Poppy girl

I would go for sure, IF and I say IF your attorney has rescheduled the appointment then at least you showed up, IF he/she did not, and you don't show then they can close your file, or even put you into removal procedures.


I was a no show because I moved state, informed them by letter which they received 3 weeks in advance of the interview in their mail room, but it was never passed to the AO....my case was closed and a motion to open was filed and approved.

adjudicator89

Dear Samisam
As Rene and Poppy are saying , you need to show up there tomorrow.Sorry that your attorney can't make it but maybe you can tell the IO that you wish to reschedule your interview. I am not a lawyer and this is only my opinion.

Ps: Question, and please someone correct me if i am wrong, can samisam tell the IO that he/she does not wish to go on with the interview tomorrow without his/her attorney and ask to reschedule? Does the IO has to reschedule or he/she can start the interview against samisam wishes for his/her attorney. Thank you. Best wishes Milan.

Samisam take as much of evidence you can able to carry :-) My IO when he saw the big pile of my evidence, he said " Mr... I see you have a lot in your lap So I won't ask for anything anymore :-) I guess a good thing might be if they see you have a lot to show they might not even bother to see a lot. But that was my experience . Yours might be totally different. Again good luck tomorrow and please let us know. Milan

lostlove

I ditto exactly what Rene said.

Remember getting a lawyer doesn't cushion you from a denial, but its a prudent step.

If your case is not approved at the 751 interview, you may receive an RFE on the spot or after a few weeks.

If the case is denied, a Notice To Appear for a Master Hearing will be issued. You and your counselor have to attend this master hearing. Your counselor can then request the 751 to be adjudicated by the court.

Again, do not miss the interview. And your in status even at removal proceedings. So, do not fret.

adjudicator89

Very true lostlove. The presence of an attorney does not guarantee approval of the I-751 but form what my attorney always says "The AO, and IO's are much nicer to the person at the interview if an attorney is there. That is what my attorney says.

lostlove

True, one gets cushioned from an intimidating IO with the presence of a lawyer.

And a very interesting observation : My counselor was speed writing all kind of little notes all thru. the interview. Maybe something of use in the future.

Poppy girl

I was alone and the IO was wonderful his attitude and professionalism was superb he made me feel relaxed and very comfortable.

I think it really all depends on the IO and what kinda day they are having.


Anyways Where is she!!

notkim

Ditto here. My attorney too was speed writing whatever I was saying. I guess as LL mentioned for future use, incase the case before an immigration judge or if there is some conflict in information that IO claims.

jeffreyhy

Or on what their approach is to digging out the information they want - some use intimidation, some get buddy-buddy.

And yes, some are actually what they seem to be!

Regards, JEff

lostlove

Yes exactly.

Deadly and intimidating like a scorpion, or, innocent and buddy buddy like a lamb. Both are techniques used to find out facts. They may or may not be naturally that way.

My IO was a mix of the both sweet and sour, like the Chinese sweet and sour soup. Sweet when he looked at my good faith evidence, and sour when he seen the caustic accusations my Ex had made.

Poppy girl

I just love these posts where we give advice and they never come back to follow up... or did I miss a new thread!!

lostlove

I guess Sleepy Sam has no updates for us. The last few thread were foolish, filled with personal bicker, and off topic. You have not missed anything.

BTW I like your new picture. Keep our pictures side by side and you'll see a splash of brown caramel on soft sweet ball of crushed ice.

adjudicator89

Yeah I agree! Poppy u look gorgeous. Kinda like Lady Gaga Maybe samisam got denied or just doesn't want to post an update.

Poppy girl

Thanks Boys if you go into the other forums you will see that most of us have our photos as avi's this festive time of year

samisam

Hi,

Sorry guys I did not up date you last time. I’m not feeling well these days. Thank you for the advice.

I had my I-751 waiver interview few days ago. I have filed that I entered my marriage in good faith but I was subjected to extreme cruelty/abuse. The IO told me since I don’t have enough evidence about the extreme cruelty/abuse its better for me to change the filing status to good faith marriage but was terminated in divorce. My attorney agreed and told me to change it.

My interview lasted for about 1 hour. I answered all questions honestly and I think the IO was very familiar with my case. At the end IO told me that she has to review my file again and later I’ll receive a decision by mail.

I am wondering, why I was not asked to give pictures and my conditional resident card. Even was not asked to have my finger prints.

lostlove

thanks for the update.

The new memo makes it possible to append applications as needed. An application like yours in the past would have been denied absent strong proof of abuse.

What u experienced above is usual for waivers. Long interviews, reviews with no instant decisions. IO becomes familiar with ur file before the interview.

The biometrics capture your pictures. When was ur last biometrics?
Approvals are not default after fingerprinting. Approved or not, you will have to wait and watch.

BTW kindly post your time line. Is your waiver pending for long?