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artdesignmag@gmail.com - 21 Jun 2006 04:28 GMT

The wife and I just had our AOS interview this morning. Our office is
in Idaho Falls, which trust me, is a dead office. We simply brought
what our letter had told us, answered only when asked and didn't
babble. We have so much damn evidence of our marriage, even a six-page
magazine article about one of my trips to see her in her home country.
The interviewer basically went through our I-485 form to make sure all
the information was correct, asked about my drivers license which I
hadn't changed yet (we just moved in the last 2 months), checked over
our passports, asked how she came in the last time when we got married
and told him she came in for pleasure, he asked for a copy of my last
year's tax returns, asked us how we met, asked if her family lived
here, and asked why we moved across the country...

And then it was over.

No stamp, just said that we'd receive a response in the mail. I figured
we shouldn't question it, but like I said, this is a dead office. I
think he's the only officer there actually.

Any ideas of why we might have to wait? I'm pretty sure her name hasn't
been hit as its sorta unique. Could our move have held up info on her
security clearance or anything? Just makes us nervous because we're
really married and its no scam and we've done everything they've asked.
They didn't even ask to see any pictures or anything. Thanks for any
help.

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Boiler - 21 Jun 2006 04:49 GMT

> The wife and I just had our AOS interview this morning. Our office is
> in Idaho Falls, which trust me, is a dead office. We simply brought
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> They didn't even ask to see any pictures or anything. Thanks for any
> help.

Everbody has to wait, you do not walk out with the Card.

Not all Offices stamp.

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cjcherri - 21 Jun 2006 06:01 GMT

> Everbody has to wait, you do not walk out with the Card.
>
> Not all Offices stamp.

we waited 7 months till a final decision came in. so, hang in there.
you'll hear from them soon. if still haven't hear from them after 3
months, you can make an infopass appointment

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AOS application Sent 07,2003
AOS application receipte 08, 2003
AOs interview 03, 2004 (no decicisi

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olga - 29 Jun 2006 02:01 GMT

cjcherri wrote on Wed, 21 June 2006 01:0

> > Everbody has to wait, you do not walk out with the Card.
> >
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> you'll hear from them soon. if still haven't hear from them after 3
> months, you can make an infopass appointment

What was the reason for delay?
Did the IO say why he can't approve it?

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Jenney & Mark - 21 Jun 2006 07:43 GMT

Just curious: Why didn't you avoid questioning the interviewing officer
if you weren't sure about what happens next? Did you feel intimidated by
him? Did you think your questions were dumb? Did you think asking
questions would reflect badly on you in some way?

~ Jenney

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Noorah101 - 21 Jun 2006 15:05 GMT

> Just curious: Why didn't you avoid questioning the interviewing
> officer if you weren't sure about what happens next? Did you feel
> intimidated by him? Did you think your questions were dumb? Did you
> think asking questions would reflect badly on you in some way?
>
> ~ Jenney

Yes, I agree. It would have been OK to ask about the stamp. Our
officer did the same thing...verbally said, I am going to approve this
today, you should get the GC in the mail soon. I asked, do you have
some sort of stamp or something, that goes in the passport? She said
Oh, yes! If you brought his passport, let me have it. I handed it over
and she stamped it...but his GC came in the mail 6 days later. :)

Rene

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artdesignmag@gmail.com - 21 Jun 2006 16:41 GMT

Well, yeah, I didn't want to be pushy and ask when when when because I
wasn't sure if that was going to come off as "we need to know ASAP so
she can go away" or whatever lol. I just didn't want to come off as
imposing or demanding or anything.

> Just curious: Why didn't you avoid questioning the interviewing officer
> if you weren't sure about what happens next? Did you feel intimidated by
> him? Did you think your questions were dumb? Did you think asking
> questions would reflect badly on you in some way?
>
> ~ Jenney

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Jenney & Mark - 21 Jun 2006 19:33 GMT

> Well, yeah, I didn't want to be pushy and ask when when when because I
> wasn't sure if that was going to come off as "we need to know ASAP so
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> > --
> > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

I think considering the fact that you've spent hundreds of dollars and
probably several hours at the least preparing for your interview, it
wouldn't be considered pushy or demanding to ask questions if you needed
clarification about something. Not to mention the fact that answering
those questions is part of that person's job, and as a taxpayer you help
pay that person's salary.

Don't think I'm having a go at you. I have a feeling that, like you,
many people leave their interviews with more questions than answers and
for some reason think they can't ask about them. I'm sure that in
retrospect you wish you had taken the opportunity to question the
interviewing officer, so hopefully others reading this will understand
that holding back questions is unnecessary. I say, if you've got
questions, ask away!!

~ Jenney

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blackie - 23 Jun 2006 00:05 GMT

Perhaps they are like the Milwaukee office - my husband and I
interviewed on the 15th and at the end, the officer told my husband that
they were behind on some paperwork but we would hear something in two to
three days (no stamp, no decision). I received my welcome letter today
and an email even earlier (saying my case was approved on the 16th)
telling me to look for it and another one saying a card had been ordered
for me on the 20th. Good luck!

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