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I am very glad to see this topic!!! thank you

I myself was a victim of immigration fraud, as I am sure many..

Long story short... at the end I found he had married 4 times before me trying for immmigration status

and came into US 4 times fraudulantly under various versions of his name because he was previously deported

for overstaying and was supposed to stay out 10 years.

He has since been deported back to Egypt after being out of status in Canada for almost 2 years

As thorough as I was... he was very good at hiding his past.. But lies always comes out eventually

Please people don't let "Love" blind you or keep you from doing ALL your research

Now if I could get a divorce finished

:}

I'm sorry for all this mess. You MUST get a divorce. You can turn them in and report them all you want, but you're still associated with this ####### because you're still married to this parasite. Plus, isn't that bigamy? So they married and lied in all these documents, but he's still married to you?

I really wish you the best!

Yes I indeed want a divorce but I can not get him to sign the papers

I am trying to find help if I can get a divorce without him signing the papers

Waiting for a reply from lawyer as I type this

any advise appreciated

Exactly my thought. I truly believe this good-for-nothing believes he can continue to use her. What a #######!

Well it appears she is not so innocent as well....

She is from Tunisa and married a Canadian for residency & never lived with him

When my husband's time ran out in Canada, This was an arrangement made though my husband's Arabic friends in Canada & Egypt.

She was granted a divorce one to two weeks before her and my husband applied for "civil Union" visa with Canada....coincidence??????

Also falsying documents saying they have lived together for more than two years and did I mention they racked up bills in my name...Hydro Bell Canada & Internet??

Supposedly married Islam in a mosque but both LIED on documents stating not married before! Just lovely!!! People can be so selfish

Yes I have crappy feelings but my goal right now is to get my name and association with them

totally removed and they answer to their own actionsnot me!!! Why oh Why do I have to defend myself with

the officials when I have done NOTHING wrong!!! This can ruin me with my new job!!!!!!

I'm just wondering, how he believes he will get Canadian residence with this other woman, if he is still married to you?

you dont have to be married in Canada, just show you have lived together for at least 1 year..(Civil Union)

it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks... you do what you think is right to protect yourself.

good luck

Thank you

contact details for ICE are below.

I would not get too excited about ICE or the two countries you mentioned doing very much.

@Boiler

Then who will do something?

For what is is worth I just want to put it out there that

I do NOT hate my husband...(yes husband..he will not sign divorce papers)

I have love in my heart for him, our marriage and all that he was to me for the

five years BEFORE he found US appeal could take 26 months and his time in Canada was over.

He never cheated (as far as I know) never treated me ill and always gave me respect.... UNTIL...

"His desperation to not be returned to as supposed horrid conditions of a home country"

My despair of course was and is being without him and being replaced AND

THE ACTIONS OF HIM AND THE NEW WOMAN!! THEY COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE HANDLED THINGS DIFFERENTLY

I was always a good person and did not deserve the actions they have chosen!

I do not deserve the humiliation, hurt, and devastation they have caused me.

No matter what there is ALWAYS ALWAYS a right and wrong way to do things!

I spent many many hours, months of paperwork and time correcting the wrong choices my husband

made in the past and just when it was about to count it was dismissed and abandoned!

I believe They, as everyone, will someday answer to higher for their choices and actions..

For now, I merely want the right thing done on my side and to protect myself and my job!

I am sure some will think me naive or something but I assure you I am an educated and well lived

individual who did not jump into this and did not or does not have blinders on... I simply went with my

heart and found love.. Now my head says to protect my heart and being so that I may once again love.

Thank you all for your responses and advise and even opinions (whether good or bad) none of it goes

unappreciated. I will no longer take a blind eye and just let what is meant to be for them...

Today I take a stand for my well being, my heart and my future!

Thank you all so very much for listening!

God Bless

Felicia

Now I need help reporting Immigration & Marriage fraud to

Canada, Egypt and Tunisia!!

I started a new topic

Here is the Fraud tip website for Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/report.asp

Thank you! have been at this website just got a general thank you for contacting us reply but will review again ...

Per the important disclaimer at the bottom of every page on VJ:

"VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423."

Thank you! I have reported on the US side of things, but what I need now is

for Canada, Egypt and Tunisa

Per the important disclaimer at the bottom of every page on VJ:

"VisaJourney.com recommends that if any member or user knows directly of someone involved in fraudulent or illegal activity, that they report such activity directly to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement. You can contact ICE via email at Immigration.Reply@dhs.gov or you can telephone ICE at 1-866-347-2423."

Thank you! I have reported on the US side of things, but what I need now is

for Canada, Egypt and Tunisa

Hello everyone!

I hope your holidays were great

I have been away for awhile due to:

dealing with my emotions regarding this whole mess

putting on the "I have it all together" facade for friends family & work

researching and investigating the past 7 years with him, and options now

initiating ways to protect myself here in my hometown and protect my new job

I want to thank EVERYONE for their guidance, support and words of encouragement and empathy

I am looking for some help once again....

Can anyone help me with an email address for the proper authorities to report Immigration & marriage fraud?

or better yet a fax number so I can send actual documents.

I need for Canada, Egypt and Tunisa

I am open to answering ANY questions... although I have gone through life changing pain with this,I continue to

stay the decent compassionate person not give into revenge.. I wish no ill harm to anyone!. I am merely at the point

where I MUST protect myself and especially my new job (within the government) I can not have my name associated with

the illegal activities of him and his current woman. I have worked tremendously hard to get this job and do not want to

loose it because of what they are doing. Up until now I have been somewhat passive and hoped they would only do the right things...

Now I must put myself and my job first.

Please help me with any "non general" information. I truly need actions at this point

Thank you, Respectfully

Felicia

I don't have anything useful to add, but I will say that you seem to be handling this as well as anyone could. I commend you for taking the high road. Take care of yourself, you deserve much better.

Thank you very much

one day at a time

Thank you EVERYONE for your words... I have been out of town the last two days and just got home from a 6 hour drive... I will respond and update tomorrow nite after work. I have to get up in 4 hours for work and too tired now. Hope you understand! I do really appreciate the support it indeed helps!

Good nite.. until tomorrow...Felicia

Please advise me where I can get help with my profile

I have changed my profile picture and avtar but it still keeps

the old one

Yes I clicked saved and it shows the new pics but when I hit home

it still shows the old one

thank you

Not sure which forum applies to my situation so I will put here too

(Please advise if incorrect!)

After 4 years of driving back and forth to Canada every Sunday to be a wife to my Egyptian husband.. He now has dropped me and moved on to a Canadian Arabic woman for Canada residency.

Long story but I will try to be brief

Husband waited in Montreal Canada while US spousal visa was being processed

I drove almost every Sunday...(5 hours) alternating week in Canada to be wife to my husband

(and complete things for Visa process) and week in NY to work and maintain home

Everything approved until Interview... interview approved but when finger printed it was found that he had been deported from US and was not to return for 5 or 10 years but he did 3 or 4 times he was denied and

Issued 601 Waiver to submit... took about 8 months for me to complete and almost 2years to process.

( within 36 hours of contacting the senator's office Waiver was denied. Appeal was granted to submit due to

VSC not following procedures submitted Jan 2010) April 2010 notification from VSC received and sent to Appeals

Last touch Oct 2010 and nothing!!!)

While in appeal seems husband was searching other options fearing there would be no US approval.

(he starting having issues with me saying he now wants children and I can not have any.. asked me to accept him having another woman for child and Immigration back up... 2nd woman may be ok in Egypt but I can not accept)

Within 4 months his family & friends hooked him up with Canadian Arabic woman from Tunisia.

He moved her in and I was out. It seems he can get residency in Canada by simply showing they have lived together for one year. (The woman I feel for because he lied and told her we were divorced and then when I informed that we were not then he said "in process of divorce. I have even found proof he was seeing her and I the same time)

My opinion is they are committing Immigration fraud... first they lied about time they have been together, lied and did not disclose his marriage to me because he would have to give them divorce decree..

To make matters even better for me I have received telephone calls from Canada Bell - $444 for internet and Hydro - $630 for heat & electric... they are running bill in my name and not paying them... Even though I have contacted them several times to disconnect my name... they tell me current resident has to call and approve in their name... Yeah right they are gonna call and say hey we have been using not her sorry we owe you $$

Thoughts, opinions, advise?????

I am so trying so very very very be a decent person and not want revenge right now!!!!

