KleoLove

Updating to fix format.  Aslo adding @dfont interview data and closing timeline for @DisneyLovers and @KleoLove  GREAT to see so many red lines!!  Best of patience and luck All
 
N-400: January 2017 Applicants
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USCIS Dallas/Lewisville, Texas Lockbox
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UserName........|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office
MedicalAssistent|06/21/11|01/20|01/23|01/30|02/21/17|02/24/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Memphis, TN|
WinterPark2015..|08/17/15|12/27|01/03|01/13|02/07/17|04/14/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Orlando,FL
BlackEros.......|04/07/12|01/05|01/11|01/09|02/07/17|03/07/17|09/01/17|10/03/17|10/20/17|Orlando,FL
Cybermax........|03/27/12|12/27|12/29|01/14|01/30/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Annandale,VA
vik376..........|02/27/14|12/28|01/11|01/12|01/31/17|04/19/17|05/??/17|06/12|17|07/24/17|Washington,DC
digitalvx.......|03/26/14|12/29|01/05|01/11|01/31/17|02/27/17|05/22/17|06/26/17|07/19/17|NYC
ozcitizen.......|06/--/07|12/29|01/11|01/12|01/30/17|02/03/17|08/18/17|09/28/17|10/02/17|Philadelphia,PA
Luis & Carol....|10/17/13|12/31|01/18|01/03|02/08/17|--/--/--|07/03/17|08/03/17|09/01/17|Atlanta,GA
NJ_NJ...........|01/12/12|01/03|01/10|01/12|02/01/17|02/03/17|06/27/17|08/03/17|08/03/17|Newark, NJ
Joe&LuMa........|09/03/13|01/03|01/12|01/13|02/07/17|02/09/17|07/08/17|08/14/17|09/01/17|Tampa, FL
Olibecca1.......|01/06/09|01/04|01/13|01/13|01/27/17|02/16/17|03/10/17|04/13/17|05/31/17|Louisville,KY
l3thalbloo......|10/25/11|01/05|01/11|01/13|02/16/17|02/21/17|04/08/17|05/09/17|06/02/17|Raleigh, NC
Azhrid..........|04/21/11|01/06|01/11|01/12|01/30/17|02/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Boston, MA
weakheart.......|03/29/12|01/09|01/17|01/14|02/06/17|02/28/17|06/19/17|07/25/17|08/23/17|Oklahoma City,OK
Blue101.........|--/--/--|01/09|01/11|01/11|01/26/17|02/14/17|05/08/17|06/05/17|--/--/--|Fairfax, VA
Americ@.........|04/--/14|01/10|01/17|01/17|01/27/17|03/03/17|03/06/17|04/17/17|06/23/17|Louisville, KY
Kundan..........|10/--/12|01/10|01/17|01/19|02/17/17|02/22/17|07/13/17|08/15/17|08/15/17|Newark, NJ
nana098.........|12/13/01|01/12|02/02|01/17|02/22/17|03/06/17|07/14/17|08/15/17|--/--/--|Newark, NJ
maxcool.........|04/12/12|01/14|01/18|01/17|02/07/17|03/13/17|05/06/17|06/06/17|07/26/17|Lawrence, MA
Pramod..........|15/08/11|01/16|01/23|01/20|02/13/17|02/23/17|04/30/17|05/26/17|07/04/17|Boston, MA
Pluto17.........|06/01/07|01/17|01/24|01/23|02/13/17|02/15/17|06/10/17|07/14/17|07/21/17|Baltimore,MD
LJVA............|01/--/13|01/17|01/25|01/30|02/14/17|03/06/17|05/15/17|06/19/17|07/24/17|Fairfax, VA
astronugget.....|01/15/14|01/18|02/24|03/05|03/13/17|03/15/17|06/16/17|07/18/17|--/--/--|New York, NY
Zhekaviolin.....|04/19/12|01/19|01/25|01/24|02/09/17|03/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Houston, TX
jkstark.........|05/30/00|01/20|--/--|01/25|02/17/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Buffalo, NY
Ivancarranza....|08/16/95|01/24|--/--|01/27|02/24/17|02/28/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Dallas, TX
Sakura13........|04/24/14|01/24|01/30|01/30|02/21/17|03/24/17|07/20/17|08/29/17|09/27/17|Tampa, FL
BubbleMe........|03/03/14|01/26|01/31|02/01|02/10/17|03/06/17|08/25/17|09/28/17|--/--/--|Memphis, TN
flagg...........|05/11/06|01/27|--/--|02/24|03/14/17|03/16/17|05/01/17|06/01/17|06/23/17|Greer, SC
feroze895.......|04/03/12|01/24|01/30|02/04|02/21/17|03/13/17|05/22/17|06/20/17|07/24/17|Washington, DC
Deribas_Alma-Ata|03/26/12|01/10|01/17|01/17|02/06/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Norfolk, VA
ILoveUSCIS......|04/24/12|01/27|01/31|02/01|02/22/17|03/24/17|07/20/17|08/29/17|09/11/17|Tampa, FL (Oath date changed to 9/29/17)
B_B_B...........|09/10/13|01/07|01/12|01/14|02/02/17|02/06/17|08/16/17|09/14/17|--/--/--|Boston, MA
topazfae........|06/07/07|01/26|01/26|02/03|02/23/17|02/27/17|05/23/17|06/20/17|07/24/17|Washington, DC (Oath date changed to 8/12 on request)
IndigoSkies.....|--/--/--|12/23|12/27|01/09|01/30/17|02/01/17|07/29/17|09/01/17|10/26/17|Memphis, TN
bonjour2017.....|06/26/81|01/30|02/01|02/04|02/22/17|06/30/17|07/03/17|08/09/17|08/31/17|Baltimore, MD
 
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USCIS Phoenix, Arizona Lockbox
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office
Andy2891......|04/01/14|12/30|01/12|01/19|02/08/17|03/01/17|06/06/17|07/06/17|07/18/17|Los Angeles,CA
Cocann........|04/11/13|01/03|01/10|01/10|01/24/17|02/09/17|08/15/17|09/19/17|09/19/17|Seattle, WA
Cryshiabelen..|02/07/11|01/03|01/11|01/11|01/31/17|02/06/17|07/05/17|08/15/17|10/06/17|Las Vegas,NV
Haggischomper.|05/10/08|01/05|01/12|01/12|02/06/17|02/16/17|05/31/17|06/28/17|08/07/17|Chicago,IL
Juanita&David.|10/19/12|01/06|01/17|01/17|02/08/17|--/--/--|03/22/17|04/27/17|06/08/17|Boise, ID
Umadam........|04/19/11|01/07|--/--|01/18|02/10/17|02/14/17|05/30/17|06/30/17|--/--/--|Michigan City,IN
daigo.........|04/01/14|01/07|01/12|01/09|02/08/17|03/01/17|05/27/17|06/28/17|07/20/17|Chicago,IL
Natasha&Luka..|03/22/14|01/10|--/--|01/18|02/10/17|02/22/17|07/10/17|08/07/17|--/--/--|Bismarck, ND
MyJourney.....|04/01/10|01/11|01/13|01/18|02/16/17|02/21/17|09/16/17|10/24/17|--/--/--|Denver,CO
ac8238........|09/01/07|01/12|01/18|01/20|02/16/17|02/23/17|06/05/17|07/11/17|08/22/17|Los Angeles,CA
jenafid.......|04/17/14|01/16|01/24|01/19|02/15/17|03/17/17|09/25/17|10/30/17|--/--/--|Denver,CO
purplepretzel.|04/15/14|01/17|01/25|01/26|02/15/17|03/15/17|07/18/18|08/16/17|09/07/17|San Francisco,CA
Bugs..........|04/15/14|01/17|01/24|01/23|02/15/17|03/15/17|05/24/17|06/27/17|07/19/17|San Diego, CA
Steve&Roi.....|04/16/14|01/17|01/25|01/29|02/22/17|03/16/17|--/--/--|06/20/17|--/--/--|Detroit, MI
edrossi.......|10/08/09|01/20|01/27|01/30|02/13/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|St Paul, MN
KleoLove......|03/--/13|01/23|02/02|02/04|02/24/17|02/28/17|--/--/--|09/15/17|10/18/17|Los Angeles,CA
tufeb.........|06/01/09|01/27|01/31|02/02|02/13/17|02/24/17|06/09/17|07/07/17|08/24/17|San Jose,CA
pknick........|03/21/09|01/28|01/31|02/06|02/24/17|02/28/17|07/19/17|08/23/17|09/26/17|San Francisco,CA
DisneyLovers..|02/11/09|01/31|02/09|02/09|03/03/17|03/07/17|08/21/17|09/22/17|10/18/17|Los Angeles,CA
stuckinmn.....|01/05/12|01/24|02/02|01/31|03/02/17|03/07/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|10/13/17|Columbus, OH
waitforit.....|04/12/12|01/14|01/17|01/27|02/14/17|03/13/17|06/10/17|07/10/17|08/02/17|Chicago,IL
SamF..........|04/18/14|01/18|01/20|01/22|02/15/17|03/20/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|Las Vegas,NV
jerr1.........|04/24/12|01/24|01/30|01/30|02/13/17|07/10/17|07/14/17|08/14/17|09/20/17|San Diego,CA
itsmeleila....|09/21/12|01/07|01/24|01/26|02/08/17|02/10/17|03/13/17|04/20/17|--/--/--|Kansas City, MO
James_And_JoAnne|01//12|01/13|01/20|01/??|02/17/17|02/22/17|05/30/17|06/27/17|08/24/17|San Jose,CA
Naplez1985....|04/30/12|01/30|02/06|02/10|03/02/17|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|--/--/--|St.Paul, MN
jane78........|02/07/13|01/18|01/24|01/19|02/13/17|--/--/17|06/09/17|07/11/17|07/18/17|Los Angeles,CA
dfont.........|04/20/12|01/20|02/10|02/22|03/07/17|03/20/17|10/02/17|11/06/17|--/--/--|Denver,CO
 
