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I am a USC married to a Salvadorean citizen. We got married 10/4/2003 in El Salvador. We had a baby in 12/18/2003 in El Salvador who is now a US Citizen after filling the paperwork at the US Embassy. The three of us are now living in Miami, FL and last year (04/23/2005) I filed the I485, I130, and I765 forms for my wife. She has a Social Security card and is able to work.

Our AOS interview is scheduled for 03/28/2005 and I have the following questions:

1. Do we need to re-submit the translated birth and marriage certificates?? We already sent these documents when we filled the I485 and I130 forms but I am not sure if I should take them to the interview just in case??

2. Should we take our 2 year old son to the interview ?

3. Any other tips for the interview? What other documentation do we need to take?

Thanks !

There have been soooo many postings regarding documentation necessary to bring to the interview...just search this forum and you will find a ton of pointers!

YES, you must bring ALL your documents to the interview. All documents that are not in English must be properly translated. And please make photocopies of all the documents.
I wont recommend to take a baby in a waiting a room and all that, unless the baby will be part of the application but he/she is not since he is a USC or if you dont get a babysitter by that time. What you should bring to the interview your childs birth certificate (a must), the form or receipt (I dont know) from the US Embassy in El Salvador about your child birth when you registered him/her.
The rest is all around this forum, there are several list about things that you must get to proof a bona fide marriage even you have a child together, like bills in both names, bank statements, pictures,etc.
Good luck,

Thanks for the reply. So for the AOS interview, we must translate all the documents all over again even though we mailed them with the I485 and I130 forms ?? It will be a pain and expensive but if we must oh well...

Also will they keep the photos we bring? We our income tax jointly last year and will file jointly again this year. That should help.. my bank accounts, however, are only in my name.. should I add my wifes name to the checking and savings accounts ?

Our 2-year old son has a US passport given to him at the US Embassy in El Salvador when I registered his birth so I should probably bring it.

One last question, after the AOS interview (if approved) aprox. how long will it take for my wife to get her permanent residency status ? We want to go to El Salvador for Christmas this year but I am not sure if she will be able to. Can she travel outside the US after the AOS interview if our petition is approved ? Thanks !