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| New York City NY |  Review on July 25, 2019: |
Penny&Lee
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Let me start by saying that my interview was conducted at the LONG ISLAND field office located in Holtsville. For some reason the drop down bar doesn't have it as an option;
I had my interview on 07/25/2019, it was scheduled for 10:30am, we arrived at 10:15am. We were required to go through airport styled security, then told to check in at the desk. We did so and were told to sit between doors A and B. We were sitting there for at least 45 minutes before being called in. The waiting room was surprisingly very busy!
A lady escorted us to the interview room, and we were asked to remain standing and give the oath, swearing to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
She asked me (the applicant) to sit on the left side as she needed to take my photo again and take my fingerprints, after doing this she took my wedding album that was on the desk and started flicking through the pictures. Myself and my husband decided to "not speak unless spoken to" so there was silence for a good 1 minute while she browsed the photos.
She then asked my husband how we met, and stated that we were young and asked why we decided to get married. He answered, in which she kept responding that we were sweet together. After this she asked for any kind of joint assets we had together, and at that time all we had was our lease, joint bank account and phone bills together. We handed those over and she noticed the bank statements had a big "METS" symbol on it, and said "oh, you're NYM fans?? My husband said unfortunately, yes, and she laughed. Him and the IO spoke about the team for a good 5 minutes before her asking why we didn't have a car insurance together and I explained that my local DMVs wouldn't accept any other documents than a US provided piece (so EAD) for a driving license. She said ok, and then asked us if we had any more loose photos - I pulled out a big pile of 100 photos that I wrote on the back with the date they were taken and who was in the photo - she flicked through the entire stack before handing them back to us and asked us to provide her with a couple for her records. I did so and handed them back.
She then was asking me yes/no questions from the I-485, "are you a part of a gang, ever committed any crime, ever been arrested" etc. One thing my husband pointed out after we left the interview was that she asked me THREE times if I had ever been involved with drugs (which I haven't, I've never touched drugs in my entire life)
Last thing she said was that she hopes we stay together. We did not receive a verbal approval at the interview and was given a slip that said "case held for further review".
Around 4 hours later, I got a text message saying a new card was being produced.
Overall a very good experience, the lady was reassuring, always smiling etc.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #26735