AOS interview in San Francisco

[mike&rodi 0]

We had our interview in San Francisco yesterday, January 4, 2007.

I was a bit nervous because I don't have a SSN yet so our evidence were limited. We managed to open a joint bank account at our bank, Bank of America. Anyone who has this problem may try them. Based on my passport and visa they opened a joint account. Then we had the lease contract, pictures and some proof we traveled together. Cards from family and friends, emails, etc. The officer asked us a lot of questions, but he was nice. He asked for pics from the wedding and he asked to see " the rock on my hand"

We had a problem in receiving mail from them. They kept on cutting short our home address so I missed 2 biometric appointments ... so he helped us do the biometric the same day and he also promised he will take care of the address problem. He told us we were approved but without the biometrics he could not do it officially. He just gave us a letter of how the official letter will look like.

I would say it was a lot of stress but it wasn't for nothing. He saw we came prepared and i think it mattered.

We wish everybody good luck with their AOS!

[ridley 0]

Congratulations. I hope you'll receive your greencard soon.

[giraffemd 0]

Yup, Bank of America came through for me as well...they even gave me a student credit card so I could start building a credit rating...I will always recommend them.....apart from that ..big congrats to you :dance:

[Ladylethal 12]

Congratulations !!!

[Nancy2015 2]

We had our interview in San Francisco yesterday, January 4, 2007.

I was a bit nervous because I don't have a SSN yet so our evidence were limited. We managed to open a joint bank account at our bank, Bank of America. Anyone who has this problem may try them. Based on my passport and visa they opened a joint account. Then we had the lease contract, pictures and some proof we traveled together. Cards from family and friends, emails, etc. The officer asked us a lot of questions, but he was nice. He asked for pics from the wedding and he asked to see " the rock on my hand"

We had a problem in receiving mail from them. They kept on cutting short our home address so I missed 2 biometric appointments ... so he helped us do the biometric the same day and he also promised he will take care of the address problem. He told us we were approved but without the biometrics he could not do it officially. He just gave us a letter of how the official letter will look like.

I would say it was a lot of stress but it wasn't for nothing. He saw we came prepared and i think it mattered.

We wish everybody good luck with their AOS!

Congratulations!!!

Hey, I'm in the same boat as you - they kept dropping the secong digit of our apartment number on their mail. The only thing that saved us was the postman, who knew it was for me Dunno - maybe it's a SF Bay Area thing (I'm in San Jose)

Our IO didn't have the results of my FP check at the moment of the interview, but looks like she got them the next day, cause I got a welcome email Anyways - the most important thing is that you're approved, and your fingerprint check won't take long.

Congratulations!

[rebeccajo 14]

....more proof that namecheck doesn't begin with biometrics....in case anybody was wondering.....

[mike&rodi 0]

I want to thank everybody for all the answers.

After reading most of the stories here I feel lucky. We applied at the end of October 06 and got our interview very soon. Except the problem with the address where they forgot the last number of our apt. we didn't have problems so far. Now I wonder how long till I receive the GC.

Good luck to all of you!

[Debss77 0]

We had our interview in San Francisco yesterday, January 4, 2007.

I was a bit nervous because I don't have a SSN yet so our evidence were limited. We managed to open a joint bank account at our bank, Bank of America. Anyone who has this problem may try them. Based on my passport and visa they opened a joint account. Then we had the lease contract, pictures and some proof we traveled together. Cards from family and friends, emails, etc. The officer asked us a lot of questions, but he was nice. He asked for pics from the wedding and he asked to see " the rock on my hand"

We had a problem in receiving mail from them. They kept on cutting short our home address so I missed 2 biometric appointments ... so he helped us do the biometric the same day and he also promised he will take care of the address problem. He told us we were approved but without the biometrics he could not do it officially. He just gave us a letter of how the official letter will look like.

I would say it was a lot of stress but it wasn't for nothing. He saw we came prepared and i think it mattered.

We wish everybody good luck with their AOS!

We are in the same boat, my husband does not have his social security number and our interview is at the end of the month BUT we got word yesterday that his I765 is in "card production". So as of today, besides pictures, I have nothing to show for with joint evidence. Bank of America is my bank and the branch said unless he has a social security number they can't add him to my account. I live in the NY/NJ area and I dunno if it is a backlash of 9-11 but even the freaken cable company requires a social security number to be added to the account.

I am so nervous for the interview as I am worried the interviewer is going to think this is a farce. Any other suggestions????

[jo&john 1]

Congratulations!

[Muuuuah 0]

Congratulations

[James&Christy 0]

We had our interview in San Francisco yesterday, January 4, 2007.

I was a bit nervous because I don't have a SSN yet so our evidence were limited. We managed to open a joint bank account at our bank, Bank of America. Anyone who has this problem may try them. Based on my passport and visa they opened a joint account. Then we had the lease contract, pictures and some proof we traveled together. Cards from family and friends, emails, etc. The officer asked us a lot of questions, but he was nice. He asked for pics from the wedding and he asked to see " the rock on my hand"

We had a problem in receiving mail from them. They kept on cutting short our home address so I missed 2 biometric appointments ... so he helped us do the biometric the same day and he also promised he will take care of the address problem. He told us we were approved but without the biometrics he could not do it officially. He just gave us a letter of how the official letter will look like.

I would say it was a lot of stress but it wasn't for nothing. He saw we came prepared and i think it mattered.

We wish everybody good luck with their AOS!

