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I just want to report that out of nowhere i got my notice to interview here in the Valley of Las Vegas. After almost 15 months. Anyways, I'm nervous but I'm glad the road is almos over. And the only words that have given me strength this past 20 years of living as an UNDOCUMENTED immigrant are the following:


The LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

And Trump and his administration are being cursed!!

Congratulations on an important step.

The irony, I will be visiting in the end of the month.

The notice i got says, at the very top, "REQUEST FOR APPLICANT TO APPEAR FOR INITIAL INTERVIEW."

Is this normal?

Good news and not-so-good news, finally had our interview two weeks ago in manhattan, forgot to update here (was also kind of waiting for an update, see below). We arrived very early but found they only let you into the building 30 mins before your appointment time. Then after about an hour in the waiting room we finally got called in

The officer seemed pretty nice, if not friendly almost, and about our age even. Went in and right away asked us to stay standing for the oath, then lay any documents/evidence we brought on the table. I was confused and asked if they wanted any of the originals or anything that was already submitted, but the officer said just copies any new documents/evidence, our IDs and birth certificates. Basically during the whole interview didnt ask for any originals, not even my passport with the entry stamp! (i lost i-94 which i explained in the original application). The officer got a bit confused at first about who was who because I had changed my name a few years back, and my wife had also had changed her name years ago

Once we got that cleared, it was pretty basic questions, the officer asked most to my wife (USC). when/how/where did we meet, where was our first date, the address where we live and if we lived together before wedding - that was a little weird because we've lived together for 6 years and submitted evidence showing that.. date of the wedding and where, if we've met each others families, my parents names, if I have siblings, if we have children (we said if cats count and the officer laughed). Then simply started going over the legal questions from i485. While going through those they did ask who was the one married before, kinda seemed like a trick question the way it was asked, we just said neither of us had married before. finished the legal questions and I was expecting more questions or questions about our documents but the officer simply said the interview was complete. i said i had a new medical and they took it. It must've been 20 mins total

the not-so-good news is they simply said it was complete but needed to review the new documents/evidence (which i brought a lot of). The officer asked if we had health insurance together, we dont because it's cheaper on our own through work, but have dental and life together through her job, and asked for this years' tax return, which we filed married join & i included the irs transcript. Gave me a paper that it was held for review, and told me that if they needed anything else i'd get a letter in the mail. Unfortunately the online status still shows 'interview is scheduled' almost 2 weeks later so i guess our case will be one of those that just sits there for a while

Yeah, it is normal. I assume the "initial" is of concern. USCIS is just being specific in case a follow-up interview may be needed to clarify some details of the petition. Your case sounds like most all went well. There were no issues I could read about. They are probably simply going over the evidence very carefully before adjudication...just in case there might be any issues that did not pop up during the background check or interview process.

That's interesting. I've always wonder how they confirm the i-94 or if they even attempt to.

The letter does contradict itself. Cuz later on in the first paragraph it says i must present myself at the interview to finilize my petition.

I wondered the same thing. I didn't have an I-94 since I had a Border Crossing Card (BCC). I mailed a copy of the BCC and come interview time I was not asked to show it.

I just received my EAD through marriage last Friday. The only thing I noticed is that my EAD through marriage expires 4 months before my DACA EAD.

My question is...Should I show my job my new EAD through marriage even though it expires before my DACA EAD?

Thank you all!

Nope, leave it. Only provide it to them if you renew it (very unlikely) due to your Adjustment of Status case still pending and the DACA EAD going past its expiry date. If not wait till you receive your Green Card then provide a copy of it to them.