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| Jacksonville FL |  Review on March 26, 2014: |
tangrien
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Our appointment was at 10am, but we arrived at 9:30am. Security was normal. There were a lot of people waiting, but our IO came out at 9:45am to kindly let us know that normally she'd see us early, but she had a meeting so we'd have to wait until 10:00am. She came back at 10:20am (we were fine with waiting), and led us to her office.
The interview was totally painless and worry-free. She asked for proof of marriage, reviewed what we had already submitted, and was happy to see we had brought additional proof with us (more photos, joint car insurance, and a joint bank account). She looked through the new photos, and took several of them and kept them in the file.
She quickly approved the I-130, and shortly thereafter the I-485. We also were concerned because we hadn't used my wife's new name on the forms (we used her maiden name). She kindly offered to change the name then and there, thus saving us the hassle and ~$450 cost of changing the name on the green card later.
She was very professional, focused, and quick. She wasn't interested in any small talk, and kept working through the whole process. She didn't ask any probing questions. The only things she asked other than the clerical stuff (is this your birthdate, is this your address, were you ever a communist, etc.) were:
1. How did you meet?
2. When did you get married? Did you have a formal ceremony?
3. (speaking to my wife, the non-USC) Did you meet his parents at the ceremony?
4. Do you have any additional proof of a bonafide marriage?
5. Where do you work? (asked to me; then asked to my wife)
6. You were admitted on an F-1 visa? Are you still going to school? (to my wife)
The whole process once we were brought in the office was 10-15 minutes. She said we'd get the card in 3 weeks, but later admitted it would probably be ~10 days. She explained the conditional green card, and how we have to apply to remove conditions 90 days before it expires. She didn't stamp her passport. She didn't take her EAD (I brought it up, she said it didn't matter).
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #14189