What is the Initial Interview?

[usuklove 0]

Hi, our Adjustment of Status package was sent out at the end of June. We have something called an Initial Interview next week. This isn't the actual Adjustment of Status/Green Card interview is it? If so, why do we have ours so soon and why is it before I have received Employment Authorization?

[Dr_LHA 3]

Yes, the "Initial Interview" is your actual adjustment of status interview! This is the real thing.

A lot of people who submitted in late June got them as early as mid-September.

[cali 0]

Hi, our Adjustment of Status package was sent out at the end of June. We have something called an Initial Interview next week. This isn't the actual Adjustment of Status/Green Card interview is it? If so, why do we have ours so soon and why is it before I have received Employment Authorization?

Yes, that is the real thing! We mailed our packet in the middle of June and already have had interview and been approved. We never received EAD or AP, as the interview came so quickly. Good Luck with the Interview.

[Yodrak 7]

usuklove,

I wonder why they call it "initial", 'the' or 'only' is what it almost always turns out to be.

Don't ask why, just be glad.

Yodrak

Hi, our Adjustment of Status package was sent out at the end of June. We have something called an Initial Interview next week. This isn't the actual Adjustment of Status/Green Card interview is it? If so, why do we have ours so soon and why is it before I have received Employment Authorization?

[Dr_LHA 3]

I wonder why they call it "initial", 'the' or 'only' is what it almost always turns out to be.

They don't want to get your hopes up!