We are in the same boat, my husband does not have his social security number and our interview is at the end of the month BUT we got word yesterday that his I765 is in "card production". So as of today, besides pictures, I have nothing to show for with joint evidence. Bank of America is my bank and the branch said unless he has a social security number they can't add him to my account. I live in the NY/NJ area and I dunno if it is a backlash of 9-11 but even the freaken cable company requires a social security number to be added to the account.

I am so nervous for the interview as I am worried the interviewer is going to think this is a farce. Any other suggestions????

Take photos of you two together, letters between the two of you, cards, emails, anything to show your relationship. It literally can be ANYTHING... take it along. If you don't get asked for it, it doesn't matter Pictures of the wedding are good.

As for the joint bills and stuff, explain the situation to the officer. They're only human. If you have time, perhaps you could ask the various companies for a written explanation as to why they won't add him to your account. I don't know if they'll do it, but if you explain your situation, they might help. You could perhaps also try and get a letter from your landlord explaining that you've been renting together.

Hope that helps.

~James.

[Debss77 0]

We had our interview in San Francisco yesterday, January 4, 2007.

I was a bit nervous because I don't have a SSN yet so our evidence were limited. We managed to open a joint bank account at our bank, Bank of America. Anyone who has this problem may try them. Based on my passport and visa they opened a joint account. Then we had the lease contract, pictures and some proof we traveled together. Cards from family and friends, emails, etc. The officer asked us a lot of questions, but he was nice. He asked for pics from the wedding and he asked to see " the rock on my hand"

We had a problem in receiving mail from them. They kept on cutting short our home address so I missed 2 biometric appointments ... so he helped us do the biometric the same day and he also promised he will take care of the address problem. He told us we were approved but without the biometrics he could not do it officially. He just gave us a letter of how the official letter will look like.

I would say it was a lot of stress but it wasn't for nothing. He saw we came prepared and i think it mattered.

We wish everybody good luck with their AOS!

We are in the same boat, my husband does not have his social security number and our interview is at the end of the month BUT we got word yesterday that his I765 is in "card production". So as of today, besides pictures, I have nothing to show for with joint evidence. Bank of America is my bank and the branch said unless he has a social security number they can't add him to my account. I live in the NY/NJ area and I dunno if it is a backlash of 9-11 but even the freaken cable company requires a social security number to be added to the account.

I am so nervous for the interview as I am worried the interviewer is going to think this is a farce. Any other suggestions????

Take photos of you two together, letters between the two of you, cards, emails, anything to show your relationship. It literally can be ANYTHING... take it along. If you don't get asked for it, it doesn't matter Pictures of the wedding are good.

As for the joint bills and stuff, explain the situation to the officer. They're only human. If you have time, perhaps you could ask the various companies for a written explanation as to why they won't add him to your account. I don't know if they'll do it, but if you explain your situation, they might help. You could perhaps also try and get a letter from your landlord explaining that you've been renting together.

Hope that helps.

~James.

I own my home outright so the landlord thing won't work. The pictures are not a problem at all. We really don't have cards or anything because we met here through friends.....

I have a feeling they will call us back for a second interview, which I don't think is the end of the world.....

[James&Christy 0]

We had our interview in San Francisco yesterday, January 4, 2007.

I was a bit nervous because I don't have a SSN yet so our evidence were limited. We managed to open a joint bank account at our bank, Bank of America. Anyone who has this problem may try them. Based on my passport and visa they opened a joint account. Then we had the lease contract, pictures and some proof we traveled together. Cards from family and friends, emails, etc. The officer asked us a lot of questions, but he was nice. He asked for pics from the wedding and he asked to see " the rock on my hand"

We had a problem in receiving mail from them. They kept on cutting short our home address so I missed 2 biometric appointments ... so he helped us do the biometric the same day and he also promised he will take care of the address problem. He told us we were approved but without the biometrics he could not do it officially. He just gave us a letter of how the official letter will look like.

I would say it was a lot of stress but it wasn't for nothing. He saw we came prepared and i think it mattered.

We wish everybody good luck with their AOS!

We are in the same boat, my husband does not have his social security number and our interview is at the end of the month BUT we got word yesterday that his I765 is in "card production". So as of today, besides pictures, I have nothing to show for with joint evidence. Bank of America is my bank and the branch said unless he has a social security number they can't add him to my account. I live in the NY/NJ area and I dunno if it is a backlash of 9-11 but even the freaken cable company requires a social security number to be added to the account.

I am so nervous for the interview as I am worried the interviewer is going to think this is a farce. Any other suggestions????

Take photos of you two together, letters between the two of you, cards, emails, anything to show your relationship. It literally can be ANYTHING... take it along. If you don't get asked for it, it doesn't matter Pictures of the wedding are good.

As for the joint bills and stuff, explain the situation to the officer. They're only human. If you have time, perhaps you could ask the various companies for a written explanation as to why they won't add him to your account. I don't know if they'll do it, but if you explain your situation, they might help. You could perhaps also try and get a letter from your landlord explaining that you've been renting together.

Hope that helps.

~James.

I own my home outright so the landlord thing won't work. The pictures are not a problem at all. We really don't have cards or anything because we met here through friends.....

I have a feeling they will call us back for a second interview, which I don't think is the end of the world.....

At the end of the day they're looking to be satisfied your relationship is genuine, and not a scam. I know that seems obvious, but sometimes I think people can get worked up over this process. If you are genuine (and I'm not saying you're not!!!!) hopefully that will show through too.

[Milka 0]

Congratulations and have a wonderful life together!

[no one 0]

Congrats!! Ours will also be in SF. Kind of nervous because we don't have a lot of proof other than photos, a joint bank account, and Christmas cards.