AOS INTERVIEW IRVING/DALLAS March 2016

[NaijaDallas 0]

I had my AOS interview March 8, 2016, I came in on F-1 visa 12 years ago and I am filing for AOS with my wife who is USC. There were two IOs in the room when my wife and I walked in. We went through the security check and sat for a few minutes before we were called in. The first thing one of the IO said was how amazed he was about how organized and detailed the folder we brought in for interview was. The interview itself went pretty smoothly as we answered every question appropriately and as asked. IOs were shocked and excited when they learnt I shattered a jumbo jet and proposed to my wife while in the sky. I blanked out when he asked me about my sponsor and I told him I met him in Texas, but IO was insistent that my sponsor filed his taxes in Virginia, but I held my position and told both IOs that I met my sponsor in Texas and I don't know all his business ventures and states that he works. IO took my I-94 and said " You can have your passport back but I am going to hang on to your I-94 and send this to NBC" he then stapled it to my documents and folder he has with him and all along during the interview process, he kept on stamping something on my pile of files with him but he never stamped my passport. The final thing he said after asking the YES and NO questions was " We will get back with you if we need additional information, but the time it will take you to hear back from me will be way shorter then what you had to wait to get an interview" My wife then asked " we plan on traveling and going to visit Africa and stop by Jamaica, are we able to go and return without problems ? IO responded "If you have to travel, I will get with you attorney and have him file for AP for you before you travel" It's been 14 days since my interview and my status online has not been updated from "interview scheduled " I am confused and don't know what to think.. Is this a normal interview and I don't know what to expect next.

[Shiobhan 235]

Don't leave the US right now, they're checking out your sponsor,

being from a high fraud country you should stay put for now

[Pitaya 2,577]

~Moved from Fam.-based AOS to WStudentT-based AOS Progress Forum~

~Adjusting from student visa~

[NaijaDallas 0]

@ Shiobhan,

I totally understand the suggestion about not leaving the States right now and I appreciate the prompt fed back. Do you think the interview go well, in your opinion? I have heard when IO takes I-94, it's indicative of a possible approval, is it safe to assume the same in my case? How long does one typically have to wait to get the welcome letter and GC