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USCIS Lincoln, Nebraska Lockbox (Filing Under 319b, 328, or 329 of the INA)
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UserName......|GC-Date.|Sent.|Cashd|NOA..|Fprints.|In Line.|Int Ltr.|Intrview|Oath....|Field Office
Odin8.........|10/24/11|01/25|01/31|02/21|03/16/17|03/21/17|04/25/17|05/22/17|06/09/17|Raleigh, NC
 
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Congrats KleoLove, mine was a very similar experience
 
We drove and parked in the West hall parking ($20 ouch! but win on keeping my toddler sane vs the metro). Hubby and son went in the guest entrance and I went through the applicants one. Security was quick and I was directed to go to the shortest line for checking in. They commented on why I still had my 2yr GC (no ROC interview so I never had the chance to hand it in). Answered the questions and assigned a table to pick my certificate up after the ceremony. 
 
The left side of the hall was full with applicants so I got seated in the middle section, about 8-10 rows from the front. Ceremony started and the judge greeted us, an officer asked for the motion to grant all 3420 applicants citizenship. The judge granted the motion and welcomed us as America's newest citizens, he then told us of his background (first Haitian district judge in the US, his parents immigration journey and how he views the process in a humble manner). They had a lady talk more on what it is to be a citizen and our fundamental rights and civic duties. Recignized active military members, announced the top three counties out of 106 different nationals in the room being sworn in, and played a video of the current president and a music video. The judge said a few more things then dismissed us. The actual ceremony was about 45 mins long and then another 45 mins to get to my row to be dismissed and collect our certificates. They had us fill out and submit our voter registration cards whilst we were waiting to be dismissed, they had countless tables and booths set up to help you with that if you needed assistance with that too. Outside was a passport application booth/tent and a commemorative photo line too. They also noted to not post photos of your naturalization certificates on social media, to go and update your legal status with social security after about 10 days too.

