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Hi all, my husband (recently married less than 3 weeks) applied for a tourist visa back in April.. I was pregnant at the time and he wanted to visit to be there for the birth of our baby... (I was a green card holder then now a US citizen since October) the immigration officer did not look at his documents and told him he needed more ties to the US. I was shocked and asked my husband (fiance then) if he was sure he heard the immigration officer correctly. He said yes. Fast forward to May, fiance tried again for tourist visa, this time the immigration officer (a different officer) told him he needed more ties to the US again and it would have helped his case if we were married. I am confused why he needs more ties to the US? Wouldn't they expect him to have ties to his home country? At the time I was too far along in my pregnancy to travel so I had the baby without him and I recently travelled to see him and we got married. We were planning on getting married all along just coulndt because i was pregnant and couldn't travel. He is going back to try again this week for the tourist visa. I will eventually file i-130 while he is away studying (He is a student) just want him to be able to visit for the holidays. Anyone had this expereince before?

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gregcrs2   1,777

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Does your husband fully understand English?  There seems to be a communication problem.  Never heard of such an experience as you stated.

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There must be some confusion, interviewing officers are looking for ties OUTSIDE of the US for a tourist visa.

 

Unfortunately having a wife and child in the US would be no help in getting approved.

August 2000: We start e-mailing. I'm in Bosnia, she's in Florida

October 29th 2000: She sends me e-mail asking if I would marry her

October 29th 2000(5 seconds later): I say yes

November 2000: She sends me tickets to Orlando for when I get back

December 6th 2000: Return from Bos

December 11th 2000: Fly to Orlando, she meets me at airport

December 22nd 2000: I fly back to UK

January 3rd 2001: She flies to UK (Good times)

Mid February 2001: Pregnancy test Positive

Mid February 2001: She flies back to US

March 2001: Miscarriage, I fly to US on first flight I can get

May 2001: I leave US before my 90 days are up

June 2001: I fly back to US, stopped at airport for questioning as I had only just left

September 2001: Pregnancy test Positive again

September 2001: She falls sick, I make decision to stay to look after her as I am afraid I may have problems getting back in.

April 16th 2002: Our son is born, we start getting stuff together for his passport

March 6th 2003: We leave US for UK as family

Early April 2003: Family troubles make her return to US, I ask Embassy in London about possibilities of returning to US

April 16th 2003: London Embassy informs me that I will be banned from the Visa Waiver Program for 10 years, my little boys first birthday

June 13th 2006: I-129f sent

August 11th 2006: NOA1 Recieved

After our relationship breaks down she admits to me that she had never bothered to start the application process

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10 minutes ago, MacUK said:

There must be some confusion, interviewing officers are looking for ties OUTSIDE of the US for a tourist visa.

 

Unfortunately having a wife and child in the US would be no help in getting approved.

I thought so too, but they both told him the same thing 

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Definitely sounds like miscommunication.

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Most likely a language issue.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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So why could he not use the VWP?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

So why could he not use the VWP?

Our country does not qualify under the VWP. We are from Trinidad and Tobago

Just now, gregcrs2 said:

Hearing problem?

 

Lol no. He's going back on Friday.. let's see what they say now

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3 minutes ago, MsKayC said:

Our country does not qualify under the VWP. We are from Trinidad and Tobago

My favourite Football team!

 

Well that is what I now say when asked by Americans which team I support.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Just now, Boiler said:

My favourite Football team!

 

Well that is what I now say when asked by Americans which team I support.

Loll that's right no more World Cup for the US

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7 minutes ago, MsKayC said:

Our country does not qualify under the VWP. We are from Trinidad and Tobago

Lol no. He's going back on Friday.. let's see what they say now

My wife claims she can't hear all words when I speak so she assumes some words which causes lots of miscommunication.

But she has no problem hearing me pour a glass of wine 2 rooms away.

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2 minutes ago, gregcrs2 said:

My wife claims she can't hear all words when I speak so she assumes some words which causes lots of miscommunication.

But she has no problem hearing me pour a glass of wine 2 rooms away.

Lol

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