RiverDeep

8 minutes ago, BlessedAssurance said:

May 24th is quite recent. It is not uncommon for people who do not get same day approval to wait for weeks, in some cases months, and still get approved. So, on that area, just chill and wait.

 

About the email notice, does it have a tracking number? If so, track it and see if there is something heading your way.

I hope it doesn't take weeks/months . She told him he would receive a letter in 2 to 4 weeks regarding the ceremony. His status hasn't changed yet from "Interview Scheduled". So I was hoping the email was denoting a change to show approval.

Anyway, there is a tracking number. I don't know if it's old regarding the GC. But it did say "Label Created" which implies it's a new tracking number. I'll have to check it again tomorrow. I was just confused that it referenced the GC  and August 2017.

Do they send the notifications out regarding the Oath Ceremony via certified mail?

Hi all

My husband had his N400 interview on May 24th. Unfortunately he didn't get the approval on the spot as we were hoping. The IO was very nice to him but told him she needed time to review his file. So we've been in a waiting game since.

A bizzare thing happened today. I checked my email and found an email notification from the USCIS. I was excited until I opened it and realized it was an old email from August 2017 regarding his permanent green card. It stated the posted office had picked up his green card. 

I'm not understanding why an old notification was re-sent to us. Has anyone every experienced this before???

I assumed they are doing something in his file and hit the wrong notification. Not sure what to make of it .

Hi All

This question isn't for me but for a friend of my husband. He has an uncle who resided an Egypt and won the lottery to bring himself and his family to America some years ago. He applied for them to get green cards at that time and they were approved but for whatever reason they never came to America to live.

The uncle is now a US Citizen and want to bring his wife and children to the US.

1.) Does he need to go through the process as if they never received green cards in the past??

2.) Or does he need to hire an attorney and try to reactivate the green cards they have??....not sure if they are deactivated or not just my assumption.

3.) If he goes through the process again does he put the old A#s on the applications or just leave it blank?

One of the daughters names was misspelled on the her green card and she sent it back but for whatever reason never received a new one.

Also, he has a daughter who is single now but might marry in a year.

1.) Does he not apply for her because of this or proceed anyway?? And let her petition her husband later?

2.) If he proceed and they have an interview later...will they ask her if she's married and deny her on those grounds?

Lastly, the uncle has been claiming them on his US taxes as if they live here. Will that impact his Affidavit of Support or have any ramifications with USCIS? I think this is more of an IRS issue, not sure.

Thanks for any input you can provide.

Thank you for your responses. I know the notification says the GC should be mailed within 60 days following the registration status, and I am curious in reality it will take to arrive. I've seen timelines that some people get it in a week after being approved.

I still need to show the GC to the admissions office at the College I am now attending to clear up that hold and get that out of the way

Here are the emails I've received so far. We were basically approved at the same time even though our interview was back in March of this year.

8/19 - (I-485) - Card/document production - card ordered and allow 30 days

8/20 - (I-130) - Post Decision Activity - approval notice mailed

8/20 - (I-485) - Decision - notice mailed and allow 60 days for permanent resident card to be mailed

8/20 - (I-485) - Card/document production - card ordered and allow 30 days

8/27 - (I-485) - Card/document production - card mailed to addess on file (yay!)

8/27 - (I-485) - Decision - notice mailed stating permanent resident card registered. Card should be mailed within 60 days

Their system is quite weird. We haven't received anything in the mail yet. I guess we'll get something by the end of the week. You'll probably get more texts or emails soon.

Hope this helps.

River

Hi Hellostrager57, we had our interview yesterday and we were approved on the spot! everything went well and smooth, we had a nice IO and we felt comfortable and confident during the interview that lasted about 28 minutes. Most of the time she was going through the package and writing on her computer. Summarizing the time she spend asking us questions that was only 10 minutes at the most. She gave me an approval letter and explained the ROC process. Hours later I got all the notifications via text/email. Now waiting for my GC in the mail but for now I am ready to start College fall semester next Monday. After the interview we went to celebrate at my favorite restaurant and enjoyed a wonderful rita, after that we went to buy my expen$$ive text books and we came home to rest at last. These past days had been hectic and somewhat stressful making sure we had everything ready for the interview, that once we got home yesterday I felt

completely exhausted.

Congratulations! Thats awesome news!!

Thanks everyone!!! Now we're looking forward to the ROC:-)

Hi VJers -

Just wanted to say my husband has been approved for the green card. Naturally, we are both very excited. We will celebrate our one year wedding anniversary next weekend so this is the icing on the cake for us. I got the text today stating we are in card production :joy:

A little background info. My husband adjusted from B2. We mailed paperwork December 11, 2013. USCIS received it December 13, 2013. We got approved for the Work Permit in March 2014....a week before our interview. We had our interview with a rude IO March 11, 2014. Around June 28 we received a RFE for a translated copy of my husband BC. USCIS received the translation July 11th. I got the text today Aug 19th stating my husband green card has been ordered. Overall the process took about eight months for us.....the RFE delayed for about 45 days.

Good Luck to those who are still journeying! I know the wait can be excruciating. Try to avoid RFEs if you can.

Best Wishes!!

I've decided to just mail the document again. Hopefully this time I will have tracking to prove delivery...definitely won't be USPS. They didnt even bother calling back. That will be the last $20 they will get out of me. Thankfully I'm still at a point where I have plenty of time to respond or I'd be really messed up.

Someone from the coast guard called me today and told me my package was delivered to USCIS Friday and I should contact the person it was intended for to confirm receipt. Of course if I call they will tell me I have to wait 60 days before they can create a service request. I ordered another certified translation which arrived today. My husband thinks we should mail it to be on the safe side. I thought about doing an infopass and confirm that way and if the dont have it drop it off. Not sure which is the best option but I know I don't feel comfortable just trusting what the Coast Guard officer told me since I don't have a way to verify or tracking proof.

To be continued......

How about this:

If your package safely arrives to USCIS then you won't make USPS pay and all the revenge you can think of at the moment. If it doesn't arrive, then go ahead and stab them in the stomach.

I'm not trying to protect them, it is quiet sad that when it is 2014 things like these happen. But I also believe in basic good of mankind and that everyone makes mistakes when others suffer from. Certainly, it was not intentional action on USPS, and certainly they did not benefit anything from it. Just a thought.

Right now I'm not thinking about the basic good of mankind....no offense to you. Nor do I care if it was intentional or unintentional. It doesn't make any sense for a package to be delivered to the wrong location when the address is clearly printed on the package and all they have to do is read it. Considering the nature of what was lost and how much money I paid for that translation I'm furious. Even if it does arrive I will see to it they reimburse me for the expedite cost. If it doesn't arrive they will reimburse me for the money I paid for the translation.

I won't go as far as to stab them in the stomach even if I feel like it

I sure hope so, but I wouldn't hold my breath. USPS screw up on a regular basis and I haven't really found anything I can do about it.

You did all the right things, called all the right places. I was wondering - do you perhaps have copies of what you sent them? If it would take too long to track down your original package, it might be a good bet to try sending it again, that way USCIS might get through your case sooner. Just a thought...

That's why I always used UPS/FedEx to send USCIS my stuff. I only have to worry about USPS one way, not both. Good luck to you, I hope you get it all sorted soon!

I have pdf copies. The thing is the company overnighted a copy to me on better quality paper with their certification seal on it. I paid a money for it and it has my husbands personal information on it which is why I've been desperate to retrieve it.

Anyway, I've asked the company to resend another copy with the seal on it. I haven't gotten a response yet. I do think it's better I go ahead and reship with UPS to be on the safe side.

The funny thing is I had my phone number on the package and would think someone at the Coast Guard would contact me to tell my package was accidentally shipped to them. At this point I really don't know what happened, if it reached but tracking is wrong or didn't get there. I still plan to pursue it even if I resend another copy.

I'm so angry and frustrated right I need to vent . I mailed my response to an RFE to the USCIS office in Fairfax VA Tuesday express mail. It was suppose to arrive yesterday but instead some idiot decided to mail it to the Coast Guard in Washington DC. I even mailed it while I was in VA yet it ended up in DC. I contacted the post office yesterday and of course they couldn't understand why it was mailed there and created a case for me and told me I'd receive a call today. Well that call came a moment ago and they informed me I need to contact the Consumer Affairs Office for the post office. I called the number and of course they have already left for the day.

I called the USCIS number yesterday to find out if it was suppose to be rerouted and of course they couldn't understand why it was delivered to the coast guard and told me they can't check to see if they have for 60 days. I had been getting the online updates whenever any action occurred on my case but this time when I got the RFE I received no alert....just a letter in the mail. I'm concerned when they do receive it I will get zero confirmation they have it.

