Green Card Interview

[Guest hi5pro]

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Edited November 4, 2008 by hi5pro (see edit history)

[dnoblett]

Letter may be generic, bring the origionals of everything you sent copies of in the AOS package, which would include Chinese Birth cert and English translation.

 

You can bring passport, and naturalization cert in place of your birth cert.

 

Q. What should be brought to the AOS interview?

 

 

 

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They sent us notice of AOS interview and the form letter said to bring the I-864 and birth certs and marriage certs and W2s and tax returnes etc etc etc. I called UCIS and asked them if this was correct that i have to bring all the things to Memphis for the I-485 interview that I had jsut sent to Memphis for the I-485 interview-yup I do.

 

 

 

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I brought all that stuff to my AOS interview and the lady asked me what I brought it for. They only wonted to see me drivers license.

 

 

 

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Another statement on the AOS interview appointment letter

 

"...You must also provide: Evidence the marriage was entered in good faith."

 

Examples they list:

 

1) Rental agreements

2) Mortgage agreements

3) Joint bank accounts

4) Proof of joint property ownership

5) Health Insurance

6) Birth certificates of children

7) Utility bills

 

 

 

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Here's what we prepared for the interview:

 

- Updated I-864

- Copy of submitted I-485

- All fingerprints and medical exam requests and responses

- 3 year tax transcript

- Employment letter

- Pay stubs

- Copy of all EAD documents

- Birth Certificate of our baby son

- Copy of life, home, and auto insurance policies

- Loans and bank statements

- Pictures of our wedding, reception, baby shower, trips, and other family stuff

 

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Well we went into our AOS interview today, I thought well prepared, I had 3 copies of everything from the AOS list here and on the USCIS website and I had it all in a nice clear envelope with each item paper clipped together. Well I go to the window and the women there takes opens it shuffles through a little bit of it hands it back to me with a "DORA" list and asks me to organize it in order with the list, Ok not a problem I can do that.

 

List:

I-485, Application to Adjust Status

I-485A, Supplement (if applicable)

Birth certificate of beneficiary + translation into English (if applicable)

G-325, Biographic Information, for beneficiary

Beneficiary proof of entry

I-864, Affidavit of Support

2003, 2002, 2001 income tax returns for petitioner + W2 statements, Current letter of employment for petitioner or 3 recent pay stubs

Medical envelope containing (I-693 and I-693A

I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, or I-130 Approval Notice or Receipt

Marriage Certificate (if applicable)

Copy of Petitioner's Passport, Naturalization certificate,alien resident card and/or birth certificate

G-325,Biographic Information, for Petitioner

Evidence of commingling of assets of Petitioner and beneficiary (if appropriate). Such documents include birth certificates of children, lease agreements, proof of insurance, bank statements, and mortgage documents.

http://candleforlove.com/FAQ/CFL_FAQ_AOS_Final1.htm

[tonado]

If her English is not good, you may want to bring an interpreter. You cannot translate for her.

[Toplaw]

Gino, it is hard to believe that you have reached this stage in the process. Best of luck to you with it.

[clayton2103]

Gino, it is hard to believe that you have reached this stage in the process. Best of luck to you with it.

 

Lee,

 

Gino finds it hard to believe that it has taken this long to reach this stage!!! LOL!

Gino, this will be a cake walk for you with what Dan has supplied for you to be prepared and consider Tony's input. Very valuable. I have read where others have arrived at the interview with interpreters with a slight language barrier during the interview and were sent home to find another with better translation abilities.

Best of luck to you both. Sorry it has taken so long.

Happy to see you posting once again.

 

Clayton & Wen-Li

Edited July 22, 2008 by clayton2103 (see edit history)

[shaffej7070]

Thanks Tony. I'll bring a translator with us.

Clayton, I am so envy your signature. Our AOS indeed drag a little bit longer then expected but with Lulu here with me, we really enjoyed the "waiting" (I can not believe I just said that!!)

Hello Toppy, long time no see. I think with a sincere heart and one step at a time, we will all reach where we belong. I really enjoy reading your story. I can not write like you so I put our story into a web site.

Thanks for all your input.

 

 

Good luck with the interview, Gino! I'm sure you and LuLu will pass, BTW, I quite fond of your website; it contains very beautiful pictures of your family and the CA environs.

[jim_julian]

Very nice website Gino.

[dnoblett]

Gino, it is hard to believe that you have reached this stage in the process. Best of luck to you with it.

 

Lee,

 

Gino finds it hard to believe that it has taken this long to reach this stage!!! LOL!

Gino, this will be a cake walk for you with what Dan has supplied for you to be prepared and consider Tony's input. Very valuable. I have read where others have arrived at the interview with interpreters with a slight language barrier during the interview and were sent home to find another with better translation abilities.

Best of luck to you both. Sorry it has taken so long.

Happy to see you posting once again.

 

Clayton & Wen-Li

Yep, we were lucky and were approved without an interview.

[AmyAndDoug]

Lulu's green card interview is coming up and I am wondering what should be prepare for it?

The letter is asking for the birth certificate for the children but she does not have the custody for her son nor the birth certificate. Will this be a problem?

I was born in Taiwan and my birth certificate is not not available either. Should I worry about this?

Good luck, Gino & Lulu! =)

 

Doug didn't have his birth certificate from Taiwan either. During the process of my I-129F & I-130, he realized that he never got a naturalization certificate (because he got the U.S. passport from his parents when he was little), which was required by the USCIS I think. So his dad had to ask his uncle to go through connections in the Taiwan hospital he was born to get a birth certificate and apply for the citizenship certificate.

 

Your little girl is so excellent, I'm really impressed by her ice skate dancing! ;-) Can't believe you already have a daughter that big, you look young. =)

[izus]

best of luck my Gino and Lulu, you guys will do fine

Edited July 23, 2008 by izus (see edit history)

[DongDong]

Very Nice, Website... Best of Luck on the interview!

[AmyAndDoug]

Long time no see, Amy

I just find out the naturalization certificate can be use as the birth certificate if USC was not born in US. Thanks for your kind words on my daughter. I just pray everyday that she can make it to the 2014 Winter Olympic and I can take her pictures there. I was in tears every time when I took her pictures during the competition.

hehe, as long as you have one of them, Doug had neither so had to make up for both. I just wish one day we can have such smart, beautiful, healthy, and extraordinary children! =) And yes, I would be in tears too!~

[izus]

best of luck my Gino and Lulu, you guys will do fine

Thanks izus

Best of luck on your interview as well. Glad to see you finally get the things cleared up. BTW, it's Gino. Gino and Lulu does not mix too well , JK

my bad...

typo

 

 

all fixed

[georgeandli]

Nice to hear you got lucky and had an IO with a sense of humor Congrats and bye bye EAD, Hello GREENIE!

[DongDong]

Excellent news, Gino and Lulu! Nice job.... and congratulations to you both... B)

 

Thank you for sharing... some of the questions ?

 

David