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7 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Just FYI if you have a green card you don’t need a transit visa for the UK, it does seem on the face of it that being detained for not having a transit visa was wrong.

[OP being outside the airport is more complicated. As I recall, if you need to change airports (such as in at gatwick and onward from lhr) you can leave airport as long as onward flight is within 24 hours, if not I don’t think you can leave airport, unclear of OP’s specifics, but anyway UK immigration issue shouldn’t affect this. ]

Yes that’s exactly what happened to me. I didn’t need a transit visa and it was under 24hours layover where I needed to change airport next door. 

But officer was rude and I even gave her the name of the officer who cleared the way for me which made her colleague wonder and told her:” oh he actually knows his name!” 

But she still acted as if I was the wrong doing here, by coming without a transit visa.

And yes I know it’s not a problem for n400 but just worried about like “hmmm.. this guy is making status is US and now UK! So he’s playing games!” Type of suspicion by IO for n400. You don’t think so? Or it’s irrelevant? (Which I believe it is stupid and non sense if IO would have this type of thinking and reject me based on that) 

1 hour ago, Ontarkie said:

Since you didn't put the actual dates for the day you married and the day you entered on your visa. Are you 100% sure you entered the US after your 2 yr anniversary? If yes than I see no problems. 

Yes I had more than 2 years marriage anniversary by the time I entered the US, and that’s why the IO at port of entry gave me IR1 instead of CR1. So yes it’s no problem.

and regarding my other matters you don’t see any problem or anything that might trigger suspicion and denial of my n400? 

6 minutes ago, Going through said:

The UK student visa/transit visa stuff won't be an issue in terms of an approval for US naturalization---just make sure to disclose the overnight detention in your N400 application, and include a written explanation.

 

There may be a bit of scrutiny surrounding your initial green card as the IO sorts through your file, because the divorce happened only a year after receiving it, however your marital status cannot be used as a sole reason for a denial (since you are applying under the 5-year rule).  Generally, the N400 is also a last-ditch attempt to ensure the GC was initially properly approved as part of their overall adjudication for your application.

 

 

 

Thank you for the reply my friend, yes I will definitely disclose it with a brief explanation.

But what I meant when I said "A friend told me that the IO in the n400 interview might think I'm trying to make statuses all over the world", I meant that IO might think I made legal status in US and then tried to make legal status in UK, so I'm not intending to live in US (which is stupid and doesn't make any sense to me. but just my friend got me worried).

Hello everyone,

I became eligible to apply for citizenship several months ago. But I'm concerned whether or not its' worth applying in the first place or I'll just get in trouble.

I'll be brief with dated facts about my story. I'll really appreciate your input and help.

Please take time to get the big picture of my case (maybe I'm over exaggerating with my worry). Here it is:

Spent entire life in my my home country (in north africa) up-to the next event (minor tourist trips in neighbor countries)
Mid 2010 denied UK student visitor visa at UK Embassy of my country

SEP started pursuing MBA degree in my home country (graduated in JAN 2013)
OCT started learning English online
Met a girl online around late 2010. Both in our 20s years old (I'm 4 years older than her). I was helping her with french and she was helping me with english

Early 2011 she came to visit me. We fall deeply in love

Mid 2011 she visited me again and decided to get married

Mid 2011 married her in my home country with a local family wedding (my friends and family)
Early 2012 the IV papers processed
Almost Mid 2013 - Immigrant visa issued

Mid 2013 entered US and they gave me IR1 (10 years green card) from day one in the US, instead of the (CR1). sSo I never dealt with any USCIS officer here in US.
Mid 2013 lived together in an apartment where she studies as she was still a student. We were so happy and excited to finally be together.

Early 2014 cheated on me (mistakenly and stupidly since she was still in her early 20s but it's still a big deal !!). It was so hard for me to forgive her but I did.

Mid 2014 she realized she doesn't love me anymore and that I'm not meant for her despite we loved each others very much up till now.

Mid 2014 I told her if you don't see me as your lover anymore, our relationship is not working out and there is no need for it anymore.

Mid 2014 we tried to make it to work but it just didn't work out between us, so it's better to just divorce. she agreed since she doesn't love me anymore.
Mid 2014 I can't stay with a woman that doesn't love me or feel anything for me. I moved out from living with her and I applied for divorce.
Mid 2014 Divorced from her and we're still friends (I don't hate her because I know she genuinely loved me and I loved her (more than her) but then she doesn't see me as the one anymore).
Late 2014 I was so confused after what happened and I was alone in US and felt so lonely, and I didn't know what to do or where to start my life again.