I called the coast guard today and they don't even know why my package was sent to them. All the guy could do was give me the number to the mail room but they leave daily at 3:30

I'm stuck waiting another day to try to find out what he h@!! happened to my package. I paid a lot of money for my husband's birth certificate translation. USPS will pay for this!

Sorry to hear that you got wrong information regarding translating foreign documents. Documents other than English have to be certified/notarized for USCIS and it's even written somewhere in their website. I had to have my French birth certificate certified by someone else even though I was perfectly capable of translating my own birth certificate.

I had an RFE for an entirely different thing and USCIS approved my AOS two weeks after I sent my RFE response. I've known of people who got their cases approved from anywhere between 10 days to over a year after an RFE response. It's really difficult to predict USCIS' schedule after an RFE. Stay optimistic!

Thanks for the reply. I'm learning how to trust my own gut instinct even if it cost me money. You never know who is going to review your file and what they will be picky about. I didn't get the document notarized since their letter to me expressly said "certified or notarized" which is strange seeing that it has to be certified regardless. Unless they meant notarized if you don't use a company. They are never clear. The certification is on company letterhead. I feel like I have a defense if they to try to make problems over notary.

I hope it doesn't take a year!! Yikes! The letter gave us until Oct 24 to respond I hope it at least doesn't go pass that date which would be a real bummer if we even had to wait that long

My issue now is I expressed mailed the documents yesterday via USPS. The mail should have gone to the Washington District office in FairFax VA 20598 but instead it was delivered and signed by someone at the US Coast Guard, Washington DC 20593. Now I'm like what the heck!? I don't know what to think I just know I don't feel well All I can do is hope this is where they pick up their mail or someone at that location will call me and tell me my package was wrongly delivered to them.

I called USPS and the representative couldn't tell me why it went there. All he could do was make a case and told me to wait 24 to 48 hours for an answer.

I had something translated and it was like $25 a page, including notary. I would look for something cheaper, if you want to go that route.

I don't think this means that self-translations are not accepted across the board, I wonder if the quality or layout of your husband's translation was not up to the standard they require.

The good news is that they are working on your case.

"I wonder if the quality or layout of your husband's translation was not up to the standard they require."

It's possible. Unfortunately they don't tell you in the letter why they are requesting a document you already gave them. The translation the company did certainly looked better. It also could have been that we needed to get it notarized. I decided to go the route we did just to resolve all possible questions. We waited a long time just to get a RFE that should have been sent months ago.

I just hope this doesn't delay a response by one to two more months. I mailed it to the local office address as stated. I hope it make it to the right person. I put the letter in the envelope as instructed but didn't put officer name or A# on the envelope which it didn't state you should. Under officer name it only had 3 letters which is why I didn't think to address to anyone in particular.

Oh well, back to waiting and waiting and waiting.....

Ugh!! I did my own translation as well because when I asked this question here while preparing my package, I got several responses from other members that did it themselves with no problem at all. I literally made what you could call a "photo copy" of my bc but in English. I typed every paragraph in the same position as it shows in the original, any control numbers on the top and bottom corners I typed them just the same. If I end up having this same type of RFE during interview --knocking on wood-- I would have it done in a website that offers the service of official documents translation. I hope I won't have to do that down the road just because I followed VJ members advice and experiences.

Good luck and keep us posted

It might be a good idea to go ahead and get it professionally translated and give it to the IO during the interview. I used www.daytranslations.com. It cost $70 to translate and $35 for them to certify. Yes, it was $105 total....eeeeeks! They're service is excellent and they overnight the finished product to you with an official seal. They give quotes and your quote could be less. They also have a 100% accuracy guarantee and will make changes in the future if there are ever any issues. There are other complanies also that may be a little cheaper.

It's up to you to take the chance of your translation being accepted or get it translated to be on the safe side.

Good Luck to you with whatever you decide :-)

Hi VJers

It's been a while since I've been on this site. We had our interview March 11th and have been waiting for a response from USCIS. My husband is adjusting from a B2 visa. Anyway the IO at the time of interview told us the process can take 60 to 90 days although I was hoping to hear something sooner.

Anyway, finally after about 76 days of waiting we received a RFE for a certified or notarized translation of my husbands birth certificate :-(. My husband translated and certified his own BC after receiving information on this site that he could do it himself. The IO glanced at it during the interview and didn't tell us it wasn't acceptable. I would also assume they accepted it before his EAD was approved or we would have gotten an RFE then.

After reading information on the lawyer forums where people ask questions, each answer given was the beneficiary SHOULD NOT translate their own documents. I've read on VJ it has done with no problem.

