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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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This is funny. I read this online from one of the immigration interviews in NYC. Some asked for the pattern of bathroom tiles.

What you are referring to must be a stokes interview. Such questions should never come up in a regular AOS interview.

I live in my house since 2001. I don't think I would be able to describe the pattern of my bathroom tiles. I also don't know what toothbrush my wife uses (we have different bathrooms) or what perfume she uses. I don't know her shoe size nor her bra size, don't know the birthdays of her sisters (she has 6), nor the first names of her now deceased parents. These are not things one normally knows.

What you do know is if your spouse drinks coffee or tea, beer or wine, red or white. You probably also know the color of her hair and her eyes. You know if she drives a car or rides a bike. None of these things require coaching or preparation. The only scary thing about the AOS interview is not knowing what to expect. That's why we try to bring the O.P. a bit at ease here. It's really a piece of cake.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

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VanessaTony Grand Master

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What you are referring to must be a stokes interview. Such questions should never come up in a regular AOS interview.

I live in my house since 2001. I don't think I would be able to describe the pattern of my bathroom tiles. I also don't know what toothbrush my wife uses (we have different bathrooms) or what perfume she uses. I don't know her shoe size nor her bra size, don't know the birthdays of her sisters (she has 6), nor the first names of her now deceased parents. These are not things one normally knows.

What you do know is if your spouse drinks coffee or tea, beer or wine, red or white. You probably also know the color of her hair and her eyes. You know if she drives a car or rides a bike. None of these things require coaching or preparation. The only scary thing about the AOS interview is not knowing what to expect. That's why we try to bring the O.P. a bit at ease here. It's really a piece of cake.

Disagree. You should know all the answers to the questions Bob mentioned (toothbrush etc included) if you're in a real and committed relationship. My husband just moved into our house while I'm in Australia (we closed on the house after I came to Australia for a visit) and I can tell you what blinds and curtains he bought. why? Because I cared to ask.

My wife is having her interview for I-485(green card) on October 4th. Can anyone give me some tips and strategies for the interview? what questions will ask us? how to answer them etc? Thanks!

Please update your timeline so others can benefit from your experience and your profile to reflect that you are now AOS (pending). The timeline function is up the top called "immigration timelines". To update your profile click on "settings" (up the top right of the page) then the "profile" tab, then "change profile information" (which should be the default one that opens). Then scroll down to Immigration status where it currently says "Other" and change it to "AOS (pending)".

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Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

Notes:
- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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NikosF Contributor

NikosF   6

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My husband just moved into our house while I'm in Australia (we closed on the house after I came to Australia for a visit) and I can tell you what blinds and curtains he bought.

My wife would never trust me to buy blinds and curtains if she was out of town. She'd rather I had bare windows until she came back to make sure she got to choose! When we redid our house in London we agonised over every light fitting, or wall switch - so we know them well.

Kidding aside - useful thread. I'm going for my AOS interview next Thursday.

08/12/2010 => Day 00 => Package sent to Chicago lockbox

08/13/2010 => Day 01 => Package received and signed for in Chicago

08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Email and Text receipt notification

08/23/2010 => Day 11 => Cheques cashed - $1010 and $355

08/26/2010 => Day 14 => NOAs received in the mail

08/30/2010 => Day 18 => Received biometrics appointment letter (for 9/23)

09/03/2010 => Day 22 => Did walk-in biometrics

09/16/2010 => Day 35 => Received interview letter for 10/21

10/15/2010 => Day 64 => AP received

10/20/2010 => Day 69 => EAC received

10/21/2010 => Day 70 => AOS Interview, approved, I-551 stamp and card production ordered

10/30/2010 => Day 79 => Green card received

Kathryn41 Grand Master

Kathryn41   3,205

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