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LoveMyTico   999

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Costa Rica
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I have a friend who works in the VISA FRAUD dept in Virginia. They do use Facebook and can get access if they want to It doesn't matter if you have it private or not. I have also read on VJ that some consulates look at facebook. Do not think they don't have access if they want it.

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BaronB   42

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I have a friend who works in the VISA FRAUD dept in Virginia. They do use Facebook and can get access if they want to It doesn't matter if you have it private or not. I have also read on VJ that some consulates look at facebook. Do not think they don't have access if they want it.

I would be inclined to agree with this. Anything that is easy to find online can be checked. Facebook, LinkedIn and so on. If most Human Resources professionals in the US are snooping around online before they hire candidates, you can bet your bottom dollar that some USCIS agents are too. They are probably looking for things that contradict what is in your petition - for example if you appear to be dating someone else besides the petitioner.

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cocolucho   35

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Peru
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Hi everyone!

I recently got engaged to my gf. Does the USCIS look at facebook to determine the validity of a relationship? Would it affect the k1 approval if we didn't update our fb status to engaged?

My fiancée is worried if she updates her status, her bosses from work (call center) would see it and it might affect her position/standing at work knowing she may be leaving soon. This might also pose a problem if our k1 doesn't get approved (since its not a guarantee) as she'd be staying at her company longer with her bosses already potential looking at her in a negative light.

Any experiences or thoughts on this?

Thanks!

I think with long distant relationships I would be more concerned if the reason my fiance does not want to post the update that she is engaged to me is for other reasons, ie "if she is seeing someone else on the side" and does not want that person to find out. I am not saying it is your situation, but being worried that she is engaged and her job may find out, does not sound a reason to be concerned if there is nothing embarrassing in her facebook page that anyone can see. Many people are engaged to foreigners and live in country, and unless she is posting she applied for a visa and is saying she will be moving soon, how would they know she is planning to leave?

Like many have said, don't be too worried about social media in terms of USCIS, if your relationship is legit and you can show it is, you have nothing to worry about.

Good luck!

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*The material presented is intended for general information only and does not constitute legal advice*

USCIS - IR1/CR1 Wife/IR2 Daughter - K3 Wife/K4 Daughter

12/03/2013 -- I-130s Sent, 12/06/2013 -- I-130s Received                                           12/13/2013 -- I-129F Sent, 12/16/2013 -- I-129F Received           

12/10/2013 -- I-130s NOA1 Hard copies received from VSC                                         12/20/2013 -- I-129F NOA1 Hard copy from VSC           

06/05/2014 -- I-130s Alien Registration Numbers Changed                                           02/12/2014 -- I-129F Transferred from VSC to TSC hard copy                                       

06/09/2014 -- I-130s RFE Emails, 06/12/2014 -- I-130s RFE Hard copies received       02/25/2014 -- I-129F Alien Registration Number Changed

06/16/2014 -- I-130s RFE Response received                                                              07/11/2014 -- I-129F NOA2 email (207 days)

09/25/2014 -- I-130 NOA2 Emails 290 days                                                                 07/16/2014 -- I-129F NOA2 Hard copy received and sent to NVC        

NVC - K3 Wife/K4 Daughter

07-29-2014 -- NVC received I129F                                                                           

07-31-2014 -- NVC case number assigned

08-01-2014 -- Left NVC in route to Embassy in Lima

Embassy - K3 Wife/K4 Daughter

08-07-2014 -- Embassy in Lima received case from NVC                                        

08-07-2014 -- Received email interview letter and packet IV

08-18-2014 -- Completed DS-160 online                                                                 

08-21-2014 -- Medical & Vaccination completed

09-03-2014 -- Interview (Approved)                                                                        

09-05-2014 -- Visa Issued (CEAC website)

09-10-2014 -- Visa in hand                                                                                      

09-18-2014 -- Dulles VA

USCIS - AOS Wife/Daughter

12/10/2014 -- I-485 Sent - including I-765                                                            

12/11/2014 -- I-485 Received

12/16/2014 -- I-485 and I-765 NOA Received email                                             

12/20/2014 -- I-485 and I-765 NOA Hard copies received

01/09/2015 -- I-485 and I-765 Biometrics appointment                                       

01/14/2015 -- I-485 Ready for interview

02/02/2015 -- I-485 Interview notification received                                             

02/14/2015 -- I-765 Approved - EAD card production email and text

02/24/2015 -- I-765 EAD card received                                                              

 03/12/2015 -- I-485 Interview Date (APPROVED)

03/17/2015 -- CR6/CR7 Welcome letters received                                               

03/21/2015 -- CR6/CR7 Green Cards received :dance:

USCIS - ROC Wife/Daughter

01/12/2017 -- I-751 Sent

01/17/2017 -- I-751 NOA Received for wife and daughter

02/23/2017 -- I-751 / CRI89 Biometrics Appointment for wife and daughter

12/26/2017 -- I-751 / CRI89 Approved for wife and daughter

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Boiler Grand Master

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Just wondering why her boss is on her personal Facebook page.

Has been mentioned that Consulates have looked t it.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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anamaral Explorer

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She can just dont put any relationship status at all. Leave it blank. FB doesn't force you to put a status. Problem solved.

Good luck!

USCIS:

2015/3/23: I-130 Sent: (Let's start the waiting game!)

