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PLEASE READ k-1 Admitting drugs at medical, can be basis for denial? Australia

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Australia
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I am SO SCARED. I have been up all night on this website and I am just now learning that admitting to having experimented with a drug even one time can result in denial of visa and a one year (or longer) ban!?!!

How did I never stumble across this before?

Wouldn't this encourage people to lie? I mean what percentage of adults in the world have experimented with one drug at one time or another? So if people are getting accepted for "not ever doing drugs" then a lot of people are getting accepted for lying.

At my fiance's medical exam in Sydney, him doing what he thought was the honest thing to do, told the truth about having tried ecstasy one time 6 years ago.

Now I am reading all of these posts about people getting banned for telling the truth.

Has anyone admitted to having experimented with a drug and been approved or denied? Please tell me your stories.

Especially if you have dealt with embassies in Australia, New Zealand or England. Please!

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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A year is the norm but you will not know until the interview.

“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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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Australia
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Well, if anyone ever stumbles across this topic because they are looking for an answer... in our case my fiancee was approved. At the interview, he said it looked like the doctor's note was there and may have said something like "one time experimentation" and the person conducting the interview let it slide. Thank God! We are so happy.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ireland
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Thanks for the update, and congrats!

Bye: Penguin

Me: Irish/ Swiss citizen, and now naturalised US citizen. Husband: USC; twin babies born Feb 08 in Ireland and a daughter in Feb 2010 in Arkansas who are all joint Irish/ USC. Did DCF (IR1) in 6 weeks via the Dublin, Ireland embassy and now living in Arkansas.

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Australia
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Thanks for posting OP. I have been looking for an answer as my fiance had his medical after the interview and he just received papers from the doctor. The box checked said "use of drugs other than those required for medical reasons" but the box two below where it says alcohol or drug abuse is no. He hasn't touched anything in 13 years, no convictions, and so on. He was a teenager so that was a long time ago! We were just worried because we of course don't have an answer from the interviewer as his interview took place before the medical. I'm hoping to hear something soon. I'm hoping that they did a drug test to prove that he is clean and that is sufficient. He does have proof of passing drug tests over the last few years for his employment so maybe they will have those records as well. Ugh, I wasn't stressed about it as it's been so many years but now I have nothing else to stress about so of course I'm going to now. :bonk:

This journey isn't easy...we went over many hurdles along the way... We are together now, 4 years going strong... It's never impossible, it is a matter of having the strength and love to conquer all things along the way! 

 

 

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June 13th 2015- Filed 1-129f

June 19th 2015- NOA1 Received!

July 21st 2015- NOA2 Received!

August 10th 2015- NVC Received!

August 17th 2015- Case # Received over phone!

August 21st 2015- Embassy in Sydney Received!

August 27th 2015- Packet 3 Received!

August 29th 2015- Police Fingerprinting Done!

September 1st 2015- Packet 4 Received!

September 15th 2015- Interview in Sydney!

September 18th 2015- Medical in Brisbane!

September 23rd 2015- Letter from Medical Received!

October 17th 2015- CEAC changed to refused 

October 17th - November 10th 2015- emails and phone calls placed to embassy to inquire on our case

November 12th 2015- Email from embassy confirming refusal with news that we qualify for a waiver!

November 18th 2015- Received package from embassy on our denial and waiver information

March 7th 2016- I-601 Waiver overnighted to lockbox

March 8th 2016- I-601 Waiver delivered to lockbox and received (According to Website)

March 12th 2016- I-601 Waiver received (Text and email message verifying)

November 2016- Sent inquiry on I-601 (Was told it was still in line, contact in 60 days if no decision made)

January 31st 2017- Called NCSC to talk to tier 2 officer. Was informed it was with an officer and a decision should be made in 15 days

February 9th 2017- USCIS updated our case to approved! (February 8th was the date listed) 

February 12th 2017- Received updated instructions

February 13th 2017- Received official approval letter in the mail/ Booked medical in Brisbane. 

February 20th 2017- Medical in Brisbane

February 27th 2017- Picked up Medical Packet

February 28th 2017- Second interview and immediate approval! 

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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*** Thread moved from K-1 Process forum to the Embassy/Consulate forum -- topic involves the medical/interview phase. ***

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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