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SalishSea

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  1. You should have been honest about having a bf in the US. The notes CBP puts in your record can impact your future immigration options.
  2. If you don’t have money to travel, your chances of approval for a tourist visa go way down.
  3. No. Same sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, and has been for years per the Supreme Court.
  4. Depends on consulate. no one can help if you do not fill out a timeline.
  5. You can’t add money you “won” to your salary. You will need to find a qualified joint sponsor.
  6. Nope. You will have to go there and get married and then petition her. Not sure where you’re getting that K-1 is “far quicker” than CR-1. The net difference overall is maybe a couple of months. Either option will take up to two years.
  7. No appeals. The denial was correct application of the law. You will have to start over from scratch.
  8. VJ TOS state anyone is free to comment on any post. and, my comment was not my personal beliefs about marriage, but rather what I’ve observed from 9 years of reading stories here on VJ- ie: time spent in person is especially important to MENA consulates specifically. But- you do you! And like Boiler said, you appear to have it all figured out. Good luck!
  9. That makes no sense. Haven't you already had your interview? Why would an interview have even happened if USCIS hadn't sent the file to the consulate?
  10. Actually no - you're asking for FREE information of strangers on the internet. Feel free to hire a professional. Every single person commenting on this thread has been on VJ for YEARS, reading stories similar to yours, and how they end up. Does that mean we know what will happen in your case? No. But, we know that they way you've gone about this has odds stacked against you, and there are things you could have/can still do to improve your chances of immigrating to the US.
  11. This is entirely incorrect. You obviously choose to be with your partner. And, when we CHOOSE overseas partners, separation is a part of the process, as are the extra costs, delays, bumps in the road, etc. The two of you chose to submit a fiancee petition after having spent the bare minimum time together, with no subsequent visits, and for a high-risk, high-fraud consulate. Had you found your way to VJ before applying, we would have advised you to do whatever you could to maximize your chances of an approval. Unfortunately that did not happen. Often in cases like yours, the petition is sent back to USCIS and the couple ends up marrying and refiling. Keep in mind if you do this, that another two week visit is not going to be adequate, either. Due to green card marriage fraud coming from certain countries, the burden of proof to show evidence of a bonafide marriage is higher than for low fraud countries.
  12. OP, if “not spending time together before marriage” was important to you, then you absolutely picked the wrong visa. Should have married and done a CR-1. People going through tough consulates don’t need to create extra reasons for denial for themselves.
  13. Oops, never mind. Just saw that there is no age difference. Ideally for high-fraud consulates, more in-person face time is needed.
  14. As long as you didn’t lie to CBP about your intent (i e not to adjust status and stay), it is fine.
  15. This is correct. Also OP you should expect some extra scrutiny based on your unfortunate “only married for the green card” statement.
  16. YOU keep posting personal info, and then it gets quoted. Then a moderator (Crazy Cat) has to edit/remove. If you can try to avoid posting personal info on this very public internet page, your thread will not be so convoluted.
  17. This is why you need to become an A student of all things immigration. Some people really do need paid assistance or legal help to navigate through it.
  18. Medical? Tourist visas do not require or consider medical exams.
  19. Boiler’s comment was referring to a VJ member who has made many appearances on Hacking’s show. Jeez, chill.
  20. In fact, Family is one of the few here who has direct experience working in an immigration capacity.
  21. Yikes. Okay, no REPUTABLE health care professional would ever give an expired vaccine.
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