Mar and Mur

Hello,
Sorry for your hard struggle. Persevere and you will get the result.
Our case is similar and we just get an approval email about 30 Mn ago.
I fact, my wife was arrested in 1994 in Cape Town (South Africa) during a student strike against the apartheid regime. The new president was just elected and all the country was in turmoil requesting the rapid transition. The apartheid regime was still in place. During the nationwide student strike, looters as well were on the road, vandalizing shops.
Any student arrested was indicted "theft" and sentenced for 3 months prison or R300.00 fine.
During her interview for immigrant visa on July 2018 in Johannesburg, she was deemed eligible to apply for I-601. This is qualified as petty offense, but USCIS didn't take it as such.
Responding to the RFE we received on July 2020, I amended the I-601 by introducing the miss-presentation.
In her visa application, she mentioned that she never been arrested because she was not considering the arrest. I realized that it is a miss-presentation and amended the application.
We just got approved now after 2 years.
Please note that I had to seek help from my congressman and the USCIS Ombudsman service.
Know your case and articulate it yourself. I did not get a lawyer
Good luck
 
 

Hey SASSOU,
The proxy marriage is not yet accepted by USCIS. Don't go that way.
 I know about the same day marriage in Maryland. You do not need to be a resident of MD.
It is really celebrated in 2 days. First day for Marriage license and the second day for celebration.
Travel should be open soon.
Let me know if you need more info

Dear all,
I am glad to inform the “visajourneyer” family members that, in a letter dated of January 23rd 2019, the NVC has upgraded the visa category of my relatives from CR1 and CR2 to IR1 and IR2, based on our marriage that became older than two years during the processing time.
In fact, at the very beginning when I first submitted the I-130 petition for alien relatives on July 10th 2017, our marriage was less than two years old for being celebrated on December 31st 2016. 
In the approvals and all letters received from USCIS and NVC as well, the visa categories were mentioned CR1 for my wife and CR2 for my step-children.
I learned about the CR and IR visa category difference on the visajourney.com forum I am a member of. 
Alongside of the supporting documents or the NVC package I sent out on December 07th 2018, I submitted a request to upgrade the visa category as suggested a thread I found on visajouney.com.
On December 19th 2019, I received a RFE (copy enclosed) stating that “{the immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) does not allow derivative status ……}.
I responded by recalling the difference between the visa categories CR and IR while providing  copies of the VJ explanation related to CR and IR visa category  (https://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/IR1_and_CR1_Immigrant_Visas  ) as well as the  USCIS page https://my.uscis.gov/exploremyoptions/us_petition_for_immediate_relative.
On January 23rd, 2019, I am receiving from NVC, a notification letter with the visa category upgraded for CR1 and CR2 to IR1 for my wife and IR2 for my step-children.
In others words, upon arrival, my relatives will receive a 10 years green cards instead of that of 2 years CR (Conditional Residence).
Should any visajourney family member having similar case, coming across the letter, governs (himself/herself) accordingly.
Sincerely
VJ_NVC_CHECKLIST_IR_Letter.pdf VJ_JHN2018555001.pdf

Hi,
The following comment of one of forumist prompted my reaction: " I just don't recommend adding him onto leases and bills that he doesn't live at or pay because that may smell fishy"
 
The question in the "evidence of bonafide marriage" rend to look over what do you own together as married couples?
General, within a married couple, every things belong to the couple.
 
Having name listed on utility bills is not a "fishy" style even though the other member of the couple is not living yet at that address.
 
In my case, I had my wife's name on all utility bills since the days following our marriage. I also provided pictures of me with my in-laws back in her country. (Picnic, restaurant, airport and beach).
I provided the last 3 bills of any utility (Water, Electricity, Sewer, Garbage)
 
They want to see how deep in "living together" you are. Must shed light on how symbiosis living you are.
The NVC notified me my file is OK and in line for consulate for interview.
That's for my contribution
 

Hello,
In my point of view, it is a matter of the privacy that governs the medical acts. They may have found something they need to make be aware of. They have to do it IN PERSON.. Go and get it.  Don't be alarmist

Hello,
In my point of view, it is a matter of the privacy that governs the medical acts. They may have found something they need to make be aware of. They have to do it IN PERSON.. Go and get it.  Don't be alarmist

Hi Guys...  my I-130 for my husband was approved on March 16-2017 and sent to NVC.  As of today I have not heard anything from NVC but I guess its too soon, LOL