Things we should talk about this weekend before the big day

[Nywoek 179]

We have our AOS interview scheduled on monday. We printed all the papers, made copies of every important (and not-so important) document and organized them into folders so that we can pull whatever we are asked for.

 

3 more nights though, how should we prepare, what sort of questions should we ask each other, and does anyone have any advice for us? 😃

[appleblossom 5,935]

1 hour ago, Nywoek said:

We have our AOS interview scheduled on monday. We printed all the papers, made copies of every important (and not-so important) document and organized them into folders so that we can pull whatever we are asked for.

 

3 more nights though, how should we prepare, what sort of questions should we ask each other, and does anyone have any advice for us? 😃

My biggest bit of advice would be to not overthink it, and don’t stress. Your relationship is legit, so all you need to do is be respectful and polite, make sure you take everything required (sounds like you’ve already got that covered) and just answer any questions honestly - definitely don’t practice questions as it’ll sound staged! 
 

Good luck. 

[Edward and Jaycel 2,575]

One piece of advice we got from an immigration attorney was to have me read the Yes/No Questions from the "General Eligibility & Inadmissibility" section out loud to Jaycel and have her answer them. He said that, especially to a non-native English speaker, it is one thing to read them to yourself and answer them in your head but it's very different to listen to them without the print in front of you, interpret them and then answer them correctly. Jaycel said this was one of the most helpful parts of the prep that we did. Especially since our IO asked like 20 or so of those questions  You guys will do great... like @appleblossom said, don't overthink it. 

Edited February 21 by Edward and Jaycel

[Nywoek 179]

Thanks guys! 

 

Now I’m worried about the weather; there seems to be snow coming down all day monday and I have no idea if they will cancel or what happens if they do (do they call you?), and how long we have to wait before they reschedule. >_< 

[rbv_shard 97]

7 hours ago, Nywoek said:

Now I’m worried about the weather; there seems to be snow coming down all day monday and I have no idea if they will cancel or what happens if they do (do they call you?), and how long we have to wait before they reschedule. >_< 

Surely people in New Hampshire aren't scared by a little snow.  Even the government employees.  And I'm confident the Norwegian can handle it fine too, maybe even enjoy it.

[Nywoek 179]

15 hours ago, rbv_shard said:

Surely people in New Hampshire aren't scared by a little snow.  Even the government employees.  And I'm confident the Norwegian can handle it fine too, maybe even enjoy it.

Judging by the amount of snow days my kids have had, they like to close things. 🙈

 

And I am not the problem, I have never had a snow day in my life, and the one I remember for my kids was because of hurricane winds + snow (they walked to school, lol).

 

But we’ll see. We’ll just get ready tomorrow and hope for the best. 

[Lemonslice 5,432]

On 2/21/2026 at 11:45 AM, Nywoek said:

Thanks guys! 

 

Now I’m worried about the weather; there seems to be snow coming down all day monday and I have no idea if they will cancel or what happens if they do (do they call you?), and how long we have to wait before they reschedule. >_< 

You might enjoy the French Toast Alert System:
https://www.universalhub.com/french-toast

 

Stay safe!  

[Nywoek 179]

I didn't check my email earlier, but they sent a notice at 3.30 that they were closing the offices that day, and then half an hour later that they cancelled the interview. 

 

Oh. Well.

 

I mean... this is much better than getting in a car crash due to a blizzard. Lol.

 

Because while I am no stranger to driving (or riding a car.. I do not drive lol) in snow, I am from so far up north that after october you get a ticket if you do not have winter tires on your car and that is definitely not the same here. XD No one has that, they just stay home until the roads are clear. XD

[TBoneTX 49,557]

1 hour ago, Nywoek said:

I am from so far up north that after october you get a ticket if you do not have winter tires on your car and that is definitely not the same here.

You need to move someplace where snow is an anomaly, N ma'am.

 

Your interview has been canceled, so you'll have time on your hands to do some educational reading:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

 

[Nywoek 179]

On 2/22/2026 at 9:55 PM, TBoneTX said:

You need to move someplace where snow is an anomaly, N ma'am.

 

Your interview has been canceled, so you'll have time on your hands to do some educational reading:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/382775-mrs-t-b-the-citizenship-test/

 

I have read that one, it’s so funny. 🙈🙈😂

 

Got an email this morning. They scheduled a new appointment for april 6th. Almost a month and a half later. Damn blizzard. 😕 

 

I was really hoping to sort out summer tickets soon. 

