US Immigration from Colombia

Hello All!

I wanted to update on my situation for my Expedited CR-1 Visa and clear up some nerves that I have about our situation.

My husband went to his interview September 1st at the USA Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. I was, unfortunately, unable to attend because travel from USA to Colombia is still on hold.

The process took many hours of the day from around 12PM-5PM. The official who interviewed him was a young man (we believe he was a new employee, unsure), north american, and there was a woman (who we believe was his supervisor) telling him what to ask my husband in Spanish. They asked him a lot of questions regarding our relationship, and all seemingly went well. He provided all financial proof, which is very solid, and many photographs of our relationship.

My husband was denied 2 tourist visas previously due to lack of knowledge regarding the visas. 1 he had applied to before he had met me and he was with his ex-girlfriend at the time, and the other he applied to 6 months into our relationship.

The part that is a bit confusing now is that they asked him about the 1st tourist visa denial, where and with WHOM he was living with when he met me in March of last year. I was aware that he was living with his ex-girlfriend and transitioning out of their apartment together, and apparently the official knew about this too! The official actually mentioned his ex-girlfriend's name and the family that he lived with!

This was a shock to me... I am really unsure if they did a background check on where he lived, because honestly it was quite random. Perhaps it raised some suspicions because they kept asking about that topic.

Then, the Officer asked to take a look at his cell phone and he went through all the chats and pictures of every person. He asked who EVERY SINGLE PERSON was in his chats!!! Everything seemed to be fine and clear, according to my husband, the official said to the supervisor "I see no signs of any woman. This relationship looks legitimate, everything is normal" to his supervisor. Thank God my husband and I never delete our conversations or anything like that and we are in constant communication through chats, voice messages, photos, videos, etc.. The officer proceeded to take his cellphone to where the supervisor was and they kept looking through his cellphone, and investigated it for about 20 more minutes.

After the interview was over, the officer was smiling and laughing and said to my husband "Look, I would really like to approve your visa right now, but we have to do something with the US government, and now we have to wait for the next step. You will receive an email in a few days about the next step."

My husband was quite shocked because they said no documents were missing and they didn't say WHAT the problem was. They kept ALL of our documents and took his passport, which I'm hoping is a positive sign?? I'm very confused about all of this. I thought the visa interview would have gone smoothly, and I wish I could have been present to speak to the official in English about the doubts they had, because it seems some things were getting lost in translation. Our marriage is solid and we had all the evidence that they asked of us, so I'm torn up about what happened, but trying to stay optimistic.

So, I guess we are under AP according to our status:

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"Refused. A U.S. consular officer has adjudicated and refused your visa application. Please follow any instructions provided by the consular officer. If you were informed by the consular officer that your case was refused for administrative processing, your case will remain refused while undergoing such processing. You will receive another adjudication once such processing is complete. Please be advised that the processing time varies and that you will be contacted if additional information is needed. "

I understand that there is still hope with Administrative Processing and it could take a few days, weeks, months or even years to get the visa issued... or am I wrong here? From what I have seen, others have had similar experiences with this. Hearing your perspectives would be so helpful! VJ has been a huge help to me during this process.

Thank you so much!

Hello Everyone,

I'm hoping to receive some insight on a confusion I have regarding the K2. Quick back story, my now husband's Visa (Fianc then) was issued at the end of January 2020 and he entered the country on February 12, 2020. His 5 year old son stayed in Colombia with his mother however he wants to be able to have his son visit yearly during school vacation as his son won't primarily live here. My understanding is that his son should enter the country within the year of my husband's visa issuance (K1) which was at the end of January 2020. We are currently in the process of my husband's AOS which is taking longer due to COVID. So I have a few scenarios in my head regarding his son. Do we apply for the Visa as a K2 (he was placed on the 129F application) so he can arrive here prior to January 2021, however if we do that does his son need to stay as well in order to AOS? If he leaves after 2-3 weeks then we need to restart the process? The idea is for his son to visit for 2-4 weeks. If the one year is up and we don't apply for the K2 visa then do we need to go via the I-131 route? If so, what's that process like for a minor and how long would it take (obviously taking COVID into consideration). I hope what I wrote made sense. He wants his son to visit December or January however not sure what process we should be taking? Any advice from the experts are greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Hi Guys, I concurrently filed for AOS with the Forms I-130 and I-485. USCIS received the package on August 1st. They cashed the check for Form I-130 yesterday August 28th ($ 535 USD), but did not cash the I-485 & Biometrics check ($ 1225 USD). Do you guys know if USCIS usually cashes first one check and then the other one? Or do they use to cash both at the same time? I want to stay positive and don't think that there is an error on the I-485 or other forms (I-131, I-765, I-864, and I-693).

Hi guys, I concurrently filed for AOS with the Forms I-130 and I-485. Mailed out on July 31st 2020, USCIS received the package on August 1st. They cashed the check for Form I-130 yesterday August 28th ($ 535 USD), but did not cash the I-485 & Biometrics check ($ 1225 USD). Do you guys know if USCIS usually cashes first one check and then the other one? Or do they use to cash both at the same time? I want to stay positive and don't think that there is an error on the I-485 or other forms (I-131, I-765, I-864, and I-693)

I am currently waiting for my NOA2. My filing date is March 17th. I have had a name change and am wondering how I submit my new identification and social security card to USCIS. Do I wait for my NAO2 or can I send them the information now?