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I had my I-485/I-130 interview last week. I am a student on F1 (from India) and my wife is a USC.
We reached well before time and waited at the interview area reception to hand our appointment letter. 15 minutes later we were escorted in for the interview. The IO (a young female) put us under oath and started by collecting our passports, DLs, SSNs. After that she asked my wife a series of questions from our application (name, dob, address, etc). Pretty much exact questions that were filled in the form including my visa status, last entry into US, name of my school, etc. She answered all nicely. Then she asked me some questions including my mother's maiden name, professional societies I am part of, last place of residence, name of room-mate, "have you ever...", etc. Then she said that she looked at our pictures and wondered if we had more. At this point my wife pulled out a 10"x10" shutterfly album that we got made for our wedding. All well so far. Then she asked for a copy of travel tickets of one of the trips we made. I gave her the boarding pass and luggage tags as I didn't bring the tickets. She then asked if we have a joint bank account. I said no but showed her our joint renter's insurance and auto insurance. I refrained from explaining why we don't have joint bank account. Everybody here says answer to the point and I was trying that. At this point she says, I have your lease agreement, renter's insurance, auto insurance, pictures, etc and that is all I need to make a decision. She kept our original renter's insurance, auto insurance (I guess I will have to ask for another copy from my insurance guy!!)
She went out to make copies of the passports, DLs, SSNs. After coming back she said we should expect a mail in 3 weeks in case she needs more documents. That didn't sound good to me. Then she said the green card will be valid for only 2 years and I will need to file 90days before expiry for ROC. I wanted to ask if that means we are approved but I was too afraid. I honestly thought that the interview went well. My wife said that I looked kinda nervous and anxious during it and had a staid face while answering questions.
Now, I am trying to figure out what to expect next. RFE requesting joint bank accounts? Stokes interview? OR maybe she is a junior IO and needs her supervisor's approval for each case
Any comments, advice will be helpful.
Thanks
I had my I-485/I-130 interview last week. I am a student on F1 (from India) and my wife is a USC.
We reached well before time and waited at the interview area reception to hand our appointment letter. 15 minutes later we were escorted in for the interview. The IO (a young female) put us under oath and started by collecting our passports, DLs, SSNs. After that she asked my wife a series of questions from our application (name, dob, address, etc). Pretty much exact questions that were filled in the form including my visa status, last entry into US, name of my school, etc. She answered all nicely. Then she asked me some questions including my mother's maiden name, professional societies I am part of, last place of residence, name of room-mate, "have you ever...", etc. Then she said that she looked at our pictures and wondered if we had more. At this point my wife pulled out a 10"x10" shutterfly album that we got made for our wedding. All well so far. Then she asked for a copy of travel tickets of one of the trips we made. I gave her the boarding pass and luggage tags as I didn't bring the tickets. She then asked if we have a joint bank account. I said no but showed her our joint renter's insurance and auto insurance. I refrained from explaining why we don't have joint bank account. Everybody here says answer to the point and I was trying that. At this point she says, I have your lease agreement, renter's insurance, auto insurance, pictures, etc and that is all I need to make a decision. She kept our original renter's insurance, auto insurance (I guess I will have to ask for another copy from my insurance guy!!)
She went out to make copies of the passports, DLs, SSNs. After coming back she said we should expect a mail in 3 weeks in case she needs more documents. That didn't sound good to me. Then she said the green card will be valid for only 2 years and I will need to file 90days before expiry for ROC. I wanted to ask if that means we are approved but I was too afraid. I honestly thought that the interview went well. My wife said that I looked kinda nervous and anxious during it and had a staid face while answering questions.
Now, I am trying to figure out what to expect next. RFE requesting joint bank accounts? Stokes interview? OR maybe she is a junior IO and needs her supervisor's approval for each case
Any comments, advice will be helpful.
Thanks
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