The interview is a critical part of your USCIS immigration application, if your case requires an interview. Being represented by an attorney at the interview sometimes makes the difference between winning and losing your case. (This exact interview scenario happens often!) Cambridge Immigration Law prepares amazing application packages for our clients because we know that a USCIS will look at the application Read More
Why you need an attorney to prepare you for your Marriage-Based Green Card interview
Your USCIS Adjustment of Status application is progressing with an interview. Congratulations! The interview is critical to the success of your case. Make sure to properly prepare. Please see our guide on how to prepare for your Adjustment of Status interview. 10 Tips on how to prepare for your Marriage-Based Green Card interview Read More
Your USCIS Citizenship/Naturalization interview was scheduled. Here’s how to prepare!
Your USCIS Citizenship/Naturalization application is progressing with an interview. Congratulations! The interview is critical to the success of your case. Make sure to properly prepare. Please see our guide "The US Naturalization Interview" on how to prepare for your Citizenship/Naturalization interview. Read More
Does having an attorney at your Marriage-Based Green Card USCIS Interview make your case look suspicious?
Absolutely not! Having a good attorney makes you look, and actually be, prepared for your USCIS interview. Before the interview, your attorney should do the following: Provide you with a copy of your application and ask you to carefully review it for updates and edits (mistakes) Provide you with a list of common interview-questions that you can review and practice with your spouse Meet with you for about 60 Read More
When will you get a decision after your Marriage-Based Green Card Interview?
Your USCIS officer may give you a decision while you are at the interview. However, there is no requirement for USCIS to give you a decision on the day of the interview. If you do not get a decision at the time of the interview, you (or your attorney) should ask to speak with a supervisor and then advocate to the supervisor for a decision on that day. After speaking with a supervisor, it may be clear that no Read More
Will I need to go to an interview?
Historically all marriage-based green card applicants were required to attend a USCIS interview to talk about their relationship and eligibility for a green card. Recently, I learned that USCIS is approving some marriage-based green card applications without an interview. However, I have never had this happen in my cases. At this point, you should plan that you’ll have a USCIS interview if you file a marriage-based Read More
How can I prepare for my USCIS interview?
Going to a USCIS interview might be nerve-racking for some people. We will help you! Preparing clients for their marriage-based green card interviews or any USCIS interview ends up being a lot of fun. (Really!) You get to stroll down memory lane with your partner, remembering your story, brushing up on details of your history, and getting ready to present your story in words and on paper. To get you ready, we Read More
Green card approval without USCIS interview?
Yesterday, the American Immigration Lawyers Association reported that based on a survey of AILA members, it appears that in some cases USCIS is approving some family-based and employment-based green cards without an interview. Interviews, which are normally a requirement for most green-card cases, cannot be conducted until at least May 4 because USCIS is closed due to COVID. Waiving the interview Read More
USCIS Obtains “Admissions” to Marijuana Use during USCIS Interviews
Use, possession, sale and other activities relating to marijuana/cannabis are legal in many states in the United States and in other places worldwide. However, all marijuana activities (with very limited scientific research exceptions) are illegal under US federal law and in turn under US immigration law. Non-US citizens using marijuana and/or involved in legal cannabis activities throughout the US put themselves Read More
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