Evidence for Interview

[Nik+Heather 121]

We brought the photocopy of what we'd already submitted. Nothing new except the latest pay stub to show that I was still employed. The IO didn't ask to see any of it.

[Bruin85 9]

I believe you when you say that you don't want to hide anything.

But there's a thin line between genius and madness, hence the term mad genius.

If you arrive at the border and the customs officer ask you for your passport and your Green Card to check if everything is in order, and you show him your birth certificate and school report cards and photos from your child years, you are not helping in making the process go "smoothly." On the contrary!

In a case like yours, AOS is a mere formality. Here's what happens at AOS:

They want to see your passports, your wedding certificate, and your wedding album with photos. Unless you two look like people trying to pull wool over the I.O.'s eyes, you're in and out in no time. But put a stack of 100 papers on the I.O.'s desk, and you'll see him getting out and bringing in a co-worker. They will all shake their heads and bring a camera to show their family members at home. Then the supervisor will show up and you see them whispering. Then they'll check for hidden cameras, fearing they're about to be punked by a TV crew. You get the idea, or don't you?

I'm a big believer in helping to get things done smoothly. In my opinion that's done by giving them some quality evidence that gets the job done, not keeping them occupied for hours trying to sort through a stack of papers.

Just my 2 cents.

"No B.S. Member" You sound like New Jersey Govenor Chris Christie. Since you live in California you should run for govenor. We need someone like you in Sacramento, not Brown or Whitman.

[amykathleen2005 441]

I want your opinion about what we have for our AOS interview.

1. Bank statements of joint account and cancelled check from account

2. Pictures of us together before and after marriage

3. Wedding album and invitation

4. Facebook conversation since he arrived on K-1, we message throughout the day while I'm at work

5. ID's showing common address

6. Joint credit cards

7. Joint debit cards

8. My life insurance with him as beneficiary

9. Statement from my mom saying we are living in her house and are paying rent

10. Affidavit from mom about relationship

11. Affidavit from friend about relationship

12. Mail with both our names together

13. Cards and notes from each other

14. Documents from our Disney trip at the end of October

15. Hotel reservations and receipts from honeymoon and other trips together

16. Letter from my employer and documents showing him as emergency contact and beneficiary

17. POD for other bank account

18. Marriage license and contract from church

Anything I am not thinking of? We have prepaid cell phones so no bills there and we live with my mom so the house and all the bills are in her name. He does not drive so there is no point in him being on the car insurance, etc.

For those interested, for our interview we ended up showing:

Bank statements of joint account and cancelled check from account

Pictures of us together before and after marriage

Wedding album and invitation

ID's showing common address

Joint credit cards

Joint debit cards

My life insurance with him as beneficiary

POD for other bank account

[Nik+Heather 121]

For those interested, for our interview we ended up showing:

Bank statements of joint account and cancelled check from account

Pictures of us together before and after marriage

Wedding album and invitation

ID's showing common address

Joint credit cards

Joint debit cards

My life insurance with him as beneficiary

POD for other bank account

Those interviews are always slightly disappointing after all the run up, aren't they.