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| Washington DC |  Review on September 22, 2020: |
PepeTheParrot
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Today we attended The Washington D.C. office (in Fairfax, VA) for my Adjustment of Status interview based on marriage.
With regards to COVID and social distancing: the check-in area and waiting rooms have been laid out for social distancing. The interview offices are small, so the interview officer is separated from you by plexiglass. Masks are required at all times within the building.
Our interview lasted 5 minutes.
The officer was courteous and direct. We sat down, handed over our passports and identification. Then I gave her a two page list of all the document copies I brought for her if she needed them. She reviewed my A.O.S. application and confirmed my details (D.O.B., full name, address), asked me if I had started working since applying for the A.O.S., and I gave her details about my new job. She then asked us about our wedding, and then she asked us how we met. My husband said something along the lines "through a friend, and we talked, etc". Once my husband finished his story, I turned to her and said.... "Actually, I chatted him up". The officer laughed, then asked me a couple of more questions what documents I WANTED TO GIVE HER(!!). I gave her 3 months of bank statements, a copy of my health insurance with my husband's name on it, a wedding certificate (which she returned). I offered to give her more documents, which she said were unnecessary. And that was it. She said that we should hear fairly soon, and that the approval letter will be sent before the green card.
When I got to the car 5 minutes after finishing the interview I found an email update from U.S.C.I.S. stating that a green card had been ordered for me.
We got very lucky I suppose. On the other hand, we have been in a relationship for 8 years and we have provided plenty of proof of co-habitating previously, rental agreements together before I moved to the US, they know our previous travel history to see each other, etc.We were fortunate that our immigration officer had studied our file before we met her, as it seemed to have given a good impression.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #28595