My 2 year interview. Could be Stokes -

[Mozart 0]

Hello Everyone.

My 2nd year interview is wednesday for my 10 year GC.

I have been living with my wife for the last 4 years. Pretty much since we met. (I know, Ill tell you more later). So we have been living happy ever after(minus the marriage bumps such as sleeping in the couch once in a while).

I dont think i sent in enough evidence. So I foresee a stokes interview. Im not worried at all at the questions. However my wife proposed we bring in her kids.

1-Im the beneficiary.

2- The kids have always lived with us. Which means she has full custody.

3- The kids treat me like the real dad because the biological dad is not around.

4-We dont have any kids yet with her.

5-Kids are 10,10,7

So my wife was thinking about bringing them in but these interviews i read tends to be very lengthly. Also I dont know if they would take that in consideration.

So what do you guys think.

1 Kids

or

2 No kids

Thanks so much.

I will post info about the interview as soon as I can.

ps. I heard you cant bring phones with camera, i supose even the iPhone then. Im going to the interview at downtown Manhattan NYC. Any saying on this?

[Cybele 0]

Hello Everyone.

My 2nd year interview is wednesday for my 10 year GC.

I have been living with my wife for the last 4 years. Pretty much since we met. (I know, Ill tell you more later). So we have been living happy ever after(minus the marriage bumps such as sleeping in the couch once in a while).

I dont think i sent in enough evidence. So I foresee a stokes interview. Im not worried at all at the questions. However my wife proposed we bring in her kids.

1-Im the beneficiary.

2- The kids have always lived with us. Which means she has full custody.

3- The kids treat me like the real dad because the biological dad is not around.

4-We dont have any kids yet with her.

5-Kids are 10,10,7

So my wife was thinking about bringing them in but these interviews i read tends to be very lengthly. Also I dont know if they would take that in consideration.

So what do you guys think.

1 Kids

or

2 No kids

Thanks so much.

I will post info about the interview as soon as I can.

ps. I heard you cant bring phones with camera, i supose even the iPhone then. Im going to the interview at downtown Manhattan NYC. Any saying on this?

Sounds like you are a 'real dad' and concerned with your children's comfort! I don't have the experience with having children at a visa interview, but I would think they would be asked to stay in the waiting room. I can't see a government official being made to conduct an interview with squirming children in attendance.

[SunDrop 59]

If they're her kids, are you not removing conditions for them too? My daughter and I are at the AOS stage and we've both been called to interview. I will be taking her and expect both me as her biological mother and my husband as her sponsoring step-father to attend her interview with her. She's 11.

Why are you expecting a Stokes? They usually only do these because they have reason to believe the marriage is fraudulent. If you didn't submit enough documentation and they cannot establish at interview that it's a genuine marriage, then my understanding is that they can issue an RFE at interview asking for more evidence before making their final decision.

What did you submit?

[Mozart 0]

Thanks for the quick reply guys. First let's break this down again.

1-the reason I think it might be a stokes is because I didn't submit enough evidence but i guess you answered that question. I don't remember now but I will get home tonight and look it up in my files.

2-she's American and her kids too. I'm the beneficiary. I will eventually adopt her kids but they treat me like their only dad. So should I still bring my kids (well I guess step kids) over to the interview or no? Thanks for the answer and the last time I went they only had I think 2 chairs. But in he letter it said that his will be video taped as well. I forgot to say that. The letter says something that this interview will be taped. So kids or no kids then?

Thanks again.

[payxibka 10,045]

Hello Everyone.

My 2nd year interview is wednesday for my 10 year GC.

I have been living with my wife for the last 4 years. Pretty much since we met. (I know, Ill tell you more later). So we have been living happy ever after(minus the marriage bumps such as sleeping in the couch once in a while).

I dont think i sent in enough evidence. So I foresee a stokes interview. Im not worried at all at the questions. However my wife proposed we bring in her kids.

1-Im the beneficiary.

2- The kids have always lived with us. Which means she has full custody.

3- The kids treat me like the real dad because the biological dad is not around.

4-We dont have any kids yet with her.

5-Kids are 10,10,7

So my wife was thinking about bringing them in but these interviews i read tends to be very lengthly. Also I dont know if they would take that in consideration.

So what do you guys think.

1 Kids

or

2 No kids

Thanks so much.

I will post info about the interview as soon as I can.

ps. I heard you cant bring phones with camera, i supose even the iPhone then. Im going to the interview at downtown Manhattan NYC. Any saying on this?

A "Stokes" interview is NOT the same as the initial interview. If your interview notice indicates "initial" interview then this is NOT a "Stokes". A "Stokes" may be performed but only if their were issues raised in the initial interview.

Edited March 7, 2011 by payxibka

[nane1104 146]

Why did your wife suggest to bring the kids? To use them as evidence that you are a "real" family?

I honesty don't think that is necesssary. If they feel like they need to see more evidence, they would send you a RFE. If you haven't gotten one of those, you should be fine with what you submitted.

I guess it couldn't hurt to bring more stuff to the interview in case the situation becomes critical regarding the papers you sent in.

I think an experienced and good interviewer will be able to see that you and your wife are in a happy and real marriage.

Good luck!!

[Mozart 0]

You guys rock. Thanks so much.

The letter says that this interview will be recorded. I guess that doesn't matter right? It doesn't mean it will be stokes.

As for the kids I think it will be fine. I will take them. The worse that can happen is have them wait in the waiting room.

I can't wait to tell you guys my experience.

[Sergi9 110]

You guys rock. Thanks so much.

The letter says that this interview will be recorded. I guess that doesn't matter right? It doesn't mean it will be stokes.

As for the kids I think it will be fine. I will take them. The worse that can happen is have them wait in the waiting room. I can't wait to tell you guys my experience.

The worse that can happen is they don't interview you that day, because they don't want unattended kids in the interview room

[Mozart 0]

The worse that can happen is they don't interview you that day, because they don't want unattended kids in the interview room

Ok fine, I get your point.

Cant wait now.