next step is to file i-485, etc (that shall be another thread)