Please Advise ..... We are unable to sleep ....Our AOS interview messed up

[newlyweds2010 208]

One inconsistent answer shouldn't be a reason to try you for perjury or to deny your AOS. I will tell you a story. One night, when I was a kid, I was totally sure that I saw the aliens (not those from Europe who come under the VWP, but those from Mars or other places over there). Of course it was not the truth, but I was firmly convinced that it was them. I could have taken a polygraph test and would have passed. What I mean is that she might have forgotten that you met her kids, you might have confused them for someone else, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean that one of you is willingly lying. Your lawyer should know it. If she told you that you failed, there MUST be something else.

[worrieddoc 2]

There is something in your application that has rasied the flag - just one question not matching would not be base of denial or intense questioning.

As another user said, changing a lawyer is not going to change anything - another lawyer cannot influence or change the decision made by USCIS.

I dont think there is a way you can appeal for another interview, the option I am aware of is that you might have to return to your home country and she would have to file for CR1 and continue from there on.

they have not send us any intent to deny notice yet. The stroke interview , now i understand, was due to background.

I don't know what they are going to decide. This question was scared me the most as it was one of last question immigration lady asked. but instead of closing she called my wife and asked the same question again and recorded on video. This action scared us the most. we are scared if she is going to try us for perjury which is not a lie it is confusion and huge mistake under pressure.

Rest of interview did not have large in consistences i discussed with my wife. Most of answer were same. I could not understand my attorney. first she said to us it will be easy but when it was tough she said us we are DUM and told us there is no hope.

ATTORNEYS ARE PAID TO GIVE US HOPE AND SOLUTION.

[worrieddoc 2]

One inconsistent answer shouldn't be a reason to try you for perjury or to deny your AOS. I will tell you a story. One night, when I was a kid, I was totally sure that I saw the aliens (not those from Europe who come under the VWP, but those from Mars or other places over there). Of course it was not the truth, but I was firmly convinced that it was them. I could have taken a polygraph test and would have passed. What I mean is that she might have forgotten that you met her kids, you might have confused them for someone else, etc. It doesn't necessarily mean that one of you is willingly lying. Your lawyer should know it. If she told you that you failed, there MUST be something else.

There is nothing else in our case. I have posted all details. I called attorney's office few times today to ask her why she said soo. What are reasons? From the forum i have understand one thing Kids Question alone can not deny my case. and kids question is/was my biggest worry.

Edited April 7, 2011 by worrieddoc

[worrieddoc 2]

Dude you are not making any sense, I would not think you were avoding the kids coz they were expecting you to have big house and big car and you dont have them - thats the reason u were avoiding them?????

Are you sure u did not marry this woman to get Perm Resid?????

You are married since 2009 and now in 2011 you are on OPT ???? you are already doc from your home country, but you are doing your resd now in 2011 ???

what you are saying on here does not add up either.

I came after completing MBBS ( MD) and started Masters in clinical research. To start residency in USA you need to pass 3-4 US medical license exams which takes time especially when you are attending full time masters program. Specialization in USA is called residency. I am here in USA to become specialist doc from general doc.I got OPT based on Masters in jan 2011.

Married in dec 2009. I was in no hurry for immigration. I filed in jan 2011 after almost one year.

Edited April 7, 2011 by worrieddoc

[Boiler 43,462]

Ican not help but think there is a lot more to this case than we are privy to.

[Myopia 93]

I came after completing MBBS ( MD) and started Masters in clinical research. To start residency in USA you need to pass 3-4 US medical license exams which takes time especially when you are attending full time masters program. Specialization in USA is called residency. I am here in USA to become specialist doc from general doc.I got OPT based on Masters in jan 2011.

Married in dec 2009. I was in no hurry for immigration. I filed in jan 2011 after almost one year.

Maybe because others do not understand the fact that a doctor from another country can not just practice medicine in the US, this is confusing for them.

I know a lot of women who are doctors in their own lands but couldnt afford to do the study that would allow them to be qualified in the US and the doctors that I do know who were going through this had to train for at least a couple of years in order to pass the exams for the US.

I am assumimg you come from one of the countries that are involved in some aspect of civil uprisings but that wouldnt cause you to fail your interview as there are background checks that you have undergone.

The problem is the officer may not have believed that your marriage was genuine and not meeting your wifes kids is a HUGE red flag.

If you went to your first interview with Stokes already prepared then its clear that there was a matter that they felt needed to be delved into from the start. Is there anyone who may have sent a letter or called the USCIS to say that you have a sham marriage?

Why did you think you needed a lawyer in the first place? Seems like a pretty straightforward case to me.

What you need to do now is regroup and get your head back in the game.

Forget the old lawyer. As soon as she called me Dumb I would have stopped checks.

Find a new lawyer who can actually help you with your case. All is not lost but every second you spend dwelling on what you did wrong doesnt help the fact that you may be moving to a denial.

Or perhaps you will get card is in production email.

[worrieddoc 2]

Maybe because others do not understand the fact that a doctor from another country can not just practice medicine in the US, this is confusing for them.

I know a lot of women who are doctors in their own lands but couldnt afford to do the study that would allow them to be qualified in the US and the doctors that I do know who were going through this had to train for at least a couple of years in order to pass the exams for the US.

I am assumimg you come from one of the countries that are involved in some aspect of civil uprisings but that wouldnt cause you to fail your interview as there are background checks that you have undergone.

The problem is the officer may not have believed that your marriage was genuine and not meeting your wifes kids is a HUGE red flag.

If you went to your first interview with Stokes already prepared then its clear that there was a matter that they felt needed to be delved into from the start. Is there anyone who may have sent a letter or called the USCIS to say that you have a sham marriage?

Why did you think you needed a lawyer in the first place? Seems like a pretty straightforward case to me.

What you need to do now is regroup and get your head back in the game.

Forget the old lawyer. As soon as she called me Dumb I would have stopped checks.

Find a new lawyer who can actually help you with your case. All is not lost but every second you spend dwelling on what you did wrong doesnt help the fact that you may be moving to a denial.

Or perhaps you will get card is in production email.

I hired the lawyer in first time as I thought it will be good if attorney make sure filling is correct and fix any mistake in process. Now I will call again today to attorney why she think my case will not be accepted?

Do you think that I should start meeting with kids? I am from one of two unlucky countries who are in line of war on t**.

Do you think attorney is behaving so that I leave her. As she is already paid for this case?

Do you think attorney is behaving like that so she could charge me extra?

If case go complicated like mine, attorneys are paid extra from regular case fee?

[nurse1967 287]

I honestly do not see how your wife could be confused about whether you met her kids. That makes no sense to me AT ALL. And the previous poster was right on when they said something is fishy when you have a mom who doesn't have custody of her kids and can't even remember if her current husband met them or not. How is that even possible?

[belinda63 2,981]

Not remembering the answer to one question would not be enough to suspect fraud. Personally my husband has never met my oldest daughter (she was already away in college when he arrived here) and can't correctly pronounce my second daughter's name (it is Cindy and he calls her Sidney) but this wouldn't be enough to deny AOS, sometimes we just make mistakes or forget things.

Wait until you receive the letter and proceed from there. There really is nothing else you can do at this time.

[Oshun 3]

JimVaPhuong is correct in that they must have already flagged your file prior to the interview. Many of the posters here are also correct in that you should fire your lawyer. The name calling and flawed preparation is absurd.

We already know that that your wife’s prior marriage and child situation was the first major flag, but that can be overcome, especially since she had children with him. Jims detail of this was spot on when it comes to the lack of relationship she has the with kids. It’s just not common to be married to someone and not know their children.

Here are my questions..

You said that your wife and you are different races. If you can, please tell us what each of you are? This is important to know because they do take cultural/ethnic differences very seriously especially if there are other stark differences in your overall situation.

Are you also different religions?

Is there an age difference? If so who is older?

At the interview, were you IMEDIATELY separated, or after an initial interview together?

You mentioned that your wife does not have her kids due to finances. Does she make a living comparable to yours?

Now, none of these things singularly have a major detrimental effect, but one of them could be the straw that broke the camel’s back in addition to flawed answer..... Again, none of these FACTS are reasons for a denial, but they are cause for heightened scrutiny.

