Bizarre AOS interview

[Lena&Steve 1]

We had our AOS interview in February 2014 (from a K1 visa), and it was definitely not what I was expecting. I thought I had a fairly good understanding of the kind of information required as far as proof of relationship goes and what kind of relationship questions to expect, but we had nothing like that. My wife was asked a few questions about very basic stuff like date and place of entry into the US and when and how we met, maybe 6 questions total. But then she was asked the questions from the DS-160 form: the prostitution, drugs, terrorism, communist party, visa fraud, murder and gun running questions. These we had not prepared for at all because I had never seen it mentioned that people were asked these questions. (By 'prepared for' I mean her English is passable but it really would have helped to have gone over the questions in her native language). We were not asked to show any proof of relationship but after the interview we were told we could add those items to her file if we wanted to. We were told we had been approved at the interview but that she needed an updated I-693 even though the only vaccinations she was missing were for those diseases she had had in childhood and the 'blanket waiver' box had been checked.

Anyone else with a similar experience?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Those questions are also on the I-485 form.

It is fairly normal to ask those questions, or at least some of them. Sounds like you were approved pending receipt of the I-693. What are you worried about?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

As Harpa said, those are the questions from the I-485, not the DS-160. She should have known those questions, as she should have known what she signing when she signed the I-485. As far as I know, they always go through that list of questions again from the I-485 at an AOS interview. It is standard, and not bizarre at all.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I think it's time for you to celebrate

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

I think it's time for you to celebrate

Yep. They were already told they were approved. Soon as they turn over the I-693 that was asked for, they should be receiving the 'Welcome Letter'.