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| New York City NY |  Review on May 16, 2009: |
KPC
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
My husband and I (the US citizen) got to Federal Plaza around 1:05, went through security, then up to the 8th floor to speak to a man at the AOS window who told us our interview would be on the 4th floor. We went downstairs and gave our notice to a woman at a window, who stamped it and told us to sit in a row of chairs facing her. I would say we sat down around 1:15. When we got there, there was one couple waiting, then various other couples (about 5, maybe) came in as we were waiting. Around 1:35 (and our interview was scheduled for 1:45) we were called back by a nice and smiley late 20's/early 30's gentleman. We went to his little cubicle and he swore us in. He started by asking me lots of questions, including where I live, how long I've lived there, when Chris and I met, how long we dated before he proposed, places we have visited together, where I work, where I went to school, and previous places where I lived. We then got on the topic of our upcoming wedding in July, and had a nice conversation about his wedding five months ago, and how he got married in Aruba and had a reception in New Jersey. The conversation was light and we definitely laughed a good bit with him. Once we were finished talking about his wedding, he asked Chris how long he's lived at our address, the last time he entered the US and what he used to enter (his L1 visa), and to confirm that he still works for Amex (which he doesn't, and he explained his current job/employer). Then, he asked us if we had any pictures together, so we pulled out a picture from our civil ceremony and one with my family (my baby niece was in the picture so he asked who the baby was..I was like, she's not mine!), and he looked through our little album that I made. Next, he asked for proof of shared residence, so we gave him our lease, Time Warner cable bills, joint checking account statements, Amex statements, and our joint tax return. He seemed pleased with all of that info.
After about fifteen minutes, he wrote Chris's A number in his passport along with "Pending I485" and the date and his signature, took his I-94 and said "I'm going to give you a document that says I have 60 days to make a decision..but I don't think it will take that long (with a smile)." Of course, I had to ask if we were going to get the stamp, and he said "We recently stopped doing the stamp. I have to check with my supervisor, but this was an easy one."
We didn't hear back about our decision for the 60 days, so we did an infopass appointment on May 11; on May 13, CRIS sent us an update with "Card Production Ordered". Thus, our experience turned out fine, but those 62 days we were waiting were unbearable! Good luck to future Federal Plaza interviewees..it'll be an easy interview, but expect to not get your decision immediately. 
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #4391