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| Oklahoma City OK |  Review on July 7, 2006: |
sukie175
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We arrived at 08:30 for our appointment at 08:45, they will not let you into the building more than 15 mins ahead of time.
We sat in the waiting room for about 5 minutes before the officer came out and called us. Note that he spoke to another couple first and said as they were late for their appointment, he could not guarantee he could still see them that day and he was not going to leave us waiting as we were on time. So don't be late!
His name was Anthony (mid 30's) and he was immediatley relaxed, chatty and friendly.
We entered the room and sttod as he swore us in, he had my file there ready and immediately asked us for our ID. Gary gave his Drivers Licence and I gave my UK passport. Then he asked us to confirm our mailing address and as it is a PO Box, he checked we have got all their mail to us ok so far. Then he asked me my date of birth and my parents first names. He asked us if we had any children, I said no and Gary said 3. He then spoke to Gary about who was the youngest and the date of birth, making notes on the file, we think this was to check there were no minors Gary was responsible for still.
He then told me he would ask me the usual are you a terrorist/communist questions and he did this as he looked through our file (we got the feeling he asks them 100 times a day!). I amswered no to all of them and he then asked me what evidence we had with us to establish the relationship.
He said especially any financial evidence....I had alot so I said shall I just put it all out and he said just put all the copies out for me to see. (Make sure you take copies of all your evidence)
He asked for our 2005 tax return and then immiediately said ok I have it here. We explained we had an RFE for it and he was shocked...Gary explained about the depreciation on the business that the USCIS obviously did not understand and he just shook his head and smiled.
I put out there all the following with joint names on them:
Joint Bank Statements
Joint Bank Account start up forms
Copy of a cheque book sheet
Bank letter saying I transferred so many thousands into Gary's account from the UK and it was used for our house purchase
House Mortgage Papers
Warranty Deed for house
Tax form for House
Vehicle Registration
Life Assurance
2 x Wills
Hospital Statement
Chiropractor Statement
Our business docs showing me as joint owner
3 x Letters of support from 2 Pastors we know and a friend
Netflix membership
Air Evac membership
He commented on 2 things only...'You bought a house together, very good' and 'Your own a vehicle together, very good'.
He then gathered it all up and placed it into my file. He said ' you have way more information than most people do and it is excellent, you will have to do the same again in 2 years but it is not going to be a problem with all this. Make sure you keep allm this evidence safe and collect more'.
I replied that we keep it in a bank box as we live in tornado alley and I dont want it to get blown away, he said excellent and laughed alot. I then told him the story of the night I thought we were gonna have to go to the cellar, I spoke to Danette (other VJ'er) and said I have my visa folder... do you? He thought this was also funny.
He asked us if we had been married before and then confirmed Gary twive and me once. He said he had all the divorce papers on the file so all ok.
The whole time he was stamping and ticking things on the folder as we chatted. Then he said any questions, we said no....'ok you will get your green card in 5 - 10 weeks, now that is what I am supposed to tell you but actually you will get it in 2 - 3 weeks' and he grinned.
I asked him if he wanted my I693 as they did not have it, he said no we already have it on the file (they don't its the DS whatever form and a copy of my vaccination record that they have!), I wasn't gonna argue!
We said thenk you and he shook our hands, saw us to the door and wished us a safe drive back home.
We left the building at 9am, 30 mins after entering and only a 15 minutes interview.
The whole thing was very relaxed, Anthony was very professional but also very friendly with a sense of humour. He immiediately made us both feel very comfortable.
However we did see his other sterner side when he spoke to the mexicans who were late!
Good Luck
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #679