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| Sacramento CA |  Review on February 17, 2015: |
JLR-MPA
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
My wife and I had our AOS interview in February of 2015 in Sacramento.
We arrived 20 minutes early with our Portuguese/English interpreter. After passing through a metal detector, we went upstairs to the AOS interview waiting room. We placed the interview notice in the reception window and sat down. The waiting room was quite full and I imagined that we would have to wait quite a while. However, within 5 minutes, an officer came through the door and called my wife’s name. My wife, the interpreter and I presented ourselves to the officer who looked a bit confused to see three women. We explained that two of us were married and the other woman was our interpreter. He smiled courteously and asked us to step back into his office.
The interview went as follows:
Officer: Please raise your right hand and swear to tell the truth.
Officer to wife: Is this your translator?
Wife: Yes.
Officer to translator: Can you translate the oath for her.
Wife was sworn in
Officer to me: Can you tell me where you live?
Address given
Officer to wife: Are you pregnant?
Wife: Yes.
Officer to me: How long have you known each other?
Me: Just over three years.
Officer to me: Where did you meet each other?
Me: In Mozambique when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer there.
Officer to me: Are you two living together?
Me: Yes.
Officer: Can I see your rent agreement?
Rent agreement given.
Officer: Can I see both of your passports?
Given
Officer to wife: Do you work?
Wife: No.
Officer: Have you ever worked in the U.S.?
Wife: No.
Officer to wife: How many previous marriages have you had?
Wife: Just this one.
Officer then asked for proof of bona fide marriage. He listed specific documents too fast for me to find them before asking for the next document. So I am not sure if I actually gave everything he asked for. I did turn in joint tax return, joint bank statements, joint credit card statement, and photos.
Officer looked at the photos for a while.
Officer to me: Who is the boy in the photos?
Me: My brother.
Officer to me: Are you planning on moving?
Me: We don’t know. We may want a bigger place once the baby is born.
Officer to wife: Have you ever been arrested? Are you in a political group? Have you ever done anything illegal?
Wife answered “no” to all questions.
The officer then smiled and says “Congratulations. You’ve been approved.” I started to cry (just a little) and the office chuckled softly. We all shook hands and left. He did not stamp my wife’s passport, but said that her conditional green card will come in the mail within two weeks.
I had expected more questions about my wife’s pregnancy or about being a same-sex couple, but those questions did not come up.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #16239