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HEAR HEAR dwheels76!!! HEAR HEAR!!!!!!!
Ignore the judgments and FOCUS on the issue at hand. The bottom line is they didn't believe what was presented to them. This is where the REALLLLLLL fight begins.
When my now husband & I first got on VJ, he asked a question about our "red flags" and "How should I answer this question?" (we had many and very serious ones). VJ members POUNCED on him and told him it sounded like he was a fraud, etc. etc. etc. We were pretty new on the the site too and were literally just beginning our process and really didn't have much of a clue as to what to expect. After he posed the question I remember thinking... "WOW... These folks are HECKA harsh!"
We decided to take the constructive in the thread (whether good or bad). We also realized that people do NOT know your heart or what is going on in your life.. and to be frank and honest.. these CO's do not really care. Their job is to recognize fraud. Also, because they're human and see people breaking the law often, it can be very subjective.
As dwheels76 has basically said, and what I would add.. is cry now and put your knowledge armor on tomorrow. It's time to get to work. If you and your husband really want you to come here.... then it's going to be a fight... and you have to be ready for the long grueling hall that is going to come. Hopefully when they see you and your husband (and family) and MEAN what you say and you have evidence and conviction to prove it, I pray it will all work out for you.
My biggest advice is BE READY FOR ANYTHING. I know that sounds very ambiguous and I'm sorry, but be ready for anything.
Sending GOOD VIBES AND BEST WISHES for you and your family.... Good luck and keep your head up!!!!

HEAR HEAR dwheels76!!! HEAR HEAR!!!!!!!
Ignore the judgments and FOCUS on the issue at hand. The bottom line is they didn't believe what was presented to them. This is where the REALLLLLLL fight begins.
When my now husband & I first got on VJ, he asked a question about our "red flags" and "How should I answer this question?" (we had many and very serious ones). VJ members POUNCED on him and told him it sounded like he was a fraud, etc. etc. etc. We were pretty new on the the site too and were literally just beginning our process and really didn't have much of a clue as to what to expect. After he posed the question I remember thinking... "WOW... These folks are HECKA harsh!"
We decided to take the constructive in the thread (whether good or bad). We also realized that people do NOT know your heart or what is going on in your life.. and to be frank and honest.. these CO's do not really care. Their job is to recognize fraud. Also, because they're human and see people breaking the law often, it can be very subjective.
As dwheels76 has basically said, and what I would add.. is cry now and put your knowledge armor on tomorrow. It's time to get to work. If you and your husband really want you to come here.... then it's going to be a fight... and you have to be ready for the long grueling hall that is going to come. Hopefully when they see you and your husband (and family) and MEAN what you say and you have evidence and conviction to prove it, I pray it will all work out for you.
My biggest advice is BE READY FOR ANYTHING. I know that sounds very ambiguous and I'm sorry, but be ready for anything.
Sending GOOD VIBES AND BEST WISHES for you and your family.... Good luck and keep your head up!!!!

HEAR HEAR dwheels76!!! HEAR HEAR!!!!!!!
Ignore the judgments and FOCUS on the issue at hand. The bottom line is they didn't believe what was presented to them. This is where the REALLLLLLL fight begins.
When my now husband & I first got on VJ, he asked a question about our "red flags" and "How should I answer this question?" (we had many and very serious ones). VJ members POUNCED on him and told him it sounded like he was a fraud, etc. etc. etc. We were pretty new on the the site too and were literally just beginning our process and really didn't have much of a clue as to what to expect. After he posed the question I remember thinking... "WOW... These folks are HECKA harsh!"
We decided to take the constructive in the thread (whether good or bad). We also realized that people do NOT know your heart or what is going on in your life.. and to be frank and honest.. these CO's do not really care. Their job is to recognize fraud. Also, because they're human and see people breaking the law often, it can be very subjective.
As dwheels76 has basically said, and what I would add.. is cry now and put your knowledge armor on tomorrow. It's time to get to work. If you and your husband really want you to come here.... then it's going to be a fight... and you have to be ready for the long grueling hall that is going to come. Hopefully when they see you and your husband (and family) and MEAN what you say and you have evidence and conviction to prove it, I pray it will all work out for you.
My biggest advice is BE READY FOR ANYTHING. I know that sounds very ambiguous and I'm sorry, but be ready for anything.
Sending GOOD VIBES AND BEST WISHES for you and your family.... Good luck and keep your head up!!!!

