Seattle AOS - interview story

[sptruck 0]

Had our AOS interview in Seattle yesterday, June 6, 2006.

The interviewer had everything we had submitted thus far (I-129F, I-130, i-485, etc., all ACCO-clipped together) and referred to it to verify answers to basic questions about when we were married, where we were born, etc. She only asked for copies of the kids' birth certificates (they are American citizens). We were not asked to show current financial records, tax documents, utility bills, photos, or any of the other materials we had so carefully prepared. The interview lasted 10 minutes; the interviewer told my wife to expect her green card in five days. That was it. Stunning how quickly it was over.

To the extent that it matters, my wife is Canadian; we've been married for almost 11 years; and we are white, English-speaking, and well established in terms of home and finances. The only hitch yesterday: we were five minutes late checking in.

Although we weren't asked to show it, I don't regret the hours spent preparing our evidence. When we were interviewing for my wife's K3 in Montreal, we were asked for evidence that we didn't think was required of a K3 (photos; documents showing the sale of our house in Toronto). We didn't have exactly what the interviewer was looking for and it made for a very uncomfortable few minutes until she decided she would approve us. Didn't want to have that happen again.

Thank you, all of you, who run the boards and post here. Moving back to the United States is not a soft landing, especially when you've been away for so long (it's not the same country I left nearly 15 years ago). At times, your experiences and advice were the only things we had to go on. I hope that as lawmakers consider immigration reform, they find a place on the agenda to ensure that family-based immigration does not keep people who love and are committed to one another apart for any length of time.

Good luck to you all.

SP

[*Robert* 2]

Congrats on the approval!!! Better to be prepared than not!

[alexil74 0]

congratulations