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| Oklahoma City OK |  Review #679 on July 7, 2006: |
sukie175
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We arrived at 08:30 for our appointment at 08:45, they will not let you into the building more than 15 mins ahead of time.
We sat in the waiting room for about 5 minutes before the officer came out and called us. Note that he spoke to another couple first and said as they were late for their appointment, he could not guarantee he could still see them that day and he was not going to leave us waiting as we were on time. So don't be late!
His name was Anthony (mid 30's) and he was immediatley relaxed, chatty and friendly.
We entered the room and sttod as he swore us in, he had my file there ready and immediately asked us for our ID. Gary gave his Drivers Licence and I gave my UK passport. Then he asked us to confirm our mailing address and as it is a PO Box, he checked we have got all their mail to us ok so far. Then he asked me my date of birth and my parents first names. He asked us if we had any children, I said no and Gary said 3. He then spoke to Gary about who was the youngest and the date of birth, making notes on the file, we think this was to check there were no minors Gary was responsible for still.
He then told me he would ask me the usual are you a terrorist/communist questions and he did this as he looked through our file (we got the feeling he asks them 100 times a day!). I amswered no to all of them and he then asked me what evidence we had with us to establish the relationship.
He said especially any financial evidence....I had alot so I said shall I just put it all out and he said just put all the copies out for me to see. (Make sure you take copies of all your evidence)
He asked for our 2005 tax return and then immiediately said ok I have it here. We explained we had an RFE for it and he was shocked...Gary explained about the depreciation on the business that the USCIS obviously did not understand and he just shook his head and smiled.
I put out there all the following with joint names on them:
Joint Bank Statements
Joint Bank Account start up forms
Copy of a cheque book sheet
Bank letter saying I transferred so many thousands into Gary's account from the UK and it was used for our house purchase
House Mortgage Papers
Warranty Deed for house
Tax form for House
Vehicle Registration
Life Assurance
2 x Wills
Hospital Statement
Chiropractor Statement
Our business docs showing me as joint owner
3 x Letters of support from 2 Pastors we know and a friend
Netflix membership
Air Evac membership
He commented on 2 things only...'You bought a house together, very good' and 'Your own a vehicle together, very good'.
He then gathered it all up and placed it into my file. He said ' you have way more information than most people do and it is excellent, you will have to do the same again in 2 years but it is not going to be a problem with all this. Make sure you keep allm this evidence safe and collect more'.
I replied that we keep it in a bank box as we live in tornado alley and I dont want it to get blown away, he said excellent and laughed alot. I then told him the story of the night I thought we were gonna have to go to the cellar, I spoke to Danette (other VJ'er) and said I have my visa folder... do you? He thought this was also funny.
He asked us if we had been married before and then confirmed Gary twive and me once. He said he had all the divorce papers on the file so all ok.
The whole time he was stamping and ticking things on the folder as we chatted. Then he said any questions, we said no....'ok you will get your green card in 5 - 10 weeks, now that is what I am supposed to tell you but actually you will get it in 2 - 3 weeks' and he grinned.
I asked him if he wanted my I693 as they did not have it, he said no we already have it on the file (they don't its the DS whatever form and a copy of my vaccination record that they have!), I wasn't gonna argue!
We said thenk you and he shook our hands, saw us to the door and wished us a safe drive back home.
We left the building at 9am, 30 mins after entering and only a 15 minutes interview.
The whole thing was very relaxed, Anthony was very professional but also very friendly with a sense of humour. He immiediately made us both feel very comfortable.
However we did see his other sterner side when he spoke to the mexicans who were late!
Good Luck
| | | Oklahoma City OK | Review #186 on June 6, 2005: |
Cassie
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OK, here we go, as much as I can remember 
We went through security (show the ID, show the appointment letter, and remember to keep all electronics home or in the car)
You then go straight ahead into the large room, and hang a left, and drop the appointment letter through a window into an orange basket, and take a seat. It took me a minute to remember that this is also the room where you wait for your EAD appointment.
Sit tight. We got there 10 minutes late, and waited for another 20 minutes or so.
Your interviewer will open the door on the left, call your name, and then guide you through the maze of offices out back. We had Anthony, who was very efficient, and friendly--very easy to get along with, IMHO.
Before we sat down, we did the whole "swear to tell the truth" oath.
Next is IDs -- OK driver's liscense for Jerry, my passport and EAD for myself.
I was then asked for our address and phone numbers, which Anthony checked against what was in my file.
He asked for my parents' names. Since my parents both go by their middle names, I had to clarify which ones he wanted (their first names).
He then asked for my birthdate, which we found was reported incorrectly on his printout -- the year was wrong. I noticed this during my fingerprinting appointment in Wichita and reported it to the staff member who did my fingerprints, who notated it on the forms. Must not have been noticed. :huh: So Anthony made corrections on his sheets.
