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Federal Plaza Interview
Hi all!
Just wanted to update my interview experience. We were scheduled for an interview on 8/2/18 at 12:10pm. We arrived at 11:40, went through security and headed to the 8th floor which is the Brooklyn field office floor. Waited on line to check in about 20 mins and waited to be called in another 15 mins. People that check in are given a ticket with a number on it and the interviewing officer calls you by that number. Additionally they keep the first page of the interview notice.We are escorted by the officer to her office. First thing she asked us for was our government issued IDs. After that she asked for all documents that I bought. I put on her desk th pictures, bank statements,my pay stubs for the last 2 months, utility bills, our birth certificates along with our two children’s birth certificate, medical form and our passports. She then asked my husband to move his chair over to her desk and obtained his fingerprints and a picture. She then asked us to stand, raise our right hand and to repeat after her (swearing to tell the truth). She took the pictures which were on top of all the proof I bought and chose four pictures. I made sure to include many pictures with our children so she can see we had kids. She then began with me the petitioner, and asked me questions from the I-130 such as my name, address and my mother’s name. She then asked when we met and I responded we met in Junior high school. She then asked if we’ve been together since then and I said yes. So she then reached for the stack of the original documents and reached for the kids birth certificates. She then reassured us that going forward the interview will be formal questions from the I-485. She then asked my husband his name, address and his mother’s name. She then went through some of the questions in the form and asked if he had ever been arrested, which he responded yes. She asked for what and then asked for his court disposition letter and I handed over to her and she kept it. She then asked him for the names and date of birth of our children which he responded. She was surprised he remembered them so well. She said most men tend to forget the dates. After that she asked us if we had any questions for her and told us everything looked good and then gave us the 120 day letter stating the case needed to be reviewed. She said the notice is given to all that come and that the only thing that they were waiting for was his FBI background check. She then escorted us through a different exit and told us to have a good afternoon. The whole interview was no more than 20 mins. We felt very confident that all was good since she said we were very organized and that all that was pending was the background check. The following day our lawyer emailed us the case status update that my husband’s card was in production. Btw our PD date was 4/7/17. The I-130 is still under case received, but I don’t think that is any issue.
Hope this helps anyone waiting for interview notices or for those who have upcoming interviews. Also, very important please write down your interviewing officer’s name. My lawyer says this is important in the event that the are taking long on your case after the interview.
Good luck to everyone!
Have a blessed day!
Just wanted to update my interview experience. We were scheduled for an interview on 8/2/18 at 12:10pm. We arrived at 11:40, went through security and headed to the 8th floor which is the Brooklyn field office floor. Waited on line to check in about 20 mins and waited to be called in another 15 mins. People that check in are given a ticket with a number on it and the interviewing officer calls you by that number. Additionally they keep the first page of the interview notice.We are escorted by the officer to her office. First thing she asked us for was our government issued IDs. After that she asked for all documents that I bought. I put on her desk th pictures, bank statements,my pay stubs for the last 2 months, utility bills, our birth certificates along with our two children’s birth certificate, medical form and our passports. She then asked my husband to move his chair over to her desk and obtained his fingerprints and a picture. She then asked us to stand, raise our right hand and to repeat after her (swearing to tell the truth). She took the pictures which were on top of all the proof I bought and chose four pictures. I made sure to include many pictures with our children so she can see we had kids. She then began with me the petitioner, and asked me questions from the I-130 such as my name, address and my mother’s name. She then asked when we met and I responded we met in Junior high school. She then asked if we’ve been together since then and I said yes. So she then reached for the stack of the original documents and reached for the kids birth certificates. She then reassured us that going forward the interview will be formal questions from the I-485. She then asked my husband his name, address and his mother’s name. She then went through some of the questions in the form and asked if he had ever been arrested, which he responded yes. She asked for what and then asked for his court disposition letter and I handed over to her and she kept it. She then asked him for the names and date of birth of our children which he responded. She was surprised he remembered them so well. She said most men tend to forget the dates. After that she asked us if we had any questions for her and told us everything looked good and then gave us the 120 day letter stating the case needed to be reviewed. She said the notice is given to all that come and that the only thing that they were waiting for was his FBI background check. She then escorted us through a different exit and told us to have a good afternoon. The whole interview was no more than 20 mins. We felt very confident that all was good since she said we were very organized and that all that was pending was the background check. The following day our lawyer emailed us the case status update that my husband’s card was in production. Btw our PD date was 4/7/17. The I-130 is still under case received, but I don’t think that is any issue.
Hope this helps anyone waiting for interview notices or for those who have upcoming interviews. Also, very important please write down your interviewing officer’s name. My lawyer says this is important in the event that the are taking long on your case after the interview.
Good luck to everyone!
Have a blessed day!
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