July 2012 AOS Filers

[DebLogs 0]

Thanks!! Yes, Im so relieved for now! Now lets just hope the interview goes as well as everything else! I can't wait to be able to go to Brazil and meet my husbands family! I'm sure your interview will be scheduled very soon!! Good luck deblogs!

Thanks. You made me feel better. Have a great weekend!

[him4life 13]

INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE IN WICHITA, KANSAS

alright ladies n gents. im a few days late doing this but here we go!

We arrived early and got in late. 10 minutes late to be exact. THEY were the ones behind on time lol This interview i would have to say from reading everyone elses was the most LAID BACK and short interview yet. The IO opened the door and called my name i said "thats us" and grabbed my photo album and VERY organized tote of evidence which might i add was huge. Needless to say the IO looked at the items in my hand prior to even eyeing us up. So, we proceed to the office and by we i mean my wife, 8 month old daughter and myself, we make it halfway to his office and a bunch of the IO's go nuts over "how cute" our daughter was so that was a nice icebreaker. We finally made it inside and of course he asks how we are and the weather topic came up as im Canadian and its hot here in Kansas yata yata, shook hands, you get the picture. We sit down and my daughter whines a bit and my wife says to her that we couldnt bring a toy in sorry. IMMEDIATELY he spins around and reaches into one of his filing cabinets and is digging through some plastic and i knew right away what it was. He grabbed her a toy LOL soooo, from there we started talking about him and his wife wanting a kid and we said how he should def. enjoy every moment without them lol. Then he started with the whole ok, raise your right hands and swear to tell the truth bla bla bla. Next he asks me my full name, DOB, address, parents name, our wedding date at which point we both said Feb. 18th 2011 at the EXACT same time lol. Of course we made it to the yes no questions and out of the 30 that there is, he asked 5. i did have a petty theft charge in 2006 and it was withdrawn because i completed mediation. So in turn, he obviously asked me about it and of course i told him the truth and handed him the court papers etc. then he literally tossed it aside. Then he asked who William Smith was ( we live with him and his wife and he is our co sponsor AKA my wifes grandpa ), so she explained it was her grandpa. Then he asked me if there were any other forms of evidence that wished to submit and of course i said yes and handed him a stack of things and showed him my EAD card and all our little love notes, facebook messages, and cards from family members with both our names on them from different occasions such as christmas etc. From there i bothered him with a few questions regarding some of the answers i wrote down as i was unsure of some of them. in the midst of those we got the comment out that he was going to go ahead and approve the case, but he NEVER once mentioned if it were going to be a 2 year conditional or not. So i really have no idea which i will have, you must know that he flipped through pages like he wasnt reading ANYTHING. Not acting like he was annoyed, but rather that he had his mind up the moment we shook hands and anything infront of him wasnt going to change his mind. It really was the most astonishing experience as i expected it to get a little heated because of a few things which NEVER were brought up such as my intention at point of entry etc. He was VERY fast about it and it lasted 15 min. We all sat a few more min after he printed off my congratulations sheet(no it wasnt the welcome to the USA letter) and talked it up for a bit. Then i grabbed our things and shook hands and said ty take care yata yata and out we were. quick, easy, and truly feels surreal, i spose once the green card is in my hand it will hit home. When he said it was approved i must admit i was taken back a bit and didnt really listen to what he had to say after that but i wasnt overwhelmed with joy or anything like that, just, at peace ya know. The wait was soooooo stressful and it truly felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. WELL, believe it or not the journey DID NOT end there, there is more. keep reading.

When we left after i grabbed all my things, we went to walmart. Did our thing at walmart etc, got to our car to leave and i started putting my ID and credentials back where they belong like aka in my wallet etc. WELL. i realize my EAD card WAS GONE!!!!! OMG i was in such a panic! I freaked, lol. We instantly went BACK to the immigration office and started back tracking my foot steps all the way to the building. Then i went back to the little window and asked my IO if i had left it in his office lol. He combed his office and tore it appart. He said there was 4 other interviews after me so he was going to go through EVERY one of their files to see if he had put it in there by accident, obviously he checked mine and it wasnt there. Well, i went from that office to my car back and forth FIVE, yes 5 times searching in the car and looking EVERYWHERE for it. On the street, the grass, down the street, just everywhere. Well, in the end, we found it. I have a passport book for our passports etc. well there is a VERY deep pocket i learned that day. You couldnt see it and couldnt tell there was a card in there cause the backs of the passport book were hard as a rock. So anyways, i found it and went in and told him and ya. That searching etc, took an hour and half LOL The bloody interview was 15 min. and then searched for something for an hour and a half. I was truly embarrassed but, what can you do. That guys and gals, was our interview story. I am more than sure the order of what i typed out may have been a little different and im sure i have forgoten a few minor things here and there but the idea of it was, it was FAST and PAINLESS. Good luck all, may God be as good to you with your experience as he was to ours.

once again congrats, glad to see it was easy for u, mine was pretty laid back too, but i didnt get a congratulations sheet, that must vary from office to office

[mccbsimon 5]

huh. i guess so. its nothing special neways

[Mariana D.A. 2]

Hey guys! I was looking at the evidence I have for the interview...

