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| Jacksonville FL |  Review on February 28, 2006: |
atothelkini
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Approved this morning in Jacksonville!
Following a nice 2 and half hour car journey from Tallahassee to make our 7.30am appointment (who the hell would ever set appointments at that time of the morning?) we arrived bleary-eyed at the Jax office with about 10 minutes to spare.
We took a seat in the waiting room, and only waited for around 15 minutes before we were called. I can't remember the guy's name who called us, but he was around 34-35 and looked a little like Clark Kent. (We both commented later that he looked as if his name should be 'Keith' but that's another side issue.)
Anyway, 'Keith' brought us into his office, where we took the oath and then sat down. He quickly put us at ease, and it was hard to fight the feeling that this WAS actually going to be the 'easy' experience that others spoke of! He asked for drivers licenses from both of us, as well as my EAD card, and passport. Then he asked me what Jeneane's birthdate was, and then asked her what mine was. After that he asked for our wedding date, and some pictures of this (we had made copies which he didn't keep), and the marriage certificates (we had 2 originals and a copy - he took one of the originals). Then he asked for birth certificates, viewed the originals and kept the copies we had made after stamping them (I guess to say that he had checked them against the original).
Then he came to the I-864. Jen hadn't made enough on her 2004 tax return, but we sent a letter from her job stating her salary (which met the threshold) with the original I-864 submission. We also had filed our 2005 taxes on Monday which proved that we were well over the threshold, and we brought copies of the returns which he took.
Finally he went thru the checklist of questions ("Ever been arrested for drugs?" etc etc), and made sure to make wisecracks about the "Ever been involved in terrorism question?" (since I was from Northern Ireland) as he ticked all the boxes.
Then he took copies of bills with both our names on, and our rental agreement and said that he was happy to approve us.
He did quick computer checks on both of us, and said he was happy to tell us we were 'clean', and he then stamped my passport and explained about the lifting of conditions stuff.
Then he spent another couple of minutes making jokes and talking to us about day to day stuff (this was AFTER THE approval - so there definitely wasn't any ulterior motive to this - he was genuinely friendly.)
All in all, it was a breeze. 'Keith' was a total professional and made everything very easy through the whole interview.
THANKS 'KEITH'!
I guess this is the end of the road for me for a while at least. I'll still continue to check on everyone on VJ from time to time, especially the people who have been so helpful to me throughout this whole process - meauxa, sjoefl01, rebeccajo, katehuber (CONGRATS!), crazybrit, and all the rest of you nutters. I know for a FACT that I couldn't have made it thru all the stress and paperwork without the advice and support from all the above, and the rest of the extended VJ family. Thanks again for all the help, and good luck to everyone waiting for news, paperwork, and completions of their own journey!
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #444