Chicago Field Office Interviews

[EoinM 0]

Hey guys,

 

Mark and I had our K1 Adjustment of Status interview at the Chicago Field Office on Saturday, November 22. And I feel it went over alright. The officer was professional and light throughout most of the interview. Asked mainly Mark the questions. He asked How we met, how the relationship developed, the standard I-485 yes or no questions, and also shared some personal stories. The interview felt pretty fast and at the end, he told us he couldn't make a decision at this time, handed us the white paper, and told us he needed to review our case again, possibly also look at the original K1 petition to make a decision, probably on that following Monday. Ever since after the interview, the case status has been sitting on 'Case is Being Actively Reviewed by USCIS'.

 

We did have some minor hiccups with documentation that have since been addressed as best we can. Mark applied for his social security card in early October, (he was admitted Aug 30), but they sent it to the wrong address, which kind of derailed some other necessary things. He was unable to get an Illinois State ID and Chase Wouldn't let us open a joint account either. We're also in a roommate situation and not on a lease together. The day before the interview, we did manage to get another social security appointment to correct the mistake, however, they couldn't issue him a replacement card due to his status expiring soon. In the interview, the officer even did acknowledge it was kind of a rough position to be in, as we had only been married for 2 months and Mark was only in the US for a bit longer than that at the time of the interview.

 

Some of these we've been able to address, we got a notarized affidavit from our landlord stating we've been living together, the officer actually suggested that at the interview, when I presented an informal lease. And Bank of America allowed Mark and I to open a joint account together without Mark having an Illinois State ID and we also have a renters insurance policy together now. We've already uploaded this to the portal under unsolicited evidence after the interview.

 

I was just curious if any others have had similar experiences they could share, particularly at the Chicago Office, but also others and what Mark and I should be expecting next in terms of a wait or anything else.