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| Kansas City MO |  Review on December 9, 2003: |
lysianne
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
I wanted to share our experience. We were married on visa waiver and successfully adjusted today. (I know the topic is a ten foot pole item. This is not intended as encouragement for anyone to break the law.)
We went to the KC District office about 8:10, because our interview was at 8:30. Waiting in the lobby were an average amount of people, a few AOS couples and people getting fingerprints, but it wasnt crowded at all.
They called his name and we went back to her office. She swore us in and then we sat down. She went over our answers to all our forms, starting with the I-130 petition and then the I-485. She asked to see our certified marriage license and kept the copy I had made of it. (She didnt want to the originals of our birth certificates or papers as the letter had said to bring.) She asked me if it was my I-864 and I said yes. (I had also prepared another one because it said to have it on the interview appointment letter, but she didnt want it.) She asked for his Medical forms and opened them up, looked at them, and put them in the file.
She asked us how we met. She asked if he had intended to get married when he came over to visit the second time. (We met through friends at a club, and no we did not intend to get married. She didnt question this, although just in case I had all our wedding receipts showing planning began weeks after he got here, and items showing that he had intended to return.)
She then asked what evidence we had of a joint life together. I handed her a copy of our lease, renters insurance, medical cards in both names, beneficiary of 401K and insurance statement from employer, bank statements, bills from two different utilities in both names. She said that was more than enough and that I was really well prepared. (I actually had more evidence than what I gave her.)
Then she said she was printing a letter for us on the interview outcome. It said we're approved and should get a letter in about 30 days. They issue a I-551 card thing. They took his thumb print and made him sign on both the front and the back. She said that would arrive back to him with the letter. She said that card was good for travel to Canada and Mexico, but if he wants to travel internationally he should return for a stamp in his passport. She said the green card may take as long as 8 months to arrive.
She never asked to see photos. I said, you dont want to see pictures? She said I love pictures. I showed her about seven, our house, our pets, some things we've done. She had already approved us and was just being nice by looking at them.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #162