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Ah - just noticed you are adjusting from the VWP/tourist visa.
This might explain the lawyer's concerns - at any point on Facebook for either of you did you mention intending to stay BEFORE the non-USC arrived in the US. Did any friends or family send messages talking about it etc.
The lawyer might be worried that there is something which shows intent to immigrate before arrival. Only you can know for sure whether there might be something - deactivating might be a good compromise.

Congratulations!!! God pls let this goodnews continue to happen to everyone now in the name of your highly respected son, Jesus!!!

Change is good for the right reason, but I have to agree with V&T. The situation you are in can't be fixed, because your husband won't allow it. Don't waste time trying to rationalize it, just do it. You sound like a wonderful woman, and the right man is out there for you, but you can't find each other until you get rid of this dead weight you are stuck in.

If he is paying 2/3 of support for his parents now who will pay after he arrives here. Will he continue to send support home after he arrives here ? Have you discussed this yet ?

Your Indin sisters here in the US, who have married tradional Indian husbands have told me to part these words of wisdom to you. HE is not going to change what you see is what you will have; here in the US or back in India. If you wish for him to be someone different, that's not going to happen.

My evidence for our relationship being ongoing doesn't rest in those chats. I have tons of cell records for our calls and texts, emails, 2 actual paper letters (wow! remember them? haha). But my phone and text records only go back 18 months. The chats and emails show the dates we first met (April 2010) so I think it's important to include them.
I want to say that everytime I have a question, no matter how trivial, all of you have been quick to respond and help me out with your opinions, advice, and experience. I am so appreciative of it. I want you to know how good it makes me feel to be a part of this community. I don't feel alone. Any time I can help with my own advice, I try to do so. Big thank you to everyone!!!

You need to schedule an info pass ASAP and figure out what is going on. You get 87 days to respond to an RFE and you're already past 60. If you don't respond by then you'll be denied, so it can't wait.

I have an UPDATE. My fiance was contacted by the embassy by phone around 4pm. They called him, blocked number, it was a man. He said that he was sorry about today and they are going to generate a new interview date for him to come back in. The "system" will print it off and it will be mailed to him, he should receive his new appointment date letter within 2 weeks. He said that he will need to return with more proof and bring more pictures. Make sure to write the dates on them. He said just bring pictures and it does not necessarily have to be pictures of us together, it could be ones of me alone at my house that I send to him. He does not have to do any of the forms or fees again; only pictures or proof. I do not understand and I do not get it, but hey, at this point, we will take anything they want to give us. So now, more waiting...

I know we all know about the 419 scams and all the other scams that are rampant in Nigeria, I'm not naieve to them, but I want to share this experience I had today.
I just received a very disturbing phone call from Nigeria. The man said he was from the Consulate and he had my forms. But he needed payment of fees. BUT I HAVEN'T SENT ANY FORMS YET! So I told him "let me call you back" and he said "Why? Are you very busy right now? Because this is very important." I said "yes, I will call back." He asked "when?" I said "about twenty minutes." He said "ok but this is very important matter."
So I called my fiance. Julius told me not to accept any calls from Nigeria unless I know it is him (Julius). He said there are men in his country making a very bad name for Nigeria. (But I know all about the scams already. He nows that I know. Yet he feels he needs to keep telling me and protecting me). Julius called the number and told the man he has been reported for fraud and "we know you called an American asking for money." He said the man denied calling. Julius asked him where he was calling from and the man hung up.
Julius said no one knows (except family) we are making plans to file our petition so it must be connected to the cyber cafe somehow, where he went to print out the forms and letter of intent. He told me the people there would not let him print from his laptop and said he had to forward the forms to be printed. But we are trying to figure out where my phone number is. I sent him a copy of one of the forms I filled out so he could help me check it for accuracy. My number may have been on it.
Julius told me the scammers are very clever and he's not quite sure how they get all their information but he warned me again not to send any money to anyone even if they sound very convincing, not to answer nigerian phone calls, and we are going to rethink how we use the cyber cafes. Again... I know you all know this already (as do I) but just want to pass it on.

It sounds like to me they are asking HOW you met i.e you met online, etc. The letter you sent explained when you met for the first time but not how the relationship got started. That is my take on it anyway.

Check the USCIS website form page to see which versions are acceptable. It's always safest to use the most current form.

I just want to say congrats to all the couples who were recently approved looks like it has been good times in Lagos! Goodluck to those with upcoming interviews! My hubby and I are doing great! I am back to read up on ROC docs because it is almost time come December...Time sure does fly when your happy!

there are several ways to push the intake on an expedite request:
1. submit via seperate letter with the I-129F
2. call into USCIS Hotline, get a Tier 2, follow instructions for intake exactly or
3. send off a a seperate letter and pray.
Which method did you use, 2 or 3 ?
Do This Today -> IMO, you really should chase down the expedite request with an ISO, a Tier 2 Human - NOT the first person that answers the phone.
Describe, exactly, how the expedite request intake was handled by yer attorney.

Ying arrived at O'Hare yesterday! Interesting POE experience. Customs officer makes us wait 2 hours. He was much tougher on her than the Guangzhou interview. She had to wait a long time, and then the interview was over 10 minutes, maybe enen 15 (consulate interview was all of 5 minutes!). He asked her questions about my ex wife, and why we broke up, and during the interview asked her 3 different times about how we met, like he was trying to see if he could trip her up. She did get through, and we are together now, but I am very angry about the experience she was put through.
My comments - the time for the tough interview is at the consulate, before the foreign national has quit their job, sold off their house and possessions, said goodbye to everyone, and bought a plane ticket of over a thousand dollars, not at the POE. That is what the Consulate interview is for, to determine that the immigrant is on solid ground and truely qualifies, and the immigrant is warned not to quit job or make other arrangements until they get the visa, rightfully so. But after they have gone through the long visa process and all the checks they have gone through already, and they are approved and get the visa, for the Customs person to try to deny them entry at the POE is an extreme disservice to any immigrant. I think this part of the process is broken! Just my thoughts.
Anyway, thanks again to this wonderful site and all the wonderful, helpful people during the Visa Journey. I will still be using this great site for AOS advice, etc., so I'm not done yet.....

