Washington DC USCIS Office Reviews
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| Washington DC |  Review #28526 on September 4, 2020: |
oztousa
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We had our interview yesterday. We arrived about 10 minutes early, went through security (had to take off shoes and everything) then up an elevator to the second floor where we provided our interview notice to the receptionist and were told to wait for our name to be called. We were called in about 20 minutes later. The officer was very friendly, she said she had reviewed our entire file already and had no questions as to the validity of our relationship. She asked if we had any updated evidence to add, so I gave her new documents including photos. She looked through it quickly and asked who two of the people in one photo were (my mom and husbands mom, so she confirmed our families have met) She went over the information on the I-485, updated our address and work history and then went through the yes/no questions. She asked what date we got married, who handles the finances in our home, why we moved to Virginia. The whole interview was only about 20 minutes long and very laid back. Smooth process over all.
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| Washington DC | Review #28484 on August 25, 2020: |
RPC
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Just home from our interview. It went really well, the officer was very warm and talked us through our application then asked a few questions.
Where did we meet?
Can you provide a brief a history of your relationship?
He then advised that we would approve our case and we should check online for status change.
Our case status is now ‘New Card is being produced’
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| Washington DC | Review #27516 on November 17, 2019: |
ITMFA
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My husband and I had our AOS interview yesterday at the Fairfax office, and it went pretty smoothly. The office is what you would expect - like a DMV but with more tension in the waiting room. We were called exactly 15 mins after our interview time, and the officer was friendly and professional. She mainly asked me questions, and my USC husband just sat there quietly most of the time. We went through the whole I-485, confirming addresses and other basic info before running through all the scary yes/no questions. After that she asked what other evidence we had brought, and I handed over updated documents for my husband's Affadavit of Support as well as evidence of our married life. We had a lease, joint credit card, wedding photos and cards etc. At the end she gave us a speech about USCIS having 120 days to let us know their decision, and we left feeling a bit worried. One hour later our case status changed to "Interview was completed and case must be reviewed," and four hours after that it changed to "new card is being produced." So excited to be done with this process for a couple of years! Just make sure you have all your documents organized and the interview isn't a big deal.
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| Washington DC | Review #27125 on September 23, 2019: |
craigybear
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We arrived approx 20 minutes before the scheduled time.
You enter at street level and pass through airport style security, including removal of shoes and belt.
You check in with the desk following security, provide your interview letter and then walk around the corner to the elevator. Up to level 2.
On level 2 you enter a large waiting room and check in again with the reception desk, providing your interview letter.
There are restrooms at the back and the space is generally pleasant with TVs on mute.
Immigration officers will regularly appear from behind a door, rummage through the stack of interview notice letters and call out the name of each individual. We were the only couple in the room; most other people were by themselves and so I presume this office deals with many more cases than just AOS interviews.
Once we were called, about 20 minutes past our interview time, we followed the immigration officer to her private office.
Our officer was stern but friendly. At the beginning we were asked for ID, birth certs and marriage cert.
We then spent a lot of time going through the respective I-130 and I-485 forms my wife and I - section by section. She was effectively asking us the question again and checking off our responses vs the form content. Be sure to know your I485 and I30 contents very well. These questions prompted numerous follow on questions and clarifications.
We were asked if we wished to provide any additional information relative to the I-130 and I-145 applications and we provided the officer with a printed contents list which we ran through and she requested pretty much all of it;
Joint 2018 Tax Return
Join Mortgage Deed
Joint Bank Statements
Joint Health Insurance
Joint Vehicle Lease
Joint Vehicle Insurance
Joint Home Insurance
Joint Rental Agreement
401k Beneficiary statements
Paychecks
Collection of photographs
We used the photographs to help with her request that we describe our relationship from beginning until now; she would jump in and asked pointed questions (I guess to catch us out) such as how many attended our wedding dinner, the cost of the engagement ring, full name of the person who introduced us, when our parents met for the first time - she seemed to scribble this all down in no particular order.
At the end of the process we got the spiel about the next steps - including that it could take up to 120 days for a response. I got the feeling we weren't going to get on the spot approval so I did ask how she felt about our application. She stated she felt good about but had to do some additional checks. She said we were well prepared and liked our binder of evidence. All in all we were with her for about 40 minutes.
That evening we got an update to the I485 and I130s on the USCIS website stating 'interview was completed and case must be reviewed' which certainly caused us some concern and heartache as we went to bed. Happily by the time we woke up the next morning we had a notification that card was in production!
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| Washington DC | Review #26446 on June 16, 2019: |
spgfrench
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Had our AOS interview at Washington DC office in April 2016. The officer was polite and efficient. Didn't even realize we were being interviewed, it felt as if she was making small talk asking how/when we met, etc. We brought any additional evidence (eg. many photos, an international marriage license, first ever joint tax return, originals of all mandatory documents) of our bona fide marriage to the interview. I remember the officer being especially impressed with the international marriage license (I got it from Turkish Embassy - wanted to certify my marriage & change my last name in my home country as well). She also asked a couple of questions on our daily routine.
It's been a while so I can't remember all the questions but basically she verified the info on the I-485 form, re-asked some questions relating to illegal activities (from that form). While this line of questioning and asking for additional documents were going on, she also added in questions about our relationship. Sometimes she'd direct the questions to my husband, sometimes to me. The whole interview went by pretty quickly and positively overall. In fact, with both AOS and ROC (lifting of conditions), the wait between filing/biometrics and the interview/approval was the only frustration in my experience.
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