# Marriage green card interview at Chicago IL field office — approved after the interview (June 2026)

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AOS (concurrent), came from ESTA / visa waiver, expired before filing, filing to approval in 3.2 months.

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## Profile

- Field office: Chicago IL
- Case type: AOS — I-130 + I-485 filed together
- Sponsor: U.S. citizen spouse
- Prior status: ESTA / visa waiver, expired before filing
- Attorney used: No
- Interview: Not specified
- Outcome: Approved after the interview
- RFE received: No
- Complications: Overstay
- Filing to approval: 3.2 months

## Timeline

| Milestone | Date |
| --- | --- |
| Filed | Apr 18, 2026 |
| Biometrics | May 11, 2026 |
| Interview notice | May 19, 2026 |
| Interview | Jun 10, 2026 |
| I-130 approved | Jun 11, 2026 |
| I-485 approved | Jul 25, 2026 |

## Their story

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Chicago field office, filed concurrently, no lawyer — we did it ourselves and had no problems and no RFE. My spouse is a U.S. citizen.

My ESTA expired on March 28, 2026. We got married on April 2 and sent the package on April 18 — I didn't want a lot of unlawful presence, so we acted quickly. Biometrics were scheduled on May 8 for May 28, and I rescheduled two weeks earlier to May 11. The interview was scheduled on May 19 and held on June 10, just 51 days after filing, which felt incredibly fast. The I-130 was approved the next day, June 11.

Then came over six weeks of waiting before the I-485 was finally approved on July 25, 2026. I almost thought I'd have the green card in under two months, but the I-485 took a little longer. There was no unauthorized work in my case.

Total cost: $2,400.

## Questions the officer asked

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1. During the interview I had to sign a document about the reason why I overstayed. The officer asked about it two or three times, and in the end she wrote "because we decided to get married" as the reason. I won't lie, I was afraid that wouldn't be a big enough answer after the new memo.
2. That was the only memo-related question — nothing else along those lines came up.

## Their advice

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If your status is about to run out, filing quickly limits how much unlawful presence you accumulate. My ESTA expired on March 28, we married on April 2 and filed on April 18.

You can move biometrics up. Mine was set for May 28 and I rescheduled it two weeks earlier to May 11.

Be ready to explain your overstay in writing. I had to sign a document stating the reason, and the officer asked about it two or three times before writing down that we had decided to get married.

This is a user-submitted experience reviewed for spam and personal information before publishing. It is an individual anecdote, not legal advice. Every case is different — timelines and interview style vary by office and officer.

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