Butu has it been received yet? There's a receive date and a case# comes after. Don't feel bad I was approved 6/29 took 31 days to get to NVC seemed CSC didn't mail my case so had to have a service request put in to get it. I even did the NVCresearch inquiry they say after 15 business days mess. Thats what lead me back to CSC. I finally "arrived" at NVC 7/30. 31 days and received case# 16 days after that so it was painful.
At least you are a K1 so a very short visit at NVC and off u go to the embassy. Hold on it's coming.

This is wrong. The new card actually states on it that it serves as the I-512.
"Serves as I-512 Advance Parole." A card with this text will serve as both an
employment authorization and Advance Parole document. The new card is also more
secure and more durable than the current paper Advance Parole document.
You can find the above text here. http://www.uscis.gov...00045f3d6a1RCRD
OP you problem is not with DOS or USCIS. Your problem is with the people that are not allowing you to leave. The card hasn't been in existence long and you will have to take your issue higher up the food chain with whatever group is not accepting it.
My wife had an issue in Shanghai and just asked to speak with a supervisor. We were also armed with an explanation of the document from the USCIS website.
Good luck...be prepared.

We were apart for a total of 424 consecutive days (Vermont was slow back then too). Now that we're together, I don't even remember how difficult it was. What's 424 days apart compared to a lifetime together?

What if he hacked your FB account and posted a message, purportedly from you, where you discuss being physically abusive to your husband. Do you think that might be useful for a VAWA filing?
If I were in your shoes, I'd keep the accounts open but open a new account (preferably at a credit union) and move most of my money to the new account. Keeping the old accounts open will give them a false target to focus on.

Tim/Mav I disagree with you it does not matter if you have known your fiance for 1 month or for 20 years you just have to have met in person within 2 years of filing.
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_2994.html#1
Under U.S. immigration law, a foreign-citizen fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen is the recipient of an approved Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Form I-129F, who has been issued a nonimmigrant K-1 visa for travel to the United States in order to marry his or her U.S. citizen fiancé(e). Both the U.S. citizen and the K-1 visa applicant must have been legally free to marry at the time the petition was filed and must have remained so thereafter. The marriage must be legally possible according to laws of the U.S. state in which the marriage will take place.
In general, the foreign-citizen fiancé(e) and U.S. citizen sponsor must have met in person within the past two years. USCIS may grant an exception to this requirement, based on extreme hardship for the U.S. citizen sponsor to personally meet the foreign-citizen fiancé(e), or, for example, if it is contrary in the U.S. citizen sponsor’s or foreign-citizen fiancé(e)’s culture for a man and woman to meet before marriage.
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=post&section=post&do=reply_post&f=80&t=390441&qpid=5708811
Who is Eligible to File?
U.S. citizens who will be getting married to a foreign national in the United States may petition for a fiancé(e) classification (K-1) for their fiancé(e). You and your fiancé(e) must be free to marry. This means that both of you are unmarried, or that any previous marriages have ended through divorce, annulment or death. You must also have met with your fiancé(e) in person within the last two years prior beginning the K-1 Visa petition process (filing the I-129F). This requirement can be waived only if meeting the non US Citizen's fiancé(e) in person would violate long-established customs, or if it would create extreme hardship on the US Citizen.

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Wow,nice to hear such good news.

From people's previous post it looks like this poor girl is still being degraded! I can not believe someone just basically said not to marry this girl ( that they dont know themselves) because she's a bar girl! Since the man did not ask for relationship advice I think some of your judgmental statement about this woman should be kept to yourself. I mean afterall someone is marrying you as judgemental as you are so I dont know why your marriage is more likely to serve then theirs.
Op just br cautious, do some extensive research before you start your application. So you both know the best way to handle it.

I am soo Geeked!! I checked the board and all three K-1 visas and one cr-1 were approved ...Yess Nigeria is on fire!! Wow it gives me sooo much hope .. Ya'll I'm soooo anxious for our interview... Yes, I will poor some libations tonight!! Congrats to all the couples on your vitories!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
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Just because it was sent doesn't mean that the CO will look at each and every one of the 100 pictures. It shows a preponderance of evidence especially for us in tough consulates.

ONE MORE DAY OMG MY LOVE IS COMING HOME THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR BEING IN OUR CORNER AND MAY ALL THAT HAVE TO STILL GO THROUGH IT KNOW THERE IS A GOD AND IT MAY TAKE A WHILE BUT HE DOES GIVE YOU YOUR BLESSINGS...

meeting within 2 years & showing bonfide relationship is the mean requirement for this application, maybe you read it wrong. So if your applying today 9/14/2012 you could of had to have a face to face with your fiance 9/2010- 9/2012.
Im not even sure what you mean petition has to be filed within a less than 2 year period... Why would it take anyone 2 years to file a petition and what does uscis care when you send the application? Just make sure you have seen your fiance in the past 2 years and your relationship is real, that is there concern you have to prove that from the start of your application as well as during interview. Please study a little more before giving this kind of advice to someone. I think you may have completely misunderstood the instructions and requirements