2015/3/25: NOA1 Sent by email, case routed to the USCIS California Service Center (hardcopy 2015/6/4)

2015/4/21: NOA2 (email; got hardcopy in 2015/5/6)

NVC:

2015/5/21: Got NVC case # and IIN

2015/5/29: Filled DS261 online

2015/6/1: Payed AOS fee online

2015/6/5: Sent AOS and IV packages

2015/6/8: DS261 reviewed over the phone

2015/6/8: Scan Date

2015/7/5: Payed IV fee online

2015/7/8: Filled DS260

2015/7/23: Checklist!!

2015/7/25: Checklist Scan Date

2015/8/18: NVC CC

2015/9/11: Interview Scheduled for October 8th (no letter yet, just called NVC!)

2015/10/1: Medical

2015/10/8: Interview - Approved!!!

2015/10/30: POE

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rnab32   19

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Boiler,

She's friends on fb with a lot of her co-workers, including some of her bosses. I have some bosses as friends on fb as well. I don't think people normally ignore friend requests from their bosses even though they'd prefer they weren't fb friends.

ROC:

7/2/18 - ROC packet (I-751) sent

7/5/18 - USCIS CSC received

7/13/18 - NOA (I-797) notice date

7/17/18 - $680 check cashed

7/20/18 - NOA (I-797) received

3/11/19 - Biometrics reused

6/4/19 - Case transferred to Potomac Service Center  

10/9/19 - New Card Is Being Produced / Approved

10/11/19 - Card Was Mailed To Me

10/12/19 - Approval Notice received

10/17/19 - 10-yr Green Card received

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Zedayn Experienced

Zedayn   485

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Hi everyone!

I recently got engaged to my gf. Does the USCIS look at facebook to determine the validity of a relationship? Would it affect the k1 approval if we didn't update our fb status to engaged?

My fiancée is worried if she updates her status, her bosses from work (call center) would see it and it might affect her position/standing at work knowing she may be leaving soon. This might also pose a problem if our k1 doesn't get approved (since its not a guarantee) as she'd be staying at her company longer with her bosses already potential looking at her in a negative light.

Any experiences or thoughts on this?

Thanks!

USCIS does not try to validate whether or not a relationship is real. It has no bearing at all on the I-129F approval. If you meet the I-129F requirements, you are usually approved...simple as that.

The evidence of relationship is needed for the embassy interview. The CO usually has no desire to go digging for proof of relationship on facebook or any other online places. They can if they want to, but usually they don't care about it. Only if they believe your relationship is not real will they care to pursue it. If they want proof, they will ask you for it. Usually the CO will just ask to see some pictures of you two together, which is all they asked from my wife. Facebook wasn't even considered.

Relax, you will be fine.

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K-1
NOA1: 04/08/2014; NOA2: 04/21/2014; Visa interview, approved: 07/15/2014; POE: 07/25/2014; Marriage: 09/05/2014

 

AOS

NOA1:  09/12/2014;  Biometrics:  10/06/2014;  EAD/AP Received:  11/26/2014;  Interview Waiver Letter:  01/02/2015;  

RFE:  07/09/2015;  Permanent Residency Granted:  07/27/2015;  Green card Received:  08/22/2015

 

ROC

NOA1:  05/24/2017;  Biometrics:  06/13/2017;  Approved without interview:  09/05/2018;  10 Yr Green card Received:  09/13/2018

 

Naturalization

08/09/2020 -- Filed N-400 online

08/09/2020 -- NOA1 date

08/11/2020 -- NOA1 received in the mail

12/30/2020 -- Received notice online that an interview was scheduled

02/11/2021 -- Interview

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rnab32   19

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Thanks Zedayn!

ROC:

7/2/18 - ROC packet (I-751) sent

7/5/18 - USCIS CSC received

7/13/18 - NOA (I-797) notice date

7/17/18 - $680 check cashed

7/20/18 - NOA (I-797) received

3/11/19 - Biometrics reused

6/4/19 - Case transferred to Potomac Service Center  

10/9/19 - New Card Is Being Produced / Approved

10/11/19 - Card Was Mailed To Me

10/12/19 - Approval Notice received

10/17/19 - 10-yr Green Card received

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IcezMan_IcezLady   582

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Ghana
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Well, if your Facebook says you are married and you're filing or a K-1, you think USCIS will let that slide?

Som employers snoop on Facebook anf i wouldn't be surprised if a uscis employee working on your case decides to be a sherlock Holmes.

Just dont put anything on Facebook that will contradict your story period.

My fiancé and I used to do PDAs on Facebook but we stopped due to "rubbing it in some folks face" (not nice!) and we never put our relationship status on Facebook.

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CR- 1

Interview :  11/15/2016

Result: AP  (form 221 (g))

Correspondence with Embassy: Tons of emails, Facebook posts, tweets, Congressman inquiry

Complaint letter with OIG : 12/29/2016

Case dispatched to diplomatic pouch : 01/11/2017

Case dispatched from diplomatic mail service to NVC : 01/23/2017

Case arrived at NVC: 01/26/2017

NVC sent case to USCIS : 02/09/2017 (system update)

Case receive by USCIS (text & email notification): 03/07/2017

 

Reaffirm Petition Timeline for folks in GHANA.. Please update your information..Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k0NXnbJdyEIRR1_Dr4t3yXmsM0tBbq-tZsj0-o3cMV0/edit?usp=sharing

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SR_ZJ   4

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Don't worry about fb.My fiancee and i can't update our status to engaged because i live in a homophobic country where gay marriage isn't legal & we didn't want to draw any extra attention to our relationship so i doubt facebook carries any real weight.

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