Jamie & Izzy

Yay !

Then it's our job to make sure that we're US Citizens with families and friends who care about us, and we can vote RIGHT NOW not at some vague possible point in the future.

The point is attempting to introduce a legislative fix to our problems here. If the Comprehensive Immigration Reform or Republican proposal goes through without a provision that ensures that they do not create an insane backlog to the K1 and IR/CR filers, then they will be looking at crazy long processing times as they are the only immigration classes without numerical limits or time frames that need to be met. If we want to be considered at all in the immigration process and the current debate, we need to make our concerns known, not just to the public at large, but to our representatives.
You would think that the Republicans would be all over the DACA applications getting preference over US Citizens. But thus far, they really have not taken any notice. I think that putting together a well presented and researched packet will increase our chances of being taken seriously as opposed to just a few crackpots whinging about the USCIS.
I think that we should do what we can to improve the system that we have. We need to identify the problems, find the evidence that supports our stance, articulate how the facts support our stance, and provide a well thought out solution to that problem. The point is to not just take what we're given, but actively try to improve the situation for all of the people who are going to have to go through this process in the future. I know that I wouldn't wish the pain of separation on anyone else. Why would I just throw up my hands and give up when I feel there's a real opportunity to change things for the better?

It should read....
"The I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN was transferred somewhere and is probably going to be processed at a USCIS office. You will be perhaps notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something from you. We will also tell you we will take action in 60 days, however please ignore this as it is #######. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283. Oh, and thanks for your cash, we spent it on new chairs with a recline function to help us sleep during the day when we should be adjudicating your petitions.

We called and we got transferred to CSC !

We called and we got transferred to CSC !

OMG OMG OMG ! My husband just told me he got this text !
The last processing action taken on your case


Receipt Number: MSC139165xxxx


Application Type: I130 , IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN


Your Case Status: Initial Review


On February 3, 2014, we transferred this case I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN to another office for processing and sent you a notice explaining this action. Please follow any instructions provided on the notice. We will notify you by mail when a decision is made. If you move while this case is pending, please use our Change of Address online tool to update your case with your new address or call our customer service center at 1-800-375-5283.

Kaylara you just rock ! You are one of the few people making it worth going on VJ,Smart helpful and KIND !
People don`t seem to get that systems can changed if people would work together ...I see people posting mean hateful comments and they waited less then 7 month for the entire thing,and i`m sure they do not have kids yet they have huge big mean mouths ...
Thank you.
Izzy

Ive been on VJ for about 6 month now i have only found 3 Moroccan females so far, hmm ...,it is very true about Moroccan men trying to be the paterfamilias of the family ,Moroccan women are more dependent on of their families so they try to obey more,and getting married to a non Muslim is a big no no,(not my family they don`t give a rats butt about religion),but i had my cousins for my father side calling a me a couple of times to tell me oh i need to do a Muslim wedding they will pay for it bla bla bla these people never spoke to me in my life ! and now they want to play family? but oh the shame i will bring them marrying a non Muslim male ,i said no thank you and by the way i`m atheist ,they left me alone after that
I think religion has a very big thing to do with it, Its okay if the woman is not Muslim but if the Husband is then family start nagging and he has to convert or something like that.

Ive been on VJ for about 6 month now i have only found 3 Moroccan females so far, hmm ...,it is very true about Moroccan men trying to be the paterfamilias of the family ,Moroccan women are more dependent on of their families so they try to obey more,and getting married to a non Muslim is a big no no,(not my family they don`t give a rats butt about religion),but i had my cousins for my father side calling a me a couple of times to tell me oh i need to do a Muslim wedding they will pay for it bla bla bla these people never spoke to me in my life ! and now they want to play family? but oh the shame i will bring them marrying a non Muslim male ,i said no thank you and by the way i`m atheist ,they left me alone after that
I think religion has a very big thing to do with it, Its okay if the woman is not Muslim but if the Husband is then family start nagging and he has to convert or something like that.

