Sample Immigration Marriage Interview Questions

1 Marriage Interview - Sample QuestionsDuring the Marriage Interview the parties may be questioned separatelyconcerning the bona fides of the the US citizen will bequestioned first and then the alien spouse will be asked the is a list of some of the typical Questions asked during this Name and Name and Date of Birth of When and where did you meet your spouse?4. Describe this 1st Did you make arrangements to meetagain?6. Did you exchange phone numbers?7. When did you meet next?8. Where were you living at the time? Where was your spouse living?9. When did you decide to get married? Where were you at the time?10. Did you live together before Marriage ?11. Whenand where did you get married? How did you and your spouseget to the church, courthouse, Who were the witnesses to the ceremony?13. Did you exchange wedding rings?14. Where did you purchase these rings? Did you and your spousepurchase them together?15. Did you have a reception after the ceremony?16. Where was it held?

2 17. Do you have any photos of the ceremony and /or reception?18. Describe the Did any of your, and your spouse s, family members attend? If so, who?20. Did you go on a honeymoon? If so, when and where?21. If you did not have a reception, what did you do after the weddingceremony?22. Where did you live after the wedding?23. Describe the place where you lived right after the Marriage . Number ofbedrooms and bathrooms; furnishings; color of walls, floor coverings,appliances, etc; type of air conditioning, heating, etc; # of telephones,televisions, etc. Do you have cable television?24. Where did you get the furniture? Was it already there, did you buy it,wasit a gift, or did it come from your, or your spouse s, previousresidence?25. If brought to the house or apartment, describe how it was Describe your bedroom. Where do you keep your clothes? Where doesyour spouse keep his or her clothes? Where are the bathroom towels kept?Where do you keep the dirty clothes?27. Where is the garbage kept in the kitchen?

3 28. On what day of the week is the garbage picked up?29. Where do you shop for groceries? Do you go together with yourspouse? How doyou get there?30. Where do you work? What days of the week do you work?31. What hours do you work? What is your salary?32. What is your telephone number at work?33. When was the last vacation you had from work?34. Did you and your spouse go anywhere together at that time?35. When was the last vacation you and your spouse took together?36. Where did you go? How did you get there? Describe Where does your spouse work? What days of the week? What hours?What is the salary, if you know?38. Whatis your spouse s telephone # at work?39. When was the last time your spouse got a vacation from work?40. Do you or your wife have any scars or tattoos? If so, where on thebody?41. Do you know your spouse s family members? If so, which ones? If yourspouse has children from a previous Marriage , their names, ages, wherethey live, and where they go to school, if Where do you live now?

4 (If different from where you lived right after themarriage, then go over the same Questions as above). How much is therent? When is it paid? How do you pay it?43. Do you have a bank account together? Where? What kind of account?(Checking, savings).44. Are both of you listed on the account? (Do you have a bank letter,cancelled checks, )45. Did you file a joint tax return this year? Do you have a copy with you?46. Do you own any property together? What property? Did you bringcopies of the documents with you?47. What kind of automobile do you and your spouse have? Describe Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as the beneficiary?If so, do you have a copy?49. Have you taken any trips or vacations together? Do you have photosfrom these trips?50. Do you have any utility bills, or receipts from items you have purchasedtogether?51. What other documentation do you have to show that you are livingtogether as husband and wife?52. Do you have any pets? What kind, what are their names, and describethem?

5 53. What did you do for Christmas, New Year s, your anniversary, or you oryour spouse s last birthday? Did you exchange gifts? If so, what kind ofgift?54. Did you or your spouse go to work yesterday? If so, at what time didyou and/or your spouse leave the house and return?55. Who cooks the meals at the house?56. What is yourspouse s favorite food? What is your favorite food?57. Does your spouse drink coffee? If so, does he or she use cream and/orsugar?58. Did you eat dinner together last night? Did anyone else have dinnerwith you? What did you have?59. What time was dinner served? Who cooked it?60. Did you watch TV after dinner? What shows did you watch?61. At what time did you go to bed? Who went to bed first?62. Did you have the air conditioning or heater on?63. Who woke up first this morning? Did an alarm clock gooff?64. Did you or your spouse take a shower?65. Did you come to the Interview together? Who drove?66. Did you have breakfast? Where and what did you eat?

6 Please remember that the number and types of Questions that can beasked is almost limitless. Therefore, you and your spouse should reviewyour entire lives together prior to attending the Immigration Interview . Evenmarried couples living together for many years sometimes have difficultyremembering all of the facts of their prepared and take original documents with you. Then you will have noproblem passing the Interview and obtaining permanent residence in theUnited States.