AOS Interview

[JoyDee 21]

I wanted to offer a quick summary of our interview today. My husband, baby and I went to the Philadelphia field office to adjust status from a K1 visa to a permanent resident. our appointment was at 10am so we arrived at around 9:30. After a search by some friendly and efficient guards we headed to the third floor. There were quite a few people already waiting. I turned in our appointment letter and we sat down. We were joined awhile later by our translator because my husband is not yet proficient in English. We waited until about 11:50 when we were finally called. We saw a couple of couples taken and interviewed separately. Also a few folks with lawyers, maybe 1/5th of all applicants.

Our interviewer was pretty much what I anticipated, not overly friendly, but also not mean.. typical government worker type, if not a bit more educated than other govt workers I've come across. She mentioned that she had a law degree. I don't know if this is standard for this level of officer. She commented on the baby and asked how old she is as we walked to her office. In the office she made us comfortable and we were all sworn to tell the truth. Our translator was asked to sit behind my husband. She asked for his birth certificate and passport, my proof of citizenship and our marriage document.

She asked me how I met my husband. If I had traveled to Haiti for work or pleasure, how many times I went. Then she asked my husband if he was there for the birth of our child. I told her I had a photo from the delivery and she asked for all the photos. These were all photos of the relationship since my hubby got here. She loved our birth announcement photo and said when she was done she was going to show everyone in the office the baby. She did ask if we had any photos of us in Haiti and I said that we had those at the first interview and I hadn't thought to bring them. She asked my husband one-by-one the questions on the AOS form, ie. have you committed a crime, etc. She asked him is address and phone number and asked if i could also be reached there. She said that everything looked good and that we should get the card within 4-6 weeks but that it would probably be sooner than that.

The whole meeting lasted about 15 minutes. We did not give our joint bank statements, rental agreement, or other documents to substantiate our relationship (other than our newborn baby!).

Three hours later I got an email from USCIS saying that the AOS is approved! w00t!

Thanks so much to all the generous folks who've offered me excellent advice over the past year!

[hope.andsun 7]

Congratulations!

[Richie Rich 70]

Congrats on yr approval .

[marklovetina 52]

[BlueBonnet 84]

Congratualtions !!!

[daryl&lada 8]

Congratulations!!!

[Chynna/gapamix 11]

I wanted to offer a quick summary of our interview today. My husband, baby and I went to the Philadelphia field office to adjust status from a K1 visa to a permanent resident. our appointment was at 10am so we arrived at around 9:30. After a search by some friendly and efficient guards we headed to the third floor. There were quite a few people already waiting. I turned in our appointment letter and we sat down. We were joined awhile later by our translator because my husband is not yet proficient in English. We waited until about 11:50 when we were finally called. We saw a couple of couples taken and interviewed separately. Also a few folks with lawyers, maybe 1/5th of all applicants.

Our interviewer was pretty much what I anticipated, not overly friendly, but also not mean.. typical government worker type, if not a bit more educated than other govt workers I've come across. She mentioned that she had a law degree. I don't know if this is standard for this level of officer. She commented on the baby and asked how old she is as we walked to her office. In the office she made us comfortable and we were all sworn to tell the truth. Our translator was asked to sit behind my husband. She asked for his birth certificate and passport, my proof of citizenship and our marriage document.

She asked me how I met my husband. If I had traveled to Haiti for work or pleasure, how many times I went. Then she asked my husband if he was there for the birth of our child. I told her I had a photo from the delivery and she asked for all the photos. These were all photos of the relationship since my hubby got here. She loved our birth announcement photo and said when she was done she was going to show everyone in the office the baby. She did ask if we had any photos of us in Haiti and I said that we had those at the first interview and I hadn't thought to bring them. She asked my husband one-by-one the questions on the AOS form, ie. have you committed a crime, etc. She asked him is address and phone number and asked if i could also be reached there. She said that everything looked good and that we should get the card within 4-6 weeks but that it would probably be sooner than that.

The whole meeting lasted about 15 minutes. We did not give our joint bank statements, rental agreement, or other documents to substantiate our relationship (other than our newborn baby!).

Three hours later I got an email from USCIS saying that the AOS is approved! w00t!

Thanks so much to all the generous folks who've offered me excellent advice over the past year!

Congratulations, that was an inspiring story.

Chynna

[Mochamich 7]

Congratulations Joydee!! You have also been a source of inspiration and hope to me during my visa journey process. Your steady presence and persistence has been comforting. I truly hope for the best for you, your husband, and your little girl.

[bigdog 376]

Congratulations well done.

[Curious george 0]

Congratulations to you both! I have one question: You say the IO asked for your proof of citizenship... was this your passport or did you have to provide your birth certificate? The only reason I ask is that we have an interview date coming up and my wife (the USC petitioner) has no idea where her birth certificate is and is unable to get a copy in time. She says that she's just going to bring her passport as you have to be a US Citizen to receive that and wondered if that's what you brought and if that worked for you?

[JoyDee 21]

thanks everyone! Its such a relief!

George, I brought both birth cert and passport, but she only looked at the passport. Good luck!

[Mhayonaise 14]

Congratulations! :dance: and thanks for sharing

[larry4 0]

Congratulations!....its good to get some insight on your experience, my interview is also coming up soon

Edited October 14, 2011 by larry4

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