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Had interview at the Holtsville location in Ny yesterday. We were approved !!
I am the usc my husband is adjusting
Our appointment was for 1:00 p.m. We were coming from queens, so it took about an hour by car to reach there. The building is in a good location, very quiet and a lot of parking. The building was very neat and the staff was helpful. We arrived at 12:45 p.m. and went through security, note you have to remove your shoes and belts. Once inside we took our notice to the receptionist where she took our it and told us to have a seat and wait to be called. We waited for about 40 min when our io called our name . He was of Hispanic background and mentioned he was born in the 50's. His first impression scared us, speaking very stern as we had watched other io's kindly greet and shake the hands of their couples. Our io just told us to follow him.
When we got to his office, he swore us in . Not sure if we were recorded but my husband did notice the device hanging, again not sure if it was on. He asked for our id's and all passports. He then immediately went into my husbands prior arrest. My husband was arrested in 2010 for DUI. The io directly asked if it was for drugs, my husband said no.... Out of nervousness I guess. Then the io said that FBI records show it was a class U misdemeanor and was related for drugs. My husband then said yes but he hadnt been smoking. (My husband had his friends in the car who were smoking in the backseat, the cop proceeded to arrest everyone, as my husband was driving. They were all wrong, just giving you guys background. ) he then asked my husband if he still smokes my husband explained he never did that day and he hasn't since. The io then asked me if I believe him, I answered that I wouldnt be with him of he did. The io then said "I know how this works, girls follow what guys do, you probably sit and do drugs with him. " at which point I stopped talking after saying no, because I felt offended. I have never done drugs a day in my life! He then continued on and said "I could imagine they say oh daddy share some with me". I was really thrown off by that from the io. I then told him that my husband has completed the program required by the state and handed evidence of such. He took it and said ok.
He then asked my husband how we met. My husband was my brothers high-school friend. The io asked then why did it get romantic and when. My husband answered, the io was satisfied and moved on. He then asked my husband about his prior marriage. The only real question to me was how old was I and how old was my husband, I said 20 and my husband is 28. He nodded and continued on. He then asked for pictures of our wedding. We showed him our scrapbook. He turned three pages in and closed it. Then he asked for the album and took two photos. My husband kept trying to ease the tension by joking, it seemed to work. He then commented " you wore white on ur wedding day, I remember when that you used to mean something." I asked what he meant. He said that well women should be pure if they do that. I laughed and said " I guess I'm not pure" as again I was a bit thrown off.
He then asked for evidence of a bonafide marriage. I gave him our lease, our bank statements, a copy of our credit cards and a credit card statement. He took a few statements and the card copy. He then handed everything back and said it was enough. He didn't ask for marriage certificates birth certificates as I guess he had it in the file. He did take my husbands I94. And asked him about entry dates and if he ever left since he has been here, which he hasn't. He then said that he's recommending approval but his supervisor has to approve it because of the arrest. And that he wasnt sure about it. But that he would say ok to it. he said " your still a bad boy but your wife saved you." We thanked him and he walked us out. It lasted about 15 min if that.
We received the card production update two hours after the interview.
Sorry for the long post happy my husband and I can continue on for the next 2 years. Good luck to everyone and thanks for all the help!!