June 2010 Filers

[jwife 1]

For those who already had their interviews....how many month's worth of bank statements, bills, etc did you bring to the interview (and was asked for)??

two months is more than enough.

[Blessed2011 3]

two months is more than enough.

Congratulations jwife! For some reason i felt less stressed when i read your interview experience. I know interviews are different with different interviewers but what matters is that you are have a real marriage and leave the rest to God. My interview is less than a month away and am ready! I wish i could have it like tomorrow I have already organized all our documents in a folder and labelled them! I have 2 folders; on the first folder, on one side i have all our proof of marriage, on the other side i have all the copies. Then on the 2nd folder, on one side i have all our original documents that we submitted and that includes my passport, our birth certificates...and on the other side of the folder i have all the copies of the original documents submitted. Right now am like-BRING IT ON USCIS :)lol...

Thanks again for sharing with us your story. Hopefully i will be sharing the same good news sometime soon!

[foxxiroxxi 2]

Hello fellow June filers!

I just got back from the interview! I read Jwife's summary and mine went almost exactly the same!

our interviewer was a very friendly nice gentleman. He kept saying how he likes that we're a pair of young peppy happy couple. He said everything looked legit. He just asked basic questions that was on the forms we sent in. My husbands name, dob, address, same for me, where we were born, parents names, how we met, how long we've been living together etc etc. The whole interview only took like 15-20 min and he approved us right then and there!

I even asked for the stamp for re-entry because my brother is getting married overseas in 2 weeks, and he gladly gave me the stamp that would allow me re-entry for 60 days!

He congratulated us both, shook hands several times and we frolicked out of there like two kids coming out of a candy store!

I got the 10 year approval because I've been married for over 2 years. oh, he said the card takes up to 30 days but I should be getting it in the mail in 2-3 weeks

I wish everybody luck for their interviews and hope everything goes smoothly as it did for us.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE /happy dance

[kabhatti 2]

Hello fellow June filers!

I just got back from the interview! I read Jwife's summary and mine went almost exactly the same!

our interviewer was a very friendly nice gentleman. He kept saying how he likes that we're a pair of young peppy happy couple. He said everything looked legit. He just asked basic questions that was on the forms we sent in. My husbands name, dob, address, same for me, where we were born, parents names, how we met, how long we've been living together etc etc. The whole interview only took like 15-20 min and he approved us right then and there!

I even asked for the stamp for re-entry because my brother is getting married overseas in 2 weeks, and he gladly gave me the stamp that would allow me re-entry for 60 days!

He congratulated us both, shook hands several times and we frolicked out of there like two kids coming out of a candy store!

I got the 10 year approval because I've been married for over 2 years. oh, he said the card takes up to 30 days but I should be getting it in the mail in 2-3 weeks

I wish everybody luck for their interviews and hope everything goes smoothly as it did for us.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE /happy dance

Congrats on the 10 year!!!!

[Junko&Martin 5]

Hello fellow June filers!

I just got back from the interview! I read Jwife's summary and mine went almost exactly the same!

our interviewer was a very friendly nice gentleman. He kept saying how he likes that we're a pair of young peppy happy couple. He said everything looked legit. He just asked basic questions that was on the forms we sent in. My husbands name, dob, address, same for me, where we were born, parents names, how we met, how long we've been living together etc etc. The whole interview only took like 15-20 min and he approved us right then and there!

I even asked for the stamp for re-entry because my brother is getting married overseas in 2 weeks, and he gladly gave me the stamp that would allow me re-entry for 60 days!

He congratulated us both, shook hands several times and we frolicked out of there like two kids coming out of a candy store!

I got the 10 year approval because I've been married for over 2 years. oh, he said the card takes up to 30 days but I should be getting it in the mail in 2-3 weeks

I wish everybody luck for their interviews and hope everything goes smoothly as it did for us.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE /happy dance

Congrats!!! Great news!!

John and I went to Detroit yesterday for his AOS interview, and aside from him not remembering MY BIRTHDAY when the adjudicator asked him .... , everything went very smoothly and he was approved. Before we even got home, we got a text that there had been an update to his case. Checked when we got home and card production has been ordered! That was fast.

