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41 minutes ago, Muffinji said:

Honestly, in my opinion, all OP has talked about is her relationship with her bf/ future spouse in USA and his family.

And also, how she plans to bring her 5 year old daughter with her.

 

despite repeating how ‘honest’ her intentions are, she hasn’t mentioned how long the trip will be, How will she be funding the trip and etc. 

 

It makes a really weak case for a B2 visa. I have done and got my B2 visa approved twice from the very same embassy (single entry first time and multiple entry second time) I would say unless she has better proof of relationship back home that she did not share, it might be hard to get a tourist visa approval.

 

Edit : also OP mention wanting to go over to flourish the family bond, as of right now OP isn’t considered family by law yet? Need to be careful with the words you use.

Ooh thank you Muffnji for your insight....no worries about the questions on 1) How long is the trip? & 2) Who will fund the trip and whats source of funding? Everything is well taken care 

48 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

 

 

Irrelevant to the merits of the case but I’m curious, did his uncle convert too?

Yes his uncle is a converted Muslim too Alhamdulillah

55 minutes ago, JFH said:

Too bad his wonderful, supportive family weren't there to help him when he was at such a low point that committing crimes appeared to be the only answer. 

 

I could talk talk to you all night about this. My husband's family members were the same - he came out of prison and they all came out of the woodwork with money, job offers, places to stay, etc, etc. Too little, too late. Just before he was arrested was when he needed them most and they were happy to watch him struggle with addiction. And now his record is marked for life. Even more than 20 years later. 

JFH....I am sorry to hear your story there and may God bless you and your husband......and for the record, his family had been so supportive and very positive all these years and I am so blessed to have a wonderful future mother in law and the rest of the family there, they never give up on him even though he chose to do that 'mistakes' on his own way back in the past...and I believe that Life is always A TEST, however, Life is too short and precious to be wasted so much on thinking about the past and I also believe things happened for reasons...there are always reasons lies beneath it and only God knows best...

32 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Yup. Maybe his uncle’s business will support him for the rest of his life, or maybe it won’t, but there are other issues with a record too.  There are many companies who give second chances too, without either the nepotism or religious angle, but obviously there are certain types of jobs or companies one will never be able to work for.

 

also, with a record there are countries it will be simply impossible for him to move to (no idea about OP’s country) or in some cases even to visit. His best bet probably is staying in the US.

Thank you SusieQQQ I really appreciated your advice, support, and positivity may God bless you and your family....

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

With his US criminal history he might find it difficult getting a job, especially one that pays well, better for him to move?

Thank you Boiler but we are not worried about the job though cause  his uncle owns a big company in Texas and Florida and the matter of fact his uncle  already reserved a position for him in his company for him when gets out of prison soon and to be frank thats what Muslim society do we help each other regardless of age, status, level and past history. Gid willing

1 hour ago, WeGuyGal said:

Hypothetically, if your b2 application is denied, chances are future applications in quick succession are likely to be denied as well unless there are material changes in circumstances. 

 

Keep us posted once you apply and have the interview..

Okay Noted and thank you WeGuyGal I will keep you posted soon 

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

You don't need to mention details unless asked, but it's not unusual for them to ask the type of questions that would lead to disclosing it anyway IMO.

 

The worst thing that happens is the CO refuses the visa (so long as you are truthful....if not, it gets much worse). Whether they approve the visa or not will be based on a number of factors, the biggest one being your ties to return home without violating status.

Thank you Geowrian I agreed so much....explaning honoust details about the visit is compulsary and definitely being honoust is the best policy...and yes indeed they always making sure that you will come back and not try to overstay and violate any regulation while staying....but for example: even  if my visa application get denied I will never give up andwill try to reapply for the second time because my intention is pure and honoust I would like just to visit my boyfriend and his mother and flourish the family bond and thats all that matter to me...

5 hours ago, WeGuyGal said:

Always be honest.. your plans to make him your future husband may come up as well. 

Thank you WeGuyGal that has been on my mind too just in case if the CO may proceed with the questions on any future marriage plan right

20 minutes ago, MariekeH said:

1) Always be honest with Immigrations. You will be asked what the purpose of your visit is, and you will very likely be asked where he lives. Don't lie.

2) Whether or not you will be approved depends on a lot of factors, not just the purpose of your visit. You will have to show ties to your home country. No one can tell what the CO will decide.

Good luck.

