Interview Experience - Done Today!!

[Enub4]

They ask for all of that evidence like bank statements, lease, etc. even though you sent it in with your applications?

I think they could ask for the originals to compare. And I think you should bring new documents (new DL, lease renewal, etc.), if it's a long time since you supplied the documents. Just to be on the safe side.

[alexk]

Question -

What gets updated when your green card gets approved?

My Interview Notice Letter has the same receipt number as my original receipt number for my I485 application.
Almost 3 weeks after interview, it still says Interview was scheduled - Is this normal?

My I-130 still says they received the application back in 2017 and that they will send a receipt with further instructions.

So, what gets updated with - Hey approved?? Both or one or the other?

I'm super worried and I'm not sure If I could do something, they gave me a letter saying its being held for review for up to 120 but no updated anywhere, wasn't I suppose to have at least an update with Interview was done and its held for review??

Please let me know!!

[Chrissy1234]

Question -

I'm super worried and I'm not sure If I could do something, they gave me a letter saying its being held for review for up to 120 but no updated anywhere, wasn't I suppose to have at least an update with Interview was done and its held for review??

Please let me know!!

Unfortunately, the website does not always update properly. The letter saying "its being held for review for up to 120 days" says it all. Nothing to do but wait. Once the 120 days have passed and you still have not received your green card or other notice, then you can call.

[NSTJ18]

Hello All,

I want to share my experience. Our interview was done on Oakland Park, FL

I filed April of 2017 and receipt notice on April 27th.

We arrived 30 minutes before and the IO called about 40 min past appointment time. We brought a translator for my wife. The IO was very nice, very polite and the interview did go very well.

After the initial talk, swear to tell the truth and sign some papers and do fingerprint she asked my wife what was her address, my full name, my Birth City and my Birth date. She asked me the same questions after that.

After that she asked my wife why she came to the US, and if she ever left and then she asked me to talk about how we met, who proposed to whom, how was the weeding and who attended, I said it was just my friend but we had dinner at night with my family. She asked if I met her family as well, which we both met our families.

After that she asked for the evidences and I gave all the evidences I brought, Bank statements checking and savings, Credit card with her being an authorized user, her as my beneficiary for 401k and retirement plans, my wife on my Healthy, Dental and Vision Insurance, bills such as t_mobile with her phone listed, Xfinity with her name on the bill, some medical bills with our address addressed to her and our 2017 income tax filled together and also a transcript from IRS, print out from Expedia 5 trips we flew together to different places. I also gave her the updated medials since she did not ask me. She said Oh... the other one expired? I said yes..

The only think that threw me off a little is that I took a ver y nice album, 55 photos and I do photography as a hobby so the photos were really pretty and in several location since we travel a lot. She flipped through 1 single page asked where that particular photo was taken and closed the album and gave it back to us, She did not keep any photos as well.

After that just the 485 questions and she told us the case was being held for review with a decision arriving in the mail in the next 120 days!!

I checked today and no update online as of yet, I hope I get one soon!!


EDIT!! We just noticed my wife's passport might have stayed behind, we can't find it anywhere? Should we go there without an info pass? What do we do? Tips?

Hi!
Did they really ask you 485 questions or are you exagerating?

[Enub4]

Hi!
Did they really ask you 485 questions or are you exagerating?

questions from I-485

[alexk]

Guys, an update..

There is no UPDATE. Checking online it does not even say we took the interview, its says the interview was Scheduled December 20th for Interview day of January 28th.

Its been over a month and no updates at all!!!

I'm going to try to Scheduled an INFOPASS and I'm thinking if I should hire a lawyer to look at this. This is ridiculous, my wife has a friend that went to the same place 2 weeks after her and she just received her green card in the mail. This is unacceptable!!

[Enub4]

Sorry this happened to you, I have seen a few cases when they take almost 2 months to approve after interview.

Good luck, I hope you get it soon.

[alexk]

Is it a good idea for me to contact my Congressman? Will this make things worse?