my interview details july-20-2011

[jac_chappin 24]

Congratulations! It seemed like a tough interview but you were well prepared! Best wishes!

[Nicole-N-Nattoy 24]

Correct. The Consular officer understood the relationship prior to the error because the statement that his wife's mother was his first cousin preceded it.

So he married his second cousin? What does first cousin once removed mean? If I marry my cousins son does that mean I married my second cousin? I am confused.

Edited July 24, 2011 by Nicole-N-Nattoy

[pushbrk 13,426]

So he married his second cousin? What does first cousin once removed mean? If I marry my cousins son does that mean I married my second cousin? I am confused.

No, he married his first cousin once removed, not his second cousin. For more information on familial relationships and genealogy, Google is your friend.

[brettdresseur 0]

CONGRATS!!

[mustafa1232 3]

Correct. The Consular officer understood the relationship prior to the error because the statement that his wife's mother was his first cousin preceded it.

hi pushbrk yes you are absolutely correct actually my mother inlaw real mother my real father sister that why my mother inlaw is my first cousin that why my wife is my mother inlaw daughter

[OBX 51]

Congratulations.

[pushbrk 13,426]

hi pushbrk yes you are absolutely correct actually my mother inlaw real mother my real father sister that why my mother inlaw is my first cousin that why my wife is my mother inlaw daughter

Yes, but the point is your wife is not your niece. She's your first cousin once removed. It's a moot point for your visa because you have it, but if your wife was actually your niece, you would have no spouse visa to come to the USA. You have a visa because the Consular Officer knows your first cousin's child is not your niece.

Edited July 25, 2011 by pushbrk

[mustafa1232 3]

Yes, but the point is your wife is not your niece. She's your first cousin once removed. It's a moot point for your visa because you have it, but if your wife was actually your niece, you would have no spouse visa to come to the USA. You have a visa because the Consular Officer knows your first cousin's child is not your niece.

hi pushbrk yes you are right actually me and wife have no particular blood relationship with each other my wife is not my blood relationship niece but the problem is that our pakistani traditionally is that type that we call each other uncle, aunty, niece, mammi, brother, sister ext ext we are calling each other same name but some time most of our relative is not our blood related relative in other words we dont have any blood relationship with these people

[Darnell 8,479]

mustafa - I'm glad you got yer visa - just be wary of any hillbilly jokes about marrying yer cousin, when you get to USA - what's perfectly normal in Pakistan might cause you some local grief in USA with other humans that don't understand and are not culturally sensitive.