Confusing Interview

[Maroc2Texas 0]

We had our interview on May 5th at 10am in the Sacramento, CA office. It was the worst experience of my life!

We arrived 30 minutes early and about 10:25 a lady came into the room and called my husbands name so we got up and followed her. She was dressed very oddly - short, tight pink mini dress with black boots. Don't get me wrong; I like fashion and she would of looked great at a club, but she looked out of place wearing that to work! We walked down a hall and through a few keypad doors ( Following the tightly clad pink bottom) and then walked into an office where she introduced herself as our interview officer!!! Yipes! She had us raise our right hand and swear to tell the truth and then we sat down.

Just to give some background, we had been planning to move from California to Ohio for about six months. We realized this would be during the filing time but thought it would not be a problem. My husband had starting working as a truck driver and the move was part of his job. We filed in Jan 09 and had Biometrics in Feb - then heard nothing so we decided to move at the begining of May. We gave notice at our apartment and found a new place in Ohio and set up utilities. We then received a notice on April 2nd that our case had been transferred to the local office for an interview. We talked to a few people who had been through the same thing and they said not to reschedule the interview because it could cause the whole process to start over and we might have to pay the fees again! We were totally freaked out and decided we would continue to move and fly back to Sacramento for the interview then change our address while there. Of couse on the week before we moved we received the interview date of May 5!! We had to drive across the country in the moving truck, get to our new place by May 1st, then fly back to CA on the 4th for the interview the next day. Hard and confusing, but we thought it was for the best. We were soooo wrong!!!!!

Back to the interview - The first question the officer asked was our address and of course my husband (who couldn't lie if you paid him a billion$$) says our new address in Ohio. The officer looks up very alarmed and asks us to explain. We go into the story I told in the last pargraph and how we are changing the address today as it is Tuesday and we moved the Friday before that. She was very rude and it seemed like she would ask questions and then not listen to the answers. She asked for the new rental agreement and evidence of our plane trip, which of couse I had not brought with us (stupid, I know) then she started looked through our file and was quiet for a long while. This was very hard to just sit there and do nothing but stress out!! She then asked me who I knew in Oklahoma????? WHAT???? Totally out of left field!! I explained my mother lives there and I lived with them after my divorce from my 1st husband. I gave her the address and she seemed ok with that. She was not understanding why the letter from husband's employer had a post office box in the letterhead and she acted like this was a big problem.

It just seemed like it was not an interview about if we had a real marriage or not it was about her own agenda!!! Most of the papers we were told to bring in the interview notice were ignored and I could see they were in the file she was looking through already--- Why ask us to bring them if they already have them???!!!!!!!!!

Finally she tells us that this case may be out of her juristriction and it may have to be transferred to Ohio! My husband asked is there anything we can do to help this be resolved withiout waiting longer. She told us to get the new lease and proof of the flight we took to get there and bring them in later today. She said to put the papers through a unoccupied window and she would let us know in 30 to 60 days. She then took the expired green card and wrote a three month extension in my husbands pasport. We walked out in shock.

[baron555 934]

Sounds like you'll be OK. Obviously you through them for a loop when your stated address did not match what was on the documents. Sounds reasonable that would be a problem since they are supposed to verify addresses, which they couldn't anymore.

I'd continue to be honest and do whatever they want.

[Cino 5]

She's just given you hard time but having said that she is right about one point

"You have to prove that you have moved together & still living together at the new address in Ohio."

Don't worry !... It will take some time maybe but in the end, your husband will get the perm. GC.

GOOD LUCK !.....

[ziko 0]

We had our interview on May 5th at 10am in the Sacramento, CA office. It was the worst experience of my life!

We arrived 30 minutes early and about 10:25 a lady came into the room and called my husbands name so we got up and followed her. She was dressed very oddly - short, tight pink mini dress with black boots. Don't get me wrong; I like fashion and she would of looked great at a club, but she looked out of place wearing that to work! We walked down a hall and through a few keypad doors ( Following the tightly clad pink bottom) and then walked into an office where she introduced herself as our interview officer!!! Yipes! She had us raise our right hand and swear to tell the truth and then we sat down.

Just to give some background, we had been planning to move from California to Ohio for about six months. We realized this would be during the filing time but thought it would not be a problem. My husband had starting working as a truck driver and the move was part of his job. We filed in Jan 09 and had Biometrics in Feb - then heard nothing so we decided to move at the begining of May. We gave notice at our apartment and found a new place in Ohio and set up utilities. We then received a notice on April 2nd that our case had been transferred to the local office for an interview. We talked to a few people who had been through the same thing and they said not to reschedule the interview because it could cause the whole process to start over and we might have to pay the fees again! We were totally freaked out and decided we would continue to move and fly back to Sacramento for the interview then change our address while there. Of couse on the week before we moved we received the interview date of May 5!! We had to drive across the country in the moving truck, get to our new place by May 1st, then fly back to CA on the 4th for the interview the next day. Hard and confusing, but we thought it was for the best. We were soooo wrong!!!!!