My assumptions is this

A.) A supervisor reviewed the file and determined it was not acceptable because my husband translated.

B.) It was rejected because we didn't get it notarized (we did put the certify statement on there)( perhaps it should have been notarized also?)

C.) It was lost

I decided to assume "A" and just get it professionally translated and certified. It was just too risky to assume "B" or "C" and end up getting denied. The documents will arrive tomorrow.

My question is about how long after RFE do they usually respond back? All the information I've read was mainly for RFE's before the interview or EAD approval. I feel like our file has been laying around and someone just now decided to go through it and see if everything is there and in order. My next assumption would be everything is fine with the exception of this one thing and an approval is forth coming....fingers crossed.

Hubby and I will be celebrating our one year anniversary at the end of August and it would be great to have this process behind us by then and celebrate our marriage and this part of the journey finally being over :-)

what dont you understand about the fact that you case is very different than most AOS cases? Most AOS from a k1, not a b2. he entered on a visitor visa from a country in political unrest and all of a sudden decided to marry, not only marry but have a christian ceremony. something a practicing Muslim would never, ever do. The others you refer to who get approvals "on the spot" have gone through consular processing first, the part your husband decided to skip...

"The others you refer to who get approvals "on the spot" have gone through consular processing first" There must be dozens of cases of couples adjusting successfully from a B2! It's obvious you have a problem with it....but....well.....I don't care!

"the part your husband decided to skip..." First of all sweetie you don't know me, you don't know my husband, you DON'T know our relationship, and You DON'T know how we came to be. So your opinion is pretty much irrelevant!

"not only marry but have a christian ceremony. something a practicing Muslim would never, ever do" Again you DON'T know my husband! You weren't there when we talked marriage, and You DON'T know all the details!

"what dont you understand about the fact that you case is very different than most AOS cases?" What don't you understand when I say I'm NOT thinking about that day any longer and have moved on??

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Hi River,

Sorry to hear how stressful your interview was I hope it works out for the best and I'm sure it will. I have to say I agree with Harper and Aussie as I had my interview today and read up a lot on interviewing yesterday. I think the whole point is to piss you off and rile you. I read somewhere a great piece of advice that says 'prepare as if you are going to court to fight a case and prepare to be cross examined'. I think we can all agree after watching movies that cross examination is hard and rude. Your IO sounds like a douche but bc of high fraud and obviously your husband being egyptian maybe he has to be that way. I also rad yesterday to not take any of it personal as it is their job to be tough. SO don't take to heart its obvious that your in a bonafide marriage and I am sure that loads of cases were so much worse then yours and probably even fraudulent and still got thru. I'm Australian and my hub is USC and we were hoping for an approval today and didn't get it and even though we laughed with our IO it was still tough and we are disappointed that we have to wait, so if they were tough on us they will definitely be tough on you but I think it had to to be that way so stay positive as It prob went the way its supposed to. I hope I make sense. Write back and lets us know the outcome!

Honestly, I'm not thinking about that day any longer. My husband told me to put it out of my mind and I did. Saying his attitude was the way it was because he's from Egypt as many have stated is mere speculation. I sensed the guy was on a power trip....nothing more nothing less. Our case wasn't any different from couples who got on the spot approvals. The situation it is what it is. There's no consistency when it comes to USCIS. Anyway, there was some good that came out of it. My husband and I are closer than we've ever been. Our love for each other has grown by leaps and bounds. It's that love that comfort us and bring us peace A lot of couples are in our shoes having to wait for their approval. Many couples like yourself whose spouse isn't from Egypt or any North African/Middle Eastern Country are having to wait. I've read about couples who got on the spot approvals but had to wait 2 to 3 months before anything came in the mail. Again, there is no consistency. My husband and I are confident we'll eventually get the greencard in the mail

Good Luck to the both of us!!

Please, please come back and let us know some good news we all really need it. Will give the ones like me still waiting some hope. Praying all will be great news for you and your husband.

Thank You. We haven't heard anything yet. After our interview our lawyer told us the IO we had is new. He had never seen him in that office before. So my guess is a supervisor has to review our file first. I've read a lot of people don't get their approvals for 30 to 60 days which is probably the most common. However, many do get on the spot approvals. Unfortunately we weren't one of those couples.

We are just being positive and playing the waiting game :-). I'll be back once we get an answer.....hopefully soon.

Thanks!

Just wanted to check in to see if you had any good news! Wishing you the best!

