Usually, a green card applicant will receive an appointment notice for an interview from the USCIS (Form I-797C, Notice of Action) no earlier than six months after filing his or her green card application. However, sometimes the USCIS may send an appointment notice earlier depending on how busy the USCIS office which has jurisdiction over the applicant’s place of residence is. Usually, the interview will be conducted at the same office where applicant’s biometrics were taken or at the nearest USCIS office. The address will be provided in the appointment notice.
It is always better to arrive for an interview 15 minutes before the scheduled time. The applicant should bring the appointment notice, Identification Document and his or her valid passport. If the applicant has an expired passport which was used to enter the United States, then he or she should take it to the interview, too. The green card applicant should also bring all his or her original documents (copies of which were sent together with the green card application) to the interview.
At the interview, the USCIS officer will verify the information in the green card application and if the applicant’s green card application is based on marriage , the USCIS officer will ask the applicant about the validity of marriage. Usually, the USCIS officer will not inform the applicant at the interview whether he or she is granted the permanent resident status. The applicant will receive an approval or denial notice in the mail.
