brad836

To clarify by reputable attorney, I mean an immigration attorney who has at least 10 years experience, with knowledge of middle east culture and considerations, has had recent successes with embassies in the region, and is politically connected.

Salaam Alaikum,

Dear sister, the age difference will be your greatest hurdle. The visitor's visa is very difficult, I've tried for friends from Iran and the UAE with an attorney, and it's never worked for me, either not approved or is in process indefinitely. I wouldn't put much hope in it. My advice would be to go to Cairo at least once more to spend time with your fiance in the company of his family and take plenty of pictures, I would then apply for the K1 through a reputable immigration attorney, when it comes time for his interview, be with your fiance at the interview inshallah, and if he could have some of his family there too, maybe father and mother that would be even better, you all go together to the window to talk with the consular officer. Good luck, mashallah on your reversion to Islam .

Some big age differences!! My opinion is I think love doesn't know age, love happens it doesn't look at ages, it shouldn't matter, and there are many examples in history of great marriages and famous love stories of husbands and wives with big age differences, but in some cultures like mine, and I know my parents views, it's looked down upon, in particular a young man with a much older wife, and also an older looking man with very young looking wife. I think maybe it's like this a little in all places. I agree that you should check and get advice in the regional forum in as far as it being a red flag at the local consulate.

I wanted to add, if you are having a religious ceremony before visa and not registering it, that you make sure you are not violating any local laws by doing so.

My wife and I had a religious matrimony and wedding party pre visa, then legal marriage, and another wedding party here in the states post visa. If you just are having a religious ceremony, and you are not getting married legally, legally as is in the eyes of the foreign government, I don't think it's a problem for K1. It would be a real problem though if you were denied the K1 for some reason. It's a risk, but so is anything worth pursuing in life.

Good luck and congrats

My wife and I were talking about adopting a child, and was wondering if anyone had any experience with russian addoption agencies? we are prepared to spend time in russia getting to know child first. look like there is a million of these againces and we dont want to get taken. just wondering if anyone had any experience with a particular reputable agency?

thank you

i just want to add to sister,

Alot of people been saying that you should have did research into we're you would be living when you went to live in Egypt, and yes that is good point, but i also wanted to add that what you did also show that you have courage and really love your husband, and you value marriage, which really is meaningful and good too. that really is inspire me, thank you

your daughter need to be in school though and needs to be with other girls her age, so she can grow up with a good life and education.

I really suggest you give up the hardship letter, return to the states with you daughter, get her enrolled back into school, see your son. Then you work on finding job, saving money, helping yourself, and doing everything you can to petition your husband, lawyer, senator, what ever its gonna take. If the petition still not working out for you husband, you return to cairo to be with him after your daughter has completed school. That's my advice. Many other good advice here too.

I'll pray for you.

Peace

I understand your frustration and it okay to complain. it can be unfair so i dont know how old you are, but many other things in life are too. a timeline would help to understand better and it would help other maybe. if you feel your application is taking too long make an infopass appointment or contact an attorney. most attorney will discuss your issue for free, and at the very least this may reduce your frustration at the process. i can tell you though please be patient and good luck.

peace

this is sad, because you were deceived, you have proof, and you lost your job and life in your home country to be with him, i would seek advice of an attorney, it cant hurt and may help. i do think there is little chance you can extend your stay in the U.S. atleast you found out how he is before you married .

hello

from the below signature how long please to wait until my wife can apply for citizenship. This august will be 3 years from when my wife received her 2 year green card. Will this be the date that she can apply for citizen ship? I think it is, but just wanted to confirm please?

One more question please. How soon after you are a citizen can you apply for passport now. i know i'm looking forward, but was just wondering.