I just dont get people sometimes :{

Thanks for listening

Felicia

Close any credit cards that you may share with him or that he has access to. Close any bank accounts, financial accounts, etc. that he might have access to. Do this before you file for a divorce. If you do this after you file for divorce, you may be accused of stealing from the joint accounts.

Get a family attorney and file for divorce.

Contact a Canadian attorney and have him/her deal with the utility companies.

Thanks Jojo

All mentioned... DONE :}

wow.. thats mess up

you can say that AGAIN!

I'd contact Canadian consulate and explain the situation regarding bills in your name - you don't live there. Not sure how much they can do, but you want something on record. Did you know these accounts were set up in your name or did they just start showing up recently?

How was it that the visa refusal caught you off guard? He never told you he was deported from the US and then returned and was kicked out again?

In the end, consider yourself very lucky - he could've used you for US residency, US Citizenship and then once he got that divorced you and went back to Egypt to get his "true" wife and possibly kids from there. Not the case with all US-Egyptian marriages, but there is a reason they consider Egypt and other MENA countries high-fraud.

Hi milimelo

No he was not kicked out more than once

yes he told me he was deported (that his ex girlfriend called police (after they had a fight) and reported he was out of status. He was deported and due to the length of his overstay, he was to stay out 5 or 10 years I am not sure which. I was aware of this but he told me it was no problem now because he had been let in to US legally 3 or 4 times... (now I know it was because he obtained Tourist Visa/passports with various versions of his name....(Egyptian have SEVERAL parts to their complete name) He still to this day claims he was here legally those visits

(to me doesnt make it legal just cause US didnt catch it)

By the way... how he ended up in Canada??? We went to Montreal for a visit and when returning the officers asked questions we answered truthfully and when asked relationship told them we were married... sent us inside where they voided his tourist visa because even though I130 was filed we had no paperwork proving it.... he had to stay while I went home... I130 notification of receipt I received in the mail within a week of being home)

the bills... I called and canceled them when I left and even faxed months later when I received first calls. Hopefully they will confirm with the landlord and end this #######..

im so sorry............

I really dont know anything about legally getting to him....and if you dont want revenge divorce him...refuse to pay the bills in Canada and tell the company's that you wont because you dont live there and you have already advised them that you want them out of your name...chances of him refunding you anything in money is very slim...if he could do this to you no way is he going to pay what he owes you...i hope that at some point in time your able to heal emotionally from all of this

your in my prayers

sara

thank you Sara

I am in the process of divorcing him... but alas all kinds of delays with that!

Oh I am not looking for any refunds from him I am quite confident that would never happen

but thanks be to God I did NOT pay anything regarding the Visa process... only hours and months of my hard work...

regarding the bills... I did refuse and gave them telephone number for both him and her and the landlord who can state when I left there... I also told them my attorney would be contacting them if they did not stop the illegal activity of my soon to be ex husband and his new woman.

thanks to family, friends, God and hopefully VJers my pain and betrayal will continue to get to a point of being in the past.

Thank you again for your words

Felicia

After 4 years of driving back and forth to Canada every Sunday to be a wife to my Egyptian husband.. He now has dropped me and moved on to a Canadian Arabic woman for Canada residency.

Long story but I will try to be brief

Husband waited in Montreal Canada while US spousal visa was being processed

I drove almost every Sunday...(5 hours) alternating week in Canada to be wife to my husband

(and complete things for Visa process) and week in NY to work and maintain home

Everything approved until Interview... interview approved but when finger printed it was found that he had been deported from US and was not to return for 5 or 10 years but he did 3 or 4 times he was denied and

Issued 601 Waiver to submit... took about 8 months for me to complete and almost 2years to process.

( within 36 hours of contacting the senator's office Waiver was denied. Appeal was granted to submit due to

VSC not following procedures submitted Jan 2010) April 2010 notification from VSC received and sent to Appeals

Last touch Oct 2010 and nothing!!!)

While in appeal seems husband was searching other options fearing there would be no US approval.

(he starting having issues with me saying he now wants children and I can not have any.. asked me to accept him having another woman for child and Immigration back up... 2nd woman may be ok in Egypt but I can not accept)

Within 4 months his family & friends hooked him up with Canadian Arabic woman from Tunisia.

