F1 violations - AOS problems?

[danimead 4]

I was wondering if anybody has a similar situation as mine.

I was admitted as an F1 but 1 year before my I-20 and Visa expired I fell out of status.

I also worked unauthorized for a year.

Its 2 years later and I'm married to a US citizen and we filed to adjust my status.

I've been reading on most of these forums that unauthorized work/being out of status is forgiven if AOS is due to marriage to a USC, but has anybody on this forum actually BEEN in this situation?

If so what was your AOS interview like?

Did the interviewing officer even mention the previous F1 violation?/unauthorized work?

Thanks for your replies.

[alex and astrid 38]

Were you married while you were working? Or, did you fall out of status, work for a year, then get married? That may be an important distinction.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

You might want to read this post about overstaying the F1 status:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/251406-failed-aos-interview/

[Val Marty 1]

I haven't overstayed, but I worked unauthorized for a year while I was in school. This was due to me not being able to find a campus job. It didn't cause any problems.