It went very well and was much easier than I had anticipated. For background, my husband immigrated using a K1 visa after a whirlwind romance The interview was conversational, she asked how we met (name of the website since we met online), when we met in person, what we did on our first date, when we got engaged, and did we live together before we got married. She told us that based on our story she thought we were legit and we were approved right then and there. Never asked for photos, affidavits, proof of joint finances, etc.
She did mention that some of her coworkers do individual interviews with each person, and it seemed like they decide this on a case by case basis. For example, my uncle also recently got married while his wife was here on a tourist visa from the Philippines. They met in the Philippines because they are from the same neighborhood and recently started dating (we found out about 6 months before they got married). My aunt told me in addition to providing proof with pictures and joint finances, the interviewer also asked for the names of all people in the photographs and asked if she knew what job/career everyone living in the same house had (they live with my other uncle and my grandparents). They were much more prepared than we were (lots more pictures, all joint finances and she is pregnant if that counts) and also got approved.
Had our interview today and got approved! Never got approval for the EAD and honestly I think because they had our interview scheduled already they just decided to let the EAD go.
Had our interview today and got approved! Never got approval for the EAD and honestly I think because they had our interview scheduled already they just decided to let the EAD go.
I'll add to triple-check you are submitting everything. Our I-131 was rejected outright because it was missing the last page with the signature (which I presume USCIS lost since I have complete copies of the whole packet and haven't found the 'missing' signature). When we re-submitted they expected us to pay the separate fee on top of the already cashed $1,225.