He moved her in and I was out. It seems he can get residency in Canada by simply showing they have lived together for one year. (The woman I feel for because he lied and told her we were divorced and then when I informed that we were not then he said "in process of divorce. I have even found proof he was seeing her and I the same time)

My opinion is they are committing Immigration fraud... first they lied about time they have been together, lied and did not disclose his marriage to me because he would have to give them divorce decree..

To make matters even better for me I have received telephone calls from Canada Bell - $444 for internet and Hydro - $630 for heat & electric... they are running bill in my name and not paying them... Even though I have contacted them several times to disconnect my name... they tell me current resident has to call and approve in their name... Yeah right they are gonna call and say hey we have been using not her sorry we owe you $$

Thoughts, opinions, advise?????

I am so trying so very very very be a decent person and not want revenge right now!!!!

I just dont get people sometimes :{

Thanks for listening

I'll be breif my story before I get to the issue. -Kalepo (my husband) came into US on working 10 year visa 2001. -married some one else, had conditional residency 2004-2006. -Visa was "supposed to be void" but they stamped it. -He divorced before conditions lifted. So he overstayed two years.

I met him here, have a daughter, and were married in 2008. He also WENT BACK TO HIS COUNTRY in 2008 (mom had a stroke). I sent I-130 and I-129f out in 2008 as well. They were approved and he was denied at the interview, they were sent back for review.

AT THE INTERVIEW: He was told that some information didn't match up and they thought he was trying to get here with his brother's name (which is the same aside for my husband has a middle name and the brother doesn't. Anyway we were completely confused by this because his brother had never left his country.

SOOOO: today I recieve this letter titled "Termination of Conditional Resident Status" as of april 2006. In the letter it states that deportation procedures have started with my husband.

Have I mentioned: MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR TWO YEARS!!!!!!!! How do you deport someone who isn't in the country. These people think that my husband is here and the person who has been attending the interview is his brother. I called uscis and they were even confused and gave me no answers...as always.

I just hope to GOD there isn't some innocent person in custody that didn't have I.D. on them....I saw a homeland security vehicle patrolling my block a month ago(and you NEVER see that in my area).

How the hell do I fix this and what idiot's are working for immiration that don't even know my husband left the country 2 years ago...and they just now after 4 years send us a termination of residency letter.

Are you sure the letter ""Termination of Conditional Resident Status" as of april 2006" is not referring to his past relationship because you said "-married some one else, had conditional residency 2004-2006" is there a reference to a case number in the letter and is it the same as yours? Did they state a date the deportation procedures started?

With all your information you REALLY need to get exact dates... when past marriage, and dates of any forms submitted etc... Did they give him a denial at the interview? You must find out for sure and lastly sorry to be the bearer of bad news but If I am correct the fact that he overstayed two years would require you to submit an I601 & I212 waivers. I STRONGLY urge you to get an EXPERIENCED immigration attorney and get ready for a long haul...waivers can take 8 to 18 months to be processed... Be strong and do you best to get all your facts and documents to back them up and seek an attorney.. Good luck!

Well my fellow VJers... it has been a few months since my last posting... quite a few heartwrenching, devestating months!

Unfortunately my Visa Journey is now coming to an end and not a happy one... I am still in shock, disbelief, anguish and hurt and now merely

another sad static. I have read many sad stories here of other people in the same position one way or another being victim to someone merely wanting citizenship.I had so

much sympathy and compassion for all of them... but said to myself no that wont happen to me...

My heart (what is left of it) and prayers go out to all of them.. May I also be so bold as to advise all of you still waiting.... no matter how much he or she says

they love you.... protect yourself and make sure there is trust and even arrangements made for..."what if US immigration isnt approved" have they asked and even made arrangements

of any kind for you to return to their home country or another country in order to remain husband and wife???? If not..then chances are pretty high they just want US citizenship.

Having kept this all to myself and not spoke of any problems to my friends or family.... I am left to fulfill my need to have someone to talk to, by posting here. So for anyone

who cares to listen.... here goes..

