• Take your green card interview seriously.liberty and flag image by zampa from Fotolia.com
  
  Most immigrants seeking legal residence in the United States are required to have a green card interview. The purpose of the interview is to make sure that your green card application is accurate and legitimate, to get a sense of you as a person, and to ensure that you are not a threat to the security of the country. If you are seeking a marriage-based green card, the interviewer will also determine whether your marriage is genuine. The interview is an important part of the application process and should be taken seriously.
  
  

Create A Checklist

• You do not want to arrive at your green card interview only to discover that you do not have all of the documents the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) requires. Missing documents could cause serious delays in the approval of your application or even result in it being rejected. Therefore, a week or two before your interview, you should make a list of the documents that you will need during your interview and confirm that all of them are in your possession. According to Today's Immigration, these documents typically include your birth certificate, your marriage certificate (if applicable), your green card appointment letter, two recent, forward-facing color photographs, a valid passport, your green card application, and any other relevant Immigration Natural Service documentation. Before you leave for your interview, double-check the list to ensure that no document has been accidentally left behind.
  
  

Review Your Paperwork

• By the time of your interview, you will have filed many documents with the USCIS. Before your interview, review copies of these documents to make sure that no pertinent information has been omitted. Also, it will be helpful to have your already-submitted answers and details about your immigration history fresh in your mind before the interview.
  
  

Answer the questions honestly

• Do not be tempted to lie or exaggerate the truth at your green card interview. The interviewing officer will have your entire immigration history at his disposal and will be able to confirm the veracity of your answers. Moreover, these officers are trained to ascertain whether an interviewee is telling the truth and are on the alert for lies, particularly when interviewing couples seek marriage-based green card. If you do not know the answer to a question, say so rather than guessing or making an answer up.
  
  

Bring An Interpreter

• If you have trouble speaking or understanding English, you may bring an interpreter with you to the interview. According to Immihelp's website, the interviewer must be over the age of 18, fluent in both English and your language, and a legal resident of the United States.
  
  

Create A Good Impression

• Show up for your appointment 15 minutes early. If necessary, figure out the route to the INS office a day or two in advance of the interview. You should wear clean, neat, professional clothing (no T-shirts or jeans), and keep your documents neatly arranged in a folder.