My husband (British) and I (American) are going to have an interview soon for his Green Card. We’re a bit nervous… are their specific questions we should prepare for? I don’t know all of his family members!
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If there is no suspicion of fraud, it should be quite easy. If the fraud division is doing the interview, it may be abrasive.
They are trying to find out if these are arranged marriages for the purposes of just getting citizenship, marriages for money and other illegitimate marriages. Like an American marrying someone from a third world country.
If you and your husband are properly married, you don’t have anything to be nervous about.
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We went through this a few years ago. The guy hardly asked any questions. He asked how we met, and I think that was it. We showed them all our documents (joint tax returns, titles to cars, bank statements, etc) and that seemed to satisfy him. We were as nervous as heck, and I think it was probably obvious. We brought in love letter, pictures of our families together, but he never looked at them.
Good luck! Bring as much proof as possible, and relax! You’ll do great!
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you might wanna start to get to know all your husband’s family. not that it was asked during my interview, but still, you have to be ready for that. you’d be asked how, when and where you guys met.. we weren’t asked alot of questions..
my husband and i prepared ourselves with these sample of interview question:
don’t be too nervous during the interview. and good luck!
They asked me and my husband more abotu each other than anything. He met my family but hadent met his cause of where hes from.
Relax nothing to worry about.
They will ask him your anniversary date, your birthday when you met, how you met, stuff like that. Well thats what was asked at our interview.
Good luck, don’t stress.
Make sure you have provided documents that show co-mingling of finances over the time you have been married, pictures of you doing things together, an affadavit from your friends and family members stating that they believe the marriage is legitimate. Bring copies or originals of those documents to the interview as well.
The truth is, if both of you are in the marriage for the right reasons, you have nothing to worry about. They err on the side of caution in these situations, so unless there are real red flags, you won’t have any issue.
The interview tends to go very smoothly and easily for white, English speakers. I suppose it might be some level of implicit racism, but it’s more likely that it’s because people from Canada, Britain, etc, are probably not committing fraud to get to the U.S., because they have perfectly good countries of their own.
For mine, the guy looked at our documents, asked us some easy questions (not about family members) and that was that. It was January, so he asked what we did for Christmas, and he asked how we met and how many times we visited back and forth before getting married.. 10-15 minutes for the interview itself. I seem to recall he asked me if my husband wore boxers or briefs - he might have been joking, but I answered.
My next one, to get the condition removed was even easier. We had a mortgage jointly by then and he just looked at that, and our joint tax returns, and then asked how I was enjoying America.
We were nervous too! Come prepared with all your documents, but it’s really not hard at all!
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There are a lot of factors, including your nationality and the Consulate/office you go through and how long you’ve been married. It can go from one length of the spectrum to the other and you should always be prepared for the worst case scenario.
In my case, I was at the interview for 10 minutes and was asked 2 questions, neither of which were to do with the legitimacy of my marriage. I’d been married over 9 years at that point and was interviewed in New Zealand. I took along a pile of proof and didn’t have to produce it, but if I hadn’t have taken it and I was asked for it, I would’ve been sunk.
I wouldn’t worry too much about knowing all his family, especially not distant cousins etc. The nature of families these days is that we really only deal with immediate relatives and you wouldn’t be asked for intimate details of them most likely.
To prepare, just have your paperwork in order - photos, affidavits from friends and family, copies of anything you have in both your names and if it’s a long-distance relationship, then take copies of your phone bills, insurance paperwork with the other listed as beneficiary etc.
Most importantly of all, be yourself and answer all their questions as openly and honestly as you can.
Good luck!
I am British and my husband is American. We had our Green Card Interview last week, and it was so much less stressful than I thought it would be. Ths officer just went over our paperwork asking me and my husband things like what is your SSN, what’s your address, how many times have you been married, have you ever been involved in terrorism, have you ever been arrested. Then she asked me (The Brit) to recount all my entries and exits to and from the USA, and to produce all INS paperwork i.e. I94’s and extensions I had sought. I was here on an H1B visa, so I had to take all that paperwork too. She asked how we met and to produce documents showing a ’shared’ life… I had a ton of stuff with me, utility bills in both our names, life insurance policies, car papers from when we financed my car together. In the end she just looked at the car paper and life ins docs. MAKE SURE you take original and copies of ALL your paperwork, including the paperwork you filed with INS to apply for the green card. Also if you have applied for advance parole or employment authorization take all the original paperwork for that too (with copies) Then she asked to see photos from our wedding and of us throughout our relationship, she kept a couple. After that she said great and you are approved! You don’t get a stamp in your passport (at least not in Chicago) and she said the the actual green card would take approx 2-3 weeks to get to me. As long as you look comfortable with each other and look like a real couple, you will be fine. My lawyer (who did not come with for the interview, there is no need really unless you have some problem with your application) said they even watch you in the waiting room. It is only natural to be nervous and they do realize that, I mean she asked my husband how many times he had been married and he said none! I almost kicked him, what about me!!! But she just said don’t worry, it’s not a trick question! The basic think to remember is, they do this all day for a living, and they are pretty good at spotting a fake, so if your marriage is real, it will show in your interaction and body language… just relax!!! The interview was over in about 20 minutes, I didn’t need half the stuff I took, but it is always better to have more than you need. One other thing, make sure all your paperwork is ORGANIZED!!!! I couldn’t put my hands on my Employment Authorization card for a minute or two and I was the WORST feeling! GO down the list you got on your interview notification and triple check everything that you need!! GOOD LUCK 
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