We were married August 2005... my husband was here in US on tourist visa. Our I130 was on the dining room table (awaiting copy of our marriage certificate to arrive in the mail) as we

drove to Canada to visit some friends, do some business errands, and have our honeymoon. It was absolutely wonderful! Wonderful until we came to customs to return to US. (Note... before

we left we placed a telephone call to an attorney supposedly experienced with immigration to ask if we need anything or should have any problems... his response... "no as long as his tourist visa

is valid") When questioned by the booth officer as to why we were in Canada.. we spoke the truth... friends, business and we were celebrating our honeymoon" He said ohhh great congratulations! A few minutes

of him writing something and on the computer... he handed us a slip and said ok you need to go inside and speak with them. Once inside and questioned... they asked if we had a I130 in process. told them no it

was not submitted yet because we were waiting for marriage certificate...which by the way arrived in mail the day we left for Canada. Then they took my husband's passport drew a line thru it...voiding it and said... you can go back to US but he can not... he is now your husband and you must submit I130. They gave him a 6 month visa to stay in Canada. "Totally inlove" I was not leaving without him. we turned around, went back to Canada

searched for hotel, I stayed for two more days and left him with my car and returned by bus to US to handle I130.. Totally lost devestated and crying the whole 6 hour bus ride home. Being Niave I drove 4 hours to Vermont

Service Center to submit my I130 expecting some kind of piece of paper to take to Canada to retrieve my husband. More hysteria sets in.... no no no what do you mean could take 6 months to a year????

computer research, inquiries... telephone calls..and then my eyes are truly OPENED with my introduction to VISA Journey.com....

After confirming this could take months... we got an apartment... my husband began his own arrangements to begin attaining temporary permission to stay in Canada after the 6 months while we waited for the I130.

Now with a few exceptions,,, for the next three years EVERY Sunday I drove 5 hours to spend one week in Canada to be wife to my husband and then the next week in US to be mom to my adult daughter and keep my

business functioning. Every little thing that could go wrong seemed to go wrong to delay the processing and completion of the I130. (word of advise... always always confirm and reconfirm any and all

information requirements and/or procedures you will need.. Lawyers and yes even USCIS employees give incorrect information causing even more frustration and delay.

Fast forward now.... 2006 at the interview we are informed we need a I601 submitted due to his almost 6 month overstay in US back in 1994) More delays in getting required documents and information

to submit the I601 waiver... hours and hours and months.... I finally submit almost 200 pages of waiver in Sept 2007. Periodic inquiries over the next year get me nothing but processing

was told could take up to 18 months. Almost 2 years later I finally get the senators office to do something. Within 24 hours of Senators office asking for supervisor... we receive denial! hmmmm????

July 2009... my husband begins telling me they are never gonna approve....you should go on with your life and he should begin considering alternative....

alternatives I thought meant living in greece or something.... not family prearranging Arabic woman in Canada!!!! (Why did I not try to live in Canada you ask.... I did paid all the money for processing residency

there only to be denied... I didnt meet the required "Point system" due to them not accepting my post high school education as "Accreditied Colleges") the last 8 months I began to see strains on our relationship..

my husband who was always open... loving... and eager was becoming irritable, reclusive and even secretive... this combined with my visits becoming every two weekends to twice only going up one long weekend for the month

due to family illness, death and my getting hurt. Then boommmm the bombshell dropped... his words cut like a knife....." we have to accept things... they are never going to approve and my time

in Canada is running out... have to make other arrangements... his tears and his words, telling me I should not come up for awhile because it hurts too much and we should try to make it easier incase we do have to be seperated... for the next long almost three months... his phone calls still every nite and even more than once a day, ...kept me believing our love..and hoping and working on US approval...

I go to his work just before his is to be done because I knew I wouldnt be able to get into the apartment because he had informed me allegedly someone broke into the apartment a month prior and he had to change the locks...

I call his cell to tell him I am outside.....he comes out... what are you doing here I thought you were not coming up until two weeks longer... told him I couldnt wait any longer

told him I would just go home unpack and make diner for him... he said no wait 20 minutes for me to get out of work... want to go for a drive first.

I anxiously wait... he comes out... takes me for a drive... go to a park and he says... walk with me... I have to talk to you... "I have tried so many times to tell you over the phone but I didnt want to hurt you but

I have been telling you I have to make arrangements because my time is running out... you cant go to the apartment...someone else is living there now... moved in today!

What???? I was hysterical.... I couldnt beleive it...crying questioning overwhelmed I make him bring me back to my car... all the time him begging... pleading... even crying that he was so sorry and didnt want to hurt me

and trying to convince me that he did and STILL does loves me!!! I get back to my car and take off to our apartment... he follows me.... arriving at the apartment before him... I look up and can see in the window a woman there and some of my stuff in the hallway.... I ring the buzzard to open outside door... she answers hello hello... I say I am XXXX"s wife let me in... she says no XXXXX lives here he moved....

He comes running down the walkway now.....devastated I run to my car... he hops in from passenger side pulls my keys out and says wait wait listen...

Fast forward again....I am too upset and besides myself to drive the almost 6 hour back to US... He brings me to hotel... spends next 2 hours pleading with me to understand and forgive him for hurting me... all the while

she keeps calling his cell every 15 minutes or so... he leaves and ofcourse I dont sleep... just cry and vomit all nite... he begs me to stay and talk to him more tomorrow. ok I guess enough details

on the subject.... I am sure you get the jest of it all..

Now the next two months of his calls and my tears and pain... while I try to figure things out.... he keeps telling me.... you dont have to divorce me.. he doesnt want a divorce... he just

needs time to figure out... that she is just incase... because I wouldnt be able to see him if he was sent back to EGYPT..etc Also two months of her and her friends sending me emails saying she was told

we were getting divorced long before her but had been held up for a year because I wouldnt sign and I was just for US citizenhip etc ...

Well I find out that a Canadian citizen can sponsor as common law partner.. all they have to do is prove living together. Now the Ultimate betrayal!!!!!!! I find out yesterday that she is pregnant!!!!

just arrangement for Canada papers.... bullcrap!!! He just didnt want me to divorce and cancel US.. I am sure now his intentions were to wait and divorce me after he got his US approval.. How could I have been so stupid and such a fool!!!!! shock...devestation...betrayl....pain pain pain... these words dont even begin to describe how I feel now.

I have always been happy and proud to be a US citizen.... but because of this I regret being a US citizen...

Thank you for listening....now I must begin to deal with how I will face the shame and hurt and foolishness I feel when telling my family and friends

God bless and spare anyone this kind of pain

Thank you all for your responses... Good...Bad... or indifferent! I will address each one... in a few hours as I thoroughly drained emotionally and physically now. Also I have an appointment to attend

so I will come back later this evening. but thank you all for taking a moment out of your day to make a fellow human being feel like they were heard and someone cared!

Just two things quickly and I will write more this evening:

1. does anyone know the procedure for canceling a spousal visa?? Is a telephone call sufficient and/or something in writing? I just want to make sure there is no

form I neglect to submit.

2. My apologies to anyone offended by my "Regretting to be a US citizen" Everyday I am completed and utterly blessed, proud and thankful that I am a US Citizen! I was emotionally wide open and raw when I titled the posting.. I merely meant I was Regretful for being a US citizen at the moment because then this situation of pain would not have happened to me... Pleeeeease please before anyone jumps back on me.... yes I know I could suffer hurt, pain and betrayal any time and from any guy no matter what country he is from. YES I know this... I just feel I wouldn't have suffered so much and certain details... oh heckkkk I can't go on defending myself and my words....

I am pretty sure people know what I meant.... besides I feel I should not be defending myself right now at all, at least not here!!! He should be the one defending.

Anyways I have to run for now and thank you again.. I welcome your ear to listen and your words to advise...

Well my fellow VJers... it has been a few months since my last posting... quite a few heartwrenching, devestating months!

Unfortunately my Visa Journey is now coming to an end and not a happy one... I am still in shock, disbelief, anguish and hurt and now merely

another sad static. I have read many sad stories here of other people in the same position one way or another being victim to someone merely wanting citizenship.I had so

much sympathy and compassion for all of them... but said to myself no that wont happen to me...

My heart (what is left of it) and prayers go out to all of them.. May I also be so bold as to advise all of you still waiting.... no matter how much he or she says

they love you.... protect yourself and make sure there is trust and even arrangements made for..."what if US immigration isnt approved" have they asked and even made arrangements

of any kind for you to return to their home country or another country in order to remain husband and wife???? If not..then chances are pretty high they just want US citizenship.

Having kept this all to myself and not spoke of any problems to my friends or family.... I am left to fulfill my need to have someone to talk to, by posting here. So for anyone

who cares to listen.... here goes..

