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    Complete list of AOS interview questions

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

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    I adjusted from J-1. It was so long ago they never asked my about my visa on the interview anyway.

    What I am strongly reluctant to is the unnecessary attitude resulted from desire to get information totally unrelated to the thread topic. Unless you didn't bother to read it, you would know I mention on numerous occasions that this thread is about list that is related to ALL Family Based AOS interviews regardless of the visa you are adjusting from.

    To everyone else:

    Your interviewer simply assumes that you should know the answers right away to all of these related questions since you are one family unit. It is not uncommon for a beneficiary as well as petitioner to be nervous during the interview for various reasons, and it is much harder to recall the information you've rarely discussed with your spouse under such conditions and simply doesnt make any sense.

    We are memorising every little thing when we are getting prepared for any useless exam or test, but when you go to the immigration EXAMINER, to the one of the MOST important interviews in your life - thats when you choose to proudly ignore all the prepping since "we have a real marriage anyway"? This kind of approach many times resulted in second stokes interview.

    Please, use this list for your reference, as a checklist for preparations for interview, or just look through it out of curiosity - don't be intimidated, these are all easy questions.

    Hope it will help you feel more confident on your interviews and to get your residentship in no time at all ;)

    Good luck

    Complete list of AOS interview questions

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted · Edited by justhelping

    Hmm to avoid complications and confusions:

    This is a list compiled of questions found for google search "AOS interview questions", many different lists filtered out and boiled down to one complete list, all these questions are from AOS family based interviews.

    My timeline is :

    June 2 - AOS sent

    July 7 - Biomethrics

    July 15 - Interview Letter

    August 18 - EAD received

    August 21 - Interview passed, around 30 questions asked total, despite the fact that interview looked like a simple conversation.

    August 30 - GC received

    If you really live together there is NO need to memorize anything, you already know this stuff.

    This is mostly a check list for people who are not aware of all the dates and names needed to be put together for the interview. Often times husband is not aware of many household details/tasks his wife going through while he is away at work. Sometimes families forget to discuss such details of past history as what status they arrived at the country at, previous employment history etc. If you used lawyer to deal with papers, there is a possibility that one of the spouses might not be aware of all of the information from biographical pages.

    AOS family based not is not centered on K-1 applicants either - many applicants who adjust already in the country for a while.

    But by all means, prepare just for 5 basic questions and see how it goes on the interview.

    Complete list of AOS interview questions

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted · Edited by justhelping

    What visa were you adjusting from? This is not a typical interview for those adjusting from a family based visa, which is the forum you have posted in.

    Any of these questions could be asked during family based AOS interviews both regular and strokes. Interviewer assumes you know the answer to any of these questions - after all you're living together and supposed to know all of it.

    Complete list of AOS interview questions

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

    Posted

    I think its better to get scared now and get over that fear, than to get "surprised" and scared by one of those unexpected questions during the interview.

    Interview requires you to answer interviewer's questions right away, you will bring unnecessary suspicions on yourself when you start to scramble for answers, or get caught by surprise by a series of repetitive questions. It doesn't make any sense to don't get prepared by going through all possible questions and scenarios - after all it's your future and wellbeing in this country is at stakes. Also, when you pay top dollar for a good lawyer, he will go through all of these questions with you before interview anyway to make sure you are ready.

    Also, without preparation you can easily get answers with your spouse wrong on some of the most basic questions, just go through this list to see for yourself.

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    Complete list of AOS interview questions

    in Adjustment of Status from Work, Student, & Tourist Visas

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    I recently passed AOS interview and wish the same to everyone in community!

    I thought some people would find it helpful if I post my list of questions that I used for preparation. It is also available in .doc format attached on the bottom of this post.

