Rae Anne

Just got approved yesterday (THANK GOD) and I understand I'm suppose to call NVC everyday to get a case #.

What do I do once I get the case number?

Sorry, this may be common sense for you guys, but I would really appreciate any help.

Thx.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

It also sounds to me like you may not have filled out all the necessary steps once the petition got to the state department (NVC and or Embassy). By the way it is possible to be put in AP at any point of the process, though it is usually done after the interview. You need to call any of the three numbers Ebunoluwa has kindly listed for you on Monday and get a status update. But since you got married you will have to close this I-129F petition and you should speak to them and make sure you get clear instructions on doing that. Unfortunately you are going to have to start over now and file a spouse petition. This website has really great step by step guides on the IR-1/CR-1 process. Guide is Here.

Because your husband is from Palestine, for sure he will be put back in AP. It can take a really long time to clear past that stage sometimes so you just have to be patient and make sure you have followed all the application guides and instructions to the T, so that at least the petition won't be held up through any fault of your own. Best of luck!

Hey all! Happy Friday! Found a great article the other day and finally felt compelled to get around to posting it. Cross-posted on Alternet and Naked Capitalism. If this has already been posted on the forum I apologize

http://www.alternet.org/belief/right-wingers-would-be-shocked-learn-islam-has-been-part-american-history-its-founding

More US Embassy employees targeted and killed. It was an off duty targeted attack.

My deepest condolences to his friends and family.

Terrible, just terrible. He was the embassy's head of security. Yemen's potential is being stymied by extremists.

You didn't miss much... just a recitation of #1 - #5 from Pamela Geller's Top Ten List.

I don't know how she can believe she's an authority on anything. She grew up near my parents' house. Grr. Here's to hoping she takes the next Breitbart tumble.

Sorry I know.

Exactly.

It's things like this that slows processing and interviews. Even doing the investigations for the required "name checks" is a challenge because the US government employs Egyptian police to do this (in Egypt) and, in case you didn't notice while you were here, there is a significant shortage of police at the moment - and there has been since the revolution. Not to mention that government buildings were burned and, along with that, documents were destroyed or stolen.

Don't blame the Embassy. They aren't creating or perpetuating the chaos.

Indeed. My fiance recently got a very heartfelt, apologetic email from US-EMB Sana'a after he waited a month for them to respond to his queries. I personally think they're doing the best they can under the circumstances.

I do feel your frustrations, though. Unfortunately unless they close the Cairo embassy, your fiancee is stuck interviewing there. You don't get to pick and choose.

Thank you guys... I tottaly agree with you Vanesa & Tonny, It was MY MISTAKE TO CARRY ON THAT SSC IF IT WAS USELESS ... YOU ARE RIGHT... I'M SO STUPID FOR HAVE DONE THAT.. ON THE OTHER HAND.. I DON'T WANT MY BOYFRIEND TO GET IN TROUBLE..BUT I THINK IS NOT FAIR THAT'S HAPPENING TO ME.. I NEVER USED IT... IT WAS MY BOYFRIEND'S MISTAKE THAT HE ALTERED THE CARD AND MY MISTAKE THAT I KEEP IT... I CANNOT PROVE HE DID IT, BUT IT WASN'T RIGHT EITHERWAY... I'M SO MAD AT MYSELF... I DID EVERYTHING TO BE WITH HIM.LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND TO BE WITH HIM,AND NOW.. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. I DON'T THINK THAT A LAWYER CAN HELP ME.. AS FAR AS I KNOW LAWYERS JUST TAKE YOUR MONEY BUT DON'T HELP THAT MUCH... PLUS THEY ARE WAY TOO EXPENSIVE... I'M KINDA UPSET THAT MY BOYFRIEND PUT ME THROUGH THIS SITUATION I MEAN, HE SHOULD JUST MOVE TO MY COUNTRY BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE HAS A SON AND HE CANNOT LEAVE HIM.... I'M SO DEPRESSED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO...

YES THEY DENIED ME BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY CARD... I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG... AND THERE IS NO WAY THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHIGN ELSE...I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT WAIVER THING WORKS... THAN YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWERS I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.

In this case a lawyer is your only hope. This is NOT a do-it-yourself-er. Most will at least give a free consultation. But the truth that everyone seems to skirt around, lawyers included, is that immigrating to this country (or petitioning to bring a foreigner here) is a PRIVILEGE not a RIGHT. You lost your privilege by violating the law and getting caught doing it. You have no one to blame but yourself.