We were married August 2005... my husband was here in US on tourist visa. Our I130 was on the dining room table (awaiting copy of our marriage certificate to arrive in the mail) as we

drove to Canada to visit some friends, do some business errands, and have our honeymoon. It was absolutely wonderful! Wonderful until we came to customs to return to US. (Note... before

we left we placed a telephone call to an attorney supposedly experienced with immigration to ask if we need anything or should have any problems... his response... "no as long as his tourist visa

is valid") When questioned by the booth officer as to why we were in Canada.. we spoke the truth... friends, business and we were celebrating our honeymoon" He said ohhh great congratulations! A few minutes

of him writing something and on the computer... he handed us a slip and said ok you need to go inside and speak with them. Once inside and questioned... they asked if we had a I130 in process. told them no it

was not submitted yet because we were waiting for marriage certificate...which by the way arrived in mail the day we left for Canada. Then they took my husband's passport drew a line thru it...voiding it and said... you can go back to US but he can not... he is now your husband and you must submit I130. They gave him a 6 month visa to stay in Canada. "Totally inlove" I was not leaving without him. we turned around, went back to Canada

searched for hotel, I stayed for two more days and left him with my car and returned by bus to US to handle I130.. Totally lost devestated and crying the whole 6 hour bus ride home. Being Niave I drove 4 hours to Vermont

Service Center to submit my I130 expecting some kind of piece of paper to take to Canada to retrieve my husband. More hysteria sets in.... no no no what do you mean could take 6 months to a year????

computer research, inquiries... telephone calls..and then my eyes are truly OPENED with my introduction to VISA Journey.com....

After confirming this could take months... we got an apartment... my husband began his own arrangements to begin attaining temporary permission to stay in Canada after the 6 months while we waited for the I130.

Now with a few exceptions,,, for the next three years EVERY Sunday I drove 5 hours to spend one week in Canada to be wife to my husband and then the next week in US to be mom to my adult daughter and keep my

business functioning. Every little thing that could go wrong seemed to go wrong to delay the processing and completion of the I130. (word of advise... always always confirm and reconfirm any and all

information requirements and/or procedures you will need.. Lawyers and yes even USCIS employees give incorrect information causing even more frustration and delay.

Fast forward now.... 2006 at the interview we are informed we need a I601 submitted due to his almost 6 month overstay in US back in 1994) More delays in getting required documents and information

to submit the I601 waiver... hours and hours and months.... I finally submit almost 200 pages of waiver in Sept 2007. Periodic inquiries over the next year get me nothing but processing

was told could take up to 18 months. Almost 2 years later I finally get the senators office to do something. Within 24 hours of Senators office asking for supervisor... we receive denial! hmmmm????

July 2009... my husband begins telling me they are never gonna approve....you should go on with your life and he should begin considering alternative....

alternatives I thought meant living in greece or something.... not family prearranging Arabic woman in Canada!!!! (Why did I not try to live in Canada you ask.... I did paid all the money for processing residency

there only to be denied... I didnt meet the required "Point system" due to them not accepting my post high school education as "Accreditied Colleges") the last 8 months I began to see strains on our relationship..

my husband who was always open... loving... and eager was becoming irritable, reclusive and even secretive... this combined with my visits becoming every two weekends to twice only going up one long weekend for the month

due to family illness, death and my getting hurt. Then boommmm the bombshell dropped... his words cut like a knife....." we have to accept things... they are never going to approve and my time

in Canada is running out... have to make other arrangements... his tears and his words, telling me I should not come up for awhile because it hurts too much and we should try to make it easier incase we do have to be seperated... for the next long almost three months... his phone calls still every nite and even more than once a day, ...kept me believing our love..and hoping and working on US approval...

I go to his work just before his is to be done because I knew I wouldnt be able to get into the apartment because he had informed me allegedly someone broke into the apartment a month prior and he had to change the locks...

I call his cell to tell him I am outside.....he comes out... what are you doing here I thought you were not coming up until two weeks longer... told him I couldnt wait any longer

told him I would just go home unpack and make diner for him... he said no wait 20 minutes for me to get out of work... want to go for a drive first.

I anxiously wait... he comes out... takes me for a drive... go to a park and he says... walk with me... I have to talk to you... "I have tried so many times to tell you over the phone but I didnt want to hurt you but

I have been telling you I have to make arrangements because my time is running out... you cant go to the apartment...someone else is living there now... moved in today!