    Development of Your Relationship
    How long have you known each other?
    How did you meet?
    When did we meet in person?
    Where did you meet the first time?
    Who approached the other and how?
    Did you make arrangements to meet again?
    Did you exchange phone numbers?
    When did you meet next?
    Where did you go? How did you get there? Describe it.
    Did you and your spouse go anywhere together at that time?
    Where did you go for dates?
    Where were you living at the time? Where was your spouse living?
    Did your wife visit you before the marrige and where?
    What did the two of you have in common?
    When did your relationship turn romantic?
    When was the last time you had sex with your wife?
    where was the last place you had sex with your wife?
    What kind of birth control do you use?
    What color is your wife underwear today?
    How long was it before you decided to get married?
    Who proposed to whom?
    Why did you decide to have a [long, short] engagement?
    Did your parents approve of the match? Why or why not?
    What do I love about my fiance?
    The Wedding
    Why was my fiance's first marriage not working out?
    When did my fiance propose?
    When did you decide to get married? Where were you at the time?
    Did you live together before marriage?
    Where were you living at the time? Where was your spouse living?
    When did you decide to get married? Where were you at the time?
    Where had you purchased these rings? Did you and your spouse purchase them together?
    When and where did you get married? How did you and your spouse get to the church, courthouse, etc.?
    Was there music or other entertainment?
    How many people attended your wedding?
    Who were the witnesses to the ceremony?
    Who were the bridesmaids/groomsmen?
    Did any of your, and your spouse's, family members attend? If so, who?
    Did each of your parents attend?
    Did you exchange wedding rings?
    Do you have any photos of the ceremony and /or reception?
    Did you have a reception after the ceremony?
    Where was it held?
    Describe the reception.
    How late did the guests stay?
    If you did not have a reception, what did you do after the wedding ceremony?
    Describe the place where you lived right after the marriage. Number of bedrooms and bathrooms; furnishings; color of walls, floor coverings, appliances, etc; type of air conditioning, heating, etc; # of telephones, televisions, etc. Do you have cable television?
    Did you go on a honeymoon? If so, when and where?
    Regular Routines
    Who gets up first? At what time?
    How many alarm clocks do you set in the morning?
    Who makes breakfast?
    What do each of you eat for breakfast?
    Does your spouse drink coffee in the morning?
    What day is your garbage picked up?
    Who cleans the house?
    How often do you have to do laundry and who does it?
    When do you do laundry and when was the last time it was done?
    Who takes care of paying the bills?
    Do you have a cat, dog, or other pet? Who feeds it? Who walks it (or cleans its kitty litter box, cage, etc.)?
    Do you and/or your spouse attend regular religious services? Where?
    Where do you keep the spare toilet paper?
    What time do the working spouse or spouses arrive home?
    The Cooking
    Where do you shop for groceries? Do you go together with your spouse? How do you get there?
    Who cooks the meals at the house?
    How many times a week on average do you eat out?
    What is your favorite restaurant for special occasions? For weekly outings?
    What is your spouse's favorite/least food? What is your favorite/least food?
    Is there a particular food that you eat every week?
    Does your spouse drink coffee? If so, does he or she use cream and/or sugar?
    Do you have a barbecue grill? Do you use it?
    Other Family Members
    What are the names of family members: parents, brothers and sisters?
    Have you met each other’s parents?
    How often do you see each other’s parents?
    When was the last time you saw them? Where? For how long?
    How do each of you get along with your parents-in-law?
    On important holidays, do you buy individual gifts for your parents-in-law? Do they buy individual gifts for you?
    Home Technology
    How many land-line telephones are in your house? Where are they?
    Do you have an answering machine on your home telephone? Who checks the messages?
    How many televisions are in the house? In which rooms? Do you watch shows together, or separately? Name one show that you always watch together.
    Do you record any television shows?
    Do you subscribe to a DVD rental service?
    Do you have internet? Who is your provider?
    Does your spouse listen to the radio? What station?
    Do you have a camera? Who uses it most often? Who takes pictures at important family occasions?
    How many cars do you have?
    Do you have a garage? Who parks in it? Do you use a garage door opener?
    In the Bedroom
    Describe your bedroom. Where do you keep your clothes? Where does your spouse keep his or her clothes? Where are the bathroom towels kept? Where do you keep the dirty clothes?
    Do you have closets in your bedroom and how many?
    Are the closets built insede the walls or not?
    Do you have a regular mattress, futon, or waterbed?
    What size is your bed (Twin, Queen, or King)?
    How many windows are there in your bedroom?
    What color are your spouse’s pajamas?
    Who sleeps on each side of the bed?
    What form of contraception (birth control) do you use?
    When was your wife’s last menstrual period?
    Do either of you read or watch television before going to sleep? Do you have lamps next to your bed?
    Have you ever had an argument that resulted in one of you sleeping in another room? Who, and which room?
    Do you leave any lights on when you go to sleep at night?
    The Rest of the House
    Do you have windows in the kitchen and in the bathroom and how many?