He asked us both if we had been married previously, or if either one of us had children from previous relationships. Jerry was married before, but Anthony did not ask to see the divorce decree again.
He then confirmed with Jerry that he still worked at the same employer as was listed in his affadavit of support (yes) and at the same salary. Since Jerry had received a raise since we filed, Anthony made a note of that in the Affadavit of Support. At that point I offered the updated employer letter to him, which he took.
He then asked for a copy of our 2004 income tax filing, and copies of Jerry's W-2s.
He then asked me the obligatory yes/no questions list found in the AOS application.
Then he said to me "Do you have some bonafides of the ongoing relationship?" Jerry started laughing and said "Man, you're in trouble!" I said, "Of course!" Anthony laughed and said "Uh oh, an organized one!" (thank you fellow VJ'ers! :P )
So I showed him:
--a selection of wedding pictures (didn't look too much at those)
--a selection of pictures of us together and with various family members since the wedding (I think he went through most of those, but didn't ask us anything specific about them)
--statements of our joint bank accounts -- he confirmed that it was for both chequing and savings. Since I forgot to make photocopies of those, he took one of them (either the earliest or the last, can't remember) since we knew that we could get a replacement copy fairly easily)
--the one bill we have in both our names (DISH Network). He kept the original "welcome to DISH Network" notice, since I forgot to make a copy of it.
--a document confirming Jerry was the beneficiary on my life insurance (took the original again)
--my medical insurance card with both our names on it, and my card from my doctor
--a copy of my bank statement for my Canadian bank account, which is now in my married name and sent to my Tulsa address. He asked why I still had a Canadian account (student loan payments), and once he confirmed that it wasn't a joint account with Jerry, he handed the sheet back to me.
--he asked if we had a lease agreement or mortgage agreement in both our names, which we didn't have. Jerry explained why and he seemed satisfied with that.
he then says to me "This all looks good, but we have a bit of a problem today, I won't be able to officially approve you. We're missing part of your file."
:blink:
I guess I had a "Oh crap" look on my face, because he was quick to explain that the file they had in OKC was what they considered a "temporary" file, that only had the paperwork that had been dealt with in OKC. It had to be reconciled with the paperwork at the Service Centre (in our case, TSC) and reviewed before official AOS approval. Once Anthony tracks down where my file is (apparently it could also be hiding somewhere in OKC) and gets everything together, once I am approved he would send me a letter stating such. He couldn't say for officially sure that I was approved (so he can't get in trouble in the future if something happens), but I didn't leave the interview thinking I wasn't approved, if you know what I mean. 
He then took the original I-94 stub out of my passport, and left in the one I got when I used my AP at JFK airport in May. He also let me keep my Advanced Parole papers, in case I needed them in the meantime.
And that's that! No stamp, no nuthin'. *sigh*
He told me about lifting the conditions in two years time, and to keep collecting proof of relationship in the meantime (examples he mentioned were : if we have children, have copies of their birth certificates; if we go on trips to keep itineraries, ticket stubs, pictures, etc.; correspodence)
Oh, some info I picked up while talking to him -- I didn't even have to ask specifically for you, Tanja!
Once you get the official letter of approval, you are approved, and that's that. Once the letter is sent to you, they either send the file back to Texas or let Texas know you're approved, because Texas generates the official permanent residency card, not OKC. It used to take them up to a year to get the greencard out, hence the stamp in the passport, but Anthony estimated it takes about 6 weeks to get the card now. If you feel kinda leery about about not having the stamp, he told me to make an INFOPASS appointment, bring that notice and the approval letter to OKC, and they will do the stamp in the passport. if you're ok with not having the stamp, your approval letter will suffice in the meantime.
One more thing -- I remarked at the end "well, I guess I have to wait some more for my Oklahoma driver's liscense". he asked why, and I told him about how adamant the Jenks office was about not letting me have my DL until permanent residency. He said, "yeah, Oklahoma is a big stickler on that one, but I am surprised they wouldn't let you have it, since you have your EAD." I told him I didn't bother since it would only be a temporary lisence anyways, I'd wait until PR status. He agreed that was probably the wisest thing to do. So I'm not crazy for thinking OK DL people are nutty
All in all, a very good experience, despite the wait for an official answer OKC has been, for the most part, very good to deal with, and the interview itself was not bad at all. Oh, just make sure you make copies of everything, except pictures
Edited to add:
**OH I forgot one thing: after he asked for IDs, he took my right index fingerprint (ink not digital) and printed it on the front and back of a card, and had me sign both front and back as well.
| | | Oklahoma City OK | Review #185 on May 18, 2005: |
tweety
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The interview in Oklahoma City:
Our interview was scheduled for 10:30 am and we were at the office at about 10:00 am. B)
As usual we made it through the security screening and were advised to throw our interview letter into the mysterious orange basket in the window and get seated.
