Minneapolis-St. Paul MN Office AOS Filers

[JosephRose 82]

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Just now, elmers said:

USPS informed delivery! Free to sign up but may take 1-2 days before you see what mails are coming to you.

Cool.. Thank you.. ☺️

[pcms1224 0]

8 hours ago, JosephRose said:

By the way, here our the evidence of our relationship we brought on interview..

 

*Joint Filed Income Tax Return

*My Fidelity 401K account that shows I’m married to my husband and listed him and our son as beneficiaries 

*Monthly lease for the apartment we live in that has both our names and signatures 

*Amazon Prime Household Account that has both our names.

*Copy of our Report of Marriage 

*Photocopy of my new Passport Bio Page that is already under my married name

*Photo Album (I would suggest you print big photos, mine was all minis that’s why IO did not add them to the file but just took a very close look of them.)

 

I was worried because we did not have joint bank account, and health insurance but it all turned well. Now anxiously waiting for my GC to arrive in the mail, I keep checking the mail. How long do you think it will arrive from the day of approval?

Congrats! And thanks for sharing a detailed list of evidence you collected. That’s super helpful.

[pamawemo 78]

17 hours ago, JosephRose said:

Hello everyone! Did my interview on July 11 and got approved the next day. Good luck to all.

Yes, congratulations and thanks for sharing your experience!

[elmers 289]

My two year residency card was delivered today. Happy that the first phase of this AoS journey has come to an end! Good luck to all others on this thread too!!

 

I will definitely be hanging around here for a while as I am sure I'll need more guidance from this site in the coming years.

[faycher 54]

On 7/11/2019 at 7:37 PM, elmers said:

Guys, we got on spot approval today!! No written proof was given, just verbal. my.uscis.gov is still stuck at interview was scheduled whereas egov.uscis.gov says new card is being produced.

 

Our appointment was in the afternoon. We got there about 40 minutes earlier and parked in their underground garage - costs $18 btw. We went through security (you can bring water but no food I believe) and checked in at the front. They have a nice and large waiting area facing west. We got called in 5 min after our appointment time by what appeared to be a stern dude. We followed him to an office where we were sworn in first. He asked my wife (USC petitioner) her name, birth day & place, address, who she lives with (she said elmers, my husband - & he laughed), my name, my birth day & place, if I had any immigration proceedings against me (she said no), if she works now & where, and if we have any kids (we said no). Then he asked me my name and bunch of questions from I-485 like if I was in a communist party or if I'd do terrorism here or if I've voted or have claimed to be US citizen, etc. As he was asking these questions, he himself knew how dumb the questions were so all in all, he turned out to be a chill dude. Then he asked my wife what was our story - she explained how we met for barely a minute and that was it! He did not go through our 7 lb binder full of documents and did not ask to see any updated information. He said he was approving our case and that the card should be mailed within 2 weeks from some facility in TN. The whole "interview" lasted maybe 6-7 min. Our IO dude told us that they do not provide printed proof anymore unless they either need more time or they deny the case. 

 

We prepared a lot and I was a bit nervous/stressed tbh but we were relieved when he said "I am clicking yes on your case" and he did right in front of us. Overall, it was a great experience for us and we were glad to have been assigned to this nice IO. In our experience, he and everyone else we encountered in that building, were very nice and just doing their jobs. You all will be fine. Good luck to everyone!!

Just finished preparing my 7lb binder as well. Lol. A week away from my interview. 

[RamonGomez 259]

Just an FYI my wife's friend had her AOS interview and got absolutely GRILLED. Immediate stokes interview - each of them were questioned separately for half an hour. They were asked questions about s**t like how they arranged clothes in their closet, female family members' maiden names, and so on. Two weeks later, still no decision. 

Edited July 28, 2019 by RamonGomez

[elmers 289]

14 hours ago, faycher said:

Just finished preparing my 7lb binder as well. Lol. A week away from my interview. 

Haha, good luck! You guys will do great.

