interview today in NYC

[carpe diem 2]

I had my interview today, in the Federal Building in NYC. The officer was very friendly. He asked how we met, asked to give him photos and other evidence, then asked whether I had worked as a prostitute in the past ten years, whether I was a communist, guilty of genocide, and planning to overthrow the US government (hard to not crack a joke at that one). He pretty much said that there were no problems and that I was going to be approved.

It wasn't clear to me whether my application was approved on the spot-- he did say I was going to be approved as he saw no problems and when I asked if there was any way to be approved after our wedding date to avoid having to file for removal of conditions (our two-year anniversary is in July) he said he could not do that and that I was going to get a conditional green card in the mail in 4-6 weeks. At the end, the officer hand wrote my alien no., today's date, his initials and something with "pending" in my passport but didn't stamp it and although he took my I-94 he didn't take my AP or EAD cards. Does anyone know what that means?

He also recommended that I don't travel until I have the green card "in case there are problems." However, I already have travel plans. In addition to his notes in my passport I still have AP and a valid H-1B so I hope I will be covered, but if anyone has any thoughts on this or some horror story of a would-be immigrant being detained on JFK in this situation I'd love to hear from you.

It has been wonderful to go through this whole process with the Visa Journey community, and I'm very impressed with the resources on this site, this forum, and the expertise of many participants (seriously, some of you should consider a career in immigration law). Thank you for everything!

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

I had my interview today, in the Federal Building in NYC. The officer was very friendly. He asked how we met, asked to give him photos and other evidence, then asked whether I had worked as a prostitute in the past ten years, whether I was a communist, guilty of genocide, and planning to overthrow the US government (hard to not crack a joke at that one). He pretty much said that there were no problems and that I was going to be approved.

It wasn't clear to me whether my application was approved on the spot-- he did say I was going to be approved as he saw no problems and when I asked if there was any way to be approved after our wedding date to avoid having to file for removal of conditions (our two-year anniversary is in July) he said he could not do that and that I was going to get a conditional green card in the mail in 4-6 weeks. At the end, the officer hand wrote my alien no., today's date, his initials and something with "pending" in my passport but didn't stamp it and although he took my I-94 he didn't take my AP or EAD cards. Does anyone know what that means?

He also recommended that I don't travel until I have the green card "in case there are problems." However, I already have travel plans. In addition to his notes in my passport I still have AP and a valid H-1B so I hope I will be covered, but if anyone has any thoughts on this or some horror story of a would-be immigrant being detained on JFK in this situation I'd love to hear from you.

It has been wonderful to go through this whole process with the Visa Journey community, and I'm very impressed with the resources on this site, this forum, and the expertise of many participants (seriously, some of you should consider a career in immigration law). Thank you for everything!

Monsieur, Madame:

You are approved, don't know about traveling w/o the actual greencard though, I would never try that since I didn't apply for an AP and dont have a H-1B

[bluegreen 0]

I had my interview today, in the Federal Building in NYC. The officer was very friendly. He asked how we met, asked to give him photos and other evidence, then asked whether I had worked as a prostitute in the past ten years, whether I was a communist, guilty of genocide, and planning to overthrow the US government (hard to not crack a joke at that one). He pretty much said that there were no problems and that I was going to be approved.

It wasn't clear to me whether my application was approved on the spot-- he did say I was going to be approved as he saw no problems and when I asked if there was any way to be approved after our wedding date to avoid having to file for removal of conditions (our two-year anniversary is in July) he said he could not do that and that I was going to get a conditional green card in the mail in 4-6 weeks. At the end, the officer hand wrote my alien no., today's date, his initials and something with "pending" in my passport but didn't stamp it and although he took my I-94 he didn't take my AP or EAD cards. Does anyone know what that means?

He also recommended that I don't travel until I have the green card "in case there are problems." However, I already have travel plans. In addition to his notes in my passport I still have AP and a valid H-1B so I hope I will be covered, but if anyone has any thoughts on this or some horror story of a would-be immigrant being detained on JFK in this situation I'd love to hear from you.

It has been wonderful to go through this whole process with the Visa Journey community, and I'm very impressed with the resources on this site, this forum, and the expertise of many participants (seriously, some of you should consider a career in immigration law). Thank you for everything!

Congrats Carpe Diem!! I don't know the answer to your AP question, although I just used my AP on the weekend as was 100% fine (have not had my interview yet). But sounds like it all went really well!

[Leafgal 3]

Well again it is worth saying CONGRATS

[Lili 3]

Congrats, Carpe Diem. I am happy for you.

[flavaofsummer 0]

yes i remember them asking if people r prostitutes thats funny anyone would totally crack up at that...for me it was mad embarrassing cus i was with my dad and i was mad young

[carpe diem 2]

Thanks all! And best wishes to fellow Feb filers bluegreen, Leafgal and Lili-- I keep my fingers crossed for you and I'm sure you'll have good news to report soon!

[Maintian 0]

Congratulations Carpe Diem

[KC♥MP 0]

Congratulations!!!

[DanielParul 50]

Congratulations!!

[Mina76 0]

Congratulations to you both!!!

[edp333 9]

Congratulations!!

[sunnylight 0]

CONGRATULATIONS !

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

Congratulations!!

The questions are funny. So even if you were planning to overthrow the government, you'd be a complete idiot to tell a government agent, wouldn't you?