abhishek1984

Hi All

My parents have i130 interview coming up in new delhi. Last week they had medical exam and they were given one sealed packet which seems to contain a CD and some documents. I have been reading that we don't need to take CD to the interview and only report but I was wondering since they received only one package, is the report inside this package and should I open it? Or did the hospital forgot to provide the report package?

Any help/guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance friends!!

Do not open the package.The consulate people will open it once u reach there.Don't worry about the CD in it.

Sounds like the data entry is not complete that USCIS has to do in order to officially expire your petition and hence the security check excuse.

If your case was still at the embassy or NVC then it would make sense that you are in AP for security checks but USCIS received your case back

from the embassy in March 2015 and therefore they could care less about security checks because the case will be expired and closed out as

I previously mentioned.

You should receive your expiration letter soon. If not and you really want to see for yourself that it is expired, the petitioner can contact the senator

to make an inquiry as to where exactly your case is currently and you want the "review" letter which is the expiration letter. It is fruitless

at this point to make yourself more confused by calling the misinformation line because they don't know what they are talking about.

Naveen! I agree with Ebunoluwa....they are just giving bullshit stories and that's it...better contact the senator and let him intervene....and start considering plan b asap....

Guys today on IV payment portal, applicant's name was removed including all derivatives, anyone knows why it happened?

most probably its a technical glitch....call ustraveldocs...

Hello Everyone. I want to know that is it possible for me to enter the United States on a Visit Visa and get married to my fiance since the K1 visa process has a clause that we should have met at-least in 2 years prior to the application of visa. And will there be a problem for me in near future for the adjustment of my status and green card processing.

what are you gonna tell the CBP OFFICER,at the point of entry?

thank you katie,sara and n & s .......god bless y'all

Hello everyone!sorry for the late update as I slept as soon as I came back cos I couldn't sleep at all,the last night and was extremely tired.Please check my profile for the review and yes I GOT AN APPROVAL!!!.Thank you everyone whoever gave me moral support.I wish you guys all the best.

Did the white lady have dark hair? I wonder if she's the same lady who did our Interview yesterday. We were approved by her, so I don't think Window 20 mainly handles O tokens (and those are easy cases anyway. O tokens designate people who are filing for a Visa as a Parent/Relative/Etc. We didn't see one single O token applicant get rejected. So it's not like getting the White lady is a guaranteed success for N tokens(Fiance/Spouse Visas)), it also probably depends mostly on the order in which people finished filing their documents and what the work load is like that day. For us she'd been switching between the two fairly frequently. As for talk of the "Dragon Lady" We never actually saw her when we were at the Embassy yesterday, so I think they must have a decent size pool of COs that switch in out and each day.

For our interview there were zero questions asked about a lack of Ring Ceremony. Either the White Lady is indeed the "easy" interview, or perhaps it's because Linny is of Mizo descent (they're Christian rather than Hindu.) I think if you have other proof of your relationship, however, then you don't really need evidence of a ring ceremony. Heck, we didn't even have additional photos she questioned us about and we still got approved. I think as long as you have a strong case, with good financial support, you should be okay.

Besides, on a downer note, we saw people with stacks of evidence, paper, photos, whatever and they were still hit with 221gs (Blue forms). A lack of Ring Ceremony evidence isn't going to be the deciding factor in your case, it's going to be how authentic your case seems, how confident and passionately your Fiance talks with them at the window. Evidence helps, but I'm just saying don't fret over what you don't have, work on collecting what you do have.

If Linny and I can provide anymore help, do let us know, we'd love to be able to help other couples going through this process. No matter what, remain calm, confident, and good luck!

thank you very much.....and i will update as soon as i get chance....

Recently, my fiancee went for interview @ Delhi and I was with her. Our application was front loaded and prepared by a immigration lawyer ( VJ helped all the way to collect the documents - Thanks VJ). But, during interview , she was asked all the standard questions and more. She was divorced before and she was ask reasons with details. Took the photo albums and ask her to wait and then called her back again. Ask about marriage plans, why KI visa. However, if you have all the answers and you answered them confidently and you have supporting documents to prove those, I think, you will be approved. Delhi Embassy is not easy except one lady ( window 20, white looking), but she was handling mostly parents visa ( 0 token number) visa.

thank you dilip,i wish they rotate this lady to the k1 visa interview window on 15th

i am sorry that i do not understand but this says K1 financee visa / why would you need a ceremony for a ring?

CR 1 yes, marriage photos and proof but engagement ring????

you need, as others have said, proof of a strong relationship

i wish you well but we never had to prove any ceremony for engagement / is this normal in India????

help us understand your culture as it is great to learn and know these things

Hi adil! Well yes in India we have an Engagement Ceremony before wedding day.The bride and the Groom exchange rings and it signifies a promise to marry each other or a seal deal u can say.You are right in some countries they do not bother to ask for the Ring Ceremony and pics for evidence but here in India they are all ready to grill you for that.I can understand if both petitioner and the beneficiary are ethnically Indian then yes its obvious that they will follow their customs.My fiancee is a USC and they don't have a Ring Ceremony like us.She came to India to meet my family for 12 days and I didn't want her to do something which she is not accustomed to.She wanted a platinum ring and some designs she liked on some American website.I didn't know that she doesn't like yellow gold.So we decided to purchase the wedding band and the ring once I reach USA.

The ring ceremony usually happens in the case where the marriage is arranged by parents,basically relatives and friends come to the party and witness the ceremony and eat free food and later complain about things(oh! the food was not delicious,the ice cream was melted and blah blah.#######).My elder sister and brother in law did not have a ring ceremony and they had a love marriage.Why should I spend my hard earned money for people just to show off?.

I did not know that the Indian consulates make it a huge issue.Also they are grilling people to let their fiance/fiancee stay at their house with the parents.I don't know what is wrong with these people.It's our life and our decision where we will stay.

Anyways thanks for stopping by adil

One thing I find quite interesting about this whole native country custom thing is do they not take into consideration the non alien fiance(e)? Especially in cases were it is a woman, wouldn't it be possible that wedding traditions and customs may be waived to follow American traditions? Even more so when there is such a huge distance and both sides of the family cannot attend. I don't understand why when they are evaluating intercontinental, interracial, marriages that they take no consideration for all parties concerned. So if I choose to marry someone from another country, I have to follow all their traditions? We, as a couple, cannot chose to eliminate any or all of those and opt for a traditional American wedding?? Just another way our (VJers) standards of marriage have to surpass others just to be deemed "real".

OP, i truly wish you the best of luck! My brother married a wonderful girl from India who came here with her parents when she was 10. Their wedding was a mixture of both cultures, but mostly American.

thank you very much...

I don't know if having the petitioner helps because they are not able to answer questions and I have heard denials with the petitioner there. I think it depends on the COs mood and the evidence.

I am hoping you get approved and please leave a detail review for the people like me who wont be able to attend and will be less worried once we see that we do not have to be there to get good results. I feel the more positive reviews will calm all of our nerves (I think a lot of people once they get approved, they forget to come on here to share their experience) and with Katie experience which started off bad we can learn that if you have the evidence, you get approved.

If you can't tell, I try to stay positive during this experience to keep my nerves calm. Wishing you luck!

Yes Ur right.It bugs me to the core when people are here during all their journey asking for advice and help and once they get approval,they simply forget about this site or may be don't care to help others.It pisses me off big time.Definitely I will be helping out with my reviews and possible advice from my experience.

Katie I think I have enough evidence except RING CEREMONY....but I am ready to fight till the end because we have spent 6 years in this relationship and we love each other truly .I can't be deterred by some prejudice mind.If they do not approve then we will call the senator,the very next day and have them look into this matter and if they treat me bad like other applicants I am gonna bite hard.

I am the captain of my soul

by William Ernest Henley...

Katie, I was wondering do you think we should be extra prepared and bring letters beforehand or wait till we get the 221g and have the letter ready to be sent.

I truly hate that we have to deal with this prejudice mindset at this embassy but glad to know if you show the evidence that they still approve just takes a little extra longer.

Also Abhishek, there is a guy on here who just wrote about his approved visa experience in detail at Delhi on Tuesday and if you want to read about it to calm your nerves.

SARA I read the review you referred to and it is well written and I have realized that presence of the petitioner makes a difference.In my case,my fiancee will not be able to come down to India as she is on a notice period and cannot take a leave....lets see what happens...but thanks again for the moral support to all you guys...it really means a lot to me...

It really stinks that it happened to us because his family absolutely adores me, and they were also heartbroken when they had heard about our embassy experience.

To give you any idea, while my husband was in the embassy, they called his brother and grilled him asking him why they would allow for us to stay together unmarried. He just told them that his family is open minded and that they love me and their was no problem, but again, they did not want to listen. They were completely baffled I guess. What makes it worse is my husband was there from like 7-8am to 3pm. His brother drove him, and he waited all day long outside for him to come out.

Thanks a lot for Ur input...do u remember if it was this same Chinese looking women?

I am actually the Sara part so I don't have the same worries of actually doing the interview but my main worry is getting approved.

