Checklist for a successful combo interview

[Olga&Jared 267]

Hey guys,

 

I'm going in for a I-751 and N-400 combo next month, and I wanted to have your opinions on my paperwork package. I had a pretty unpleasant interview for the first green card, and after that experience I'm probably more nervous about getting interviewed again than I should be. At the time of my first interview I was in my 3d trimester of pregnancy, and an officer kept asking my husband if he was sure the baby was his. Not a single question about our relationship timeline. I'm sure this interview will be different as our son is 3 yo now but because I don't have an experience of a "normal" relationship-focused interview I'm really nervous.

 

Here's what I have so far in terms of proof (not including copies of all sorts of IDs). Since my RoC has been pending for almost 2 years my N-400 and I-751 contents for the most part overlap. 

 

- Marriage license

- Birth Certificate of our son

- Divorce Certificate for my previous marriage

 

Financial:

 

- Tax return transcripts for 2019-2022 filed jointly

- Joint rent agreements for 4 properties from 2019 to present

- Transaction history over the years for 4 different joint bank accounts, investment and credit included

- 2 joint car loans

- My life insurance stating my husband as a beneficiary

- My husband's life insurance stating me as a beneficiary

 

Other:

 

- 2 car registrations with both of our names on it

- Insurance for 2 cars with both of our names on it

- Medical insurance cards for all three of us through my husband's employer

- Apple Family Sharing Plan

- Document that states my husband as a legacy contact to access all my digital data in the event of death with an access key

- Same document that states me as a legacy contact for my husband's digital data

- Amazon Household Plan

- Google-Fi Family Plan

- Netflix Family Account

- Copies of plane tickets from 2 trips we took with our son

- Photos

 

I don't have utility bills under both of our names because I never thought it was important. 

 

Also, if you could think of any tricky questions they might ask us based on my package, please let me know. When I read topics where someone gets asked about breakfast a day before and what their partner was wearing, I do get nervous because our family life is pretty chaotic and we don't focus on these tiny things. Breakfast is usually on the go while we get ready for work and get our son ready etc. My husband definitely won't remember things like what I was wearing the night before because our brains are in a permanently exhausted state and don't register these things. 

 

 

Edited September 26, 2023 by Olga&Jared

[Crazy Cat 41,842]

We had a combo interview in December 2022.  The officer wanted to see a paper trail of addresses and new evidence of marriage since initially submitting the I-751 package.  He specifically wanted to see drivers licenses, etc to show us at same address.  He also wanted to see both names on leases.  It was a piece of cake.  Good luck.  

[Olga&Jared 267]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

We had a combo interview in December 2022.  The officer wanted to see a paper trail of addresses and new evidence of marriage since initially submitting the I-751 package.  He specifically wanted to see drivers licenses, etc to show us at same address.  He also wanted to see both names on leases.  It was a piece of cake.  Good luck.  

 

Thank you! Yeah, I'm adding things to my I-751 to reflect all the changes to present day. Did you bring copies of both of your drivers licenses? I never thought that those are required. 

[Crazy Cat 41,842]

23 minutes ago, Olga&Jared said:

 

Thank you! Yeah, I'm adding things to my I-751 to reflect all the changes to present day. Did you bring copies of both of your drivers licenses? I never thought that those are required. 

The officer asked for them to check if the addresses were the same for both of us.