My wife and I had our interview today
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A little background first. I am usc and my wife came to the states on a f-1 student visa in 1996. She was taking esl courses until her visa had expired in 98. We had met in 1997 and married in 2001. All paperwork were accepted and filed in 4/2002.
The interview: first we were sworn in and sat down. the interviewer looked at some papers and said that she can't continue with the interview because I needed to file a 485a because my wife overstayed more than 180 days? I was what the (f****) not literally. My wife entered legally on a student visa. The interviewer said this is the law sorry. Than i demanded to speak with a supervisor, something is wrong. We went back to the waiting area and sat for another 30 min. Then the same interviewer calls us back in and says she can start the interview. I have all the supporting docs and she was more than satisfied, BUT the interviewer said that ins has to wait for a background check on my wife. Was this not what the fbi did with the fingerprints? Also the interviewer stated that I might or might not need a I-601. What does might or might not need...arrgghgh.
Reading about the 601 seems that this does not apply to us. Any thoughts on this matter please. If there was a mistake by the interviewer, is there a way expedite another interview?

A little background first. I am usc and my wife came to the states on a f-1 student visa in 1996. She was taking esl courses until her visa had expired in 98. We had met in 1997 and married in 2001. All paperwork were accepted and filed in 4/2002.
The interview: first we were sworn in and sat down. the interviewer looked at some papers and said that she can't continue with the interview because I needed to file a 485a because my wife overstayed more than 180 days? I was what the (f****) not literally. My wife entered legally on a student visa. The interviewer said this is the law sorry. Than i demanded to speak with a supervisor, something is wrong. We went back to the waiting area and sat for another 30 min. Then the same interviewer calls us back in and says she can start the interview. I have all the supporting docs and she was more than satisfied, BUT the interviewer said that ins has to wait for a background check on my wife. Was this not what the fbi did with the fingerprints? Also the interviewer stated that I might or might not need a I-601. What does might or might not need...arrgghgh.
Reading about the 601 seems that this does not apply to us. Any thoughts on this matter please. If there was a mistake by the interviewer, is there a way expedite another interview?
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