Interview coming up...what to expect?

[Mr.Diaz]

My interview is coming up, that is, May 7th! I am getting ready for my interview. I am getting all my paperwork ready for the interview. I have plenty of information/evidence to take with me on that date. I am VERY NERVOUS because I am a shy person. I think I have everything I need to take with me. Does anyone has any suggestions/ideas what else to take to the interview? What kind of questions are they going to ask me? How long will the interview take? Any comments are greatly appreciated in advance. Iam sure I will get approve on the spot because I am already praying for a good interview. May the Lord be with me on that date. God Bless my friends.

[Godobo]

My interview is coming up, that is, May 7th! I am getting ready for my interview. I am getting all my paperwork ready for the interview. I have plenty of information/evidence to take with me on that date. I am VERY NERVOUS because I am a shy person. I think I have everything I need to take with me. Does anyone has any suggestions/ideas what else to take to the interview? What kind of questions are they going to ask me? How long will the interview take? Any comments are greatly appreciated in advance. Iam sure I will get approve on the spot because I am already praying for a good interview. May the Lord be with me on that date. God Bless my friends.

I am patiently waiting for a date for my interview and I believe your faith shall make you whole and deliver the best result for you, all the best

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

My interview is coming up, that is, May 7th! I am getting ready for my interview. I am getting all my paperwork ready for the interview. I have plenty of information/evidence to take with me on that date. I am VERY NERVOUS because I am a shy person. I think I have everything I need to take with me. Does anyone has any suggestions/ideas what else to take to the interview? What kind of questions are they going to ask me? How long will the interview take? Any comments are greatly appreciated in advance. Iam sure I will get approve on the spot because I am already praying for a good interview. May the Lord be with me on that date. God Bless my friends.

Mr.Diaz!

You have nothing to worry about. Just a few pointers here:
1. Test drive the route to the USCIS field office the day before your interview to make sure traffic is ok, etc. I would plan on being there 1 hour ahead of time, find parking and walk to the building. You want to allow an hour because you will have to get through security. It's a federal building. Think airport security minus luggage.

2. I imagine every office works a little different but you will be directed to a waiting area and the ISO will get you two from there when it's time.

3. The ISO will just ask to not sit down just yet. They will start with a brief oath. "do you swear to tell the truth Mr Diaz?" done.

4. It's usually just one ISO but some people have reported two. Those reports come from people who sent in the bare minimum of evidence and sure enough, there's an extra ISO waiting.

5. The interview might be recorded. During my first interview 20+ years ago, I remember a huge video camera. It was ancient. It does not always happen but if it does, that's normal. You're not being singled out.

6. If you have copies of all your forms and the evidence you sent in, bring it with you. A good portion of the interview will be spent verifying the information you submitted on the forms. They will ask your spouse to verify biographical information and the ISO will ask you to do the same.

7 It helps to have the forms with you. You feel in more control of the situation and not like you're being interrogated. There are details that you may not remember. You can easily ask the ISO what page number he/she is on, part # and question #. You can follow along.

8. If there are any errors, the ISO will just correct them right there and then. No big deal.

9. Be 100% truthful. If something comes up out of left field, just answer the truth. They do FBI, Interpol, CIA and other checks. So if they're asking, it's because they know something.

10. Bring updated and current pieces of evidence. Most recent paystubs, bank statements, bills, insurance. If anything has changed or bought a home together, whatever, include that, too. Ironically, when you send in a lot of evidence and you show up with another stack, they rarely ask for much. Pre-select 5 to 10 pictures that the ISO can keep.

11. They'll likely ask how you two met. Be candid but brief. Do not be afraid to be yourself - all while keeping it professional.

12. Dress in business attire. Como te ven, te tratan... I am sure you've heard that. You don't have to wear a tie but look professional. Remember that this is how USCIS looks at applications for adjustment of status:

"The grant of an application for adjustment of status under section 245 is a matter of administrative grace. An applicant has the burden of showing that discretion should be exercised in his favor."

13. Have originals of anything important that you sent in; e.g., marriage certificate, divorce decree, lease, etc.

14. If there's a large age gap or major differences in culture, language, religion, USCIS may subject you to additional scrutiny and separate you two. Or if they feel the marriage is not bona fide. That's why it's important to stay relaxed and be yourself. If you get separated, be ready to draw the floor plan of your home and how the furniture is arranged, where your TV is, who sleeps on the right of the bed or left.

15. If it goes south, do not sign anything that sounds like you are admitting to fraud. You have the right to tell them you would like to return at a later time in the presence of your attorney. They have to say yes to that. (Extreme cases but it's good to be prepared in case things go south or if there is a misunderstanding.

