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| Charlotte NC |  Review on December 18, 2007: |
Pepe Galleta1
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We took to the interview
- bank statements
- job certificates from me and my wife
- shared life/car/medical insurance
- her us birth certificate certified copy
- our marriage certificate certified copy
- my birth certificate (+ translation)
- copies of AOS
- pictures (260)
- we have same credit card but we did not have a statement of any of them
We got there at 8.15 (interview at 8.30) we entered the building, 3 or 4 guards there (like in the airport) told us to pass all our stuff by a scanner..then we went to a waiting room with a tv showing CNN.
That door has 2 doors, one of them was the one we used for entering (of course hehe) the other was one that was being used by the immigration officers to call by applicant name. so a lady called me and my heart stopped and my hands were freezing
we went to her office, she made us swear ("raise your right hand and tell me that you are going to say the truth, etc) and then the interview started. She started asking my wife for her personal info (are you X and live on Y and you were born on Z, etc etc 5 or 10 minutes) same with me (are you X, and live on Y and were born in Z etc etc etc)
after that, she stared at me with her eyes WIDE OPENED and she said, ok i am going to ask you questions
are you a terrorist?
are you a spy for argentina? :-p
all those questions that are on the forms that we fill and we say no to all of them ... you know
i answered NO to all of them but her look scared me 
she asked
- how we met
- if we both meet our parents/ parents in law, etc.
- then, after that, she asked if we rent/own (we own but the house is at her name) so we said no, but we showed the bank account, and a copy with all our credit cards/insurance (car/dental/vision/life/health/etc).
- Also she asked for pictures (I chose 260 pictures of thousands that we have (i printed at Rite Aid at 0.13$ each ) so she looked at all of the pics (we have pics in 3 countries, with family, etc etc)
- so after that, she said, I am going to approve you
- She stamped my passport with a 1-year temporary form signed by her with my A# number, date, etc.
- When I got home, I got the email of "your card was being ordered". So that's it
My conclusion: the interview is a lottery, it depends on who is going to call you, how nice (or not) the interview is going to be) but in any case, a nice smile and trying to be as much relaxed as possible is the best option i think.
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