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I am grateful for all your help on this forum, we got our interview approved on the spot last friday (6/15/18)
Millions THANK YOU and special dedication to the following people:
Thank you UScitizenFilingforspouse for helping the entire forum with your knowledge and experience.
Thank you kaylip for keeping us posted on your interview and details where I benefit a lot from your posts
Thank you flyforever85 for starting the March filer post and we cheer and support each other throughout the entire process!
Here I am paying forward after my AOS experience. Below are my interview experience, document we prepare for the interview and signature shows the filing timeline.
Feel free to send me private message for any questions.
Date: June 15th 2018
Appointment time: 2:45pm
Field Office: Los Angeles, CA
We arrived at 2:20pm, went through a short security line. Took elevator to 8th floor and checked in 2:30pm at Window 1, the front desk lady took the first page of the (I-797C) interview letter and asked us to keep the second page, and informed us to wait and be called.
2:40pm: A lady came out from door 1 and called Beneficiary name (5 mins earlier than appointment time)
We walked in to her office, instructed to stay standing up, raising right hand and sworn in.
She directed Beneficiary to sit on the left side and she took a picture of him and had him to do left and right index fingerprints. She asked Petitioner if she is born in US, Petitioner replied no, officer asked how did she enter the country.
The interview took 30 mins, see below for Questions (either Beneficiary or Petitioner or both)
1. What is your birthday? (Beneficiary)
2. What is your birthday? (Petitioner)
3. Before the current address, where else did you live in California (Beneficiary)
4. Did you enter the country with student visa? (Beneficiary)
5. How did you two meet (Beneficiary)
6. When did you two travels to Beneficiary country together? (Petitioner & Beneficiary)
7. Why did Beneficiary family invite Petitioner to go visit? (Petitioner)
8. Do Beneficiary family know Beneficiary want to marry Petitioner? (Beneficiary)
9. Did Beneficiary purposely pick an American and married to? Beneficiary answered no, he is actually attracted to this Asian girl through mutual friend connection. He didnt know where she (Petitioner) is physically located. (Beneficiary)
10. Officer went through a stack of our pictures and picked out two pictures and asked (Beneficiary & Petitioner) who are these people respectively
11. Officer also selected a Search & Rescue training class we took together and asked more details of the class. (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
12. Officer asked to keep couple of the pictures and she kept about 6 pictures from 70 pictures we provided. (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
13. Officer asked for the copy of Rental Lease, Joint account, Marriage Certificate, and I-693 medical sealed envelope (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
14. Officer confirmed our wedding date (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
15. Officer asked if Petitioner the sponsor of Beneficiary (Petitioner)
16. Officer asked what made Petitioner to create the Health directive? Petitioner answered emotionally that she saw her mom suffered from battling cancer and ex-bf family having decisions difficulties. Therefore, even prior to meeting Beneficiary, Petitioner decided to assign a health care agent to execute her wishes, it was ex-bf as the agent before, and once we are married, Petitioner filed an update to assign Beneficiary as the agent. Officer seems to be agreed with Petitioner answer (Petitioner)
17. What made you want to get married (Petitioner) Petitioner answered she is at the age of having a family and baby.
18. Officer asked when will you have baby? Petitioner said as soon as possible when Beneficiary is ready.
19. Officer asked about 10 yes/no questions on I-485
20. Officer had Beneficiary to sign the application and verbally informed us that She approved the application. She handed us the approval letter and told us to wait in the waiting room for her to make copies of Beneficiary passport and Petitioner Driver License.
2 mins later she came out and returned our documents and said This concluded the interview. Congratulations! and she FINALLY SMILED. Please note that officer had a very straight face and formal throughout the entire interview.
Interview ended at 3:15pm (duration: 30 mins)
6/16/18 we received case tracker notification New Card is Being Produced
________________________________________________________
I-485 Interview Check List (again, thank you UScitizenFilingforspouse & kaylip for sharing your knowledge)
Exhibit 1 Proof of Petitioners US Citizenship and Identity
Original and Copy of Birth Certificate
Original and Copy of US Citizen Passport
Original and Copy of Naturalization Certificate
Original and Copy of Driver License
Exhibit 2 Proof of Petitioners Income
Copy of 2015 - 2017 W2
Copy of 2015 - 2017 tax return
Copy of 9 Months Pay Stubs
Exhibit 3 Proof of Beneficiary Identity
Original and Copy of Birth Certificate
Original and Copy of Passport
Original and Copy of I-94
Original and Copy of US visa
Original and Copy of International Driver License
Sealed envelop of medical exam I-693
Entire copy of AOS filing package mailed back in March 2018
Exhibit 4 Proof of Bona Fide Marriage
Original and Copy of Marriage Certificate
Original and Copy of Marriage License
All wedding cards received from friends
Wedding evite
Skype phone calls records while dating long distance
Gifts proof Petitioners and Beneficiary gave each other
Email with Fire station captain for Reseach & Rescue training classes
Photos with friends and family
Exhibit 5 Proof of Cohabitation
Copy of Joint Bank Account
Copy of Health Insurance Cards
Copy of Credit Cards
Copy of AAA membership card
Copy of Costco membership card
Copy of Life Care Health Directive (mailed 1st version while filing I-485 and bring in final notarized version)
Copy of Life insurance beneficiary
Receipt of Amazon purchases at the same address
Copy of Gas bill (Petitioner name)
Copy of Spectrum Cable bill (Beneficiary name)
Original and Copy of Lease rental (Petitioner & Beneficiary names)
Original and Copy of I797C
Exhibit 6 Proof of Travels
Receipt of Airbnb and photos
Copy of plane ticket
Millions THANK YOU and special dedication to the following people:
Thank you UScitizenFilingforspouse for helping the entire forum with your knowledge and experience.
