cr-1 visa denied for the 2d time

[~ChA-ChA~ 0]

Hello everyone... I hope to find some enlightenment to clear my doubts why it happened.

Hubby & I got married on 18 April 2010 in Philippines. Hubby applied our 1st CR-1 on Aug. 2010. By December, we got the result. Denied.... They said his birth certificate was fake. Though he was born and raised in NJ, USA. So we applied again after a few months. We decided to apply CR-1 visa again by Feb. 2011. End of Sep. 2011, my husband received a phone call saying that my interview will take place in a month or two. Just got upset coz 2011 ends without receiving any phone call. My husband received a phone call 1st week of March 2012 (gosh, it took a year to find out the result) saying that our CR-1 visa was denied again coz we are married less than 2 years.

And now we are planning to hire an immigration lawyer to process my papers. Just to make sure that everything will be handled accordingly.

Seeking for an advice for any VJ’ers who had experienced the same OR any opinion with our case why it was denied is highly appreciated. And any idea how much it will cost to take a lawyer?

Thank you so much and have great day everyone J

[~ChA-ChA~ 0]

Hello everyone... I hope to find some enlightenment to clear my doubts why it happened.

Hubby & I got married on 18 April 2010 in Philippines. Hubby applied our 1st CR-1 on Aug. 2010. By December, we got the result. Denied.... They said his birth certificate was fake. Though he was born and raised in NJ, USA. So we applied again after a few months. We decided to apply CR-1 visa again by Feb. 2011. End of Sep. 2011, my husband received a phone call saying that my interview will take place in a month or two. Just got upset coz 2011 ends without receiving any phone call. My husband received a phone call 1st week of March 2012 (gosh, it took a year to find out the result) saying that our CR-1 visa was denied again coz we are married less than 2 years.

And now we are planning to hire an immigration lawyer to process my papers. Just to make sure that everything will be handled accordingly.

Seeking for an advice for any VJ’ers who had experienced the same OR any opinion with our case why it was denied is highly appreciated. And any idea how much it will cost to take a lawyer?

Thank you so much and have great day everyone J

[dustingthestars 9]

I think there is a lot more to this case than you are sharing. Being denied for being married less than 2 years for a visa that is for people married less than 2 years doesn't make any sense at all?

Did you receive any official paperwork confirming the reasons for denial?

[S and R 8]

Im not an expert here but most denials, requests for information, clarifications, etc are by mail and/or email, never as phone calls. Is it our husband telling you this? Any proof of these denials? They are rather unusual - especially the 2-year one. Someone else here might know.

Edited March 20, 2012 by S and R

[Penguin_ie 5,985]

Not sure on the first time, but the second time, you either missunderstood something or your hubby is not telling the truth. There is a spousal visa for less than two years, the CR-1, and for more than 2 years, the IR-1; the process is exactly the same, the only difference is the one letter in your visa in your passport.

When was your visa supposedly denied? Ie at interview, or by letter? There is no such thing as denial by phone call.

[dustingthestars 9]

Not sure on the first time, but the second time, you either missunderstood something or your hubby is not telling the truth. There is a spousal visa for less than two years, the CR-1, and for more than 2 years, the IR-1; the process is exactly the same, the only difference is the one letter in your visa in your passport.

When was your visa supposedly denied? Ie at interview, or by letter? There is no such thing as denial by phone call.

Penguin said it much better than I did...

[EAbbas 213]

If it was denied by USCIS you definitely would have received a letter saying your petition was denied. Did you see the letter? Ask him to scan it and show it to you so you can read it and of course you will need to know what is in the letter as well.

USCIS always sends a letter of rejection- for those petitions lacking something/or wrong with the form, approval, or denial.

You can also use your case number and call USCIS checking the automated service or the online website (as long as your case shows up... somtimes it isn't updated with everyone's case numbers)

If it was at the embassy after the interview then calling DOS can verify it was denied.

Edited March 20, 2012 by EAbbas

[together4evr 360]

Did you ever get an interview athe embassy?

