I have my AOS interview coming up next week. I have already submitted my medical exam and affidavit of support with my original packet, and nothing changed since I submitted it 2 months ago.

My question now is: is the officer at the interview going to add any paperwork to my file, or he simply going to examine it? In other words, should I bring copies of photos, bills, statements, letters, or can I just bring the originals?

I was looking through the "laundry-list" of things to bring to the interview, and it seems they just want ALL the original docs and the evidence supporting the marriage. They will obviously not retain my original docs (they already have copies), but will they want to retain any of the relationship evidence?

Thanks for your answers.

palgia

Make photo copies of everything I did just incase and they also took all my originals as well so be prepared.
Even if they have copies they may take more its up to the officer on the day of the interview.


Good luck hope all goes well for you.

Do they also take photos/evidence of relationship? I have all my photos in a bound hardcover photobook, since I was planning on showing it to them only... should I bring also some photos printed on letter-sized paper for them to retain?

Yes. Bring the original and a photocopy of ALL evidence that you bring. The officer will take the photocopies and add them to your file. Just in case he/she wants to see the original of anything, have it handy also. I'm referring to bank statements, bills, photos, etc., that you'll be using to show your joint life.

Best Wishes,
Rene

They may not even look at the phots alot don't.
Just photo copy bills and joint documents in both names no need for th photos.
At my interview they took bank statements in both names and the cable contract that was it, did not ask for photos never even asked to look at them.

Sorry Rene I was a minute behind you in answering I was not trying to quote you.
We must of been typing at the same time

Personally at my interview I took ALL originals and 2 copies of
originals. It makes it alot easier for the officer even though I had
submitted most with the application.
Good Luck
palgia wrote:
    > I have my AOS interview coming up next week. I have already submitted my
    > medical exam and affidavit of support with my original packet, and
    > nothing changed since I submitted it 2 months ago.
    > My question now is: is the officer at the interview going to add any
    > paperwork to my file, or he simply going to examine it? In other words,
    > should I bring copies of photos, bills, statements, letters, or can I
    > just bring the originals?
    > I was looking through the "laundry-list" of things to bring to the
    > interview, and it seems they just want ALL the original docs and the
    > evidence supporting the marriage. They will obviously not retain my
    > original docs (they already have copies), but will they want to retain
    > any of the relationship evidence?
    > Thanks for your answers.
    >
    > palgia
    >
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LOL, that's ok! Actually they never looked at pics at our interview, either, even though I brought them. I think it's a good idea to bring them anyway (or just several photos), just in case the officer DOES want to see them. From us, the officer collected photopies of our bank statement, cable TV bill, cell phone bill, and car insurance.

Rene

They will want an original, ours did. But perhaps she only had a US high school equivalency diploma to qualify for her civil servant position and your examiner might have received their education at Oxford and realize that looking at the copy and comparing it to the original shows no difference so the copy would suffice. You never know.

As you've probably gathered, every officer and interview is different so its hard to predict but a safe bet is take as much as you can.
My AOS interview was last week and she was only interested in the joint stuff we had, she didn't look at our original marriage and birth certificates. She did look at photos and glanced at the letters, emails and cards we had too. Always better to take more than you think.
Good luck
NI

Once again these damn uneducated Americans making my life difficult. I hope you're right and I get an officer with a decent education and an IQ in the triple digits...that's if Oxford hasn't snatched up all of them LOL

Thanks for all your replies!