He has never even lived in Yemen... He was born and raised in Saudi and been living in Dubai for the last 10 years. Anyway, I've done this before but through a different country/embassy and I remember it taking forever for a fiance visa... I was so hoping to file over there and him be here in a matter of months but oh well... thanks for letting me know ahead of time so I at least know what I'm looking forward to

Born and raised in Saudi Arabia and not considered eligible for citizenship? Damned house of Saud. Nobody likes them anyway.

I've been sending emails to the embassy in Sanaa, Yemen and instead of waiting for a response, I get emailed back almost immediately.

The sender is: postmaster@state.gov

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

Delivery to the following recipients failed.

IVSanaa@state.gov

I don't get why is this happening all of a sudden. Did the embassy change their email address? I don't see anything on their website that says they have. What do I do?

Hmm. Weird. They got my email and even replied to it recently. Maybe they are having server problems. Try waiting a day or so and trying again. If that doesn't work try emailing the web master: ircsanaa@state.gov to let them know it's not working.

You mean tourist visas to come to Yemen or the U.S.? Sorry, I didn't quite understand.

I'm currently in Yemen with my husband and will be here until he gets his visa and we enter the U.S. together.

Oh I thought you were here in the US. The Yemen Embassy in DC stopped issuing tourist visas for Americans last year but recently started again. But I'm guessing you're a duel citizen so it wouldn't have applied to you anyway. But if you're in Yemen how are you meeting the income requirements for the spouse visa? It's none of my business personally but it could be one of the reasons why your case is taking so long.

Copy and past yeah.. omg This is really so embarrassing, Please stop it, Don't make fun of me, This is not funny at all, I'm really blushed right now. Well, What i want you guys to know is i didn't come back here to impress none of you with my poor english, I know you're native speakers.. Yes you speak it well But please don't take advantage and show off with your language over someone who barely learn it and if i tried a little harder on internet to find the right words to you to apologize it's because i never had the chance before to write such things to the folks who speak english.. it's because i want to value this kind of relationship and You should know that it's something totally new to me to apoplogize to a bunch of people at once in one message.. I could write a tiny sentence to you all but i didn't want to, Cause people would say it's easy to say and i know it's hard to believe if i'm sincere about my apology or not but the actions speak louder than words and nobody can know my intention if it's really good or bad right now, I tell you something, only TIME will show you and help you to find out who's the real me.. And i just don't want to carry anymore what others think of me, I see some act as if it doesn't matter when i apologize.. Well, I don't know what more i can say, I'm accepting and not denying my mistakes and i'm living with the results.. well, this's the perfect time to let go of the past and The only thing that is left to say is I'M SORRY AGAIN.

Meh - I don't think you should be so concerned about what people on the internet think of you man. You should be far more concerned with what the CO's wrapping up your case think of you. I think what we all want to know is what the outcome was for your 221g. But your interview wasn't that long ago so you may not know. Be sure to tell us when you do!

My sister and I both married guys from Yemen and filed the i130 for our husbands on the same day (August 1,2011).

Could this be the reason both of our cases still have not recieved a NOA2?

Is this a red flag?

Thanks to any repliers.

I don't think so, hun. It's more likely they are having a tough time completing the background check because their local sources where the state department obtains such information have no electricity during business hours or are just overall not inclined to do any work during this period of instability. Blame the damned tribesmen who keep blowing up the power grids. They are probably the biggest impediment to progress in Yemen. Or maybe also your husbands names are similar to men on some NSA watch list. You know they started issuing tourist visas at the Yemen embassy in DC. You and your sis should take advantage of that and go visit. That's what I'm gonna do.

These are all well and nice, but they're more akin to the life lessons I'm imparting to my 11 year old, not a grown up man in 2012.

I'm not trying to be whatever, but having read this board for a long time, I've seen some crazy stuff people just take as a matter of course because they married a guy from this part of the planet. There's been a woman here who wound up married to a guy who thought FGM was hunky dory FFS. Entirely too many people set the bar really low, and it's just weird and sad. I guess I just don't get the 'oopsie, I married a bigot. Now how do we get along?' scenario.

Well, she asked for suggestions. That was the only one I had . It seemed to work on my fiance pretty well BUT he was already ready to change his mind about things that had been engrained in him as a child. As it turned out, one of his good friends ended up being gay so he was more equipped to deal with it and they are now closer than they were before. I guess I got lucky and found probably the most liberal/open minded Yemeni there is. If he was any less so, I also wouldn't have pursued a relationship. By the way we were friends for a really long time before we entered a relationship. I had a lot of time to survey him.