I know after reading the reviews we have a few red flags in the cultural department for the Delhi embassy of not having a ring ceremony, being interracial, having two different religions, and we lived in the same house for many months solo and also with his parents, which I been told is very shocking. The mindset I am going in this is that we both have very western mindsets and that how Abhishek is going to explain it. That our relationships fits us and our parents accept that, which I hope will help.

So be confident you know your in a good relationship and that your doing this the right way so explain it to them. The questions might be tough but as long as you answer them truthfully you should be fine. Abhishek thinks the interview part will be easy because he loves to talk about us and hopefully the COs will see that we are all good.

thank you once again SARA.As a matter of fact even I am good at communication skills also but that will happen only if the CO is ready to listen.90% of the cases they have already decided the outcome before the Interview actually happens and they don't even want to look at the evidences u bring along with u....So i dunno what will happen.Hope for the best.Best of luck to you guys and I will post the review on 15th evening.

I am not at the interview stage yet but at the New Delhi embassy so I don't know if my words will be helpful because I am as scared as you about certain COs bringing issues that I never thought were going to be a problem like not having a ring ceremony.

I think as long as you show evidence of continue of relationship and are confident that you know your relationship and spouse, you should be fine! I know reading the horror stories at the Delhi embassy help us prepare but a lot of people get approved that we don't hear from.

So stay positive, and Good Luck!

Thanx a lot abhishek!!! The only red flag that we have is this Ring Ceremony.Wish I knew about this website before we applied for the I129f.Do you think traveling to USA for 9 years will create some positive effect on my case?I can say if i wanted to do a fraud I could simply marry her when i was with her on a tourist visa....I dunno what is gonna happen but I am scared...

Affidavits and wedding party quotes are pretty meaningless (as far as immigration is concerned).

What you want to show is the development of your relationship from beginning to present time. Photos as different times during your relationship. Certainly some pics with the parents is good. Evidence of time spent together (travel receipts, etc), communication (chat logs), and any other evidence of your relationship.

I don't know about the "ring ceremony" you refer to. If it's a cultural norm then other members with New Dehli experience can offer insight.

thank you.hope someone will answer soon.my interview is day after tomorrow...

We are a Interracial couple.Met online in 2009 and eventually developed a relationship and met three times in real life(2 times I visited her to the USA and 1 time she visited INDIA for 12 days),in total we spent like 35 days.I have been to USA like 9 times.1 time on tourist visa to be with her for 20 days.I used to work for a Cruise Ship company for 9 years in USA.She applied for a K 1 in December 2014.We never had a FORMAL RING CEREMONY as she told me that people usually don't do it in the USA.So we decided that I will buy her a ring once I reach USA as she did not like Indian designs for engagement rings.

We are planning to have a Courthouse Wedding as soon as I reach USA followed by a Wedding Reception at a Clubhouse.I have the receipts of flowers,clubhouse and the catering quote for the food along with the guest list who will be attending the wedding reception and their contact information.Also photographs of me with her mom and my fiancee with my family(if CO cares to look at them).Also affidavits from her family and my family about our relationship.

Now coming to the point-I have read many reviews about NEW DELHI consulate and the Chinese looking CO who grills the applicants.I know she is gonna grill me to the core for this "ring ceremony"thing and may be not issue the visa.I just need some ideas how to to reply to this question in a best possible way or handle this issue.YOUR ADVICE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.Thanks in advance...

Could you give us an example of the conversation you are concerned about?

LMFAO.....

Questions, is there a deadline for me to schedule the interview?! I tried to do it and it's only giving me an option for Oct 13 and 30th. I was hoping that I could do the interview in Dec since I can't travel before then. When should I expect for them to have more dates available? Please help! I am a lil confused....!

when will your petetion expire?and when will your medical expire?keep those things in mind....

I assume that most common scenario for visitors is 90 days, have no evidence to support that mind you.

I got 90 days

Nope

me too! I never received a 6 months stamp even though i have entered united stated more than 10 times(at least one time a year)...I dunno how this guy entered 5 times in 12 months on b2 and the Immigration Officer didn't suspect him or question and always issued him 6 months stamp...

Completely incorrect. You don't know what stamp he will get, could very well be for 6 months.

lol! how many times you have entered into the united states on a tourist visa with 6 months stamp?Depending upon the fact that his petition is in process...may be the immigration officer deny an entry at POE...yes its possible to get a 6 months stamp but again it depends upon various circumstances...

the immigration officer at the POE will not give u 6 months entry...he or she will stamp ur passport with either three months or one month depending upon what u tell them

Hire Immigration Attorney asap...and work on the red flags you have in your case.

oh! on what basis did they deny ur visa.sorry to hear that.well you can email or call the ustraveldocs people and they will be able to assist you.