As of now I have a lot of pictures, wedding post cards from our friends and family, joint bank account, joint credit card, honeymoon hotel receipt, broadway tickets, concert tickets, cable bill under both our names, wedding dress and wedding band receipts, and our tickets to Brazil for Dec. 18...and that's pretty much it. We don't have any lease or insurance because we are both dependent of his parents who are our co-sponsors and all those insurances are under their names, and most of the house bills are also under their names, except for canle bill...

Do you guys think this will be enough evidence??

Also, my husband only has his US passport, and his foreign Birth certificate, will that be problem? Because I know that the US passport is proof of US citizenship...will they demand to see Naturalization Certificate?

[akihon 129]

bring a copy of his naturalization certificate anyway. it doesn't hurt to cover all bases.

[Mariana D.A. 2]

bring a copy of his naturalization certificate anyway. it doesn't hurt to cover all bases.

Ok...he actually doesn't have one...its a long story...

To make the long story short, my husband derived citizenship through his US citizen parent under the Child Citizenship Act of 2001. Basically any child who entered the US under the age of 18 after 2001 and who's parents were US citizens already, the child would become a citizen automatically without having to go through the naturalization process. We just found out about that in June, so we figured we'd try to apply for the passport only with the evidences that my husband entered before turning 18 after 2001, and that he's father is a US citizen....and guess what? They sent him the passport and said he was a US citizen due to that law.

So I told the whole story anyway lol...but thats why he only has his passport..

[akihon 129]

Ok...he actually doesn't have one...its a long story...

To make the long story short, my husband derived citizenship through his US citizen parent under the Child Citizenship Act of 2001. Basically any child who entered the US under the age of 18 after 2001 and who's parents were US citizens already, the child would become a citizen automatically without having to go through the naturalization process. We just found out about that in June, so we figured we'd try to apply for the passport only with the evidences that my husband entered before turning 18 after 2001, and that he's father is a US citizen....and guess what? They sent him the passport and said he was a US citizen due to that law.

So I told the whole story anyway lol...but thats why he only has his passport..

then it shouldn't be an issue

[Mariana D.A. 2]

then it shouldn't be an issue

Thanks for your help mebbe! I really appreciate it!

As for the evidences I have, do you think I'll be fine? Or am I lacking evidences?

[akihon 129]

Thanks for your help mebbe! I really appreciate it!

As for the evidences I have, do you think I'll be fine? Or am I lacking evidences?

wedding post cards from our friends and family

joint bank account,

joint credit card,

honeymoon hotel receipt,

broadway tickets,

concert tickets,

cable bill under both our names,

wedding dress and wedding band receipts,

and our tickets to Brazil for Dec. 18

it looks good to me, as long as both your names are on your evidence. if you're dependents on your parents' insurance, you could get a printout of the policy showing that you both are. If you really don't feel like you have enough, you can get notarized affidavits from family and friends confirming your relationship - look for examples online.

[Mariana D.A. 2]

wedding post cards from our friends and family

joint bank account,

joint credit card,

honeymoon hotel receipt,

broadway tickets,

concert tickets,

cable bill under both our names,

wedding dress and wedding band receipts,

and our tickets to Brazil for Dec. 18

it looks good to me, as long as both your names are on your evidence. if you're dependents on your parents' insurance, you could get a printout of the policy showing that you both are. If you really don't feel like you have enough, you can get notarized affidavits from family and friends confirming your relationship - look for examples online.

Thank you so much mebbe!!

[akihon 129]

Thank you so much mebbe!!

oh and don't forget photos!

[Mariana D.A. 2]

Thanks. You made me feel better. Have a great weekend!

Any news deblogs?

If not, you should call USCIS, and ask to speak to a higher representative...when you you're on the phone with a higher rep. ask them if you've been scheduled for an interview already....that's what I did, and that's how I found out about mine. They had acheduled mine on the 3rd of October, and I only got the USCIS notification on Oct. 5 at night...so you never know! Good Luck! Take care!

[Mariana D.A. 2]

oh and don't forget photos!

Lol...that I won't!! I have plenty of them!!

Btw, goodluck on you interview tomorrow!! You let us know how it went after, pls!!

Take care, and once again, thanks!

[akihon 129]

thanks =)

[Mariana D.A. 2]

Thanks. You made me feel better. Have a great weekend!

Any news deblogs? If not, you should call USCIS, and ask to speak to a higher representative...when you you're on the phone with a higher rep. ask them if you've been scheduled for an interview already....that's what I did, and that's how I found out about mine. They had acheduled mine on the 3rd of October, and I only got the USCIS notification on Oct. 5 at night...so you never know!  Good Luck! Take care!