Is it true that all I-751s now have interviews?

[Dane123 0]

Hi there, I really appreciate the knowledge I've gotten on this forum. Thank you all.

 

I was looking for a lawyer to file our up-coming i-751 Removal of Conditions form. We could probably do it ourselves, but just don't want to mess anything up. 

 

Found a lawyer on Avvo because of a comment he wrote a couple of years back that "he has never in 20 years seen an i-751 client of his have an interview request" . . . I then called his office and the receptionist there told me that ALL I-751 applicants since 2017 now have mandatory interviews -- ever since Trump got in power. According to her, waiving the interview is a thing of the past and we can be 100% sure we'll have one too.

 

Is this your experience too? My wife and I have a completely legit marriage with tons of paperwork and documents to back it up, so either way I'm sure we'll be fine. But I would rather have avoided the interview. After all we already did one 2 years ago and it was stressful.

 

Would truly appreciate your feedback!

Edited January 10, 2018 by Dane123

[Californiansunset 336]

1 minute ago, Dane123 said:

Hi there, I really appreciate the knowledge I've gotten on this forum. Thank you all.

 

I was looking for a lawyer to file our up-coming i-751 Removal of Conditions form. We could probably do it ourselves, but just don't want to mess anything up. 

 

Found a lawyer on Avvo because of a comment he wrote a couple of years back that "he has never in 20 years seen an i-751 client of his have an interview request" . . . I then called his office and the receptionist there told me that ALL I-751 applicants since 2017 now have mandatory interviews -- ever since Trump got in power. According to her waiving the interview is a thing of the past and we can be 100% sure we'll have one.

 

Is this your experience too? My wife and I have a completely legit marriage with tons of paperwork and documents to back it up, so either way I'm sure we'll be fine. But I would rather have avoided the interview. After all we already did one 2 years ago and it was stressful.

 

Would truly appreciate your feedback!

I've seen another VJ member saying this before but I personally have only read that all AOS interviews are mandatory now (some were waived before for AOS from visas such as K1s). I never heard this about the I-751 though. That would be pretty messed up because my only comfort about having the AOS interview after already going through the K1 interview was that another interview for I-751 would've been very unlikely -.-

[mindthegap 2,605]

No

[sddude89 31]

43 minutes ago, Dane123 said:

the receptionist there told me

Receptionists knows nothing  or receptionist did not ask you the right questions and did not understand what you were talking about.

 

Not true.

Plenty of folks on this forums currently (like within the last 10 days) being approved with no interview

 

Please don't spread receptionist rumors.

[Name O Boy 511]

1 hour ago, Dane123 said:

Hi there, I really appreciate the knowledge I've gotten on this forum. Thank you all.

 

I was looking for a lawyer to file our up-coming i-751 Removal of Conditions form. We could probably do it ourselves, but just don't want to mess anything up. 

 

Found a lawyer on Avvo because of a comment he wrote a couple of years back that "he has never in 20 years seen an i-751 client of his have an interview request" . . . I then called his office and the receptionist there told me that ALL I-751 applicants since 2017 now have mandatory interviews -- ever since Trump got in power. According to her, waiving the interview is a thing of the past and we can be 100% sure we'll have one too.

 

Is this your experience too? My wife and I have a completely legit marriage with tons of paperwork and documents to back it up, so either way I'm sure we'll be fine. But I would rather have avoided the interview. After all we already did one 2 years ago and it was stressful.

 

Would truly appreciate your feedback!

I-751 interviews are not mandatory. They do interview a very small number of applicants, Good luck. 

[mindthegap 2,605]

1 hour ago, sddude89 said:

Please don't spread receptionist rumors.

Fake No0z

[Dane123 0]

Very happy and relieved to hear this. I guess you shouldn't take legal advice from a receptionist after all.

 

If anyone wants to delete this thread to avoid spreading confusion please feel free to do so. And thanks for your replies everyone.

[nightingalejules 678]

I don't think the thread needs to be deleted - just clarified. Here's a great article that spells it out:

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/25/trump-administration-green-card-hurdle-242050

 

In theory, an in-person interview is "required" for any process that results in the issuance of a green card. However, in most processes where a green card comes after another process that also requires an interview (like ROCs and AOSs - where there was a visa interview at some point) the USCIS has waived the  interview requirement in most cases. 

