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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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17 minutes ago, Warriorpluto said:

The paperwork said that she was not qualified for this visa category and that the application would be sent back to USCIS with the recommendation to revoke. This is a freaking big headache for me seriously. She really denied my wife for no reason. I mean this is an African country so I know they may have a quota for denials to make as well. It's ridiculous. The officer was a very young girl. It's not fair at all.

 

In this post you said the officer was a very young girl.  But in your other post you said she was a "hag". Quite the opposite.

 

"not qualified" sounds like the marriage certificate was fake or that the marriage wasn't valid because she was not divorced in a previous marriage, or something similar on your side.  But I have no idea. It is often very hard or impossible to know the true reasons.  As others have said, its unlikely its because she wants to see the world, because for a CR1/IR1 case they have a higher bar to reach in order to deny. 

 

Also, no .. there is no denial quota ...

 

And there are very good reasons why they always ask questions for which they have the answers to ..

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I see no reason for them to have quotas for denials.  Denials normally happen because the CO considers the applicant as inadmissible or the CO has doubts that the relationship is real.  The NOID letter will be specific, and you will have the opportunity to address and rebut each point the CO makes.  Your wife should be able to pinpoint exactly where the problem lies based on the CO questions.  Good luck.  I hope you get the letter from USCIS soon.   Once USCIS reaffirms the case, the consulate cannot deny again for the same reasons. 

Thanks for the small bit of hope. It's just so much been going on. We going out my wife has big fibroids as well and I'm sure the officer was wondering why we didn't have children. But she didn't ask. So now even getting my wife good medical help is gone for now. I just hope I can turn this around for the good without having to reapply then that will be another the years of waiting and waiting. But I'll be here in Lagos until November

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3 minutes ago, W199 said:

 

In this post you said the officer was a very young girl.  But in your other post you said she was a "hag". Quite the opposite.

 

"not qualified" sounds like the marriage certificate was fake or that the marriage wasn't valid because she was not divorced in a previous marriage, or something similar on your side.  But I have no idea. It is often very hard or impossible to know the true reasons.  As others have said, its unlikely its because she wants to see the world, because for a CR1/IR1 case they have a higher bar to reach in order to deny. 

 

Also, no .. there is no denial quota ...

 

And there are very good reasons why they always ask questions for which they have the answers to ..

 

 

No they had absolutely no problem with the marriage. My wife said the officer told her that it seems like she's not interested in staying in the USA and she was denied after that. I guess because of the traveling back and forth my wife said but she took it the wrong way

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Philippines
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20 minutes ago, Warriorpluto said:

No they had absolutely no problem with the marriage. My wife said the officer told her that it seems like she's not interested in staying in the USA and she was denied after that. I guess because of the traveling back and forth my wife said but she took it the wrong way

If you are correct, then you should be all set and shouldn't worry. As crazy cat explained, you will just need to explain the misunderstanding and provide the necessary proof.  Since so much is riding on you doing this correctly and meeting the legal requirements for USCIS to send it back to the consulate, you should seriously consider finding a lawyer or other legal help to help you with that.

 

Please post the redacted NOID here when you get it. 

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6 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

All visa cases are reviewed by the Immigrant Visa unit's chief before they're sent back to USCIS.  If you e-mail the consulate's IV unit, put in the Subject line " To IV Unit Chief: A#____" (wife's A number).  Concisely state the facts surrounding the misunderstanding, and say absolutely nothing about quotas, racism, hags, very young officers, blame, etc.  "Innocent misinterpretation of responses" might be the reason to cite.

 

However, before you do this, you must, with your wife's full concentration, re-create the interview questions and answers as utterly precisely as possible.

What's the email? Or do I go through the ask nvc link? If so then there's no where to put a subject line 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Ecuador
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3 minutes ago, Warriorpluto said:

What's the email?

https://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Nigeria&cty=Lagos

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(!).

Posted (edited)
8 hours ago, Warriorpluto said:

No they had absolutely no problem with the marriage. My wife said the officer told her that it seems like she's not interested in staying in the USA and she was denied after that. I guess because of the traveling back and forth my wife said but she took it the wrong way


I wonder if your wife implied that she would be travelling back and forth, rather than saying both of you would. Which would then mean they might assume you’d be living separately for a lot of the time and aren’t convinced it’s a legit marriage. 
 

Or they just aren’t convinced she’ll be making the US her permanent home, which of course as a legal permanent resident, she’d have to. 
 

But until you get the denial, there’s no way to know for sure. That will set out the exact reason(s) for you, which you can then try to rebut. 

Edited by appleblossom
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Mexico
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A green card is for the purpose of immigrating and living, establishing residency, in the US.

From the story it sounds like they intend to use it as a tourist visa.

Are you aware of the rules around time spent outside of the country that could also affect you after receiving a green card?

Posted
14 hours ago, Warriorpluto said:

My wife said that it was the traveling the world part and that she said that I would be sending her to school. I don't know why the visa would be denied because of that. She was very sincere with them and in return they just deny her because they feel like it

 

14 hours ago, Warriorpluto said:

My wife said that it was the traveling the world part and that she said that I would be sending her to school. I don't know why the visa would be denied because of that. She was very sincere with them and in return they just deny her because they feel like it

They don't deny visas "just because they feel like it," nor based on race.  If that was the case, no one from Lagos would get a visa.  

 

That said, there is a LOT of fraud out of Lagos.  It's in a category of it's own when it comes to US immigration fraud.

 

You can appeal.  It will take several years.  In the meantime, it would bode well for your appeal if you moved there to be with your wife.  That would show credibility to your marriage, and help to assuage doubts if they suspect it is a green card marriage. 

Posted
10 hours ago, Warriorpluto said:

The officer even asked my wife was I an Nigerian. I'm African American. Made absolutely no sense when they have my birth certificate and ask my information that they have already

That is normal.  Immigrants often petition for spouses from their same country or region.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Lots of speculation but without being knowing why that is all we can do.

 

Please let us know what the NOID says.

“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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