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Strange Green Card Interview Experience

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KatiaReena   0

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Belarus
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Hi everyone!

I just had my interview in Hartford,CT and I wanted to know if what I experienced was OK.

 

The interviewer was very strict and overly professional with us - a stark contrast from our previous USCIS experiences. He didn't ask any personal questions apart from how we met.

Then, he wanted to know everything about my travel history. All these questions were addressed to my husband. I traveled to the USA three times on a tourist visa and my husband remembered all these dates correctly:

-  September 2014 when we met (stay for 11 days)

- January 2015 (stay for 12 days) 

-  March 2015 (stay for 5 months)

 

We also mentioned that in May 2015, we applied for a petition for fiance visa. Once it was approved in August 2015,  I went back home to collect documents.  

Plus, all the other dates of our trips to other countries together were mentioned as well. The officer took notes very meticulously. 

Then he asked me: "so how many times I entered the USA on a tourist visa?" - I answered: 3. 

 

In the end, the officer said that he was going to verify my travel history and that I'd probably need to comply with some medical regulations. He said that I don't have all the tests results, only vaccinations, and that I would need to take the gonorrhea test. I responded saying that I definitely passed all the necessary tests. He still insisted that something is missing and that they would notify us by mail in two weeks. In addition, he said that they would include information about a USCIS-approved doctor.

 

When I came home, I remembered that I intentionally didn't do the full medical exam (only the vaccines). Furthermore, since I had my medical testing done in 2015, I was exempt from having to take this recently introduced gonorrhea examination.This was before we submitted documents for a Green Card in February 2016.

 

Now our case is being held for review. We've already waited more than a year to get an interview. The reason is not entirely clear. Was it due to the fact that we moved from NY to CT about 8 months after the submission? 

 

Anyways, does anyone have an idea why our USCIS officer (interviewer) was more interested in travel history & medical examinations instead of asking about our marriage? Is this strange/has anyone experienced this before? Should we just wait again at this point, or try to contact USCIS to clarify the situation?

 

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Ebunoluwa   6,136

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Cyprus
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There is nothing to really clarify, they said the case is held for review.
We filed AOS May 2015 and it is still pending, interview was 6 months ago, no GC in sight, we are under security checks.
No one can tell you why the do the things they do and they will not be specific about it if you ask.
Just wait a month or two and then make a service request or infopass.
 

Spoiler

 

I-129F Sent : 3-31-2014, NOA2: 4-6-2014

NVC Received : some dinkelsberry yehoo in the house of clingons send our petition to the wrong consulate.

Consulate Received : July 30,2014 Transfer to right embassy complete.

Interview Date : Oct 22, 2014

Interview Result : AP , requesting another PC (not expired) and certified divorce decree (was submitted)Stokes interview via phone for petitioner 4 hrs after interview.

Oct 23 email notification visa approved.
Visa Received : Nov. 3 , 2014 VISA IN HAND.

US Entry : Nov. 21, 2014

Marriage : Dec 27, 2014

AOS send : May 12, 2015, received May 14, 2015 USPS priority

Email &text : May 18, 2015, check cashed May 19,2015, return receipt May 21, 2015 stamped USCIS Lockbox, NOA1 (3x) May 22,2015

Biometrics : June 1, 2015 letter received for appointment June 8, 2015, successful walk-in June 1, 2015

RFE : June 12, 2015 for income not meeting guideline. Income does ( ! ) exceed guideline.

RFE response : June 26, 2015 returned with a boat load full of financial evidence.

UPDATE: July 5, 2015 updated on all 3 cases, RFE received June 30, 2015.

Service request : Aug 12, 2015, letter received that it will be processed within 90 days from receipt of RFE.

UPDATE: Aug 24, 2015, EAD card being produced/ordered. ( 102 days from AOS receipt day and 55 days from RFE response received.) Thank you Jesus !

Emails : Aug 24, 2015, EAD approved, EAD card ordered.

I-797 EAD/AP approval notice received : Aug 27, 2015

EAD/AP combo card mailed : Aug 27, 2015, EAD/AP combo card received: Aug 31, 2015

Renewal application send for EAD/AP : May 31,2016 (AOS pending over 1 year). Received June 2, 2016,Notice date June7, 2016, emails,texts, NOA1 hard copy

Service request for pending AOS April 21, 2016, case not assigned yet.
Service request for pending AOS June 14, 2016, tier 2 said performing background checks.
Expedite request for EAD/AP Aug 3, 2016, Aug10 notification >request was received, assigned, completed. RFE letter requesting evidence for expedite, docs faxed Aug18

*Service request for I-485 Aug 3, 2016, Aug11 notification> request was assigned. Service request Dec 2, 2016.
AOS Interview letter received Aug 12, 2016

AOS Interview September 21, 2016.

Second Biometrics appointment letters received for EAD and AOS on Aug 15, 2016 for Aug 17 ( 2 day notice).

Second Biometrics completed Aug 17, 2016

Third Biometrics appointment letter received Aug 19, 2016 for Sept. 1, 2016. WTH ?!

EAD/AP (renewal) approval Aug 22, 2016, NOA2 received Aug 25, 2016

Renewal EAD in production notification text and online, expedite successful 4 days after RFE request response was faxed, Aug25mailed,Aug29received.

Sept. 21 Interview, 2 hour interview, we were separated and asked about 50 questions each for an hour each. IO was firm but professional, some smiles.
Several service requests made, contacted Senator and Ombudsman. Background checks still pending.
July 21, 2017 HOME VISIT.  Went well. Topic thread in AOS forum.
Waiting to skip ROC and get 10 yr GC due to over 2 year while pending AOS
AOS APPROVED Oct. 4, 2017 * Green card in hand Oct 13, 2017 !!!!!

First K1 denied after 16 month of AP. Refiled. We are a couple since 2009. Not a sprint but a matter of endurance.

 

 
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