AOS interview in Boston
Apr 14th 2004, 12:04 am
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AOS interview in Boston
As of yesterday, I'm officially a conditional resident of the USA
after
attending a rather uneventful Adjustment of Status interview in
Boston. We brought a bagful of evidence and all of our paperwork from
previous submissions, just in case :-)
When we were called in (11:35 for an 11 a.m. appointment), the
interviewer asked
us both for photo ID and asked me for my passport. He wanted to know
if I had submitted my vaccination info, which I had and he eventually
found it in the file (I had a spare copy with me - be sure to get a
copy of the vaccination record from the doctor that does your fiance
visa medical as a backup). He then asked me when I entered the U.S.
The interviewer asked Mel where we got married, and whether it was a
religious or civil ceremony. He asked me whether my children were
living with us. He wanted to see our 2003 tax returns (we filed
jointly). He then asked Mel what he did for a living and when told
that Mel was self-employed, he wanted to know how business was doing.
He asked me if I was working and I gave him a letter from my employer
that said how much I earned, when I started with them and
that Mel was included as my spouse on my health care & dental plans.
He then asked me the standard list of questions ... crimes
of moral turpitude, communist, etc.
Then he shook my hand, stamped my passport and gave me a letter that
explains I need to file a I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on
Residence 21 months from now. In the meantime, I have a one year
stamp in my passport that is employment authorized and allows me to
travel outside of the U.S. without advance parole. If I don't have
my "green card" by the end of one year (he says sometimes it takes
12-18 months to process but others in the Boston area have said it
will arrive within a month to six weeks), I have to return to Boston
BCIS and get
another stamp. He took my Employment Authorization Card, but didn't
ask for my Advance Parole documents. He also took the I-94 out of
my passport.
We were fortunate that Boston was still doing walk-in EAD & AOS
filings when I arrived. I'm sure the way it is now (having to mail in
EAD & AOS and having them send the file to Chicago first) would have
slowed everything down considerably. We filed our I-129F on February
14, 2003 and I arrived here September 15, 2003, married Oct. 15/03,
filed AOS on Oct. 16/03 and had our interview Apr. 12/04. Luck & good
organization of paperwork (and lots of help from this forum & others)
paid a large role in our smooth sailing.
Mel & Sharon
USC & Conditional Resident
after
attending a rather uneventful Adjustment of Status interview in
Boston. We brought a bagful of evidence and all of our paperwork from
previous submissions, just in case :-)
When we were called in (11:35 for an 11 a.m. appointment), the
interviewer asked
us both for photo ID and asked me for my passport. He wanted to know
if I had submitted my vaccination info, which I had and he eventually
found it in the file (I had a spare copy with me - be sure to get a
copy of the vaccination record from the doctor that does your fiance
visa medical as a backup). He then asked me when I entered the U.S.
The interviewer asked Mel where we got married, and whether it was a
religious or civil ceremony. He asked me whether my children were
living with us. He wanted to see our 2003 tax returns (we filed
jointly). He then asked Mel what he did for a living and when told
that Mel was self-employed, he wanted to know how business was doing.
He asked me if I was working and I gave him a letter from my employer
that said how much I earned, when I started with them and
that Mel was included as my spouse on my health care & dental plans.
He then asked me the standard list of questions ... crimes
of moral turpitude, communist, etc.
Then he shook my hand, stamped my passport and gave me a letter that
explains I need to file a I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on
Residence 21 months from now. In the meantime, I have a one year
stamp in my passport that is employment authorized and allows me to
travel outside of the U.S. without advance parole. If I don't have
my "green card" by the end of one year (he says sometimes it takes
12-18 months to process but others in the Boston area have said it
will arrive within a month to six weeks), I have to return to Boston
BCIS and get
another stamp. He took my Employment Authorization Card, but didn't
ask for my Advance Parole documents. He also took the I-94 out of
my passport.
We were fortunate that Boston was still doing walk-in EAD & AOS
filings when I arrived. I'm sure the way it is now (having to mail in
EAD & AOS and having them send the file to Chicago first) would have
slowed everything down considerably. We filed our I-129F on February
14, 2003 and I arrived here September 15, 2003, married Oct. 15/03,
filed AOS on Oct. 16/03 and had our interview Apr. 12/04. Luck & good
organization of paperwork (and lots of help from this forum & others)
paid a large role in our smooth sailing.
Mel & Sharon
USC & Conditional Resident
Apr 14th 2004, 2:35 pm
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Re: AOS interview in Boston
Sharon,
Congrats. My wife and I were also interviewed in Boston in July 03.
That was even more uneventful than yours. We walked in with 4 wedding
albums and two briefcases of documents and proof. The officer just
asked my wife (US citizen) where she was born. Asked both of us if we
had any prior marriages (none). Asked if we had any kids (none).
Took a copy of my wife's BC and my AP. He did not stamp me that day.
I was approved in Oct 03. We moved out of Boston after our interview
but before my approval. Boston sent the approval notice to our new
Chicago address but the plastic GC to our old Boston address
It
made its way home because of USPS!!!
Regards,
S K Ghori [email protected] http://www.vex.net/~skg/
**NOTE**
I have lived in nine different countries. Dual Pakistani and Canadian
citizen, 2 years and 4 months away from qualifying to apply for
US citizenship.
**DISCLAIMER**
I am neither a lawyer nor an immigration consultant. My comments
should NEVER be considered as legal or professional advice as they
are not meant to be such.
