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Immigration
Adjustment of Status - I-485
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New Card Being Produced - Criminal Record
Filed in Virginia (VA) Norfolk field office.
Didn't hire a personal lawyer, instead used **** * Immigration (look it up!)
- Came to the U.S. as an F1 student in 2012 and in during the last semester of my BA degree I fell out of status.
- In 2016 I married my wife (my then college girlfriend, same institute), she is a U.S. citizen.
- Had a criminal record from a reckless driving charge in 2014, I was found guilty of doing 91mph in 55mph. In VA "over" speeding (aka reckless driving) can land you in jail, so after my court date I had to turn myself in and spend a night in jail.
- Waited three years to file so ended up working illegally during that time period, I noted this in my application and in my interview.
Timeline:
June 5, 2019 - Filed for green card through marriage (i-485, i-130, i-131 and i-765).
June 7, 2019 - Application received
June 12, 2019 - Priority date
June 27, 2019 - Biometrics appointment
October 3, 2019 - Case ready to be scheduled for interview
November 2, 2019 - EAD got approved
November 7, 2019 - Advanced parole (travel document) approved
November 11, 2019 - EAD was delivered
December 13, 2019 - Interview was scheduled
January 22, 2020 - Interview
*Case is being reviewed after interview
January 28, 2020 - New card being produced
*Documentation submitted: Joint lease, joint bank account statements, 3 years of tax returns filed together (official transcripts from IRS), sent 10-15 photos when filing then brought about 90 to the interview (he only took about 10), car insurance, life insurance, renters insurance, court disposition, past travel itineraries and other minor documents.
Interview experience:
Got there 45 minutes early and waited in line. We were called 5 minutes after our interview time, which was 10:15 AM. The interview officer swore us in. He was a nice, mid-30 year guy who made us feel comfortable before we even began the interview. The interview lasted a total of 45 minutes, of that 45 minutes, 20 minutes was just chatting, joking around and talking about life and general casual conversation. He went over the yes or no questions with me and after asked my wife some questions from the petitioner application.
Questions asked which either of us could answer:
- When and where did you get married?
- Who proposed?
- How did you meet and when did it turn romantic?
- Who and how many people attended your wedding? (only 2)
- Where do we currently live?
- Why did you take so long (3 years) to file?
Questions asked to me:
- When was the last time you saw your wife's parents
- Where was your wife born? (I said where she is from instead of where she was born, which is still in the same state)
- What is my wife's full name and date of birth
- What my mom and dad's full name and date of births are
- Where did I work illegally, what was my position
- Where do I currently work and what is my position
Questions asked to my wife:
- What's my full name
- Where was I born
- What's my date of birth
Overall, my process took 7.5 months from when I filed. My advise is; make sure you have enough evidence to support your marriage. Also people should not focus on the negative or bad experiences of others (in this forum and elsewhere) because everyone's situation is different. Lastly, be truthful and honest about legal problems you've had that the application asks about even if negative, you never know if/when it can catch up to you.
Wish everybody good luck and this is the end of my journey - stay blessed
Didn't hire a personal lawyer, instead used **** * Immigration (look it up!)
- Came to the U.S. as an F1 student in 2012 and in during the last semester of my BA degree I fell out of status.
- In 2016 I married my wife (my then college girlfriend, same institute), she is a U.S. citizen.
- Had a criminal record from a reckless driving charge in 2014, I was found guilty of doing 91mph in 55mph. In VA "over" speeding (aka reckless driving) can land you in jail, so after my court date I had to turn myself in and spend a night in jail.
- Waited three years to file so ended up working illegally during that time period, I noted this in my application and in my interview.
Timeline:
June 5, 2019 - Filed for green card through marriage (i-485, i-130, i-131 and i-765).
June 7, 2019 - Application received
June 12, 2019 - Priority date
June 27, 2019 - Biometrics appointment
October 3, 2019 - Case ready to be scheduled for interview
November 2, 2019 - EAD got approved
November 7, 2019 - Advanced parole (travel document) approved
November 11, 2019 - EAD was delivered
December 13, 2019 - Interview was scheduled
January 22, 2020 - Interview
*Case is being reviewed after interview
January 28, 2020 - New card being produced
*Documentation submitted: Joint lease, joint bank account statements, 3 years of tax returns filed together (official transcripts from IRS), sent 10-15 photos when filing then brought about 90 to the interview (he only took about 10), car insurance, life insurance, renters insurance, court disposition, past travel itineraries and other minor documents.
Interview experience:
Got there 45 minutes early and waited in line. We were called 5 minutes after our interview time, which was 10:15 AM. The interview officer swore us in. He was a nice, mid-30 year guy who made us feel comfortable before we even began the interview. The interview lasted a total of 45 minutes, of that 45 minutes, 20 minutes was just chatting, joking around and talking about life and general casual conversation. He went over the yes or no questions with me and after asked my wife some questions from the petitioner application.
Questions asked which either of us could answer:
- When and where did you get married?
- Who proposed?
- How did you meet and when did it turn romantic?
- Who and how many people attended your wedding? (only 2)
- Where do we currently live?
- Why did you take so long (3 years) to file?
Questions asked to me:
- When was the last time you saw your wife's parents
- Where was your wife born? (I said where she is from instead of where she was born, which is still in the same state)
- What is my wife's full name and date of birth
- What my mom and dad's full name and date of births are
- Where did I work illegally, what was my position
- Where do I currently work and what is my position
Questions asked to my wife:
- What's my full name
- Where was I born
- What's my date of birth
Overall, my process took 7.5 months from when I filed. My advise is; make sure you have enough evidence to support your marriage. Also people should not focus on the negative or bad experiences of others (in this forum and elsewhere) because everyone's situation is different. Lastly, be truthful and honest about legal problems you've had that the application asks about even if negative, you never know if/when it can catch up to you.
Wish everybody good luck and this is the end of my journey - stay blessed
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