Thank you MariekeH, really aprreciated your advice... and Yes you are so right I cannot hide the real intention and purpose of my visit right? Cause my name is already on the Visitation List approved by the prison Counselor and I can even bring my daughter along she is 5 and the Counselor said minor daughter under 16 does not need an aprroval. So I can visit him at anytime in the future. Actually my boyfriend is a converted Muslim aged 45 (never been married)and I am muslim too aged 41 and his mother and sister are non-muslims. We have been in a long distance relationship for almost 16 months now and we got in touch on the prison email and phone calls regularly and I have been saving all the evidences of our relationship though.....and I have been communicating quite often with his mother and sister via phone calls, video calls, letters,postcards and as well as exchanged gifts to another...I hope everything will resulted just fine

Hello Guys I really need advice here....my quesion are:

1)  During the tourist visa interview should I reveal my intention of visiting an inmate in the U.S?  He is my inmate boyfriend and my name has already been approved on the prison satelite camp's        visitation list there to visit him. And the prison is called a Satelite prison camp with lowest security camp adjacent and inmates are classed as low level risk and low staff-to-inmate ratio and they            dont even have fences  there and it just like a  camp. Most inmates has only less than 5 years of time until they get out

2)  Do you think the CO will approve it?  And at the same time am visiting my inmate boyfriend's mother and sister as well. 

Thank you in advance for all you supportive opinions and suggestion

On 2/24/2018 at 2:41 AM, dasay said:

Do you think my dad can try again in 2 weeks? Or is that too early? 

 

What did your inlaws do differently the next time aside from being more relaxed and confident? I am trying to think what my dad can do differently next time if we decide for him to try again.

I think its maybe  because your dad's previous visit history in Dubai he had been staying there for 2 months right? so maybe they just dont want  your dad to overstay in the U.S this time around and they want to prevent the case of adjustment of status to soon cause your citizenship status is still pending right? maybe they looked this opportunity as trying to go to U.S just to 'adjust the status' and overstay so perhaps I suggest you wait until your citizenship is granted and wait for some cooling period then try applying the second time. just my point of opinion but I wish you and your dad the very best in the future

3 hours ago, JFH said:

Oh dear...proof of income is the least of your worries. Stop focusing on the paperwork requirements and focus on the requirements you have for a stepfather to your children and a husband for you. This man’s actions have been deemed bad enough that it was felt necessary to remove him from society for at least a few years and to remove all normal life from him. Going to prison isn’t like going on vacation and you come back like you never left. I promise you he will struggle to function in society at first. It will take him years. And have you looked into recidivism rates for his crime? You think he will be able to petition for you within 6 months of the gate? Unless he has family members giving him a job it’s doubtful he willl was in stable employment earning anything more than minimum wage at that stage. But my concern is more for his mental state. I’m not kidding when I tell you prison messes with your head. You might want to browse online to find forums for people and their families adjusting to life post-incarceration. It’s not just about how determined he is to do well, it’s more about how society will reject him over and over and over again. 

 

Also, check the terms of his parole. If his crime was violent there is a good chance he won’t be allowed to have minors living in the same residence unless they are his biological children. That doesn’t just apply to people who committed crimes against children. Depending on the state, it can apply to all violent crimes. 

 

We are wandering off topic here but there are are some great resources out there. I strongly urge you to study the effects of prolonged incarceration and read personal stories of those who have been through it and how difficult it was in the initial post-release years. Get that taken care of before you even look at the K-1 paperwork. 

Thank you and well noted.......We do plan, but God is the best planner and best provider of all....We will always have faith in God and we will  never stop praying and asking for HIS help and ease everything ameen ameen ameen....

2 hours ago, JFH said:

As the wife of a felon, my advice is that you will have far more chance of success with a spouse visa. In other words, marry first, then file. 

 

Criminal pasts of petitioners are not as heavily scrutinised for spousal visas as they are for fiancé visas because USCIS takes the stance that if you have got to the stage of marrying him already then presumably you are OK with his crimes. There are some crimes that exclude USCs from petitioning - even for their spouses. There is also the practical side of the spousal visa that you will be able to work immediately. This may be necessary - especially if he struggles to find work. My husband did prison time in the 1990s and still faces challenges when it comes to employment so it will be a hundred times harder for someone fresh out of the joint. 

 

Now, I'm the last person to criticize a person's choice of partner. Many people thought I needed my head testing when they found out I was dating a man with a criminal record. And his record is old - way before I knew him. But, you have to have a word with yourself. Prison is an inhumane place that breeds anger, violence, resentment, aggression, and a survival mentality. You are planning on not only taking your children to the other side of the world to a place they know nothing about, away from their friends, relatives, home, school, grandparents, culture and more to live with a man who has spent the last x years living in a gladiator training camp that neither you nor the children have met before. I'm guessing he's in Angola? That is one of the most violent and dangerous prisons in the country. In one year alone there were almost 1400 assaults that required medical treatment. Even the calmest, most patient man will be turned into a savage animal there.