The only thing that surprised me about the whole thing (well, aside from my husband not remembering MY BIRTHDAY!!!) was the fact that John's AP is now no good because the AOS has been approved. If he needs to leave the country (has an ill mother), we would have to make an InfoPass appointment and they would put some sort of stamp in his passport so that he could travel. We were so close to Canada being in Detroit and all, it was sure tempting to just cross the border because we could ... should have done it BEFORE the interview

Best of luck to everyone having interviews today and all the new approvals of EADs and APs

Congrats!! It is a great news aside from your husband not remembering YOUR BIRTHDAY lol

[Junko&Martin 5]

Hello everyone. Below is the general outline of the interview experience. Location: Los Angeles Field Office. Appointment time: 1:45 p.

Got to building at 12:30p. Waited in line OUTSIDE the Federal building to pass security for over an hour! Got upstairs to the USCIS office at 1:42pm. Phewph.

Then, checked in with the lady and waited for another hour and fifteen minutes. Thankfully, I brought a book that I am truly enjoying reading so time went by in a jiffy (for the curious: "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry)

FINALLY, after an hour and some, a man came outside and asked every customer and their party if they had been helped. He realized we were the only ones that hadn't. He took my case number, and checked it against the system and called me up to the window. He said "if the lady doesn't call you in fifteen minutes, i will assign this to someone else. Just let me know"

Afetr that, in less than 5-7 mins...I was called in with my husband.

The lady was seemingly unfriendly and that just made my palms sweat and knees shake. I thought- "#######. We've got some warming up to do". She brought us into her office, which was blaring jazz music. She turned it off and asked us to take the oath. Then get seated. Totally unexpected...the jazz music, I mean.

Then there was a long awkward silence as she was looking through the file- which made me even more nervous.

Finally, she asked us for evidence of joint-anything. We produced joint bank account, car insurance and lease. All tricky because some of them had my maiden name, some my new name- but I think she got the picture.

Next, she asked for my ID, passposrt, proof of work permit and my husband's proof of citizenship. As she looked through that (she was noting all the numbers off our ID's) she asked how we met. We gave her an express version of our meeting, first year of our relationship being long distance, then his move to LA and so on. Our story finally made her laugh a couple times (all thanks to my husband!). Finally, she asked for pictures, and scanned through our wedding album quickly, our engagement pictures even faster and I had snuck in some "during the course of our relationship" pictures in there for good measure which she said we "nice".

After she gave me my pictures back she said "this is grantable. You will receive your Green Card in sixty-days". Screeech....woh-woh-woh. Stop. 60-days?!

Ok- so I obviously needed clarification on the being able to quit my job front. I waited for her to hand me my "Congratulations receipt", put it my binder, closed it, and then said (HAD to make sure she didn't change her mind when I asked her this )- "look, I hate my job and I want to quit like tomorrow. I had submitted an EAD request a little later than my main package, but I can't see any status of it in this interview". She said her hand-written "receipt" will serve as authorization to work starting today and that if I wanted to- I could quit and work anywhere I wanted today. In additon, she said "realistically, you will receive your GC in two weeks". (I got my first email update from the USCIS EVER today stating that card production had been ordered a couple hours later). Satisfied, I relaxed.

Then, we talked about general things. Couldn't tell if she was dismissing us or wanted us to stay, so we kep talking till I nudged my husband for us to leave. While we were trying to figure this out, we asked her if she liked her job and how long she's been doing it. She said 14 years, loves it, and if I wanted to join- that they're looking for young people like me to work there. She said "I see you managing this place. You should work here. Pays well, 3 days a month paid time off, and if you're feeling stressed out...you can leave for the day- no questions. If you have a degree, they will jump on you to work here" Food for thought, nonetheless. Might be nice to work a 9-5 granting people green cards and visas all day long and playing detective

Needless to say, she went from bratty to chatty in the course of our interview, which thankfully, I appreciated.

Next, we hit the happy hour downtown LA, got pretty buzzed, call one-hundred people, and went home

I am now a permanent resident of the United States of America. Hmmmm...what does this mean aside from being permitted to work anywhere. Must research.

