Spouse at Citizenship Interview

[Jelly 0]

Hi All

I have been reading a few threads on this board, and others, where mention has been made about spouse being at the Citizenship Interview. ( if you are applying based on marriage of course)

There is no mention of this in the Guide that I have read, so I was wondering does this really make a difference, and like someone posted on another thread, could it expediate your decision if your OH is there, or even in the waiting room outside?

Also, is it an option to have your spouse in the interview room with you, or do you have to go in by yourself.?

Just curious, as having the OH there would keep me calm

thanks

Jelly

[kiwis 0]

Hi All

I have been reading a few threads on this board, and others, where mention has been made about spouse being at the Citizenship Interview. ( if you are applying based on marriage of course)

There is no mention of this in the Guide that I have read, so I was wondering does this really make a difference, and like someone posted on another thread, could it expediate your decision if your OH is there, or even in the waiting room outside?

Also, is it an option to have your spouse in the interview room with you, or do you have to go in by yourself.?

Just curious, as having the OH there would keep me calm

thanks

Jelly

I am curious about it too, my interivew is on June 11, I will have my husband to go with me as I want him to be there hehe~~ but I wonder if he can go in to the interview room with me~~ anyone know?

[warlord 73]

I never brought mine since she was working and I figured there probably wasn't any reason for it. The IO did ask where she was, so I just told him working and that was it. It doesn't hurt at all to have them there (to strenghten your case), but it's not a big issue if they're not either as I found out...

[Sherlock 0]

I never brought mine since she was working and I figured there probably wasn't any reason for it. The IO did ask where she was, so I just told him working and that was it. It doesn't hurt at all to have them there (to strenghten your case), but it's not a big issue if they're not either as I found out...

Spouse is not required for interview, and not allowed to come in. I've seen one person say the IO asked to meet the spouse, but it was an IO that didn't usually do citizenship interviews.

[tammiandtom 0]

I've seen two people post on here recently that both had to have their spouse there. The one new ahead of time in the letter (since their 10 year green card was still pending), and the other one didn't know and had to call her husband to come up who was sitting in his car a few blocks away.

[Dakine 26]

Sounds like you should have spouse standing by close on cell phone.

[eau_xplain 2]

We've been among the lucky ones who didn't go through an interview during the AOS and none for the I-751 either. I'm thinking my hubby will want to come with me to the naturalization interview, when it comes around, as he's been wanting to show his face at the USCIS since we started the whole process.

[Staashi 371]

I'm going to my husband's interview on Tuesday. Can't miss this.

[Balad 0]

Can I bring mine for support? I am going to be over 38 weeks at the time of the interview so I will not be able to drive alone anymore

[kamitoz 0]

My wife told me that her interviewer asked (almost at the end of the interview) "where is your husband?" and when she replied: "outside in the waiting area with our daughter", he kind of hinted that I could have been in the room with her during the interview by saying; " why didn't he come in?".

Go figure, I always thought you were not allowed to be in during the examination, my advice for those getting ready for the interview is to escort him/her all the way to the room and ask if it is ok to be present.

K.

[NickD 203]

I feel since my wife came here instead of me going to her home country, a responsibility to handle all of this immigration stuff and that includes both the 400 mile drive this Wednesday for the 3rd set of finger prints, her interview when that comes up, and the oath. USCIS seems to have a different attitude when the US citizen spouse is present, ha, especially an ex-military guy.

I am going with her.

[Staashi 371]

I went with my husband to his citizenship interview today, but I didn't go in with him...no questions of me afterwards.

[kiwis 0]

I went with my husband to his citizenship interview today, but I didn't go in with him...no questions of me afterwards.

so does that mean the spouse is not allowed to go in with the person who takes the citizenship test???

[tammiandtom 0]

I went with my husband to his citizenship interview today, but I didn't go in with him...no questions of me afterwards.

so does that mean the spouse is not allowed to go in with the person who takes the citizenship test???

No. There have been people on here where the spouse was allowed to go in.

[Staashi 371]

I went with my husband to his citizenship interview today, but I didn't go in with him...no questions of me afterwards.

so does that mean the spouse is not allowed to go in with the person who takes the citizenship test???

No. There have been people on here where the spouse was allowed to go in.

I thought I would be allowed in, but the IO said "Applicant only!". So I waited in the lobby...there were no questions of me afterwards. Who knows, maybe when he saw me kiss my husband and wish him good luck he saw we were a happily married couple...