At my green card interview, the officer made handwritten notes directly on the case file. I don’t remember exactly — is that standard practice at all interviews, or was he writing because he intended to return the case to USCIS? I want to understand at what point officers generally start making such notes during a green card interview.
Notes are standard — for the next officer in the chain, not a sign that the case is being sent back. When they reviewed my I-485, I got the impression they hadn’t really read the documents, the DS-260, or the case itself. The DS-260 details didn’t concern them at all — so the notes are just working notes for the next stage of review.
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Thanks, that put me at ease — I was already making things up. And do they write the phrase “admin check” by hand for everyone, or is that something else?
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Doing “admin check” by hand is already a specific marker, not standard work notes.
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Officers always write something — but a handwritten “admin check” is a different story. He made that decision himself at the interview; it wasn’t automatic. I’ve heard that in Frankfurt, after such a note people wait 3–4 months without a single request for documents — it’s a database check, not a lack of information in the case.
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handwritten note - an officer call directly on the interview, not flagged by the system
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