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| Raleigh NC |  Review on August 31, 2020: |
AliJose
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
It’s a surreal experience at the Durham, NC office in light of Covid. They definitely space out AOS interviews. We entered a room and the IO was on an iPad video and dialed in via speakerphone.
He told us that he could hear us even when he stepped away to review our paperwork. We made sure to have normal conversation after that time. 
He basically only asked my husband the standard questions about whether or not he’d committed a crime, joined a terrorist group, etc. He did ask him if he was working and the name of the form and then he had to sign the update as part of his application.
I didn’t have to answer any questions as the sponsor.
We’d practiced responses to typical questions about our relationship but didn’t need any of them. We also brought pictures and evidence of a shared life together but we’re not asked for any of it so we just took it home with us.
I had no idea if we’d be approved or not because the IO just said we’d hear back in a matter of weeks.
The whole experience felt surreal to me talking through an iPad in an office but I suspect they were watching our body language the whole time.
We both wore suits as well to show that we took the process seriously. Some people were fairly casually dressed.
The IO was serious but professional and didn’t appear to be trying to trip us up or look for signs of fraud.
My advice is to be prepared and trust that the truth will prevail and be evident.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #28501