Okay, welcome back.
Today, we're going to discuss Green Card Marriage Interview Questions
set number three.
We're going to discuss four new topics
Your first home, technology in your house, children, work and finances.
This is part of our ongoing series of simplifying and demystifying immigration Law.
This is video number three of the Green Card Marriage Interview Questions.
If you miss the first two, you might want to go back.
In the first two, we discussed how you met, your employment,
your current marriage, special days and vacations.
That was video 1.
Video 2, we discussed your wedding, your marriage,
your kitchen, your bedroom,
and just before your interview.
You don't want to miss any of these if you're preparing to go
to your green card interview, or if you are just thinking
about what kinds of questions you might be asked
in the permanent residency interview.
So with that, let's get started with video 3.
We are going to discuss, first, your first home.
So right after you get married, you move in together.
Well, some people get moved in earlier.
And that is a line of questioning that you might get.
Where was your first home together? Where was it?
Did you move in to where he was living?
Or did you move in to where she was living?
Or did you go to a whole new place?
Did you move in prior to marriage or after the marriage,
and in that house, how many rooms were there?
How many bedrooms? Were there windows?
Did it have a garage? Was it an apartment?
Was it a home?
Was it a condominium? What was it?
You might also be asked, "How much rent or mortgage did you pay?"
Or do you have furniture there?
Did it come pre-furnished or did you buy furniture?
Oh, and by the way, if you bought furniture, how was it delivered?
By the company, by the male and his friend,
or the female's family and how did it get there?
Perfect line of questioning
And as I've said throughout this video series,
most of those answers should be pretty easy for you, if you are a legitimate couple. Okay?
Maybe it requires some remembering in terms of the furniture and the rooms and all that.
And that is one reason you might want to sit down because
if you are going to this line of questioning,
and you have been married, say 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years,
it could take a while.
It's been a while, so you may have forgotten some of the precise details,
and they'll be looking at that.
You do not want to guess. You want to know.
If you don't know, say I don't remember,
but you really should try to do some work ahead of time,
some homework, so that you're ready for the interview.
How about technology?
Do you have a garage to keep cars? Who keeps the garage door?
Do you have a television and how many rooms?
Are they the same size? What model or make is it?
What is the most recent television that you purchased, and what room is it in?
Do you watch your shows together or separate?
What is your wife's favorite show?
What is your favorite show? Do you watch the news?
Does she watch the news? Perfect questions.
Perfect line of questions. So you need to be ready.
You know, I had talked about red flags in the first video.
And one red flag is when people - they are not living together
that's a real question
so if that were to come up some of the first home technology questions will be hard to answer.
But you still need to prepare because you should need to spend some time together.
For instance, I had a couple where the fellow was in the Navy.
He came home back to San Diego where he lived,
and he went to a party when he was here for a Christmas break,
and he met a woman.
Things happened and they fell in love.
She was six, seven years older than him. She had a child.
She took care of older people, so she stayed at home, a residency.
He came back the spring, the summer, they fell in love.
Then they got married. He is in the Navy.
She is staying at this home.
Then he comes back to the city.
But she wants to keep this job, because he was hoping to leave the navy
and go into college. So they wanted to save their money.
So they have this very unusual relationship, separation.
Now, in that case, they are going to be hit with some of the other questions
that we discussed in previous videos and what I am going to discuss in the next two areas.
Okay, for instance, she had a child, and when we are talking about children here,
it's not just your children. Okay?
If the other spouse has children, whether they're older,
they're grown up, or they live with you,
I mean they should be pretty easy-to-answer questions.
But if they don't live with you, they live with the ex-spouse or the parents of the child,
Do you know them? Have you met them?
When was the last time you saw them?
Have they ever spent any time with you?
These are perfectly legitimate questions because if you give separate answers,
well, then you could be really in trouble.
With your own children, assuming you have children,
what is your child's favorite television show?
What is your child's favorite meal? What is your child's worst favorite food?
What day care does the child go to?
What time does the child get out of school?
What grade is your child in?
Again, those should be relatively easy questions, if,
if you do take an active role in your child's life.
Now, that's not always the case, you know, things being what they are.
You should know those answers to those questions, I mean most parents would.
But that's not a guarantee
and so part of the reason that I stress preparing for an interview
is that any of these areas are ripe for questioning,
and if you haven't at least thought about what you could be asked,
and if they suspect any problems in terms of fraud,
then you can be separated and those problems could be greatly magnified
and you could have some problems getting in the finish line
which is permanent residency for the immigrant spouse.
And these areas, especially like technology, - he bought technology,
therefore, on a credit card - you know, they may ask for some records.
Same thing with your home, mortgage receipts.
This area really comes into play.
Joint financial records are really big. Okay?
Do you guys put money into the same account?
Yes, no? If one of the spouses comes into the marriage ahead of time with property,
did they sign a deed where both of you are on?
If not, you are going to have to explain that.
I had a couple, they came in and I noticed 2-3 times,
hey, you know, no wedding rings.
Hmmm. Very interesting. No wedding rings. I have to keep an eye on that.
Or a couple that comes in, and the spouse, the wife comes alone
and then the husband comes alone.
You cannot get them in here at the same time.
Even for me, I'm keeping an eye on that.
Wait a minute, what's up with this?
But I had a couple where they did not have their wedding rings. I am keeping an eye on that.
But they also did not have any joint property, and they had not put anything in each other's name.
The car insurance, the male who was a U.S. citizen had not put his spouse under his insurance policy.
Now, I needed to get answers on that.
I needed to get answers on that because I knew these would be thrown at them.
And they were. Fortunately they were thrown ahead of time
in a Request For Evidence and we had to explain some of those things,
but questions like that.
Who pays the bills? How do you pay?
Out of the checking account, debit? Do you write checks?
Do you pay in cash? Are there any insurance policies?
Are the cars in your joint name? How about health policies at work?
Any of those questions are ripe and all of those questions,
you should bring documents to back up what you are saying.
And a lot for your children. When was the last time you took your children to birthday party?
Bring pictures.
Bring documents showing the children. Back up your evidence.
Have it ready. That way, it's more than just you are saying something. You are actually proving it.
So we have gone over 12 areas now. And there are a lot more.
And in fact, at the end of this video, you will see a link to a Green Card Marriage Interview Checklist
that I put together. Feel free to download it.
It's free. There are a lot more questions than we have time to cover in the 3 videos here.
You should go over that if you are going to an interview.
If you are thinking about getting your green cards, you should think about it.
Why? Because it's good. It's good practice.
It's good planning.
I'm assuming anyone that has gone this far watching this video is not attempting to commit a fraud.
Because as I have said earlier - and I will say it again - that's wrong.
That's wrong. That's wrong. Don't do it.
If you are an immigrant and someone has convinced you that that is the way to become
legal, don't do it. Don't do it.
I can't say that forcefully enough.
If you like this video, you know, as I've said before,
press the like or leave me a comment if you want to ask me something.
If you want to send me a private email with a question, my email is
Carlos@BataraImmigrationLaw.com.
Subscribe to the channel if you want more of these videos.
But if you have questions for more videos send them, send me some topics.
I might be able to simplify, demystify other aspects of immigration law which is really confusing you.
I might be able to throw together a quick video like this one
and share it with others who may have the same question. And with that, we're done.
You have completed all three of these videos. If you have not watched the other two,
get the links below and watch them.
And now you have an idea of the types of questions that you could be asked.
And go forward with your green card, but don't stop there,
think about becoming a citizen someday after you become a green card holder.
Good luck! I wish you and your family the best.
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