Early 2015 I met a girl online (she's from some european country but lives temporarily in UK).

Mid 2015 went to visit my family in my home country for first time after I left my country. and also planned to see this UK girl for few hours in my over night transit layover flight in UK.
Mid 2015 Arrested in UK airport - refused transit & held overnight in a detention center...I had a lot of papers (I didn't trust my roommate to not enter my room and get my info like SSN,...ect).

Mid 2015 UK officer detained me due to not having transit visa (it was his colleagues fault to "clear the way" for me when airline agent here in US called them to confirm I don't need one).

Mid 2015 UK officer wrote in their report they believe that I'm most likely intending to stay in UK due to the amount of personal papers I've had and also to the "love" letter I had for that UK girl which says that finally I'll see you !

Mid 2015 in the same day in the afternoon she had me apply on the spot for a transit visa

Mid 2015 after few hours I got a refusal because I didn't seek legal entrance by applying for one prior to coming and that I already was refused a student tourist study visa in 2010
Mid 2015 Since there is no hotels inside the airport they took me to spend the night in detention center. The next morning I took my flight that I bought and left UK for my home country.
Mid 2015 spent about couple months to see my parents and friends, then returned to US. I hasn’t left the US since this date.

My questions is:

A friend told me that the IO in the n400 interview might think I'm trying to make statuses all over the world (referring to that UK girl interaction with UK officer) and / or even question my green card.

In my only interview so far with US immigration at the consulate for my green card, I provided the officer with many proofs such as monthly chat logs and phone calls records, her flight visits for me in my country, a lot of pictures of our marriage party, ...etc.

Officer asked me so many questions like: when did you meet? I answer...When was the wedding date? I answer...What is her pet's name? I answer... When did you meet again? lol I answer.  ...etc

then she was convinced we are legit and told me congratulations and the rest is history.

Here in the US, we basically lived together for almost one year. I have pictures of our little vacation here in the US, and join bank account statement, and join car insurance statement, and lease under both our names.

That was my story from A to Z, I'm honest and of course I will report my UK detention in question 23 (I don't think it is a deportable event but hopefully it's not).

Now, what do you guys think as the big picture would be in IO eyes? does my case look fine or suspicious in your opinion to even question my green card?

I heard they can even go back to dig deeper on my initial green card and marriage and even call my ex wife. I will be glad to give them her phone number as I have nothing to hide.

I know I'm legit and we genuinely loved each others, I tried but it just didn't work out.

But my friend just got me worried a bit to whether it's worth applying or just stay with green card?

Sorry for the mouthful post, but I would really really appreciate your inputs guys.

Once again thank you very much in advance!

hi Guys,

my wife which is a US Citizen wants to add me to her credit card but of course i am outside the USA in my home country, and she heard that a lot of people did it, so how can she do for she will joint my name to her credit card ?

thank you guys for your help

Hi,

i would like to know how to get the option to print out the chat logs of skype and how to show the video calls, because most of time we talk by using video calls (cam to cam) ... so how to print it out and show it as proof of our daily contact ?

thank you guys.

waw ! awesome

you HAVE to move to nigeria even though in their eyes the case is already close BUT don't care of that and MOVE to the embassy in person with the letter explaining everything and your husband has to write one too, then get an appointment to meet with the CO director of the embassy and insist that he read the 2 letters, then wait till they contact you back. that's the best advice you can get... JUST DO WHAT I TOLD YOU !!! you will see how they will change their mind but just explain well your reasons why you see that they are wrong to get your husband a denial. GOOD LUCK

GOD IS WITH YOU

keep the god in your mind and ask him to help you

good luck

you are right barbie

Hi guys,

here is my problem:

my wife sent the form I-130 in December 15, 2011. She received an email after 3 days in December 18 from the USCIS said that the case was sent to the California office for processing. but till January 11, 2012 she didn't receive the Mail ( I-797 ). then she scheduled with her local office in her town in Texas an appointment for she can figure out why she didn't receive the mail, then she called and they gave her the date of the appointment : January 20, 2012.

but just in January 18, 2012 she checked her status in : USCIS.GOV for she see her status she found this message from the USCIS :

" On January 18, 2012, your document I130, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was processed and mailed to the address on record. If you have not received it within 30 days of January 18, 2012, contact customer service at 1-800-375-5283. If you move while your case is pending, please call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283. "

so what this means ? it means that they finished all the process and they made a decision or what ?

