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| Denver CO |  Review on March 31, 2017: |
lntdenver
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Our appointment was at 7:30am. There were 2 accidents on the way and we had to reroute around them, which added some unnecessary stress to the situation.
We planned to arrive 20-30 min early, but ended up arriving to the building around 7:25. We were fine, but I thought we were cutting really close and as I was driving, I was really hoping that the GPS was taking us to the right place. I do not recommend doing the same, haha. I thought it would have been a good idea to drive to the building the day before, but well too late for that now. So my recommendation is drive to the building before your interview date, and plan to arrive extra early.
Step 1: security
We had to show our APPOINTMENT LETTER and both IDs. My husband said "we are here for an interview" and the security guy said "so you're looking for a job?" Which was kind of nice to have a non hostile environment. It was same drill as the airport security... Shoes off, empty pockets, everything in the basket,etc.
Step 2: interview check in
we had to take the elevator to the 2nd floor, and check in using our APPOINTMENT LETTER. This is very important and make sure you bring it with you!!! We gave them the letter, and waited in a lobby where other people were waiting. Some of them were very nicely dressed in full suits (I thought a little too much, but that is my opinion. We were on business casual). I could tell some of them were lawyers. We made sure to turn our phones off. We were called in about 2 or 3 minutes.
Step 3: the interview.
The officer called us and we followed him to his office. It was a real office cubicle and not those glass windows where you are interviewed for visas at the consulate. He was about early 30's and was quite friendly. He joked a couple times, we laughed and joked back.
He swore us in to tell the truth.
For the most part I could tell he was "checking the boxes" with the questions. And confirming the information we had submitted in the forms.
Some specific questions he asked were:
each ones full names and date of births, the in-laws names, how we met and describe the relationship from the start until he said it was enough, what do we don't like about each other (to what I said that he is messy and doesn't help with cleaning the house or doing laundry. He said he feels like a dog being trained because I keep telling him what and how to do hahaha), our hobbies that we do together.
He then asked if we had brought anything else we wanted to share and I started handing our evidences... And he said ok that's enough haha
he explained there would be a few additional checks and then if everything came back ok, he would approve us today or tomorrow.
anyway, overall he complimented us on having a very organized binder, and recommended keeping one for the ROC.
he took copies of our IDs and my SS card and explained the ROC process.
Step 4: the wait after the interview.
We left the uscis building at 8:00 am. God know how many times I updated my email and the case tracker app haha. Around 2 pm the status updated to "Card being produced", but I didn't get any notifications or email or text. By 6 pm I got notifications by email and app that our status had changed to "case was approved" in green for both the I-485 and I-130.
My advice for who is still going for the interview is be prepared, take more things than you think you'll need, organize them and know what is where, read as many interview experiences as you can so you know what to expect.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #21618