Life Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness
Sep 6, 2025
Interview Experience
Interview
#interview #BDV #sameSponser #PD_Feb2022
#firstinterview #TacoBell
It was a tough interview, lasted about 2 hours. At first, she asked me my Id, and valid Passport, asked me to do fingerprints, and took a picture. After that, she asked me for my recent pay stubs, W-2, and tax returns. I took off for two months off. I never quit, just took off for two months. I didn't travel out of the country. At my pay stubs, she saw 2-months gap, after that she was very difficult, even though I mentioned it was a vacation, she pushed me through a lot of questions:
what did you do in 2 months?
Where did you go?
What vacation?
Where did you go?
Why did you take such a long vacation?
Working at Taco bell, there cannot be months off period, it's not vacation, you quit your job, why you quit your job?
Repeated more than 3,4 times, why did you leave your job?
Why is your W-2's pay so low? (I worked full-time for first year, after that an average of 21 hours per week, around $11k per year).
You are a permanent worker, why do you work fewer hours?
Why only part-time?
Why didn't you work full-time?
Questions about BDV: ENVOY
How did you find out about this job?
BDV?
How do you know about BDV?
How you know this company is legit?
Where is BDV located?
Did you pay?
How much did you pay?
How did you make your payment?
How do you communicate with BDV?
Did you make any phone calls?
Why didn't you go to the office?
Why didn't you see them in person?
Where are they located? (Repeat)
How did you make your payment? (Repeat)
If you have BDV, why you need Envoy?
Who filed your LC? Bdv or Envoy?
How are they related?
Who file your I-40?
Who filed your I-485?
Who help you to prepare these documents?
Do you make any phone calls?
How much you pay to Envoy?
Did you make any extra payments to Envoy?
How you know this company is legit?
Who is your lawyer?
Where is your lawyer’s office located?
Why do you need you lawyer when you have BDV?
Do you make any phone calls with a lawyer?
How you communicate with a lawyer?
How do they prepare your documents?
Why didn't you see your lawyer in person?
Do you have any proof that you sent the money to BDV?
Some questions she will repeats like how you make your payments?
Who prepares your docs? How? Phone calls? Bdv’s questions, like location.
WORK
How you find this job?
Who is your owner?
Where is your company's head office?
What is the address?
Who is HR?
(Not the work location but the head office address, From LC, Remember the Head office & the work locations are different)
Status
Why this job even after your degree?
Why did you choose an 11-13k job after having such a degree?
Did you pay to Taco Bell to work there?
(Important + asked On repeat)
(she asked me this question 3-4 times this question)
Where did you go to college?
What was your status?
Why did you transfer to a community college?
How did you pay for your tuition?
Where did you live there?
Work history:
(very short Time for me, Like Yes, no Questions)
EAD through TPS.
What did you do?
Where did you work?
Did you work here?
where did you leave? (Texas)
Again, back to the sponsor’s Job!
Why you move to Indiana from Texas to work for Taco Bell?
Don't they have Taco Bell in Texas?
Current Job:
Where are you working Currently?
What do you at work?
Why are you working fewer hours?
Who is your manager?
Do you have any crews who work there who had a green Card from your work location?
Where are they from?
Is this your permanent job?
When did you start working?
She was still not satisfied with my 2 months off, even after all these questions she asked me:
what festivals did you celebrate in two months off?
Name the festivals?
What did you do?
where did you go?
Do you have any other jobs?
Finally,
At the end she was calmer than at the beginning of the interview.
Nicely she began asking Yes, No questions.
Just 3-4 yes no questions?
Like:
Have you been arrested?
Violated your status?
She noticed my I-485, errors on yes, no question.
I explained her it was a mistake, I already submitted rfe.
Ask me do you still live at the Texas address?
Ask me where do you live now?
(she asked me utility bill, I didn't have one, I said no)
Ask me to confirm the address?
Did you understand all the questions asked?
Collected further documents:
Sup j, G-28, medical, birth certificate.
Made me sign a few papers.
like I attend the interview w/o an attorney.
I understood all the questions asked.
5-7 pages of asked questions and answers print pages with initial.
ok, interview is over.
And mentioned to me that we will notify you at your mailing address.
