What Are the Top Questions Most Frequently Asked During Marriage Interview?
USCIS has reams of documents, a powerhouse of a background database, and Homeland Security Investigators to investigate the validity of marriages. Yet US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officers focus during interviews on whether the relationship between the foreigner asking for a green card and the spouse is real. Here are some of the top questions they ask:
- How did you meet?
- In what city was your spouse born?
- When and where was the proposal?
- How long did you date before getting engaged?
- What is your spouse’s (or the stepchild’s) date of birth?
- What gift did you give them for their most recent birthday?
- How many brothers and sisters does your spouse have?
- Have you met each other’s families?
- Where was the wedding?
- Who were the other people at the wedding ceremony?
- Where did you go for your honeymoon?
- How do you divide household bills?
- Who pays the rent or mortgage?
- Do you have a joint bank account?
- Do you share credit cards or insurance?
- Where does your spouse work?
- Describe your home or apartment
- Who cooks most meals?
- What did you eat last night?
- What is the name of your spouse’s favorite TV show, food, or hobby?
- What did you do together last weekend?
- Where was the last trip you both took together?
Some USCIS officers like to play Sherlock Holmes and ask more intimate questions – Who sleeps on the left side of the bed? What color is the shower curtain? – but experienced federal agents know those are not necessary. When a couple is authentically together, sharing the joys and sorrows of daily life, immigration professionals can tell just by looking at them. Or by listening for what is not said. Years ago, a USCIS supervisor approved a green card case in five minutes because the US citizen wife ordered her husband to sit down and the husband obeyed without a word. “Yup,” the supervisor said, “That’s a marriage.”
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Disclaimer – These entries are based on real life events. Family member names, when used, are real. Client names are changed for privacy.
