Marieke H

Did you include an I-864 from your husband? Even though he does not have the income to sponsor you, he is your petitioning sponsor so an I-864 from him is required.

You seem to just want to hear that everything is fine and your visa is approved, and you get mad at everyone who is telling you otherwise. The "girl" is not who approves visas, so whatever she told you has very little value. You have a choice: you can take all the advice that has been given by very experienced VJ members and learn from it. Or you can continue to be mad at everyone and everything and get nowhere.

Please read the I-864 instructions. You are only required to include your most recent tax transcript. You will report the income for the other two years, and you may include those transcripts if you think they will help, but they are not required.

I'm sorry this happened to you, but I am glad you were able to have this marriage annulled and move on with your life. I would expect a bit more scrutiny with a new petition, but that can be overcome by spending a lot of time in person with this new woman before jumping into marriage.

OP stated that the fraudulent marriage was annulled:

Here is some basic information about tourists getting married in the Bahamas: https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/Visiting The Bahamas/Getting Married in The Bahamas. But... I know you probably don't want to hear this, but because you mentioned in your previous post that you have small children, I want this to be said. Please slow down. You have never met this man in person, have you? Spend time with him in the Bahamas. Get to know him in person. Give your children a chance to spend time with him in person and see how he interacts with them. And then decide if marriage is right for you.

Fire that lawyer. Request a refund. You can look up your lawyer on the Virginia State Bar page (https://www.vsb.org/Site/Shared_Content/Directory/va-lawyer-directory.aspx?hkey=fb40483e-6f0d-43a8-899b-2133585a3a1e) to see if he is even allowed to practice law in your state. If you believe that there is misconduct, or the lawyer is not licensed in your state, or he misrepresented himself as an immigration consultant, you can file a complaint with the State Bar: https://www.vsb.org/Site/Site/legal-help/complaints-claims.aspx?hkey=3e73485f-8fc2-4b96-91be-db0be05e7bd9. If you have evidence that your green card or EAD were delivered at your lawyer's address but he is not giving it to you, he should be responsible for requesting and paying for a replacement. Or he should refund a large chunk of the money you paid him, so you can request a replacement yourself.

The fact that other Irish people are bringing timelines does not mean that it is a requirement. There are a few US Consulates that include a relationship timeline in their interview checklist, and it kinda makes sense that they are asking for it in those countries. But it is not a part of the interview checklist if you are interviewing in Dublin. If you insist on creating one, I would keep it very brief and factual; they don't need a novel or an essay about how you fell in love. But again, I think it's a waste of time to even create one.

Read the I-129f instructions. There is no requirement for a relationship timeline. You are required to describe the circumstances of meeting in person, which can be done in one or two sentences in the form (just facts: dates, location, duration of visit). And then you add evidence of this in-person visit. Some specific consulates ask for a relationship timeline to be provided at the interview, but considering that you are in Ireland you will not have to provide a timeline.

It means that they received your petition, so that's a good start. It also means that they happily took your money, so you included the correct amount and payment method. But that's it.

Here is another complicating factor from OP's previous post: She was in the US on a B-2 last year, and likely overstayed her B-2 after applying for Change of Status to O-1B. Because the CoS was denied, I believe her attorney is wrong and she did accrue unlawful presence.

So which is it?

You were supposed to respond to the RFE with additional evidence, no legal arguments or case law. Did you review the requirements for an O-1B visa? (https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-m-chapter-4#3). The bar is VERY high. You are not going to be approved if you are just a concert pianist who is occasionally featured in some local newspaper. You need to be nationally and preferably internationally recognized. If you are just going to present the same evidence but a bit better organized, I think it is unlikely to be approved.

This has no effect on your N-400 whatsoever. As a resident of the US, you have every right to file a police report when you are the victim of a crime.

Other than the tricky situation with your recent entry, keep in mind that there is no "switching". You would need to submit a new application, with new fees. On top of that, you will not be allowed to work or leave the country until you have your EAD/AP or green card. Many people think they want to stay and apply for AOS so they won't be separated again, but they don't realize how miserable the long wait can be, in a new country where you have no social network, while your spouse will be working to provide for both of you.

I missed the part where you said you had not even submitted the petition yet. From what I have seen Boundless is pretty useless. You still have to do all the work yourself anyway, so instead of following Boundless' instructions, why don't you follow the official USCIS instructions and ask questions here when you get stuck? Every form has pretty clear instructions on how to complete them.

If the petitioner's income meets the HHS Poverty Guidelines, there is no need to include any assets. You would only include assets if you need to make up an income deficit, as explained above.

A translation of your birth certificate does not need to be done by a professional translator; anyone who is fluent in both languages can do it, including yourself. I received an RFE for a translation of my birth certificate. My birth certificate is an international birth certificate that includes a bunch of languages, including English. Every time USCIS officers see a non-English language, they automatically hit the "translation needed" button, no matter if English is included somewhere in the document. It's like they panic and can't look past the foreign language to see the English. I ended up creating a document in which I typed just the English pieces of my birth certificate. I included a statement saying that I am fluent in Dutch and English and this translation is accurate and complete, signed it, and submitted that. I have had no issues with it.

I agree; while there may be some other evidence that can support the claim of fraud, the video does not mean much. I remember arriving in the US after a long flight. Yes, I was happy to see my husband. But I was also exhausted from the flight and the emotional rollercoaster of saying goodbye to my friends and family and getting rid of most of my belongings. I was happy to arrive, but also sad to have left what had been my home for 34 years. It definitely was not an arrival as you see in movies... 🤣

I moved in 2017. Getting my small retirement accounts paid out was still possible back then, but only for people who had emigrated.

I had several small retirement accounts when I moved to the US. I just contacted each of them to let them know that I had moved, and some offered to pay me a lump sum to pay off what was in the account (of course, after deducting tax). Some are just sitting there, and they will pay out after I reach the retirement age. Just make sure you have a European bank account at that time, like a Wise account. Just contact them and explain your situation.

I tried to look at the OP's post history to hopefully get a better understanding of the background of this case, but it looks like about 8 different people share this account, all with different types of visa applications and timelines... OP, if you want helpful answers, you will need to provide clear information. You have not even answered the question how you initially received your green card.

For reference, this is the whole post: If you had read through the whole thread, you would see that the poster later posted an update saying that a scan of the approved I-129f was emailed to the petitioner. I think this is a consulate-specific procedure. It just confirms that everyone should always read all emails and instructions because different consulates may require slightly different documents.

Focus on the evidence that you do have, as mentioned above. Also, you do not need an attorney or agency for this. It is a pretty easy process, as long as you can read and follow instructions.

You don't know the details of the other cases, and you have no way of telling if those cases were weak or strong. What makes them stronger than your case, is that they were all nationals of the country they were interviewing in, so background checks on them are a lot easier. Your case was not singled out because your husband is Pakistani, but your case is more complicated because the required background checks are a LOT more difficult to complete for him. This may also explain why you had to wait longer; the interviewing officer may have needed more time to review the information. The officer can request any documents that help them make a decision. These requests don't seem to have much to do with his nationality, but more with his field of work. He was VERY lucky to even get a B2 approved, considering his nationality and the fact that he is married to a US citizen. You are not singled out or discriminated against, but the fact that your husband is a Pakistani national makes the process more complicated, just like it would be if he were from any other country with unreliable government systems.