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Average Rating: 4.2
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| Tampa FL |  Review #26375 on June 6, 2019: |
Hornswoggled
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We got very lucky to get approved just two months after filing the I-485! The Tampa USCIS office is on top of things. Had a 7 am appointment time (which is when the office opens). About 50 people were outside the office at that time. After going through security and checking in, we sat in the big waiting area until our case was called, probably about 20 minutes. Don't recall what time we were called, but I'd estimate we were with the interviewer about 20-25 minutes for everything; we were in the parking lot heading back to the car by 8:15 am. As we were adjusting both a K-1 and K-2 visa, it was probably a little longer for the interview than usual.
Interviewer was very courteous and professional.
| | | Tampa FL | Review #25816 on March 18, 2019: |
a.t.j24
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Click here if you found this review helpful | Review Topic: Naturalization
OK INTERVIEW OVER - RESULT - RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL! 4* Due to excessive waiting past appointment time. Otherwise everything else 5*
Tampa office was really busy. I got there 30 minutes before my appointment time, got my number and quickly found out that regardless of number or appointment time, they go in no particular order. The two different ladies I set next to in the waiting room had been there for over an hour past their appointment time. They were calling out numbers in the 40's when I arrived (mine was 75). One lady had something like 59, but my number was called before hers!Â
As for the interview, my officer seemed one of the happier ones. I cracked a few nervous jokes with him and made small talk, which he was fine with. He was an immigrant from Poland, so that was cool to relate to him a little bit about the journey. He started with a few basic questions about me, my wife and how I started on the immigrant journey. He also asked her full name, where we met, when how we started dating, very simple, nothing strenuous. Then moved onto the civics questions. The questions I got were:
Who becomes president if the president is incapacitated?
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
How many Supreme Court justices?
Capital of my state?
Who becomes president after president and Vice President?
Who was the 50th president? - trick question!
Then he moved onto the YES/NO questions from the application. All were rapid fire, I think he went quicker since my first language is English. But still, all simple and easy. When he asked if I would be able to pledge the oath I said "Yes, please when can do we do it?" His reply was....."well I have to approve you first (with a smile)!"
The English test was read " WHO LIVES IN THE White House" and write "THE PRESIDENT LIVES IN THE White House" THE IPADS you have to write on are pretty awful, but they sufficed and he wasn't bothered about poor handwriting. I also had to sign a couple of boxes about reading the oath, as well as a couple of small changes he made to my application.
All quite simple. He didn't ask to see anything extra I brought, including my wifes birth certificate or marriage certificate. He did question if our daughters birth certificate was in there, because he couldn't see it in the file. But then he found it.
He kept talking to himself as he was scrolling through the application on his screen saying, yes, yes, good, good....... Then he printed off the paper and said "Congratulations"!! These were the best words I've been waiting for and was super happy to hear! I asked when the oath ceremony might be, and he said usually within a couple of weeks of the interview.Â
Now, I'm sitting back, relaxing, drinking a Mojito celebrating. As much as I want the oath ceremony to happen right away, it's finally relaxing knowing that its actually coming!
Good luck to everyone else waiting. It will happen. It will come. It's A LOT easier than you're expecting.Â
| | | Tampa FL | Review #24958 on November 1, 2018: |
Rich_Alli
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November 1, 2018 - AOS Interview (Family Status - from K1 Visa)
Interview at Tampa FL USCIS Office. Met with a lovely immigration officer (Riki) who went through the I-485 and verified all the information that I had provided in the form.
Asked for my name and former names, my DOB, husbands name and his DOB, my parents names, current address, how long we have lived there for, date we were married and then we went through each of the immigration/criminal/terrorism questions which you have to answer verbally yes/no to. We were then invited to provide any supporting documentation to verify our relationship. We provided gym membership, health insurance, joint credit cards, car insurance, joint bank statements, birthday cards, photos from the wedding, copies of our wedding vows and facebook msgs and emails. She then invited us to tell her about us and our story which we didn't mind retelling as we love to tell our little 'fairytale' 
She then informed us that she had everything she needed for her review and that once they did a 'refresh' on my background check, everything to her looked good to be approved. Told us they have 90 days to approve it but that she normally takes less than 30 days to go through her cases and issue decision. She then said that I will receive a letter advising us of their decision and then a week later will receive the card.