You will be fine. You got here all positive and supportive of everyone and you got the speedy process you asked for. So have faith (not hope) that everything is going to work out. Here is a link to what the new green card looks like. Visualize your picture on it.

All the best.

[CA25]

Interview schedule for May

Hello,

I just received my interview date for next month. I was planning on organizing my paperwork in a 3 ring binder but a friend of mine mentioned that they do not allow any metal through security? How did you organize your documents? Thank you,

Interview will be held in Santa Ana, CA

[aria347509]

My interview is coming up, that is, May 7th! I am getting ready for my interview. I am getting all my paperwork ready for the interview. I have plenty of information/evidence to take with me on that date. I am VERY NERVOUS because I am a shy person. I think I have everything I need to take with me. Does anyone has any suggestions/ideas what else to take to the interview? What kind of questions are they going to ask me? How long will the interview take? Any comments are greatly appreciated in advance. Iam sure I will get approve on the spot because I am already praying for a good interview. May the Lord be with me on that date. God Bless my friends.

Congrats! Would you mind sharing your timeline? Thanks.

[Mr.Diaz]

Thank you very much

Mr.Diaz!

You have nothing to worry about. Just a few pointers here:
1. Test drive the route to the USCIS field office the day before your interview to make sure traffic is ok, etc. I would plan on being there 1 hour ahead of time, find parking and walk to the building. You want to allow an hour because you will have to get through security. It's a federal building. Think airport security minus luggage.

2. I imagine every office works a little different but you will be directed to a waiting area and the ISO will get you two from there when it's time.

3. The ISO will just ask to not sit down just yet. They will start with a brief oath. "do you swear to tell the truth Mr Diaz?" done.

4. It's usually just one ISO but some people have reported two. Those reports come from people who sent in the bare minimum of evidence and sure enough, there's an extra ISO waiting.

5. The interview might be recorded. During my first interview 20+ years ago, I remember a huge video camera. It was ancient. It does not always happen but if it does, that's normal. You're not being singled out.

6. If you have copies of all your forms and the evidence you sent in, bring it with you. A good portion of the interview will be spent verifying the information you submitted on the forms. They will ask your spouse to verify biographical information and the ISO will ask you to do the same.

7 It helps to have the forms with you. You feel in more control of the situation and not like you're being interrogated. There are details that you may not remember. You can easily ask the ISO what page number he/she is on, part # and question #. You can follow along.

8. If there are any errors, the ISO will just correct them right there and then. No big deal.

9. Be 100% truthful. If something comes up out of left field, just answer the truth. They do FBI, Interpol, CIA and other checks. So if they're asking, it's because they know something.

10. Bring updated and current pieces of evidence. Most recent paystubs, bank statements, bills, insurance. If anything has changed or bought a home together, whatever, include that, too. Ironically, when you send in a lot of evidence and you show up with another stack, they rarely ask for much. Pre-select 5 to 10 pictures that the ISO can keep.

11. They'll likely ask how you two met. Be candid but brief. Do not be afraid to be yourself - all while keeping it professional.

12. Dress in business attire. Como te ven, te tratan... I am sure you've heard that. You don't have to wear a tie but look professional. Remember that this is how USCIS looks at applications for adjustment of status:

"The grant of an application for adjustment of status under section 245 is a matter of administrative grace. An applicant has the burden of showing that discretion should be exercised in his favor."

13. Have originals of anything important that you sent in; e.g., marriage certificate, divorce decree, lease, etc.

14. If there's a large age gap or major differences in culture, language, religion, USCIS may subject you to additional scrutiny and separate you two. Or if they feel the marriage is not bona fide. That's why it's important to stay relaxed and be yourself. If you get separated, be ready to draw the floor plan of your home and how the furniture is arranged, where your TV is, who sleeps on the right of the bed or left.

15. If it goes south, do not sign anything that sounds like you are admitting to fraud. You have the right to tell them you would like to return at a later time in the presence of your attorney. They have to say yes to that. (Extreme cases but it's good to be prepared in case things go south or if there is a misunderstanding.

You will be fine. You got here all positive and supportive of everyone and you got the speedy process you asked for. So have faith (not hope) that everything is going to work out. Here is a link to what the new green card looks like. Visualize your picture on it.

All the best.

I just want to thank you for all your good pointers. Your input was beyond helpful.

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I am patiently waiting for a date for my interview and I believe your faith shall make you whole and deliver the best result for you, all the best

Thank you and your date is coming pretty soon too.

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Congrats! Would you mind sharing your timeline? Thanks.

