Interviews
The AOS interview at your USCIS field office
Applicants adjusting status inside the US may be called to an interview at a USCIS field office. This guide explains how those interviews work: who is interviewed, what the officer reviews, and how marriage-based and employment-based interviews differ in focus.
What you’ll learn
- Who gets a field-office interview and why
- How marriage-based and employment-based interviews differ
- Documents and originals to bring, and updated evidence to add
- Preparing for relationship- or job-focused questioning
- What happens procedurally on interview day
- Possible outcomes: approval, continuance, request for further evidence
- Keeping your answers consistent with the filed petition
It covers the documents to bring (including originals and updated evidence), how to prepare for questions about your relationship or job, what to expect procedurally on the day, and the possible outcomes including approval, continuance, or a request for further evidence. It emphasizes consistency with the underlying petition.
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