Green Card Interview Questions - 50+ For Every Case Type

Employment-based questions (15)

• Q: What are your job duties? ✅ Match I-140 description exactly
• Q: Tell me about your employer ✅ Company name, size, industry
• Q: What is your salary? ✅ Exact amount from offer letter
• Q: Did you go through PERM? ✅ Yes/no + dates
• Q: Tell me about your I-140 ✅ Approval date + category
• Q: Same or similar occupation (AC21)? ✅ If you switched jobs - explain match
• Q: What is your education? ✅ Degrees + universities + years
• Q: Work history? ✅ All employers in chronological order
• Q: Any gaps in employment? ✅ Explain each gap
• Q: Why did you leave previous employers? ✅ Honest professional reasons
• Q: Current job duties match I-140? ✅ Yes - explain similarity
• Q: Future plans with this employer? ✅ Continue current role
• Q: Do you intend to live and work in the US? ✅ Yes
• Q: Any criminal history? ✅ Honest - they have records
• Q: Have you ever overstayed a visa? ✅ Honest

Full process: H-1B to Green Card 2026.

Marriage-based questions (20)

The most thorough interview type. Officers test the bona fide nature of your marriage.

• Q: How did you meet? ✅ Specific story with details
• Q: When did you start dating? ✅ Specific date/event
• Q: Who proposed? When? Where? ✅ Detailed story
• Q: Wedding details ✅ Date, location, guests, ceremony type
• Q: Honeymoon location ✅ Where and when
• Q: Where do you live? ✅ Address + how long
• Q: Living together? ✅ Yes + duration
• Q: Joint finances? ✅ Joint accounts, shared bills
• Q: Whose name is on the lease/mortgage? ✅ Honest answer
• Q: Spouse's full name (middle name)? ✅ Should know
• Q: Spouse's daily routine ✅ Wake time, work schedule, hobbies
• Q: In-laws' names? ✅ Both parents-in-law
• Q: Phone records / texts? ✅ Bring if requested
• Q: Photos together? ✅ Bring extensive album
• Q: Joint travel? ✅ Trips taken together
• Q: Future plans (children, etc.)? ✅ Honest discussion
• Q: Last anniversary - what did you do? ✅ Should remember
• Q: Family gatherings ✅ Holiday traditions
• Q: Friends in common ✅ Names + how you know them
• Q: How spouse pronounces your name ✅ Pronunciation details

Red flags: age gap >15 years, language barrier, short courtship, prior marriages, immigration history.

Family-sponsored questions (10)

• Q: Relationship to sponsor? ✅ Parent, sibling, etc.
• Q: How often do you communicate? ✅ Phone, video, frequency
• Q: When did you last visit? ✅ Dates
• Q: Sponsor's income (I-864)? ✅ Sponsor's job and salary
• Q: Sponsor's employment ✅ Where they work, position
• Q: Financial support history ✅ Money sent, frequency
• Q: Joint family events ✅ Recent gatherings
• Q: Family members in US ✅ All listed
• Q: Documents proving relationship ✅ Birth certificates, marriage certificates
• Q: Public charge concerns ✅ Demonstrate sponsor's ability

General I-485 questions (10)

• Q: Immigration history ✅ All visas, dates of entry/exit
• Q: Criminal history (anywhere in the world)? ✅ Honest - check FBI records
• Q: Tax compliance ✅ Filed all required returns
• Q: Selective service registration (males 18-26)? ✅ Registered if applicable
• Q: Public benefits used ✅ Honest - public charge rule
• Q: Travel while I-485 pending ✅ Used AP, no unauthorized travel
• Q: EAD or H-1B status while pending? ✅ Maintained legal status
• Q: Current address ✅ Accurate, updated with USCIS
• Q: Employer information ✅ Current employer + role
• Q: Any J-1 home residency requirement? ✅ If applicable - waived or fulfilled

For timing: I-485 Processing Time 2026, and our Green Card Priority Date Calculator.