Husband's Visa Denied in Ghana (split)

[Quatia11 1]

Need help. Husband denied visa on April 6, what can we do?

 

[ASMS 86]

5 hours ago, Quatia11 said:

Need help. Husband denied visa on April 6, what can we do?

 

I suggest you to start your own post, and give important details of your case, in order to get the help you are asking for.

 

[lutz 41]

If you want help, you need to provide more details.

 

[O&GForever 387]

9 hours ago, Quatia11 said:

Need help. Husband denied visa on April 6, what can we do?

 

I am so sorry your husband's visa was denied. I know how heartbreaking that decision can be. If you can provide us with some more information, we might be able to help you figure out what happened. 

 

- What questions was your husband asked? 

- How many times have you traveled to Ghana? 

- Did you frontload or sideload? Meaning did you send quality evidence during the first two phases? 

- Do you have red flags such as an age gap, too short visits, married on the first visit, etc? These are all things many people on this site have been denied for. 

 

If you don't want to give information, you should at least contact your local Senator or Congressman to contact the embassy on your behalf. That will be the only way to possibly find out the reason you were denied and figure out the best way to move forward. 

 

Unfortunately you have a long wait ahead, probably 12-18 months before you hear if the USCIS will reaffirm or revoke your case. This feed could be useful for you. It's with others who have been denied and are working on getting their cases reaffirmed. 

 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Read the Ghana thread posted above, you can gain lots of information o the process.

Best wishes.

[Quatia11 1]

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 8:13 AM, lutz said:

If you want help, you need to provide more details.

 

Hello everyone!! I am new to this site. They asked him several questions. He was interviewed in Ghana.  We included documents in all three stages. He was denied and gives 221g and told case was being sent to Washington but paper states cases was going to USCIS.  Just trying to understand. 

[Quatia11 1]

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:32 AM, O&GForever said:

I am so sorry your husband's visa was denied. I know how heartbreaking that decision can be. If you can provide us with some more information, we might be able to help you figure out what happened. 

 

- What questions was your husband asked? 

- How many times have you traveled to Ghana? 

- Did you frontload or sideload? Meaning did you send quality evidence during the first two phases? 

- Do you have red flags such as an age gap, too short visits, married on the first visit, etc? These are all things many people on this site have been denied for. 

 

If you don't want to give information, you should at least contact your local Senator or Congressman to contact the embassy on your behalf. That will be the only way to possibly find out the reason you were denied and figure out the best way to move forward. 

 

Unfortunately you have a long wait ahead, probably 12-18 months before you hear if the USCIS will reaffirm or revoke your case. This feed could be useful for you. It's with others who have been denied and are working on getting their cases reaffirmed. 

 

Yes I thank all of you for your inputs. I really need to understand what has happened.

Edited April 20, 2017 by Quatia11

[Quatia11 1]

We are the same age. This is his first marriage.  

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

6 hours ago, Quatia11 said:

We are the same age. This is his first marriage.  

Ghana is one of the toughest embassy's to go through and many petitions are returned.
This is the process:
1. Embassy returns petition to USCIS (in 4 -6 months, they like to sit on it for a while).

2. When USCIS receives the petition they will send the petitioner a NOIR/NOIR letter that has to be answered within 30 days.

The petitioner is given the chance for a rebuttal of the CO's findings by answering the letter and include evidence.
The letter will name the reason(s) / issues to be addressed.
3. If satisfied with the petitioner's rebuttal, USCIS will reaffirm the petition and send it back to the embassy with recommendation to approve.The embassy does not have to approve it but can return it again ( it is mostly reaffirmed ).
Sometimes USCIS will not send a NOID/NOIR letter and bypass the rebuttal and send it to the embassy though that has
been rare in recent years with Ghana returns. If USCIS is not satisfied with the rebuttal then they will deny the petition.
4. Embassy receives the reaffirmed petition and the beneficiary is in queue to have a second interview, they either approve
or return it again or let you marinade in AP for a while.

NOID = Notice of intent to deny.
NOIR = Notice of intent to revoke.

If anything is still unclear feel free to post your questions.

[Quatia11 1]

22 minutes ago, Ebunoluwa said:

Ghana is one of the toughest embassy's to go through and many petitions are returned.
This is the process:
1. Embassy returns petition to USCIS (in 4 -6 months, they like to sit on it for a while).

