QUESTIONS FOR THE BENEFICIARY
What do you do for a living in your home country?Do you plan to work in the U.S and what position?
Have you ever been issued/denied a visa to the US?
Have you ever been in the US?
Were you married before this marriage?
Do you have any children?
Have you ever been convicted of any crime?
Describe your employment history
Describe your education history
Do you need a social security number (SSN) when you arrive in the US? ABOUT YOUR FIANCE:
General information
Name/Date of birth/Place of birth. Spell your fiancee's name.
Immigration status in the US? (Citizen or Permanent Resident) [Additional questions if your fiancee is not born in the US: Where did your fiance first live in the US? When and where was his or her naturalization?]
Where does your fiance live in the US? How long has he been at the current address?
Contact numbers/ E-mail address?
Was your fiance married before?
If divorced:
- Ex-spouse’s name, age, etc.
- Why did the previous marriage not last; reasons for divorce
- Who initiated the divorce?
- Do you have the copy of divorce papers
- Where did the divorce take place
- Are there any outstanding issues related to divorce? If yes, describe in detail
- How much are the alimony payments?
- Does your fiance still see his/her ex-spouse? Why or why not?
Does your spouse have any children?
If yes:
- How many?
- What are the name(s) and age(s) of the child(ren)?
- Whom do they live with, and why? (Why do they not live with your fiance?
- How often does your fiance see the children?
- How much is the monthly child support?
- How does your fiance manage child support?
- Are they planning to move with your fiance?
Has your fiance ever been convicted or have a criminal record?
Do you know your fiance’s friends?
- Provide the names, if possible phone numbers
- How long have they known each other?
- Where do they live?
- Do they know about your fiance’s previous relationships?
What are your fiance’s hobbies?
What does your fiance like/dislike? Foods/movies/books/music/activities/etc.
What does your fiance own?
- House?
- Car (Make, model, year of manufacture, and color of the car. License plate number?)
Your Relationship/Wedding/Marriage
How long have you known each other?
Where and how did you meet? Was anyone else around?
What did you do on your first meeting? What did you first notice about your future fiance? Do you remember what either of you were wearing?
What language do the two of you converse in?
When did the relationship turn romantic?
Did your fiance meet any of your relatives? Did you meet any of your fiance’s relatives?
How much time did you spend together before you decided to get married? Why did you decide to get married? Who proposed to whom? How did the topic come up? Why did you decide to have a long/short engagement? What do your parents/friends think of your decision to marry this person? What do your fiance’s parents/friends think?
When and where was your engagement ? Do you have any
photos of the ceremony and/or reception? Who from the US came to attend your engagement? (Why did others not come here to attend the marriage?) How many people were at your engagement? Did you have a reception? Describe.
Did you go for a honeymoon? If so, when and where?
How has your relationship been since you got engaged?
Why do you want to come to the US? What do you like and dislike about moving there?
Did you get engaged.married to get in to the US? Did you pay your fiance/spouse to get married or make any other deals?
What do you think the biggest problems will be, and have you thought about how you will deal with them?
Do you think that your relationship will work?
Do you trust your fiance/spouse?
Employment/Education
If your spouse is working:
- What does your spouse do for living?
- Where does he work?
- Employer name & location; phone number if possible
- What are his job duties/job title?
- How much does make per hour/annual salary?
- What is your fiance's/spouse’s work schedule?
Describe your fiance's/spouse’s education history
Fiance's/ Spouse’s Living Situation
Who does your fiance/spouse live with? (details on roommates/relatives)
What kind of place it is? (apartment, condo, house, etc.)
How much rent/mortgage?
Have you been to where your fiance/spouse lives?
- If so, how many rooms there are? How many bathrooms?
- Can you remember any details of what kind of furniture is in the house, colors, etc?
- What kind of TV, stereo, etc is in the house?
- Who else lives near by – neighbors?
- What is the neighborhood like?
· Finances – show copies of everything (FOR AOS)
· Did you file a joint tax return this year? Do you have an International Tax ID number?
· What is your spouse’s bank in the US? What are the accounts there?
· Do you share any accounts? Why or why not?
· Do you own any property together?
· Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as the beneficiary? Does your spouse have insurance policy where you are the beneficiary?
· Fiance's/ Spouse’s relatives
· Father’s name and where he lives? Where does he work?
· Mother’s Name and where she lives? Where does she work?
If they have fiances/spouses other than each other, who are they?
Were they born in the US? Where?(many more questions about when they arrived, etc if they immigrate) What is your fiance's/spouse's mom's parents' [maternal grandparents'] names and information? What is your fiance's/spouse's Dad's parents' [paternal grandparents'] names and information? How many brother and sisters does your fiance/spouse have?
- Names?
- Names of their spouses?
- Names of their kids?
- Where were they married?
- Where do they live now?
- Name all of them and their spouses
- Name all their kids
QUESTIONS FOR THE PETITIONER, IF YOU ATTEND THE INTERVI
(Many are the same as above)ABOUT YOU:
What is your immigration status in the US? (Citizen or Permanent Resident? If naturalized, expect more questions about when arrived, when naturalized, etc etc)
When and where was your US passport issued?
Where do you live?
What are you doing in this country? (if not just visiting for the interview) Do you like it here? What don't you like? Would you ever consider living here?
Do you speak your fiance's/spouse’s language?
What do you do for a living?
What is your education?
Were you married before this marriage?
Do you have any children?
Have you ever been convicted of any crime?
ABOUT YOUR FIANCEE/SPOUSE:
General information
Name/Date of birth/Place of birth
Where does your fiance/spouse live? How long s/he has been at the current address?
Contact numbers/ E-mail address?
If divorced:
- Ex-spouse’s name, age, etc.
- Why did the previous marriage not last; reasons for divorce
- Who initiated the divorce?
- Do you have the copy of divorce papers
- Where did the divorce take place
- Are there any outstanding issues related to divorce? If yes, describe in detail
- How much are the alimony payments?
- Does your spouse still see his/her ex-spouse? Why or why not?
Does your fiancee/spouse have any children?
If yes:
- How many?
- What are the name(s) and age(s) of the child(ren)?
- Whom do they live with, and why? (Why do they not live with your spouse?
- How often does your fiance/spouse see the children?
- How much is the monthly child support?
- How does your spouse manage child support?
- Are they planning to move with your spouse?
- If both of you have kids, how have you ensured that your kids and your spouse’s kid will live/get together/co-operate with each other?
Has your fiance/spouse ever been convicted or have a criminal record?
Do you know your spouse’s friends?
- Provide the names, if possible phone numbers
- How long have they known each other?
- Where do they live?
- Do they know about your spouse’s previous relationships?
What are your fiance/spouse’s hobbies? What does your fiance/spouse like/dislike? Foods/movies/books/music/activities/etc.
What does your spouse own?
- House?
- Car (Make, model, year of manufacture, and color of the car. License plate number?)
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