Those who've had interview - frontloading, good or bad?

[<3T&M<3 217]

56 minutes ago, JoelThai said:

Submitted evidence can both qualify or disqualify an applicant.   That is a good reason why all submitted evidence is reviewed.  For example, just this week a petitioner received an RFE because he included a statement and pictures that he and his Beneficiary had a "traditional wedding" in the Beneficiaries country.   The RFE was to submit a certificate of marriage.   So, in this case, too much evidence will likely disqualify the K1 petition.

 

The USCIS  adjudicator will not ignore disqualifying evidence.

I wouldn't say that isn't too much evidence, that is just poor choice. Maybe tragic choice. 

But I get what you're saying.

[<3T&M<3 217]

10 minutes ago, j&ana said:

if you have help people you should still keep helping people everyone has bad days or make mistakes

I agree, yes keep helping. People like me would be lost. Again, I didn't want to pick at anyone. It just scared me - thinking I'd done wrong.

[JoelThai 313]

28 minutes ago, j&ana said:

that does not prove that sending in more proof  is bad, that just prove that you should be careful of what you send. Why would you send something that could be perceive as a real wedding when you are doing a fiancée visa of course if the person at USCIS see evidence of a wedding for a k-I visa they are going to start looking more

Submitting more that what the I-129 instructions explicitly request can be good, or in the instance I mentioned, it could be bad.   It comes down to what others have said.  Quality of information should supercede quantity of information.    Choosing in favor of quantity could increase the likelihood that something can be misinterpreted and increase the amount of effort required by the adjudicator, also slowing down your approval.   This is believed to be one of the reasons some petitioners reach NOA2 more quickly than others.

 

I agree with the others that quality documentation that supports the candidacy of the petitioner and beneficiary for a K1 Visa and meet the requirements of the i-129f submission should not risk approval of the I-129F submission.

 

The petitioner I mentioned previously thought he was including evidence to support his petition and intention to get married to his beneficiary in the US.  He did not anticipate that the USCIS would consider a foreign traditional wedding as a real marriage under US law.  Now he finds himself in a situation where he has submitted too much information to qualify for a K1 visa, but does not have enough documentation for a CR1.   Basically, under US law, he is married and has told the USCIS that, but he does not have documentation to prove it, thus he is in a hole.   It appears that he will need to get a certificate documenting his marriage and reapply for a CR1.

 

 

[j&ana 363]

I agree quality over quantity  is better that why frontloading can be good

I still do not believe that a person at the USCIS is actually going to read everything unless it is necessary

or maybe that is the new guy training

trainer to new guy here is your case  it is only  3000 pages

of course that could explain why the USCIS is so slow if that is the case please I ask do not send any more evident that is needed till my wife roc is approve

Edited March 4, 2018 by j&ana

[<3T&M<3 217]

28 minutes ago, j&ana said:

I agree quality over quantity  is better that why frontloading can be good

I still do not believe that a person at the USCIS is actually going to read everything unless it is necessary

or maybe that is the new guy training

trainer to new guy here is your case  it is only  3000 pages

of course that could explain why the USCIS is so slow if that is the case please I ask do not send any more evident that is needed till my wife roc is approve

Lol ...

 

I sent in 20 extra pages... don't be too upset 😆

[j&ana 363]

6 minutes ago, <3T&M<3 said:

Lol ...

 

I sent in 20 extra pages... don't be too upset 😆

I will try not to be. Good luck on your application  I wish I could say it gets better but it don't there is still long  wait  for other process, but is it  worth it yes  

Edited March 4, 2018 by j&ana

[COUSA 8]

On 3/3/2018 at 12:01 AM, <3T&M<3 said:

In this thread, if you read the whole thing. I don't want to pick at anyone, really. I just want to know honestly if I have hurt my case by doing the very thing I thought was the best for my fiance and I.

I am a worrier (okay, a big worrier) and I just want to know what most of you think. I want to know your experiences.

 

Thanks so much,

Tina

 I wouldn't say that you hurt your case, you've just given the person that opens your petition a whole lot of information they didn't request. So they're going to have to go through stuff more carefully possibly. To see what you have and what you don't have that they really wanted. If it's already sent just go with it.I wouldn't say that you hurt your case, you've just given the person that opens your petition a whole lot of information they didn't request. So they're going to have to go through stuff more carefully possibly. To see what you have and what you don't have that they really wanted. If it's already sent just go with it.

[<3T&M<3 217]

1 hour ago, COUSA said:

 I wouldn't say that you hurt your case, you've just given the person that opens your petition a whole lot of information they didn't request. So they're going to have to go through stuff more carefully possibly. To see what you have and what you don't have that they really wanted. If it's already sent just go with it.I wouldn't say that you hurt your case, you've just given the person that opens your petition a whole lot of information they didn't request. So they're going to have to go through stuff more carefully possibly. To see what you have and what you don't have that they really wanted. If it's already sent just go with it.

Thanks...  and really, the extra stuff I sent is paper-clipped together at the end of my packet. If they don't want to look at it, really they don't have to, lol

 

Thanks everyone.

T & M

[TBoneTX 43,194]

Let's get to the heart of the matter:

1.  It's the USCIS adjudicator's job to deal with whatever you send with the petition.

2.  It's the CO's job to decide whether or not to grant a visa, on the basis of what you've sent with the petition and on how you handle the interview.

[o0o 133]

On 3/3/2018 at 9:32 PM, JoelThai said:

I looked at your timeline.   3 more days to interview...   Good luck to you!     Let us know how everything goes.    Your experience will be very helpful for those that follow in your footsteps.  

 

Edit:   Does Nigeria require evidence of an on going relationship be brought to the interview?

 

Edit 2:   It seems that they do....

Other Supporting Documents: Bring evidence of the ongoing relationship you have with the applicant, including, but not limited to:

 Photographs

 Chat logs from social media (DO NOT print them in a word document – they MUST be printed directly from the site)

 Phone records showing both phone numbers and duration of call

 Email correspondence (DO NOT print them in a word document)

https://photos.state.gov/libraries/nigeria/487468/pdfs/K1_Packet_Final-042016.pdf

Approved!! 👏🏽👏🏽 Here’s a quick run down from my fiancée:

1: tell me about your finace.
2: how did u too meet and when. 
3: have u met ur fiance in person if yes when? 
4: show me the pictures of you together.
5: why did u decide to get married in america and not nigeria. 
6: how come u and your fiance met and decided to get married when he has no background or relatives in Nigeria.

 

Well that was it and then he said congratulations ur visa is approved pls pick up ur packet and passport in 7 working days. 

 

Only took my letter from my employer about pay and position and the I-134, nothing else other than looking at the pics as stated above. So happy!