Timon

The interview was pretty straight forward. Definitely not what I was expecting but hey I'm not complaining. I got there 5 minutes before my 12:30 scheduled interview time (long story). I was called in 20 minutes later. IO was very pleasant greeted me and walked me into his office. Got in he asked me to remaining standing so I could be sworn in. After swearing in we went over my application to make sure everything was ok. He verified the shelling of my names since I am also doing a name change ( middle names). He checked my passport and greencard to make sure everything was as stated on my application I guess. After he asked me to read a question 'what country is north of the United States?' Then he gave me the answer and had me write it. Then he asked me the history questions I answered the first 6 correctly so he stopped. He told me that he was approving my case and I'd be getting a letter in the mail as to when the date of my oath ceremony is going to be. Didn't ask to see any additional supporting documents

Just passed my written tet at DMV. Now the hard part(I'm terrified of driving)

Lol prepare to miss them terribly

Lol I'm not sure if its gonna work for me. I was in the delivery room with my both my sis and BFF when they gave birth and I passed out. It was too much for me. And me and pain aren't friends. I bump my toe and the sky is about to fall lol

I'd like to thank everyone on VJ who has helped(especially Ibee, Mrs. Gore and my August AOS filers family)me in one way or another in this process. I had my interview yesterday at the Holtsville office, interview was initially scheduled for 12:45pm but we weren't called in until about1:35pm. We were escorted to the office by a white female in her mid to late 50s. When we got into her office she asked us to remain standing until after she swear us in. After we were sworn in, se asked my husband fir his ID AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE and me my passport old and new. She looked at my husband's ID and right away the issues started because my husband's ID still states his old addres(my husband is the biggest procrastinator in the world). She looked at his ID then at our file and asked him where does he live he responded with our current address. She asked him so why does your ID say XYZ(old address) he responded because I'm a procrastinator and fr the longest while my wife asked me to change it and I kept dragging my feet. She told him "that has nothing to do with her cuz by law he has 10 days to notify the government of his change of address and according to your file its been more than 6 months since you've been living at your current address so you had more than enough time to get it done. I was like oh boy here we go, I was pissed as hell cause I've been asking begging even my husband to get his ID updated, every time we have an argument (even before we were married) its about his procrastination. He was like I'm sorry, she was like don't tell me you're sorry do you realize that you're in a federal building technically lying to a federal agent because here you are telling me that you live at so and so but your ID say something else?
Then she turned to me and she said so I see here that you lost your I-94? I said yes ma'am. She asked did you get a replacement, I said no ma'am but I do have a FOIA report with my I-94# and the name of the officer who inspected (basically my entire arrival record) me. She said to me we can't accept that, there's a form for this on our website that you needed to file and we'd send a replacement. So I started to explain to her why I did it that way and she wasn't interested. She said you really cut corners with this, you went around the whole process of obtaining the replacement. She picked up my passport to look at my visa and she said to herself " and you were only issued a 3 month visa, that's interesting I wonder why. At this point I said to myself I'm definitely not getting approved today.
Then she turned her attention back to my husband and asked him whether he has met any of my family members, he answered yes my grandmother and my aunt. She asked how about her parents have you met them? He said No, she asked why not he said because they're back in her country. She asked him whether he's visited my country he said No. She then said to him so why didn't you visit them they're your in-laws. He said because my wife wouldn't be able to go with me. She asked him so why don't they come up here to visit, I would imagine that they'd like to meet their daughter's husband? So he said I don't know I would imagine that they'd have to go through a process like my wife did and obtain a visa. She said to him so what your wife got a visa it shouldn't be that hard for her patents to get one. My husband just went quiet, I could tell he felt so defeated he had no idea he to respond to her. Before he got with me he didn't know anything about the immigration system(he still doesn't know). At this point the poor boy is so flustered, I looked at him and he was as pale as a ghost. She then asked him what was the reason your wife came to the U.S he said she did occasional babysitting in his mind he heard what has she been doing? She then said I see.
She turned back to me and said well Mrs. Jordan I must tell you that the burden of proof is on you. You must prove to me that this relationship is real and give me a reason to want to approve this petition. Did you bring me any proof today? I said yes and took it out the folder and handed it to her( lease, bank statement, utility bills). She asked whether I had any pictures to show her? I handed her our (small) album and she asked me do I know his family. I told her yes, I've met his mom and sisters (even lived with them) and showed her pictures with us hanging around the house for our weekend family/game nights. She then said she had to do a background check and we'd find out later today or at some point whether we were approved if everything checked out. She inserted some stuff into her computer then turned back to me and asked did you go to college? I said yes ma'am but not up here back in my country. She asked what did you study I said computer science with a minor in child psychology and electrical engineering. She asked do you work? I said occasional babysitting. She asked would you like to work? I said absolutely. She asked doing what? I said either a physical or occupational therapist for kids with special needs. She smiled at me and said you're all over the place. I said I know have to keep my options opens. She asked me whether my husband and I had any plans to travel. My husband(finally getting his tongue back) said he'd love for us to go to Mexico since our 2yr anniversary is coming up and it'd be our honeymoon also
She then said I'm going to approve your case so you guys can go take a trip. Enjoy your honeymoon and you go get a job and help kids. I couldn't believe my ears. What started of seeming to be a nightmare turned out for the best in the end. She said that we were gonna have to sit out in the waiting room while she updated the system and she's going to put the seal in my passport so I could leave the country and get my SS#. She explained how i need to go about with the ROC, she shook our hands and said have a great day and welcome to America