About 15 minutes later we were called. An officer told us that her colleague is not yet in, but that she would do the interview for him. We followed her into a little office and she told us to raise our right hand and swear that we would tell the truth.
We got seated and she asked us to provide both our driver’s licenses and my passport.
She then asked us some simple questions like our birthdates, birthplaces, my mother’s and father’s first name, confirmed our address and asked me for our phone number. We then had a little chat about the wedding, how we met, how I like the US and Oklahoma, asked where my husband works and what he does for a living, when he was in the army, how it was in Iraq etc etc. :whistle: She then asked for an updated employer letter and we handed it to her (she wanted an original).
Then she went through the question catalogue (regarding the drug abuse, prostitution, terrorism etc.), which I all answered no.
She kept looking through my file and asked what we have brought in as proof of common residence and married life. We showed her a couple of pictures and she briefly looked through them – also mentioning that we wouldn’t believe what some people sometimes brought in (I guess some people bring in naked pics :help: :devil: )…. Anyway, we then gave her proof of our joint account (one bank statement) and an insurance which named both of us. She went ahead and made a copy of it. That seemed to be enough…. I had a big folder in my hand, and she didn’t want to see any of the bills or so.
She then asked for W2s of the years 2001 and 2002 – which we must have forgotten to mail in in the first place :oops: . She told us to mail them in later. She didn’t ask for ANY financial proof for the year 2004 (which you can guess made us very happy).
She also asked for my vaccination sheet, which of course, I didn’t have, since the doctor in Frankfurt, Germany, didn’t give me a copy…… :ranting:
Oh well, she told me to get the sheet and mail that in along with the W2s.
She took my I94 out of my passport and told me that she will approve my case as soon as I mail in the documents and that I should do so until May 27, because after that she will be in Washington for a couple of weeks, and I will otherwise have to wait a long time for my permanent residency card. I asked her if she stamped my passport, and she said, no, :huh: she couldn’t do this, since I am not yet approved…… oh well…
She then explained the process of getting the conditions removed off my card in 2007 and wished us a nice day.
That was it! In and out in about 30 minutes. :D :lol:
:dance: :dance: :dance:
Tanja
| | | Oklahoma City OK | Review #184 on April 22, 2005: |
markwash02
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First off i would like to thank everyone who is a member of this website, for your comments have either directly or indirectly played a part in helping us stay sane, and making our package stronger. I hope you all contiune to be members and pass along information to others in earlier stages of the immigration process.
Ok here we go
My wife and I had our AOS interview in Oklahoma City this morning (22 Apr 05) It was scheduled for 9:15. We arrived at 8:50 and sat in the lobby, i figured that we would be in and out quick for we were the only ones there. However, we were still called in 20 min late, at 9:35. The man took us back to his office (typical office a desk, 3 chairs, computer etc.) where he told us to remain standing as he swore us in. we agreed to tell the truth and he said have a seat. He asked us each for a form of ID, I provied him with my military ID, and my wifes Dependant military ID. at this point it got quiet as He proceeded to look through our file, stamping a date here , stamping a date there. Next he looked at a form that I remember us doing, but i cannot remember the form number, its the one that has all the questions where you check the box yes or no and it asks the NON-us citizen have you ever helped someone enter the US illegally, have you ever been arrested etc. He said that we have already awnsered these questions on the form, but he had to ask us again under oath so he did. after that he asked had we filed our 2004 Tax returns I said yes, and gave him a copy.
Next he asked us for our Bona fides (things showing proof we have a true marriage, and we live together) we gave him a copy of the water bill with both our names on it, the cable bill, lease agreement, joint bank account, dental insurance, health/life insurance, he said ok this should be enough. He then started adding everything we gave him to our file. at this point he broke out the red ink box and put his stamper into it, and stamped approved about 5 different times in various places in our file, then he took my wifes passport and stamped the I-551 stamp in it. He proceeded to explain about lifting the conditions 90 days before our 2nd anniversary from today(22 Apr 05) and asked us if we had any questions. we asked a few quick questions about obtaining dual citizenship, should my wife decide to become a US Citizen and he gave us the awnsers. He asked was that it, we said yes, we shook hands and said have a good weekend. Our interviewer was pretty cool, and laid back, he made us feel very comfortable in his office. The interview took all of 20 min fromt he time we were called. We took a lot of proof with us to the interview, and he didnt need much from us except for 2004 tax return, and bills with both names as stated earlier. didnt ask for Photos, or anything. Again Thanks to all the people of visa journey for your input has truely made this major task, run smoothly as possible.
Now Tweety, Cassie and all other OKC applicants its your turn, and good luck... when you read this post, if you feel i may have missed something, or you have a question more in depth about the interview please feel free to send me a Private message, and ill hook you up with all the info i can.....
Mark And Elena
Visa Type: K1
Beneficiaries Country: Italy
Service Center: Texas Service Center
Embassy: Naples Italy
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