Passed the AOS interview:)

[M.O 6]

congrats

[jodette 0]

My AOS interview is in (2) hours. I am collecting unemployment insurance as my sole means of showing an income. I have prepared an affidavit letter of support. which identifies my cash assets, which are 4x more the required amount needed in my case. I've read others who have been approved in cases like mine, asked and not asked about their employment, and eveything in between. So. I'll be keen to let everyone know what happens. I can't believe I'm the only one in this situation.

Hi How did your interview go? Hope it was very good

[Guitarlo 2]

Hi How did your interview go? Hope it was very good

APPROVED!!!!!!

The day finally arrived and my wife, step son, and I went to our AOS interview in Bloomington, MN on Feb 8, 2010. My big worry was I am currently living on Unemployment Insurance and ready to face the big question "ARE YOU EMPLOYED?" I'm pleased to annouce that the question was never raised. As a matter of fact besides being asked for my Drivers License, I was asked nothing. The entire interveiw seemed focused on my Pinay wife. After being sworn in the CO asked for their PASSPORTS, State I.D. and anything showing we were living together. I produced a Life Insurance policy, Marriage Certifcate, (which he just glanced at) and a joint bank account (plenty). The CO then went through question by question on the I-485 I believe with the standard are you a terrorist? Have you been arrested? et al. Then the CO was very interested in my wife's (2) pervious Philippino marriages (which also raised red flags in Manila and subjected her to a special psychological evaluation at St. Lukes) and wanted to see the original annulment papers - satisfied he wrapped things up and said, "I will be looking your file over today or tomorrow and you'll get the decision in the mail probably in about week or so." Furthermore, he added, "You should put your wife's name on your mailbox just to be sure the document arrives. We get too many returned becasue of mail delivery issues." I figure I can log into the USCIS in a day and see if it was approved.

The CO was pretty much stone cold serious. Just straight to business no emotion.

If you caught my earlier posts my major concern was about being Unemployed at the time of the interview. The question was never raised and as I guessed could be a random question. According to the I864 rules the affidavit of support is supposed to be vetted before the interview and unless there's a specific reason the CO should not be asking anything about your income.

I will post again when I see the status was approved.

Thanks for asking!