AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
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AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Hi Everyone,
First, we wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the 'best wishes' and 'good luck' thrown our way. We certainly needed every bit of it today. The day started off a bit on the wrong foot, but has ended none too badly.
Our appointment was for 10:15, and on a good day, it's about a 90-100 minute drive into Louisville from our town. Some of you might remember the thread I asked about matching licenses last week, so we needed to get our license addresses updated before heading into L'ville. We felt it better not to raise any suspicions about why our addresses didn't match. Unfortunately in KY, you have to go to the County Clerk's office in your county of residence in order to change the license. They did not open until 8:30, but we got there about 8:25 and the door was already open. By the time we got out of there, it was about 8:40, and we now had 1 hour and 35 minutes to get to our appointment.
Well, with me praying the whole way for "Please God, no cops. Please God, no delays" we got into Louisville and parked in the garage (4th floor mind you!) at about 10:12ish - so we already knew we were going to be a bit late. By the time we got through security and made our way to the 3rd floor, and waited in line, we ended up handing in our appt. letter by about 10:25. Luckily, even though the lady seemed a bit put off by it, she accepted our letter and asked for any documents we were asked to bring and asked for Scott's passport. I asked her if they wanted any copies of any previous docs and she said no because they would already be in the file. So I simply handed her our stack of docs (originals & copies) of our marriage evidence. She accepted it, and told us to be seated towards the rear of the room (which is actually where the entrance to the office is).
We figured we'd be put at the end of queue since there were several other couples already waiting, but we only waited about 10-15 minutes before my name was called out. Yes, ladies & gents, I was called first, by myself. Let me tell you, I think the fear of God had been put into me since I figured only those they suspected of fraud were interviewed separately. The Officer seemed quite friendly though, and I believe he was of some South American country nationality. We entered the tiny office and as I was about to sit down (I forgot your Rule #1, SG!) he asked me to remain standing so I could be sworn in.
I sat down, and he asked to see my picture id, so I handed him my license and passport. He then updated the address on Scott's I-485. Since we will be re-locating again in a month's time, I asked him if he could please place my mother's address on there instead so that we do not have to worry about placing a mail forward. He didn't have a problem doing that.
He then asked me a few very basic questions:
--Where were you born?
--How did you meet Scott?
--Where/when did you get married?
--Did anyone else live with me? This one threw me a bit - I thought he was trying to be tricky. I simply answered "My husband Scott lives with us." He asked "No one else?" I said "Uh, just me, him and our cats."
--Then he asked "What are your cats' names?" So I told him
--How much do you pay in rent?
And that was it!! He then handed over the document to sign that explained how to remove the conditions, and when to remove the conditions. I asked him if he wanted to see any photos (since I taken the time to scan & print off about 20 of them!) and he declined. He made the comment that everything appeared to be in order. He kept the copies of all the marriage evidence we provided and handed me back the originals. He said that was it! The interview only lasted about 10 minutes! So I packed the originals back into our satchel and he walked me back to the waiting room where he then motioned for Scott to follow him back.
He swore Scott in and asked the following questions:
--You're a UK citizen, but what city were you born in? Scott explained how he was actually born in South Africa, but his parents were British.
--When were you married? Scott answered correctly. And then the DO made a comment something like "You got married pretty soon after arriving." Scott just replied back with something like "I guess it was fairly soon after April." Scott arrived in April on the K1.
--What does the "L" in "Jamie L" stand for? So Scotty told him my middle name.
--Where are you currently living?
--Does anybody else live with you? Scott answered "It's just me and my wife"
--Do you have any pets?
--How much is your rent?
After these questions, he said he had no reason to deny Scott's AOS and had him sign the form about the I-751 as well.
Then we got the kicker: He then informed Scott that the A-number on his K1 visa, his EAD and his appt. letter were all incorrect. Apparently there was some screw up in London (that we never noticed) that transcribed the last 3 digits of his A-number to 945. On his I-129f (which we looked at today) NOA the last 3 digits were 445. So luckily, this man was keen enough to see the mistake and ensured that the I-551 stamp had the correct number as well as the form that the man will send to Texas to generate the green card. He then told Scott we could expect the card within 3 months.
We walked out very happy people. We found it very suprising that he did not ask to see the vaccination supplement, neither of our birth certificates, no photos..not nothing else besides the marriage docs we had prepared. Btw, those docs are: 2 joint leases, gas bill, 2 phone bills, letter from bank about joint acct, AAA membership, personal loan, car title, car payment doc. He didn't even ask why I made below the poverty level for 2002 and 2001 - he didn't ask for an explanation, and I suppose only looked at the 2003 income?? I don't really know, but I'm not going to complain.