Back to the interview - The first question the officer asked was our address and of course my husband (who couldn't lie if you paid him a billion$$) says our new address in Ohio. The officer looks up very alarmed and asks us to explain. We go into the story I told in the last pargraph and how we are changing the address today as it is Tuesday and we moved the Friday before that. She was very rude and it seemed like she would ask questions and then not listen to the answers. She asked for the new rental agreement and evidence of our plane trip, which of couse I had not brought with us (stupid, I know) then she started looked through our file and was quiet for a long while. This was very hard to just sit there and do nothing but stress out!! She then asked me who I knew in Oklahoma????? WHAT???? Totally out of left field!! I explained my mother lives there and I lived with them after my divorce from my 1st husband. I gave her the address and she seemed ok with that. She was not understanding why the letter from husband's employer had a post office box in the letterhead and she acted like this was a big problem.

It just seemed like it was not an interview about if we had a real marriage or not it was about her own agenda!!! Most of the papers we were told to bring in the interview notice were ignored and I could see they were in the file she was looking through already--- Why ask us to bring them if they already have them???!!!!!!!!!

Finally she tells us that this case may be out of her juristriction and it may have to be transferred to Ohio! My husband asked is there anything we can do to help this be resolved withiout waiting longer. She told us to get the new lease and proof of the flight we took to get there and bring them in later today. She said to put the papers through a unoccupied window and she would let us know in 30 to 60 days. She then took the expired green card and wrote a three month extension in my husbands pasport. We walked out in shock.

You should bring with you all proof for new address. it's your mistake . but hopefully u solve the problem.

Good Luck.

[Maroc2Texas 0]

Thanks for the encouraging words! We know it will be ok in the end it's just going to take some time and maybe another interview in Ohio.

[MoroccanInTexas 24]

Do not stress about it. as many people said your husband should be approved. Just send the supporting documentation of your new address.

Good luck

[Kenza 1]

wow! inshallah everything will work out in the end...and i'll be back to share my experiences down the road with the Sacramento office lol...

[Mohsin 0]

Wow really feel bad for you for the experience. I have my own interview scheduled for the 25th of June in NJ. Looks like CSC has been sending "some" cases straight for interviews. I wish you luck...

[Maroc2Texas 0]

I've just signed up for emails from uscis and I see our case hase been transferred to Columbus,OH. Of course, I knew the Sacramento IO was giving us false hope - she was soooo evil!!! She could of just told us that we would have to be transferred, instead of making us run around Sac looking for a Kinkos to make the copies she wanted us to submit that day!!! Be prepared people - do not let this happen to you!!!!!!!!!!!

[motu 6]

I've just signed up for emails from uscis and I see our case hase been transferred to Columbus,OH. Of course, I knew the Sacramento IO was giving us false hope - she was soooo evil!!! She could of just told us that we would have to be transferred, instead of making us run around Sac looking for a Kinkos to make the copies she wanted us to submit that day!!! Be prepared people - do not let this happen to you!!!!!!!!!!!

You made a mistake by trying to outwit and outsmart the USCIS - they don't like it. Your case should be put back in 'que' for the correct office. Why do you believe you should be able to circumvent the rules for your own benefits while others are waiting properly? I have sympathy for you but not for the way you tried to finesse this. Before you call the IO evil etc. take a look at yourself in the mirror! Good Luck

[mozplay 29]

You made a mistake by trying to outwit and outsmart the USCIS - they don't like it. Your case should be put back in 'que' for the correct office. Why do you believe you should be able to circumvent the rules for your own benefits while others are waiting properly? I have sympathy for you but not for the way you tried to finesse this. Before you call the IO evil etc. take a look at yourself in the mirror! Good Luck

Ouch! This is too harsh, motu!

The OP filed in January and moved May 1st. The OP could not have waited until after the move to file, because s/he would have been out of status - you have to file within 90 days of expiry, right? Also, waiting until the interview on the 5th to file a change of address is perfectly legal! You have 10 days from date of move to do so.

Why should the OP have to go to the back of the line because they moved halfway through? This happens to lots of people. And they moved to Ohio for goodness sake... it's within CSC jurisdiction!

Mo

[Maroc2Texas 0]

Thank you Mozplay! Thank you to Motu for the wishes of good luck

[It's me 1]

You'll be fine