mike1966

Our missing document checklist said the following:

Please provide two identical front-view color photographs with a white background as required for each visa applicant.

The photos must have the name of the person in the photo printed on the back, along with the case number associated with the person's photo.

I received a notice on Saterday asking for pictures for my wife. Interesting to hear that they changed the requirements. I thought that I just missed the photo requirement somehow in their online directions.

Nope, your wife will be denied a visitor visa since it happens to be a (Non-immigrant) visa and you have already filed an immigrant petition on her behalf.

Your only hope is to proceed with K3. This is not my opinion. It just happens to be USCIS law. You could try out www.murthy.com for more info on USCIS rules for family based immigration.

Thanks

Aash

So the Embassy in Kiev and the POE officers in Minneapolis are just un aware of this "USCIS law"? Both of these entities were well aware of my wife's pending I-130 application and they still granted a B-2. On Feb 7th they also granted a B-2 visa for her son. I am a very lucky man. I get to have my wife and stepson here with me while we wait for their immigration interviews. I sincerly wish that this was possible for all of us. Before I read about another Visajourney member getting one in Ukraine I thought that getting a B-2 approved while an I-130 was pending was impossible too. It costs $131 to apply for a B-2. My opinion is that is a small price to pay for the chance to be with your spouse.

Mike

I believe that the granting of a B2 while a I-130 is pending is very embassy and case dependant. My wife was granted a B2 in June of 2007 and has been to the US four times since then. We used her pending I-130 interview as one of the reasons she must return to the Ukraine. We argued that it would be very foolish to stay in the US illeagally and risk deportation vs returning for the I-130 interview. At her POE in Minneapolis the thing they were most interested in was that she actually had a scheduled flight back to Ukraine.

Hello to All,

My wife received a B2 visa from the US embassy in Kiev yesterday. The counselor that interviewed her said that it would also be a possibility for her son who is three. I would suggest trying this route for anyone whos spouse is overseas. It is not a sure thing by any means but why not have another way to see eachother if possible.