Immigrating to the U.S.: Essential preparation before your interview. Generally, the questions asked by consular officers during interviews are quite similar. By preparing thoroughly for these questions in advance, you can remain calm and composed during the interview, ensuring a successful outcome.
1. Who is your petitioner (provide the petitioner's name)?
2. How did your petitioner emigrate?
3. How many times has your petitioner been married?
4. When did your petitioner emigrate? What type of visa did the petitioner apply for?
5. When did your petitioner get married? What is the name of your petitioner's spouse?
6. Has your petitioner ever returned to China? How many times? When were those times?
7. How many children does your petitioner have?
8. How old is your petitioner?
9. When did your parents emigrate?
10. Do you live with your petitioner?
11. Do you have other siblings? Are they interviewing with you?
12. Do you have other siblings in the United States? How many?
13. What is your petitioner's occupation?
14. What is the occupation of your petitioner's spouse?
15. Where does your petitioner live in the United States?
16. Have you ever been to the United States? 17. When did you get married?
17. How old are your children? (This question may be asked directly to the child)
18. Have you ever traveled abroad or to Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan? How long did you stay?
19. What kind of work do you plan to do after immigrating?
20. What is the age difference between you and your petitioner?
21. Do you have any photos with your petitioner?
22. Do you have any family photos together?
23. What is your current occupation in your home country?
24. Are you a member of the Communist Party?
25. Where will you live after arriving in the United States?
26. Who is your sponsor? Is there a joint sponsor? What is the joint sponsor's occupation? Why are they willing to be a sponsor? What is their relationship to your petitioner? What is their name?
27. Does your petitioner own a company? When was the company established? What is the name of the petitioner's company?
28. (To the principal beneficiary) What is your occupation?
29. (To the principal beneficiary's spouse) What is your occupation?
30. In what year did you get married? Is this your first marriage? How many years have you been married?
31. How did your petitioner obtain their Green Card? When did they obtain it? In what year did they become a U.S. citizen?
32. What is the purpose of your trip to the United States?
33. What are your sources of income for living in the United States? What kind of work do you want to do?
34. (To accompanying children) Will you continue your studies after arriving in the United States? What major do you want to study? Why do you want to study this major?
35. (To the principal beneficiary and spouse) Will you look for work in the United States? What kind of work are you looking for?
36. When and where were the petitioner's children born? 38. What are the petitioner's children doing now?
37. Has your petitioner sponsored anyone else? When did they apply? When did they go to the United States? Are they still in the United States?
38. How do you communicate with your petitioner?
39. How is your health? Do you have any serious illnesses that would hinder your ability to work?
40. When were you born?
Special Note: When the immigration officer asks these questions, you must be able to answer immediately without hesitation. Therefore, experts recommend memorizing the contents of Form 230.