The binder, btw, is necessary (if for nothing else, then peace of mind). Here's how I organized everything:

Tab 1: Proof of relationship. Contents- photos, marriage cert, evidence of joint-accounts, rental-lease

Tab 2: Employment, taxes and finances. Contents- Our pay stubs, letters of assured employment, tax filing for us both

Tab 3: Legal Status. Contents: both our passports, ALL my visas and schools and employment history requiring different visas, my birth certificate

Tab 4: Copies and Applications: Contents: All the above 3 tabs had originals, and this tab had copies of everything. In addition, it had copies of all my applications- just to make sure they weren't missing anything.

This binder made our lives pretty easy. She asked to see the rental lease, insurance and joint bank statements- and we were quickly able to whip it out, show her the original, and then give her a copy of whatever she wanted to keep- you just need one copy per sheet of originals.

I highly recommend it. It forces you to slow down and think about everything you should take with you to the interview (plus, it's a nice thing to have when you get home. In-case of fire/earthquake- it'a a nice GRAB and go!)

Of course, my husband thinks it was overkill. But he's the US citizen...he will never truly get it

That's it. Hopefully this post will help those who are reading it. I am finally feeling RElaxed. Tomorrow I will go into work with an Eff You attitude. No more running scared!!

Congrats!!

Finally, you are free! No more sucking jobs lol

[Junko&Martin 5]

I've received welcome letter on Monday...

WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

This is to notify you that you application for permanent residence has been approved. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to permanent resident status in the United States....

Yay!!!! We should be receiving a Green Card within next 3 weeks according to the letter but hoping to see that in mail this week

[PeterandRobin 3]

I've received welcome letter on Monday...

WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

This is to notify you that you application for permanent residence has been approved. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to permanent resident status in the United States....

Yay!!!! We should be receiving a Green Card within next 3 weeks according to the letter but hoping to see that in mail this week

Congratulations, no touches or any notifications on ours since the interview

[Junko&Martin 5]

Congratulations, no touches or any notifications on ours since the interview

I'm sorry to hear that...

But it's only been a few days... let's cross our fingers for you to get your notice soon too

[PeterandRobin 3]

I'm sorry to hear that...

But it's only been a few days... let's cross our fingers for you to get your notice soon too

Thanks, we hope so too, it just seems strange that there has been no touch at all.

[finallyfree 2]

two months is more than enough.

Thank you! Much appreciated. Got everything organized and labeled...now all i need is the interview letter!

Hello fellow June filers!

I just got back from the interview! I read Jwife's summary and mine went almost exactly the same!

our interviewer was a very friendly nice gentleman. He kept saying how he likes that we're a pair of young peppy happy couple. He said everything looked legit. He just asked basic questions that was on the forms we sent in. My husbands name, dob, address, same for me, where we were born, parents names, how we met, how long we've been living together etc etc. The whole interview only took like 15-20 min and he approved us right then and there!

I even asked for the stamp for re-entry because my brother is getting married overseas in 2 weeks, and he gladly gave me the stamp that would allow me re-entry for 60 days!

He congratulated us both, shook hands several times and we frolicked out of there like two kids coming out of a candy store!

I got the 10 year approval because I've been married for over 2 years. oh, he said the card takes up to 30 days but I should be getting it in the mail in 2-3 weeks

I wish everybody luck for their interviews and hope everything goes smoothly as it did for us.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE /happy dance

Congrats!!!

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

got my EAD card in the mail about a week ago! my interview is in 6 hours and i'm still not sleeping!

I just packed all the paperwork that i sent in and other supporting documents. i'm not really a picture person so we dont have a photo album of pictures but just some cards, and a couple pictures is all i'm taking to the interview. i've been with my husband for 8 years now(married for over 2 years) so i'm hoping that nothing will be a problem tomorrow! i'll update ya'll when i get back from my interview! AHHHHHH /nervous squeel!

Congrats!

Hello everyone. Below is the general outline of the interview experience. Location: Los Angeles Field Office. Appointment time: 1:45 p.

Got to building at 12:30p. Waited in line OUTSIDE the Federal building to pass security for over an hour! Got upstairs to the USCIS office at 1:42pm. Phewph.

