Originally Posted by rpjs (Post 12425853)

At my interview (in Manhattan) the officer said that she was recommending approval but that the final decision would be by her supervisor, and that was standard practice. I dare say at a small USCIS office that could happen on the spot but any biggish one it'd take a day or so - I think my officer said it'd probably be done later that day. I never got any specific notification that I actually was approved other than a letter a few weeks later with my oath ceremony date.

Originally Posted by Rockgurl (Post 12425745)

I would assume that if she wanted to know if my marriage was lawful she'd only have to look at the marriage certificate I presented to her. And as you correctly stated, my visa was not marriage based, so does she really have grounds to question my wife's prior marriage? It irked me.

Originally Posted by Rete (Post 12425900)

I know it is legal cause my daughter's sister-in-law married her wife on a beach in CT a few years back as they gave up waiting for NYS to make same sex marriages legal. Ironically, like you, they are both RN's.