Did you ever sign any paperwork?

Did you send him a birth certificate

Police certificate from all places you lived before?

This all sounds very strange

There are steps the petition has to got thru and you seem to miss some steps

[~ChA-ChA~ 0]

Hello everyone... I hope to find some enlightenment to clear my doubts why it happened.

Hubby & I got married on 18 April 2010 in Philippines. Hubby applied our 1st CR-1 on Aug. 2010. By December, we got the result. Denied.... They said his birth certificate was fake. Though he was born and raised in NJ, USA. So we applied again after a few months. We decided to apply CR-1 visa again by Feb. 2011. End of Sep. 2011, my husband received a phone call saying that my interview will take place in a month or two. Just got upset coz 2011 ends without receiving any phone call. My husband received an e-mail notification 1st week of March 2012 (gosh, it took a year to find out the result) saying that our CR-1 visa was denied again coz we are married less than 2 years.

And now we are planning to hire an immigration lawyer to process my papers. Just to make sure that everything will be handled accordingly.

Seeking for an advice for any VJ'ers who had experienced the same OR any opinion with our case why it was denied is highly appreciated. And any idea how much it will cost to take a lawyer?

Thank you so much and have great day everyone J

[dustingthestars 9]

Did you, as the beneficiary, ever have an interview? If so, what reason(s) did they give at interview and later by letter; they nearly always send a NOIR (Notice of Intent to Revoke) and it is the petitioner's responsibility to attempt to address the issues raised on the NOIR - that's my understanding of the process at least?

[~ChA-ChA~ 0]

Not sure on the first time, but the second time, you either missunderstood something or your hubby is not telling the truth. There is a spousal visa for less than two years, the CR-1, and for more than 2 years, the IR-1; the process is exactly the same, the only difference is the one letter in your visa in your passport.

When was your visa supposedly denied? Ie at interview, or by letter? There is no such thing as denial by phone call.

Im sorry, through e-mail notification... That is why we applied CR-1 visa coz we are married less than 2-yr. Now, evrything is in doubt why such result happened

[~ChA-ChA~ 0]

Did you, as the beneficiary, ever have an interview? If so, what reason(s) did they give at interview and later by letter; they nearly always send a NOIR (Notice of Intent to Revoke) and it is the petitioner's responsibility to attempt to address the issues raised on the NOIR - that's my understanding of the process at least?

no interview, hubby received an email notification saying that our cr-1 application was denied as we are only married less than 2 years.. hmmmm... cr-1 is meant for less than 2-yr marriage but why denied?

[Penguin_ie 5,985]

Can you post the email here, XXX out your name and the case number? It would really help if we could read why exactly you were denied.

[dustingthestars 9]

I think for the benefit of clarity it would be useful for you to explain the timeline of your process so that people can advise you better. At the moment, everyone is trying to fill in the huge gaps you've left with supposition and theory.

• Did you ever interview in the US Consulate in the country you live?
• Did you ever complete any paperwork like the G-325a? Did you sign anything?
• Did you send your husband your birth certificate? Did you obtain your police clearance and any other aspects relevant to your nationality? (CENOMAR & NBI spring to mind?)

The reason for denial of your second petition just doesn't add up, something isn't right - they wouldn't deny for the length of your marriage unless they are specifically stating some kind of fraudulent aspect. Have you seen the denial notification? Can you share it with us here? (having redacted any personal data)

Thanks...

Edited March 20, 2012 by dustingthestars

[Laure&Colin 279]

Phone calls to give you an interview date? Phone calls to tell you the outcome? I don't think so.

What about this "fake birth certificate" thing?? The birth certificate of the US citizen is only examined at USCIS stage, so I guess it is the USCIS who rejected it (it also makes sense with the timeline you gave), which means it's not your visa, but the I-130 petition that was denied.

Did you ever go to an interview at a US embassy? Did you ever have to send your own birth certificate, marriage certificate, police records?

Edited March 20, 2012 by Laure&Colin