Paint me red also! I was also at the Los Angeles oath ceremony today!  (congrats @DisneyLovers!!) Finally a citizen!! 
 
here is a quick summary of my experience:
 took the metro train and walked two blocks to the convention center for 12:30 pm check-in. We were in West Hall A which was way in the back (felt bad for the ladies in heels). As mentioned long lines to get through security. Then you check in with your letter and green card. Officer will review it and then assign you a table number to pick up your certificate later.  They will ask the same questions as the ones on the back of your oath ceremony notice, all were NO. Trickiest one was "when was your interview?" Umm like a month ago, I blanked on the date, but the officer was nice. Also, they reversed the last one: will you bear arms for the US, the answer is YES.
 
You are then seated and wait for the judge to come and do the oath portion. Then came an official from USCIS who gave more info about what it means to be citizens, recognized the active military members, and congratulated all of us. They played two videos (one with the current President ). The families were dismissed and we all went to preassigned tables to pick up our certificates. Entire ceremony took about 2 hours. I went by myself and had no problems. Best of luck to all!
 
 
Thank you wonderful members of Visajourney for all your support and encouragement. This community allowed me to independently file all my paperwork (from AOS-->Citizenship). Best of luck and remain positive that your time will come soon!  Applying for our passports this Saturday, so moving on to that timelines! 

Paint me red also! I was also at the Los Angeles oath ceremony today!  (congrats @DisneyLovers!!) Finally a citizen!! 
 
here is a quick summary of my experience:
 took the metro train and walked two blocks to the convention center for 12:30 pm check-in. We were in West Hall A which was way in the back (felt bad for the ladies in heels). As mentioned long lines to get through security. Then you check in with your letter and green card. Officer will review it and then assign you a table number to pick up your certificate later.  They will ask the same questions as the ones on the back of your oath ceremony notice, all were NO. Trickiest one was "when was your interview?" Umm like a month ago, I blanked on the date, but the officer was nice. Also, they reversed the last one: will you bear arms for the US, the answer is YES.
 
You are then seated and wait for the judge to come and do the oath portion. Then came an official from USCIS who gave more info about what it means to be citizens, recognized the active military members, and congratulated all of us. They played two videos (one with the current President ). The families were dismissed and we all went to preassigned tables to pick up our certificates. Entire ceremony took about 2 hours. I went by myself and had no problems. Best of luck to all!
 
 
Thank you wonderful members of Visajourney for all your support and encouragement. This community allowed me to independently file all my paperwork (from AOS-->Citizenship). Best of luck and remain positive that your time will come soon!  Applying for our passports this Saturday, so moving on to that timelines! 

Paint me red also! I was also at the Los Angeles oath ceremony today!  (congrats @DisneyLovers!!) Finally a citizen!! 
 
here is a quick summary of my experience:
 took the metro train and walked two blocks to the convention center for 12:30 pm check-in. We were in West Hall A which was way in the back (felt bad for the ladies in heels). As mentioned long lines to get through security. Then you check in with your letter and green card. Officer will review it and then assign you a table number to pick up your certificate later.  They will ask the same questions as the ones on the back of your oath ceremony notice, all were NO. Trickiest one was "when was your interview?" Umm like a month ago, I blanked on the date, but the officer was nice. Also, they reversed the last one: will you bear arms for the US, the answer is YES.
 
You are then seated and wait for the judge to come and do the oath portion. Then came an official from USCIS who gave more info about what it means to be citizens, recognized the active military members, and congratulated all of us. They played two videos (one with the current President ). The families were dismissed and we all went to preassigned tables to pick up our certificates. Entire ceremony took about 2 hours. I went by myself and had no problems. Best of luck to all!
 
 
Thank you wonderful members of Visajourney for all your support and encouragement. This community allowed me to independently file all my paperwork (from AOS-->Citizenship). Best of luck and remain positive that your time will come soon!  Applying for our passports this Saturday, so moving on to that timelines! 

Break out the red ink. My nail biting, nerve wracking, frustrating journey is finally over. And my process from start to finish was completely by the book. Still, it felt gruelling.
 
For everyone still in the process, all I can say is keep being inspired and encouraged by all the people on here, they are great. You never feel alone. It just takes a lot of time. (More than it should). But you will finally swear that Oath and relax. (Until you need to fork over a bunch of $$$ at the Post Office for your passport)
 
Cheers Everyone! (Hang in there)
 
 
Your Friendly, neighborhood, US Citizen.

