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| Los Angeles CA |  Review on July 2, 2009: |
E-Man
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
Overall, the experience was not as easy as we thought (Interview in Embassy was easier) since the Immigration Officer was pretty tough and questioned every documentation. We had more than enough documentation with both our names(electric bills, gas bills, mortgage statements, credit cards, photos). She did not believe that the birth certficate was real but we had to explain to her that that is how it is done in C's country. She also questioned why C's name was not on the bank statement (we have paperless statements where it does not state the name). We provided a letter from the bank with both our names, ATM card with the same account number and cashed checks (has both our names) with C's signature and she said that wasn't sufficient. She also stated that we did not properly change the name correctly after marriage (we did it correctly). Moreover, she questioned why passport photos were not sent in for both us (I thought it was only for the person for AOS, I got a passport photo made in the bldg to appease her). I thought she made it difficult on purpose to see how we reacted as a couple. At the end she agreed that we were a couple and actually turned out to be nice at the end of the interview. However, she created a green card under C's maiden name rather than her married name since she didn't agree with the way we changed her name after marriage. The 485, AP,EAD, interview letter, SS card, DL, everything was under the married name (not maiden name). We made an infopass interview and the IO said that the original immigration officer was incorrect and made a mistake and that we should have spoken to a Supervisor since we believed she was incorrect. At the infopass appointment they stamped C's passport since we have to send her green card in to have her name changed to her married name.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #4676