Hi, Our interwiew is cancelled. They said that our petition is returned back!!! Is anyone knows what does that mean?? We received an email from Embassy (below)


Dear Sir,

We received information that your petition should be returned back to the National Visa Center as non-compliant with new requirements.

Thus, your interview for XXXX xx, xxxx at x.xx am is cancelled.

Best regards,

Sorry
I do not know much but I would have to say they are subjecting you to the new secuiryt check that has been put in place as of March 6, 2006, bu someone will be along toassist you further I would like to say though that is would be helpful if your timeline was updated.

So sorry to hear this. It looks like alot of us are going to get screwed because of this.

There is another post regarding this. Her petition was also sent back. Search for it. I am sorry to hear this..I know it is frustrating.

But where is it? And what happened to her after?

Look under the K-1 Forum. Sorry this happened to you, too.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...=0&#entry189591

So what happens now?

And, I wonder if Elena's interview is "grand-fathered" into the schedule.

We recived letter from the Embassy, so
They said that DHS requested our petition back via NVC for completion .
And they will contact us by e-mail… But for how long should we waiting for… I hate them!!!!!!! We were so close to the interview….. Hate hate hate them!!!
I'm in panic since we've got this stupid law

I wouldn't panic unless there is something about your petition that would put you in violation of the new act.
To see if that is the case you can read up on the act at:
http://usaimmigrationattorney.com/images/I...bra%202005'
Good Luck.

IMBRA

Thanks, I already read all this
It’s a good law for someone who doesn’t know each other for a long period or not sure of their fiancé(ee)s ..
Nothing wrong with our petition. I just think that it NOT fairly to get an interview and hope to see your love very soon…to hope… And then you get this law… How should I react to this? I don’t even know when I’ll get my interview again? 2 month or 1 year?!
That’s why I’m in panic..

Have you contacted anyone at the DHS or NVC? Even the embassy may be able to help with a timeframe of how long it's going to be.

Slim, You'll be fine.
It's only If your NOA1 is dated March 6th or after.




We called the NVC and USCIS yesterday but they doesn't say much... It's not only us who was affected by this law.. Well.. we have to wait.. let's see what’s going to happen..

Waiting SUCKS!!!!

Good luck to both of you. Hope all goes well.

dont worry you are not alone. i'm in the same boat with you. if i find out more i will let u know. =)

Thank You Palak126

T&N,
Sorry to hear about this bad news. What is your timeline? I don't see it anywhere on your posts.

My NOA1 date was December 7, 2005. NOA2 date March 7, 2006. My fiancee's interview is scheduled for June 5, 2006 in Moscow. I'm praying we aren't effected and the interview won't be canceled.

It scares me that they have not updated this schedule since May 5: Moscow Interview Schedule

JamesT:

That is normal. They only update the schedule on a periodic and irregular basis. It is supposed to be every monday, but sometimes gets delayed.

My NOA1 was April 3/2006 so IMBRA affects only ppl as says many times before only if NOA1 date March 6th or after… And something about if ppl met through a marriage broker and/or have filed multiple petitions etc.
But it not about us…



JamesT, don’t worry

everything will be fine, good luck!

Any word yet on when your interview is going to be rescheduled for?

Not yet. But here is a guy today got his interview rescheduled. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=13738

Hope we’ll get good news too, this week..

Good luck! Hope it's soon!

Phew, Moscow finally updated their online interview schedule this morning, and Katya's is still there on the same date as before. That had me worried there for awhile since they hadn't updated it for two weeks because of the IMBRA cancelations!

Good news James.

I'm really looking forward to hearing about your interview. Elena is a week after you guys. Please post details, and.... Good luck!

JamesT, Congrats!
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My fiancé was calling to USCIS during 2 days… Finally they told him, to contact Vermont Service center, because they doesn’t know anything of what’s going on. Is anyone knows how to do that? Do they have an e-mail or telephone number?

T&N,

The only number I was able to find for VSC is supposedly for "Premium Processing" cases only. Here is the paragraph from the CIS website:

Premium Processing: If you have an inquiry regarding a Premium Processing case, you may contact VSC at (866) 315-5718 or email your enquire to VSC-Premium.processing@dhs.gov. Please note that only Premium Processing cases will be entertained at this phone number and e-Mail address.

Other then that, the only other number they list is the national customer service number 1 (800) 375-5283!

JamesT and slim...i can assure you all we be okay....i remember sitting at my computer worrying about every little thing...staying glued to this forum, and gleaning every bit of info i could.......during my time, there was rumor of a Latino CO that was making life miserable for all...now there are interview dates being changed...it seems that there is always some issue that keeps us on edge....my wife and kids have been here six months now....life is wonderful...except.....the pain in the butt AOS....our odessy will not end until our wives receive their permanent green cards....so take a drink, and try and chill the best you can....and GOOD LUCK !!!!!!