2. When USCIS receives the petition they will send the petitioner a NOIR/NOIR letter that has to be answered within 30 days.

The petitioner is given the chance for a rebuttal of the CO's findings by answering the letter and include evidence.
The letter will name the reason(s) / issues to be addressed.
3. If satisfied with the petitioner's rebuttal, USCIS will reaffirm the petition and send it back to the embassy with recommendation to approve.The embassy does not have to approve it but can return it again ( it is mostly reaffirmed ).
Sometimes USCIS will not send a NOID/NOIR letter and bypass the rebuttal and send it to the embassy though that has
been rare in recent years with Ghana returns. If USCIS is not satisfied with the rebuttal then they will deny the petition.
4. Embassy receives the reaffirmed petition and the beneficiary is in queue to have a second interview, they either approve
or return it again or let you marinade in AP for a while.

NOID = Notice of intent to deny.
NOIR = Notice of intent to revoke.

If anything is still unclear feel free to post your questions.

Thanks for letting me know what to expect.  We will wait and continue to pray to God. This is a hard process but God has the final say.

 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

48 minutes ago, Quatia11 said:

Thanks for letting me know what to expect.  We will wait and continue to pray to God. This is a hard process but God has the final say.

 

The process from the interview and return to second interview can take 18 months to 2 years + and you should collect good

ongoing relationship evidence with as as many visits to Ghana as you can. Joining others members here in the Ghana thread
helps to know you are not alone going through this and gives hope to those following the ones who made it through

successfully. Though each case is different there will usually be a pattern to observe as far as time processing for each step.

You should also make occasional inquiries through your senator as to the status of your petition because Ghana and USCIS
will not tell you what's going on (or give you misinformation) and not knowing where your case is can drive you crazy.
Form friendships with those who are going through it if possible, even if it is just with phone calls or online chats, it helps
to get through it.

[Quatia11 1]

2 minutes ago, Ebunoluwa said:

The process from the interview and return to second interview can take 18 months to 2 years + and you should collect good

ongoing relationship evidence with as as many visits to Ghana as you can. Joining others members here in the Ghana thread
helps to know you are not alone going through this and gives hope to those following the ones who made it through

successfully. Though each case is different there will usually be a pattern to observe as far as time processing for each step.

You should also make occasional inquiries through your senator as to the status of your petition because Ghana and USCIS
will not tell you what's going on (or give you misinformation) and not knowing where your case is can drive you crazy.
Form friendships with those who are going through it if possible, even if it is just with phone calls or online chats, it helps
to get through it.

Thanks for the support.  I called my senator already. Do Ghana hold all files for six months? 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

3 minutes ago, Quatia11 said:

Thanks for the support.  I called my senator already. Do Ghana hold all files for six months? 

 

Yes, that is the usual, sometimes sooner and sometimes later. My guess is they wait until they have a batch to return all
together and sometimes perhaps to discourage the couple hoping they will give up if they feel the relationship is not
legit.
After a month or so you can have your senator request that the embassy return the petition instead of holding it there.
You are in charge of what you want your senator to do, they can't read your mind nor do they know exactly what to ask for
if you are not specific with what you want them to do except for a general inquiry, so be specific.
For example ask for the diplomatic pouch number the petition was returned in and keep it for your records. While it
is not really useful otherwise, it confirms it was truly returned. Sometimes you get "It has been returned" from the
embassy and  "It has not arrived" from USCIS and meanwhile you wonder for months on end where your file is, so the
diplomatic pouch number will help confirm it has definitely been returned.
Once USCIS has it you wait again for several months and months until you receive the NOID/NOIR letter.
Then you have only 30 days to submit your rebuttal so be ready with evidence.
Then you wait again until the embassy contacts you.
Be proactive, know the process, guide the senator's aid assertively and confidently, do not rely on them to
do do it all by themselves and remember they can't speed up the process nor can they override the decision.
Have a reasonable back and forth relationship with them but do not bother them too often either.
If one senator is useless, use the other one. There are offices in different cities you can contact.
Settle in for the long haul. Nurture your relationship and talk daily to your fiance.
 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Typo, husband not fiance. 

[kmking 10]

You have to wait for 12 to 18 months before you hear from uscis, it's not easy but there is nothing Than waiting.