Thank you

Hi

I know this has probably been answered here already so please excuse me. maybe i just need someone to talk to about this to help me maybe be less frustrated. the i-751 letter we submitted in june 2008 and still has not been processed. now it getting close to june again, what will happen when it will expire, will it be extended? should we make infopass appointment? will i be able to work and travel?

thank you, peace

i think she did marry the this man, and if she's unhappy she needs to talk to her husband and let him know this and they need to try and work the matrimony out, get counseling, try something. they both sound too immature. A marriage isn't something that you toss away like rubbish. If he is abusive than I think that is different situation and i agree that divorce should be an option to her for the reason of him being abusive, not because she is in adultery which is a sin.

Second Im sorry, but I gotta say i think you are being in the way, and you should not have contact with her. If you respect her i cant say love because you should not be in love with another man's wife. so if you are respect her you should let them work through this without you, if it ends in divorse, which is sad then you would have the right to pursue her for matrimony, but she would need to go back to phillipine most likely first, and then like is said here you would need to petition her.

peace

Forgive me humpkin bumpkin. You have changed your names a couple of times so its hard to keep trackthat you are Bridget.

It's pumpkin with a p, though hubby pronounces it bumpkin with a b. And I so wish I could go back to doodlebug!!!

i loved the name doodlebug

Let's please make it clear that there isnt different kinds of islam, so called moderate islam verses fundamentalist islam. there is just another way that is used to divide us to somehow classify good and bad muslims in the view of non believers. Being a devout muslim who perfects salaat and makes every effort to follow the qur'an and the sunnah of the prophet(saw) to please the creator (swt) doesn't mean that you are somehow bad or dangerous? This is weird logic? there is one ummah. i would also discourage talk of sects. again there is only one ummah. lets stand and support one another .

peace be upon you

im so angry and really embarassaed to say, but was talking with this guy a couple nights ago, and he was finally being straight with with me and admitted he says he was talkin to a woman in dallas texas on IM for many months and has even been talking on the phone and he wants to leave his wife and family and come here to be with this dirty woman . i just dont want anyone here thinkin about this still or with any intentions to help. he has no financial problems, hes lied to come here for this dirty woman in texas. he deserves no assistance

astagh firallah

asalaam alaikum

We had issues at the embassy but were able to get past them. I went with my wife and our family to the embassy for her interview for the K-1 and was stunned when they took me a U.S. citizen to a room for an interview . Don't be intimdated, know your rights. If you think you are not being treated fairly, speak up, it's your right. Don't be afraid to get your congressman or a good immigration lawyer involved. You have a right to pray, at work, in public, and yes, even at the aiport. Get involved at your mosque, stand beside your brothers and sisters, and remember when living and working in a non-muslim country, a good deed, maybe a how are you doing to the guy next to ya, even just a warm smile , is a great way to make dawah, start a conversation, and helps to break down the barriars and misconceptions.

salaamz

I have a friend in the UAE. He also happens to be my wife's old supervisor at a hospital she once worked at in Dubai. Due to the crazy cost of living increases there, him and his wife, and their two young daughters, are having a difficult time with their financial situation, and they don't want to go back to Palestine. They are refugees and do not have passports, just refugee papers. Does anyone here happen to know anything about how the refugee immigration program works, or know of another visa that they might be elligible. I contacted are attorney and some other websites, I'm just trying to find them some help.

JAK

Is it necessary to have my wife added to the mortgage on our house as proof of residence for removal of conditions? We have many other proof, bills, affadavits, letters and photos so on. Do we need this also? The reason I ask is that there is a fee involved and great deal of paperwork that is needed done to do this, and if it's not necessary we don't see the point in doing it.

Hi,

First off, please forgive me if this is posted in the wrong area; I have looked around for similar stuff within the forums & couldn't find any

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I will be moving to the USA towards the end of this year / early next year; my question is this:

I had a case listed in court by the train company & was fined £200 for evading a train fare about 18 months ago; the stupid woman at the station didn't believe me when I said I had a valid season ticket & could prove it!

