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Average Rating: 4.4
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| Norfolk VA |  Review #24971 on November 5, 2018: |
jesstanga
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Arrived 30 mins earlier so we were the first one. Our interviewer was a woman, she went through my original application and we update the fields about the job. She checked the evidence of marriage that I have with me, and ask how we met. I had the approval after some mins, and honestly was a big surprise because I thought I would have to wait a mail in some weeks to know it! The interview lasted around 20 mins in total.
| | | Norfolk VA | Review #24925 on October 29, 2018: |
SakiPet
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At 9am I had biometrics appointment. I was there at 8:55am security guards were very nice and friendly and they guided me to the room I have to be. Was waiting there like 5 mins then officer came out gave me a number i was waiting next 3-4mins until they called my number. The guy who took my fingerprints was very polite, made me feel very comfortable, talked to me about weather and everything was done In next 5 mins. I was out at 9:16am
| | | Norfolk VA | Review #24829 on October 13, 2018: |
NovaDC
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It only took 20 minutes for the entire interview. She asked the questions in the form I-485, then asked about our wedding and our plans for the future as married couple. She asked for evidence that we are living together. She said that I am eligible for the green card but she still need to go through the papers that we submitted. Then a day after,i looked up my case online and it said that it is approved. Then after a day, it says " card is mailed to me".
| | | Norfolk VA | Review #24788 on October 5, 2018: |
TearsOfBabylon
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Our appointment at the USCIS field office in Norfolk, VA was for Adjustment Of Status (I-485), based on marriage after entering the US on a K1 visa in 2017.
We filed AOS in the middle of December 2017, and the interview was 289 days later, a good 9 months wait.
Since I've read many of the reviews here I was even more nervous, because I kept seeing the term "intimidating" in almost all of them. So... expecting the worst we arrived at 8:15, our interview was scheduled for 8:45am.
After passing the security checks and checking in we sat in the waiting area for a little more than an hour. (Man, I was hungry...  )
After a felt eternity we got called up and a very friendly male officer (forgot the name, of course), walked us into an office in the back. Another female officer was already waiting there, and it turned out she was his trainer.
First they told us to remain standing, swore us in and had us sit down.
We went through the entire I-485 application, double checked all submitted data, got asked if I work (where, what, since? ) and they took notes about that.
Then we went through all the yes/no questions.
After that, I got asked what I brought for them to support our case. I had an accordion folder with original and copy of everything, as well as my big "immigration binder", where I store duplicates of both K1 and AOS applications. Brought it just in case! 
We gave them everything I piled up in this folder (lease contract, joint bank account, life insurance, car insurance, pictures, etc. etc.) and they checked everything and also kept copies of everything we submitted.
While checking the paperwork we got asked when we met, when we got married and where.
It was not pressuring or intimidating at all, more like a semi-serious chitchat. I felt comfortable and not.... "guilty". We were just telling about us and got heard.
After submitting all the stuff the interview was over very quickly, we got a letter saying that we are approved, got informations about the Removal Of Conditions, and yeah.. that was it. I think it took about an hour, but it went by in no time.
The interview was yesterday, the online status of my case is not yet updated, but I got the letter of approval, so I'm not too worried about that.
So, my review for the Norfolk field office is very positive.
I think, if you're a real and genuine couple, have nothing to hide, have your stuff prepared and SORTED and take that serious.... you'll be fine.
It's a very professional and serious, but also very friendly experience. At least it was for us!
| | | Norfolk VA | Review #24500 on August 23, 2018: |
MrsChettouh
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The appointment was scheduled for 9:30 and we walked in around 9:15. We left our cell phones in the car so I'm not sure what time they called us back for the interview but we got out of there at 10:15. The lady doing our interview was Officer Nichols. She was serious but nice. Once we got inside her office she swore us in and then asked Lotfi all the questions on the I-485 form. Once that was finished, she asked what other countries he's visited, how and when we met, if we know each other's families, how my family felt about him, where we got engaged, who proposed, when did we realize we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together, etc. Basically, if your relationship is real then you don't need to worry about any of the questions!
We took with us A LOT of documents/evidence - better too have too much and not need it than need something and not have it!!
We brought all originals and copies of:
everything we received from the government
his EAD/AP combo card
both our social security cards
both our birth certificates (his with certified translation)
both driver's licenses
his insurance cards (he's on my insurance through work)
his medical bills
home/auto insurance with both our names
utility bills with both our names
marriage certificate
photo album which included his arrival to US, holidays and trips together, our legal wedding and our family/friends wedding and reception, photos with my family, ultrasound photos
anything and everything else... we literally had one of those accordion expandable folders, a plastic zipper file folder, and a huge photo album LOL
She kept copies of the items listed above and she even kept a few of our wedding/reception pictures. At the end she said she needs to review all these documents and then she gave us a paper that said we are recommended for approval and that we will receive an official notice in the mail.
All in all it was a pleasant experience. Good luck to all of you!!
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