AOS Interview today at MSC

[Nana_Afia_B 0]

Today my hubby and I had our AOS interview at the MSC:

In the beginning, the officer asked us for our passports and DL. Then the IO asked questions from the I-465 package. Then she asked for proof of our relationship, we provided utility and phone bills as well as some wedding photos (which she didn't even really look at). She asked me (USC) where I worked, if I had ever been married, where hubby and I met. Basic questions. She asked my husband questions about why his previous marriage didn't work out, when we started dating and about the labor certification filed for him by his job. The majority of the interview was spent trying to find more evidence about the validity of the labor cert filing (as my hubby EWI and qualifies under 245i). The IO also asked for proof that we had paid the $1,000 penalty, so we provided the USCIS notice as well as a copy of the check (which she said was no good since we could have filled a blank check out and photocopied it). IMPORTANT: bring ALL documentation you've received from USCIS to the interview. She then had me and hubby sign a form about conditional PR, and then had my hubby sign an affidavit about his answers to questions during the interview. However, she then said that she was going to do a bit more research but that she PROBABLY would approve hubby's conditional PR and that we should hear something in a few weeks. My questions are:

For anyone whose SO qualifies under 245i, whether through work or family petition, is this common in the interview to have the IO say she wants to do more research before approving? She said that if we found anymore letters re: the labor filing that we should set an InfoPass appt and bring them in, but she didn't say that we HAD to...

Why would we have to sign a form about conditional residency if she couldn't give us a definitive yes/no at the end of the interview? Is this a good or bad sign?

We're both so glad that the interview is over, but I feel that we still don't have an answer. Help!

[2007n 0]

Today my hubby and I had our AOS interview at the MSC:

In the beginning, the officer asked us for our passports and DL. Then the IO asked questions from the I-465 package. Then she asked for proof of our relationship, we provided utility and phone bills as well as some wedding photos (which she didn't even really look at). She asked me (USC) where I worked, if I had ever been married, where hubby and I met. Basic questions. She asked my husband questions about why his previous marriage didn't work out, when we started dating and about the labor certification filed for him by his job. The majority of the interview was spent trying to find more evidence about the validity of the labor cert filing (as my hubby EWI and qualifies under 245i). The IO also asked for proof that we had paid the $1,000 penalty, so we provided the USCIS notice as well as a copy of the check (which she said was no good since we could have filled a blank check out and photocopied it). IMPORTANT: bring ALL documentation you've received from USCIS to the interview. She then had me and hubby sign a form about conditional PR, and then had my hubby sign an affidavit about his answers to questions during the interview. However, she then said that she was going to do a bit more research but that she PROBABLY would approve hubby's conditional PR and that we should hear something in a few weeks. My questions are:

For anyone whose SO qualifies under 245i, whether through work or family petition, is this common in the interview to have the IO say she wants to do more research before approving? She said that if we found anymore letters re: the labor filing that we should set an InfoPass appt and bring them in, but she didn't say that we HAD to...

Why would we have to sign a form about conditional residency if she couldn't give us a definitive yes/no at the end of the interview? Is this a good or bad sign?

We're both so glad that the interview is over, but I feel that we still don't have an answer. Help!

i have no idea to any of your answers, but i think you got it, God works miracles

[Ralph and Joanna 0]

I don't know what to answer You but I wish You both good luck

Today my hubby and I had our AOS interview at the MSC:

In the beginning, the officer asked us for our passports and DL. Then the IO asked questions from the I-465 package. Then she asked for proof of our relationship, we provided utility and phone bills as well as some wedding photos (which she didn't even really look at). She asked me (USC) where I worked, if I had ever been married, where hubby and I met. Basic questions. She asked my husband questions about why his previous marriage didn't work out, when we started dating and about the labor certification filed for him by his job. The majority of the interview was spent trying to find more evidence about the validity of the labor cert filing (as my hubby EWI and qualifies under 245i). The IO also asked for proof that we had paid the $1,000 penalty, so we provided the USCIS notice as well as a copy of the check (which she said was no good since we could have filled a blank check out and photocopied it). IMPORTANT: bring ALL documentation you've received from USCIS to the interview. She then had me and hubby sign a form about conditional PR, and then had my hubby sign an affidavit about his answers to questions during the interview. However, she then said that she was going to do a bit more research but that she PROBABLY would approve hubby's conditional PR and that we should hear something in a few weeks. My questions are:

For anyone whose SO qualifies under 245i, whether through work or family petition, is this common in the interview to have the IO say she wants to do more research before approving? She said that if we found anymore letters re: the labor filing that we should set an InfoPass appt and bring them in, but she didn't say that we HAD to...

Why would we have to sign a form about conditional residency if she couldn't give us a definitive yes/no at the end of the interview? Is this a good or bad sign?

We're both so glad that the interview is over, but I feel that we still don't have an answer. Help!

i have no idea to any of your answers, but i think you got it, God works miracles

[Nana_Afia_B 0]

Thanks! Anybody else been through this?

[Nosferatu2xlc 0]

i have a question who need to pay that $1000 penalty ??? what was it in your case ??

[Arinola 0]

Do not loose any sleep over this. Personally, I think the interview went well and it was just a smoke screen. If any investigation is carried out it will probably be around the labor cert filing to make sure no visa fraud was committed. Also, AOS was not filed based on the labor certification so hopefully they won’t dig too much into considering their caseload. Good luck.