Legal Question in Immigration Law in Maryland

Re: Second AOS Interview--

You have not stated whether you are the petitioner or the beneficiary -- nor have you advised whether you are represented by counsel before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. To answer your question more specifically, I need to know the above, if possible. Otherwise, I will give you a general answer. It appears as if you are married now over two years, yes? Therefore, if approved the beneficiary will received their permanent resident card for 10 years. Often, after a review, the USCIS will ask for a second interview. This is becoming very frequent in Baltimore -- I don't think anyone can make a straight decision there anymore. So, a second interview is not necessarily a bad thing. A second interview may simply be to review some issues raised by your first interview: for example, maybe the officer was not so convinced that you guys lived together, or some other issue. So you go back to the interview and convince them that you are married "for real," and you thought you had done well at your first interview which was already two years after your filing. If you really are worried, then you should hire counsel to at least represent you before the USCIS after he or she reads your file. Many people don't realize it, but these interviews are legal proceedings, and it is always smart to have a good immigration attorney with you. If you have any questions, email me. Best of luck!

Re: Second AOS Interview--

The second interview may or may not mean anything. However, even if the two of you have been living together as husband and wife and sharing finances and are very much in love, I would still suggest that you take this seriously and hire an immigration attorney to review your situation. That said, September 2008 is not quite so long ago in immigration time frames, and things may well be moving along just fine. But please do either contact my office or use www.aila.org for a listing of immigration attorneys near you.