Then, checked in with the lady and waited for another hour and fifteen minutes. Thankfully, I brought a book that I am truly enjoying reading so time went by in a jiffy (for the curious: "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry)

FINALLY, after an hour and some, a man came outside and asked every customer and their party if they had been helped. He realized we were the only ones that hadn't. He took my case number, and checked it against the system and called me up to the window. He said "if the lady doesn't call you in fifteen minutes, i will assign this to someone else. Just let me know"

Afetr that, in less than 5-7 mins...I was called in with my husband.

The lady was seemingly unfriendly and that just made my palms sweat and knees shake. I thought- "#######. We've got some warming up to do". She brought us into her office, which was blaring jazz music. She turned it off and asked us to take the oath. Then get seated. Totally unexpected...the jazz music, I mean.

Then there was a long awkward silence as she was looking through the file- which made me even more nervous.

Finally, she asked us for evidence of joint-anything. We produced joint bank account, car insurance and lease. All tricky because some of them had my maiden name, some my new name- but I think she got the picture.

Next, she asked for my ID, passposrt, proof of work permit and my husband's proof of citizenship. As she looked through that (she was noting all the numbers off our ID's) she asked how we met. We gave her an express version of our meeting, first year of our relationship being long distance, then his move to LA and so on. Our story finally made her laugh a couple times (all thanks to my husband!). Finally, she asked for pictures, and scanned through our wedding album quickly, our engagement pictures even faster and I had snuck in some "during the course of our relationship" pictures in there for good measure which she said we "nice".

After she gave me my pictures back she said "this is grantable. You will receive your Green Card in sixty-days". Screeech....woh-woh-woh. Stop. 60-days?!

Ok- so I obviously needed clarification on the being able to quit my job front. I waited for her to hand me my "Congratulations receipt", put it my binder, closed it, and then said (HAD to make sure she didn't change her mind when I asked her this )- "look, I hate my job and I want to quit like tomorrow. I had submitted an EAD request a little later than my main package, but I can't see any status of it in this interview". She said her hand-written "receipt" will serve as authorization to work starting today and that if I wanted to- I could quit and work anywhere I wanted today. In additon, she said "realistically, you will receive your GC in two weeks". (I got my first email update from the USCIS EVER today stating that card production had been ordered a couple hours later). Satisfied, I relaxed.

Then, we talked about general things. Couldn't tell if she was dismissing us or wanted us to stay, so we kep talking till I nudged my husband for us to leave. While we were trying to figure this out, we asked her if she liked her job and how long she's been doing it. She said 14 years, loves it, and if I wanted to join- that they're looking for young people like me to work there. She said "I see you managing this place. You should work here. Pays well, 3 days a month paid time off, and if you're feeling stressed out...you can leave for the day- no questions. If you have a degree, they will jump on you to work here" Food for thought, nonetheless. Might be nice to work a 9-5 granting people green cards and visas all day long and playing detective

Needless to say, she went from bratty to chatty in the course of our interview, which thankfully, I appreciated.

Next, we hit the happy hour downtown LA, got pretty buzzed, call one-hundred people, and went home

I am now a permanent resident of the United States of America. Hmmmm...what does this mean aside from being permitted to work anywhere. Must research.

The binder, btw, is necessary (if for nothing else, then peace of mind). Here's how I organized everything:

Tab 1: Proof of relationship. Contents- photos, marriage cert, evidence of joint-accounts, rental-lease

Tab 2: Employment, taxes and finances. Contents- Our pay stubs, letters of assured employment, tax filing for us both

Tab 3: Legal Status. Contents: both our passports, ALL my visas and schools and employment history requiring different visas, my birth certificate

Tab 4: Copies and Applications: Contents: All the above 3 tabs had originals, and this tab had copies of everything. In addition, it had copies of all my applications- just to make sure they weren't missing anything.

This binder made our lives pretty easy. She asked to see the rental lease, insurance and joint bank statements- and we were quickly able to whip it out, show her the original, and then give her a copy of whatever she wanted to keep- you just need one copy per sheet of originals.

I highly recommend it. It forces you to slow down and think about everything you should take with you to the interview (plus, it's a nice thing to have when you get home. In-case of fire/earthquake- it'a a nice GRAB and go!)

Of course, my husband thinks it was overkill. But he's the US citizen...he will never truly get it

That's it. Hopefully this post will help those who are reading it. I am finally feeling RElaxed. Tomorrow I will go into work with an Eff You attitude. No more running scared!!