That sounds pretty common for Moroccans :S to be honest all my relationships with Moroccan man did work at all ...i`m not saying they are bad ! its just different culture like you said,i`m sorry this happened to you
Izzy

That sounds pretty common for Moroccans :S to be honest all my relationships with Moroccan man did work at all ...i`m not saying they are bad ! its just different culture like you said,i`m sorry this happened to you
Izzy

Seems like it ...
I`m Moroccan as well and half German my husband visited me multiple times and i visited him a total of 8 months in the US the past 2 years.
My Father was Married 6 times ...(1 Moroccan 2 Germans 2 Americans 1 Canadian) his been there for visits or work and met these ladies in their home country BUT he never ever did it for papers,hell he even refused to get a German passport cause that met he had to do paper work lol , he can get free tickets to anywhere he would like instead he likes staying in his shop playing partchi with his friends ,don`t get me wrong i love Morocco i love Germany i love Wisconsin ,(Wyoming not so much) lol but as long as i am with my husband that all that counts,All these places have their own ups and downs ... one must try to travel as much as they can do understand ,i`m sure most of those Moroccans never had the chance to travel anywhere so they create some kind of dream world and get a culture shock when they arrive ,the only shock i got was gaining 20 pounds in 1 month while we were in Wyoming ,I know many many Moroccans who could visit the US and they don`t even bother, instead prefer going to Spain for Vacations.
What i`m trying to say is that people need to get to know each other longer before just getting married like that Divorces happen all the time now its the way it is...Pointing fingers in this situation is not fair ,they need to live together for a while,cook together sleep together clean together get into some kind of routine,and one of the main reasons they cant is cause most Immigrants are unable to visit and USC have short Vacation times .
In my fathers generation visiting the US was very easy that`s how he met some of his ex wifes,yes he did get divorced many times before...and i`m sure many would point fingers at him if they did not know his part of the story,and his part of the story is that his a typical spoiled Moroccan man once he doesnt like something he just ends the relationship ,Culture? maybe ... anyways ! Know your partners longer before getting Married ! visit each other more !
(sorry if i made spelling spelling mistakes)
Izzy

Nada de nada indeed ! we really regret not having sent it right after we got married ,we would have been approved by now ,but we honestly thought it would take 7 month or so,we visited each other 2 times before we sent in the I130 our original plan was to move to Tangier but that did not work so well cause of our two giant dogs, Morocco is not very dog friendly anyways ...also the Moroccan Embassy in the US took too long to approve the paper work for our dogs ! they sent it in one day after the our scheduled flight ..our paper work was sitting on their desk for almost 2 weeks *sigh* that alone cost us thousands of $ + ,so moving to Morocco did not work and we cannot afford trying it again so we gave up on that ,now all we can do is wait ...and maybe try to visit each other again which would cost around 1000$ ,So far we spent at least 7000$ just to be together and now we simply cannot afford the luxury of visiting our own spouses! ,Jamie will try to visit me one more time and also try to be there with me for the interview ,all this is just ridiculous,we also found out a mistake we made on our I130 :S Questions C.22 we left it blank cause the questions was just freaking stupidly written ,so we might even get a RFE now?!
Izzy

Man ...this sucks *sigh* i got over exited again ! its so hard all this waiting ,i mean we use Skype/Facebook/Whatsapp like 24/7 we try to visit each other every 3 month but its just not enough ! sometimes i go to the front page and read some posts about people that got unhappy once they were together ...what do you expect after knowing each other couple of month and meeting each other for a couple of days? I lived with my husband i have traveled with him cooked with him went grocery shopping every week with him we went to a favorite food place every Saturday (huhot) took care of our dogs together we spend every single free time together, i mean we had a life together and missing out on special moments with him as little as they are is really heartbreaking ! sorry for being so emotional and whiny today,like i said i got my hopes up too soon .
Wishing us all luck !
Izzy

So no bones about it, no fancy stories about how we accidently intended on staying.
My wife will be coming to the US via VWP.
After 60 days or 70 we intend on filing to adjust status to get around the injust, rediculous, stressfull, defunct, broken, immigration system.
I dont care to hear the lectures about line skipping. From everything I have read USCIS will not deport based soley on preconcieved intent.
We are good people, I am a US citizen and native american. This is a loophole and I intend to use it. She is a EU/Scandinavian citizen, intelligent and 100% fluent in English. Neither of us are criminals, neither of us consider this fraud either. Its not fraudulent to adjust your status thats why it is there.
I also intend to tell the interviewer "youre damned right I intended it" if I am asked. I do not intend on lying, if asked at the border we will tell the truth and deal with the consequences.
Im just wondering, if anyone has admitted their intent regardless of every story the officers have heard I think most of us know the truth of our intent. I think the USCIS does as well.
Ill contact an immigration lawyer on this as well. We could call this a "trial" to see if she likes the US. Which is a part of the truth but if she does we do intend on staying.
I know this topic can be touchy especially for those who did it the "right" way. I have the assets to deal with this if we are rejected and to be honest, I dont really care if we are. This country we live in now is leaps and bounds above what the US has in the way of standard of living. I just want to travel the US without the hassle of having to return every 90 days and I want our future children to be both US citizens and members of my tribe as theyre damned well entitled to be without uncle sam 1) crapping on a bonefied family and 2) violating another treaty promise by saying eveyone else has to.
Ill keep you posted on how it goes, the people at USCIS imo are over worked, given ####### resources by xenophobic politicians and they dont have to tools to satisfy reasonably or effectively enforce our laws. I really feel bad for those folks talk about unthankful jobs.
Ofcourse if the lawyer says admitting it is criminal, I wont do it. Im not afraid of a rejection a jail sentence though does bug me a bit. Which is why I am asking if anyone has ever outright said they intended it from day one.

Why why WHY do you continue to think every single new immigrant is part of some scam? Seriously you need to stop! It was her decision to stop the marriage, not him. He gave up everything he knows to come here, and the OP never said a word about any type of abuse on either side. To the OP: you met him once for 8 days, even you said it was like a vacation. Did you think real life was going to be a vacation? The poor guy gave up everything he knows and loves to come here, I'm sure a lot of it is culture shock, being in different surroundings. You have no financial responsibility for him, and he has no legal basis to stay. You say you aren't stupid, but tell me what's smart about bringing someone you met for 8 days to live with you and your small daughters? There needs to be better guidelines for issuing k1 visas, there should be a minimum amount of face to face time required before K1 visas are issued. Casablanca consulate has no rhyme or reason, they deny married couples who have been together years, yet they seem to give out k1 visas like tic tacs.

He changed his mind,and you want to meet his Family? not to be rude but sounds bit strange :S

The OP is mostly at fault here. She has 3 kids, works hard at a job, so she should have her ####### together more than she does right now. With all that life experience, she has been incredibly naive in thinking that no matter how many times you tell someone what life is like coming from a third world country, they can't truly grasp everything until they get here. Why would she only spend 8 days on a "vacation" with him before deciding to get married?
I feel bad for him...it might be a scam, it might not be a scam. Either way, the USC is at fault for not having enough street smarts, especially when she has 3 kids that she needs to look out for.
Unless she gets married, there is absolutely no recourse for the fiance because he has to be married to apply to VAWA and even if he marries another US citizen, he won't be able to adjust while staying here because he entered on a K1. Sadly...he has no path for legal immigration while staying here. Anyone suggesting she should get married to get him a legal stay is advocating against VJ's TOS.

I just cant believe the excuses and justifications. I'm the USC married to my Nigerian husband and we've been living together for nearly 5 years here in Ghana. I go back and forth from the States to Ghana at least 3 times a year, staying no less than 3 months at a time in Ghana. I did plenty of research before ever stepping foot here and even now in year 5, I still experience culture shock. A day doesn't go by that I don't look around and wonder where the heck am I again? At times I'm grouchy from being homesick, I'm clingy to my husband because he's all I have here, I'm discouraged at the lack of things I'm able to do here without being a Ghanaian citizen, etc. So just imagine what this guy, whose been in the States all of two weeks is going through. If there is real love that brought you two together, then you should be figuring out how to overcome his issues and make your relationship work. If his brother can afford a ticket for him to come to CA, maybe the brother should buy a ticket and come visit the two of you and try to help him adjust to life in the States. At this point I'm just angered that the time it took someone to process your petition and for someone to interview your husband, could've been time used on a petition that belonged to two people who really know what they want.

He changed his mind,and you want to meet his Family? not to be rude but sounds bit strange :S

Kaylara, in case nobody has mentioned how awesome you are yet: you're awesome!

Kaylara, in case nobody has mentioned how awesome you are yet: you're awesome!

Kaylara, in case nobody has mentioned how awesome you are yet: you're awesome!

Kaylara, in case nobody has mentioned how awesome you are yet: you're awesome!