Eligibility Review Unit

[moctar 0]

Hi Everyone,

My wife had her immigrant visa interview last week in Dakar, Senegal, and our case was referred to the Eligibility Review Unit for research and processing. Has anyone gone through this before? and if so, how long does this process take? and what the purpose of this?

I appreciate your help.

Thank you

[Leedah 22]

The reason the case went to this department is because someone in that unit thinks their is some evidence of fraud going on.

Mine went through this unit and also a few others that I know of.

Guess what, they were ALL turned out to be fraud AFTER they were approved for their visa. In my case, they did everything but sit me down and plainly say "uh, your husband is a fraud and you need to stop your petition right this moment". Naturally I wouldn't have believed them and would have did everything humanly possible to prove them wrong (which I did). Well, they were right.

All I can say is, if your case ends up in this unit, start looking long and hard at your situation to see why they feel it is fraud.

These people actually live in Dakar and know all the customs, language, idiosyncrasies, ....everything about what fraud looks like.

I personally thought, "hey, they are American just like me. They don't know my marriage". Well, turns out they did but can not, by law, force you to abandon a petition if you can prove that YOU THINK your marriage is real and legit, even if it isn't.

I think they will just approve the petition and take a "I told you so" stance after the fact.

Good luck in your review and be careful.

P.S.

Here's a barometer..

If the case is in review and they make her come to more than one fraud interview over the months, not to be funny, but you definitely should do some soul searching.

Hi Everyone,

My wife had her immigrant visa interview last week in Dakar, Senegal, and our case was referred to the Eligibility Review Unit for research and processing. Has anyone gone through this before? and if so, how long does this process take? and what the purpose of this?

I appreciate your help.

Thank you

[moctar 0]

there's no fraud in my case. So I am not worried about that at all.

Thanks for sharing your story.

The reason the case went to this department is because someone in that unit thinks their is some evidence of fraud going on.

Mine went through this unit and also a few others that I know of.

Guess what, they were ALL turned out to be fraud AFTER they were approved for their visa. In my case, they did everything but sit me down and plainly say "uh, your husband is a fraud and you need to stop your petition right this moment". Naturally I wouldn't have believed them and would have did everything humanly possible to prove them wrong (which I did). Well, they were right.

All I can say is, if your case ends up in this unit, start looking long and hard at your situation to see why they feel it is fraud.

These people actually live in Dakar and know all the customs, language, idiosyncrasies, ....everything about what fraud looks like.

I personally thought, "hey, they are American just like me. They don't know my marriage". Well, turns out they did but can not, by law, force you to abandon a petition if you can prove that YOU THINK your marriage is real and legit, even if it isn't.

I think they will just approve the petition and take a "I told you so" stance after the fact.

Good luck in your review and be careful.

P.S.

Here's a barometer..

If the case is in review and they make her come to more than one fraud interview over the months, not to be funny, but you definitely should do some soul searching.

[john & jean 37]

there's no fraud in my case. So I am not worried about that at all.

Thanks for sharing your story.

that is exactly what Leedah said

[TBoneTX 43,157]

When Leedah talks, it's very wise indeed to listen.

[moctar 0]

Leedah,

When I asked the consular section they said nothing about fraud. But they send me the following message: "Sorry no updates on your case yet. At this point we are not requiring any document from you or Mrs. ********. We have initiated all our inquiries, and are waiting for replies. We cannot reliably predict how long this will take, however."

Does this looks familiar to you?

Also, the reason I said there is no fraud in my case is because me and my wife are from the same country "Mauritania" and I know her very well and I know the system very well too. So There is no fraud in that regard. Is it possible that they are just conducting background checks on my wife?

I appreciate if you can provide me with your take on this.

Thank you.

The reason the case went to this department is because someone in that unit thinks their is some evidence of fraud going on.

Mine went through this unit and also a few others that I know of.

Guess what, they were ALL turned out to be fraud AFTER they were approved for their visa. In my case, they did everything but sit me down and plainly say "uh, your husband is a fraud and you need to stop your petition right this moment". Naturally I wouldn't have believed them and would have did everything humanly possible to prove them wrong (which I did). Well, they were right.

All I can say is, if your case ends up in this unit, start looking long and hard at your situation to see why they feel it is fraud.

These people actually live in Dakar and know all the customs, language, idiosyncrasies, ....everything about what fraud looks like.

I personally thought, "hey, they are American just like me. They don't know my marriage". Well, turns out they did but can not, by law, force you to abandon a petition if you can prove that YOU THINK your marriage is real and legit, even if it isn't.

I think they will just approve the petition and take a "I told you so" stance after the fact.

Good luck in your review and be careful.

P.S.

Here's a barometer..

If the case is in review and they make her come to more than one fraud interview over the months, not to be funny, but you definitely should do some soul searching.

[Leedah 22]

Yes, that is EXACTLY what they told me. Wow, amazing.

They do that (the waiting game) to give the intending immigrant who is considered a fraud time to get frustrated & tired of waiting and just take off.

I don't know how I feel telling you this bit of information because I know that you would obviously tell your wife and if she is a fraud, she will undoubtedly keep on for the prize.

You also mentioned being from the same country and knowing your wife.

I lived in my ex's country off and on since 2005 and I thought I knew him also. I traveled back and forth from the U.S. to Senegal, traveled into Gambia by bus (6 to 8 hours) by myself every month and eventually learned the language just to keep from getting lost. I am the same religion (muslim), I am a black person (same as my ex), I have children from a previous person who is from the same country AND same area, have met (several times) the whole family, etc etc.

Say all that to say,....it doesn't matter.

If your case ends up in review, something is amiss.

No one has time to review cases months and months at a time and perform extra interviews on a whim.

Good luck.

[belinda63 2,981]

I never went through this situation but I did suffer a loooooong wait for AP to finish and this does not sound like background checks. Due to privacy issues many times the embassy will not reveal all the information they have to the petitioner regarding the intended immigrant. As Leedah stated the embassy has a lot of other things to do than personally investigate a person's background. Something must have come up examples being, prior visa petitions to the US or other countries, prior marriages or engagements, prior overstays in the US or other countries that raised red flags as to immigrant intent or rather trying to get out of her country, or it could be an issue with an immediate family member that makes the embassy believe she is only trying to obtain a green card.

[moctar 0]

Leedah,

So how long did it take before they actually finished their inquiries and approve the visa?

When I said me and my wife from the same country, I also meant we are from the same culture and we have a very strong relationship. So as I said there is no worry about any kind of fraud in the relationship.

But thank you for your warnings and for sharing your information anyway.

Yes, that is EXACTLY what they told me. Wow, amazing.

They do that (the waiting game) to give the intending immigrant who is considered a fraud time to get frustrated & tired of waiting and just take off.

I don't know how I feel telling you this bit of information because I know that you would obviously tell your wife and if she is a fraud, she will undoubtedly keep on for the prize.

You also mentioned being from the same country and knowing your wife.

I lived in my ex's country off and on since 2005 and I thought I knew him also. I traveled back and forth from the U.S. to Senegal, traveled into Gambia by bus (6 to 8 hours) by myself every month and eventually learned the language just to keep from getting lost. I am the same religion (muslim), I am a black person (same as my ex), I have children from a previous person who is from the same country AND same area, have met (several times) the whole family, etc etc.

Say all that to say,....it doesn't matter.

If your case ends up in review, something is amiss.

No one has time to review cases months and months at a time and perform extra interviews on a whim.

Good luck.

[moctar 0]

Has anyone gone through the eligibility review unit in Dakar, Senegal? and if so can you tell me how long it took before they approve the visa?

I appreciate your help.