What???? I was hysterical.... I couldnt beleive it...crying questioning overwhelmed I make him bring me back to my car... all the time him begging... pleading... even crying that he was so sorry and didnt want to hurt me

and trying to convince me that he did and STILL does loves me!!! I get back to my car and take off to our apartment... he follows me.... arriving at the apartment before him... I look up and can see in the window a woman there and some of my stuff in the hallway.... I ring the buzzard to open outside door... she answers hello hello... I say I am XXXX"s wife let me in... she says no XXXXX lives here he moved....

He comes running down the walkway now.....devastated I run to my car... he hops in from passenger side pulls my keys out and says wait wait listen...

Fast forward again....I am too upset and besides myself to drive the almost 6 hour back to US... He brings me to hotel... spends next 2 hours pleading with me to understand and forgive him for hurting me... all the while

she keeps calling his cell every 15 minutes or so... he leaves and ofcourse I dont sleep... just cry and vomit all nite... he begs me to stay and talk to him more tomorrow. ok I guess enough details

on the subject.... I am sure you get the jest of it all..

Now the next two months of his calls and my tears and pain... while I try to figure things out.... he keeps telling me.... you dont have to divorce me.. he doesnt want a divorce... he just

needs time to figure out... that she is just incase... because I wouldnt be able to see him if he was sent back to EGYPT..etc Also two months of her and her friends sending me emails saying she was told

we were getting divorced long before her but had been held up for a year because I wouldnt sign and I was just for US citizenhip etc ...

Well I find out that a Canadian citizen can sponsor as common law partner.. all they have to do is prove living together. Now the Ultimate betrayal!!!!!!! I find out yesterday that she is pregnant!!!!

just arrangement for Canada papers.... bullcrap!!! He just didnt want me to divorce and cancel US.. I am sure now his intentions were to wait and divorce me after he got his US approval.. How could I have been so stupid and such a fool!!!!! shock...devestation...betrayl....pain pain pain... these words dont even begin to describe how I feel now.

I have always been happy and proud to be a US citizen.... but because of this I regret being a US citizen...

Thank you for listening....now I must begin to deal with how I will face the shame and hurt and foolishness I feel when telling my family and friends

God bless and spare anyone this kind of pain

what do you mean refile???

refile the I130 and waiver all over again? wont it get the same results?

I am confused

also you said "you've waited too long for your first denial"... yes it took over 2 years for them to decide on the I601 waiver

after numerous calls, inquires, senator office checking and only after the senator's office requesting his file be sent to supervisor because it was "with legal councel" and had

been for way too long. Senators office asked for supervisor to check why so long and asked for a decision to be rendered. hmmm less than 48 hours... the file is denied..... I can not help but wonder if all

my inquires and such got someone angryy and just put in denial. (Since July of 2008 only repsonses we would get is "it is being processed" and bam in 48 hours denied!

Did "legal councel" just want to get it off their desk? and to make matter worse.... they have misinformation stated in the denial... Did they even truly read the almost 300 pages

sent t them or merely go on data in their computer???????????

When I calls USCIS customer service today to ask about appeal process and other quesions... ofcourse no help... told me to make an infopass appt

Done and will go Monday..... I am sooo beside myself!!! this whole thing begin Sept 2005!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for listening

what was the waiver for? Some things cannot be waivered...

the waiver was because he returned to US before his 10 year ban (due to overstay in 1992)

denial said even though my hardships were acknowledged... it was only one favorable factor

It's time to hire an attorney to take a look at your case. You've waited too long for the first denial, an appeal takes more than a year. . . .usually a refile is the best option and you want Laurel Scott or someone else of her level of expertise to help you.

what do you mean refile???

refile the I130 and waiver all over again? wont it get the same results?

I am confused

My husband's I601 waiver was denied by Vermont Service Center.

I am the US citizen. We want to attain an attorney to begin appeal process

(especially because they have some incorrect information stated in their decision)

...the appeal supposedly I believe has a strict time period to submit.

My question is this: Is it true that if no documentation regarding appeal

options and procedures was included in the denial package... there is no

option to appeal, you are not allowed to appeal the decision?

this was told to me from USCIS customer service.... they have been incorrect in

giving me information in the past and I REALLY need to find out the facts as

soon as possible.

Thank you very much

by the way... my hardship was noted and agreed however "it was only one favorable" fact

and denied on other issues go figure all that work (almost 300 pages for the waiver) and it seems

like they already had their mind made up