Is Personal Interview Mandatory for GC?

[gc_kaavaali]

Hi,

Just want to ask does USCIS conduct personal interview when approving 485 application??? Is it mandatory? If not, on what basis they would conduct interview?

I really appreciate your help.

[CantLeaveAmerica]

I dont think it is mandatory..please look at this:
Employmentbased
Criteria
The adjudicating officer must determine whether the employment-based
I-485 meets waiver of interview criteria set forth below.
Employment-based:
• The principal applicant is employed by the same petitioner who submitted
the approved underlying employment-based visa petition.
• The principal applicant has been interviewed in the course of an
investigation or field examination, and the adjudicating examiner
determines that further interview of the applicant is unnecessary.
• The principal applicant has been approved as an alien of extraordinary
ability or alien of exceptional ability and is otherwise eligible for
adjustment of status.
• The principal applicant has been approved as an outstanding professor or
researcher, or a multinational executive/manager and has a continuing
offer of employment from the same petitioner who submitted the
underlying approved petition.
• Adjustment applicants who received national interest waivers based on
performing primary medical care to a medically under-served area must
demonstrate that they intend to continue according to the terms and
conditions of the underlying petition.
Other:
• Sufficient evidence is contained in the record to support a denial of the
adjustment of status application. For example, if an I-485 that should
have been rejected at Visa Screening/INS Review was accepted in error, a
denial would be processed by the adjudicating officer.