Had AOS Interview Today in West Palm Beach, FL

[Fishergirl 1]

Hello All,

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything but I've surely been reading and want to thank you all for sharing. Your experiences helped my husband and I prepare for his AOS Interview today. Hopefully, sharing my experience will be of help to someone...

Our appointment was scheduled for 9 a.m. Hubby and I dressed nicely (he wore a tie) and left home 7:45 a.m. and got to there before 8:30. We parked in the all day lot across the street ($5). Went inside, and went through security. We were told to turn cell phones off if we had them but we had already decided to leave them in the car. After going through security, we were told to give our appointment letter to a guard sitting in the doorway to a waiting room. We handed him our letter, he instructed us to place it in a slot through this window and have a seat. (This guard was extremely pleasant, and even joked with us.) The waiting room was really crowded and we were sure we had a long wait ahead of us...but that wasn't the case.

About 8:50 a.m. a young lady comes out and calls for "Sanchez." Well, there was no one that responded. After calling "Sanchez" a few times, she called us. (Their loss ...our gain because our officer was AWESOME. ) We were pleasantly surprised because it wasn't even 9 o'clock yet! We went through the doors and the young lady introduced herself as Officer Scott. She looked rather young...early to mid-twenties. She was also very pleasant from the beginning..

She led us into her office and had us swear to tell the truth and asked for us to provide her with our identification.

She asked me (US Citizen) if I were a citizen;

Where was I born;

Had I ever filed a petition for anyone before;

If we had any children;

Where my children lived but then noted that they were all of age.

She asked my husband if anyone had ever applied for him before;

When he entered the US the last time;

Had he ever stayed in the US past six months prior to this last visit;

had he been arrested, etc.;

If he'd ever been married; and

How we met.

She stated that she was already satisfied and approving our petition but needed documentation of our life together and I could get that all together while he told her how we met. She noted on the paperwork that we were married on July 4, 2006 and congratulated us on our first year.

Things she already had copies of but asked to see the originals/certified copies of:

My birth certificate

Hubby's birth certificate

My dissolution of marriage

2006 tax document (we filed 'married filing jointly)

My latest pay stub (I gave her my latest pay stub and employment letter)

Hubby's latest pay stub

Our marriage license

Hubby's passport with I-94 card

Hubby's EAD card

Documents I gave her to prove the relationship:

Latest bank statement;

Light bill with both our names;

Documentation showing both of us being dependents on each other's employment benefits

Receipts/Flight Itineraries from two trips we'd taken

Documentation from our church showing us both as new members.

As she left to make copies of our ID and certain documentation, she gave us a form to sign that stated that my hubby had been approved for conditional permanent residency and what to do to apply to remove conditions. She gave us a copy for our records. When she returned from making copies, she had stamped hubby's passport with the I-551 stamp! YAY! THANK YOU, LORD!

This officer was AWESOME. We had only been in there five minutes before she said that she was approving us. We hadn't even shown her our documentation of our life together. The ONLY personal question she asked us was directed to my husband when she asked how we met. (Trust me, I'm not complaining.) The whole thing, including waiting in the lobby, was less than 30 minutes. We were walking back to our car by 9:20 or so!!!

Several times, she commented on how easy our case was because we had everything in order. She told us that some times these cases are in such a mess but ours was a good one to have first thing in the morning. As she walked us out, she congratulated us again and spoke about how she'd love to go to Jamaica to visit some time.

Once again, thank each of you for sharing your experiences. We couldn't have done it without you.

Lee

[chelseafan 0]

A BIG warm congratulations to you!

[John & Annie 0]

very cool, congrats

[~krakatoa~ 27]

Thanks for sharing the experience and congrats!

Edited July 10, 2007 by mysticbluerose

[Yaads 0]

Congrats Lee!!!! :dance:

[Karly-n-Bruce 0]

Thanks for sharing and congratulations!!!

[Jasman0717 9]

Congratulations Nice post, thank you for sharing!

[Peggy 1]

Congrats

[Silke 1]

Thanks for sharing your interview experience with us! Congratulations

[TracyLuis 0]

Very nice story. I love to hear about happy interviews

[Jashley820 0]

Very nice story. I love to hear about happy interviews

Congrats!

[~*Maria*~ 1]

Congrats

[Leney 0]

Thank you for sharing this! It really made me smile Congratulations!

[____ 0]

It's great to hear such a positive story. I hope mine goes as well as yours!

Hello All,

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything but I've surely been reading and want to thank you all for sharing. Your experiences helped my husband and I prepare for his AOS Interview today. Hopefully, sharing my experience will be of help to someone...

Our appointment was scheduled for 9 a.m. Hubby and I dressed nicely (he wore a tie) and left home 7:45 a.m. and got to there before 8:30. We parked in the all day lot across the street ($5). Went inside, and went through security. We were told to turn cell phones off if we had them but we had already decided to leave them in the car. After going through security, we were told to give our appointment letter to a guard sitting in the doorway to a waiting room. We handed him our letter, he instructed us to place it in a slot through this window and have a seat. (This guard was extremely pleasant, and even joked with us.) The waiting room was really crowded and we were sure we had a long wait ahead of us...but that wasn't the case.

About 8:50 a.m. a young lady comes out and calls for "Sanchez." Well, there was no one that responded. After calling "Sanchez" a few times, she called us. (Their loss ...our gain because our officer was AWESOME. ) We were pleasantly surprised because it wasn't even 9 o'clock yet! We went through the doors and the young lady introduced herself as Officer Scott. She looked rather young...early to mid-twenties. She was also very pleasant from the beginning..

She led us into her office and had us swear to tell the truth and asked for us to provide her with our identification.

