Bringing 2 month old baby to ROC interview?

[k1visaapproved 10]

I just had a baby recently and my interview is on April 7th. I do not intend to send my child to a baby sitter, so do i need to call to have them make an accommodation for us? OR do we just show up to the interview with her? Any suggestions are welcome..

 

Side questions

Can you bring diaper bags/backpack and stroller?

 

Thank you!

[Mike E 11,741]

I suggest you arrange for a sitter.  

[ryouhy 3]

 

1 hour ago, k1visaapproved said:

Side questions

Can you bring diaper bags/backpack and stroller?

On my interview day, I saw a couple with their baby in a stroller were allowed by the IO to enter the interview room together.

 

 

[Chocobo 196]

My husband and I brought our toddler to our interview for AoS.  Other families had their kids with them, too.  We had a stroller and a diaper backpack.  Our interview was in Chicago.  EDIT: We didn't call ahead to ask for any accommodations.  We all went through the metal detectors though I think the stroller had to go through the xray?  I can't remember.  

 

Good luck at your interview!   And, congrats on the baby!  💖

Edited April 2, 2021 by Chocobo

[RamonGomez 271]

8 hours ago, k1visaapproved said:

I just had a baby recently and my interview is on April 7th. I do not intend to send my child to a baby sitter, so do i need to call to have them make an accommodation for us? OR do we just show up to the interview with her? Any suggestions are welcome..

 

Side questions

Can you bring diaper bags/backpack and stroller?

 

Thank you!

Lots of people bring their kids to interviews. We were fortunate that relatives were able to watch our 6-month-old during our AOS interview. I will say, having a kid made our interview a breeze, since we only talked about kids for 5 minutes (the IO's wife was about to have their second kid), ran through the I485 for a couple minutes, and that was it. We were out in <10 minutes.

 

I did hear of one scenario where the baby was being fussy so the IO interviewed each person separately while the other watched the baby outside. 

[k1visaapproved 10]

On 4/2/2021 at 10:20 AM, Chocobo said:

My husband and I brought our toddler to our interview for AoS.  Other families had their kids with them, too.  We had a stroller and a diaper backpack.  Our interview was in Chicago.  EDIT: We didn't call ahead to ask for any accommodations.  We all went through the metal detectors though I think the stroller had to go through the xray?  I can't remember.  

 

Good luck at your interview!   And, congrats on the baby!  💖

Thank you so much and thanks a lot for your response! :)

[k1visaapproved 10]

On 4/2/2021 at 11:26 AM, RamonGomez said:

Lots of people bring their kids to interviews. We were fortunate that relatives were able to watch our 6-month-old during our AOS interview. I will say, having a kid made our interview a breeze, since we only talked about kids for 5 minutes (the IO's wife was about to have their second kid), ran through the I485 for a couple minutes, and that was it. We were out in <10 minutes.

 

I did hear of one scenario where the baby was being fussy so the IO interviewed each person separately while the other watched the baby outside. 

Oh wow, sounds pretty simple! Thank you so much for commenting!! :D

On 4/2/2021 at 4:44 AM, ryouhy said:

 

On my interview day, I saw a couple with their baby in a stroller were allowed by the IO to enter the interview room together.

 

 

Was your interview for ROC or for AOS? Just wondering :)

[ryouhy 3]

15 hours ago, k1visaapproved said:

Was your interview for ROC or for AOS? Just wondering

Mine was AOS, just days before field office closures due to COVID-19.

 

Best of luck on your interview!