Tips: Be confident, tell truth, if you don't know just say I don't remember. Don't make up any answers. Make the answer very short. Unless asked for an explanation. Don't give extra informations. Be well prepared and have valid points and supporting documents for any doubts. Make a copy of the tax returns since you started working for the sponsor's company. Have valid points and documents.
Note: I won't be able to answer any of the questions, every case are different and I might have wrong or invalid answers, I would highly recommend recommend to consult legal team if you have any doubts. Just sharing my experience. Don’t be nervous, they won't know any details until you enter the room and they open your file.(Some cases might have notes like police arrest, traffic tickets) Just be honest.
I know some people who had their interview over in just 5 minutes. Depends on your officers and your LUCK. Prepare Well, Best wishes 🙏 !!!
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Soul BreakSep 6, 2025
damn bro
what is your field office for that level of scrutiny?
BDV PUBLIC ENEMY #1Sep 6, 2025
thanks for sharing!! that field officer really made it difficult for nothing.
sharmeen moonaSep 6, 2025
what field office?
Life Liberty & Pursuit of HappinessSep 6, 2025
It's better not to share the FO Locations. I don't want any future applicants/interviewees to worry or stress out before going there.
I don't think any interviews or interviewer could be tougher than this one. Just go through your I-485, supj, I-40, details of your docs that were submitted, the officers will go through all the pages and ask you questions from there unless you provide extra details.
mo mnsSep 6, 2025
can u share ur time line and u how long u worked for the sponsor and when did u take the 2 months off.
GB BSep 6, 2025
insane!!!!!
N SSep 6, 2025
WOW!!!
waiting 765 Sep 6, 2025
congrats man you did it 👍
Life Liberty & Pursuit of HappinessSep 6, 2025
@mo mns PD-Feb2021. I worked more than 2 years for the same company, never quit or changed the sponsor’s job. Started working from April 2023 - May 2025, two months off (June and July), back to work from August 1st.
La MoinSep 6, 2025
They have said it over and over again, BDV has bad rep already..no reason to be mentioning BDV at all.
Jay NSep 6, 2025
thanks for sharing and good luck
Jay NSep 6, 2025
can I see your timeline for the whole process?
eb3 otherSep 7, 2025
damn !! that was one hell of interview
hope everything goes well.
please keep us update since you are current.
Life Liberty & Pursuit of HappinessSep 7, 2025
@Jay N
My Case Timeline
Jan 7, 2022
I-485 Received
March 21- 2022
Transferred to another office
Jun -21 2022
Case paused. No visa available.
June -30 2022 To October 14 2022
Got 14 updates: CRP
October 17- 2022
Fingerprints were taken.
OCT-2022 to July 2025
No updates.
I did 2 Service Request: No updates or letters from USCIS.
I did One Congress inquiry in June.
Got a normal or almost the same usual response from Congress.
About one and a half month after Congressman inquiry, I got a Notification.
Jul-28 2025
We are ready to schedule your interview.
August - 16 2025
Got a letter for an Interview.
Interview Date
09/05/2025
PD: Oct 2021Sep 7, 2025
have your case status changed yet or still says scheduled for interview
Jay NSep 7, 2025
thank you so much for your timeline
glacier ghSep 7, 2025
#how do you answer about the BDv part including the amount paid to start this procesa
glacier ghSep 7, 2025
this is my only fear, and anwering honestly about BDV part impacts our case?
Mark WhiteSep 7, 2025
oh wow yours is tough! Depends on the officer honestly. Mine went very smooth and did not have much question apart from my prior visa and my education.
deb gujSep 7, 2025
Wow that was indeed some tough interview. Kudos to yoy for being calm ,composed and patient.
Hope you’ll get your GC soon.
eb3 unskilled Sep 7, 2025
good luck, my case was approved after 2 days of interview
Eb3 Unskilled Sep 8, 2025
What's your filed office?
Ben WaltzSep 8, 2025
state of Indiana, now that makes a lot of sense! Not wondered!
Ijay AnnSep 9, 2025
Congratulations!! it was a very tough interview. Is it possible to have a one on one chat with you please?
Erdy D.Sep 13, 2025
Congratulations 🎊 👏. If you don’t mind, may I ask you two questions? How many years have you been in the U.S.? How did you answer the question about your school payments? and transferred community college?
Jack jackSep 16, 2025
@Life Liberty & Pursuit of Happiness any update after interview?
