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Interview Experience:
Field Office: Chicago
Green card: CR1
N400 filed: Oct 2022
N400 Interview Date: 15 Feb 2023
Notes: I-751 pending since Oct 2021. (Case status: Case was Received)
My wife passed her Citizenship interview today. To our surprise, we had a combo I-751 interview, and the officer asked a lot of questions. The I-751 interview lasted almost 25 minutes.
Field Office Experience:
Both my wife and I were allowed to enter the building. We went to the 3rd floor to check in and told the agent that the N400 interview was scheduled and that we had a pending joint I-751 petition. Then the agent sent us to the 2nd Floor, and we were checked in again. The agent stamped the N400 interview letter suggesting pending I-751.
I-751 Interview:
The immigration officer called both of us at 8.05 a.m. She said that she'll conduct the I-751 interview first. She asked my wife her DOB, current address, previous address, date of marriage, when was the green card issued, my wife's phone number. (My wife forgot her phone number and completely blanked out)
She then asked me my DOB and address, when we moved into the new home.
Once she checked our original Ids (passports, driving license and GC/extension letter), she asked us why we didn’t have any children yet. We told her about my wife's Cancer Diagnosis.
She then asked us for Marriage evidence that we'd bought to the interview:
She asked us for the current lease, bank statements, utility bills, tax transcripts and photographs. We luckily had everything ready.
We also provided her with our 2022 Tax return and 2022 W2s. We gave her letter from the Oncologist too.
She then asked me to wait in the waiting area while she conducted my wife's N400 interview.
N400 Interview.
Civics Test:
1. Who is your state senator?
2. What Ocean is on the East?
3. What Ocean is on the West?
4. When was the constitution Written?
5. Who was the first president?
6. How many senators are there?
While she uploaded the documents, she asked more about the Cancer Diagnosis -- Type, Stage etc.
Then she handed her the N652 and recommended her name for Approval.
Overall, the experience was good, but a lot of questions were asked in the I-751 interview.
I highly recommend carrying as much evidence as possible including Photographs, joint finances, and lease agreements.
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