Dorah

No you don't have to wait for a decision from uscis. I personally went through the same thing. I was refused a k-1visa in January 2012,my file was returned back to USCIS but I just went ahead and filed another petition the following month before a decision could be made on my first petition. My second k-1 was approved with no difficulty. Iam currently in the states. So you can make it too

- Thank you for your questions:-

You did not give us any details about the reason of return or what the issues are. You said you addressed them.

CO believed that our “relationship is a sham entered into solely for immigration purpose", because I didn't know much about my finace's ex and how she was sponsored by him 10 years ago.

Waiver for what ? Was there a misrepresentation ?

Filling Limitation waiver, because my had fiance filled a k1 for his ex 10 years ago. Now he is filling for me

You said you "attached a waiver..." to your current petition but then you said "I wonder if i need to fill an I-601 waiver later .....".

I'm beneficiary. I wonder if i need to fill an I-601 waiver later on my interview, because VSC let our previous K1 petition expired and didnt want to work on it any longer, hence we don’t have any chance to rebut CO’s accusations; our problems/faults from this k1 petition are still on their system. On refusal sheet, it said: If USCIS revokes the petition, beneficiary may become ineligible for a visa under section 212(a)(6)©(i)

Don't worry about the first k-1. I was denied my first k-1 in January 2012 for similar reasons but we went ahead and filed a second k-1 and I made it on the second try which was January 2013.

Please don't worry too much about it. Remember I had similar concerns as you but my AP lasted for only 6 days. They are basically just reviewing your file, AP doesn't take long in Nairobi

Questions ---

who petition for u ?

where nd when did we met

hw did we communicate?

who are her parents?

do i pictures of engagement?

where does she work nd how long has she work there?

when did she naturalize?

After he went through emails quikly he responded i can see yr pix i belive this relationship is convincing, But my only problem is tht yr police certicate from country of origin is outdated i need the updated one then he gave me a yellow slip stated ( if u want an officer to proceed yr case further i need to produce the following doc's POLICE CERT.

Thanks for sharing,Good luck with the rest of the journey....

Hi Shessa,

What questions were you asked at the interview?Please if you don't mind.Iam going through Nairobi in January

Thanks, everyone!

I just flew in this afternoon from a 3-day stopover to see some friends in Holland on the way back from Africa, and Aaron and I were speculating on the phone about when the embassy might get around to issuing the visa and sending it out, since I'd checked at the end of the business day on Friday and there was nothing listed then. But then when I got home and checked online, a record had been added and his passport/visa is now in transit. !!! Not sure why it was shipped out on a Sunday, but I'm not complaining. He's already saying his farewells to friends and wrapping things up at work, so we're on track for him to leave very soon. Surreal!

For those of you who've done the whole POE thing in the U.S. recently, what does he need to have with him when he lands, other than his passport, the visa, and his x-ray?

So happy for you both,Congratulations! How was the interview? Where you able to attend or allowed to reach the consulate area?

Immigration is a priveledge not a right....They aren't stopping you from getting married ,they are only stopping you from entering the US till you meet their requirements.

You must be doing it wrongly,ive cross checked several times and i still see available dates

There are available dates since yesterday,just get ready for a long wait as it appears to be thar the next appointment will be in 62 days

Hey all,

My petition was approved on 0ct/03 and assigned a case number by NVC oct/10 but today when i checked the uscis website it shows that our approval date has changed to oct/29 today. I was hoping that our file is already at the embassy by now since it was received and already assigned a new case number by NVC about 2 weeks ago but now iam all confused.We neither recieved the approval hard copy nor the NVC letter yet.

Anyone had this happen to them?

You pay by M-Mpesa,actually i asked someone about how she managed to do the payment before going to Nairobi and she directed me to a certain place in Kampala,You have to buy a safari com line,have it activated.The M-Mpesa guy will show you how to do it,you can pay the guy in Ugandan shillings then he'll convert the money to Kenyan shillings and make the transaction for you.Just go with the equivalence of $240 in Ugandan shillings.

Please fill out your timeline.secondly you can't present such forms on your interview,why give them a reason to refuse your application?Try to be organised and if am not mistaken you can download those forms free of charge.

