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| Dallas TX |  Review on August 5, 2004: |
RussianGirl
Rating:  | Review Topic: General Review
Our appointment was at 10:30 AM at 3010 N. Stemmons Freeway. We were going to meet our attorney at 10:15 AM. In the morning we went through the papers one last time and went out to have some breakfast. We got to the USCIS at 10:10 AM, right when Emma (our attorney) arrived.
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We all went to the building together, and then went through security and the metal detector. The security guard told Emma to drop the letter in window 2. We sat down and Emma talked to us about what to expect, she also took all the original documents. She said she is going to be in charge of the originals and we will be in charge of the copies.
Our name was called at 10:29 AM (a minute before our appointment). We were pretty surprised because the place was packed!
All 3 of us went with the officer and he took a fingerprint of my right index finger (twice) and made me sign a card (twice).
We then went to the office where we had to swear to tell the truth. We both had to say "I do", which felt like we were getting married again... 
He asked for our ID's and then asked if our address was correct. He then said that he had looked through our case and everything seemed to be in place: "Looks like you've been married for a while. Where did you meet?"
I said: "I guess you want me to reply. We met at the mall. He was working at the store with all of these video games and my class came there to play some games, so we started talking then.."
"When was it?"
"1997"
Then he turned to my husband and started asking him questions about video and computer games. They were talking about different games for 4-5 minutes while Emma and I just sat there listening to them.
Finally, the officer said: "Do you still work at the same store?"
"No, we’ve moved on since then."
"So, what do you do?"
"I am a programmer"
"Do you have any kids?"
"No."
He looked at me:
"Have you ever been arrested?"
"No."
"Deported?"
"No."
"Any immigration troubles?"
"No."
"Have you ever used any welfare, food stamps or other government money?"
"Never."
"What did you study in college?"
"I actually started with mass communications, but I graduated with a degree in hospitality."
"What is that exactly?"
I explained that it includes hotel management, etc.
He said: "Well, your case is really boring. But don't get me wrong, I like boring. I don’t like funny cases..."
He then printed a letter and gave it to me. I looked at it and saw "Approved" on it.
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He gave a copy to Emma.
My passport has expired and my new one isn't here yet, so I didn't get a stamp. He said that if I get my passport soon, I can come and get it stamped. He asked if we had any more questions. We didn't, so we thanked him, shook his hand, and left.
We said our "Good Bye's" to Emma and we were in the car by 10:50 AM.
The only thing the officer took was my I-94. He didn't want to look at anything! Absolutely NOTHING! It was so easy!!! The atmosphere was very relaxed; he was joking the whole time.
Tonight, we are going to a restaurant to celebrate!!! :D
A picture of all the documents we brought with us (and none of which were needed!):
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PS The interview was not videotaped, but I guess there could be a tiny little camera somewhere. We didn’t see anything.
I will be getting a permanent (10 year) card, because we have been married for longer than 2 years. So, the next step is citizenship (in 3 years).
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