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I-485 Approved on the spot today! (Houston Sept 2017 filer)
My experience at the Houston field office:
We passed through the metal detector, then they asked for the appointment notice at reception and ask us to wait.
My appointment was at 11:00 am we arrived at 10:30 and were seen around 11:50.
They call people by name so it is a little stressful because sometimes it is difficult to hear what they say through the speakers.
We were seen by a tall officer, he was super nice and friendly, we had a lot of small talk and felt comfortable.
We got sworn in, got fingerprints, asked the yes/no security questions, the asked a few personal questions.
After entering a lot of information in the computer, he stamped my application with "approved" and handed me an approval notice.
He said my green card should arrive in 2-3 weeks.
Questions asked:
How did you meet?
How long between dating, engagement, and marriage?
Spouse's current place of employment.
Where did you go to school? (I had two F-1 visas)
These are a few factors that I think helped my application:
We hired an attorney to represent us and helped us prepare for the interview.
We submitted a lot of supporting evidence with the application.
I have been legally in the country for almost 10 years (F-1, TN, multiple visas approved).
We brought a huge 500 page binder to the interview (with table of contents attached), the officer did not look at any of it, but I think it gave the impression that we had tons of supporting evidence (which we did!).
Regarding the medical exam:
My exam was more than one year old but my lawyer advised me not to get a new one because it is expensive, he said the worst case scenario they ask for it and give me 60 days to submit it.
We passed through the metal detector, then they asked for the appointment notice at reception and ask us to wait.
My appointment was at 11:00 am we arrived at 10:30 and were seen around 11:50.
They call people by name so it is a little stressful because sometimes it is difficult to hear what they say through the speakers.
We were seen by a tall officer, he was super nice and friendly, we had a lot of small talk and felt comfortable.
We got sworn in, got fingerprints, asked the yes/no security questions, the asked a few personal questions.
After entering a lot of information in the computer, he stamped my application with "approved" and handed me an approval notice.
He said my green card should arrive in 2-3 weeks.
Questions asked:
How did you meet?
How long between dating, engagement, and marriage?
Spouse's current place of employment.
Where did you go to school? (I had two F-1 visas)
These are a few factors that I think helped my application:
We hired an attorney to represent us and helped us prepare for the interview.
We submitted a lot of supporting evidence with the application.
I have been legally in the country for almost 10 years (F-1, TN, multiple visas approved).
We brought a huge 500 page binder to the interview (with table of contents attached), the officer did not look at any of it, but I think it gave the impression that we had tons of supporting evidence (which we did!).
Regarding the medical exam:
My exam was more than one year old but my lawyer advised me not to get a new one because it is expensive, he said the worst case scenario they ask for it and give me 60 days to submit it.
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