That being said I've seen happy couples who are on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Not many but I have seen them. The only time it seems to work is when both people respect each other for their differences.

On another note: Wow. Wow. Under NO circumstances is FGM okay. NO WAY. When my fiance and his friends were in Sudan many years ago I guess they tried dating but found that the sight of it on a woman made them all physically ill. They say any man who allows his wife or daughter to be subjected to that is not a man at all.

Meh.. the time window for editing posts on here isn't long enough.

I wasn't trying to say the rights of GLBT individuals are superficial, they certainly aren't. Maybe try reminding your husband that anyone in his life could be gay and he wouldn't know it. A boss, a good friend, etc. Would his opinion of that person change if he found out? Would he sever his relationship with them if they turned out to not be straight? In my opinion we are all children of God and all made in his image. We have a shared humanity that no one can deny. He doesn't have to approve of "alternative" lifestyles but he does have to recognize that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs, especially you.

For me both Romney and Obama are awful. Two sides of the same damn coin. If I vote it will be for Jill Stein. My fiance thinks Obama is the lesser evil and would vote for him if he were a USC. Though my fiance is from a very traditional society even by Arab standards he has very liberal, even leftist values. Some of these beliefs he had all along and others were learned. When I met him he was pretty hostile towards homosexuals but over time I wore him down and now he thinks everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness. It was just a product of his up-bringing. But once he started traveling and being exposed to different ideas and cultures there was no turning back.

There are certainly some topics we tend to stay away from but for the most part we always respect each other's opinions even when we disagree. It's not easy we both can be argumentative! But I think agreeing on the more important aspects of life - goals, values, etc are far more important than the superficial stuff.

Hi everybody,

I don't know if I can ask this question here or not. I came to U.S by k-1 visa. After marriage, I found that I couldn't get pregnant normaly because of my husband problem. we have to do something like IVF.It is not important to me. The point is my husband doesn't want to me know about his infertility problem. he was aware about this problem before our marriage. I found it by chance. now he goes to doctor, takes some medicine, take test ,... without say anything to me. I am really confused. I thought maybe there is a marriage law that he is afraid of that. Maybe he thinks I can use it and get divorce and without any problem get my permanent green card!

Could it be a fruad that he didn't say any thing about his infertility problem before marriage?

By the way, if it helps we live in california.

Thank you

Infertility is a very sensitive issue for men, as it is for women. He's probably seeing doctors and taking pills to see if he can "correct" the problem without you ever knowing about it. Hard to know whether anything he is trying on his own will help or not. It's also really difficult to speculate how long he's known about this health issue. He *may* have been dishonest or omitted things about himself but this definitely doesn't qualify as fraud. He's most likely afraid of losing you.

As Gegel said, you should definitely clear the air. Tell him he shouldn't be ashamed or embarrassed about it and that together you will find a solution. That's what married folks do

That sucks... as I recall the process used to be much faster when applying directly at the embassy/consulate in the other country. I guess I have a 2 year wait to look forward to

Not exactly 2 years. Could be less, could be more. It all depends on whether or not you do the paperwork correctly the first time around with the I-130 package (RFE's slow the process down significantly) and how long the Administrative Processing/Review takes at the Embassy. This is what we get for choosing to be with Arabs. Especially Yemenis

At least you can more safely visit your husband in the UAE. Yemen is not exactly a cake walk these days.

One thing odd I noticed on the embassy website is that they don't accept I-130 applications at the embassy anymore and I'll have to wait until I return to the states and mail it in before he can apply at the embassy... is that right?? http://abudhabi.usembassy.gov/iv/faq.html#12 see Q12

Yes that is correct. I-130 and I-485 petitions are submitted to USCIS in the US. These measures have been in place for a while now so you really ought to read up on the IR-1/CR-1 guide here on Visa Journey and the USCIS website.

He doesn't apply at the embassy, BTW. Your I-130 petition, if approved, will be sent to the US Embassy (or whichever consulate does such immigrant visas) in the UAE and he'll need to interview there. Then if he passes the interview/consular stage he'll get his 2 year conditional green card.

I have to say, there are many red flags in your case and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, this will be an uphill battle. The next set of questions are NOT to be intrusive. In fact, you don't have to answer them here. These are a guide for you to know what the CO is looking at. Depending on the answers, you or may NOT be a text book case of immigration fraud. In other words, depending how many check marks you hit, you may be considered a scam artist and not a husband. I do not mean to be harsh, I'm just exposing it as if I'm the CO. Remember you MUST prove you're bonafide. Frankly, you're lucky you got a 2nd interview. I'm leaning towards believing there's more to this story than the age difference and tax returns. By the way, women here are "visible." We do not know what you mean by that, but if she's isolated, it may very well be because of her relationship. A CO may've seen that too....