Good morning guys. Hope all is well.mtoday I my day hoping to come back to you guys with great news. Catch you later

Thanks for the correction You guys also need I-693 filled out by civil surgeon

If i were you i'd keep my guards up. It's in situations like those you get to "know" who really is looking out for your best interest.Good luck

I pray that once this is all said and done your interview goes super smooth cause at this point you deserve for everything to be easy

hang in there sweety. My prayers are with you

You're welcome. Instead of leaving it blank put N/A instead

Thanks for the correction You guys also need I-693 filled out by civil surgeon

:-) you are up to date on everything that goes on with your fellow August filers. You're amazing, you pay such great attention to detai. Btw my name is Aisha Jessie is my niece just decided to use her name lol

Finally! I'm glad it's finally here so you can get down to business

Woohoo nothing beats date night. You're right about that no need to stress out about what u have no control about. Make sure you have lots of fun this weekend(and you get to sleep in).

Awww you guys have such amazing stories. Mine isn't anything as romantic lol. I am the immigrant from Dominica and my hubby is USC. We were introduced and met 2 yrs ago at a bar in the city by his best friend. We hit it off from the beginningJust an update.... He was impressed by the fact that i knew so much about sport and i could keep up with him(and still be able to stand) in taking shots, and he loved my accent. We were inseparable the entire night but we never exchanged number or gave each other any kind of indication that we were interested. My cellphone rang the next day, when i didn't answer(never answer my phone if i don't know the number) he sent a text me letting me know it was him. Anyway long story short he took me to dinner at this Hibachi restaurant where he knows everybody down to the chef. We had a lovely dinner we spoke about his family, mine, our childhood. When we were leaving the restaurant he handed something to our server and told him to give it to whomever. When i asked him what that was all about he said it was his declaration LOL. Four days after dinner (November 18) at the restaurant and speaking tirelessly day and night he left for Dominica Republic with his best friend for a wedding. He was barely on the plane and i was missing him like crazy. I tracked his flight online from take off to landing. As soon as he landed he called me and told me that he missed and he couldn't imagine his life without me and asked me to be his GF.
After our wedding we went to that same restaurant he took me to for our first date, and he retrieved that napkin he'd given to our serve. On it was written the date we came in and " You've made my heart smile the moment i saw you walk through that door. You don't know it yet but i'm gonna make you my wife, never again will i ever be without you". That's my story

You're definitely going to get it today Happy Bday to your hubby

I'll keep you in my prayers. Good luck

Thank you very much. Oh I've learned my lesson. I intend to go to the interview with the correct G325a and tell the TRUTH if I'm asked.

I respect your opinion. I'm not going to go back and forth with you

I respect your opinion. I'm not going to go back and forth with you

So, if you get asked about it in your interview, tell the interviewer this. I'm not saying to walk in there and just start spilling every dark secret you have. But if they ask you, assume they know all, and just be honest. Hopefully you'll get an understanding interviewer who will allow you to correct your mistake.

Thanks for your support. I called another attorney and he said he wouldnt recommend that i try submit a new form G 325a until i hear from USCIS. He basically said what u did. Hope for the best but expect the worse and gather all information i can regarding my tax payments

I respect your opinion. I'm not going to go back and forth with you