[email protected] (Mel & Sharon) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
> As of yesterday, I'm officially a conditional resident of the USA
> after
> attending a rather uneventful Adjustment of Status interview in
> Boston. We brought a bagful of evidence and all of our paperwork from
> previous submissions, just in case :-)
>
> When we were called in (11:35 for an 11 a.m. appointment), the
> interviewer asked
> us both for photo ID and asked me for my passport. He wanted to know
> if I had submitted my vaccination info, which I had and he eventually
> found it in the file (I had a spare copy with me - be sure to get a
> copy of the vaccination record from the doctor that does your fiance
> visa medical as a backup). He then asked me when I entered the U.S.
>
> The interviewer asked Mel where we got married, and whether it was a
> religious or civil ceremony. He asked me whether my children were
> living with us. He wanted to see our 2003 tax returns (we filed
> jointly). He then asked Mel what he did for a living and when told
> that Mel was self-employed, he wanted to know how business was doing.
> He asked me if I was working and I gave him a letter from my employer
> that said how much I earned, when I started with them and
> that Mel was included as my spouse on my health care & dental plans.
> He then asked me the standard list of questions ... crimes
> of moral turpitude, communist, etc.
>
> Then he shook my hand, stamped my passport and gave me a letter that
> explains I need to file a I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on
> Residence 21 months from now. In the meantime, I have a one year
> stamp in my passport that is employment authorized and allows me to
> travel outside of the U.S. without advance parole. If I don't have
> my "green card" by the end of one year (he says sometimes it takes
> 12-18 months to process but others in the Boston area have said it
> will arrive within a month to six weeks), I have to return to Boston
> BCIS and get
> another stamp. He took my Employment Authorization Card, but didn't
> ask for my Advance Parole documents. He also took the I-94 out of
> my passport.
>
> We were fortunate that Boston was still doing walk-in EAD & AOS
> filings when I arrived. I'm sure the way it is now (having to mail in
> EAD & AOS and having them send the file to Chicago first) would have
> slowed everything down considerably. We filed our I-129F on February
> 14, 2003 and I arrived here September 15, 2003, married Oct. 15/03,
> filed AOS on Oct. 16/03 and had our interview Apr. 12/04. Luck & good
> organization of paperwork (and lots of help from this forum & others)
> paid a large role in our smooth sailing.
>
> Mel & Sharon
> USC & Conditional Resident
Congrats. My wife and I were also interviewed in Boston in July 03.
That was even more uneventful than yours. We walked in with 4 wedding
albums and two briefcases of documents and proof. The officer just
asked my wife (US citizen) where she was born. Asked both of us if we
had any prior marriages (none). Asked if we had any kids (none).
Took a copy of my wife's BC and my AP. He did not stamp me that day.
I was approved in Oct 03. We moved out of Boston after our interview
but before my approval. Boston sent the approval notice to our new
Chicago address but the plastic GC to our old Boston address
Itmade its way home because of USPS!!!
Regards,
S K Ghori [email protected] http://www.vex.net/~skg/
**NOTE**
I have lived in nine different countries. Dual Pakistani and Canadian
citizen, 2 years and 4 months away from qualifying to apply for
US citizenship.
**DISCLAIMER**
I am neither a lawyer nor an immigration consultant. My comments
should NEVER be considered as legal or professional advice as they
are not meant to be such.
[email protected] (Mel & Sharon) wrote in message news:<[email protected]. com>...
> As of yesterday, I'm officially a conditional resident of the USA
> after
> attending a rather uneventful Adjustment of Status interview in
> Boston. We brought a bagful of evidence and all of our paperwork from
> previous submissions, just in case :-)
>
> When we were called in (11:35 for an 11 a.m. appointment), the
> interviewer asked
> us both for photo ID and asked me for my passport. He wanted to know
> if I had submitted my vaccination info, which I had and he eventually
> found it in the file (I had a spare copy with me - be sure to get a
> copy of the vaccination record from the doctor that does your fiance
> visa medical as a backup). He then asked me when I entered the U.S.
>
> The interviewer asked Mel where we got married, and whether it was a
> religious or civil ceremony. He asked me whether my children were
> living with us. He wanted to see our 2003 tax returns (we filed
> jointly). He then asked Mel what he did for a living and when told
> that Mel was self-employed, he wanted to know how business was doing.
> He asked me if I was working and I gave him a letter from my employer
> that said how much I earned, when I started with them and
> that Mel was included as my spouse on my health care & dental plans.
> He then asked me the standard list of questions ... crimes
> of moral turpitude, communist, etc.
>
> Then he shook my hand, stamped my passport and gave me a letter that
> explains I need to file a I-751 Petition to Remove the Conditions on
> Residence 21 months from now. In the meantime, I have a one year
> stamp in my passport that is employment authorized and allows me to
> travel outside of the U.S. without advance parole. If I don't have
> my "green card" by the end of one year (he says sometimes it takes
> 12-18 months to process but others in the Boston area have said it
> will arrive within a month to six weeks), I have to return to Boston
> BCIS and get
> another stamp. He took my Employment Authorization Card, but didn't
> ask for my Advance Parole documents. He also took the I-94 out of
> my passport.
>
> We were fortunate that Boston was still doing walk-in EAD & AOS
> filings when I arrived. I'm sure the way it is now (having to mail in
> EAD & AOS and having them send the file to Chicago first) would have
> slowed everything down considerably. We filed our I-129F on February
> 14, 2003 and I arrived here September 15, 2003, married Oct. 15/03,
> filed AOS on Oct. 16/03 and had our interview Apr. 12/04. Luck & good
> organization of paperwork (and lots of help from this forum & others)
> paid a large role in our smooth sailing.
>
> Mel & Sharon
> USC & Conditional Resident
