AOS interview in Seattle today
Feb 27th 2003, 8:55 am
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AOS interview in Seattle today
Hi folks,
The interview was very easy, the worst part was having to wait an hour to be
seen by an officer and I was told that was because the officer's first
appointment was very late so that kept back everyone else.
The actual interview took 20 min and would have finished sooner if I didn't
have so many questions to ask :-)
She was impressed by how organized my proof was and said that the couple
before us wasn't prepared at all. She did flip through the various things I
had but the only thing she really looked at was the pictures. She asked
questions like where were they taken and if that was my husband's parents.
She didn't ask them to anyone in particular so either of us answered - it
was quite a relaxed interview.
By the way, I only had to provide my right index finger for fingerprinting
and sign the form. Note that I never paid money to get my fingerprinting
done in advance nor did I pay to get the Medical Supplement form (I-693)
filled out either. I had e-mailed the local Seattle INS office to ask if
either were necessary and was told they weren't. I don't know if this is
true for all INS locations.
Like others I too didn't get the I-551 stamp. She said that because the
interviews were being scheduled so quickly after submission (I sent my forms
in Nov of last year) that the FBI hasn't gotten caught up yet. I first
thought it was the IBIS checks but she said that those came back a long time
ago, that it was the FBI check holding things up. They're doing a name
check she said.
After a few more questions I learnt that I should expect to get the approval
letter in a month's time (presuming the FBI gives me a clean bill of health)
after which I can just make another trip to the INS office and show my
letter to the guards who'll get another officer to stamp my passport and I
won't need to make an appointment for that.
Oh one last thing, the fact that my husband was laid off since last April
and has been on unemployment and freelancing in the meanwhile didn't hurt us
either. I even had a folder to show her with the invoices of his last
year's freelance work and this year's freelance work and other tax stuff and
she just glanced through them and once again remarked about how well
prepared I was. I got the feeling that I didn't even have to show her any
of that.
Anyone have any questions feel free to ask.
I just hope I do get my approval letter in a month like she said.
Oh, for anyone going through Seattle who applied in November like me, she
said she had 14 cases she's been working on and she's waiting on the FBI
check for all of them.
Take care and good luck to everyone else.
Luanne
The interview was very easy, the worst part was having to wait an hour to be
seen by an officer and I was told that was because the officer's first
appointment was very late so that kept back everyone else.
The actual interview took 20 min and would have finished sooner if I didn't
have so many questions to ask :-)
She was impressed by how organized my proof was and said that the couple
before us wasn't prepared at all. She did flip through the various things I
had but the only thing she really looked at was the pictures. She asked
questions like where were they taken and if that was my husband's parents.
She didn't ask them to anyone in particular so either of us answered - it
was quite a relaxed interview.
By the way, I only had to provide my right index finger for fingerprinting
and sign the form. Note that I never paid money to get my fingerprinting
done in advance nor did I pay to get the Medical Supplement form (I-693)
filled out either. I had e-mailed the local Seattle INS office to ask if
either were necessary and was told they weren't. I don't know if this is
true for all INS locations.
Like others I too didn't get the I-551 stamp. She said that because the
interviews were being scheduled so quickly after submission (I sent my forms
in Nov of last year) that the FBI hasn't gotten caught up yet. I first
thought it was the IBIS checks but she said that those came back a long time
ago, that it was the FBI check holding things up. They're doing a name
check she said.
After a few more questions I learnt that I should expect to get the approval
letter in a month's time (presuming the FBI gives me a clean bill of health)
after which I can just make another trip to the INS office and show my
letter to the guards who'll get another officer to stamp my passport and I
won't need to make an appointment for that.
Oh one last thing, the fact that my husband was laid off since last April
and has been on unemployment and freelancing in the meanwhile didn't hurt us
either. I even had a folder to show her with the invoices of his last
year's freelance work and this year's freelance work and other tax stuff and
she just glanced through them and once again remarked about how well
prepared I was. I got the feeling that I didn't even have to show her any
of that.
Anyone have any questions feel free to ask.
I just hope I do get my approval letter in a month like she said.
Oh, for anyone going through Seattle who applied in November like me, she
said she had 14 cases she's been working on and she's waiting on the FBI
check for all of them.
Take care and good luck to everyone else.
Luanne
Feb 27th 2003, 10:45 am
#2
Just me!
Joined: Dec 2002
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 752
sorry, what is AOS??? still trying to learn all the abreviations.
Feb 27th 2003, 10:53 am
#3
Scott and Nanette
Joined: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 759
AOS is Adjustement of Status
AOS is Adjustement of Status
Thanks for the info. I also live in the Seattle area and am glad to know that it will not be too much of a hassle when I reach that point. Still waiting for Petition approval from NSC
Scott
Thanks for the info. I also live in the Seattle area and am glad to know that it will not be too much of a hassle when I reach that point. Still waiting for Petition approval from NSC
Scott
Feb 27th 2003, 2:25 pm
#4
Concierge
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 46,443
Re: AOS interview in Seattle today
Congratulations.
