Our 6 year ordeal / Visa in hand

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Met my husband 10/2008 on dating site (he was single /I was widowed after 20 year marriage)

9 months later I traveled to meet him in person and stayed the month of June 2009 with him and his family. Applied July 2009 for K1. Interview 11/2009 and denied. He was nervous and I said relax, answer all questions and smile. He was asked what does your family think of her and he smiled and said, “They love her.” CO said, “You smile, you lie, denied.”

Family heard this and said we love you, come back and marry, and they did all the planning and work for the marriage. Elhamdo lellah. I was in Morocco February and March for this.

Applied April for CR-1 spouse, and hired a lawyer. Returned to Morocco month of November for our honeymoon and while there received RFE (file to big to load). Lawyer called and I had to return home to do the biggest RFE the lawyer said he had ever seen. 25 POUNDS of paperwork when mailed. USCIS received it and sent our packet to NVC in 2 days. Went over for Ramadan and interview June 2011. He was denied as they said “Does she like to read?” He said “yes, but she doesn’t read books, she researches online for her mom who is writing books.”

Appealed this decision 3/2/2012 (writing my own appeal as lawyer was worthless) and received notice our marriage was valid and I should reapply 2/26/2013.

Application sent in March /priority date 4/3/2013.

Nothing was done in the receiving office Missouri till 10/2014 when they sent in to Nebraska for “FASTER PROCESSING” with an extra letter saying if you are not processed in 30 days send inquiry. I waited thru the holidays and sent in January. No one knew where the case was at it still had Missouri MSC as starting letters. Finally after extended waiting time was sent to NVC in April 2015. Did all the supporting documents but they kept telling me I wasn’t reporting my income right as they look only at adjusted gross and I have a huge amount of untaxable. Finally went out of town to Atlanta to a better attorney and he completed the paperwork the same way I had it but they accepted it. Interview in July and visa approved. July 24, 2015 visa in hand. Married now 5 years 5 months.

Wrote to:

Senator Bob Corker (they helped)

Senator Honorable Lamar Alexander

Representative Chuck Fleishman (lawyer contacted him and he said hire a lawyer)

US Senator Shelton Whtiehouse, (caseworker and field representative)

Rosemary Melville (USCIS Director of California field office)

Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State

David T Donahue (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services)

Thomas E. Perry, (Assistant Attorney General US Department of State)

Samuel L Kaplan (Ambassador to Morocco)

ACLU in Nashville

President Barack Obama

When someone that is here as they won visa lottery can go and marry and get visa for wife who does not speak any English, why do I have to prove where my husband studied English? When this man lives in rooming house with 4 other men, why do I have to prove I owned a house and add my husband’s name to the deed. For God’s sake I was born here

When my brother-in-law over 75 can bring in a wife 42 years younger than him, why did they have an issue with my marriage? I am nowhere near that age. And he had been divorced 4 times (suppose to be a red flag for immigration).

Anyway, anyone complaining of waiting a few months stop and count your blessings as no one will go thru what Adil and I had to.

[shellybelly13 8]

WOW! CONGRATS you work long and hard for this one.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

Thank you

We interviewed same day as 2 others we met on here and both couples gave up

[ChicagoSarah 127]

Congrats on the approval (finally!). What an ordeal

[racheal&david 108]

Met my husband 10/2008 on dating site (he was single /I was widowed after 20 year marriage)

9 months later I traveled to meet him in person and stayed the month of June 2009 with him and his family. Applied July 2009 for K1. Interview 11/2009 and denied. He was nervous and I said relax, answer all questions and smile. He was asked what does your family think of her and he smiled and said, They love her. CO said, You smile, you lie, denied.

Family heard this and said we love you, come back and marry, and they did all the planning and work for the marriage. Elhamdo lellah. I was in Morocco February and March for this.

