Just wanted to share an experience, before i forget . Mind the typos
Field Office - Baltimore
Filed at NBC.
PD - 05/28/2019
Fingerprint / Biometric - 06/25/2019
Ready to schedule Interview - 08/09/2019
EAD /AP Approved - 11/09/2019
EAD Card in Hand - 11/15/2019
Interview Scheduled - 01/22/2020
Interview Date - 02/27/2020
New Card Ordered - 02/27/2020
I485 & I-130 Approved 02/28/2020
Married to USC (< 2 years). Married on Nov, 2018.
We prepared our application. Took some time initially to gather proof of Bona-fide marriages (like joint account, joint utility, leases etc.). If you don't have much during filing the case no worries, they will ask during the interview.
Note: It is good to have as much as proof as you can. Our interviewer did say that we gave a lot of documents for support.
Also, if you are filing on your own (which we did), this link helped us a lot.
https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/form-filing-tips
I am OCD when it comes to documentations.
Interview Experience:
We were scheduled for interview at 4:00 PM on 27th Feb, 2020. So, we were last the people scheduled that day. Our interview lasted around 45- 50 minutes.
We took oath before starting our interview.
So our interview initially centered around our I-130 and I-485 application. Parents info, date of birth, Marriage Date etc. I did mess up one question where he was asking for one place my wife worked 6 years back. I said, "I don't know" (which is not good answer), then my wife said even she doesn't know where she worked, so may be 2 negative makes one positive. But better to at-least go through the forms before you go for interview. I think me and my wife were way to relaxed, lol.
He did ask us how we meet, where was our first date etc. Have I met her parents, and has she met my parents? We showed the picture of our parent's visit.
Also, we have a newborn baby, which I think helped our case. He specifically asked us for a baby picture with us.
One thing also which i missed that i did mentioned the wrong i-94 details. I mentioned my first arrival dates and he was looking for the latest one. Luckily, I was carrying my old expired passport, he took its printout at the end of the interview.
During the whole interview, the interviewer was very professional and somewhat serious (maybe it was the end of the day and he did look a little tired). When we were at the end of the interview he started to talk to us more frankly.
At the end he asked us, do you want to know the result of your interviewer, asap. That caught us a little off-guard, we said "only if you can ?!!". Then, he gave us the white sheet with the reason for continuation that the application is in review after interview.
Our interview was finished around 5:00 PM. We came out wondering if it was a good interview or bad interview.
At 5:45 PM exact, got a message form USCIS, Checked the portal: Your interview for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, was completed, and your case must be reviewed.
At 7:15 PM exact, Card is in Production.
Today (02/28/2020), 9:00 AM, Both I-130 and I-485 approved.