I had my interview scheduled today at around 9am. Was called into my interview about 1.5 hours after that.
Had a serious, but polite officer who took my ID, passport, and GC. He then proceeded to confirm all my answers in my application - which took maybe 15 minutes.
Moving on to the questions, I was asked to read, "What month is Columbus Day in?", then write out, "Columbus Day is in October."
I remember 5/6 questions:
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Name one branch or part of the government?
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
I got all 6 correct and then was recommended for approval. Was asked if i could attend the oath ceremony today. In total the interview lasted no longer than 25 minutes.
The wife and i went and got some lunch and returned to USCIS at 2:00 for the 2:30 ceremony. There was around 75 people from 36 different countries attending.
I did tear up a little when the 'America the beautiful' video was played for us. I was truly proud to, at last, hold my hand over my heart and recite the pledge of allegiance.
Now to apply for my passport. More paperwork! Argh!
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I went through this list (http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide2) and organized the relevant material in similar structure. After gathering everything i had/needed, I searched for an AOS cover letter sample.
I created one cover letter for the overall packet, one specifically for the I-130 and another for the I-485. The medical envelope and I-864 i included under the I-485 'section'.
I ended up just using binder clips for each major section, then two rubber bands just before placing it in the express envelope.
With regards to the I-864, we sent 3 years of tax returns, W-2s and 1099s as well as 6 months of printed pay stubs - better to send too much info than too little.
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