[quote name='T&N' date='May 13 2006, 07:18 PM' post='194552']
[quote] And, I wonder if Elena's interview is "grand-fathered" into the schedule. [/quote]

Slim, You'll be fine.
It's only If your NOA1 is dated March 6th or after.


[So if someone recieved NOA1 after March 6 ( like me) we need to be doing something additional?? or it is just a more thorow background check? I am afraid I do not understand what to expect...





This is Great!!!!

Congrats on still being on the list.

IMBRA?

Natalia,

I have searched to find the answer(s) to this. It seems that there is a concensus out there that says people like us will have to, either: (1) prepare a new I-129 that contains the criminal background questions; or, (2) complete an RFE that presents the criminal background information. I suppose the USCIS will notify us of the procedure. If this is the case, it is a real shame that the new forms were not prepared in advance of the effective date of the new law (IMBRA). I am hoping that we will not have to prepare the entire package, again, that goes along with the I-129 or I-130. It seems to me that an RFE could take care of it.

I wonder -- has anybody heard when the new immigration forms will come out?

Have you guys contacted your respective service centers?

(And just real quickly... what is IMBRA? I need to bone up on my internet lingo!)

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005
I think this is an accurate link to the actual act itself.
http://usaimmigrationattorney.com/images/I...bra%202005'

Yes, there is an untold number yet to come that are affected.

I wonder what your timeline is.

TSC received ours 3/1 and then sent it to CSC ... the bastards!

Now CSC logged a receipt date of 3/7.

Your question of how many months is right on!

As you can see from our timeline the stuff's at the NVC.
The question is will they do their due diligence per IMBRA or will they send it to Moscow and then Moscow send it back? Who phreaquin'?

God forbid that the $^$%$# actually lose stuff; the more back and forth and the more hands in the pot the higher the probability goes that they'll further screw it up.

I hope for ya'll that this goes VERY quickly! Here's to ya!!

I find it interesting if this is due to the new marriage agency law. Last I read about it a federal Judge
issued a restraining order due to a lawsuit based on constitutional issues.

As I have been in Russia for the past month, I could have missed out on something ?

There was a whole lot of speculation as to how this was going to affect people. The general concensus was that it would only affect those going through a "marriage brokering agency." We now see that's not the case. It is affecting all who have a NOA II date after Mar. 6th.

It seems like this is going hand-in-hand with the recent crack-down on illegals. Maybe this is going to actually make the process more streamlined in the long run? Although, like most other govt. theory.... I doubt it. It'll probably just inconvenience thousands of couples who want to get married.

Ok so I have read many posts dealing with the effects of IMBRA on petitions submited prior to March 6th. What about the rest of us that have sent in a new K-1 petition AFTER March 6th. I received my NOA1 around May 11th.

I used the current forms available on the USCIS website at the time (April). What can petitioners such as myself expect?

It seems like IMBRA is affecting all who filed after March 6th too.

I think the restriaining order only covers the part affecting the marriage broker operations and it is only valid in the Georgia district. Another suit has been file in Ohio by another agency.

So far from what I have been able to read and understand it does not involve RFEs and there is a new 129-F coming but the old one was posted on the website as of yesterday. There is a link to the proposed new one but the new form has been taken offline.

I think the procudure seems to be that the visa aps at the Embassy level have been returned to NVC where they will do a criminal background check and return them to the Embassy to reschedule the interviews. The visas that have been approved but not mailed have been cancelled/recalled for futher processing.

I read one report of an interview at Kiev that sounds more like an interrogatiion of a war criminal than a visa interview. The guy involved had one minor criminal problem for which he had been sentanced to doing a few hours of sweeping the city sidewalks or something like that. There are now posters on the walls of the Kiev Embassy saying that a green card takes two years but if they file domestic abuse charges that will be waived so they are encoraging false domestic abuse charges. They are also passing out a handout explaining the domestic abuse charges and how to do it. They also discuss any background issues with the fiancee and ask things like how many trips to the country and how many were to meet her so if you made some trips to meet other gals you never told her about you could be in trouble.

I sure would like to see a class action suit against the visa part of IMBRA and would be happy to kick a grand in to anyone with a serious effort even if it did not affect me. This is the worst law in ages but since it affects so few people I think we are going to be stuck with it. It is supposed to help women from being abused and murdered but it is going to keep women in countries where domestic abuse is common and accepted. It is supposed to help the immigration situation and insted encourages green card fraud.

yes indeed, and I am talking with a lawyer about this right now actually. I am going to tear them a new one after this. I have HAD IT!