I have two questions:

1. Does anyone know if evading a fare on a train is classed as having a criminal record?

2. Does anyone know if this will stop me entering the USA; assuming it is classified as a criminal record?

Many thanks in advance to all who respond to my query, some clarification from you would assist & hopefully ease my worries.

Otthen x

this would seem to be only a misdemenor? i really dont think it would prevent you from entering the states on visa provided you meet all the necassary visa requirments. what type of visa? i think you dont need to worry.

My wife and I are muslim, I was born in the US, and am sunni, arab, with some irish, german and italian, and my wife was born in Iran, and is shiaa, persian and turkish. We met while both living in a third country, UAE. We've experienced, I don't want to call it racism, some very uncomfortable situations, sometimes humourous, on many levels, family, religous, nationality, ethnic, and islamophobia. The worst probably was when our house was vandalized, but I strongly believe that diversity has so many benefits to our lives and to society. Immigrants built the USA and made it what it is, and we shouldn't forget that. It makes me so happy to read stories like yours, be thankful and happy to be in a mixed, interracial or nationality marriage, it is definitely a plus, celebrate the differences, ignore the haters, and I wish you both all the happiness in the world!

Peace

Your recourse is against Delta.... Assemble your facts and file a complaint.

I agree.

Wow, this is absurd. This should not have happend. I would be contacting an attorney that has a specialty in immigration and travel, and I would be calling the TSA hotline to see if they can explain what happened and if there is possibly some recourse? I'm very interested in hearing what happens please follow up with a post.

Peace

My wife who does not work and has absolutely no credit history to speak of, was receiving credit card applications in the post being in the states only for 6 months? I have no idea what marketing list or how she got added? She did apply and did receive a Chase credit card with no problems, and she continues to get other offers. I would be patient and wait. I think the applications will just start being sent to you. Be careful and pay it off every month. Dont carry a balance or you will pay alot more that what you purchased.

I think our situation is seemingly similar. both me and my wife had background checks, although thank god our process was so short, but we did have problems, first they interview her for 45 minutes, and asked her questions about so many things, even about private matters, then they denied her and never gave a clear real reason, to this day we are not sure what the reason is??, then the interview ended when my wife broke down in tears and walked away from the window, I should tell you they also requested an interview for me, i went to a place with a private room and they asked me questions for almost two hours. on our second attempt, my wife's family took a flight from Tehran and joined us, and my mother in law drove with us to abu dhabi and went with us to the second interview, and she got the visa.

first, i want to think it is still a good sign that they have not just denied her. that means they are still working on it and like you say probably researching her employment more, also i don't understand about how you were able to translate, we had to have all the documents translated and certified, some where in arabi and some were in farsi, it wasn't good enough for us to do translation, we had to have them translations certified, maybe you should do that for her cv and her education and employment documents, that might help if you have not done it already.

if they deny her, which hopefully will not happen, she is entitled to letter of denial which should give some explanation and instructions, that's what my wife got, and that's not the end, you just try again.

second, it is very good you are writing letters to your representatives, but i would also call or ask for an appointment and go to see your district representative office, tell them the urgency of your situation, and be very polite, and tell them about the letter so that they will be expecting it. my father worked hard on this and called the representatives office and USCIS and talked to them as well as sent a letter, and they were very polite and helpful. we did get a lawyer also.

third, don't give up, i don't know if you are religious?, but if you are, i would say some prayers and ask your wife, and families to pray also. if you are religous or or not, i will say a prayer for you that this works out and your fiancee gets the visa very soon, ameen.

I was just curious about this? I met my wife while living outside the states. since we been back to the US both me and my wife have really been missing our time in dubai and are thinking about leaving the US and going back. we met in the UAE which is neither my wifes or my home country, has anyone else here considered leaving the U.S. after there wife came here on a visa either k1 or k3, and considered or did go back overseas to live because they think there life was better there?, i dont mean for any political of financial reasons, just life seemed happier, and more pleasant, and easier for us, then it is now back in the U.S.