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| San Diego CA |  Review on November 27, 2019: |
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Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We arrived at the San Diego office around 8:10 AM and checked in with our lawyer at around 8:30 AM. Going through security was fairly quick, though they do ask that you take your shoes off so be forewarned, wear shoes that are easy to slip on and off! We were directed to the fourth floor to check in, and after we had done so, we were then directed to wait inside a large lobby.
We had been scheduled for 9:00 AM, but we ended up being called in at around 9:45 AM. The officer was rather nice, so our interview gradually became more and more conversational. We were sworn in first, then the officer took my (the beneficiary) fingerprints. The interview itself lasted around 25 minutes, and they ended up asking questions about: (1) my U.S. entries, (2) our living situation, (3) our early dating history, (4) what our wedding was like, and (5) how we communicated and saw each other through the long-distance portion of our marriage.
The officer then inquired if we had any evidence to show them. We had been ill-advised to not send in any bonafide marriage evidence when we originally sent in our AOS packet, so we had come very, very well prepared. Too prepared, according to the officer, as they actually ended up turning down our offer of more evidence after they had finished looking through our correspondence, gift receipts, and travel confirmations and receipts. They did end up keeping those, as well as our: (1) joint checking and savings account statements, (2) joint credit card statements; (3) health insurance bills; (4) shared phone plan bills; (5) and the select 26 photos we had printed out on paper and captioned.
The officer began to ask me questions that I had answered on I-485, the "have you committed..." kind of questions. After that, they did a quick check through our file, signed a couple things, and had me sign too as we ended up needing a correction on the file. They printed something off the computer, and turned back to us and let us know that they were approving our petition. We had to sign the sheet that they printed off, which informed us that we would need to apply for removal of conditions on the green card. They reiterated the instructions on the paper, congratulated us, and led us out back into the lobby. All in all, we were really happy to find that the interview was much less intimidating than we'd expected and very grateful that we got a great officer.
(updated on March 16, 2024)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #27587