Calidas

Sent out package on 11/04/2020, received first extension on 12/17/2020, received 24 month extension on 11/15/2021.

So, our application was received on 11/10/2020. The NoA1 is dated 12/14/2020 and was received on 12/17/2020. Its been sent to the Potomac Service Center.

So, our application was received on 11/10/2020. The NoA1 is dated 12/14/2020 and was received on 12/17/2020. Its been sent to the Potomac Service Center.

Woke up to a notification that USCIS had charged my credit card this morning at 1 am.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Hey guys, my wife's interview for AoS was yesterday at the Raleigh-Durham, NC office. Interview didn't really take that long, but she passed. With the holidays the officer estimates she'll get her green card in about 3 weeks. But here's a little overview of our interview to help anyone still to have one. Be sure to have your appointment letter and government issued ID handy, as you'll need them frequently.
 
Arrived at 1:25 pm for our appointment at 1:45 pm. An officer checked over our IDs and appointment letter at the entrance. Had us go through an airport like metal detector and have a seat in the waiting area.
At around 1:30 pm they called for all the 1:45 appointments to line up. They checked the IDs and appointment letter again. Had the foreign spouses form a line in front of a check-in desk and the rest line up near the elevator. Once your foreign spouse checked in at the desk the two (or three for the many people there with lawyers) could use the elevator to go upstairs to another waiting room. On the second floor waiting room we waited until our ticket number was called, roughly around 2:10 pm. The interview officer had us stop in an office so that they could take her picture and check her fingerprints. From there we headed back to his office.
 
The interview officer had our petition on his desk and wanted to go over some of our paperwork. He stated that our I-693 was still good from her medical check in Bangkok, Thailand and that the I-864 that I had filled out was good to. He went over a few things in the I-485 form with her, confirming that her original name, married name, place of birth, & parents names were correct. Told her that her answers lined up correctly with what was on the form and had her sign a page in the back. From there he moved to asking us some questions. Starting with her.
 
Some questions asked:
Have you ever committed a crime while living in the US?
Have you ever committed a crime in the US without being caught?
Have you ever been arrested?
How many times have you been married?
Have you ever been ordered by a judge to leave the country?
Have you ever previously been denied entry into the US?
Have you ever previously falsely claimed to be a US Citizen? (the way he worded this question confused my wife a bit)
Have you ever voted for someone in government office in the US?
 
From there he moved to more personal questions.
How did the two of you meet?
How we communicated with each other before she was in the country?
When did I go to visit her and if I had visited more than once?
When was our wedding? Where was our wedding?
Asked if we have family in Florida? (our wedding was in Florida)
Asked if we had gone on any trips together since our wedding? and if we had any pictures?
Asked if we had any trouble getting here and if we rode together and who drove?
 
After the questions he said that everything seems to be good. That he'll finish going over the paperwork later that day and give the final approval. Told us some information about going forward, that her green card should arrive within the next 3 weeks. Informed us that going out this will be a conditional green card that is good for 2 years and that within 90 to 60 days of it expiring we would need to apply for the regular green card. In the time till then take photos, keep up with any airline tickets, receipts, if you have kids in the time their birth certificates. Stated that when we file for the normal green card it is best to have as much evidence as you can. They do not care how thick it is, just that more is better and be sure to still be married to the same person. 
 
Afterwards he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us back out to the front and we continued on our merry way.

Got a letter in the mail today. Interview is on the 20th of December.

Should only take 2 to 4 weeks at NVC, sometimes it may take a little longer though. After 2 weeks you can go ahead and start to call for an update. If your fiance hasn't had all their vaccinations done yet, now would be a good time to get them done. Also, start getting all the documents ready for the embassy phase.

Got a letter in the mail today. Interview is on the 20th of December.

Generally that's the status that you case gets after the local office has processed your biometrics. Next is to just wait be sure to check if your status lines up with your local office's timeline. Houston shows an average of 437 days. Would be easier to tell if you filled out your timeline information.
 
As for the interview date / time, my wife and I had our case status at Interview Scheduled for 2.5 weeks before we actually got the letter in the mail with the information.

Got a letter in the mail today. Interview is on the 20th of December.

Got a letter in the mail today. Interview is on the 20th of December.

Got a letter in the mail today. Interview is on the 20th of December.

Got a letter in the mail today. Interview is on the 20th of December.

Took alittle over a month for it to update for me. Then it moved quickly to interview scheduled.

Status has changed on the online stating that "Interview has been Scheduled" have not received an email or paper giving me a date for the interview though.

Status has changed on the online stating that "Interview has been Scheduled" have not received an email or paper giving me a date for the interview though.