AOS update

Hey guys, we had our interview today....and were approved!

When you first walk in, you must walk through metal detectors, etc. We got there at our scheduled time and were told to hand the interview letter at window 2. We walked over to the lady at the window and she asked us if we needed an interpreter. We told her that we already had one but she told us that they did not accept family members as interpreters and that they would provide one for us. We were told to wait for my husband's name to be called in a separate waiting area, section C. We waited about 20-30 minutes after which someone came by and called out about 4-5 people and lead us to another waiting area upstairs. Upstairs there was a room of about 40-50 people waiting to be interviewed. We waited roughly about 50 minutes before my husband's name was called. We were lead by the CO to a room and were asked to remain standing while she read the oath. She said it in english and asked that I translate the oath for him in spanish. Once we were both sworn in we took a seat. She asked to see all the documentation that we were asked to bring...birth certificates, passports, marriage certificate, EAD, AP, evidence (like joint bank account, lease with both our names, etc). Then she asked me a slew of questions...very basic:

-Where did you two meet?
-Where did he used to work?
-What does he do for a living now?
-What is his date of birth?
-When did he arrive in the country?
...etc

Then she handed back all the paperwork, and asked to keep one photograph of the day we got married with all of our family members in it for her file. Then she called (using speaker phone) a number and requested a spanish interpreter. She gave the interpreter his A#, then the interpreter introduced herself and asked if he understood her. Once he said yes, the CO started asking the same questions that she had asked me a few minutes earlier to my husband. Once she was done she took his passport and wrote in one of the blank pages "I-485 pending <date> <her name>" (not exactly, but something to that effect). She told us that the resident card would arrive in 2-3 weeks. She reminded us that it was conditional and we needed to apply for the 10-yr card 90 days prior to its expiration. All in all the interview itself took about 10 minutes.

Thank you so much to the mods (esp Bangin) for helping us get through this process. We couldn't have done it without you. Luv

No more paperwork for 2 yrs...WOO HOO!!! disco