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Im happy that Cr1 visa reaffirm today by USCIS Korea. It was a tough journey till i get here, all assumption about bigamy of my USC husband because of just missing one document that we couln give it right away but CO insisted to returned it to NVC instead of USCIS korea. Then lost petition since May 5th, just made they forcely searching where it were since the packet containing of military informations (yeah, myhusband report it to military!). Then yes, today they re-affirm it!

My journey still not finish yet! Scare that CO can placed me in AP, even he can return it again (i readed some people experiences). Any advices of how can i get visa issued? I am sure there is no red flag, but you know CO always can make it hard for you. Thanks in advance

Hi Vjers

So embassy lost petition since May 5th and today they asked my husband to scan and send them all documents he has so they can reconsturct it. Will they start it over since beginning again (we filed it Korea). Does anybody have this experience? Also how long it gonna takes? Will they goin to deny again this time? Please i need your insight. (Note : I had interview on MArch 12th, it was aproved but missing my husband divorce decree, He submitted 2014 (revised one) and cos it, CO returned it to NVC, The next month myhusband get his 2010 divorce decree but our petition already sent back. Also we are expedite PCS Order).

Thanks in advance!

Even in your case no one is admitting the mistake, that's why your case is not same as of OP.

Sure they dont admitted their faults as always. Just as what i know so far embassy lost my petition (same like another 9 petitions that i and my husband just found out today). In our case, after myhusband got involved congressman then we got DHL Express tracking number and we can prove it to embassy that we are right. Today they told myhusband via phone that they will send email next week (give them a week) to figure out where is the petition. As long as you can prove it (that hardly to get it), you can talk to them more and get a better answer. Note : No visa story is same one another, sure, mine is expedite one since myhusband had PCS Order back in 2013, but see ... people says its short one, unfortunately its not working in my case (been 9 monts now)

I agree with all of them. You should try to find it, Beside it contains sensitive information, also maybe trying to find it going to be shorter then filing it. Please just contact your congressman, do research on this site and see sometimes congressman can solve your prob, at least they help you as much as they can. Anyway, your case is same with me, its been sitting on embassy since May 5th (Proven from DHL Express tracking number) but embassy and NVC both insisting they dont have it. In my case, my USC husband keep emailing and contacting NVC and embassy these days, we give them time and after a while we are going to involve congressman.

Wow, im sorry to hear that. Apparently they often have this prob these day, since my case also no status now, been 9 months.

I mean it doesn't hurt to try. But, definetly you need to contact Embassy, NVC ,senators and Congressman. You said that in between the Embassy and NVC it got lost?

Thats right, we should try . Yes its between NVC and embassy (eventhough we have prove from DHL tracking number abt it). So far for this current prob we have, we've been keep calling and contacting Embassy and NVC. Soon we are goin to get involve of congressman or senator. Thank you so much for your suggestion. And do you have another insight please? Is there any possibility they lost our physical petition somewhere? Or what? (But its hard to believe since we have prove that i mention above).

you may email the USCIS Headquarters Office of Service Center Operations by email at: SCOPSSCATA@dhs.gov.

Our case was started in US Embassy in Seoul. Is that ok to send email to SCOPSSCATA@dhs.gov? Im kinda worry since we started it overseas

Omg. Sorry to hear that. Contact Your congressman again and state senators. Also, send e-mail to NVC and SCOPSSCATA.

What is SCOPSSCATA?

Contact one of your congressional representatives.

We did by July. But then my husband talked to director and he gave myhusband the tracking number. We have this idea to contact him again like your suggestion. Is there anymore insight?

I had my interview done on March 12th, 2014, missed one document (husband (USC) divorce decree that made a fatal mistake for us since CO returned it to USCIS. But then they returned it to Embassy per May 2nd, embassy signed it per May 5th. Just found out last friday about this (Been more than 3 months without notifications and found it from DHL tracking number that we hardly got it from NVC'S director).

But now we have no idea where is our petition is. Both NVC and embassy insisting that they dont have it. Status in the ceac website still same "returned to NVC". So pls is is there anybody help for some insight? I and my husband truly lost and dont know what to do. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance

Hi VJers im back again

I and my husband just found out yesterday that our CR1 case has been sitting on embassy since May 5nd, was forwarded to them by May 2nd, we sent the prove by email to embassy already which we get from DHL Express. We've been contacting and emailing embassy, both Indonesia and Korea (original filed), USCIS and NVC even involve congreswoman, but its likely they are playing with us by telling us lies about our case.

Until even yesterday myhusband called embassy, they still told us they dont have it until we emailed them the prove and they ask to wait. Why these kind weird things happen?Untill now, i dont get my interview date. Anybody know why my visa CR1 case is been hold by them? (Note : myvisa is a RETURNED PETITION, USCIS returned it to embassy without send us NOID/NOIR)

Thank you so much for all replies. USCIS been suggesting us since last April to refile again in US. They said that we dont need to withdrawn our previous petition since we filed it back in South Korea. Means they dont have information from that petition in US. So after we refile, we need to wait which one is done first. Once one of them get done, then we call NVC to withdrawn for undone petion. I heard that average time for CR1 to get done is 8-10 months. Do you have any idea how many months those new petition will get done if its expedite? We try to get it expedite.