Thank you kaylip for keeping us posted on your interview and details where I benefit a lot from your posts
Thank you flyforever85 for starting the March filer post and we cheer and support each other throughout the entire process!
Here I am paying forward after my AOS experience. Below are my interview experience, document we prepare for the interview and signature shows the filing timeline.
Feel free to send me private message for any questions.
Date: June 15th 2018
Appointment time: 2:45pm
Field Office: Los Angeles, CA
We arrived at 2:20pm, went through a short security line. Took elevator to 8th floor and checked in 2:30pm at Window 1, the front desk lady took the first page of the (I-797C) interview letter and asked us to keep the second page, and informed us to wait and be called.
2:40pm: A lady came out from door 1 and called Beneficiary name (5 mins earlier than appointment time)
We walked in to her office, instructed to stay standing up, raising right hand and sworn in.
She directed Beneficiary to sit on the left side and she took a picture of him and had him to do left and right index fingerprints. She asked Petitioner if she is born in US, Petitioner replied no, officer asked how did she enter the country.
The interview took 30 mins, see below for Questions (either Beneficiary or Petitioner or both)
1. What is your birthday? (Beneficiary)
2. What is your birthday? (Petitioner)
3. Before the current address, where else did you live in California (Beneficiary)
4. Did you enter the country with student visa? (Beneficiary)
5. How did you two meet (Beneficiary)
6. When did you two travels to Beneficiary country together? (Petitioner & Beneficiary)
7. Why did Beneficiary family invite Petitioner to go visit? (Petitioner)
8. Do Beneficiary family know Beneficiary want to marry Petitioner? (Beneficiary)
9. Did Beneficiary purposely pick an American and married to? Beneficiary answered no, he is actually attracted to this Asian girl through mutual friend connection. He didnt know where she (Petitioner) is physically located. (Beneficiary)
10. Officer went through a stack of our pictures and picked out two pictures and asked (Beneficiary & Petitioner) who are these people respectively
11. Officer also selected a Search & Rescue training class we took together and asked more details of the class. (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
12. Officer asked to keep couple of the pictures and she kept about 6 pictures from 70 pictures we provided. (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
13. Officer asked for the copy of Rental Lease, Joint account, Marriage Certificate, and I-693 medical sealed envelope (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
14. Officer confirmed our wedding date (Beneficiary & Petitioner)
15. Officer asked if Petitioner the sponsor of Beneficiary (Petitioner)
16. Officer asked what made Petitioner to create the Health directive? Petitioner answered emotionally that she saw her mom suffered from battling cancer and ex-bf family having decisions difficulties. Therefore, even prior to meeting Beneficiary, Petitioner decided to assign a health care agent to execute her wishes, it was ex-bf as the agent before, and once we are married, Petitioner filed an update to assign Beneficiary as the agent. Officer seems to be agreed with Petitioner answer (Petitioner)
17. What made you want to get married (Petitioner) Petitioner answered she is at the age of having a family and baby.
18. Officer asked when will you have baby? Petitioner said as soon as possible when Beneficiary is ready.
19. Officer asked about 10 yes/no questions on I-485
20. Officer had Beneficiary to sign the application and verbally informed us that She approved the application. She handed us the approval letter and told us to wait in the waiting room for her to make copies of Beneficiary passport and Petitioner Driver License.
2 mins later she came out and returned our documents and said This concluded the interview. Congratulations! and she FINALLY SMILED. Please note that officer had a very straight face and formal throughout the entire interview.
Interview ended at 3:15pm (duration: 30 mins)
6/16/18 we received case tracker notification New Card is Being Produced
________________________________________________________
I-485 Interview Check List (again, thank you UScitizenFilingforspouse & kaylip for sharing your knowledge)
Exhibit 1 Proof of Petitioners US Citizenship and Identity
Original and Copy of Birth Certificate
Original and Copy of US Citizen Passport
Original and Copy of Naturalization Certificate
Original and Copy of Driver License
Exhibit 2 Proof of Petitioners Income
Copy of 2015 - 2017 W2
Copy of 2015 - 2017 tax return
Copy of 9 Months Pay Stubs
Exhibit 3 Proof of Beneficiary Identity
Original and Copy of Birth Certificate
Original and Copy of Passport
Original and Copy of I-94
Original and Copy of US visa
Original and Copy of International Driver License
Sealed envelop of medical exam I-693
Entire copy of AOS filing package mailed back in March 2018
Exhibit 4 Proof of Bona Fide Marriage
Original and Copy of Marriage Certificate
Original and Copy of Marriage License
All wedding cards received from friends
Wedding evite
Skype phone calls records while dating long distance
Gifts proof Petitioners and Beneficiary gave each other
Email with Fire station captain for Reseach & Rescue training classes
Photos with friends and family
Exhibit 5 Proof of Cohabitation
Copy of Joint Bank Account
Copy of Health Insurance Cards
Copy of Credit Cards
Copy of AAA membership card
Copy of Costco membership card
Copy of Life Care Health Directive (mailed 1st version while filing I-485 and bring in final notarized version)
Copy of Life insurance beneficiary
Receipt of Amazon purchases at the same address
Copy of Gas bill (Petitioner name)
Copy of Spectrum Cable bill (Beneficiary name)
Original and Copy of Lease rental (Petitioner & Beneficiary names)
Original and Copy of I797C
Exhibit 6 Proof of Travels
Receipt of Airbnb and photos
Copy of plane ticket
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