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| Miami FL |  Review #2138 on October 30, 2007: |
supratoy
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I129F approved on 24 Aug and USCIS CSC HAVE NOT MAILED TO THE NVC, They were of no help. I can't believe the incompetency of that people. When I showed up for the appointment I was in military uniform, the person that first talk to me asked if I was a US citizen, even when I handle him an I797 stating that my I129F was approved (only us citizens can apply for it, my answer was "yes, since I was Born, and so was my parents, and their parents, and for that matter all my ancesters since 1898. I guess he did not like it. He was from Haiti. to the point, I was told that I have to wait by the supervisor there because they had no idea what was going on with my application....  
| | | Miami FL | Review #1953 on August 23, 2007: |
docchanka
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We had our interview on Monday, Aug. 20, 07 after USCIS received our paperwork on April 5, 07.
It was a painless experience and lasted 10-15min. Our IO turned out to be a Chinese immigrant which sacred me a bit (not that I have anything against Chinese people) but he was all right: not unpleasant, not super nice, just neutral and focused on his job, rather quiet, asking few questions, hardly looking at us, seemed as if he just wanted to get it over with. It felt as if he was so not interested in what was going on!
At first he asked us to show him our IDs, then we swore to tell the truth. As it turned out later, there wasn't much to talk about, though. Next, we were asked where we met and to give him originals (just to see them I guess, he did not keep them and hardly even looked at the papers) of our marriage certificate, birth certificates (both mine and my husband's who is a US citizen), passports (both), my SSN.
He asked if we had any photos and after a very brief flipping through the photo album pages, he asked if we had any copies that he could keep: "You can give me ones that you don't like, I just need about 10 photos" I guess I missed the only funny part of the interview - I did hear "10 photos" but did not hear the first part and my husband told me about it after we left.
Then, he told us to give him some evidence of a shared bank account etc. So we gave him a copy of our shared checking account, savings account, credit card account (we also made photocopies of both of our credit cards which he wanted as well after we asked), apartment contract with both our names on it, evidence that we both pay for it, proof of car purchase (both names), shared car insurance and don't remember what else, maybe that's it.
Then, the IO asked me the following questions without even looking at me:
spell your first and last name
when and where were you born
what is your current address (I skipped the zip code because he looked sooooo bored with me telling him the address but he asked me about it specifically: "What is your zip code?")
what is your cell number
what are your parents' names
when did you last enter the US
when did you enter the US prior to that
have you ever been arrested
Other than that he was very quiet (we were too so the office atmosphere felt a bit awkward), just flipping through our paperwork we filed in April - back and forth - this either felt like it was taking forever or it actually was the longest part. Sometimes it seemed that the whole flipping didn't make much sense - it was hard to say whether he was looking for something or just trying to look serious and busy.
At the end he asked me to give him my Advance Parole document, I-94 and work permit since "you won't need it anymore". After that, he said: "I am going to approve you" (which at first sounded like a conditional statement) and stamped my passport with a red stamp which says that I am a permanent resident now and that I can work in the US. The officer also added that I should receive my temporary GC in 1-2 months - temporary because we've been married for less than 2 years - and asked if we had any questions. Since we didn't, we could leave.
As I mentioned at the beginning, I can't say anything negative or super positive about the interview except for it was short and painless. We got approved and that's what matters after all!
Do not get stressed out, it's not worth it and you cannot think clearly when necessary. My husband was stressed out, I wasn't - I think because I had dealt with the US embassy and immigration officers at the airport multiple times. We were prepared as long paperwork goes - we had a lot of documents and letters (to each other, people's letters addressed to both of us) and we went over some questions we found on the web but that's it. Let us know if you need more information.
We wish you all good luck! 
| | | Miami FL | Review #1838 on July 25, 2007: |
jakedankers
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My wife and I had our interview scheduled for 8:30am this morning.
We arrived at 7:30 and were told by the guards outside to stand in the corner until 30 minutes before the interview. We waited 25 minutes, before letting us in the building. You will hear the words "no camera phones" repeated to you by every single person before entering the building. Even the person whom I paid $10 to park across the street, reminded me of that.
We were called 25 minutes before our 8:30 meeting. By 8:05 we were sitting in the officer's desk. He was a very soft spoken and professional person. We both had to raise our right hands, and swear we would tell the truth. He asked to see both our passports and licenses. His very first question was for my wife (who was applying for permanent residency) was , “I notice that you previously had a visa to enter the USA, and you spent some time here, have you ever over-stayed your visa?." He then asked for the documents which proved we lived together. We showed him bank account statements, license address, correspondence, etc.. He asked to see the copies, and not the originals (I came in thinking he wanted to see originals). He then asked for photos and looked over them . He asked me when we fell in love. And that was it! He stamped her passport and told us she would be receiving her green card in the mail shortly. Then he made us sign a form because he have been married less than 2 yrs. That was it! 
Our officer was very courteous, easy going and never once made us nervous. Hope this helps someone in the future.
| | | Miami FL | Review #1434 on March 27, 2007: |
Thatchi
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We had our appointment for 7:30 and i was surprised to see how long the lines already were! We had to go back to the car to drop off our cell phones, they were not letting anybody in with it...We were in the waiting room ar 7:20 and at 7:35 they called the first case of the day, which was us!! The officer was very polite but serious...she introduced herself and then sworn us in and asked us to sign a form explaining that i would get a conditional greencard, since we were not married over 2 years, then she went over the information on our folder and asked for our birth certificates and my passport. She asked how we met, and asked my husband how his parents met (she said she was curious since they're from two totally unrelated countries...) Then she asked for joint bills, we handed her our insurance statement, bank statement and a letter from my in-laws saying that we live with them and all the utilities are on their name. She looked at our pictures then said i should be receiving my residency card within 1-2 weeks.
And that was it
| | | Miami FL | Review #1345 on March 6, 2007: |
Neonred
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Very easy interview with a nice officer. Pleasant conversation followed by the "congratulations". Got the stamp in the passport before leaving.
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