Even updated there should be final date of divorce on updated

I would say go back to court let them sort it out, sorting new date

as amendment or so , and your wife want answers she says to know

what to do, don't let this matter come between you both...if all fails

speak to an atty

True, that is also mybig intention, that why there isno written on those 2014 divorce paper that those paper is a revised edition in order to add a new settlement and child custody, furthermore why the 2014 divorce paper does not mention that the final divorce was done back in 2010? Its like there are 2 divorce paper now, 2010 and 1014. And idk whom should i believe here. I keep thinking that i should believe the CO since he is from immigration, he should know better, But again before i really step to the next big decision, i have to make sure that i dont make mistake since its really complcated to get marry legally in my home country.

For this case that they sent the files back to USCIS it could take over 8-12 months for another interview, I don't think you should refile because when you apply again the system will show your previous petition because the case hasnt been closed. I think you and your husband have to be really patient and wait for a notice from USCIS because it look like they have your case and it under review before they sent out the notice of intent to rovoke. LIke someone mention above you have 30 days to submitt to prove why CO deny your visa application. SInce you have the divorce decree you shouldn't have problem to proof it. Good LUck

How if we cancel the previous petition and make a new one? Does nt it mean that they are also gonna erase all info abt our previous petition?

Its been 4 months for me. Ive been searching over this site and read almost all posts about this situation. It come up with an idea that it can be done from 4 month into like 2 years (or more, but basically). Average time is 1 year, But i hope your case will not take that long as those people also as like mine.

What myhusband want to say is, he would like to refile again cos he is an active duty military and usually if all things goes well., he can put in on military imiigartaion and get it on in 3-4 months. He already ask my permission since last April to refile. But me, i afraid that if he refile, then its goin to be mes up. Also, i cant get the truth (I do really want to know abt whther Myhusband is right, or CO is right, since im nt an USC so its like a blue for me). Any suggestion?

Hello all im Mike, Dinars husband. To clear thinks up yes I was divorced in 2010, and the decree was updated cause of the fact that my second kid was not in it and my ex wife wanted me to add him in to it so she could get more money for the surport of the kids. When I sent the updated on to the CO at the embassy I guess since the date it was updated for 2014 he thinks I was final in 2014 but my date of divorce was 2010. I have sent the 2010 decree to NVC and USCIS and to the embassy. I just have one question sould I wait for the visa to finish or just start a new one with the 2010 decree with it. Me and my wife are fight over what to do and with us being apart its making our marriage hard and to the point of breaking. So know I ask what is the best thing to do?

Thanks

Mike

It can take months to get Notice of Intent to Revoke. Do you know average time for that lengthy waiting period? Its been 4 months for us. Is there any efforts we can do to make it faster? I readed that we can call congressman/woman, but yeah till nw we dont get any news eventough we talked to congressman/woman. Another is, by chance, do you know congressman/woman who can help us? The one we contected still no news from them. In addition, myhusband is station in Ft. Bliss, TX now (16th District of TX)

And now cos of this long process, i start to think maybe true those 2014 was the finalized of husband's divorce. If not, why should the CO returned it back to USCIS? But my husband been saying that 2010 was the right year of final divorce. Also i've been researching alot regarding mycase .... till now what i think is, there is no guarantee till USCIS make decision which one is right, CO or myhusband. But the process killing me. Its like i want to know ASAP who is right here so i can move on my life and decide the next step for me. Anyway, thx in advance

My interviewe was done by 12th March, 2014 -- Missed divorce decree.

Next day, 13rd March, 2014, my husband faxed 2014 (he told it is revised edition) divorce decree, since thats the only divorcee decree he had at that time (maybe he thought it was fine to showed it to CO) -- Problem was started to come, and CO started to think that his divorce done by 2014. He suggested my husband to file K-1. And told us that that he couldnt decide anything, but USCIS is, Returned it to USICS via NVC. Visa petition was accepted by NVC by March 25th, 2014.

Those 2010 was gotten by my husband by last April 2010 --

He sent email to CO but this time he couldnt anymore since CO blocked his email permanently (there were some arguemnets via phone between CO and myhusband, My husband was in US, and that CO is in Indonesia). That arguement so tight that made CO upset (i guess this is the reason for CO to blocked him). Since myhusband coulndt sent via email then he sent it to NVC and explained it in his email via NVCinquire. Also at the same day, myhusband sent me those 2010 divorce decree. Then i emailed the CO with attachment of 2010 divorce decree. CO's responses was to contact NVC and USCIS.

I really hope that i can bring it myself to embassy but since the CO unpatiently returned that petition then i cant go to embassy and ask 2nd interview no more. That is why CO asked me to contact NVC and USCIS.

