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| Denver CO |  Review on April 27, 2017: |
sharamighty
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Interview this morning was painless!
We were scheduled for a 7:30am interview and arrived at around 7:15am. We entered the building and the officer asked us for our appointment letter and IDs. We both presented our driver's licenses and were prompted to put our belongings in a bin for the x-ray, followed by our shoes. Then they directed us to the elevators and we went to the second floor. We checked in with the security personnel and presented our letter again. They took it and told us to take a seat. Everyone was extremely pleasant and cordial! After about ten minutes, they called us back up and handed us our letter marked with 'A', signifying we would be called through that door.
We were called in around 7:50am by Officer Denise Meyer. She was welcoming, kind, and very conversational. We entered her office, which looked like any other business office with a desk, chairs, computer, and framed family photos. We set our things down and took an oath swearing we were telling the truth. Officer Meyer asked for my driver's license and my husband's EAD/AP, driver's license, and passport. She then asked my husband (the beneficiary) to verify his full name, parent's names, address, date and place of birth, and my full name, birth date, and place of birth. Then she asked him every 'yes' or 'no' question from the i-485 regarding drugs, arrests, communism, etc.
She asked how we met and we shared a quick 3-minute version of our story. She scrawled some notes every now and then and verified passport stamps when we talked about traveling back and forth to see each other. We presented bank statements, photos together, and affidavits from family. She asked us how many people came to the "wedding" (my family and a couple of friends came to the courthouse with us), and how we celebrated. Asked us where we went for our honeymoon and what our future plans are in the next few months/years. She asked a lot of questions, but it never once felt like we were being grilled. They were similar questions to what we are used to answering with family and friends who don't know the details of our story.
Because I am a college student and still dependent on my parent's insurance (and my husband hasn't been working long enough yet to qualify for insurance), we didn't have ALL of the evidence we would have liked. In a perfect world, we'd have joint everything with both of our names on it. Officer Meyers said that she understood that we are a young couple, I am just now graduating college, and all of the suggested paperwork simply doesn't exist for us yet. She said that she definitely takes that into account when issuing a decision. She kept a dozen or so photos from our album, took all of our copies of forms, letters, statements, etc., and said that everything looked good. She didn't seem concerned. She even remarked about our photos from Disneyland and talked about wanting to take her kids there soon. It felt like less of an interview and more of a casual conversation with a friend.
She reviewed the 2-year conditions of a green card and asked if we were familiar with the ROC process. We said yes and she said "Okay, you're all done!" She walked us out to the lobby at 8:10am and we left feeling very positive!
Received email/text about updated case status around 8:30am on April 28, 2017--APPROVED!
(updated on April 28, 2017)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #21730