I went for Interview Today

[Turtles 0]

Well me and my wife went for her interview today and everything seemed okay. The only paper we didnt have was Her original birth certifcate ( shes the one applying for greencard) But she had a certified translation of the birth certificate and a copy of the birth certifcate.

He asked for it and she said that this what i got and that she thought it was good enough since most people dont speak russian, she thought that a certified copy/translation of her birth certificate would be more then enough. But the interviewer said. OH, I would like to see the original.

Does this mean we may not get approved? Is the original needed?? He didnt say anything else about the birth certificate and he continued our interview. He asked questions about where we met, how long have we been together, where and when did we get married, do we have our own house, do we have joint accounts, he asked if shes working, whens the last place she worked, he asked do i work, what do i do. And general questions like that, And then we showed him some pictures from 3 different albums and he took some pictures and asked her who is this where is this taken at etc..

The only bad thing about our interview was that he wanted her original birth certificate and that we dont have joint bank accounts ( but we have same health benefits, phone contract in both names.)

Also we live at my parents house but we are in the process of looking at houses and he asked where do we live and with who. But we brought real estate papers of houses we are looking at.

So what do you think is going to happen? What happens if you get denied???

We are 100% legitament couple who did everything possibly correct for us to be legally married in the US. So hopefully he sees that and we will not have any problems.

[jhunjhun 7]

Well me and my wife went for her interview today and everything seemed okay. The only paper we didnt have was Her original birth certifcate ( shes the one applying for greencard) But she had a certified translation of the birth certificate and a copy of the birth certifcate.

He asked for it and she said that this what i got and that she thought it was good enough since most people dont speak russian, she thought that a certified copy/translation of her birth certificate would be more then enough. But the interviewer said. OH, I would like to see the original.

Does this mean we may not get approved? Is the original needed?? He didnt say anything else about the birth certificate and he continued our interview. He asked questions about where we met, how long have we been together, where and when did we get married, do we have our own house, do we have joint accounts, he asked if shes working, whens the last place she worked, he asked do i work, what do i do. And general questions like that, And then we showed him some pictures from 3 different albums and he took some pictures and asked her who is this where is this taken at etc..

The only bad thing about our interview was that he wanted her original birth certificate and that we dont have joint bank accounts ( but we have same health benefits, phone contract in both names.)

Also we live at my parents house but we are in the process of looking at houses and he asked where do we live and with who. But we brought real estate papers of houses we are looking at.

So what do you think is going to happen? What happens if you get denied???

We are 100% legitament couple who did everything possibly correct for us to be legally married in the US. So hopefully he sees that and we will not have any problems.

Have you been told by the IO that you need to send the orginal birth certificate of your wife? Have you given an RFE after your interview?

Did you bother asking the IO about whether you were approved or not? Sometimes after the interview, the IO will tell you that you will receive something in the mail if he/she needs something from you.

Good luck!!!

[Turtles 0]

Well he said we will recieve something in the mail in 2-3 weeks. And today my fiance checked the status and it says that they began processing her greencard, So im guessing we passed????

[Turtles 0]

This is what it says when we check our status

Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On March 10, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

[Mary Lou 682]

This is what it says when we check our status

Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On March 10, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. You can also receive automatic e-mail updates as we process your case. Just follow the link below to register.

Yep, you were approved.

Congrats

[nyhazmat 2]

Yes, you were approved, now you can celebrate! Take a look at the guides for the I-751 just to know what you will need to be collecting for the next go around in 2 years.....Congrats!

[mkg265 2]

Congrats on her greencard!!

[c_and_a 0]

You're good, congrats, not a bad idea just to have the original BC though.

[Nagishkaw 510]

CONGRATULATIONS!

[ajay416 0]

Congrats, i bet that was a huge relief.