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| San Jose CA |  Review on February 10, 2016: |
Gillian+Mike
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Adjusting status from K1 interview
The office is in Santa Clara, CA (still part of San Jose) to avoid any confusion!
Our appointment was this morning at 9:35am, my husband and I arrived at 8:50am.
Everyone very friendly, security and front desk, etc. were very nice and joking with us about our large amount of proof haha.
We waited and were called around 9:40am by a nice woman. She was very friendly. We had two bags full of our evidence and things (lol, I scrapbook a lot and wanted to be over prepared).
We entered the interview room, she had us stand and raise our right hand for oath to tell the truth.
She went over a few things on my AOS application, name, address, phone number, my parents names and then went through the checklist at the end again. She had me sign the application again that all statements were true today. She also asked if I had left the country since my entry on the K1 and I have not.
Then really all she asked about our relationship was "So, tell me the story of how you met and how your relationship progressed" and we both kinda took turns telling our story and giving her dates while she wrote some notes down about it. We told her about us talking online, meeting in person, talked about several of our trips back and forth to visit each other, when he proposed, when our wedding was, etc. It wasn't formal or scary, kind of felt just like talking to a friend (because we get asked about our story a lot, of course!)
She asked if we had anything we wanted to show her, lol... I gave her our joint accounts info, lease, etc. and then my big photo album full of our pictures from our relationship start to present! Including our wedding photos. I also had a scrapbook that I made my husband for our 1 year (of dating) anniversary. We also had a few art pieces and things to show her, as well as ticket stubs, cards from relatives from our engagement and marriage, etc.
She did not ask to see my birth certificate, passport, visa, I-94, EAD/AP, K1 application, etc (although they do have this on file). She did not ask to keep or copy anything for herself except for the joint account info. I felt kind of confused that she did not really ask us many questions, but didn't want to ask why or seem like I was questioning her.
She gave us a paper explaining ROC after getting the conditional permanent residency but then the paper said our case is still under further review and they will contact us if any more documentation is needed.
I felt like it went pretty well until the end when we were not approved, but I hope we are approved soon! 
Overall it was a good experience at this office aside from still being reviewed. Everyone was friendly, we were not scared or nervous or intimidated. It is a pretty nice building with lots of parking.
~G
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #18916