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| Milwaukee WI |  Review #27350 on October 27, 2019: |
Kami&Toddy
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| | | Milwaukee WI | Review #26709 on July 22, 2019: |
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| | | Milwaukee WI | Review #26698 on July 19, 2019: |
AnJay
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Marriage based AOS from B2 overstay ( 5+ years). Together with my husband 6 years, on the day of interview we were married 2 years.
Our appointment was scheduled at 8-00 in Milwaukee Office. Same place where you will have you biometrics. We came at 7-30 and went inside,
We went through security. Phones are allowed on silence.
Went to second floor, checked out at window 4 and nice lady told us to sit and wait. In approx 10 minutes we were called in private room. Our officer was strict but polite. He started to question my husband (USC), date of birth, etc. Then he started to talk about my previos divorce in my country and i felt like he didnt like the answer.
Then he asked what kind of joint documents we had ( I didnt have work permit, ssn and driver license). He looked at joint bank account, family affidavits ( I have very close relationship with his family) and huge pile of mail on both of our names.
Then he told me to leave and he wanted to talk only to my husband. In 15 minutes he called me in and told me to tell how we met, all the story with all details. Then he started to ask about my husband siblings, what their names, their children names, their age, how much time we spend together and what was the last time we were seeing them.
All our answers matched, except 2 little things, but it was hard to remember everything perfectly as it was almost 5 years ago.
Then officer started to ask me basic questions on I-485 and went through all the “yes/no†questions on I-485.
In the end he took out new tax return and 3 photos. Said everything is ok, we wiil hear anything within 90 days, asked us if we knew about conditional GC, but I mentioned that we married two years already and he said: “ then you have nothing to worry aboutâ€. Asked me if we had any questions. So i took the opportunity and asked about the whole process and why its taking so long and how I was upset then didn't get EAD.
Overall everything was fine. I just didn't expect us to be separated. In 10 hours after interview status changed to “New card is being producedâ€.
| | | Milwaukee WI | Review #25131 on November 29, 2018: |
Naey
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We are a gay couple. We never felt, during any part of the process, that that impacted our journey either positively or negatively.
We had a bit of trouble with the appointment letter. While we filed our change of address in a more than timely manner (3 months before the appointment was scheduled and two weeks before moving) it apparently fell in between when the interview was scheduled in their system and when the file processing would have allowed a change of address to be registered "properly," or so we were told. One of us remains dubious as to whether that was a convenient mistake or actual clerical oversight. Either way, we dutifully checked the case tracking system and were able to receive a fax copy of the notice to appear after escalating to Tier 2 customer service.
Our appointment was at 10.15, we arrived at 9.45 and went through security. Phones were allowed but on silent. Belts removed, shoes stayed on. We were directed to the 2nd floor where we checked in with a security guard at a stand, who then escorted us over to a window to check in for our interview (Window 4). We were then told to sit in the (very full) waiting room and wait for Augustine's (adjusting status) name to be called. Right at 10.15, an officer called us back and showed us to his office where our file was on his desk. He began by asking biographical information after a brief bit of cordial conversation, checking names, birthplaces, birthdates. He asked for Augustine's parents' names and then asked if he was married and to whom (himself noting that it was somewhat ironic to ask at all). He asked about Jordan's work and they discussed his work for about two to three minutes. After that he asked the Yes/No questions similar to those on the I-485 form and briefly checked our marriage license, asking why we were married in another state (my family is from there) and then, after that, said, "You're good to go! You'll receive the green card within a month." He informed us about the Removal of Conditions occurring in two years and encouraged us to keep our address up to date.
He did not ask for further evidence of a bona fide marriage. He did not ask for photos. He did not even ask when our marriage was.
Overall a very pleasant experience. Worth noting we're adjusting from a K1 visa and our entire file was easily a ream of standard printer paper large. Friendly, but serious staff and officers. 10/10 would adjust status here again.
| | | Milwaukee WI | Review #24584 on September 9, 2018: |
Wisconsinbly
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We are a same-sex lesbian couple.
I, the foreign spouse, arrived in the U.S. in October 2016. But we filed the AOS in December 2017 (1 year and 2 months after my arrival). It was not brought up during the interview.
Originally, our interview for scheduled for June of 2017. But my wife was out of state due to work at the time and we could not attend. We called USCIS, and a lady told us it was possible to reschedule, and that she'd make a note about it, but that we are still advised to send a letter to our local USCIS office about needing to reschedule. Which we did. About 3 weeks after the call, we got a letter in the mail telling us our interview date will be rescheduled. Two months after that, we got a new date, August 29th.
We had our interview scheduled for 9:30. We arrived at about 9:15, parking was fairly easy that day (it's a quarter for 30 minutes of parking on that same street). Otherwise, there's a big parking area about 2 blocks away. We went through security (no food or drinks are allowed; phones on silent), went to the second floor and checked in at a window (showed the interview notice and our IDs). Then the lady told us to wait where everybody else was waiting and listen for someone to call my name from door 5. We didn't find the door 5, but everybody else was sitting next to door 1, so we sat down there. About 5-7 minutes later the door opened and a man called my name. He held the door open for my wife and I, and then led us to his office.
At the office, he asked us to raise our right hand and swear to tell the truth. Then we sat down, the officer turned on a small camera to record me, and started looking at our file that was on the desk (I knew it was ours because my passport style picture was on top of it).
He read that we are from an area in Wisconsin that just experienced a lot of storms and subsequently flooding, so my wife and the officer made a small talk about that and the areas that were affected.
He asked for our IDs. I gave my work authorization card and my Russian passport. He looked at the entry stamps in the back of my passport and noted that Russians are very neat at stamping. Lol Then he gave us the IDs back.
He asked my wife some biographical questions about her: date and place of birth, place of work and her title, our address, date and place of our marriage. Learning that my wife changed her job after we had submitted the application, he asked what her job title and duties are, took a letter of employment and some pay stubs. I also had a new Affidavit of Support form prepared with the new job info and asked if he'd like that, but he said he didn't need it. Then he asked me the same biographical questions about me. As he was asking, he kept looking at the answers on the form I-485 that we had submitted, and he would check off the things he asked. He also asked me my mother's and father's first name, and if we had any children. We joked that our cat is our child. Then, he asked me those "yes or no" questions. I was denied a tourist visa to the u.s. once (before my wife and I even knew each other), so he asked why I was denied. After the officer asked if I was involved in any terrorist business and I said no, my wife asked him if anyone had ever said yes to those questions. Lol And they had a small talk about that.
After that, he said that I will get my green card in about a month. He told us it would be a 2 year card, so we'd need to file for removal of conditions, and he asked if we knew about that.
I was in such disbelief that we were already done with the interview, I asked him if he'd like to see any pictures. He agreed and looked at the photo album I had made. He only asked two questions about the pictures, and gave the album back to me.
Just to be sure, I asked if we were approved. Lol He said yes. Then I apologized for making him look at our pictures. Lol
I think the whole interview took about 15-20 minutes, but it felt like it was less than that. We were out at 9:45 or so. I don't believe the officer asked us any questions outside of what had been already submitted by us in the petition.
My wife and I both thought the officer looked like he was having a bad day when he was holding the door open for us on the way in. But as we sat down and my wife and him chatted about the flooding and stuff, he seemed like a nice enough guy. I didn't feel like I was being interrogated or anything. He just seemed to be verifying information like a nurse at the doctor's office does. But at the same time I felt he was very thorough.
I got my conditional permanent residency card in the mail 8 days after the interview.
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