[Purple_Paladin 26]

 

On 2/20/2026 at 10:32 PM, Edward and Jaycel said:

Yes/No Questions from the "General Eligibility & Inadmissibility"

Sorry to hijack but can someone please post a link to these questions? I searched for it on USCIS website and here and nothing came up. Is it the ones from the I485 application instructions?

[Edward and Jaycel 2,575]

1 hour ago, Purple_Paladin said:

Is it the ones from the I485 application instructions?

 

Yes... Section 9 Eligibility & Inadmissibility or something like that. All the Yes/No questions at the end of the I-485 

[Nywoek 179]

So we finally got to have our interview yesterday! This weekend was super busy with a birthday party, my oldest and husband going to Anime Boston and easter shenanigans, so we didn't really have any time to prepare, other than add another page of photos from the past month and our joint taxes to the portal. We also printed it. I did not get the best sleep, but the only time we were really nervous was on the drive there.. lol.

 

We went into the building 30 minutes before our appointment, and the first thing that happened was that the officers at the door asked to see the interview notice because apparently our appointment had been moved around before we even got the date and time. So that was a little confusing, but more for him than us I suppose. Then we went and put our notice in a little bin and waited for a bit before a lady came and called us in. She was friendly, a little on the older side, and at one point she said "oh wow! you are so young looking yourself and have a child in highschool!" while I was talking about my kids, lol. XD
 

The only thing that was a little stressful was that she wanted me to "explain" the different spellings of my name. I use an Å in my last name (and did not change it after getting married) and on my norwegian passport they spell it both with that and with AA because that is the international standard. I tried to explain that and she was asking for translated documents (my birth certificate is in english, because you can order it like that) and so it was a little jarring trying to explain that without feeling like I had done something wrong, but I think she was just trying to make sure that my name would be correct for my greencard, and making sure it was all in order. I have used AA pretty consistently, and I think the only record of someone just spelling it with a single A is from early on K1 days where my husband spelled it differently on one form, but all that was taken care of by the time I got my visa in Stockholm.

 

After that it was just her asking us questions. I thought it was kind of interesting because she would ask my husband questions about his siblings, and did not ask me if I knew them or had met them. She did ask me what my mom thought of me marrying an american, lol, and I had a story about the first time we met and how my parents were out of town that week (such a coincidence! XD). She also asked me what our plans were and I was a bit like.. I mean, live our lives? But then she asked well do you want more children, are you traveling somewhere, etc, and I answered that no we are happy with our family of four and our cat and that we will be going to Norway this summer to spend time with family and friends. My husband is an anxious person so he got a bit lost in some of his stories, but it was all ok. 

 

Then she asked me all the questions from the form, and it was a bit confusing because she would not end all her questions in a question tone, and some of those sentences run on and on and on, so I would listen to it and then she would just stop but since it did not sound like a question I probably waited a second or two too long to answer no! She must be so tired of reading all of those out loud... haha.

 

At the end she said that after we left she would approve our case, and that I would get a letter in the mail and then they will produce my greencard. Yay! She also said that it is conditional and we can apply again before the 2 years is up, and mentioned the naturalization process where the 10 year card probably wont arrive before I have had my greencard for 3 years so we can probably get an interview for both of them at the same time if we apply for that. I already knew that, but I thought it was nice she mentioned that. 

 

Then we went out to lunch and went by World Market and bought some scandinavian and british treats since we dont have that store nearby.

 

I feel good! My case has not changed online, but I will be patient. My mom got a bit stressed out so we already ordered tickets for everyone this summer (mine are refundable..) but now I know I get to visit home for a few weeks. Exciting times ahead!

[Edward and Jaycel 2,575]

Congrats!!! Glad it went well for you guys!! 🎉🎉 Hopefully you will have the approval today, that's what happened to us. Our officer said that when they do something in their system on a case, it takes 24 hours for it to show up on our portal and we got our approval almost exactly 25 hours after we walked out of the building.

[Nywoek 179]

3 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Congrats!!! Glad it went well for you guys!! 🎉🎉 Hopefully you will have the approval today, that's what happened to us. Our officer said that when they do something in their system on a case, it takes 24 hours for it to show up on our portal and we got our approval almost exactly 25 hours after we walked out of the building.

I kept checking my email yesterday and this morning I logged in, nothing yet, but what you are saying makes sense.. those systems are kind of slow! XD