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| Charlotte NC |  Review on July 3, 2013: |
kiwivisa
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We had our interview on June 26th in the Charlotte office.
We arrived at 8.25 for the 9am appointment. Plenty of parking out the front, and easy to get to due to its proximity to CLT airport.
We went through security, all of the staff were very friendly and helpful.
We registered our arrival in the first room then proceeded to the waiting room where we were called just prior to our 9am appointment.
The IO was immediately very friendly, saying that she liked my shirt! We were lead to the IOs office, and sworn in.
She asked to see my I94, I had printed out the digital copy as my last entry was after the new system came into effect in May. She looked at it and handed it back. I explained that I traveled a lot for work at that point.
She asked us how we met which my wife (USC) answered. Then asked when the last time we were in my home country, which was December. Before joking about why would I want to leave such a beautiful country!! She then moved straight to the yes/no I-485 questions.
After that she asked if we had any joint documents, I started listing them off and pulling them out of our file. Joint Bank Account and Check (included in original app), A photo album (some family photos were in the inital app), Skype History and boarding passes for our trip in Decemeber. She didn't even glance at them as I put them on the desk (All that prep for nothing!)
She told us that I was approved, and that the card would be sent to me in 3-4 weeks. I asked about getting my passport stamped in case I need to travel for work. She asked if that was likely and I said there was a small possibility. So she agreed to stamp it. As she lead us back to the waiting area she ducked off to put the seal on the stamp.
All done!
She did not ask to see, or take the EAD card, so I have a nice memento to keep.
We included joint bank statements, checks and photos of us together with the extended family in our initial application. It seemed that the IO had already made the decision to approve before the interview. The interview lasted about 12 minutes!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #12256