Marriage based green card

[QueenComley 295]

Here is a review I did of my AOS to give u an idea....

My AOS appointment was for 4th March 2014 @ 10.30am. Me and my husband arrived around 9.50am but actually had to queue outside for around 20 minutes as the office was closed the day before due to poor weather and appointments were turning up from the previous day and being turned away!

Once in we went through the security check point and sat in the appointment room waiting for my Immigration Attorney to arrive, which he did at 10.20am. I then placed my appointment letter in the slot and was called at exactly 10.30am.

My Immigration Officer was Officer Drake. She was not over friendly but was not rude or intimidating. Once we had sworn on oath we sat down and Officer Drake opened my file and asked for my EAD and Passport, and also my birth certificate, our marriage certificate, My new SS Card and my husbands proof of citizenship. She asked me and my husband to confirm the following:

Our Names
Our address
Our dates of Birth
What country I was from
If we have any children
If we have ever been married and divorced
What date we got married
Where we got married

Officer Drake then asked how we met and got together. After a brief description she asked what dates I had flown to America to visit my husband and for how long each visit was for.

Officer Drake then asked me a few standard questions like if I had ever broken the law, smuggled drugs, been a terrorist etc.

Officer Drake then asked if I had additional paperwork I would like her to see and I said Yes. I handed her our jointly filed taxes, our joint bank account, Joint lease, Joint utility bills, Joint credit card, a letter showing I was my husbands beneficiary and a letter from my step children's school confirming I am registered as their step-mother and emergency contact. Officer Drake wrote all these documents down, handed back my passport and EAD card and turned to her computer screen. She printed off a sheet of paper and said "I have approved your green card application, it will be with you in no more than two weeks". The sheet of paper she handed me was confirmation of my green card approval.

The whole interview was harmless took no more than 5 minutes!!!!

[VJnew 8]

Ty.I hope to get mine one day....I heard they put ppl in diff rooms and then compare an answers.Ive heard they can ask any questions like what color of ur husbands toothbrush or even some intimate questions

[QueenComley 295]

The interview your describing is called a stokes interview. It is only used when an Immigration Officer strongly believes that the marriage is fraudulent and not real or there are a lot of red flags.

[VJnew 8]

Oh i see now.I do not affraid of interview bc my marriage is real.the only thing i was affraid of is my overstay for too long.i didnt know if they could give my case to ICE,i have nobody in my country and i here i have only my husband.

[QueenComley 295]

Once you apply for your AOS you will no longer be out of status.

Remember Immigration Officers are trained to know what relationships are genuine and those that are not. Yours is genuine so you have nothing to fear, just ensure you have all your paperwork and are organized.

Overstay is forgiven.

Edited May 5, 2014 by QueenComley

[the_waiting_game 5]

Oh wow,didnt know that.what kind of questions they ask on interview?

Just like what QueenComley said, add your name to any account they would allow you to. Your spouse is the primary account holder but you can be added as authorized user.

Our interview was probably one of the easiest. The questions were only to verify our identity. But do a search here on VJ of AOS Interview experience. Most members post detailed account of their interview. Good luck on yours!

[VJnew 8]

Ty everybody.He dont have a bank account and we r renting house of our friend,so bills on a friends name.all we have is affidavits ,dental and some pics

[VJnew 8]

I have txt msges from him on my cell phone when ive met,can i use them as a proof?

[QueenComley 295]

At the AOS stage the Immigration Officer will have no interest in messages, call logs and emails etc. This is secondary evidence. What they will be looking for is primary evidence which is joint finances and proof your co-habiting as a married couple.

[VJnew 8]

I just wanted to proof that i know him for a long time,but we was living in diff states so we was txt and calling each other.i thought i could print it bc there is a date and year

[QueenComley 295]

It never does any harm to bring as much documentation as you can.

[VJnew 8]

True.thats what im trying to do lol.i guess its gonna take 5 months the whole process so i have a time

[QueenComley 295]

Yes. Also when you apply for your AOS you will receive a SS Card and EAD, normally you receive these BEFORE your interview date. At that point you can get a joint bank account with your husband, joint Credit card etc...In time for your interview and have more primary evidence to show them then.

[VJnew 8]

Before AOS is approve ill get SSN? How come? I thought its gonna be after

[QueenComley 295]

No you are issued with a temporary SS Card and an EAD (Employment Authorization) prior to your interview date.