Adjustment of Status Interview During COVID-19

[Cristopher 3]

Hello, my wife has an interview for adjustment of status soon. She has been re-scheduled twice (for understandable reasons). I was wondering if you had an interview after USCIS open their doors for interviews, and how it went? good? normal?. I was planning to bring my mom as translator but it seems that they will only allow my wife and I to be in the interview. Did anyone have any issues with that? how did you do if you needed a translator. 

 

Thank you. 

[geowrian 22,337]

My wife had her interview in late 2018, but the process is fundamentally unchanged (minus some extra safety precautions for COVID).

 

The interview was mostly a formality for us. We were in and out in about 5 minutes. The IO asked us about any corrections to the I-485 (we verified that the address change was recorded properly), asked some questions from the I-485 again, and asked how we met. The rest of the time was me asking about some general immigration things.

We had folders of evidence with us, an update I-864, etc. I suggest anybody else to always bring this as well just in case it is needed.

 

We had no red flags, lived together since marriage in the US, etc. So we didn't expect any issues either.

Obviously YMMV...some IOs are stricter than others, and one's personal circumstances may raise additional scrutiny.

 

An interpreter must be an unbiased and impartial individual.

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/role-and-use-interpreters-domestic-field-office-interviews

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/archive/PM/2017-17-1-RoleUseInterpreters-PM-602-0125-1.pdf

 

Your mother would likely not qualify as she stands to benefit from the result (via her child). If an interpreter is needed, a professional service is probably the best route.

Do you share a common language?

[Cristopher 3]

12 minutes ago, geowrian said:

My wife had her interview in late 2018, but the process is fundamentally unchanged (minus some extra safety precautions for COVID).

 

The interview was mostly a formality for us. We were in and out in about 5 minutes. The IO asked us about any corrections to the I-485 (we verified that the address change was recorded properly), asked some questions from the I-485 again, and asked how we met. The rest of the time was me asking about some general immigration things.

We had folders of evidence with us, an update I-864, etc. I suggest anybody else to always bring this as well just in case it is needed.

 

We had no red flags, lived together since marriage in the US, etc. So we didn't expect any issues either.

Obviously YMMV...some IOs are stricter than others, and one's personal circumstances may raise additional scrutiny.

 

An interpreter must be an unbiased and impartial individual.

https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/role-and-use-interpreters-domestic-field-office-interviews

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/archive/PM/2017-17-1-RoleUseInterpreters-PM-602-0125-1.pdf

 

Your mother would likely not qualify as she stands to benefit from the result (via her child). If an interpreter is needed, a professional service is probably the best route.

Do you share a common language?

I know, actually I called to USCIS regarding about my mother being the interpreter. The person that answered my questions said that "It is up to the official if he/she will accept my mother as interpreter", well when I called was around February. Yes, my wife and I speak the same language. I am US Citizen as well. In the new NOA says that "we should arrange to have an interpreter available by phone". I feel like this is going to be more difficult than before.  Thanks for sharing your experience. 

Edited June 20, 2020 by Cristopher