Banzi

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Hard to say as all options to immigrate to the US are low risk for you right now. You can try another K-1 but it's unlikely to succeed. You can meet again and marry then go for the CR-1...get denied...then try for a waiver. IMHO it's not a high chance of success, but better than the K-1.

 

Or you can look at having your fiance immigrate to you.

 

I do not believe the K-1 has a waiver that you can use, but you're free to seek a legal professional to confirm this.

Thank you very much for your opinion 

41 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Why not have your fiancee come to you?  What's wrong with Nigeria?

If she wanted to come to me in Nigeria, we would never have applied then. She has kids who are still in school and depend on her for support, who will do that when she moves here?

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

It's good that you didn't repeat the lie. But we're telling you that your truth now does not undo your past lie. It's documented, and anybody in immigration is not likely to take what you say as truthful now. This isn't telling a fib to a friend...it's a serious immigration offense.

 

Back to the topic...what else do you need to know? I think you've been provided with the various options still available to you.

What is the better option to go with, since it's our case is still hanging there at the embassy and shows "Administrative processing" on their site for our case 

24 minutes ago, caliliving said:

I do not think he got a misrepresentation ban because he said they met thru a friend vs meeting online..

Nigeria is the hardest embassay! They just used your lie to deny you. They figured you are trying to scam her.

 

You should have more visits, longer visits and apply for a cr1

 

This "lie" was probably just a red flag in your application...no one else knows what else was in the application 

How old are you? How old is your spouse? How many visits have you had?

 

Thanks very much for your opinion 

1 hour ago, Ketsuban said:

Yeah but you lied in the tourist visa application, so for all they know you're lying again. You have a history of lying to the US government. Other people have explained this and you're not understanding. 

I have a history of a lie, not history of lying. I do understand this 

9 minutes ago, caliliving said:

I do not think he got a misrepresentation ban because he said they met thru a friend vs meeting online..

Nigeria is the hardest embassay! They just used your lie to deny you. They figured you are trying to scam her.

 

You should have more visits, longer visits and apply for a cr1

 

This "lie" was probably just a red flag in your application...no one else knows what else was in the application 

How old are you? How old is your spouse? How many visits have you had?

 

She's 2 years older and she visited twice

43 minutes ago, kingjulian said:

Im sorry to say but you're being dump and refusing to accept that what you did was wrong...better luck in your journey 

I do accept full responsibility for what has happened. All I need is advices on how to go on the next step. It shows "Administrative processing" on our status 

37 minutes ago, Boiler said:

A petition would not be revoked just for Misrepresentation. I am not saying that was not a factor.

It shows on our status that it's going through administrative processing 

6 minutes ago, David & Zoila said:

You refuse to look at what you are saying.  You LIED on your tourist application and now you are TELLING THE TRUTH on you K-1?  How is it "Enough" that you are supposedly telling the truth now?  If I weren't so suspicious of Nigeria (80-90% of all worldwide email scams, check scams, etc, come out of Nigeria) If I were a CO I might think you are scamming this poor woman and perhaps you never intended on marrying her. Perhaps you are already married to someone else in Nigeria?  How the heck am I supposed to know what the truth is at this point?  Has anyone sent any money yet?  Is she supporting you and your family yet? I'm sorry but YOU are the very reason that Nigeria denies Visas all day long.  Liers, liers, liers.  No offense intended but it's the truth.  I hope the woman you "might be scamming" gets to read this but I doubt it.  Of course, I am not saying you are scamming anyone but you did attempt to scam the US Government when you lied and got your "fiancé" to conspire in the lie with you.

First of all, I never scammed anyone, not even the US government. She was so worried that I might get denied for my tourist visa since she was unable to visit me due to her health, her doctor recommended that she should not travel at that time, I was disappointed, so we decided I rather visit her since it's was during the holiday, we started researching why people were denied and looking our chances of spending time together. She even suggested we say we met through a friend, we just never knew either way was going to get us killed, we had to wait for another 3 months after her doctor cleared her to travel before she had to travel to Nigeria. The road was never planned. You should hear people's story and understand them rather than judge them for their misfortune and mistakes 

16 minutes ago, David & Zoila said:

Are you reading what you are writing?  I am very sorry this happened to you but how does anyone know which statement was the truth?  I wish you all well.

I and my fiancé wrote on our k1 visa story that we met on an online dating site, so that's true enough 

16 minutes ago, LionessDeon said:

For those saying there is no waiver's for K1 you are totally wrong.  Please see my timeline.

Certain refusals/inadmissibilities are waiver eligible.  OP, my advise is for your fiance to consult with a reputable lawyer that specializes in immigration.  You will need to find out if you are waiver eligible.  I'm thinking no and that the CR1 may be the best route to try again IF the lawyer believes your misrep is waiver eligible under a CR1.  But it will take alot of time and money with no guarantee.  

I'm sure your online research must have revealed that lying would also result in a denial.  You've made a hugh mistake.  Good Luck.

 

 

EDIT:  Again let me state that I-601 waivers are not about proving hardship that you cannot live without someone.  It is about the USC proving it would be a hardship to move to the foreign fiance/spouse country.

Thank you

4 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

If you get denied with misrep AFTER you get married, there can be a waiver you can apply for, but you have to be denied AGAIN at the CR-1 interview. Which means first you have to get married, apply for CR-1 spousal visa, get denied, and try for a waiver. Not all waivers are approved.