Congrats! Thanks for all the details!

Hello fellow June filers!

I just got back from the interview! I read Jwife's summary and mine went almost exactly the same!

our interviewer was a very friendly nice gentleman. He kept saying how he likes that we're a pair of young peppy happy couple. He said everything looked legit. He just asked basic questions that was on the forms we sent in. My husbands name, dob, address, same for me, where we were born, parents names, how we met, how long we've been living together etc etc. The whole interview only took like 15-20 min and he approved us right then and there!

I even asked for the stamp for re-entry because my brother is getting married overseas in 2 weeks, and he gladly gave me the stamp that would allow me re-entry for 60 days!

He congratulated us both, shook hands several times and we frolicked out of there like two kids coming out of a candy store!

I got the 10 year approval because I've been married for over 2 years. oh, he said the card takes up to 30 days but I should be getting it in the mail in 2-3 weeks

I wish everybody luck for their interviews and hope everything goes smoothly as it did for us.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE /happy dance

Double Congrats!

I've received welcome letter on Monday...

WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

This is to notify you that you application for permanent residence has been approved. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to permanent resident status in the United States....

Yay!!!! We should be receiving a Green Card within next 3 weeks according to the letter but hoping to see that in mail this week

Yeah! Welcome to America & Congrats!

Congratulations, no touches or any notifications on ours since the interview

Aww, I hope you hear something soon.

[robleftca 0]

Congrats on all the sucsesses. I am worried, most of you all have joint this joint that. We don't have anything joint. I ordered her a greendot prepaid credit card hope it gets here.

I only have life inssurance and health inssurance really in her name with me.

Stupid nevada, you need the I-94 to be valled. We have only one letter with her name on it coming here. Sadly it has her maden name. i am soooo nervous that we don't have jack to show proof but pictures and our marrige licennse. I aam sooooooo nervous for sept 2nd. I have to leave it in gods hands and hope it goes well.

I haven't seen anyone turned down for the reasons, i have or haven't come on here. i hope ours will be ok.

Anyone have any info that we can do? wish somebody from Nevada would come on here LOL

thanks

robert and grace

[finallyfree 2]

Congrats on all the sucsesses. I am worried, most of you all have joint this joint that. We don't have anything joint. I ordered her a greendot prepaid credit card hope it gets here.

I only have life inssurance and health inssurance really in her name with me.

Stupid nevada, you need the I-94 to be valled. We have only one letter with her name on it coming here. Sadly it has her maden name. i am soooo nervous that we don't have jack to show proof but pictures and our marrige licennse. I aam sooooooo nervous for sept 2nd. I have to leave it in gods hands and hope it goes well.

I haven't seen anyone turned down for the reasons, i have or haven't come on here. i hope ours will be ok.

Anyone have any info that we can do? wish somebody from Nevada would come on here LOL

thanks

robert and grace

If you haven't been married long, then it's understandable you don't have everything in both your names, yet. Some banks will add her without a SS #. When i first got here, my husband added me to his bank accounts and they did not ask for my SS#, just a photo ID. Have you tried adding her to your electric bill? I was also added without a SS#.

Life and health insurance are pretty good evidence, IMO. How about retirement accounts/401k, have you added your wife as beneficiary?

Edited August 25, 2010 by finallyfree

[lilacvioletiris 11]

John and I went to Detroit yesterday for his AOS interview, and aside from him not remembering MY BIRTHDAY when the adjudicator asked him .... , everything went very smoothly and he was approved. Before we even got home, we got a text that there had been an update to his case. Checked when we got home and card production has been ordered! That was fast.

The only thing that surprised me about the whole thing (well, aside from my husband not remembering MY BIRTHDAY!!!) was the fact that John's AP is now no good because the AOS has been approved. If he needs to leave the country (has an ill mother), we would have to make an InfoPass appointment and they would put some sort of stamp in his passport so that he could travel. We were so close to Canada being in Detroit and all, it was sure tempting to just cross the border because we could ... should have done it BEFORE the interview

Best of luck to everyone having interviews today and all the new approvals of EADs and APs

Congrats Beth! I am looking forward to more movement for our EAD and AP eventually.