Originally Posted by j_cis1011

Thank you. The interview was pretty easy. I think it varies depending on who interviews you. My wife's cousin actually had her interview 6 months before we did in the same office and her interview was very different from ours.

Our interview was about 15 minutes long. The only thing they asked me (the petitioner) was my name, my parents' names and my phone number (that was literally it for me). As for my wife, they asked her how long we had been together, about her entrances into the U.S. and about her entrance through AP. Then they asked her questions (more of a formality) like of she had ever sold drugs, been part of terrorist group, etc. They do ask you to prove your marriage is not a sham. Our lawyer put together a packet that had all our stuff including pictures of us together from 7 years ago and bills that we had together under both names and joint bank accounts. Even with our lawyer's packet we still took the originals to the interview just in case.

My wife's cousin's interview was different though. I'm assuming because they went a less prepared, she said their interview took about 45 minutes. They asked them which side of the bed each one sleeps on and what was the color of each other's toothbrushes. They didn't take any evidence with them (even though their lawyer did), so my wife's cousin got a huge lecture about how they need to act more like a married couple because they didn't even have pictures of each other in their cell phones. They still got approved, but their interview wasn't as easy as ours.

I guess it just depends on the interviewer and what evidence you provide. If you do submit the application through a lawyer, ask your lawyer for a copy of everything you submitted before the interview just to be safe because most of the things that they ask you will be based off your application such as dates you entered the country, places where you've lived, etc.

A list of the evidence we provided:
- marriage license
- 15 to 20 pictures of us together (with date)
- lease agreement with both of our names
- 1 joint bank account
- taxes that we filed together as married (1 year)
- 2 billing statements with both of our names