Hi all,
Figured I'd share my interview experience given how little information is available on this topic for non-marriage applicants.
Had my interview in the Chicago office. Arrived 30min early to the interview and passed security in less than 5min. Waited for my appointment for 40min and was called in. Overall the experience was straightforward with no unexpected questions. Standard questions related to my job responsibilities, company headquarter location, my previous visas I used to stay in the country, visa continuity throughout my stay in the US, and then went through the "yes/no" questions.
I thought the interview went well and was done within 25min. Sadly I did not receive an approval on the spot. Rather, I got the notice of interview results which stated that the case is being held for review and USCIS does not require any more documentation at this time. The IO said that they'd review the case and to reach out if I haven't heard back in 120 days. From the limited information available online for employment-based applications, it does look like these cases have less chances of being approved on the spot (compared to marriage). That's just from the information I've been able to gather rather than actual statistics so who knows.
Now it's on to the waiting game...Good luck to everyone else out there going through the process.
Figured I'd share my interview experience given how little information is available on this topic for non-marriage applicants.
Had my interview in the Chicago office. Arrived 30min early to the interview and passed security in less than 5min. Waited for my appointment for 40min and was called in. Overall the experience was straightforward with no unexpected questions. Standard questions related to my job responsibilities, company headquarter location, my previous visas I used to stay in the country, visa continuity throughout my stay in the US, and then went through the "yes/no" questions.
I thought the interview went well and was done within 25min. Sadly I did not receive an approval on the spot. Rather, I got the notice of interview results which stated that the case is being held for review and USCIS does not require any more documentation at this time. The IO said that they'd review the case and to reach out if I haven't heard back in 120 days. From the limited information available online for employment-based applications, it does look like these cases have less chances of being approved on the spot (compared to marriage). That's just from the information I've been able to gather rather than actual statistics so who knows.
Now it's on to the waiting game...Good luck to everyone else out there going through the process.
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