BigBoss1984

Compiling all of our documents that we're gonna take to our AOS interview, it's three weeks off yet but definitely want to be prepared for this. We plan on taking two folders, one with evidence supporting our relationship and the other with our AOS submission package. Am I missing anything from the below breakdown;

Evidence Folder:

Rental agreement (we live with in-laws but my father in law owns property which he rents out so he had us sign a rental agreement)
Joint checking account statement
Our names on family car insurance
Our names on family phone plan (need to verify this one since I'm not sure if it shows our names or just the cell numbers)
Trip itinerary for our honeymoon in August 2017 to California
Photocopies of drivers license showing the same address
Tax returns for 2017 showing we filed Married Filing Separately

AOS Submission Folder:

I-485 copy
New I-864 w/ 2017 tax transcripts for my wife and I with my added income. I'll also include a pay stub and a HR letter. Hoping we can use this as an affidavit of support
New I-864 w/ 2017 tax transcripts for father in law who is our co-sponsor incase the above isn't accepted
Photocopy of mine and my wifes birth certificate
Photocopy of my wifes US passport to prove citizenship
I-765/I-131 approval notice
EAD card
I-94 print out
Copy of K-1 visa used to enter US
Copy of UK passport bio page

And I think that's it? We already seen a civil surgeon to get my vaccinations transcribed before sending off the AOS package, and I believe the medical is good from 1 year since filing AOS so I believe we're in the clear for that. I'm planning on using this thread to act as somewhat of a checklist so please let me know if there's anything we missed!

Noorah101

Looks good to me!

Rene

BigBoss1984

Awesome! Why do they request you take a copy of the AOS submission, out of curiosity? We'll take it, of course, but I haven't heard of a single person who's said that they needed it at the interview.

tom169

Have you any photos? Specifically the wedding?

Our interview consisted mostly of looking at photos and talking about them. The woman who interviewed us took some for her file

BigBoss1984

Noorah101

Our AOS interview was just the opposite. I was all excited to share photos (although no wedding ones), but she never asked to see any. I even said I have photos to show you, she said no, that's ok, no need.

Rene

BigBoss1984

Noorah101

LOL, Nope! We did ours spontaneously at the courthouse, just enough time to call my sister and best friend to come be witnesses. We both had on casual clothes. No photos but it was fun!

Rene

BigBoss1984

S Folinsky

Of course, every case is different. That said, the examiners were always thrilled to examine formal wedding albums. I think they found them to be fun.

BenK91

Me and my wife don't have any formal photos from our wedding - it was super low key and we had some friends as witnesses.

We explained that in the interview, and the IO didn't seem to care as he was happy with our explanation that we were saving for a house and then would do a "proper" wedding later down the line - which sparked a 10 minute conversation between the three of us about how expensive CO is.

I guess a lot of it is just luck on whether you get a nice IO that's relaxed or one that's a bit more strict.

S Folinsky

One additional point - bring a copy and the original. If there are photos, a copy of a few will suffice. The copies are for the DHS "A" file.