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| Washington DC |  Review on October 2, 2012: |
Laura&Nando
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Our interviewing officer was very nice. We weren't separated. We took evidence (photos, cell phone records, bank statements, receipts from honeymoon, etc), but the officer didn't look at them. He just put them in our file and said that they would review them when we applied for lifting of restrictions. I assume this happened because my husband came on a fiance (K1) visa, so we already had established our relationship as genuine. The interview took all of 20 minutes. He asked us how we met, if we did long distance, where we live, about the wedding and our plans for the larger wedding next year (because we're having international family come next year), and other super minor stuff. Turns out the application for work authorization and travel permission ARE INCLUDED in the I-485, which we didn't know. No extra cost. Wish someone had told us. Would have made life a lot easier.
The only problem: Dulles POE officer either didn't forward the vaccine paper or it was lost in the shuffle. Husband had to pay $200 to get vaccines all over again. One way to avoid this - DEMAND THAT YOUR DOCTOR IN THE ORIGIN COUNTRY GIVES YOU THE COPY OF THE MEDICAL FORMS. They're supposed to do it (it says so on the forms), but his doctor in Ecuador didn't do it. Wasted an extra 5 days and $200. We're waiting on the green card now.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #10537