You mentioned moving in together in a particular month and year. What was the address of that first shared residence?

“You mentioned moving in together in a particular month and year. What was the address of that first shared residence?” is a practice question about mismatched answers for a marriage-based green card interview at a USCIS field office. A real officer may ask it in other words, ask something else, or skip it. Practice can help you explain your own facts. It cannot tell you what USCIS will decide.

What is the officer checking with this question?

The officer may be connecting a date you already gave with a specific place in your address history. A lease or application may help identify the residence being discussed. The question may also reveal whether you meant the start of regular visits or the start of living together, which can be separate events in a couple's history.

What might the officer ask next?

• What was the apartment or unit number?
• Did you both begin living there during the same month?
• Which period does the lease for that address cover?

The next question usually comes from the words in your answer. If you name a person, a place, or a month, expect a question about it. The guide to green card interview follow-up questions explains how to practice past the first answer.

How do you prepare to answer it?

Review the street address and any unit number for your first shared home. Think about when each person began living there, not just when a lease was signed. Check whether your earlier answer referred to visits, moving belongings, or making the home your main residence. If you discover a wrong date, correct it openly rather than changing your answer without explanation. For a detail you cannot recall, name the part you still need to check.

Answer from your own memory, in your own words. Do not learn a script or a sample answer. If your spouse remembers a detail differently, first check whether you mean the same event. Ask your lawyer about any concern with your forms or documents.

Can you practice this question out loud for free?

Yes. Choose "Answer it now, free". The officer asks this question first. You answer out loud, and the officer follows up on what you said. You can try 3 questions free, and you do not need documents. Feedback comes after the session, not while you speak.

More mismatched answers questions

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• Your application lists a different address than the one you just gave. Which is current, and when did you move?
• How do you communicate with each other day to day if you do not share a fluent common language?
• The lease or mortgage shows only one name. Explain how both of you live at that address.
• Walk me through a typical weekday morning in your household, step by step.
• What medications, if any, does your spouse take regularly?
• You gave different dates for when you decided to marry. Can you clarify the timeline together?

Read the mismatched answers topic guide, or see all 91 interview questions.