FYI, my dad (not Scott's dad) appears to be doing well. He never lost consciousness, but does have some slurred speech and some partial weakness & loss of motor control skills. They are still doing some tests, but we are pretty hopeful since he's already been up and walking and feeding himself - albeit with his other hand!
Good night all!
Cheers,
~Jamie & Scott
~~Now we're legal!!
First, we wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the 'best wishes' and 'good luck' thrown our way. We certainly needed every bit of it today. The day started off a bit on the wrong foot, but has ended none too badly.
Our appointment was for 10:15, and on a good day, it's about a 90-100 minute drive into Louisville from our town. Some of you might remember the thread I asked about matching licenses last week, so we needed to get our license addresses updated before heading into L'ville. We felt it better not to raise any suspicions about why our addresses didn't match. Unfortunately in KY, you have to go to the County Clerk's office in your county of residence in order to change the license. They did not open until 8:30, but we got there about 8:25 and the door was already open. By the time we got out of there, it was about 8:40, and we now had 1 hour and 35 minutes to get to our appointment.
Well, with me praying the whole way for "Please God, no cops. Please God, no delays" we got into Louisville and parked in the garage (4th floor mind you!) at about 10:12ish - so we already knew we were going to be a bit late. By the time we got through security and made our way to the 3rd floor, and waited in line, we ended up handing in our appt. letter by about 10:25. Luckily, even though the lady seemed a bit put off by it, she accepted our letter and asked for any documents we were asked to bring and asked for Scott's passport. I asked her if they wanted any copies of any previous docs and she said no because they would already be in the file. So I simply handed her our stack of docs (originals & copies) of our marriage evidence. She accepted it, and told us to be seated towards the rear of the room (which is actually where the entrance to the office is).
We figured we'd be put at the end of queue since there were several other couples already waiting, but we only waited about 10-15 minutes before my name was called out. Yes, ladies & gents, I was called first, by myself. Let me tell you, I think the fear of God had been put into me since I figured only those they suspected of fraud were interviewed separately. The Officer seemed quite friendly though, and I believe he was of some South American country nationality. We entered the tiny office and as I was about to sit down (I forgot your Rule #1, SG!) he asked me to remain standing so I could be sworn in.
I sat down, and he asked to see my picture id, so I handed him my license and passport. He then updated the address on Scott's I-485. Since we will be re-locating again in a month's time, I asked him if he could please place my mother's address on there instead so that we do not have to worry about placing a mail forward. He didn't have a problem doing that.
He then asked me a few very basic questions:
--Where were you born?
--How did you meet Scott?
--Where/when did you get married?
--Did anyone else live with me? This one threw me a bit - I thought he was trying to be tricky. I simply answered "My husband Scott lives with us." He asked "No one else?" I said "Uh, just me, him and our cats."
--Then he asked "What are your cats' names?" So I told him
--How much do you pay in rent?
And that was it!! He then handed over the document to sign that explained how to remove the conditions, and when to remove the conditions. I asked him if he wanted to see any photos (since I taken the time to scan & print off about 20 of them!) and he declined. He made the comment that everything appeared to be in order. He kept the copies of all the marriage evidence we provided and handed me back the originals. He said that was it! The interview only lasted about 10 minutes! So I packed the originals back into our satchel and he walked me back to the waiting room where he then motioned for Scott to follow him back.
He swore Scott in and asked the following questions:
--You're a UK citizen, but what city were you born in? Scott explained how he was actually born in South Africa, but his parents were British.
--When were you married? Scott answered correctly. And then the DO made a comment something like "You got married pretty soon after arriving." Scott just replied back with something like "I guess it was fairly soon after April." Scott arrived in April on the K1.
--What does the "L" in "Jamie L" stand for? So Scotty told him my middle name.
--Where are you currently living?
--Does anybody else live with you? Scott answered "It's just me and my wife"
--Do you have any pets?
--How much is your rent?
After these questions, he said he had no reason to deny Scott's AOS and had him sign the form about the I-751 as well.
Then we got the kicker: He then informed Scott that the A-number on his K1 visa, his EAD and his appt. letter were all incorrect. Apparently there was some screw up in London (that we never noticed) that transcribed the last 3 digits of his A-number to 945. On his I-129f (which we looked at today) NOA the last 3 digits were 445. So luckily, this man was keen enough to see the mistake and ensured that the I-551 stamp had the correct number as well as the form that the man will send to Texas to generate the green card. He then told Scott we could expect the card within 3 months.
We walked out very happy people. We found it very suprising that he did not ask to see the vaccination supplement, neither of our birth certificates, no photos..not nothing else besides the marriage docs we had prepared. Btw, those docs are: 2 joint leases, gas bill, 2 phone bills, letter from bank about joint acct, AAA membership, personal loan, car title, car payment doc. He didn't even ask why I made below the poverty level for 2002 and 2001 - he didn't ask for an explanation, and I suppose only looked at the 2003 income?? I don't really know, but I'm not going to complain.
