AOS interview, spouse not avail. Resched or just go?

[jbed81 1]

My wife entered on a fiancé visa. We got married as planned and filed for AOS. She got her notice for an AOS interview next Tuesday. It is a marriage based visa, so it says I need to be there. I am out of the country on business until the following Friday.

Plus lets back up a notch. I got the e-notification on her case on Mar 9 for an interview at an unknown time on Mar 15. So on Friday she still didn’t have the letter and I asked her to call USCIS and ask for a time and place and if I should come. She called and spoke to a level 2 officer who told her what time, where to go, and to go without me.

I had my boss write a letter and email to her (not signed but on letterhead with contact numbers) that states I am out on official business and when I will return etc. I can via facetime tell her where all of the documents etc they are asking for are, so she can gather them up. The only thing I cant do is be there.

She got the letter on Saturday that tells her what to bring (including me).

So should she go as the level 2 officer told her or reschedule? I told her to call to reschedule, but to go anyways to the appointment because I read a lot of stories where the field office never got the word and they were considered a no show. I also read a lot of stories about people going with military orders for their spouse or letters like I got and the interview is passed and everything OK.

Again, should she go or try to reschedule on Monday the day before the interview?

[Anh map 2,098]

Best plan is to follow the instructions on the notice for reschedule and for her to show up for the interview as well. The letterhead email isn't the strongest thing, but if it is all that is available you have no choice. She goes to the appointment and explains. Life happens. It won't be the first time that short notice has caused this type of issue.

Better to cover all the bases than have it blow up.

Edited March 13, 2016 by Anh map

[Unidentified 2,930]

You should definitely not reschedule the day before the interview.

It's hard to tell what is the best option since people have been denied when they have tried to reschedule their interview because USCIS felt it wasn't a good enough reason. And this includes being outside the country...

I might be wrong but I would probably have her go with the letter from your boss. I think the only thing that might happen then is that she gets called for another interview. At least she showed up which is better than nothing.

Did you leave before or after she got the letter stating you had to be there?

[dmck 80]

She really needs to emphasize that you were already out of the country. The instructions are for you both to be there, so they will be suspicious (incorrectly) because you are not there. She should start out and explain the entire situation, show the letter, show something from you etc and ask how they want to proceed.

[jbed81 1]

You should definitely not reschedule the day before the interview.

It's hard to tell what is the best option since people have been denied when they have tried to reschedule their interview because USCIS felt it wasn't a good enough reason. And this includes being outside the country...

I might be wrong but I would probably have her go with the letter from your boss. I think the only thing that might happen then is that she gets called for another interview. At least she showed up which is better than nothing.

Did you leave before or after she got the letter stating you had to be there?

Yeah I've been gone for two weeks now. I think she should just go as well. Basically she was told on a weds that she has an appt next tues at a time that will come in a letter. The letter didn't come by Friday. A second level officer told her go without me. That letter giving the possibility of reschedule came Sat. That gives the choice of try to resched the day before or just go without me. I emailed her the letter from my boss with attached course curriculum I'm teaching . My company provided ticket to JFK, my customer provided ticket to Azerbaijan, my customer provided ticket from Azerbaijan to Heathrow, my company ticket from Heathrow to Seattle. Another document showing my hotel while here and a little letter from me explaining why we use customer provided tickets to save the customer tons of money. I mean they gave us a short notice appt what do they expect.

[jbed81 1]

Good call on not rescheduling. She provided the letter and course curriculum as well as my travel itinerary. The IO asked her boss if she could proceed without me. She was allowed and approved her after a short interview. I got the notice by email about 15 min later saying the card is being produced.

[MiNMiLove 33]

Congrats! That's fantastic. Now get home and celebrate.

Good call on not rescheduling. She provided the letter and course curriculum as well as my travel itinerary. The IO asked her boss if she could proceed without me. She was allowed and approved her after a short interview. I got the notice by email about 15 min later saying the card is being produced.

[TBoneTX 45,294]

Thanks for the update with the great news.