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Hello everyone! Ive been an avid reader of the different threads here, and usually dont post much.

My USC husband and I went for an interview this morning at 9:15am. We arrived at 9am, and went through the metal detector etc. We were barely seated at 9:05am, when we were called 5 minutes later.

The officer was very nice, but so hard to read. I could not tell if he was serious or joking. Before we sat down, he made us take an oath that we would tell the truth.

He then told us he had reviewed our case while having coffee this morning, and that he is familiar with everything we had sent in.

His first question was why I had not filed for my son? I explained that it was because he lives with my parents in South Korea and that they have legal guardianship over him, while we cannot afford to have him live with us yet.

He asked us other questions such as how we met, what our first date was like, etc. He also asked us why we got married in Vegas! When we told him convenience, and that we were going to buy a house together, he seemed satisfied. We also showed him pictures of our later BIG wedding and he seemed appeased.

He asked to see additional documents we wanted to provide: birth certificate for myself, hubby and my child. He also asked to see passports. He commented on how many countries Ive been, asked how many languages I speak, etc. He looked at our wedding pictures, and old pictures of us since we started dating.

He made copies of the documents, and kept two pictures. He disappeared saying he would have his supervisor look at it, since I was out of status for more than 180 days. He came back saying his supervisor signed off on it. *Note, he did not use the word approved. However he did say we would receive the green card in the mail within the next three weeks*

He then told us the IMPORTANCE of filing for the removal conditions within 90 days of expiration. He told us he has seen so many people forget, and regret it later. He made us sign a paper saying we understand the 90 day window for removal of conditions.

He did not take my EAD or my AP. He said the EAD will automatically expire once green card is ordered for production. He also said to keep the AP. He did not stamp my passport either.

He asked if we had any questions, and I asked whether it is safe now to buy tickets to leave country for Christmas vacay. He said he thinks it would be safer to wait for actual green card to arrive.

He also said that their system is down due to a glitch and might not be up till this afternoon or tomorrow. He said "this is why I cant approve you right now, because I have to wait till the system gets back up. But once it is back up, I will order the card for production".

He said I would receive a letter in the mail also explaining the 90 day period to file for removal of conditions, and that I would receive a 757 in the mail (or is it 797? cant remember!)

He said I had my AP, just in case I really want to travel.

SO NOW, my question is, would it be safe to buy tickets for our vacation once I get that email saying the card has been ordered for production??? It is only 11/29 today, and we are planning on flying 12/22.

Also, does this seem like a positive outcome interview? Was my GC really approved? So hard to celebrate when I dont have a stamp on my passport!

THanks so much for reading through my super long experience!

Well to me it seems like a good interview and I think you will be or are already approved, here are the weak points of your interview and would have put me in doubt if i was the IO.

You said;
His first question was why I had not filed for my son? I explained that it was because he lives with my parents in South Korea and that they have legal guardianship over him, while we cannot afford to have him live with us yet.

If you cant afford to get the child to live with you as yet then, How come you had a wedding in Las Vegas? And after that while you cant seem to afford to have a child to live with you you still went ahead and had a BIG WEDDING on top of that, and here is the kicker, you are asking him you are ready to travel again in the busy and expensive holiday travel season?
All of these DO NOT fit the bill of people having financial woes and cannot have thier own child to live with them because of that.
You should thank your stars that i was not your IO (LOL) otherwise i would have given you a very tough time at the interview.

You asked about the stamp, I have been seeing more and more people recently reporting on this forum about no stamp at the end of the interview, it makes me think that maybe since the GC gets produced and mailed within couple of weeks these days that they have stopped putting the stamp or atleast use it when its absolutely necessary, we will see what the others report here before saying something for sure about no stamp.

namecheckvictim, you are absolutely right about the financial situation sending mixed messages. Maybe I should have said that my father (who is the legal guardian of my son, paying for all his expenses) paid for the big wedding, and we are also travelling on his Delta Miles this Christmas!

Thank you though for your input. I am crossing my fingers waiting for that text message saying the card is in production!