May I ask that you post your experience on the permanent AOS experience pages for future adjusters. It would be much appreciated.
http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html
Rete
May I ask that you post your experience on the permanent AOS experience pages for future adjusters. It would be much appreciated.
http://www.kamya.com/interview/intro.html
Rete
Originally posted by J&L
Hi folks,
The interview was very easy, the worst part was having to wait an hour to be
seen by an officer and I was told that was because the officer's first
appointment was very late so that kept back everyone else.
The actual interview took 20 min and would have finished sooner if I didn't
have so many questions to ask :-)
She was impressed by how organized my proof was and said that the couple
before us wasn't prepared at all. She did flip through the various things I
had but the only thing she really looked at was the pictures. She asked
questions like where were they taken and if that was my husband's parents.
She didn't ask them to anyone in particular so either of us answered - it
was quite a relaxed interview.
By the way, I only had to provide my right index finger for fingerprinting
and sign the form. Note that I never paid money to get my fingerprinting
done in advance nor did I pay to get the Medical Supplement form (I-693)
filled out either. I had e-mailed the local Seattle INS office to ask if
either were necessary and was told they weren't. I don't know if this is
true for all INS locations.
Like others I too didn't get the I-551 stamp. She said that because the
interviews were being scheduled so quickly after submission (I sent my forms
in Nov of last year) that the FBI hasn't gotten caught up yet. I first
thought it was the IBIS checks but she said that those came back a long time
ago, that it was the FBI check holding things up. They're doing a name
check she said.
After a few more questions I learnt that I should expect to get the approval
letter in a month's time (presuming the FBI gives me a clean bill of health)
after which I can just make another trip to the INS office and show my
letter to the guards who'll get another officer to stamp my passport and I
won't need to make an appointment for that.
Oh one last thing, the fact that my husband was laid off since last April
and has been on unemployment and freelancing in the meanwhile didn't hurt us
either. I even had a folder to show her with the invoices of his last
year's freelance work and this year's freelance work and other tax stuff and
she just glanced through them and once again remarked about how well
prepared I was. I got the feeling that I didn't even have to show her any
of that.
Anyone have any questions feel free to ask.
I just hope I do get my approval letter in a month like she said.
Oh, for anyone going through Seattle who applied in November like me, she
said she had 14 cases she's been working on and she's waiting on the FBI
check for all of them.
Take care and good luck to everyone else.
Luanne
Hi folks,
The interview was very easy, the worst part was having to wait an hour to be
seen by an officer and I was told that was because the officer's first
appointment was very late so that kept back everyone else.
The actual interview took 20 min and would have finished sooner if I didn't
have so many questions to ask :-)
She was impressed by how organized my proof was and said that the couple
before us wasn't prepared at all. She did flip through the various things I
had but the only thing she really looked at was the pictures. She asked
questions like where were they taken and if that was my husband's parents.
She didn't ask them to anyone in particular so either of us answered - it
was quite a relaxed interview.
By the way, I only had to provide my right index finger for fingerprinting
and sign the form. Note that I never paid money to get my fingerprinting
done in advance nor did I pay to get the Medical Supplement form (I-693)
filled out either. I had e-mailed the local Seattle INS office to ask if
either were necessary and was told they weren't. I don't know if this is
true for all INS locations.
Like others I too didn't get the I-551 stamp. She said that because the
interviews were being scheduled so quickly after submission (I sent my forms
in Nov of last year) that the FBI hasn't gotten caught up yet. I first
thought it was the IBIS checks but she said that those came back a long time
ago, that it was the FBI check holding things up. They're doing a name
check she said.
After a few more questions I learnt that I should expect to get the approval
letter in a month's time (presuming the FBI gives me a clean bill of health)
after which I can just make another trip to the INS office and show my
letter to the guards who'll get another officer to stamp my passport and I
won't need to make an appointment for that.
Oh one last thing, the fact that my husband was laid off since last April
and has been on unemployment and freelancing in the meanwhile didn't hurt us
either. I even had a folder to show her with the invoices of his last
year's freelance work and this year's freelance work and other tax stuff and
she just glanced through them and once again remarked about how well
prepared I was. I got the feeling that I didn't even have to show her any
of that.
Anyone have any questions feel free to ask.
I just hope I do get my approval letter in a month like she said.
Oh, for anyone going through Seattle who applied in November like me, she
said she had 14 cases she's been working on and she's waiting on the FBI
check for all of them.
Take care and good luck to everyone else.
Luanne
