gc_for_spouse
Registered Users (C)
We went to the INS office in Chicago on 12/18/02. The interview was for my spouse's adjustment. We were called in about 45 minutes after our scheduled appointment time. The officer was very nice. What surprised us was that she did not ask for any of our hundreds of documents (that we painstakingly collected).
First we took the oath (standing).
Then we accidentally sat in the wrong chairs. She made us switch. This is because there is a little fingerprinting apparatus on the table and it is most convenient to take an adjustee's right thumb fingerprint if that person were sitting in the left chair.
She asked if my spouse had a previous I-485 interview. She said no.
Then she asked me if I had an interview before. I told her my 485 was approved without requiring an interview. She asked me then for my green card. I showed it to her.
She then asked my wife all the 485 required questions.
Then she asked her when her last arrival into the States was and what her very first arrival date was.
She verified our current home address and took my home telephone number.
Finally she asked me if I was still with the sponsoring employer. I said no. She asked when I changed jobs. She then asked me if I had a letter from my new employer which I showed her. She glanced at it briefly.
Then she gave us the standard line about the freeze on 485 applications. She said she could not approve the application right now and that they would let us know through mail as soon as the freeze is removed.
And that was it!
No other documents were asked for. We thanked her and left.
Hopefully we will get the approval notice very soon.
First we took the oath (standing).
Then we accidentally sat in the wrong chairs. She made us switch. This is because there is a little fingerprinting apparatus on the table and it is most convenient to take an adjustee's right thumb fingerprint if that person were sitting in the left chair.
She asked if my spouse had a previous I-485 interview. She said no.
Then she asked me if I had an interview before. I told her my 485 was approved without requiring an interview. She asked me then for my green card. I showed it to her.
She then asked my wife all the 485 required questions.
Then she asked her when her last arrival into the States was and what her very first arrival date was.
She verified our current home address and took my home telephone number.
Finally she asked me if I was still with the sponsoring employer. I said no. She asked when I changed jobs. She then asked me if I had a letter from my new employer which I showed her. She glanced at it briefly.
Then she gave us the standard line about the freeze on 485 applications. She said she could not approve the application right now and that they would let us know through mail as soon as the freeze is removed.
And that was it!
No other documents were asked for. We thanked her and left.
Hopefully we will get the approval notice very soon.