 

45's administration, as part of their "extreme vetting" mandate, is trying to cut back on the waivers, so they've made it against the rules to waive the interview for:

• People moving from an employment-based visa to permanent residency
• Family members of refugees and asylum seekers who are applying for "provisional status" (the step before permanent residency)

Removal of Conditions applicants are not included in this new rule. But some people don't read the whole story before they jump to conclusions.

 

It's not "fake news" - it's an incomplete understanding of "real news". Of course my favorite part of the article is where they admit that those waivers started happening because another in person interview was "a colossal waste of time". And look, here we are, a year behind in processing ROCs.

[Maritah 101]

 

Why people get too much worried about interviews? personally I don't get so much stressed about it, If I get the ticket for interview, so be it. I guess since the K-1 long waiting,  going through the process don't get me so much worried.

 

Regards,

 

M.

[shell20 746]

It is scaremongering and even the USCIS field offices seem to say this, as quoted by someone who had an info pass. My experience when I went for biometrics, I was told i WILL get an interview and it wouldn't take around 12 to 13 months as i had stated. How wrong they were, I'm now on month 11 with no approval, so my prediction wasn't far off and I haven't received a request thus far, only wish i had months ago, so I could put ROC behind me.  So reflecting on what i have mentioned it seems it's not only lawyers receptionists that are reading it all wrong, but also field officers, which is another reason why we all sit here so confused as if they don't know how are we meant to know, until someone as above found the relevant information to once again clarify the situation.  

 

That said they do interview some AOS cases more than ROC cases, but there are the odd few of ROC cases they interview and from looking back at posts from the past, they tend to be ones that have insufficient evidence or changing from a different visa other than K1 or such.  However, when they first decided to make some AOS interviews compulsory they did say they would roll out compulsory ones for ROC in the future, but we all know right now that is not physically possible due to the demand on man power at the field offices.

[Lemon23 400]

Again, I dont trust on any words given by the lawyers or any USCIS employees, those words were BS. I would rather do my research so I can have a proper black and white documents to slap on their faces rather than hearing it  from word of mouth. LOL!

Edited January 11, 2018 by Lemon23

[TabeaK 517]

Mandatory interviewing all ROCs? Give me a break, the system is already completely overloaded and ROCs are pretty low risk anyway.

 

Most of them had either a K1 or CR1 interview in home country, in case of K1 jumped through the AOS hoops (some with interview) and a lot of them will move on to N-400 with another interview in about a year's time.

 

USCIS does not have the resources to implement this, nor does it make any kind of sense.

 

Maybe they'll interview more divorce cases and maybe they'll interview more cases from whatever the current list of "bad countries" is to placate the populist government, but never all ROCs - very likely not even anywhere near all family AOS processes.

[Cincyman 127]

2 hours ago, Maritah said:

 

Why people get too much worried about interviews? personally I don't get so much stressed about it, If I get the ticket for interview, so be it. I guess since the K-1 long waiting,  going through the process don't get me so much worried.

 

Regards,

 

M.

It's not about the worrying of interviews, but that means there is a bigger waiting time, and you have to wait and wait and wait!   

[Lemon23 400]

4 hours ago, Maritah said:

 

Why people get too much worried about interviews? personally I don't get so much stressed about it, If I get the ticket for interview, so be it. I guess since the K-1 long waiting,  going through the process don't get me so much worried.

 

Regards,

 

M.

Please note that some people have very traumatic experienced when it comes to immigration interview so that's why most of them don't want to experience again, that is why for them interview is a nerve-wracking experienced.

[sddude89 31]

5 hours ago, Maritah said:

 

Why people get too much worried about interviews? personally I don't get so much stressed about it, If I get the ticket for interview, so be it. I guess since the K-1 long waiting,  going through the process don't get me so much worried.

 

Regards,

 

M.

Same here.

I don't care about the interview. Our marriage is bona fide and there is nothing to fear.

 

Perhaps some people are afraid of the unknown (understandable) as they have interviewed at consulate but never at field office before.

 

Well, for those that don't know, the interview at field office for 2yr green card (AOS) was very pleasant. Questions were easy and the USCIS lady was very charming and had a nice office with books, nice decorations and a few family photos. Nothing scary. We actually shared some laughs.

I don't see why I-751 interview would be any different.

 

Interview is nothing to worry about if your marriage is real (not fraud)

 

Edited January 11, 2018 by sddude89