interview today in Oklahoma City!

[Jani 0]

We are heading out to our AOS interview in some hour; and I am so nervous.

Has anyone from here had the interview in Oklahoma City...? Curious...

[john_and_marlene 162]

We are heading out to our AOS interview in some hour; and I am so nervous.

Has anyone from here had the interview in Oklahoma City...? Curious...

We had our AOS interview in OKC. It was uneventful and very relaxed. The Permanent Resident Card came about 2 weeks later.

[billsgirl 0]

just wishing you the best of luck...

[john_and_marlene 162]

Here's a post regarding our AOS interview.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=21603&hl=

[susan+mike 0]

I am moving to Tulsa in March with my K-1 and getting married on March 15th/07. I will also be doing my AOS through Oklahoma City........ how did your interview go? Details please??

Are you going through the DORA program there? I read that DORA was short for Dallas Office Rapid Adjustment but have been told it is being used in Oklahoma also...... Do you have any info to share with me on this. Anyone else out there going through DORA in Oklahoma City?? Thanks.

Susan

[Jani 0]

I am moving to Tulsa in March with my K-1 and getting married on March 15th/07. I will also be doing my AOS through Oklahoma City........ how did your interview go? Details please??

Are you going through the DORA program there? I read that DORA was short for Dallas Office Rapid Adjustment but have been told it is being used in Oklahoma also...... Do you have any info to share with me on this. Anyone else out there going through DORA in Oklahoma City?? Thanks.

Susan

The interview went just fine...

We arrived there about 10 minutes before our scheduled appointment time which was at 11. We had to wait for two hours, till we got in to the room, where a lady waited and started to asking questions.

The lady was very stiff and looked bitter - and she didnt look at us while she asked her routine-questions. She asked me at first the many "yes or no" questions that are also printed on the form we filed (if I am a terrorist, if I have been a prostitute etc). Then she asked;

-Whats your first name?

-Whats your middle name?

-Last name?

-What is your adress?

-What is your phone number?

Then she asked my husband;

-What is your name?

-Where were you born?

-When were you born?

-What do you work with?

She looked at our papers during the whole time she asked this stiff questions, and made small notes with a red pen.

After our individual questions she asked how we met each other. We told her ... and then she asked what kind of proof we brought with us. I showed her the many pictures and the papers form our bank account - she looked quickly through them.

She gave us a piece of paper, and said that since my husband has payed this house off, but doesnt have any monthly income, he has to send her a valuation of this house, so that she can put everything forward with him as my affidavit of support.

She also told me that I will get a letter with an appointment for finger prints.

Then my husband told her about the problems we had when we were looking for a civil surgeon for my vaccination supplement; and not until then she started to look interested and actually looked at us, and smiled, and payed attention. She said that it is very good we tell her about it, and she took us with her after the interview were done, to another woman there, and told us that she works with exactly the problem we described; she is contacting the civil surgeons with correct info - and also telling them this and that what is right for them to do and what is wrong...

After we got out from the office, we felt happy and pleased with how things had went...

Now we just need to get a valuation for this house - and that should not be a problem.

Yes, Oklahoma is included to the DORA... we'll see how it will go...

[Cassie 8]

My interview was 2 years ago, but I am including my original report here in case it can help with your preparations, I've highlighted the evidence/documents I took. In my experience and based on the past experiences of others, Oklahoma City is a good office to be dealing with.

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We went through security (show the ID, show the appointment letter, and remember to keep all electronics home or in the car)

You then go straight ahead into the large room, and hang a left, and drop the appointment letter through a window into an orange basket, and take a seat. It took me a minute to remember that this is also the room where you wait for your EAD appointment.

Sit tight. We got there 10 minutes late, and waited for another 20 minutes or so.

Your interviewer will open the door on the left, call your name, and then guide you through the maze of offices out back. We had Anthony, who was very efficient, and friendly--very easy to get along with, IMHO.

Before we sat down, we did the whole "swear to tell the truth" oath.

