When and where did you get married?

“When and where did you get married?” is a practice question about wedding 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 use this question to connect your description of the wedding with the marriage details in the case. There may be more than one event if you had a civil ceremony, a religious service, or a later celebration. Clear labels help the officer understand which date and location you mean without merging separate occasions.

What might the officer ask next?

• Was that the civil ceremony or a religious service?
• What was the name of the venue or office?
• Did you have another ceremony on a different date?

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?

Check the marriage date shown on your marriage record and recall where the ceremony took place. Review the city and the venue rather than just the general area. If you had more than one ceremony, identify each by its purpose and date. Do not guess at how a document affects your case; ask your lawyer about that, and say plainly if a venue name or another detail has slipped your memory.

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 wedding questions

• Who attended your wedding or ceremony?
• Did you hold a reception or shared meal after the ceremony? What kind was it?
• Did you go on a honeymoon? If so, where did you go?
• Who was in your wedding party, if you had one?
• Why did you choose that location or type of ceremony?
• Were any of your spouse's family members unable to attend? How did you include them, if at all?
• What did you wear on your wedding day?

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