    How many keys opens the doors to your appartment?
    Do you live in a home or apartment? Who pays the mortgage or rent? How much is it?
    How many people live in the house?
    Is there a carpet in your front hallway? What color?Is your sofa a regular one or does it have a pull-out bed?
    What type of curtains or window coverings are in your living room? What color?
    How many staircases are in your house?
    How many sinks, toilets, and showers are there in your house or apartment in total?
    Where do you keep extra rolls of toilet paper?
    Where do you keep your dirty clothes?
    What is the color of the laundry bag?
    Do you have a shower curtain or a glass door?
    Where did you get the furniture? Was it already there, did you buy it, was it a gift, or did it come from your, or your spouseâs, previous residence?
    Have you ever had houseguests sleep there?
    Where is the garbage kept in the kitchen?
    Do you have any pets? What kind, what are their names, and describe them?
    What public means of transportation is closest to where you live?
    How many floors are in your building and what floor you live on?
    Do you have a fire escape where you both live?
    What color is the microwave?
    What colors are your: refrigirator, kitchen table, coach, computer, etc?
    Celebrations
    What is husband's birthday?
    What is wife's birthday?
    What did you do for your spouse’s last birthday?
    What did you give/get as a gift for a birthday?
    When is your wedding anniversary?
    When is your first date anniversary?
    What religious holidays do you celebrate together?
    What’s the most important holiday of the year in your household? Where do you typically celebrate it?
    What did the two of you do last New Year’s Eve? Fourth of July?
    Have you and your spouse gone to see a movie or other form of entertainment lately? When, and what did you see?
    Do you go to church with your wife and where?
    Joint stuff
    Do you have a bank account together? Where? What kind of account? (Checking, savings).
    Did you file a joint tax return this year? Do you have a copy with you?
    Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as the beneficiary? If so, do you have a copy?
    Do you have any utility bills, or receipts from items you have purchased together?
    Do you own any property together? What property? Did you bring copies of the documents with you?
    Where do you live now? (If different from where you lived right after the marriage, then go over the same questions as above). How much is the rent? When is it paid? How do you pay it?
    When did you move into your present appartment?
    How long have you lived in your current address?
    What kind of automobile do you and your spouse have? Describe them.
    Have you taken any trips or vacations together? Do you have photos from these trips?
    What other documentation do you have to show that you are living together as husband and wife?
    Where did you get the furniture? Was it already there, did you buy it, was it a gift, or did it come from your, or your spouse's, previous residence?
    Do you know your spouse's family members? If so, which ones? If your spouse has children from a previous marriage, their names, ages, where they live, and where they go to school, if applicable.
    Did you go to the doctor with your spose for medical examination for the interview?
    Where was the medical examination done?
    How much did you pay for medical examination?
    When was the medical examination done?
    Knowing each other
    How old both of you?
    Name and Date of Birth of wife.
    Name and Date of Birth of husband.
    Where was he born?
    Where was she born?
    When did my fiance divorce?
    Do I have any brothers and sisters?
    Does my fiance's have any brothers and sisters?
    Do you know your spouseâs family members? If so, which ones? If your spouse has children from a previous marriage, their names, ages, where they live, and where they go to school, if applicable.
    Where do my fiance's parents live?
    Does he have children? Do you know how old they are?
    Do you plan to have children with your wife?
    Where have you lived in the past 5 years?
    What was your last address outside the USA?
    Who are your employers for the last 5 years?
    Where does your spouse work? What days of the week? What hours? What is the salary, if you know?
    When did your spouse begin working with her present employer?
    Where do you work? What days of the week do you work? What hours do you work? What is your salary?
    When did your begin working with her present employer?
    What is your telephone # at work?
    What is your spouse's telephone # at work?
    When was the last time your spouse got a vacation from work?
    When was the last vacation you and your spouse took together?
    Has your spose ever travaled since you got married?
    Where and when did she travel?
    How long did her trip last?
    Do you or you spose smoke and what kind of cigarettes?
    Does your wife use any medication?
    Do you or your wife have any scars or tattoos? If so, where on the body?
    Was your spouse inspected by US immigration officer at the point of entry?
    What is the name of your spouse's prior husband and the date their marrige ended?
    Day Before
    Did you or your spouse go to work yesterday? If so, at what time did you and/or your spouse leave the house and return?
    Did you eat dinner together last night? Did anyone else have dinner with you? What did you have?
    What time was dinner served? Who cooked it?
    Did you watch TV after dinner? What shows did you watch?
    Did you have the air conditioning or heater on?
    At what time did you go to bed? Who went to bed first?
    Did you have breakfast? Where and what did you eat?
    Did you or your spouse take a shower?
    Did you come to the interview together? Who drove?
    I hope this will help in your preparation!

    questions.doc

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