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| Denver CO |  Review on June 12, 2012: |
ChrisPG
Rating:  | Review Topic: Adjustment of Status
We had a 7:45am interview at the USCIS Field Office in Denver, which is conveniently located close to Arapahoe & I-25. We arrived at the location at 7:30am and went through the pre-security screening were they checked our interview letter, both IDs & told us to take the elevator to the 2nd floor as we passed through the metal detector.
Once you exit the elevator we met a 2nd Officer who took our interview letter and took it to the notice board behind Door C. There were plenty of people waiting, even at 7:40am and so we thought that we were going to be in for quite a wait, but to our surprise we were called by Officer Vassak at 7:55am and we went into Door C and around the corridors to her office.
When we had sat down and exchanged pleasantries she asked for both of our driver's license (I didn't own one and it wasn't an issue), both passports, both SSN cards, my I-94 and EAD. She photo-copied all of the documents and then asked us to stand, raise our right hand and were then sworn in.
She started off by just asking us to verify the information we had provided on the forms. I was asked to state my: full name, address & cell number and my wife then had to state her full name & cell number, SSN. Nothing difficult. After which she asked me to state my wife's date of birth and the date which we got married. My wife was then asked what my date of birth was. No issues here either.
She then asked how we met and we told her without any further questioning. She then looked through my passport and noted that I had three entry stamps and an F1 visa so she asked me about my previous entries. I just said that I entered on my first entry was on the VWP in May of 2006 and I left three weeks later. I then returned on my F1 visa is December of 2006, departed in July of 2007 with my wife although it was "girlfriend" at the time) as my grandfather had just passed away and we returned the first week of August in time for the start of the semester. She was satisfied and no further questions were asked regarding this.
Then it was the standard yes/no questions followed by her asking us what evidence that we had brought, we handed over: joint-sponsor's 2011 tax transcripts & his US birth certificate (we filed before April 17th and only included the 2010 returns), wedding cards, original lease, joint bank statements, utility bills & check cards. We brought NO pictures and it was a non-issue. She then looked through all of this and didn't even ask a question, she just photo-copied the check cards, birth certificate, took the transcripts & handed us back all of the identification we had provided in the first paragraph, except my I-94-- I was even told to hang on to my EAD.
Once she was done photo-copying, she said that she was going to approve me-- explained the ROC process and to expect my GC in the mail within 2-3 weeks.
All in all Officier Vassak was extremely friendly and never made it feel like an interview, more of a light discourse with a few formal questions thrown in. The interview lasted 10-15min and we were back in our vehicle for 8:20am.
I hope this has been helpful and if you have any questions regarding my experience, please feel free to message me.
(updated on June 12, 2012)
(updated on June 12, 2012)
(updated on June 12, 2012)
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #9824