Next is IDs -- OK driver's liscense for Jerry, my passport and EAD for myself.

I was then asked for our address and phone numbers, which Anthony checked against what was in my file.

He asked for my parents' names. Since my parents both go by their middle names, I had to clarify which ones he wanted (their first names).

He then asked for my birthdate, which we found was reported incorrectly on his printout -- the year was wrong. I noticed this during my fingerprinting appointment in Wichita and reported it to the staff member who did my fingerprints, who notated it on the forms. Must not have been noticed. So Anthony made corrections on his sheets.

He asked us both if we had been married previously, or if either one of us had children from previous relationships. Jerry was married before, but Anthony did not ask to see the divorce decree again.

He then confirmed with Jerry that he still worked at the same employer as was listed in his affadavit of support (yes) and at the same salary. Since Jerry had received a raise since we filed, Anthony made a note of that in the Affadavit of Support. At that point I offered the updated employer letter to him, which he took.

He then asked for a copy of our 2004 income tax filing, and copies of Jerry's W-2s.

He then asked me the obligatory yes/no questions list found in the AOS application.

Then he said to me "Do you have some bonafides of the ongoing relationship?" Jerry started laughing and said "Man, you're in trouble!" I said, "Of course!" Anthony laughed and said "Uh oh, an organized one!" (thank you fellow VJ'ers! )

So I showed him:

--a selection of wedding pictures (didn't look too much at those)

--a selection of pictures of us together and with various family members since the wedding (I think he went through most of those, but didn't ask us anything specific about them)

--statements of our joint bank accounts -- he confirmed that it was for both chequing and savings. Since I forgot to make photocopies of those, he took one of them (either the earliest or the last, can't remember) since we knew that we could get a replacement copy fairly easily)

--the one bill we have in both our names (DISH Network). He kept the original "welcome to DISH Network" notice, since I forgot to make a copy of it.

--a document confirming Jerry was the beneficiary on my life insurance (took the original again)

--my medical insurance card with both our names on it, and my card from my doctor

--a copy of my bank statement for my Canadian bank account, which is now in my married name and sent to my Tulsa address. He asked why I still had a Canadian account (student loan payments), and once he confirmed that it wasn't a joint account with Jerry, he handed the sheet back to me.

--he asked if we had a lease agreement or mortgage agreement in both our names, which we didn't have. Jerry explained why and he seemed satisfied with that.

he then says to me "This all looks good, but we have a bit of a problem today, I won't be able to officially approve you. We're missing part of your file."

I guess I had a "Oh #######" look on my face, because he was quick to explain that the file they had in OKC was what they considered a "temporary" file, that only had the paperwork that had been dealt with in OKC. It had to be reconciled with the paperwork at the Service Centre (in our case, TSC) and reviewed before official AOS approval. Once Anthony tracks down where my file is (apparently it could also be hiding somewhere in OKC) and gets everything together, once I am approved he would send me a letter stating such. He couldn't say for officially sure that I was approved (so he can't get in trouble in the future if something happens), but I didn't leave the interview thinking I wasn't approved, if you know what I mean.

He then took the original I-94 stub out of my passport, and left in the one I got when I used my AP at JFK airport in May. He also let me keep my Advanced Parole papers, in case I needed them in the meantime.

And that's that! No stamp, no nuthin'. *sigh*

He told me about lifting the conditions in two years time, and to keep collecting proof of relationship in the meantime (examples he mentioned were : if we have children, have copies of their birth certificates; if we go on trips to keep itineraries, ticket stubs, pictures, etc.; correspodence)

Oh, some info I picked up while talking to him -- I didn't even have to ask specifically for you, Tanja!

Once you get the official letter of approval, you are approved, and that's that. Once the letter is sent to you, they either send the file back to Texas or let Texas know you're approved, because Texas generates the official permanent residency card, not OKC. It used to take them up to a year to get the greencard out, hence the stamp in the passport, but Anthony estimated it takes about 6 weeks to get the card now. If you feel kinda leery about about not having the stamp, he told me to make an INFOPASS appointment, bring that notice and the approval letter to OKC, and they will do the stamp in the passport. if you're ok with not having the stamp, your approval letter will suffice in the meantime.

One more thing -- I remarked at the end "well, I guess I have to wait some more for my Oklahoma driver's liscense". he asked why, and I told him about how adamant the Jenks office was about not letting me have my DL until permanent residency. He said, "yeah, Oklahoma is a big stickler on that one, but I am surprised they wouldn't let you have it, since you have your EAD." I told him I didn't bother since it would only be a temporary lisence anyways, I'd wait until PR status. He agreed that was probably the wisest thing to do. So I'm not crazy for thinking OK DL people are nutty

All in all, a very good experience, despite the wait for an official answer OKC has been, for the most part, very good to deal with, and the interview itself was not bad at all. Oh, just make sure you make copies of everything, except pictures

Edited to add:

**OH I forgot one thing: after he asked for IDs, he took my right index fingerprint (ink not digital) and printed it on the front and back of a card, and had me sign both front and back as well.

[Milka 0]

I hope everything went well. congrats and have a wonderful life.

[susan+mike 0]

I am moving to Tulsa in March with my K-1 and getting married on March 15th/07. I will also be doing my AOS through Oklahoma City........ how did your interview go? Details please??

Are you going through the DORA program there? I read that DORA was short for Dallas Office Rapid Adjustment but have been told it is being used in Oklahoma also...... Do you have any info to share with me on this. Anyone else out there going through DORA in Oklahoma City?? Thanks.

Susan

The interview went just fine...

We arrived there about 10 minutes before our scheduled appointment time which was at 11. We had to wait for two hours, till we got in to the room, where a lady waited and started to asking questions.

The lady was very stiff and looked bitter - and she didnt look at us while she asked her routine-questions. She asked me at first the many "yes or no" questions that are also printed on the form we filed (if I am a terrorist, if I have been a prostitute etc). Then she asked;

-Whats your first name?

-Whats your middle name?

-Last name?

-What is your adress?

-What is your phone number?

Then she asked my husband;

-What is your name?

-Where were you born?

-When were you born?

-What do you work with?

She looked at our papers during the whole time she asked this stiff questions, and made small notes with a red pen.

After our individual questions she asked how we met each other. We told her ... and then she asked what kind of proof we brought with us. I showed her the many pictures and the papers form our bank account - she looked quickly through them.

She gave us a piece of paper, and said that since my husband has payed this house off, but doesnt have any monthly income, he has to send her a valuation of this house, so that she can put everything forward with him as my affidavit of support.

She also told me that I will get a letter with an appointment for finger prints.

Then my husband told her about the problems we had when we were looking for a civil surgeon for my vaccination supplement; and not until then she started to look interested and actually looked at us, and smiled, and payed attention. She said that it is very good we tell her about it, and she took us with her after the interview were done, to another woman there, and told us that she works with exactly the problem we described; she is contacting the civil surgeons with correct info - and also telling them this and that what is right for them to do and what is wrong...

After we got out from the office, we felt happy and pleased with how things had went...

Now we just need to get a valuation for this house - and that should not be a problem.

Yes, Oklahoma is included to the DORA... we'll see how it will go...

Thanks for your reply! When you filed your AOS did you send it to the Chicago Lockbox or just make the online appointment and take it in person?

[susan+mike 0]

We are heading out to our AOS interview in some hour; and I am so nervous.

Has anyone from here had the interview in Oklahoma City...? Curious...

Hi Jani,

Since I will be arriving in Tulsa on March 13th and getting married on the 15th............. I am planning on applying for my AOS, etc hopefully within a week or two after that........... well I was just wondering how your process is going......... you don't have a timeline and I was just curious. When did you originally apply for your AOS? When you started the process in OKC were they using the Rapid Adjustment program there yet? (DORA)