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Hello Folks,
 
I hate to put everyone in the same bag, but I've been reading some horrific stories about certain COs, in select locations (i.e. high-fraud countries), and how they don't even give the interviewee (beneficiary) a chance to explain/prove that the relationship he/she have with the petitioner is indeed a bona fide one!
 
Some, I've read, will ask a question, and before you even open your mouth to answer it, they turn around and ask a different question (this is known as throwing red herring)! Some, appear to be not interested at all in seeing or hearing anything you have to say or have worked long and hard to prepare (chat logs, email, letters, photos, etc...)!
 
It is as if, they walk-in to the interview room with their mind already set and a decision already made to send you to AP, or hand you what appears to be an already prepared 221g form and send you on your way home!!! Hence, denying you a basic human right to fairly present your case, address any red-flags, and dissipate any preconceived suspicions they may have about your case (i.e. a significant age gap or limited face-to-face encounters, etc...).
 
With that said, there are other COs who are fair, good listeners, and reasonable and may give the beneficiary the benefit of the doubt and a chance to fairly present their case. In light of that, I would like to ask you to please share your experiences and what you deem to be reasonable/convincing answers to some of the common (and somewhat stumping) questions asked during a K1 Interview...
 
Note that for most, if not all, of these questions there is no such thing a "correct answer". Each person may have different circumstances/answers, hence, the goal here is to amass and share as many "reasonable answers", as possible. Meaning answers which are not frown upon by most COs, and which appear to be logical and somewhat convincing.
 
Example:
Q1: Why a K1- Visa.....why couldn't/didn't you get married in your country of residence?
Q2: Why (contrary to what's common in your country) would you marry someone much older or younger than you?
Q3: Why after only 1-2 trips in the past 4-5 years (and each one lasting only 1-2 weeks) you decided to get married...why so soon?!
Q4: It says here that you've met on a dating site...what were you exactly looking for?
Q5: Why not marry someone local?
 
Thank you in advance!
 
 

Please click the link below to see the new RFE Master List:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bzoWOXOCsvHICvLEZt540eG2CkqEFaPV8MY18Q6E0f0/edit?usp=sharing
I have compiled the data from the 125 page original RFE Master List Post and put it into a google sheets doc. Please keep a few things in mind when viewing this list.
1. It is easiest to view this new list from a PC but if you want to view it from your mobile phone please make sure to have the Google Docs app downloaded to your phone. It will open the link in a much more easily viewed version for your cell phone.
2. If you posted in the original thread and do not see your name on the list that is due to a few things: Timeline was not fully updated, information regarding what your RFE was for was not provided, or how you answered your RFE was not clearly provided.
3. Date Approved on the document corresponds to when members received their NOA2 after responding to their RFE.
Notes moving forward.
1. I will continue to update this list with new data as it comes but to be added to the list and to continue making it helpful please make sure your timeline is updated with all the dates, you post exactly what your RFE was for, and exactly what you did to respond to your RFE.
2. If you have a question about your RFE please continue to post them in this new thread but make sure to actually view the document before asking what you should send. I did try and make what was requested and what was sent in short and simple to not make the document to large, so if you do not understand what I put please PM me with the LINE of the document you are unclear about and I will give you a more detailed answer. (I kept the long answer on a side document only for me to view if needed) ex. Line 61 says "Left various questions blank on form I-129F" what did they leave blank? I would answer your PM with They forgot to check the questions NO for convicted of crime related to IMBRA.
General FAQ's From the Thread Answered from Completing the Document.
1. What does RFE mean?
Request For Evidence- This is when USCIS needs more information in order to approve your petition.
2. How long does it take to receive my RFE hard copy?
According the data it is usually 1 to 2 weeks. If it takes longer, contact USCIS and put in a service request to have a new one sent.
3. How long after I respond to my RFE will I get an approval?
According to the data it is usually 2 weeks to get an approval. There are plenty of outliers that are shorter and longer but the average is two weeks.
4. What documents do I need to provide translations for in English?
All legal documents such as birth certificates, divorce decrees, legal name change documents, and if able it helps to translate hotel receipts but these are not required.

Another important factor, will be the time elapsed between the old k1 and the new one (to be)...If it's too close, they may think (and maybe rightly so) that you just want to get in to the States at any cost and with anyone! Something to keep in mind... Bonne Chance!

Hello,
Yes the consulate in Casablanca will offer their own translators which they speak French and Arabic,and they will ask her to choose the language that she prefer to pass her interview
     Good luck to her