Received interview letter for my I-485

[C0881 2]

Hi pals, today I received the interview letter for my I-485 from USCIS in the mail. The interview date is Dec 17. I am so surprised to have received the interview notice in less than 3 months after we filed the AOS paperwork (Sep 16). How can they be so fast to review the thick documents that our attorney submitted?! I am really excited and worried at the same time. On one hand I am hopeful that USCIS is efficient on my case. On the other hand, I am worried that it might be a trick for them to deny me as FAST as they can! We are gonna talk to our attorney on Monday.... Our attorney also agreed to represent us at the interview... I am so overwhelmed now cause a few days ago I received my EAD approval notice too. Hope I am not going to be sent back home (Hong Kong) after the interview!!!

[Old Dominion 26]

The fact that your husband was an AWA petitioner has no bearing on your AOS. That matter was resolved when his petition was approved. You are the AOS applicant, and the two of you just need to prove in every way possible that your marriage is real. Your lawyer can't help you do that in an interview environment. You'll be OK, if your marriage is obviously very real and there is nothing to suggest otherwise.

[A and T 82]

Thats wonderful! im very happy for you.

You might want to make sure you know all the detials of his case, and excatly what happened and when. They will probably ask you a lot about it

[C0881 2]

Hi Old Dominion, I don't know if my husband's I-130 petition for me is approved or not. Since I am adjusting from B2 visa, we had to submit both I-485 and I-130 together for my AOS. But even I received NOAs for all forms, the I-130 case number is still "not found" on the USCIS website. I am not certain if USCIS has adjudicated my husband's I-130 petition yet. Therefore I am confused as to why the local office would want to interview me and my husband even though the I-130 has not shown up on the status system (assuming that not showing up on the system means no actions been taken...) ... So far we have not received any RFE... so I suppose we submitted everything they need (certified court record, psych report, letters from friends, affidavit from me, joint sponsor paperwork, I-693 medical sealed report, etc).... our attorney said he is surprised at such fast pace. Contrary to us feeling excited and hopeful, attorney feels skeptical and does not expect me to be approved at the interview. He will come with us to the interview perhaps to prevent IO from asking illegal or leading questions....

Noversation - Ya I was aware of the details of husband's convictions. I read every page of his certified court records and the dedective's reports. Some details were graphical. If USCIS asked that, think I will just tell them there is no point digging the past but important to focus on the presence...

The fact that your husband was an AWA petitioner has no bearing on your AOS. That matter was resolved when his petition was approved. You are the AOS applicant, and the two of you just need to prove in every way possible that your marriage is real. Your lawyer can't help you do that in an interview environment. You'll be OK, if your marriage is obviously very real and there is nothing to suggest otherwise.

[Old Dominion 26]

You won't find the I-130 on the system, as it is being adjudicated along with the AOS, not separately. We went through that experience ourselves, and got that answer from USCIS.

As to the lawyer, to say that your application will probably be turned down is a great way to obtain more fees.

When the interviewer asks about his criminal background, just be open and honest and provide all the detail requested. It is not, to the USCIS, past history but new ground that needs to be covered. If his offense(s) were indeed horrendous and of a sexual nature, and he is a convicted felon, you've got a problem. Yet you didn't have a long-distance relationship, so you know full well his patterns of behavior and must be prepared to speak openly to that. How can a lawyer help? Your honesty and openness is all-important.

[C0881 2]

Actually..our attorney is from a non-profit organization and he charged us a very low price for filing the paperwork for us. After he sent out the paperwork, he said to us because our case is special and he has never had experience handling such kind of cases, he is willing to come with us to the interview for free. We are going to call the attorney this week to find out if we have to go to the county clerk to obtain the same batch of certified court records again for this interview, because the interview letter mentioned about "original copies"...we already submitted the certified copies ...

[Old Dominion 26]

yes, you will need to show original copies. Good luck.

[C0881 2]

Update: last week i received an letter from USCIS saying that due to unforeseen circumstances they have cancelled my interview.

[Old Dominion 26]

What does your lawyer say about this?