Good luck

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Mary Therese you will definately receive an approval at uscis if you use Easy fiance visa but the visa approval will depend on the type of consulate you will be intervewing,i can guarantee you that they are good at preparing the visa applications and everything else you need for the interview.its just that some consulates are hard to deal with.

i will pray for your processing to come out successful...just hold on!

Thank you Mary Therese

Nairobi consulate seems to be a tough place. Am already getting scared and with our case, it will take a miracle to get the visa.

Yes its a tough consulate,you just have to be confident and don't let them intimidate you or even get you folded.Thats what happened to me in january,just know that its not like any other interview,make sure you stand your grounds and defend yourself.

My fiancé is also using Easy fiancé visa services. Dorah28 what do you mean by front loading of petitions?

Front loading means sending lots of evidences not just 5 pictures,2 emails,2chats and 2 phone records like how Easy fiance visa tell us to do on their website.Susan in Nairobi they barely look at the evidence you bring with you on the day of interview so its advisable to send lots of different types of evidence with the petition.The consulate makes decisions prior to the interview depending on what you submitted in the innitial petition

I see...and may i ask how is your application going this time?....

Good i guess,We didn't receive any RFE's on our first petition,we got a quick approval in just 3months and we haven't yet received anything like an RFE on our second petition,Its 3 months since we submitted it,so i believe they are good at doing the paperwork,Our case worker MR David Roudriguez is a good guy

Its definately a good agency,my fiance hired them to help us with all the paperwork,i can say they are good,reliable but they know nothing about how to deal with high fraud consulates,the agency had no idea about the importance of front loading petitions for applicants that come from high fraud countries.I was denied a visa in January and i believe it could have been avoided if we knew something about front loading a petition.Actually they offered to help us submit a new petition at there own expense. So Easy Fiancevisa is good and iam sure you'll have a better outcome because Philpines is not difficult on fiance visas

She said, "I am not convinced of your relationship, how can you do that, how can you marry someone from Harvard"

She said she was "Not satisfied with the relationship."

He was interviewed by the infamous blond...I am devastated but trying to keep my chin up.

Oh sorry about that,but you still have a chance.The blonde woman is fond of talking over people,just advice Dan not to let her talk over him next time.I know he'll make it.Sometimes we Ugandans tend to be very humble and respectful.

aaah I seee. Well Monday's not too bad. it'll give us a few days to prepare and calm down.

Correction You will be interviewed on the appointment day,things changed at the Nairobi consulate,they no longer carry on interviews for 2 days,you have to carry all your documents on that day.

Without personally knowing anything about what Dorah submitted with her petition or what she and the CO said to each other during the interview, it's hard to know exactly why a visa application was denied. I hope the petitioner's absence was not the only reason, as I am also a USC petitioner with a Ugandan fiancé, and I will also be physically absent (albeit in town) during the interview. We submitted a wide variety of solid evidence of our continuing relationship (and plan to amass more before the interview) and have no red flags, so I am optimistic that we will be okay.

Every case is different,am sure yours will be alot better than mine

Good to know. But can they deny you visa if petitioner is not around? Thats what seemed to happen in Dorah's case. Seems strange

sometimes people do take advantage of situations,in my case his presence was definately needed.Each consulate is different.

That's good to hear! I hope things work out better this time. What are you doing differently with the petition this time?

Smile...Actually nothing was wrong with my petition but the mere fact that my petitioner wasn't around contributed to my denial so he's definately going to be around this time,i thought everything would go well with just me having all the necessary documentation and answering the questions correctly but i was wrong.

It was a terrible experience,i had no idea what visa interviews are like but believe me i learnt my lesson the hard way.

Welcome, everyone!

Dorah, I remember you from the Nairobi embassy thread: have you decided to start over rather than getting married and applying for a spouse visa?

Yes Afoyoswa,we were advised to start over,this time all bases are covered and pretty sure things will go well.Although we had a formal engagement in Uganda I don't really have a big family in Uganda,Its pointless for us to get married in Uganda with only my sister to attend yet we can get married in the states where his family and friends can attend