PHOTOS for AOS Interview

[D & M 0]

We have our AOS marriage-based "initial interview" in Fairfax VA in the middle of August, and we have our photo album put together.

Question: Do we need to put captions to explain where each photo was taken, THE DATE of each photo, and WHO is in each photo? Or can we explain that later? Is it vital that we know everyone in our photos, the date, etc?

[Heliosphan 1]

We have our AOS marriage-based "initial interview" in Fairfax VA in the middle of August, and we have our photo album put together.

Question: Do we need to put captions to explain where each photo was taken, THE DATE of each photo, and WHO is in each photo? Or can we explain that later? Is it vital that we know everyone in our photos, the date, etc?

Don't caption it. One of their tricks is that they'll ask you both who's in the photo to check that it's not staged.

Sometimes they don't even look at the photos. Just leave them as is.

[D & M 0]

We have our AOS marriage-based "initial interview" in Fairfax VA in the middle of August, and we have our photo album put together.

Question: Do we need to put captions to explain where each photo was taken, THE DATE of each photo, and WHO is in each photo? Or can we explain that later? Is it vital that we know everyone in our photos, the date, etc?

Don't caption it. One of their tricks is that they'll ask you both who's in the photo to check that it's not staged.

Sometimes they don't even look at the photos. Just leave them as is.

That is a little bit creepy, that they try to trick people. But I suppose it is necessary.

What if, say, my aunt or cousin is in the photo, and *I* know their name, but my wife does not? She knows the names of my immediate family, but not all of my relatives who appear in the photos. IS THAT BAD???? WOULD THERE BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THAT???????

[Heliosphan 1]

We have our AOS marriage-based "initial interview" in Fairfax VA in the middle of August, and we have our photo album put together.

Question: Do we need to put captions to explain where each photo was taken, THE DATE of each photo, and WHO is in each photo? Or can we explain that later? Is it vital that we know everyone in our photos, the date, etc?

Don't caption it. One of their tricks is that they'll ask you both who's in the photo to check that it's not staged.

Sometimes they don't even look at the photos. Just leave them as is.

That is a little bit creepy, that they try to trick people. But I suppose it is necessary.

What if, say, my aunt or cousin is in the photo, and *I* know their name, but my wife does not? She knows the names of my immediate family, but not all of my relatives who appear in the photos. IS THAT BAD???? WOULD THERE BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THAT???????

Relax

They're not trying to GET you. It's just a procedure. As long as you both recognize who's in there that's fine. But there's a lot of stuff they take into consideration.

[D & M 0]

Relax

They're not trying to GET you. It's just a procedure. As long as you both recognize who's in there that's fine. But there's a lot of stuff they take into consideration.

Ah, but what if she doesn't know the name of the person? Or who that person is? And won't they be asking both of us at the same time?

[pegbert64 0]

Ah, but what if she doesn't know the name of the person? Or who that person is? And won't they be asking both of us at the same time?

You have time to go over everything together before the interview so that you both know who is in the pictures, where they were taken, etc. We went through our file and album the weekend before the interview .... it was actually quite fun to relive the memories together! If you want to over-prepare - and drive yourself to drink while you're at it - print out a list of the fraud interview questions (things like how many ceiling fans in your house? what day is the trash picked up? what color is your spouse's toothbrush? etc)

I don't think you need to be worried about them picking you apart. It's my understanding that only if they have reason to suspect marriage fraud will they separate and question you individually on such minutia. Otherwise, just be confident in yourselves and your marriage, go over all the evidence you plan to take with you, and let the truth be shown!

Oh.... and as for captioning photos..... I didn't caption each photo as to who was in them..... just a general page heading like "Visiting Hubby's Family"; or "NASCAR Race 2007"..... which allowed the officer know what they are, but also allowing her lots of opportunity to ask more questions (which she did).

I think you'll be just fine!!!

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

What if, say, my aunt or cousin is in the photo, and *I* know their name, but my wife does not? She knows the names of my immediate family, but not all of my relatives who appear in the photos. IS THAT BAD???? WOULD THERE BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THAT???????

So just bring photos of people that she knows. There is no need to include great uncles and 3rd cousins. A couple pics of her with your parents, siblings, and maybe a buddy. If she doesn't know the names of your immediate family, she should probably learn them before the interview.