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| Charlotte NC |  Review on September 12, 2020: |
SunflowerHoneybee
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Our original interview was scheduled for March 19,2020 and 2 days prior they called us to inform that the offices were closing and postponing face to face contact until further notice. We were rescheduled about 4 and a half months later with the new date; August 26, 2020 (the day before my husbands birthday! :O).
We were pretty well prepared at this point to be honest but still nervous because that's just who we are as people. I brought additional paystubs and our joint tax return as well as more photos of recent things we'd done together (though there weren't that many new places to go with the quarantine and all).
We were asked to wait outside at tape marking the 6 foot distances along the building while people filed in to the security check in. We went to the right for the interview. It wasn't clearly labeled or signed or anything so I had to ask which direction was which. The waiting room had 3 or 4 of the rows of chairs pushed against the windows and taped off. They'd also taped off pretty much every other chair on the available seats with the exception of a few that were obviously together so couples could sit next to one another.
We waited maybe 20-25 minutes with about 3 or four other couples before they called out my husband's name and we approached the window. The lady that helped us pulled out his file (the thing is MASSIVE!) and started going through it and signing pages or checking things off while she asked us the basic questions; when did you meet, when and where did you marry, who was there? I brought in our lease, bank statements, and a couple of other things for joint asset proof and gave them to her and she added them to the file.
I came in nervous due to my work history being brief (though I'd worked here previously for 2 years, there was just a gap of a year and a half when I moved away and back) and I was worried I wouldn't be accepted as a sponsor. I figured the timeline didn't have enough /time/ to show stability if they didn't see that I'd worked there before. The covid gap of 5 months actually helped in that case as I still have said job and have had raises since filing to boot. I began to hand her the additional paystubs and she stated she didn't need them as my sponsorship had been approved. :P
She asked him all the important questions about whether or not he's a terrorist, would he engage in polygamy (and made a joke after the faces we made lol), etc. Then she asked us if we liked Charlotte and talked a little about the city we live in. She asked if we were going straight home after this or going out to explore Charlotte and made a couple of suggestions for what we should go do before returning. She said we were approved and we'd get the card in the mail in a few weeks!
We received the card 2 and a half weeks later in the mail! 
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #28557