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| Boston MA |  Review on January 16, 2020: |
TastyCake
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We had our AOS interview at the JFK Building at Government Center.
We got through security and over to the USCIS office (thankfully on the 1st floor of that high rise building). We were there about 45 minutes early and the woman would NOT check us in until 30 minutes before the appointment. I think she said the system wouldn't let her check us in earlier.
No big deal. We took a seat for 15 minutes, went back up again and she checked us in, gave us a number and told us to sit by a particular window. Within minutes we were called to that window for a photo and fingerprints (only the index fingers this time). Then they directed us to another waiting area for the actual interview.
There we sat for maybe 10 minutes. They had monitors with numbers displaying and people would get up and go to where the monitor directed them. But for us... this woman came out unannounced and walked right up to us and addressed my wife by name. She clearly saw my wife's photos from the paperwork already available to her. She led us to her office and then the interview got underway.
She asked me one... ONE... question. She asked me how many siblings my wife had and then my job was done.
My wife, on the other hand, was asked somewhere in the neighborhood of 30-35 questions... assorted shapes and sizes. The woman was VERY polite and nice but I couldn't help thinking how others on this website seemed to get less questions.
For example...
What is the color of our shower curtain?
How many bathrooms and bedrooms in our apartment?
How many sibings does your husband have?
Does your husband have a good relationship with your mom and son?
When and where did he propose?
Then she picked a select number of those yes/no questions on the I-485 form and asked them.
The only glitch was they had to redo her photo and fingerprints because of some system issue. My wife was worried it was something about her fingerprints that messed something up. We had three agents huddled around the computer trying to diagnose the problem. They reassured my wife it had nothing to do with her.
I thought they were going to do a third try at the photos and fingerprints when suddenly the issue was resolved. The other two agents left and our agent said we were approved, explained the ROC process and we were done.
The key is to relax. My wife was rather nervous, misstated some things, etc. but our agent was very understanding. No need to be nervous. I don't think they're looking to deny you. They're just making sure you really are a couple.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #27805