FYI, my dad (not Scott's dad) appears to be doing well. He never lost consciousness, but does have some slurred speech and some partial weakness & loss of motor control skills. They are still doing some tests, but we are pretty hopeful since he's already been up and walking and feeding himself - albeit with his other hand!
Good night all!
Cheers,
~Jamie & Scott
~~Now we're legal!!
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Massive congrats. I like how he did the question about the pets.
Good to hear that your father seems to be on the mend. My FIL suffered his third stroke this summer and lost the part of his brain that controls balance. Even with that he seems to be doing remarkably well and I hope your dad continues to improve.
Good to hear that your father seems to be on the mend. My FIL suffered his third stroke this summer and lost the part of his brain that controls balance. Even with that he seems to be doing remarkably well and I hope your dad continues to improve.
#3
Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Excellent detail, did he not ask for any other documents?
Congrats on the great result.
Patrick
Congrats on the great result.
Patrick
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
--When were you married? Scott answered correctly.
We walked out very happy people.
Ian
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Fantastic news, you two! We're so glad that it worked out well, but boy, it sure is stressful! Yours is the first time I've heard of people going separately (I'm sure it happens, but I've not heard it reported here), so it looks like each office really has its own requirements and procedures. Anyway, well done: one more thing to cross off the worry list!
We'll talk soon, and good thoughts for you and your dad.
~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink
We'll talk soon, and good thoughts for you and your dad.
~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
I've already congratulated you on the other thread but it can't hurt to do it twice. One for each of you! Remarkable speed on the DLs - I'm glad to hear that was also painless.
Welcome to the LPR club. And cheers to your dad for a quick and full recovery.
Sphy
Welcome to the LPR club. And cheers to your dad for a quick and full recovery.
Sphy
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Many congrats you too on your success! Very interesting experience to read I must say!
Well wishes to your dad, Jamie.
Jackie
Well wishes to your dad, Jamie.
Jackie
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Congratulations, Jamie and Scott!! That must have been unnerving, having separate interviews! It's so interesting for me to hear all the different questions that are asked, and I think to myself "does Sadegh know that?" LOL He doesn't know how much we pay in rent or utilities...I handle paying all the bills, and the dollar amounts have never come up! And I'm sure he knows the month we got married but probably not the exact date. But, he definitely knows a lot about our cat!
Congrats again, and I'm also so glad to hear your father's doing well.
Best Wishes,
Rene
Congrats again, and I'm also so glad to hear your father's doing well.
Best Wishes,
Rene
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Originally Posted by inquisitive40
Excellent detail, did he not ask for any other documents?
Congrats on the great result.
Patrick
Congrats on the great result.
Patrick
Oh, and while I was waiting for Scott to return, there was a lawyer standing beside me that was there with another couple. I asked him if it was Louisville's standard practice to interview separately. He replied back with a yes - so definitely each office has their own way of doing things.
I will also say that the officers that I turned our appt letter into seemed none to helpful. They all had very sour expressions on their faces, and appeared to be resentful at being there. But the AO that interviewed us was smiling and seemed very nice.
Thanks everyone!
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
The Officer seemed quite friendly though, and I believe he was of some South American country nationality.
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
--When were you married? Scott answered correctly. And then the DO made a comment something like "You got married pretty soon after arriving." Scott just replied back with something like "I guess it was fairly soon after April." Scott arrived in April on the K1.
Originally Posted by sunflwrgrl13
We found it very suprising that he did not ask to see the vaccination supplement
And of course last but not least: congratulations!!!
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Originally Posted by Noorah101
It's so interesting for me to hear all the different questions that are asked, and I think to myself "does Sadegh know that?" LOL He doesn't know how much we pay in rent or utilities...I handle paying all the bills, and the dollar amounts have never come up! And I'm sure he knows the month we got married but probably not the exact date. But, he definitely knows a lot about our cat!
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Originally Posted by SecretGarden
Fantastic news, you two! We're so glad that it worked out well, but boy, it sure is stressful! Yours is the first time I've heard of people going separately (I'm sure it happens, but I've not heard it reported here), so it looks like each office really has its own requirements and procedures. Anyway, well done: one more thing to cross off the worry list!
We'll talk soon, and good thoughts for you and your dad.
~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink
We'll talk soon, and good thoughts for you and your dad.
~SecretGarden
~and Mr. Pink
We also got called in separately, and then together. I thought it was SOP.
Dawn
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Re: AOS Interview Details - kinda long!
Originally Posted by SecretGarden
Yours is the first time I've heard of people going separately (I'm sure it happens, but I've not heard it reported here), so it looks like each office really has its own requirements and procedures.
Ian