Please don't take anything I have asked as bashing you. I know it hurts trust me I do. But I am only asking to get to the root of what is going on. To plan your attack and do what you need to do.
Dear cry your tears now. Tomorrow is a new day and if you want to be with your husband and children you got to put on the big girl pants and fight this.
First your husband needs to call his congressman or Senator tomorrow so they can start inquiring on your behalf. Your husband could email the embassy and request a 2nd interview and that he is willing to fly over to meet with the CO with any and all evidence they may need. How long has it been since he has been back to see you all? Him coming to be there for a 2nd interview if granted could be vital.
Sorry for your pain. Please try to know we are here to help you and our questions are merely to gain knowledge into the situation. If you can see this through a strangers eyes you can see how this can look very bad.

Guys i am in pain right here and some of these comments are not helping at all,we were just dating by then and we had a knocking ceremony shortly after my first child was born.he left .we broke up b4 he left and I was even pregnant at that time, he supported his kids by taking care of them as a father but we were not together .viser officer said I am sorry but I don't believe u,asking me why I wantt to travel to usa ,my husband have divorce his wife and they have a good relation because of their son. I can't sleep and my heart is in pain

Okay lets cover this timeline. You and your husband have a 17,15 and 13 year old. He left for US or found an American woman looks like right after the youngest was born like 2002 looks like.
When did he get to US? Because you say he and ex-wife have a 10 year old. That's 3 years between your last and he meeting someone else getting petitioned and moving to US.
How long after he got citizenship did he divorce? How long was he married to the USC? This all plays into the thought process why you were denied.
Ayisi&Phyllis it matters a great deal who you married when that marriage resulted in you getting citizenship and you dumping that spouse afterward and then petitioning for your other family in your country. This is one of the BIG Red Flags that get many in African countries (especially Ghana and Nigeria) in AP or flat our denied.

Obaasimaa, why you two did not get married long time ago is very important. You will have to get very personal in order to convince them that your case is not like one of those fraud cases where a spouse uses a USC for GC or citizenship and then marries and brings family to join him.
I don't know if you need a lawyer but it won't hurt to get one. It shouldn't matter whether your husband has married someone before,marriages collapse everyday and the most important thing is that your marriage is genuine.
get your husband to get his senator or congressman man involved and when he receives NOIR, you should be ready with whatever evidence you have to discredit CO's statement.
Good luck

Hubby had biometrics appointment today!

Just received our 3 texts/emails

If he is abusive just because she brought him doesn't mean immigration will not help her "get rid of him" US Citizens have the upmost right for protection. As it is true she cannot withdraw from AOS she can withdraw from the Affidavit of Support and he will automatically be denied. I know because I did it with my ex. Be careful on what kind of advice you give here unless you work for immigration or have gone through the situation and opinion doesn't help.

Move/go to a shelter, Get a restraining order, get divorced, send letters to uscis pulling the affidavit of support so that the green card won't be issued, after booking an info pass appointment go to the local office to give another copy of the letter withdrawing the affidavit of support to make sure they got the letter. Most importantly get to a place you and your pets can be safe. If he does not adjust his status through you as a K1 visa entrant then he cannot adjust through anyone else, K1 visa holders who have married but been abused by their spouses can file to adjust their status without their US citizen spouse but he would have to show he was abused by you to do this.

Call and have i-864 recended. Make an infopass appt, and then send a letter to where u mailed AOS. Without your affidavit of support, he gets no GC

thank you very much friend, now i must pay it forward so let me know if i can ever help

Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well.
The day has come, today my husband picked up his visa at the embassy HOWEVER, getting to that point was outrageous. I would like to start by saying I know our journey is nowhere NEAR as difficult as other people's (not that it's a competition...) but I thought sharing this story might help others.
Interview - July 16th - Not told if he was approved, they kept his passport
About a week after his interview I called the embassy to inquire (which is how I found out it was approved). I asked to speak with someone in charge of immigrant visas. The man told me he was approved but the background check wasn't completed yet.
Anyone dealing with this embassy can tell you the operator (which is always the same woman) is incredibly rude and has hung up on me more times than I can count. The rest of the staff are hit and miss. On the rare chance you're connected with someone, they will give you details on the case. Most of the time, they will make you run around in circles telling you to call back at certain times like it's a game.
My memory is a little fuzzy here but around 2 weeks after I spoke with the man at the embassy, I called DOS to ask if the background check had been completed. They informed me everything has been cleared and the embassy is ready to issue the visa. After this point in time I was not able to reach someone at the embassy for around a month (case status on CEAC remained at "Ready" with very sporadic status updated date changes).
After I felt like I had been dragged through the mud enough by the embassy (I believe we were past the 60 day waiting mark at this point), I opened a case with my senator's immigration office.
In between these stages I did reach someone at the immigrant visa unit at the embassy and he told me the visa is ready to be issued but keep waiting, we're busy, bla bla bla. When I pressed, he told me OK, your husband can come next Wednesday to pick up the visa. Of course when he showed up after a long journey, it wasn't ready and everyone else BUT HIM got their visas. At this point we were furious. The very last time I called the embassy, the operator told me I can NO LONGER call about immigrant visa cases. Obviously this woman hates me because I don't truly believe their policy changed. I would like to also note, that I was as polite and friendly as humanly possible every time I called the embassy.
My case worker's first attempt to email the embassy was left unanswered (they give a grace period of around 4 weeks). My case worker informed me they were required to respond to his second attempt (congressional inquiry) within 2 days. Of course, no response. He asked me to give him 1 more week to work on it which I did. Friday of the end of that week, the case went into Administrative Processing on CEAC and the status updated date changed all through the weekend. The following Tuesday it changed to ISSUED.
From the words of my case worker, after his second email got no response, he "made a call to Washington", to get the situation resolved.
If you read through my short novel, I thank you. I am grateful for all of the help we received from this website, and I'm sure I won't be a stranger here. Best of luck to anyone on this hellish voyage, and feel free to contact me for additional advice or questions.

