Went to AOS Interview today

Travis&Lisa · February 12, 2008

Hey Guys,

Our interview was at 2PM at the Garden City, Long Island office. We got there at 1 and waited in the big waiting room until they called our name at 1:45 to go upstairs. We then waited in the smaller waiting section from 1:45 until 3:15. Boy did that SUCK. Finally, at 3:15, a lovely Hispanic woman called our names and off we went to her office.

I immediately liked her. She just gave off a vibe that she was one of the IO's that you'd want. We got to her office, she swore us in, and then asked for Lisa's passport and my (I'm the USC) driver's license. She confirmed with Lisa that she took the bus during her last trip to the US, and asked when that was and if she had left the country since. She verified our new address, and asked how we met. She asked if this was our first marriage, and then asked to see our papers showing joint assets. We gave her our bank statements, lease, phone bill, etc. This whole time she was flipping our file super fast. She asked to see both our birth certificates and my paystubs and letter from my employer.

We told her we brought pictures and she was very excited and asked to see them all. She just loves pictures. She looked at all our wedding photos, other various photos and stuff from our Honeymoon (we went to Disney). After that we pretty much just talked about our trip to Disney and our dog, because she had pictures of dogs all over her office. She asked us to select a picture for our file, and then told us that everything seemed to be in order and our file looked good. She asked Lisa the list of yes/no questions.

She wrote in Lisa's passport whatever it is they write (that Lisa was here at the interview, etc) and then said we would recieve a decision in the mail in about 2 weeks. She said she just had to go over the file one more time. I asked if Lisa could still travel with her Advanced Parole and she asked if we could wait a month for the Green Card. She did not take Lisa's AP or her EAD card.

And that's it I am under the impression that unless they notice something that raises a flag, we'll be approved

Our IO was VERY nice and very personable. We immediately felt relaxed and it was like just talking to someone new about our relationship. I'm very happy we came so prepared, and I'm glad we brought so many pictures.

Now we just sit and wait to get that letter!

Sand · February 13, 2008

Hey Guys,
Our interview was at 2PM at the Garden City, Long Island office. We got there at 1 and waited in the big waiting room until they called our name at 1:45 to go upstairs. We then waited in the smaller waiting section from 1:45 until 3:15. Boy did that SUCK. Finally, at 3:15, a lovely Hispanic woman called our names and off we went to her office.

I immediately liked her. She just gave off a vibe that she was one of the IO's that you'd want. We got to her office, she swore us in, and then asked for Lisa's passport and my (I'm the USC) driver's license. She confirmed with Lisa that she took the bus during her last trip to the US, and asked when that was and if she had left the country since. She verified our new address, and asked how we met. She asked if this was our first marriage, and then asked to see our papers showing joint assets. We gave her our bank statements, lease, phone bill, etc. This whole time she was flipping our file super fast. She asked to see both our birth certificates and my paystubs and letter from my employer.

We told her we brought pictures and she was very excited and asked to see them all. She just loves pictures. She looked at all our wedding photos, other various photos and stuff from our Honeymoon (we went to Disney). After that we pretty much just talked about our trip to Disney and our dog, because she had pictures of dogs all over her office. She asked us to select a picture for our file, and then told us that everything seemed to be in order and our file looked good. She asked Lisa the list of yes/no questions.

She wrote in Lisa's passport whatever it is they write (that Lisa was here at the interview, etc) and then said we would recieve a decision in the mail in about 2 weeks. She said she just had to go over the file one more time. I asked if Lisa could still travel with her Advanced Parole and she asked if we could wait a month for the Green Card. She did not take Lisa's AP or her EAD card.

And that's it I am under the impression that unless they notice something that raises a flag, we'll be approved

Our IO was VERY nice and very personable. We immediately felt relaxed and it was like just talking to someone new about our relationship. I'm very happy we came so prepared, and I'm glad we brought so many pictures.

Now we just sit and wait to get that letter!

Sounds Approved Dude