She asked me (US Citizen) if I were a citizen;

Where was I born;

Had I ever filed a petition for anyone before;

If we had any children;

Where my children lived but then noted that they were all of age.

She asked my husband if anyone had ever applied for him before;

When he entered the US the last time;

Had he ever stayed in the US past six months prior to this last visit;

had he been arrested, etc.;

If he'd ever been married; and

How we met.

She stated that she was already satisfied and approving our petition but needed documentation of our life together and I could get that all together while he told her how we met. She noted on the paperwork that we were married on July 4, 2006 and congratulated us on our first year.

Things she already had copies of but asked to see the originals/certified copies of:

My birth certificate

Hubby's birth certificate

My dissolution of marriage

2006 tax document (we filed 'married filing jointly)

My latest pay stub (I gave her my latest pay stub and employment letter)

Hubby's latest pay stub

Our marriage license

Hubby's passport with I-94 card

Hubby's EAD card

Documents I gave her to prove the relationship:

Latest bank statement;

Light bill with both our names;

Documentation showing both of us being dependents on each other's employment benefits

Receipts/Flight Itineraries from two trips we'd taken

Documentation from our church showing us both as new members.

As she left to make copies of our ID and certain documentation, she gave us a form to sign that stated that my hubby had been approved for conditional permanent residency and what to do to apply to remove conditions. She gave us a copy for our records. When she returned from making copies, she had stamped hubby's passport with the I-551 stamp! YAY! THANK YOU, LORD!

This officer was AWESOME. We had only been in there five minutes before she said that she was approving us. We hadn't even shown her our documentation of our life together. The ONLY personal question she asked us was directed to my husband when she asked how we met. (Trust me, I'm not complaining.) The whole thing, including waiting in the lobby, was less than 30 minutes. We were walking back to our car by 9:20 or so!!!

Several times, she commented on how easy our case was because we had everything in order. She told us that some times these cases are in such a mess but ours was a good one to have first thing in the morning. As she walked us out, she congratulated us again and spoke about how she'd love to go to Jamaica to visit some time.

Once again, thank each of you for sharing your experiences. We couldn't have done it without you.

Lee

[lostinblue 1,989]

It's great to hear such a positive story. I hope mine goes as well as yours!

Hello All,

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything but I've surely been reading and want to thank you all for sharing. Your experiences helped my husband and I prepare for his AOS Interview today. Hopefully, sharing my experience will be of help to someone...

Our appointment was scheduled for 9 a.m. Hubby and I dressed nicely (he wore a tie) and left home 7:45 a.m. and got to there before 8:30. We parked in the all day lot across the street ($5). Went inside, and went through security. We were told to turn cell phones off if we had them but we had already decided to leave them in the car. After going through security, we were told to give our appointment letter to a guard sitting in the doorway to a waiting room. We handed him our letter, he instructed us to place it in a slot through this window and have a seat. (This guard was extremely pleasant, and even joked with us.) The waiting room was really crowded and we were sure we had a long wait ahead of us...but that wasn't the case.

About 8:50 a.m. a young lady comes out and calls for "Sanchez." Well, there was no one that responded. After calling "Sanchez" a few times, she called us. (Their loss ...our gain because our officer was AWESOME. ) We were pleasantly surprised because it wasn't even 9 o'clock yet! We went through the doors and the young lady introduced herself as Officer Scott. She looked rather young...early to mid-twenties. She was also very pleasant from the beginning..

She led us into her office and had us swear to tell the truth and asked for us to provide her with our identification.

She asked me (US Citizen) if I were a citizen;

Where was I born;

Had I ever filed a petition for anyone before;

If we had any children;

Where my children lived but then noted that they were all of age.

She asked my husband if anyone had ever applied for him before;

When he entered the US the last time;

Had he ever stayed in the US past six months prior to this last visit;

had he been arrested, etc.;

If he'd ever been married; and

How we met.

She stated that she was already satisfied and approving our petition but needed documentation of our life together and I could get that all together while he told her how we met. She noted on the paperwork that we were married on July 4, 2006 and congratulated us on our first year.

Things she already had copies of but asked to see the originals/certified copies of:

My birth certificate

Hubby's birth certificate

My dissolution of marriage

2006 tax document (we filed 'married filing jointly)

My latest pay stub (I gave her my latest pay stub and employment letter)

Hubby's latest pay stub

Our marriage license

Hubby's passport with I-94 card

Hubby's EAD card

Documents I gave her to prove the relationship:

Latest bank statement;

Light bill with both our names;

Documentation showing both of us being dependents on each other's employment benefits

Receipts/Flight Itineraries from two trips we'd taken

Documentation from our church showing us both as new members.

As she left to make copies of our ID and certain documentation, she gave us a form to sign that stated that my hubby had been approved for conditional permanent residency and what to do to apply to remove conditions. She gave us a copy for our records. When she returned from making copies, she had stamped hubby's passport with the I-551 stamp! YAY! THANK YOU, LORD!

This officer was AWESOME. We had only been in there five minutes before she said that she was approving us. We hadn't even shown her our documentation of our life together. The ONLY personal question she asked us was directed to my husband when she asked how we met. (Trust me, I'm not complaining.) The whole thing, including waiting in the lobby, was less than 30 minutes. We were walking back to our car by 9:20 or so!!!

Several times, she commented on how easy our case was because we had everything in order. She told us that some times these cases are in such a mess but ours was a good one to have first thing in the morning. As she walked us out, she congratulated us again and spoke about how she'd love to go to Jamaica to visit some time.

Once again, thank each of you for sharing your experiences. We couldn't have done it without you.

Lee

Maybe you could go into detail about preparing your case for AOS seeing that the VO was so impressed with what you presented in your application....If you have some spare time