Hi, as I wrote here a few days ago my NOA for I-765 didn't come with NOA for I-485 and I-131, but today it came!
And guess what.....my biometrics appointment notice came too! I'm pretty surprised that's it's been quick.
Appointment is November 4th.
Good Luck to you all

Hey there TravandLhen! We do have same dates and yes, I did received the notifications through text and email last week but that doesn't mean theres nothing to worry about my paperwork, I already know that I will be getting an RFE for my medical since we didn't send it together with my packet. Yours might be just a little late. Every case is different so hang in there, who knows maybe tomorrow or the next day you will get the text and email notifications ?

Hello my fellow naija peeps! Hubby and I journey has offcially come to a close... My hubby had his oath ceremony last Friday we are overjoyed! 5yrs and a 3yr old later... Life is Good!
Good Luck to eveyone on this journey remain steadfast, patient, and believing
I salute everyone on this journey
We made it and so can you!!!!

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aosstats.php

My experience is that it varies depending on the office. It's typically 4-6 months. Could take longer though. I suggest looking at past filers within the last 6 months who filed using your field office and state

Your anger is misdirected. There isn't a problem with having an alien spouse live with you in the US. There are laws and procedures.
It's likely noted in her USCIS file that she was refused so the opportunity to adjust status while in the US is probably gone. Now you will need to file a petition for her. Having a child doesn't prove much more than that you have met in person. Raising a child proves much more. You shouldn't have much trouble passing muster having been a couple for 10+ years. Read through the guides here on VJ and you will have a great base of knowledge.
One thing to begin sorting out is the I-864 affidavit of support. You'll need to demonstrate an ongoing income that meets the requirements. And/or you can use US held assets to satisfy the income requirement. If you haven't been filing US tax returns then you will need to explore what's needed as well. Returns for the most recent 3 years are needed. See the form I-864 instructions for more information.

My Thai wife of 10 years was refused entry to the US at the airport in Philadelphia because she had a Tourist Visa .

Apparently having a Tourist Visa is insufficient for entry if you say you plan to remain in the US and set up residency.

If you say were are here for a visit [on the Tourist Visa], then it is OK.

You can then change status and apply for Adjustment of Status and Green Card

I should have known this but I did not.



We have a 9 year old daughter who is a US citizen.



I thought there were 2 ways to bring a wife to America

Direct Consular Filing [DCF] in Thailand OR come to US in any way and then change status.

My bad.



Good news is they consulted the manager and we were allowed to enter.

They stamped her passport with date of entry.



We got the Tourist Visa 8 years ago and have traveled to the US

for visits to family two times. So we got the TV legally and without deception.

And we were honest at the airport about our intentions, so there is no fraud

or pre-conceived intent.



So she will likely have to leave the US and return to Thailand at some point.

I must stay for urgent and ongoing serious health reasons

So we are facing the prospect of having our family split for a long time

until the Visa process in Thailand is done correctly



It angers me that as a US citizen I should have any problem at all

bringing a wife of 10 years home to live with me. Especially having

a daughter to clearly identify the validity of our marriage.



Anyone with helpful advice will be most appreciated.



Is it still possible to get an approved AOS and Green Card ??

Sent I130, I765, and I485 and all supportimg documents on 10/13/15. Was delivered and signed for on 10/14/15 per USPS. Hoping to be done with entire process by Feb 2016. Lets see how it goes.

No problem!
We all help each other here
Good luck to you!

And before you're interview you hopefully receive your EAD/AP card

After texts, You will get NOA by mail then you will get another mail for appointment of biometrics and photo then after that you will take interview if there is no REF.