Thanks. Nothing yet. Still waiting. I'm positive everything will be fine :-).

I understand what you are saying and I know sharing your perspective is important for others and their journey! To me, i am not saying for everyone, it just seemed that when you responded to others comments that you were very defensive. This isn't an easy journey for anyone, and what I have learned thru everything I have read on VJ is that everyone's perspective, opinion, or experience is relevant to someone. So thank you for sharing your experience, and I really believe that no one had any ill intentions, they just, like you, were sharing their part. I do believe that some of things posted that you believe are meant to "frighten" people are things that people should at least keep in mind. The reality is that there have been so many people before us that have committed visa fraud and that is why things are set in place the way they are. I am sure it still goes on, and unfortunately at times to devastated victims. But that doesn't mean that someone is suggesting that yours is also. Everyone has their own story, and for me I have been separated from my husband since nine days after our wedding! That has been difficult for both of us but that is the nature of our situation and has also strengthened our relationship! Lucky for you that you have your husband with you to be a comfort for each other while you go thru this step. I just felt I needed to say something because I could understand where others were coming from. I too plan to share all of my experiences as we go along and hope there is someone that can be helped by my experience as I am sure is what you intended, as well as most people that feel inclined to post comments!

Perhaps I was defensive at times. The stress of yesterday's ordeal left me mentally and emotionally drained and I am still feeling the affects of it. Your point is well taken and I appreciate you posting to my thread :-). I wish the both of us the best of luck in this journey!

I think you are fine, especially since the I-94 was taken. Please post the good news as soon you hear it.

Thanks! Will do!

May be this link help you.

http://fi2w.org/2011/05/05/is-your-marriage-real-for-immigrants-with-green-cards-uscis-has-ways-to-find-out/

I've read this article before. Thanks for posting, maybe it will be informative to someone who hasn't seen it yet.

I'm done posting in this forum for now. I can't let this situation take over my mind and drive me crazy. All I can really do at this point is sit back and wait for a response....hopefully a good one!

Why are you so defensive when you are asking for others opinions? You seem to just want everyone to just agree with you and feel sorry for you. Others are just trying to give you a different perspective, it doesn't make the IO's actions ok, but maybe you could understand a little more why he acted the way he did! As much as you wanted the IO to show some common courtesy it seems you should take the same advice in responding to those sharing their opinion in your public post...just a thought! Kindness goes a long way. Best of luck to you!

Let me just add that I get a similar response from my husband when I try to give him the possible perspective of (pick one: USCIS, NVC, Embassy, IO's). Just talking it thru so that he can be prepared for however they want to throw it at us! By getting so upset I feel like you let him accomplish his intent of shaking you up, dont let them win! You are obviously confident in your marriage and your situation and that is what they need to see. Of course the added hoopla is unnecessary but some obviously feel it is their job to intimidate you, just dont take it personal! But if you arent approved, then I would file a complaint! Just saying.

I posted to simply share my experience for others who may have a similar case to mine. I'm not looking for anyone's pity or sorrow. I certainly appreciate those who have supported me. Whenever someone brings a different perspective, I counteract and bring a different perspective also so that whoever read this post can get something out of it. If someone took me wrong than I apologize to them. After reading many posts on VJ it seems some people post simply to freighten the OP....that aspect I have found disheartening. I did question whether or not I should post my experience but decided to do it anyway because reading about other's experience helped me. I guess you can say it was my way of giving back.

I am confident Love will see me and my husband through this challenge. It has stregthened and brought us even closer together.

River, Aussie_jason makes a lot of good points.

I am sorry that your interview went poorly, but your case has a number of red flags.

No one here is trying to attack you, but they are trying to get you to understand USCIS better, because your understanding of them is rather poor. And this lack of understanding is harming your case and making life more difficult for you.

It is rather bizarre to me that you think that a lot of joint accounts makes it obvious your case is bona fide. In fact, the opposite may be true. There is such a thing as too much evidence, if the evidence doesn't make sense or seems hasty.

How you were treated, that was because they suspected your marriage of fraud. That is exactly why they treated you like that. You think the nature of your relationship was not in question, and I assure you it was. That was exactly what it was about, and only about that.

Why did you have a christian wedding if your fiance is Muslim? DId he convert? He didn't seem to have a good answer for why he did that.

How did you go to Egypt if your husband was on a tourist visa? You must have gone before he came here. When was that and were you dating then? I don't remember all the details of your case, sorry. I just remember you put his name wrong on the form.