Hi guys, 
 
on Friday I had my 10:15 am interview for n400 at the Los Angeles office. Here is a rundown: We arrived at 9:45 am via Metro Silver Lane commuter bus and crossed the street and made the line to enter the building. It was pretty long so the security guard counted us off and took half of us to the other entrance where we breezed through security. We stopped by the restrooms before going up which is the best thing to do.  Went up the elevator and entered the crowded waiting room. Checked in with my notice letter at 10:05 am, the teller just took it and said to sit down that it was going to be a long wait. I reviewed my civics test and noticed that they did not wait for people who were not present in the room if their name was called. Even if they were at the restroom the agents would make a note and move on to the next person. I assume they would later be called again. 
 
10:50ish I was called up to the window and asked to take a photo (glasses off) and for my fingerprints. 11:15ish I was called up by a nice Latina lady. My husband and I both went up but she asked him to wait outside. She commented that it was nice that he came with me (so I assume it's not common). The first thing we did was stop at the Xerox machine where she made copies of my GC, ID, and passport. 
 
The agent was nice but very thorough. Once at her office we took care of the civics and English test first. Sentence to write was something like "Washington was the first President", don't recall the reading but it was similar. The civics the questions I remember are: "How many years are house of Reps elected for? -2yrs, What is the name of the Chief Justice on the Supreme Court? -John Roberts, Who is the founding father of this country? -George Washington, How many House of Reps? -435". We stopped after I got 6 correct. Then we verified the rest of my paperwork and my petition for name change. She wrote down any updated and also any notes. For example, I went out of the country with my University for research and she noted that down.
 
At the end, she did ask for my taxes and any other evidence. Thank god I had two previous years of taxes and some utility bills on me. I had consulted a lawyer earlier in the week who said that I didn't need any of that. I'm glad I took something but I was worried that I didn't have the latest 2016 tax transcript. I played it cool and said that I would see what I brought with me since the printer was running out of ink (true story). She reviewed them, noted that some were updated such as our car insurance and added them to the file. Finally, she gave me a letter that indicated I passed and would receive the oath notice within 30 days. She advised that I would not have my legal name change until the day of the oath. The entire interview was about 30 mins. 
 
Moral of the story is to always bring all paperwork with you just in case.  I'm so ready to have this oath done!! Thanks everyone for all your support especially @jane78 Best of luck! 

Hi guys, 
 
on Friday I had my 10:15 am interview for n400 at the Los Angeles office. Here is a rundown: We arrived at 9:45 am via Metro Silver Lane commuter bus and crossed the street and made the line to enter the building. It was pretty long so the security guard counted us off and took half of us to the other entrance where we breezed through security. We stopped by the restrooms before going up which is the best thing to do.  Went up the elevator and entered the crowded waiting room. Checked in with my notice letter at 10:05 am, the teller just took it and said to sit down that it was going to be a long wait. I reviewed my civics test and noticed that they did not wait for people who were not present in the room if their name was called. Even if they were at the restroom the agents would make a note and move on to the next person. I assume they would later be called again. 
 
10:50ish I was called up to the window and asked to take a photo (glasses off) and for my fingerprints. 11:15ish I was called up by a nice Latina lady. My husband and I both went up but she asked him to wait outside. She commented that it was nice that he came with me (so I assume it's not common). The first thing we did was stop at the Xerox machine where she made copies of my GC, ID, and passport. 
 
The agent was nice but very thorough. Once at her office we took care of the civics and English test first. Sentence to write was something like "Washington was the first President", don't recall the reading but it was similar. The civics the questions I remember are: "How many years are house of Reps elected for? -2yrs, What is the name of the Chief Justice on the Supreme Court? -John Roberts, Who is the founding father of this country? -George Washington, How many House of Reps? -435". We stopped after I got 6 correct. Then we verified the rest of my paperwork and my petition for name change. She wrote down any updated and also any notes. For example, I went out of the country with my University for research and she noted that down.
 
