Had Our Interview today

[skycree 0]

We had our interview today in San Francisco. We arrived about 9am for our 9:30am appointment. Officers at the front asked for our ID's and Notice letter. We proceeded to the second floor where we went to the reception area and then to be seated to wait for our names to be called.

About 10 minutes later our names are announced over the loudspeaker that we are supposed to wait in the elevator corridor. An officer opened a door behind us and led us to his office. He swore us in before we sat down.

He began going through the paperwork on his desk. He asked us both for our ID's where I gave him my DL and since my wife didn't have a DL or CA ID gave him her passport. He asked her the standard "Are you a terrorist" questions.

I am a bit nervous because I feel I didn't do that well during the interview. I was quite nervous when he was asking me questions about my visits to Thailand. He asked how many times I had visited her and I said two, because I thought he meant after we had met initially. I told him that we met in 2003 and our story about how we met. Then he asked about why did I go there and who was I traveling with. I responded I was traveling alone on vacation. I mentioned that I had been there previously in 1998 also alone and on vacation. Then he asked me what I do for a living and I told him and then he asked for the most recent pay stub, which I gave to him.

I got nervous when he brought up a question about when we started to court and I kind of bumbled the answer a bit because he asked a question about our courting and I said we were e-mailing, IM'ing and talking on the phone between 2003 and 2004.

The only other thing that he asked for was proof that we lived together, so I gave him copies of our joint bank statements and health insurance for which she is covered. I brought up about my rental agreement, but he didn't take it.

He said we are almost done, then did some more sorting of papers and then stood up and said a response will be in the mail.

Is it normal for them to be so poker faced? I thought they would say the application is approved and we would know. Or they would take her passport, I-94 and EAD card, but he didn't.

Please help, I'm quite a nervous wreck right now and I'm stressing my wife out.

Thanks

[sukie175 0]

Recently there have been quite a few cases where they have given no indication at the interview and said it will come in the mail. I think all of these got their green card,

Try not to stress, he did not give you an RFE and he did not openly question your answers, so maybe he was just a poker faced kinda guy and maybe he needs to get it signed off by a more senior officer.

R-e-l-a-x

Edited February 15, 2006 by sukie175

[raymaga 25]

Best wishes to you and your wife.

Hopefully, you will hear something really soon.

[jaaaaamas 0]

Like others said, it seems like lately it's normal to have to wait for a definite response until after the interview.

I was shocked when at my interview we were actually told right then and there we were approved. I thought like most others, we'd be hearing a result a few days down the line.

I wouldn't worry much at all. It sounded like your interview went smoothly and most everyone seems to be approved after a few days.

Good luck!

[Jasman0717 9]

Congratulations

[skycree 0]

jaaaaamas, congratulations on passing the interview. That is great news! Thanks for the response. I am feeling a bit better now. I just interview badly in general, so I did truly give it my best. I will be sure to post the outcome.

[SanDan 0]

Congratulations

[one_coolchiq 0]

Congratulations