Where do you usually shop for groceries?

“Where do you usually shop for groceries?” is a practice question about daily life 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 ask where you buy food to learn about an ordinary household routine. Store names and who usually shops may help explain how you manage meals together. The question does not require one fixed store, so your answer may include several places or deliveries if those reflect the way you actually get groceries.

What might the officer ask next?

• Which store do you use most often?
• Do you usually go together or does one person go?
• How often do you buy groceries for the home?

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?

Recall the stores or delivery services you currently use and which one supplies most of your food. Be clear about whether you shop together, take turns, or leave most shopping to one person. Distinguish regular food shopping from an occasional purchase near work. If you forget a store's full name, describe its location honestly rather than choosing a name because it sounds familiar.

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 daily life questions

• Who usually wakes up first in the morning, and around what time?
• What did you eat for your most recent evening meal together at home, and who made it?
• Who does most of the cooking in your household?
• How do you usually spend weekends together?
• Which bedroom or sleeping area does each of you use at night?
• What time does your spouse typically leave for work or return home?
• Who handles laundry, cleaning, and other household chores?
• Do you have any pets? What are their names?
• What did you do for your spouse's last birthday?

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