For eg...

If a blond eastern European, walks in with an Asian American; they happen to have a 15 year age difference where the woman is older and has children that her new husband has not met, and the USC previously married a foreigner AND the USC is less educated and much poorer than the beneficiary...hmm..... That is not an automatic denial, but there are reasons to be very suspicious so you may go through more to prove your relationship.

Perhaps the answers to my above questions will give us all a little more color to this picture, or maybe not, but all must be considered. Remember, you are always able to appeal with a better lawyer if all does not go well, just take this a learning experience moving forward. If you are truely married, you can prove it and panicing will only make things worse. Just tell the trush if you have to come back and you will be fine. USCIS is not in the business of punishing loving couples for no reason.

You still have not got a denial so….

[Myopia 93]

I honestly do not see how your wife could be confused about whether you met her kids. That makes no sense to me AT ALL. And the previous poster was right on when they said something is fishy when you have a mom who doesn't have custody of her kids and can't even remember if her current husband met them or not. How is that even possible?

Well it is not fishy for the father to have custody if the father is from a country where the fathers tend to get custody of the children. In most muslim countries children go to the father when the wife remarries or when they are "of age". I'm surprised you would not know about that. Many people are comfortable with the same set up when in the USA.

Maybe the wife has some emotional issues that we dont know about that caused them to be suspicious.

Who knows

[Myopia 93]

I hired the lawyer in first time as I thought it will be good if attorney make sure filling is correct and fix any mistake in process. Now I will call again today to attorney why she think my case will not be accepted?

Do you think that I should start meeting with kids? I am from one of two unlucky countries who are in line of war on t**.

Do you think attorney is behaving so that I leave her. As she is already paid for this case?

Do you think attorney is behaving like that so she could charge me extra?

If case go complicated like mine, attorneys are paid extra from regular case fee?

I think your case has just become complicated.

Meeting with the children is something that would normally happen in a marriage. I can understand if the children are in another country but for you to not have met them or spoken to them on the phone. That just makes no sense.

My entire family are in the UK but my husband has spoken to my mum loads of times on the phone. Its just part of marriage to have interaction with the family. Saying that I don't really speak to my husbands mother but thats mainly because she can't speak english but I have still had conversations with her that have been translated.

Why did you never meet her children? Honestly.

As for your lawyer. She obviously didnt do her job so why would you even bother with her?

You have excellent advise from Jim and Oshun. I suggest you re read both their posts and answer the questions so you can actually get some calculated help rather than what feels like panic mode from you with no real answers.

[Boiler 43,462]

What does Hep C have to do with moving out of a house?

If you can find someone who can tell you the exchange rate in advance ask them for next weeks lottery numbers. Financial problem solved.

If you let your visa lapse you can always re apply.

And like has been said you do not have to be in the UK to sell the house.

[Harsh_77 716]

I came after completing MBBS ( MD) and started Masters in clinical research. To start residency in USA you need to pass 3-4 US medical license exams which takes time especially when you are attending full time masters program. Specialization in USA is called residency. I am here in USA to become specialist doc from general doc.I got OPT based on Masters in jan 2011.

Married in dec 2009. I was in no hurry for immigration. I filed in jan 2011 after almost one year.

I have family members who came to US as MBBS from other countries and am very well aware of the residency and the test.

So in your case you came on F1 and are still on F1 as you are doing your OPT - which is good as you are not out of status.

You got married in 2009 and filed for AOS in 2011 - well your case does have something that had flagged out the officials even before you guys started your interview.

Asking question to each partner in seperate room and comparing them is a common method, there is nothing new in it and they can ask simple question as wht color are your bedsheets.

Well I guess you will have to wait and see wht u get back from the USCIS and then go from there.

[Harsh_77 716]

What does Hep C have to do with moving out of a house?

If you can find someone who can tell you the exchange rate in advance ask them for next weeks lottery numbers. Financial problem solved.

If you let your visa lapse you can always re apply.

And like has been said you do not have to be in the UK to sell the house.

huh ??? where u going with this Boiler?