 

My advice, for what it's worth... wait for him to be released and complete parole. Make him prove to you that he can hold down a job to provide for you. Unfortunately criminality is difficult to shake off and when money is low they often turn to the only way they know to make money and it ain't pretty. My husband was in for theft and he tells me that he still feels tempted from time to time to steal something that he can't afford. They need to completely re-program their thought processes. This man isn't Angola for being late for work. He must have committed a pretty heinous crime. Is this really want you want as a role model for your children? 

 

If he he truly loves you, and you truly love him, you'll wait. You will wait for him to sort himself out and get back to being who he needs to be before you force fatherhood and immigration on him. This process is stressful enough as it is, let alone someone who is not used to real life. 

Thank you JFH ...and that is what we are trying to do NOW....Wait for him to get out and get released from the prison and gets a job and hes gonna 2 job to support me and my 2 kids ....we have been together for 16 months now...and God willing he will be out soon this year 2018...we got it all planned already and we will wait for at least 6 months after he gets out and get a stable job and  proof of incomes or perhaps 1 whole year of proof of incomes then we will proceed for the fiance visa....because I can see there is a minimum requirement for the poverty guideline for georgia of total 4 household is $38000 

1 minute ago, Perfect two 💑 said:

Nope, totally wrong. In Islam you can meet him but with at least one of your family members with you (your mahram) . Aside from that, in Islam, it required you to meet your future wife/husband before get married too. It is the use of engagament. And if you said you can't  meet him because of religion issue,, in Islam, he should come and meet your family to ask their permission to marry you. you can file for exemption, but I don't think you will get it. 

thank you and well noted 

56 minutes ago, Tom169 said:

Good luck explaining that. Plenty of Muslims meet before marrying.

 

As a side note ensure his criminal past doesn't exclude him from petitioning. 

okay noted on that 

35 minutes ago, Naes said:

Order of things:  

*Meet Fiancé (Nope, religion excuse won't work, nor the financial situation, nor the prison part)

*Not you, your fiancé will file a petition (although this depends on why he is in prison....) only after approval of that you may apply for the visa

 

 

This is the probably the most questionable post I've ever seen here.....

okay will look into it, 

1 minute ago, abum said:

How  sure are you that this is not an elaborate scam? 

Malaysia has a rising number of Love Scam (usually done by african related  scammers though)

NO I am sure its not a scam because I knew his family so well there especially my future mother in law and my future sister in law...they the one whose taking care of him now and visiting him in at the penitentiary  ...the prison wont allow any marriage event conducted in the prison facilty so we have to wait until he gets out real soon before the end of the year 2018 and we been together for 16 months now and we have been contacting some of the marriage Kadi/Imam (in Louisiana area) a person who will conduct the marriage for advices and guidances on the marriage in U.S and their availabilty to handle our Nikah (marriage) soon 

3 minutes ago, Tom169 said:

You must have met him in person in the last 2 years. That is a requirement of K-1 visa.

 

Also, it is him that starts the process by filing an I-129F. 

But it stated there at the PART 2 section Item no.53 that:

"If you respond “No” to Item Number 53., explain in detail any reasons you may have for requesting an exemption
from the requirement that you and your fiancé(e) must have met in person during the two years immediately before
filing this petition in Item Number 54. You must request a waiver and demonstrate that meeting in person would have
posed an extreme hardship on you or violated strict and long-established customs of your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or
social practice, and that any and all aspects of the traditional arrangements have been or will be met in accordance with
the custom or practice."

.....so I can only come up with my supporting evidence and its a practice in our religion in Islam its not premissible for a man and woman to meet each other before marriage and I cannot afford to fly there at the moment because of my financial condition. I hope they will reconsider my explanation and reasons for the above matter...

1 minute ago, missileman said:

K-1 interviews are NEVER done inside the US.  There are no US embassies or consulates inside the US,

Ooohh is that sooo...I am so sorry I have no idea about that but thank you so much missileman for your respons I appreciated it so much so then I will just be going to the U.S embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and one more question missileman: Is it okay if I attend the interview with just my kids  without my future husband (petitioner) am applying the K2 for them too. and honoustly me and future husband never met and we just had an established relationship over the email, phone calls and letters...he is currently incarcarated in the Louisiana Prison but will be out soon this year 2018. But me, her mother and her sister are very closed we called each other and video call all the time...what do you think? I have all the evidence of our relationship and I am waiting for him to get out soon and get a job so that we can proceed with the wedding plan and the K1 Visa

Dear All, can anyone guide me I am a Malaysian and residing in Malaysia and have plans to marry my American future husband...Is it compulsary for me to go for the K1 Visa interview at the U.S Embassy in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia or U.S Embassy in United States? Thank you