At the end, she did ask for my taxes and any other evidence. Thank god I had two previous years of taxes and some utility bills on me. I had consulted a lawyer earlier in the week who said that I didn't need any of that. I'm glad I took something but I was worried that I didn't have the latest 2016 tax transcript. I played it cool and said that I would see what I brought with me since the printer was running out of ink (true story). She reviewed them, noted that some were updated such as our car insurance and added them to the file. Finally, she gave me a letter that indicated I passed and would receive the oath notice within 30 days. She advised that I would not have my legal name change until the day of the oath. The entire interview was about 30 mins. 
 
Moral of the story is to always bring all paperwork with you just in case.  I'm so ready to have this oath done!! Thanks everyone for all your support especially @jane78 Best of luck! 

Hello, 
 
shortly after my last post 2-3  weeks ago  I received my n400 interview for this upcoming Friday 9/15 am at the Los Angeles office. Excited and nervous. Does anyone know if the LA office will let you swear in that same day or if you have to return for the oath? Any tips appreciated. 

HI All, 
 
finally some movement on my account. My case status online showed an interview scheduled on 8-11-17. No letter yet though. Wonder why it's taking so long? 

HI All, 
 
finally some movement on my account. My case status online showed an interview scheduled on 8-11-17. No letter yet though. Wonder why it's taking so long? 

Thanks for everyone at Visa Journey for helping us! We were approved!! Here is our experience:
Had our interview for our adjustment of status I-485 application on 2/13/13.
We applied in Oct 2012 and received our interview notice in Jan 2013, so approx. 3 months later.
Our interview was at 2:30 pm in Downtown Los Angeles. We drove to a Transit station and took an express bus. We were there in 30 minutes and had a 5 minute walk to the building. (We did not want to deal with traffic/parking; Google maps planned everything for us)
We got to the interview found the entrance and lined up to go through security. Getting in took maybe 15-20 mins. It was now 1:40 pm so we went up, found the room. We dropped off our interview notice at the window. The guy working looked at our notice, asked if we had a lawyer (no we were DIY all the way) and said that it would be a while. He said we could go down to the 3rd floor and get some food and bring it back to eat in the waiting room .
Hubby and I went down grabbed some snacks (cash only btw's)and came back. A looongg wait followed (hubby took a nap). Finally when there were only 3 groups of people left, around 3:45 pm the guy at the window called us up and checked on the status of our case through our Alien #. He said our case was being reviewed by an officer and we would get called next.
Security guard was very nice and felt sorry that we were almost the last ones. In the meantime we saw a couple go in and then the girl (wife?) came back out. I'm guessing they were interviewing them separately. Finally a tall 6'0, possibly Filipino officer came out and called us in.
We went in to his office, got sworn in and he asked us for:
1) ID's and passport, gave him all that plus EAD and Social Security Card. Hubby had the brown card from DMV since he just updated his address.
After that he was going through our application confirming names (I took my husband's last name as my legal middle name so he inquired about that) I showed him the official marriage license and he seemed satisfied with that.
Then he asked if I had committed any crimes, last point of entry etc. Then he conversationally asked how we met, so hubby and I explained how it was through a mutual friend at a BBQ. He made conversation about when we had moved in, what cities I had lived in, if I was working etc.
Then he asked if we had any additional paperwork so we gave him 1) W2 for 2013 2) Rental Agreement 3)Car Insurance 4)Auto Buying Contract (Early Valentine's day Present for me) 5) Bills. All the paperwork had both of our names except his W2 for last year. He seemed surprised that hubby got me the "new" car and was keeping the old (he loves that darn Celica! lol)
Hubby also told him we had some pictures (I was nervous so I forgot all about the album I put together just for this) He looked through the album, asked questions about the people in them. Then he asked if he could keep some and we said yes, he pulled out maybe 4 photos.
Then he excused himself that he was going to make copies, I offered the ones I had but he said he liked to get all the cards in certain order. (there goes wasted effort on copying, oh well) When he left I asked my husband if I forgot anything, so I dug through my folder and found my newly issued driving permit.
When he came back in we showed it to him (while my husband laughed at my picture ) and he said that he didn't need it. He said he had enough proof and that he was approving us!!! :dance:
He explained the Conditional Residency, and how to apply 90 days before expiration and to expect the GC in the mail. He shook our hands and led us out. Interview was probably 20 mins once we got in. I think we had a straightforward case and he was probably trying to go home since we were the last ones. He said to keep the EAD card as my identification card until the GC came in. Did not ask about the I-94 at all, and no bizarre questions about the hubby/marriage either.
The room was empty when we left and we luckily caught the bus right away and were back at the transit station before 5:30.
Good Luck to all and thank you Visa Journey!!
p.s Hubby wore dark jeans, a black collar shirt and his comfy tennis shoes (he refused wear anything else) I wore a gray knee length dress, flats and a cardigan.

