AOS Interview

[mcuzin1985 13]

My wife is about to have her interview for AOS in the next couple of months. I am a Civilian Contractor deployed to Afghanistan. Does anyone know if I am required to be at the interview or is my Wife able to provide them with a copy of my Letter of Authorization and go by herself?

Do you recommend that way or should I fly home for a day and fly back the next?

Any advice would be great.

Mike Cousineau

[Girl from Celebes 588]

My wife is about to have her interview for AOS in the next couple of months. I am a Civilian Contractor deployed to Afghanistan. Does anyone know if I am required to be at the interview or is my Wife able to provide them with a copy of my Letter of Authorization and go by herself?

Do you recommend that way or should I fly home for a day and fly back the next?

Any advice would be great.

Mike Cousineau

I read some post a while back about that. His wife had the interview back then but he was deployed out of the country. She brought all papers stated that her husband could not come for the interview because he was deployed. But the IO was not satisfied and asked her come back later. She told her husband about that and he asked her come back again to the office and after a little argument, the wife finally had her interview. My point is, they probably will give her hard time but she should stand and show them all the papers are needed. Let me find you the link about that.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

My wife is about to have her interview for AOS in the next couple of months. I am a Civilian Contractor deployed to Afghanistan. Does anyone know if I am required to be at the interview or is my Wife able to provide them with a copy of my Letter of Authorization and go by herself?

Do you recommend that way or should I fly home for a day and fly back the next?

Any advice would be great.

Mike Cousineau

I can't find the link what I am talking about. But, this is might be helpful.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/217796-aos-interview-while-husband-is-deployed/

[mcuzin1985 13]

Thanks for your response. But hopefully someone can chime in about Civilian Contractors? I am deployed but I am not a uniformed military service member. So they may tell her tough luck and come back with your husband. Just trying to get some real life experiences here.

[Uhoh 10]

From what I understand, unless you are deployed with the military, you are expected to attend the interview with your spouse. It's on the NOA interview instructions in the letter I think.

[mcuzin1985 13]

And that's what I was thinking myself.

Thanks Uhoh.