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I could not find an Interview experience specific thread so I am starting one
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Hi Everyone - Following is my timeline:
City applied from - Columbus, OH
USCIS Lockbox - Chicago, IL
Documents Sent - 2/16/18
Received by USCIS - 2/20/18
Called USCIS and got my case numbers - 3/3
Text and Email Notification - 3/5
I-797c received in mail - 3/9
Biometric appointment mail - 3/16 ( Scheduled for 3/27)
Biometrics Done - 3/27
Raised SR for EAD (I-765) - 5/8 (Day 77)
Interview was Scheduled (I-485) - 5/15 (Day 84 )
Mail confirming the interview arrived - 5/21 (Day 90) - Interview Scheduled for 6/20
Interview - 6/20 ( Approved on the spot !! )
We approved your case - 6/20
We are producing your card and will mail it to you - 6/20
We mailed your card to you. The U.S. Postal Service will deliver it. - 6/22
Now I am awaiting the card. I really want to thank everyone in this forum to share their timelines, grievances, acceptances and approvals. Adjustment of status can be a long tedious process and we should encourage and help others in the same boat as much as we can. Here is my interview experience.
Interview time was 8:45 AM. My wife and I reached the office 30 minutes prior. Went through the security real quick and took our token and waited for our call. Officer came out sharp at 8:45 and called our token number. We went up to him and he told us that he'll be interviewing me first and then later my wife. I carried a folder of all the documents and photographs that we had initially submitted supplemented with any new documents of lease, car insurance, house lease etc., basically anything that had changed since our submission. He made me take oath for telling the truth and made me sit. He had a stern look on his face all this while. He asked for my index finger prints and then took photograph thru his camera. He had whole pile of my application in front of him and he started flipping through those asking me yes and no questions. He asked me about my student visa refusal about 8 years ago and what had happened, which I explained him. He was happy to learn that I did not give up on my ambition back then and decided to pursue my education from UK instead. He then started asking me questions like how I met my wife, her DOB, have I met her family, Have our families met each other, are there any cultural differences that we have experienced in our relation, has she traveled to my home country. The officer was originally from my home country before becoming a USC and could relate to my experience and started loosening up a little with me, cracking small jokes about my home town and culture there. Then he said if I had any question for him, to which I said no. AND then he very casually said "So there are a couple of things you should know when you RECEIVE your greencard"....and then carrying on to say removing my conditional status 90 days prior to expiration, checking my name and stuff while I was still uncontrollably smiling inside. He said that had I been married for 2 years (I got married in January), or more, and was filing my application, I may not even have had to come in for interview and they would have approved my case. (pretty interesting to know). And before he showed me my way outside in the waiting area, he joked that only way my GC may not be approved is if my wife comes in for interview and say that she was doing it against her will haha He asked basic questions to my wife and handed her the letter saying that my case was recommended for approval. Also, he did not ask for a single document or photograph for his file purpose. I assume my document containing text messages between me and my wife had enough pictures in them. Later that day I got notifications saying they approved my case and will mail the card. Two days later, status changed to that card has been mailed.
My 2 cents to anyone going in for the interview. Just be truthful and be calm. If your marriage and love is true, it wont be difficult for the officer to see it. Good luck to everyone who is waiting!!!!
PS: I never received my EAD or Advanced parole card
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Hi Everyone - Following is my timeline:
City applied from - Columbus, OH
USCIS Lockbox - Chicago, IL
Documents Sent - 2/16/18
Received by USCIS - 2/20/18
Called USCIS and got my case numbers - 3/3
Text and Email Notification - 3/5
I-797c received in mail - 3/9
Biometric appointment mail - 3/16 ( Scheduled for 3/27)
Biometrics Done - 3/27
Raised SR for EAD (I-765) - 5/8 (Day 77)
Interview was Scheduled (I-485) - 5/15 (Day 84 )
Mail confirming the interview arrived - 5/21 (Day 90) - Interview Scheduled for 6/20
Interview - 6/20 ( Approved on the spot !! )
We approved your case - 6/20
We are producing your card and will mail it to you - 6/20
We mailed your card to you. The U.S. Postal Service will deliver it. - 6/22
Now I am awaiting the card. I really want to thank everyone in this forum to share their timelines, grievances, acceptances and approvals. Adjustment of status can be a long tedious process and we should encourage and help others in the same boat as much as we can. Here is my interview experience.
Interview time was 8:45 AM. My wife and I reached the office 30 minutes prior. Went through the security real quick and took our token and waited for our call. Officer came out sharp at 8:45 and called our token number. We went up to him and he told us that he'll be interviewing me first and then later my wife. I carried a folder of all the documents and photographs that we had initially submitted supplemented with any new documents of lease, car insurance, house lease etc., basically anything that had changed since our submission. He made me take oath for telling the truth and made me sit. He had a stern look on his face all this while. He asked for my index finger prints and then took photograph thru his camera. He had whole pile of my application in front of him and he started flipping through those asking me yes and no questions. He asked me about my student visa refusal about 8 years ago and what had happened, which I explained him. He was happy to learn that I did not give up on my ambition back then and decided to pursue my education from UK instead. He then started asking me questions like how I met my wife, her DOB, have I met her family, Have our families met each other, are there any cultural differences that we have experienced in our relation, has she traveled to my home country. The officer was originally from my home country before becoming a USC and could relate to my experience and started loosening up a little with me, cracking small jokes about my home town and culture there. Then he said if I had any question for him, to which I said no. AND then he very casually said "So there are a couple of things you should know when you RECEIVE your greencard"....and then carrying on to say removing my conditional status 90 days prior to expiration, checking my name and stuff while I was still uncontrollably smiling inside. He said that had I been married for 2 years (I got married in January), or more, and was filing my application, I may not even have had to come in for interview and they would have approved my case. (pretty interesting to know). And before he showed me my way outside in the waiting area, he joked that only way my GC may not be approved is if my wife comes in for interview and say that she was doing it against her will haha He asked basic questions to my wife and handed her the letter saying that my case was recommended for approval. Also, he did not ask for a single document or photograph for his file purpose. I assume my document containing text messages between me and my wife had enough pictures in them. Later that day I got notifications saying they approved my case and will mail the card. Two days later, status changed to that card has been mailed.
My 2 cents to anyone going in for the interview. Just be truthful and be calm. If your marriage and love is true, it wont be difficult for the officer to see it. Good luck to everyone who is waiting!!!!
PS: I never received my EAD or Advanced parole card
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