Charleston SC USCIS Office Reviews
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| Charleston SC |  Review #8324 on September 16, 2011: |
dands
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Our appointment was scheduled for 9:30, we arrived at 9:20 and checked in with security. We sat in the waiting room for a little over an hour before we were called. There were two IO's there - one woman, one man. The woman looked friendly and seemed easy-going, while the man had a red face and seemed very stressed and drill-sargeant like. I came to this conclusion b/c I could see them interact behind the glass window & I came to this assessment based on their body language eventhough I couldn't hear them talk. Anyway, at about 10:40 the male IO called our name. He seemed a little irate when he saw the time on our file and he promptly marched back to the reception area to make sure they were pulling files from the front. I guess he didn't think they should already be over an hour behind. He came back and was very business-like with us, not friendly at all. My husband and I were both leaning forward towards his desk and he told us to sit back and not to put anything on his desk. My husband has a terrible memory and since our relationship IS legit, we didn't really "rehearse" or go over anything. I took an expanding filing cabinet with us containing all our documents. The only thing he asked to see was our current lease. When he was asking my husband questions, my husband couldn't remember some of the details and when I tried to interject the IO told me I was not allowed to speak when he was asking my husband questions. It was pretty bad. We met online 7 years ago and my husband didn't even know the name of the site (it was a more obscure one) and it changed names 3 times. I think it's called Lovehappens.com now....but anyway...Things were not going well at all until the IO typed something into his computer and brought up info on my husband. He asked us if we were sued in the past year. We both said "no" and then he said that he saw something on his screen saying we had been. I then realized it was b/c we leased a condo that went into foreclosure a month after we moved in. The entire time we were there, the bank was trying to get us out and finally they went through the courts and we were served with an eviction notice. We didn't even have to go to court b/c there is a new law protecting people in this situation but this was still showing up AND it sealed the deal for us with immigration b/c the IO said it was GREAT proof that we actually were living together. After that, the IO became very friendly, helpful and stamped my passport with an IR6. He asked if I had any questions and gave me advice on getting my childrens greencards. The whole tone of the interview changed b/c before he found out that we were being sued together, things were not going well. Overall, the interview was very thorough. If you go to Charleston, SC make sure you are prepared and if you have a forgetful husband or wife be sure to refresh their memories about where, when and how you met.
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| Charleston SC | Review #7350 on March 31, 2011: |
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| Charleston SC | Review #7305 on March 23, 2011: |
LIndsay1811
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We arrived at the USCIS office in Charleston SC around 10 am. Our appointment was at 10:30 am. We checked in with the first security guard when we arrived, showed him our appointment notice and signed in. After signing in, we proceeded through the metal detector and had our box of documents scanned through the little xray machine (like at the airport). The guard asked us if we had weapons and of course we answered no. We were instructed to proceed into the waiting room and check in at Window 2. We walked up to window 2 and handed the lady our appointment letter. She was a very nice lady, she took our letter and told us 'have a seat and someone will be with you shortly'.
There were a few other couples in the waiting area and we were surprised that no one else was dressed nicely. It seemed that everyone was wearing blue jeans and t shirts while we were dressed up nicely. We waited for around 30 minutes or so, just talking with each other about a movie we had recently seen and other random things, everything seemed quiet and under control in the waiting room, a few of the couples had been called back (one had already completed their interview and left smiling) when the lady at window 2 (directly in front of us) simply fell out of her chair. She yelled for help from the back and being that we were separated from her by glass, we could not help her.. A IO from the back came running to the front and helped her up, spent a few minutes determining whether or not they needed to call an ambulance and then they decided she was ok. From our point of view it looked as though she scrapped both of her arms and elbows pretty bad but was ok. That instance did not do much for our anxiety levels! :O
About 30 minutes later a lady IO (Believe her name was haney) came from the back and called our names. She seemed to be really nice.. took us to the back, and into her office. She asked us to remain standing and raise our right hand. Then she asked us to swear to tell the truth, then asked us to have a seat in front of her desk. She then asked to see our Driver's licenses, passports, I 94 form, EAD card and social security cards. She took out our big pile of paperwork and started going through it. She stopped in the beginning to ask our names. She asked about my prior name from a previous marriage and then she stopped to look at the divorce decree. She then asked me when i was actually separated from my first husband and what had happened to that marriage and why i had divorced. I told her the date of separation and then told her that it just fell apart but I didn't really know how to answer that question. She asked my husband for his full name. Then she asked me for our address, and asked my husband where and when i was born. Then she asked me when and where my husband was born. Then she flipped through our paperwork for what seemed like forever.. Stopped around the I864 forms and scrutinized them for about 10 minutes or so, not saying anything. She then checked her charts and seemed to be concerned. She stopped and asked me why my w2 from 2008 and 2009 had different amounts on them and i explained to her that I usually receive a bonus at the end of the year and that I had brought along 2010's W2 in case she wanted to see it. She agreed and asked to see this document and I pulled it out of our folder and handed it to her. She seemed to be satisfied with this. She continued to flip through our paperwork and asked my husband a few question to verify that he is who he is. His parents name, his address, etc. Then she asked me when and how we met and when we met in person for the first time. She skimmed through the pictures and other documents we had submitted with our application (pictures, phone records, plane tickets). She then said she had to check a few things on her computer. She spent a few minutes checking things on her screen and making marks on her file. She then asked a lot of other standard questions like 'have you ever been involved in a gang, prostitution, etc. She went back through the file again and stamped the date on several places on the file. Then she reached over and picked up the green stamp for approval and stamped the filed a few times 'approved' in red. She then closed the file and said 'you're now a legal permanent resident of the United States of America'. Then she gave us some instructions about how to remove the conditions in two years. Afterwards she suggested that we keep a good file of evidence for the next two years and said if we submitted a neat and clear package with lots of evidence we probably wouldn't need another interview. :D
Overall, we feel very fortunate and had a great experience! 
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| Charleston SC | Review #6343 on July 15, 2010: |
Chris_Жанна
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Biometrics appointment. No real problems, My wife went with her passport that still has her maiden name. They said she couldn't go for the Bio with her passport because we filled the I-485 out with her married name. The man then told her she could return home and get our marriage certificate and that there would be no problem. Luckily for us we only live about a half mile away from the office. Other then that in and out in about 20 mins.
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| Charleston SC | Review #5123 on October 23, 2009: |
JonPrescilla
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They are good!
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