AOS interview with USCIS

Enough acronyms for you? Welcome to the alphabet soup that is immigration law.

Today was our interview with the government for George's adjustment of status. We had to be interviewed because, to simplify the process a lot, we had asked the government to change George's legal immigration status from being temporary and based upon his employment to being permanent and based upon our marriage. We submitted a boatload of evidence (photos, joint bank account statements, joint insurance statements, wedding invitation, etc.) and showed up today ready to explain our relationship to convince the government that we have a bona fide marriage.

We had the world's shortest interview. Our examiner asked George his address, whether he'd ever been a member of a terrorist organization, and how we met. Then, I gave the examiner a few new pieces of evidence. She had printed our approval letter before we came into her office, so we were approved and on our way in approximately five minutes. George is now a conditional Legal Permanent Resident (LPR), and, yes, will soon be a "green card" holder.

It's not like we ever expected a problem - after all, we are a real married couple - but it still feels nice to have this behind us. Up next, we'll need to file to remove the condition (and prove to the government that we are still married) in the 90 days prior to the two year anniversary of this date. A year after that, George will be eligible to apply for citizenship. Who ever said that immigration is simple?

Thank you so much, Linda, for all of your help!


Disclaimer: This is not legal advice and should not be relied upon.