Visited last in 2018; will that be an issue on interview day

[Hopefully18 7]

Hello, 

we have our interview in dec, my question is my husband last visited at the end of 2018, later on he planned n booked tickets cause the process was taking so long to come meet me in 2020 afterwards lockdown n corona happened !! We have proofs of tickets etc n ongoing communication between us on regular basis. 
 

do you think it will be an issue on interview day n whether they will understand that why he didn’t visit after marriage ?

[Boring Life 20]

32 minutes ago, Hopefully18 said:

 

Hello, 

we have our interview in dec, my question is my husband last visited at the end of 2018, later on he planned n booked tickets cause the process was taking so long to come meet me in 2020 afterwards lockdown n corona happened !! We have proofs of tickets etc n ongoing communication between us on regular basis. 
 

do you think it will be an issue on interview day n whether they will understand that why he didn’t visit after marriage ?

I had same situation. Didn't visit my wife till now. But Came to Pakistan week ago. Give them reason like job, study.

[SalishSea 16,825]

27 minutes ago, Boring Life said:

I had same situation. Didn't visit my wife till now. But Came to Pakistan week ago. Give them reason like job, study.

Making up a reason for not visiting will not ‘trick’ a consular officer into believing the bonafides of a relationship.

 

It isn’t great practice to advise people to lie during their interviews.

[JFH 12,189]

What happened throughout the whole of 2019? There was no pandemic then. 
 

You have to convince a total stranger that this is a genuine marriage. Good luck!

Edited November 20, 2020 by JFH

[Hopefully18 7]

@JFH @Jorgedig 

we have screenshot of his canceled flight, also in 2019 we didnt thought it would take another whole year ! 
also i was completing my masters so we planned to get together by the beginning of year 2020 ! 

[Boring Life 20]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Making up a reason for not visiting will not ‘trick’ a consular officer into believing the bonafides of a relationship.

 

It isn’t great practice to advise people to lie during their interviews.

I am not advising to lie. Just saying to say something reasonable instead of saying NOTHING!

[carmel34 3,532]

You should take any evidence of financial co-mingling that you have done since marriage, such as joint US tax returns, shared credit card statements, beneficiary on insurance, anything that shows you are a real married couple despite living in separate countries.  That might help offset the lack of evidence for in-person visits.  Good luck!

[JeanneAdil 6,220]

you married in August of 2018 so it this the only visit in person?

have you spent time together before this marriage date?

how much time spent together?

Have you included spouse on tax returns for 2018 and 2019?

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

20 hours ago, Boring Life said:

I am not advising to lie. Just saying to say something reasonable instead of saying NOTHING!

Don't make false excuses.

[Unlockable 7,306]

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