January 4th - PD
January 31st - Biometrics Done
April 6th - Received Interview Letter
May 7th - Interview

From Raleigh, NC. Concurrent, DACA recipient.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

I just want to thank you for all your good pointers. Your input was beyond helpful.

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Thank you and your date is coming pretty soon too.

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January 4th - PD
January 31st - Biometrics Done
April 6th - Received Interview Letter
May 7th - Interview

From Raleigh, NC. Concurrent, DACA recipient.

You're welcome, Mr.Diaz! And of course, I forgot the link. http://www.jcsimmigration.com/p-visa...ce-green-card/ Mine wasn't green. So I think it's super cool that green cards are now green. GO DACA!!!!

[KRN]

hi mr.diaz

My interview is coming up, that is, May 7th! I am getting ready for my interview. I am getting all my paperwork ready for the interview. I have plenty of information/evidence to take with me on that date. I am VERY NERVOUS because I am a shy person. I think I have everything I need to take with me. Does anyone has any suggestions/ideas what else to take to the interview? What kind of questions are they going to ask me? How long will the interview take? Any comments are greatly appreciated in advance. Iam sure I will get approve on the spot because I am already praying for a good interview. May the Lord be with me on that date. God Bless my friends.

whats all the prepared you gathered? my interview is upcoming too

[Mr.Diaz]

Some of my evidence

whats all the prepared you gathered? my interview is upcoming too

Here is the list of some of my evidence:

1. Joint Bank Accounts (2)
2. Wife is pregnant (4weeks) letter from Dr
3. Title of a truck in both of our names
4. Life insurance for both of us
5. 401(k) showing my spouse name
6. Flight/hotel/car tickets for both of us
7. Car insurance policies
8. Utilities bills (water, cell phone, electricity, and internet)
9. Furniture we bought together
10. Tons of pictures
11. Marriage license
12. Passports for me and her
13. Birth certificates
14. Copy of my I-693
15. Current and previous EADs for me
16. Cards from when we got married
17. Credit card statements (as an authorized user)
18. State Employees savings account
19. More miscellaneous stuff
20. My lawyer is coming with me as well

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Here is the list of some of my evidence:

1. Joint Bank Accounts (2)
2. Wife is pregnant (4weeks) letter from Dr
3. Title of a truck in both of our names
4. Life insurance for both of us
5. 401(k) showing my spouse name
6. Flight/hotel/car tickets for both of us
7. Car insurance policies
8. Utilities bills (water, cell phone, electricity, and internet)
9. Furniture we bought together
10. Tons of pictures
11. Marriage license
12. Passports for me and her
13. Birth certificates
14. Copy of my I-693
15. Current and previous EADs for me
16. Cards from when we got married
17. Credit card statements (as an authorized user)
18. State Employees savings account
19. More miscellaneous stuff
20. My lawyer is coming with me as well

Mr.Diaz!

That looks great! I highly recommend putting together a table of contents with all those items, and explain -in a short sentence or two- what the evidence is proof of. I'm rooting for you to get approved on the spot. BUT in case the ISO needs to keep the evidence and adjudicate your case later or run it by his/her boss, then the ISO will have the table of contents with the short explanations.
I especially recommend the table of contents if you didn't send much evidence with your initial applications. Here are a couple of examples of what I mean by explanations.
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***
Evidence of Cohabitation
1. Copy of lease agreement listing Spouse Beneficiary & Petitioner as joint tenants at Street address, City, State, Zip Code since January 8th, 2018. (4 pages)
2. 2017 CRP, Certificate of Rent Paid issued by Landlord to Spouse Beneficiary for August 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017. (1 page)
--*Of note: serves as documentation that Beneficiary PAID RENT at Street Address. as early as August 1st, 2017, before Spouse Beneficiary's lease started on January 8th, 2018.
( **** This resolves any questions on why my spouse was not on the lease before January 8th, 2018. So I added the explanation **** )
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **
Evidence of Receiving Mail at Same Address
1. Spouse Beneficiary checking account statement as evidence that Spouse Beneficiary has received mail at Street Address, City, State, Zip Code as early as May 2017. (1 page)
2. Confirmation of Spouse Beneficiary address change request successful submission from [email protected]. Date: July 1st, 2017. (1 page)
3. Email from [email protected], confirming Spouse Beneficiary's address has been updated with new information provided on July 1st, 2017. (1 page)
4. I-797 Notice of Action addressed to Spouse Beneficiary - Approval notice for application for employment authorization displaying current address. Date: July 24th, 2017. (1 page)
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **
Evidence of Joint Electric Residential Service Account
1. Name of Electric Service Provider
Email notifications "your statement is ready" (2 pages total) sent to [email protected] (shared email account) Dates 01/14/18 & 02/13/18
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **
Evidence of having unrestricted access to each other's mail through USPS informed delivery account.
1. USPS Informed delivery daily digest - Print out from Petitioner's account (6 pages)
2. USPS Informed delivery daily digest - Print out from Beneficiary's account (36 pages)
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **

It's our job to stage the evidence in a way that the ISO does not have to connect any dots or extrapolate. They don't have to, and won't, as evidenced by experiences from other applicants. https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...355#post563355

That's my humble two cents. Here is a very good example of a table of contents with explanations that someone posted on another site. v1s@ j0urney http://www. ******** ***.com/forums/...ws-megathread/
The link will be blocked. If you google this in quotation marks "I-751 Cover Letter & List of Evidence Samples (and Reviews megathread)" ; it will be the first result.

All the best!

[Mr.Diaz]

Thank you

Mr.Diaz!

That looks great! I highly recommend putting together a table of contents with all those items, and explain -in a short sentence or two- what the evidence is proof of. I'm rooting for you to get approved on the spot. BUT in case the ISO needs to keep the evidence and adjudicate your case later or run it by his/her boss, then the ISO will have the table of contents with the short explanations.
I especially recommend the table of contents if you didn't send much evidence with your initial applications. Here are a couple of examples of what I mean by explanations.
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ***
Evidence of Cohabitation
1. Copy of lease agreement listing Spouse Beneficiary & Petitioner as joint tenants at Street address, City, State, Zip Code since January 8th, 2018. (4 pages)
2. 2017 CRP, Certificate of Rent Paid issued by Landlord to Spouse Beneficiary for August 1st, 2017 - December 31st, 2017. (1 page)
--*Of note: serves as documentation that Beneficiary PAID RENT at Street Address. as early as August 1st, 2017, before Spouse Beneficiary's lease started on January 8th, 2018.
( **** This resolves any questions on why my spouse was not on the lease before January 8th, 2018. So I added the explanation **** )
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **
Evidence of Receiving Mail at Same Address
1. Spouse Beneficiary checking account statement as evidence that Spouse Beneficiary has received mail at Street Address, City, State, Zip Code as early as May 2017. (1 page)
2. Confirmation of Spouse Beneficiary address change request successful submission from [email protected]. Date: July 1st, 2017. (1 page)
3. Email from [email protected], confirming Spouse Beneficiary's address has been updated with new information provided on July 1st, 2017. (1 page)
4. I-797 Notice of Action addressed to Spouse Beneficiary - Approval notice for application for employment authorization displaying current address. Date: July 24th, 2017. (1 page)
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **
Evidence of Joint Electric Residential Service Account
1. Name of Electric Service Provider
Email notifications "your statement is ready" (2 pages total) sent to [email protected] (shared email account) Dates 01/14/18 & 02/13/18
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **
Evidence of having unrestricted access to each other's mail through USPS informed delivery account.
1. USPS Informed delivery daily digest - Print out from Petitioner's account (6 pages)
2. USPS Informed delivery daily digest - Print out from Beneficiary's account (36 pages)
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **

It's our job to stage the evidence in a way that the ISO does not have to connect any dots or extrapolate. They don't have to, and won't, as evidenced by experiences from other applicants. https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...355#post563355

That's my humble two cents. Here is a very good example of a table of contents with explanations that someone posted on another site. v1s@ j0urney http://www. ******** ***.com/forums/...ws-megathread/
The link will be blocked. If you google this in quotation marks "I-751 Cover Letter & List of Evidence Samples (and Reviews megathread)" ; it will be the first result.

All the best!

Ok thank you I will do that.

[pyx]

Very helpful

I was amazed reading all these, waiting patiently for appointment letter and date.

[melpost]

Bringing a baby to interview?

Hello everyone, my wife and I will have to go to an interview at some point and we have an 8 month old baby that we can't leave with anybody at home. Should we bring him with us to an interview or hire a babysitter for a full day while we're at the interview in USCIS office?

Thank you!

[legolasb]

Hello everyone, my wife and I will have to go to an interview at some point, and we have an 8-month-old baby that we can't leave with anybody at home. Should we bring him with us to an interview or hire a babysitter for a full day while we're at the interview in USCIS office?

Thank you!

I don 't know if you have received your interview date, but I can assure you that we will bring our 22-month-old toddler with us as we don't have a family in where we live.
Good luck.

[newgradgirl]

Hi UScitizenFilingforspouse and everyone,

I have my interview on Monday morning and I wanted to know if I need to bring a copy of the Form i-864 that my joint sponsor submitted?

Thank you for your help.