How many times has she visited you?

Did you marry in your first visit?

How old are her children?

Previous marriages/ divorces (for both of you)?

Does she have a daughter aprox your age?

What are your educational backgrounds?

Have she wired transferred money to you?

Have you sent money to her?

Religious differences? If not, did she convert upon your request?

I hate to point this out- TRSUT ME- but- is she caucasian?

Language barriers? Judging by your posts I do not believe you fall in this category.

How did you meet? Internet? common friends and family?

Did she meet your family and friends? Did you meet any of her family or friends? *By you claiming she's lonely, you waved the red flag tremendously. The CO might've thought everyone abandoned her due to her current relationship.

How do you justify marrying a lady outside of child bearing age? DO you want to have children in the near future?

All of this and more (that I might've forgotten) will play a part in the approval/ issuance of your visa. I highly suggest you answer these questions truthfully and do more research. You had 2 chances and somehow they slipped away. Granted, Casablanca is one of the hardest consulates in the world. Even more preparation required.

Good luck!

Pardon my ignorance but I'm curious - what does race have to do with it?

Hi everyone,

I would like to hear your opinions about our situation, i am simo and i met my wife almost two years ago on a social website

we became bf and gf in march of 2011 and on december of 2011 we decided to meet and get married, In February of 2011 my wife came

with her mother and we got married we spent two and half months together. we filled ir1-cr1 visa. and on September 28, 2012 we got case

complete at nvc, so now we are waiting for the interview. also we have metioned on a letter explaining our case when we sent our

i-130 packtage that she will come back in september because we thought it would take longer for the interview but it was faster.

so we don't want to waste money now. note: I am 21 years old and my wife is 19 years old we both are students and we are going to

live in her parents home.

here is my question: since my wife came only one time and we got married would that cuz problem to us in the interview?

or does she have to come back again? Her mother does not think it is necessary to come back since we might be together in the usa

in two months.

Thank you all for your help!!!

Wow. You have very understanding in-laws.

I can say that any extra strength that you can give your case would be beneficial. A 2nd trip is definitely NOT a waste of money. Maybe she could come for your interview as well? All told Casablanca is a very difficult Embassy to get through. The economy in Morocco stinks and young men such as yourself have very limited options, which is why they suspect fraud of almost everyone. Your job is to prove them wrong. You do that by showing you have a genuine relationship and that you both work hard to see each other and spend time together.

Maybe other Morocco members can chime in on this?

thank you guys please pray for me

At least you know they are finally looking at your petition! Just follow the RFE instructions explicitly and make sure to put the colored RFE paper on the top of the pile you send (but make a copy of it for your records). This is because they get so much correspondence every day they want to know immediately when they open your envelope what its for so they can direct it properly. Prayin' for you!

Congrats!! Glad to hear things went smoothly at the embassy!

OMG!!!! we are finally APPROVED!!!! :dance: :dance:

OMGGGGGGGGG YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm SO happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My ex doesn't want to ever live in Yemen again because of that same reason. I can't say that he's all that open minded though. He's very religious and quite strict in that respect. I was glad that he chose a woman from his country when he remarried. American women, especially a strong willed woman like myself, is not a good fit for him and a lot of Yemeni men. It's good that you found an open minded, forward thinking man. Unfortunately they are hard to come by from that country. What do you think about the food? I miss aseed lol. I could never make it as good as my ex. I still make a lot of Yemeni food. It's much tastier than Egyptian food. More spicy.

Sorry for hijacking your thread, Tota.

Aha yes I'm also sorry for hijacking your thread Tota!

Yeah... judging from the other Yemenis I have met I definitely see how unique he is. And as you probably know it's not enough to just be exposed to other cultures. I think in order to develop new or more progressive values your mind has to be open to it. He's not a strictly observant Muslim either, which helps. So I guess there is always a gem or two hidden among the rocks.

But OMG I love Yemeni food. My fiance and I lived together for almost a year so he taught me all the classics - haneeth in a pressure cooker, kapsah, shafoot, etc. It's all so good! He even showed me how to make the best sambusas ever. He loves his food spicy too, so much so he'll eat a green chili in between bites if the meal isn't hot enough for his taste >_<;; . Now I'm hungry!