Denied ....AGAIN!!! ARRRG

[Leedah 22]

Hey folks.

Well it looks like my husband was asked to come back....again... for a 3rd interview.

For the same thing, ...income.

First interview, they said that I needed a cosponsor. (I informed them that I had sent all the info for the co-sponsor to NVC). Also since I had been traveling most of last year in and out the country, I knew I would need one.

They emailed me back and said that they didn't receive the info for any cosponsor (claims is was "lost" before they got it) and that I needed to resend the co-sponsors I-864 again. The lady who did the interview is the one who emailed me back. She said that if I could email her the proof (check stubs, new I-864 for cosponsor, etc), then she could "work off of that".

Soooooo, i stayed up all night gathering all the income proof that I could. I went online and found out that I could show assets, so I included an annuity that I have that is $480,000, my car, bank account amount, etc.

I made an itemized income statement also so that they could understand where the money was coming from.

Also I had gotten a second job recently and I included that also, with my first 2 paychecks from their.

AND, I AGAIN included the co-sponsors I-864.

After I had gotten everything together, I was SURE they would approve.

Now my husband called and says that I don't qualify and that I have to get ORIGINAL documents from the cosponsor that shows his income. And guess what, the cosponsor is a PERMANENT RESIDENT!! I am the U.S. Citizen and they would rather look at papers from the PERMANENT RESIDENT!!!

I AM JUST SICK OF THIS MESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now my husbands relative is talking to another PERMANENT RESIDENT who happens to be a pharmacist to be the cosponsor.

I just can not believe this #######. I work EVERYDAY....60 hours a week sometimes. JUST because I was traveling most of last year (due to my 2 boys being kidnapped by my crazy ex) and could not work a full time job, now i'm being penalized.

This makes me want to give up and move the H_ll on to another country.

Leedah

Sorry for the vent. Can't help it.

ONE silver lining....my husband says that he got through the relationship part and that was approved at the first interview. He says that the visa is approved except for the income part. ARRRRRRG!

Now if we don't get a cosponsor, I may have to just wait until January to file my 2008 taxes and then show them my new income. This is so stupid to keep married people apart.

The U.S. is NOT the only country in the world. hahahaha

[Ta Ta 1]

So sorry for all the problems.

Which original documents exactly do they want from your co sponsor ?

Pay stubs ? Employer letter ? Taxes ? Can you DHL them ?

I wonder why your assets are insufficient for them

[Enlighten one :) 5]

You have a right to rant. We are here to listen. When I first petition my husband I was conserned about meeting the income guidelines, because I took the summer off after I traveled to africa. Who would have known the process was going to take this long. I obviously can meet the guidelines now that I have worked a full year.

You are almost there. Stay strong.

[WonTanNara 0]

Hang in there Leedah, Dakar can be a real pain in the a$$. I've been feeling the same way you are, hmm.... maybe I should just pick up and move to another country. You're right, the immigration process is a freakin' nightmare and the US is very egocentric.

Don't give up! My thoughts are prayers are with you.

[ForeverAmen 0]

Sorry you are going through so much. Stay strong and don't give up.

[Zee Bee 61]

[WonTanNara 0]

Hey Leedah, I am going to Dakar Dec 16th. It's 4 weeks away, but I can carry over the documents for you if you want. I plan on making a trip the embassy anyway just to show my face if I can't accomplish anything else.

It I carry the docs for you it will save you $100+ in DHL expenses. PM me if you want to go that route.

[Mel and Syl 0]

Sorry to hear what you are going through, stay strong God is in control!

Zee, i didn't know you already did your AOS congrats to your GC. This process went much faster than the K1!

[reeses16 8]

sorry to hear about the denial.

Why do you need a co-sponsor if you have a large annuity? AND you work?

Hmm....instead of waiting to file your 2008 taxes could you get your employer to write a letter stating your yearly salary. But I guess that will depend on when the 3rd interview is scheduled.

[Ta Ta 1]

Dakar is getting tougher than Lagos now. They make no sense !

[ose_n_me 0]

So sorry....

[Leedah 22]

My husband's brother-in-law who lives in the U.K has located another friend who is willing to be the new co-sponsor.

This person is a pharmacist and has a good income also, so if dakar turns us down again, i'm going there and looking them straight in the eye!

This is just crazy. I mean its not like immigrants come here just to get on welfare. How many africans do you know that even halfway know what welfare is?? lol.

Welfare to them is "WELL...use some busFARE to get 2 jobs!

I don't know one african that doesn't either have 2 or 3 jobs or has some sort of side hustle.

Even the women who stay home are known to sell phone cards out of their homes, keeps kids or sell african dresses.

The Dakar embassy is getting more and more insane.

My two cents.

Edited November 20, 2008 by Leedah

[Ta Ta 1]

My husband's brother-in-law who lives in the U.K has located another friend who is willing to be the new co-sponsor.

This person is a pharmacist and has a good income also, so if dakar turns us down again, i'm going there and looking them straight in the eye!

This is just crazy. I mean its not like immigrants come here just to get on welfare. How many africans do you know that even halfway know what welfare is?? lol.

Welfare to them is "WELL...use some busFARE to get 2 jobs!

I don't know one african that doesn't either have 2 or 3 jobs or has some sort of side hustle.

Even the women who stay home are known to sell phone cards out of their homes, keeps kids or sell african dresses.

The Dakar embassy is getting more and more insane.

My two cents.

So it seems ...I tell you I am almost going insane because of what they put us through and keep putting us through.

Please explain why the first co sponsor could not be used and his original financial / work documents submitted to them.

Just bracing myself for future ####### with them.

We have been through:

1. The DNA dance to prove paternity for a K1. Why ? Because they can.

2. 2 interviews and 3 flights to Dakar from S/L.

3. two medicals

4. Typo on B2 in 2006 and voila a waiver.

5. if approved there will be a 3. medical and 3. interview.

INSANITY I SAY !!!!!!!!!!!!

[Leedah 22]

We got a new cosponsor because the original guy we had (husbands relative) was getting fed up with me calling and asking for him to give me his proof of income (checkstubs, letter from employer and proof of amount in bank account).

Evidently, he had cosponsored someone else last year and it was easy for him. So since Dakar is asking for more than the usual (almost to the point of our left legs and a pint of blood), and he is not wanting to give all that.

I just asked my husbands brother in law to find someone else completely, which he did.

What with getting the runaround from the embassy about my own income (though I SHOULD qualify), I don't have time to deal with a fickle cosponsor who wants to hold up the process.

[Ta Ta 1]

This time with your new co sponsor it should work then.