Compare ways to practice for your interview

Couples prepare for a marriage-based green card interview at a USCIS field office in many ways. Some pay a lawyer for a mock interview. Some watch videos or print a list of questions. Some ask ChatGPT. Some use spoken practice like Ready for My Interview. Each way does something well. Each also has limits.

These pages compare each option with spoken practice. We built Ready for My Interview, so we have a reason to prefer it. Each page also says when the other option is enough on its own, and when you need a lawyer instead of practice. Practice is not legal advice, and no option can tell you what USCIS will decide.

Which comparison do you need?

• Lawyer mock interview: What a lawyer's mock interview gives you that practice cannot, and how to combine the two.
• YouTube question lists: What interview question videos do well, and what they cannot do: listen to your answer.
• Printed checklists: When a printed question list is enough, and why reading is not the same as answering out loud.
• ChatGPT for practice: A free chat tool is a fine first pass for interview practice. What it keeps between sessions, and what changes when practice keeps your answers and your file.
• Working with a lawyer: What a lawyer does before the interview, and what practice adds.

What do all the options have in common?

The goal is the same. You want to explain your own life clearly and truthfully when an officer asks. Every option works better when each spouse answers from memory, out loud, before you compare. Every option works worse when you memorize a script. Start with the 91 practice questions, which are free to read, and answer one out loud today.