Applied April for CR-1 spouse, and hired a lawyer. Returned to Morocco month of November for our honeymoon and while there received RFE (file to big to load). Lawyer called and I had to return home to do the biggest RFE the lawyer said he had ever seen. 25 POUNDS of paperwork when mailed. USCIS received it and sent our packet to NVC in 2 days. Went over for Ramadan and interview June 2011. He was denied as they said Does she like to read? He said yes, but she doesnt read books, she researches online for her mom who is writing books.

Appealed this decision 3/2/2012 (writing my own appeal as lawyer was worthless) and received notice our marriage was valid and I should reapply 2/26/2013.

Application sent in March /priority date 4/3/2013.

Nothing was done in the receiving office Missouri till 10/2014 when they sent in to Nebraska for FASTER PROCESSING with an extra letter saying if you are not processed in 30 days send inquiry. I waited thru the holidays and sent in January. No one knew where the case was at it still had Missouri MSC as starting letters. Finally after extended waiting time was sent to NVC in April 2015. Did all the supporting documents but they kept telling me I wasnt reporting my income right as they look only at adjusted gross and I have a huge amount of untaxable. Finally went out of town to Atlanta to a better attorney and he completed the paperwork the same way I had it but they accepted it. Interview in July and visa approved. July 24, 2015 visa in hand. Married now 5 years 5 months.

Wrote to:

Senator Bob Corker (they helped)

Senator Honorable Lamar Alexander

Representative Chuck Fleishman (lawyer contacted him and he said hire a lawyer)

US Senator Shelton Whtiehouse, (caseworker and field representative)

Rosemary Melville (USCIS Director of California field office)

Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State

David T Donahue (Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services)

Thomas E. Perry, (Assistant Attorney General US Department of State)

Samuel L Kaplan (Ambassador to Morocco)

ACLU in Nashville

President Barack Obama

When someone that is here as they won visa lottery can go and marry and get visa for wife who does not speak any English, why do I have to prove where my husband studied English? When this man lives in rooming house with 4 other men, why do I have to prove I owned a house and add my husbands name to the deed. For Gods sake I was born here

When my brother-in-law over 75 can bring in a wife 42 years younger than him, why did they have an issue with my marriage? I am nowhere near that age. And he had been divorced 4 times (suppose to be a red flag for immigration).

Anyway, anyone complaining of waiting a few months stop and count your blessings as no one will go thru what Adil and I had to.

Wow. Quite the emotional read. And I'm a sucker for a good love story. BIG congratulations to you both! Impressive and inspiring :D

[Amhara 460]

Yes, congratulations! Happy for you! I would have moved to another country with that wait! Good job in sticking with your husband! Nice that you got it.

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

We never gave up and we talked thru everything. when I was halfway thru, I realized it would have been cheaper to bring him here on student visa and pay for 2 years of college.

this was costly and I quit adding up after it went over $35,000

[Kemtan 17]

Congratulations enjoy your lives together.

[Happytobe 164]

Congrats! Long overdue!!! Enjoy each other!

[Pitaya 2,576]

~Moved from IR1/CR1 Process to IR1/CR1 Progress Forum~

[moroccogirlny 100]

Congrats! I thought ours was bad. Nothing compared to yours.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Congratulations, took us 5 years, I totally understand the hell you went through and how happy you must be now

[TBoneTX 43,043]

Hats off and a very deep bow, from someone who was also thoroughly hosed by a consulate but nowhere near to your extent.

[Love For Ever 0]

Congratulation;

is there any red flags betwen both of you;

[Adil & Jeanne 296]

not that know

I was pre med and went into physical therapy after 5 years at one of the best IVY league colleges

He went 2 years to study accounting on a scholarship from French company

I was not divorced / lost my husband from cancer

He was never married

I am older but not so much to arose a problem

Just Morocco is a high fraud country and almost always denies finance visas

and then we hit all the issues immigration had like the broken water pipe I california and storm damage at other office and then the overflow of applications and systems breakdown

we got all the bumps

but I have seen the visa by cam

All this is worth it

We are blessed

sorry for the underlining / tried to turn it off