Thanks for everyone at Visa Journey for helping us! We were approved!! Here is our experience:
Had our interview for our adjustment of status I-485 application on 2/13/13.
We applied in Oct 2012 and received our interview notice in Jan 2013, so approx. 3 months later.
Our interview was at 2:30 pm in Downtown Los Angeles. We drove to a Transit station and took an express bus. We were there in 30 minutes and had a 5 minute walk to the building. (We did not want to deal with traffic/parking; Google maps planned everything for us)
We got to the interview found the entrance and lined up to go through security. Getting in took maybe 15-20 mins. It was now 1:40 pm so we went up, found the room. We dropped off our interview notice at the window. The guy working looked at our notice, asked if we had a lawyer (no we were DIY all the way) and said that it would be a while. He said we could go down to the 3rd floor and get some food and bring it back to eat in the waiting room .
Hubby and I went down grabbed some snacks (cash only btw's)and came back. A looongg wait followed (hubby took a nap). Finally when there were only 3 groups of people left, around 3:45 pm the guy at the window called us up and checked on the status of our case through our Alien #. He said our case was being reviewed by an officer and we would get called next.
Security guard was very nice and felt sorry that we were almost the last ones. In the meantime we saw a couple go in and then the girl (wife?) came back out. I'm guessing they were interviewing them separately. Finally a tall 6'0, possibly Filipino officer came out and called us in.
We went in to his office, got sworn in and he asked us for:
1) ID's and passport, gave him all that plus EAD and Social Security Card. Hubby had the brown card from DMV since he just updated his address.
After that he was going through our application confirming names (I took my husband's last name as my legal middle name so he inquired about that) I showed him the official marriage license and he seemed satisfied with that.
Then he asked if I had committed any crimes, last point of entry etc. Then he conversationally asked how we met, so hubby and I explained how it was through a mutual friend at a BBQ. He made conversation about when we had moved in, what cities I had lived in, if I was working etc.
Then he asked if we had any additional paperwork so we gave him 1) W2 for 2013 2) Rental Agreement 3)Car Insurance 4)Auto Buying Contract (Early Valentine's day Present for me) 5) Bills. All the paperwork had both of our names except his W2 for last year. He seemed surprised that hubby got me the "new" car and was keeping the old (he loves that darn Celica! lol)
Hubby also told him we had some pictures (I was nervous so I forgot all about the album I put together just for this) He looked through the album, asked questions about the people in them. Then he asked if he could keep some and we said yes, he pulled out maybe 4 photos.
Then he excused himself that he was going to make copies, I offered the ones I had but he said he liked to get all the cards in certain order. (there goes wasted effort on copying, oh well) When he left I asked my husband if I forgot anything, so I dug through my folder and found my newly issued driving permit.
When he came back in we showed it to him (while my husband laughed at my picture ) and he said that he didn't need it. He said he had enough proof and that he was approving us!!! :dance:
He explained the Conditional Residency, and how to apply 90 days before expiration and to expect the GC in the mail. He shook our hands and led us out. Interview was probably 20 mins once we got in. I think we had a straightforward case and he was probably trying to go home since we were the last ones. He said to keep the EAD card as my identification card until the GC came in. Did not ask about the I-94 at all, and no bizarre questions about the hubby/marriage either.
The room was empty when we left and we luckily caught the bus right away and were back at the transit station before 5:30.
Good Luck to all and thank you Visa Journey!!
p.s Hubby wore dark jeans, a black collar shirt and his comfy tennis shoes (he refused wear anything else) I wore a gray knee length dress, flats and a cardigan.