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Interview
Hi Guys,
So grateful to God! He is AMAZING! We finally got the green card! And yes, it is green:-)
Thankful to all those who have shared their experiences here and helped the rest of us prepare for our interviews. The information on this forum is invaluable. Thanks guys. I hope that our experience helps someone else.
Our journey took a little under a year - with a few hiccups along the way starting with the documents being sent back to us. Thrice. The first time was because we did not send a check for the i130, the 2nd time we did not send a check for the bio-metrics and the 3rd time had to do with the sponsorship.
We were not aware that we could file for a work permit and SSN together with the petition - it was only when I found this site and read about the EAD that we realized our mistake and by then the interview was a month away. Too late. So we did not have a joint bank account or Drivers Licence with a shared address. We live with my Mother-in -Law therefore we do not have a lease in both our names, or joint utility bills.
Between my husband and I, we have 3 previous marriages. After reading the posts on this forum, all 9080 of them! we went to see a lawyer who accompanied us for the interview.
We were interviewed together by a very courteous elderly gentleman.
Questions asked to my husband (USC)
- Names
-Date of Birth
-Where does he live?
-How long has he lived there?
-Who else lives there?
-Where does he work?
- Does he have children?
- Does he pay child support?
- How did we meet?
-How long did we date?
Questions asked to me
-Names
- Date of birth
- When did I come to the USA?
- Had I been here before?
- How many times?
- For how long was each previous visit?
-Who did I live with when I first came?
-How many times had I been married before?
- How long were the marriages?
- Do I have children?
- Do we plan to have/adopt children?
- Do I work?
These are the Documents we carried
1. Original birth certificates
2. Passport
3. Marriage Certificate
4. Original Divorce Decrees
5. Bank statements for 1 year (husband)
6. Pay stubs (husband)
7. Notarized letter from Mom confirming we live with her
8. Joint taxes
9. Joint health Insurance/ bills from doctors visits
10.Joint Credit cards
11. BJs membership
12. Affidavits from friends that attended the wedding
13. Receipts for wedding rings
14. Hotel reservations and invoices of trips together
15. Wedding cards/ birthday cards/ Christmas cards from family and friends
16. Photos of wedding, family, honeymoon, trips (tonnes of them!)
We had given the lawyer the documents which he handed over to the Immigration Officer. He looked through them then asked to look at our wedding photos.
He said everything looked OK and asked me to look straight at him so he could take a photo. He took my finger prints and told us that he was going to issue a temporary green card for 2 years and that we would need to apply to remove the conditions 90 days before the 2 years. He filled out a form that he gave to us that explains this.
We were so happy! We thanked him and he saw us out.
We thank God everyday for seeing us through. He promises in the Book of Isaiah to go before us and to make our crooked paths straight. Lean on that promise.
Then do what many others have advised on this forum;
1. Prepare
2. Prepare
3. Prepare
The more prepared you are the less nervous you will feel. Organize your documents. My husband did a wonderful job putting everything in binders with tabs (not my forte:-).
Practice asking each other questions from the mundane to the crucial - you never know what they'll ask.
Some advise that our lawyer gave us ;
a) Look the Immigration officer in the eye
b) If you don't know the answer to a question it's OK to say you don't know
c) Don't look at each other
d) Don't correct each other if one of you answers wrong
e) Don't interrupt each other
f) Keep your answers brief - don't story tell ( That's me!)
g) Dress conservatively
I think that's it. Remember the three P's - Pray, Prepare and last but not least be Patient.
Praying for you guys and sending positive energy your way.
God is in control Trust Him.
So grateful to God! He is AMAZING! We finally got the green card! And yes, it is green:-)
Thankful to all those who have shared their experiences here and helped the rest of us prepare for our interviews. The information on this forum is invaluable. Thanks guys. I hope that our experience helps someone else.
Our journey took a little under a year - with a few hiccups along the way starting with the documents being sent back to us. Thrice. The first time was because we did not send a check for the i130, the 2nd time we did not send a check for the bio-metrics and the 3rd time had to do with the sponsorship.
We were not aware that we could file for a work permit and SSN together with the petition - it was only when I found this site and read about the EAD that we realized our mistake and by then the interview was a month away. Too late. So we did not have a joint bank account or Drivers Licence with a shared address. We live with my Mother-in -Law therefore we do not have a lease in both our names, or joint utility bills.
Between my husband and I, we have 3 previous marriages. After reading the posts on this forum, all 9080 of them! we went to see a lawyer who accompanied us for the interview.
We were interviewed together by a very courteous elderly gentleman.
Questions asked to my husband (USC)
- Names
-Date of Birth
-Where does he live?
-How long has he lived there?
-Who else lives there?
-Where does he work?
- Does he have children?
- Does he pay child support?
- How did we meet?
-How long did we date?
Questions asked to me
-Names
- Date of birth
- When did I come to the USA?
- Had I been here before?
- How many times?
- For how long was each previous visit?
-Who did I live with when I first came?
-How many times had I been married before?
- How long were the marriages?
- Do I have children?
- Do we plan to have/adopt children?
- Do I work?
These are the Documents we carried
1. Original birth certificates
2. Passport
3. Marriage Certificate
4. Original Divorce Decrees
5. Bank statements for 1 year (husband)
6. Pay stubs (husband)
7. Notarized letter from Mom confirming we live with her
8. Joint taxes
9. Joint health Insurance/ bills from doctors visits
10.Joint Credit cards
11. BJs membership
12. Affidavits from friends that attended the wedding
13. Receipts for wedding rings
14. Hotel reservations and invoices of trips together
15. Wedding cards/ birthday cards/ Christmas cards from family and friends
16. Photos of wedding, family, honeymoon, trips (tonnes of them!)
We had given the lawyer the documents which he handed over to the Immigration Officer. He looked through them then asked to look at our wedding photos.
He said everything looked OK and asked me to look straight at him so he could take a photo. He took my finger prints and told us that he was going to issue a temporary green card for 2 years and that we would need to apply to remove the conditions 90 days before the 2 years. He filled out a form that he gave to us that explains this.
We were so happy! We thanked him and he saw us out.
We thank God everyday for seeing us through. He promises in the Book of Isaiah to go before us and to make our crooked paths straight. Lean on that promise.
Then do what many others have advised on this forum;
1. Prepare
2. Prepare
3. Prepare
The more prepared you are the less nervous you will feel. Organize your documents. My husband did a wonderful job putting everything in binders with tabs (not my forte:-).
Practice asking each other questions from the mundane to the crucial - you never know what they'll ask.
Some advise that our lawyer gave us ;
a) Look the Immigration officer in the eye
b) If you don't know the answer to a question it's OK to say you don't know
c) Don't look at each other
d) Don't correct each other if one of you answers wrong
e) Don't interrupt each other
f) Keep your answers brief - don't story tell ( That's me!)
g) Dress conservatively
I think that's it. Remember the three P's - Pray, Prepare and last but not least be Patient.
Praying for you guys and sending positive energy your way.
God is in control Trust Him.
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