Now -- We keep contacting NVC, been 4 months and the result always same "Under review" ... then congressman/woman. In addition, we have that 2010 divorce decree now ...

I am Sorry that post above is uncomplete one. Please kindly check this link for the right post. Thank you http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/506563-4-month-returned-cr1-visa-help/

Based on myhusband, it is 2010. But i am wondering too, if that so, why the CO returned the petition. This is the one i want to prove. In addition, when we were dating he showed me his divorce decree 2010, copied one. And by the end of April 2014, he sent it via email, those original 2010 that he got from the court house to me (Cos i was about to annul our marriage). He said that its so difficult to get the original one when he was in Korea. So after he returned to US, he obtained that from the court house. He sent those 2010 divorce decree to CO but failed cos his email is blocked permanently by CO. Since then, he sent it to NVC as an additional documents and in the email, he explained abt it, that those 2014 is the revised edition of his divorce decree certificate.

From myside, since i keep contact with CO, i also attached those 2010 divorce decree when i emailed the CO. Co's resonses was to talk to NVC and USCIS about mycase. I am really confuse now. Plese any advice

Hi folks
I and my husband are new members in this group. We are glad to find you all here. Nice to meet you all.

This is our story:

I met my husband while i was a student in Korea and he had his tour there. We known each other for more than a year before we got married in my home country, Indonesia. We had church wedding also cultural wedding, where an officer from civil registrate office attended our wedding and then she furthermore took care our legalization of marriage under Indonesia Law. We got married on Oct 12th, 2013 and we started our visa CR1 petition on December 2nd, 2013. Myhusband filed it in Korea for expedite Visa since he had his PCS Order at that time to went to US. On March 12th, i had my interview but cos my husband missed his divorce decree 2010 then the CO gave me a slip of paper that i could come anytime in a year to embassy and hand him the divorce decree, and after that he would give me the visa. The next day my husband faxed his divorce decree 2014 (He said it is a revised edition of divorcee decree cos he has kids from his ex and there are some changing agreement).

Next is the CO think his divorce was finalized on 2014 instead of 2010. And CO think that i cant get CR1 visa, suggest my husband to file K-1 since CO think our marriage is VOID cos it was happened before my husband got divorce. But we are insisting that we want CR1 Visa. Finally he returned our CR1 visa petition to USCIS for reaffirmation or revocation, when we tracked it online we knew that it was accepted by NVC on March 25th. Since then, my husband been pro-active to call NVC and the answer always same "It is under review". Its been 4 months and still there is no news and our case just sit on NVC.

We contacted congressman (Texas, 16th District) like 2 and half week ago. After a week he responded us that he forwarded us to the congresswoman who knows the immigration better. My husband talked to the congresswoman and she asked him questions regarding our Visa and stuff. Then like a week after that my husband called her but she told him that she was so busy at that time and asked myhusband to call her later. Myhusband doesnt contact her yet. We paln to contact her in 3 days later. My questions here are :

1. How much any longer we have to wait till they review our case? Is there any timeline for the returned petition?

2. Does my husband need to send Privacy Consent Form to congresswoman before she can act on our behalf eventough she told us she take care this?

3. Do you have any suggestion about the congressman/woman who can help us and really care about this immigration issues?

4. He is in the military and active duty right now in Ft. Bliss, El paso Texas, is there anything about being in military can help us through our situation now?

5. My husband starting to think that he want to refile, is that ok? Dont it gonna make it more difficult for us to get the visa done?

6. Another suggestion and input are welcomed.

Thanks in advance

Mike and Dinar

Hi folks
I and my husband are new members in this group. We are glad to find you all here. Nice to meet you all.

This is our story:

I met my husband while i was a student in Korea and he had his tour there. We known each other for more than a year before we got married in my home country, Indonesia. We had church wedding also cultural wedding, where a officer from civil registrate office attended our wedding and then she furthermore took care our legalization of marriage under Indonesia Law. We got married on Oct 12th, 2013 and we started our visa CR1 on December 2nd, 2013. Myhusband filed it in Korea for expedite Visa since he had his PCS Order at that time to US. On March 12th, i had my interview but cos my husband missed his divorce decree 2010 then the CO gave me a slip of paper that i could come anytime in a year to embassy and hand him the divorce decree. The next day my husband faxed his divorce decree 2014 (He said it is a revised edition of divorcee decree cos he has kids from his ex and thre are some changing agreement).

Cos that case then the CO think his marriage is finalized on 2014 instead of 2010. And CO think that i cant get CR1 visa and sugges to file K-1. But we are insist that we want CR1 Visa. Then finally he returned our CR1 visa petition to USCIS for reaffirmation or revocation. Eventhough we have those 2010 divorcee decree, and the next month send it to Embassy in Jakarta also my husband send it to NVC. Still there is no respond. Our case returned to NVC last March 25th and its been 4 month there without any news. We've been calling NVC actively in this through 4 month but their answers always the same that it is under review. So we contacted congressman (Texas) but after 2 and half weeks still we dont hear anything.So do you any suggestion what should we do next? Thank you in advance.