I will ask several yes-or-no questions tied to your adjustment application. Answer each carefully.

“I will ask several yes-or-no questions tied to your adjustment application. Answer each carefully.” is a practice question about interview day 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 reviewing statements on the adjustment application, including criminal and immigration history. Although the response may begin with yes or no, the wording can refer to events over a long period. The officer may need further facts after an answer, so the format should not be treated as a speed exercise or a memory test.

What might the officer ask next?

• Did you understand the full question before answering?
• Does that answer differ from the answer on your filed form?
• What event were you referring to in that response?

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?

Read the relevant parts of your filed form before practice and mark words you do not understand. Ask your lawyer about the meaning of legal terms and how they apply to your history. During practice, listen to the whole question instead of responding from its first few words. Request clarification when needed, and correct a mistaken response openly. If you cannot recall an event or date, describe that limit rather than choosing an answer to keep the review moving.

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 interview day questions

• Since you filed to adjust status, have any facts on your application changed, such as address, employer, or arrests?
• Did you enter the United States lawfully, and what was your most recent status before filing to adjust?
• Have you ever been arrested, cited, or charged with any crime anywhere in the world?
• Do you understand that if you have been married less than two years at approval, you may receive conditional permanent residence?
• Please confirm the originals of your passport, marriage certificate, and any prior divorce decrees.
• Has a civil surgeon completed your Form I-693 medical exam, and was it already submitted or brought sealed today?
• Do you have any questions about the next steps after today's interview?

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