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| Dallas TX |  Review on April 19, 2021: |
Nyalimera
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Our interview was scheduled for 8am. We were running a little bit late, which was very stressful but nobody noticed or said anything. I got really nervous because of being late but the officers were understanding. Because of COVID, they are are checking your temperature before proceeding into the actual lobby. They also direct you to put your purse and papers into a plastic basket just like at the airport so they can scan it and you need to walk through a scanner too! Once you're done with this security check, you continue to another officer who directs you to go to the next available counter, which was fairly quick without much waiting. A lady checked us in, took my picture and finger prints and also stamped my appointment notice. Once she was done, we were directed to go upstairs into the 2nd level where there was a much bigger lobby with a lot more people waiting for their appointment.
We handed over our appointment notice to the receptionist and was told to take a seat and wait for our name to be called. Our wait was much shorter than expected. After only 10 minutes or less my name was called by a female officer who greeted us friendly and let us know to follow her into her office. She swore us in and started going through our file, which became quite thick over the past few years. She requested my passport, the K-1 visa which I used to enter the country, and my Social Security Card, same as our marriage license. My husband also had to provide his ID. While she was busy with those, she asked me to provide her with some evidence which shows our daily life together as a married couple. I pulled out wedding pictures, day-to-day pictures, our current and past apartment lease, bank statements, joint health insurance and vet bills. She seemed satisfied with that and started going through the i-485, verifying everything including all the Yes/No questions. I was very nervous at the beginning and blanked out when she asked about our previous address since we have moved right after applying for AOS but those Yes/No questions calmed me down a little at the end.
She then asked if we had questions about ROC and started wrapping up things without asking any additional questions, which kinda surprised us. We expected some relationship specific questions to be asked but none of that happen. She opened the door to the hallway and proceeded towards the lobby where we came from! And that's pretty much it. On the way out, we noticed a lot more people coming into the USCIS office, so it seemed like we just had beaten the rush!
In the evening of the same day, my status changed to "New Card has been processed" and we knew I got approved for the 2 year greencard. Case switched to "Case was approved" the next day! Overall a good experience. In and out within 20-25 minutes.
(updated on April 20, 2021)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #29518