10 hours ago, RamonGomez said:

Just an FYI my wife's friend had her AOS interview and got absolutely GRILLED. Immediate stokes interview - each of them were questioned separately for half an hour. They were asked questions about s**t like how they arranged clothes in their closet, female family members' maiden names, and so on. Two weeks later, still no decision. 

Jeez, that sucks. I wonder if they do this at random or based on certain criteria. I am assuming their bonafide marriage evidence was pretty solid?

[pamawemo 78]

10 hours ago, RamonGomez said:

Just an FYI my wife's friend had her AOS interview and got absolutely GRILLED. Immediate stokes interview - each of them were questioned separately for half an hour. They were asked questions about s**t like how they arranged clothes in their closet, female family members' maiden names, and so on. Two weeks later, still no decision. 

Was this at the MSP office that this happened? I would also be curious as to what evidence they had to demonstrate a bonafide marriage?

Edited July 28, 2019 by pamawemo

[JuLiA1234 10]

13 hours ago, RamonGomez said:

Just an FYI my wife's friend had her AOS interview and got absolutely GRILLED. Immediate stokes interview - each of them were questioned separately for half an hour. They were asked questions about s**t like how they arranged clothes in their closet, female family members' maiden names, and so on. Two weeks later, still no decision. 

Did they do fiance visa before? Give us more info about their timeline or visa situation before they decided to do AOS. That's super scary...

[dentsflogged 352]

10 hours ago, pamawemo said:

Was this at the MSP office that this happened? I would also be curious as to what evidence they had to demonstrate a bonafide marriage?

I'm curious if someone has made a report about them, TBH.   Surely to do that (especially given the extra resources) then they'd have to have some sort of reason for it beyond an initial "ehhh, why not?"

[dentsflogged 352]

On 7/27/2019 at 4:31 PM, faycher said:

Just finished preparing my 7lb binder as well. Lol. A week away from my interview. 

7lbs?

That's .... thorough!  Hubbs and I have been living together for some months now and while we have tonnes of bonafide evidence (and more by the time interview rolls around, especially given we're heading on a very late honeymoon soon) I'm pretty sure that we couldn't fill a 7lb binder! 

[elmers 289]

13 hours ago, dentsflogged said:

7lbs?

That's .... thorough!  Hubbs and I have been living together for some months now and while we have tonnes of bonafide evidence (and more by the time interview rolls around, especially given we're heading on a very late honeymoon soon) I'm pretty sure that we couldn't fill a 7lb binder! 

7lb is an exaggeration... just saying that you need a lot 😀

If you don't have a whole lot to show, that's fine too! As long as you have enough proof for bonafide marriage, all good!

[pamawemo 78]

3 minutes ago, elmers said:

7lb is an exaggeration... just saying that you need a lot 😀

If you don't have a whole lot to show, that's fine too! As long as you have enough proof for bonafide marriage, all good!

My wife's wedding album might weigh that much alone! Ha!

 

By the way, what do they keep? Should we provide a second set of wedding photos, for example? Other photos since her arrival? Thanks.

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, pamawemo said:

My wife's wedding album might weigh that much alone! Ha!

 

By the way, what do they keep? Should we provide a second set of wedding photos, for example? Other photos since her arrival? Thanks.

Photos are of little utilitarian value so don't over do it .  Concentrate on evidence that matters 

Edited July 29, 2019 by payxibka

[elmers 289]

1 minute ago, pamawemo said:

My wife's wedding album might weigh that much alone! Ha!

 

By the way, what do they keep? Should we provide a second set of wedding photos, for example? Other photos since her arrival? Thanks.

They can keep everything, something, or nothing. I consider photos as 'supplemental' and other documents rank higher than photos, such as:

- co-ownership of apartment lease or house mortgage

- joint bank accounts and credit cards

- joint utility bills

- on same health and life insurances as well as you two as sole beneficiaries on both of your life insurance policies

- joint car ownership and insurances; same goes for home/renter's insurance

 

I am sure I have missed a few but you can search on this site and on the internet for more. You want to show them that you two are a real unit and co-mingling finances + adult responsibilities is the best way to do so. If you two have a baby, that typically is the greatest evidence. 😃