There is no other legal way around. US immigration is not a right even if you marry a USC, it is a privileged, one that makes it so it's the US government who determines who comes in and who stays out. There are people who have been waiting YEARS to be with their loved ones, there are people who have broken up because it's not reasonable to be together in the fiance/spouses home country. This isn't an easy process, it's not something anyone is entitled too.
 

Thank you very much 

7 minutes ago, Californiansunset said:

I don't know whether it's still possible that, although your K1 gets revoked, the consulate determines that a waiver is available for your case (which there should be as the only misrep that doesn't allow a waiver is if you had pretended to be a US citizen). As your visa hasn't been fully denied, but 'only' revoked, there can't be a waiver filed for it right now because it has to be denied based on the misrep.

Even if they don't give you the chance to submit a waiver for the K1 you can get married, file for the CR1 visa, get denied at the interview due to your misrep charge and then file your waiver (and this time the CO should definitely determined you to be eligible to file a waiver). 

Look into 601 waivers based on misrepresentation. You have to prove hardship to your then wife (now fiancée). It should be pretty easy for you to prove all the hardships your spouse would have to endure if she had to move with her children to Lagos. The difficult part will be to prove why she needs you in the US to support her and be there with her. Misrep waivers from your country often get approved from what I've read so read into it and determined together whether you have enough hardships. 

Thank you, I really appreciate your suggestions. You are the first person who has taken the time to explain, understand and give a thoughtful opinion 

7 minutes ago, geowrian said:

And there was your mistake. You decided to lie. You got caught and are now paying the consequences. I think you have all the info you need on the next options available to you.

Well, I don't think she would want to move to Nigeria, there are lots of things as we all that would be an hindrance, she just got a new job, she hates the power situation in Nigeria and most of all she has kids that are in school, so I don't think that will be a great idea, more so as others have said, filling for another k1 or CR1 doesn't mean we have a better chance because the initial lie is still on the system and will still pop up again and possibly another denial, there's probably gotta be another way round 

4 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

I agree with this.

People keep saying move to Nigeria, but it's not him that has to move, it's his fiance and her two children. I don't think I could personally do it, because at the end of the day my child comes first. I would want to say "even if it was my husband" but I know my husband wouldn't lie on an application out of desperation, no matter the situation because he's understood the gravity of the consequences.




 

Before I applied for the tourist visa, I and my fiancé were looking online why people got denied and we saw that a lot of people who met online we denied straight because they believed there was no legitimacy because they haven't met face to face, then introduced my friend who lives in Atlanta to my fiancé and decided we should say we met through my friend who lives in Atlanta 

1 hour ago, aaron2020 said:

It's considered because you are a liar.  

 

If someone lies to you, would you trust them again?

 

How will you prove that you now telling the truth?  How does the US Embassy determine when you are lying and when you are not?  

 

Do you think lying under penalty of perjury on a legal document should be forgiven so easily?  There should be no punishment for lying?

 

What do you think your punishment should be for lying on a legal application?

 

 

There was no lie on any legal document 

7 minutes ago, Boiler said:

So under AP, not denied.

Yes below is the pic of the paper she handed me 

37 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

 

Like Transborderwife, I lost interest after the OP mentioned he lied.

 

Only advise I have is to deal with the consequences. You rolled the dice and lost. Any difficulty you have moving forward is your own doing.

At least I told you all the truth, we all lie in one way or the other for fear of one thing or the other, there's not anyone of you who haven't lied because you wanted to save something you cherished, it's a human thing and like I have said I answered every question correctly the CO asked

They never found anything else, she repeatedly asked me how we met three times, she even asked me to write a statement of how we met and which I maintained that we met on a dating site before telling me about what I told the interviewing officer that interviewed me for the tourist visa previously and then she handed me paper that said "admin processing" "recommended revoke"

If there's a doubt that any visa won't work why then try cr1, isn't that another waste of time and money. Besides we acknowledged the fact that we lied in the first instance and then said the truth, I wonder why the lie was still considered again after telling the truth

Well thanks for your contributions. Any other suggestions?

So please what's the way forward?

Thank you ?

So in 2015 I applied for tourist visa to visit my girlfriend, we met on a dating site but  due to the fear of being denied because of the vast amount of people being denied at Lagos and Abuja embassy because they met online, we decided to lie about how we met, that we met through a friend and could not prove that, I was eventually denied the tourist visa, my fiancé decided to visit with her two daughters and we got engaged and filed for a k1 visa, so we now told the truth of how we met on our story, on the interview day we got denied saying that I originally said a different story on how we met while I applied for a tourist visa. Please I need help about this, is there anything that can be done, I know I lied but it was out of fear of being denied and I don't need to be crucified for that, just any thoughtful advice to help, it's not easy to be without your love one, everyone on this journey knows. Do you think we still have a chance for a second interview or something. Your help will be appreciated. 

Hi everyone, 

i really like the contributions, advice and help everyone here has been offering, as we all know it isn't an easy journey especially staying a long time away from your loved ones.

i have a simple question and need advice especially people that has passed through Lagos embassy. Please I want to find out if I'll need to go to the interview with my receipt of payment, this is because I'm in Lagos for my interview next week and I live in a different state and I can't find a copy of the receipt of payment but I have my receipt number saved on my phone already, any advice will be appreciated. Thank you ?