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Variations of this story are floating around the internet on different sites.
The details differ, but the key points are always the same.
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Paul attends his AOS (Adjustment of Status) Interview with his FBS (foreign born spouse) Emily. Emily dresses in formal business attire. Paul, however, wears stained shorts, a faded Bob Marley T-shirt and a huge solid gold Marijuana necklace.
The examining USCIS Officer takes one glance at Paul and instantly interrogates him. He asks Paul if uses, buys or sells drugs. Paul won't admit to any of this.The Office cancels the interview, puts the poor couples' application on holdand orders Paul to get a drug test.
The Officer will not schedule another AOS Interview until Paul proves he is clean.
This puts great strain on the marriage. Paul finally gets tested and passes.
The doomed couple re-applies for the Interview. However, by the time the interview is rescheduled, months have passed.The enormous stress of the intervening months caused by Paul's actions has destroyed his relationship with Emily. She files for divorce before the interview even takes place.
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Key take-aways...
* Don't marry a moron
* Your appearance is more important than you think.
* USCIS officers have enormous power
* One mistake during the application process can you delay you for months at a time
* Doing it right the first time can save months and years of agony.
Save yourself tremendous trouble during your this most crucial step of your Marriage Green Card application by preparing well in advance.
You can prepare by:
- Studying your spouse's completed G-325A and the first page of Form I-130.
These forms, as you'll recall from your initial filing, contain all your essential biographic information, including your employment and residence history, birthdays, and parents' names etc.
Make sure that you and your spouse are able to recall information on each other's forms. Make it fun; quiz one another.
- Paying extra attention to details about your residence and your spouse that you may normally overlook.
Besides biographic information, Officers often ask questions about your shared residence (particularly colors of items), and major events - wedding, honeymoon, holidays, vacations, etc.
For the weeks or months leading up to the interview, try to be more mindful than usual of the details relating to these matters.
- Confirm that you and your spouse agree about when your first date was, or when you first talked of marriage, etc.
The more you prepare, the less nervous you will be and the more smooth your interview will go.
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