By the time we arrived home, about 2hours after the appointment ended, I had a text notification that my case status had been updated. I signed in to my USCIS account online and it advised 'New Card is Being Produced' which means I have been approved and it is on it's way! NOTE - Because my greencard was issued before my employment authorization/advance parole requests had been granted, they have now been cancelled by the immigration officer (she advised us that she would cancel them once she approved and issued my green card).
So all in all, a easy experience (even though I was nervous... something about an 'interview' that always makes me a little uneasy haha), questions were straight forward and after only a short wait, I know have my green card on it's way! Happy Days
Also just a quick mention regarding the I-693 medical. I had my overseas vaccination in Feb 2018 with all my vaccinations completed (except for the flu vaccine as it was not flu season in Australia). I provided a copy of my vaccination record (DS3025) with my I-485 submission and this was sufficient. I did not go to a civil doctor and re do any medical or vaccination part of the form for my interview as it was still within the 12 months of my overseas medical. The topic of the medical was not even brought up in the interview. Just wanted to add this in for others as this was something that I wasn't sure of and took a chance in not completing the additional medical just in case I didn't need it - which turns out I didn't!
| | | Tampa FL | Review #24691 on September 21, 2018: |
Paola Phillips
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Yestarday me and my husband had the Adjustment of Status Interview. The lady was really nice. She asked the usual questions about us and our family. Pretty much just our biographic informations. We gave her our bank statement, the last tax returns, W2 and my husband's employment letter. We showed her our photo album with all of our pictures (she was focus on the wedding pictures and she kept a few). We had lots of proves but she didn't ask anything else. We got approved on the spot! it was so easy!
Good luck!!!
| | | Tampa FL | Review #23541 on March 28, 2018: |
Shibi&Ash
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What a wonderful experience! Not at all what we were expecting.
The office and staff are kind, the building nice and the wait was not lengthy.
Husband and I arrived 10mins before scheduled interview time cause we were caught in traffic.
Waited 20mins, got called up than immediately the woman officer said wait, hold on, could you please sit back down and wait. We said okay not having any clue what was going on. She went back behind the closed door.
Not sure if something was wrong I began to little nervous. After two mins she came back said sorry then called us back in.
A very pleasant woman, she first had us raise right hands and swear under oath the truthfulness of our application and answers.
We brought along with us huge amounts of materials... 350pics, receipts binder including trips to NASA, Maine, Statue of Liberty, 4 Dinner Shows, fun spot, old Town, Disney etc etc. Brought an evidence file showing joint assets/liabilities (at least 8) plus a folder showing accounts associated with the joint business we started and more.
We did NOT get approved today because the immigration officer said somehow our I-130 hasn't processed in Nevada but that she will request about that.
She asked a few basic questions, the yes or no one's of course then asked husband when we got married. She asked me where we met? And being a nervous since she asked me the first question, I only responded with the town where we met. Then I felt like a total idiot for not elaborating more about the details.
She copied our birth certificates, our old divorce decrees from prior marriages and asked if there was anything else we felt she should know about.
I didn't know what to say so I said, umm would you like to see some of our pictures? She said sure and looked over the album. She pointed to one pic and said, oh is that your son? My husband said yes. She asked him what ages the kids were (from my previous marriage) and he said their ages to her.
Then I showed her the next file of our vacation receipts and then a third file of our business details.
She said okay that will be all and said she couldn't give a decision today but if they needed further information, they would let us know, that she would then petition for the I-130 status then she took our phone numbers.
I looked at her and said oh okay, thank you ma'am. Then I s asked are you sure, is that all? You sure you don't want or need anything more? She said no.
Other than that, she was very nice and let us out happily as she did on our way in.
A great experience even though we still don't know the outcome of our interview.
Any nervousness going into the building was quickly removed with the calm kind atmosphere everyone provided.
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