If you don't want to understand them better and just want to complain, okay. Best of luck to you.

"It is rather bizarre to me that you think that a lot of joint accounts makes it obvious your case is bona fide. In fact, the opposite may be true. There is such a thing as too much evidence, if the evidence doesn't make sense or seems hasty."

I've already made statements about this and don't care to elaborate on it again.

"Why did you have a christian wedding if your fiance is Muslim? DId he convert? He didn't seem to have a good answer for why he did that."

Really?? My husband is open to other people's religion and non-religion. He was willing to have a Islamic or Christian wedding. He was open to having a big wedding or small intimate ceremony. He left the details to me because he wanted to make me happy. Everybody isn't a religious fanatic including those who come from countries that are predominately Muslim.

"If you don't want to understand them better and just want to complain, okay. Best of luck to you."

You apparently didn't read or comprehend most of the posts I've written. Good day :-)

Lets look at this from the perspective of USCIS for a moment:

- Someone is visiting the US on a B2 visa from a country that has recently suffered from a lot of civil unrest, they would have been admitted by CBP for a max of 6 months but they could have extended that through ELIS while in the country but they likely don't have that long left on their period of authorized stay

- They meet a USC citizen

- Date for a "short time"

- Get married at what appears to be a civil ceremony with just the required one witness

- File for AOS

To prove their marriage is bona fide they provide a long list of accounts, insurance and other paper work that people can generally be quickly added to (and usually just as quickly removed from) along with the marriage certificate, a small number of photos and some "cards from family". The OP's family apparently lives in the US but her husband is yet to meet them due to financial reasons yet here they are in the middle of AOS and with a lawyer.

Don't get me wrong I'm not questioning whether the marriage is bona fide or not but if you look at it from the point of view of USCIS then I'm not surprised they were given a hard time at the interview.

It was a religious ceremony. Read my prior posts.

We also had photos of us together with friends. Cards from my mom and co-workers.

A joint apartment lease is not something you can be quickly removed from.

The IO told us we could mail more information to him to support our case if we want to, so the amount accounts we had was not an issue.

Some people only have a few accounts while someone else has plenty. I happen to be someone who "already had" many established accounts to add my husband to and gladly did so.

Having known the person a while is NO GUARNATEE the marriage isn't fraudalent. Having had a long-term long distance relationship is NO GUARANTEE the person didn't intend to immigrate when he/she came into the country....fact about it is more likely they did.

Bottom Line: As I've stated in the prior posts, it was the rude "off the wall comments" that was the problem. If he wanted to scrutinize us as far as our case was concerned, fine, we were ready for that. Our story is real and we had no problems with having a serious interview in which the IO would probe deeply into our relationship. If he had recommended a second interview, fine, we were ready for that also. If they want to send IOs to our home to investigate, we're ready for that also! He didn't have anything negative on us and I think he realized that and simply resulted to making rude, snarky, nonsensical comments to try to upset us. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCRUTINY AND JUST BEING PLAIN RUDE.

" He would look at paperwork and ask a general question that either me or my husband could answer. So I would step in and answer the question. Apparently, he didn't like that"

During my prep meeting with my lawyer this was actually discussed. He said that some officers like partners stepping in, answering the other ones questions and speaking together to answer a question... after all, this is what genuine couples do in every day life, it shows the IO how you would naturally interact. He also said that some IO do not like this. He said that the IO should make it clear who they are wanting to answer which specific question, and if they do not like you speaking amongst yourself or answering each others questions they will politely ask you to refrain from doing so.

Generally at my AOS interview the IO asked direct questions to us individually (confirm name, address, date of birth...), However, when she asked how we met, how our relationship developed etc she did state that either of us were free to answer.

"He said that some officers like partners stepping in, answering the other ones questions and speaking together to answer a question... after all, this is what genuine couples do in every day life, it shows the IO how you would naturally interact."

My husband and I were talking together at times and it is what couples naturally do. He would answer the question and I might add information or he might answer the question then I would come in and add information so that the "Whole Picture" is painted. We did this with well meaning intentions so that the IO had all the details. We didn't know we were doing something wrong. The IO did reference this when he scolded me and told me "I see you like to talk and when he is speaking to my husband I need to be quiet" and made the statement my husband and I keep talking together.

"He said that the IO should make it clear who they are wanting to answer which specific question, and if they do not like you speaking amongst yourself or answering each others questions they will politely ask you to refrain from doing so."

Bingo! If he had done this it wouldn't have happened.