then in January 20, 2012 she went to the appointment in person and the guys changed the address infront of her eyes, so she saw how he changed the wrong address by the right one.

thank u guys.

hi guys,

my wife who is the USC, after she sent the I-130 the USCIS emailed her telling her that they've got the application but till now after a month she did not get the mail of NOA1 yet i mean: " Form I-797 "... so i want to know : what is the importance of the I-797 and the whole package of NOA1 ? because i think we will not get it and it is lost in the mails... do we need it later for any purpose ?

thank you guys

very interesting info !!! thank u very much !

good luck for all members

she called them but they never gave her a direct answer

she has got an appointment for she go in person to the Local office of USCIS which is the one of Atlanta for she tells them to change the address by the P.O.Box one

BUT

what about that she has not received the Hard copy !!! do we need it for the interview in the embassy or something ? or it doesn't matter if we don't have it ?

hi guys,

my wife which is the USC has got the e-mail of NOA1 stating that the USCIS has received the application and routed to the California Service Center for processing and that within 7-10 days by standard mail we will receive our official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) with the Receipt Number. BUT my wife hasn't received the Mail yet, and it has been more than 20 days since she has got the e-mail. so normally she has got the mail now

but she wrote down a letter stating that she doesn't receive mails and to send her the mail to her P.O.Box and she wrote it down in that letter. i have 4 questions :

1- do you guys think that the USCIS didn't notice that letter and they've sent the mail to her address and not to the P.O.BOx ? then the Mail is probably lost in the post mails ?

2- if so, what can we do now for we get the hard copy of I-797 ? and what is its importance if we will not get it at all ?

3- do we need it for something ? like for the inteview in the embassy ? or it is not important to have it ?

4- my wife got an appointment after 2 weeks for she explain to them that they may put the wrong adress in their System, so that they need to change it with the P.O.Box one for the futur Mails.

is it good idea ?

thank you guys for any suggestion

i agree with what Crack is Wack told you, you need to mentien that you are aware of everything concerning the family

good luck

i advice you to move and go to the consulate of casa and defende your case and talk to the Consulate Officer... but you have to write down a letter and your partner too explaining your case and the reason why they took the denial. do it before your case will be sent to the USCIS

good luck

thank u guys for all your helps

hi Guys,

my wife is a US Citizen which is the petitioner lives in Georgia, she sent the CR1 petition to the Chicago lockbox,she received the NOA 1 by e-mail and by text (phone). now we want to know which local service center the application will be processed in ? the texas service center or the california one ? or an other one ? ... because they said that once the mail is accepted in the chicago cervice center, then they will transfer the mail to the local service center for processing the application.

thank u guys

hi everybody,

the problem is that my wife has forgotten to send the Affidavit of her mom with the I-130 in the mail. and now she received the NOA1 by email and by SMS by phone, so can she send it to the USCIS or she can't do anything now about that affidavit ?

she sent some affidavits of her cousins and of her friends but not of her family, the only affidavit she has is the one of her mom and she has forgotten to send it. so what can she do now ? or it doesn't matter and just jet it till the interview and then we can bring it with us ?

thenk you guys for any suggestion.

gi guys,

my wife can't receive mails in her current permanent residence, does she can tell the USCIS to mail her the NAO1 to her BO BOX ? if not, what to do then ?

thanks guys

HI GUYS,

for we file the form I-130 they say : Copy of the full Birth certificate (front and back) for the US Citizen or a copy of ALL pages of the US Citizen's passport. This is used to establish citizenship.

5. A copy of petitioner's proof of naturalization. (If applicable)

SO my question is :

my Wife is a US Citizen, shall she send a copy of all pages of her passport without get legalized them in the city hall ? i mean just a copy of pages are enough ?

and then she doesn't need to send a copy of her Birth certificate.

and what about the copy of petitioner's proof of naturalization ?

thank you guys for your help.

hi Guys,

the question N 22 in form I-130 : (complete the information below if your relative is in the united states and will apply for adjustment of status)

well, of course we can left it blank of just put : NONE.

BUT after that, it says : (If your relative is not eligible for adjustement of status, he or she ...) what can we put in this question ? can have just to put the embassy where the beneficiary lives in his foregn country OR to put the local post of the petitioner in the US ? OR we just left it blank too or just put NONE ?

i think we can just put : the place of the embassy of the beneficiary where he lives (the US embassy of his country)

thanks guys for your help

the whole tax income confused me !

it is not easy to figure it out but it is gonna be ok we just have to focus

CONGRAT !!! i'm so happy for youuu !

i wish you all the best in your life with your husband