On 11/8/2019 at 12:29 PM, ibrahimfiz said:

Hello abey23 I submitted proof of marriage, my own statement, shelter letter ( but it seems that they requested it again and I don't know why), proof of good moral character, and two affidavits from friends. 

They didn't ask anything about the proof of marriage just additional evidence for the abuse.

what is the prove of good moral character? who gives it?

On 5/16/2019 at 8:33 PM, Lucy&Jason said:

Congratulations.. were you approved on the spot?

yes )

Hello guys. Today had our interview at 8am. 

We are approved!

It was super easy. Very pleasant woman asked questions from 485 form and standard.

she told that we sent enough documents for to make decision.

For now I am really happy!

Wish you guys interviews as the easiest part!

Ps: Detroit office is really fast. We sent documents in february....

4 hours ago, accumbyte said:

From VJ: https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/aosstats.php

USCIS: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/

thanks a lot!

Hello guys! Nice to meet you here.

I want to ask one million`s time question. Which is the middle time till first GC?

I`ve read a lot of statistic but it so much different that I am totally confused...........

Maybe here I can see somewhere statistic about offices ? Thanks in advance.

4 hours ago, TheDjans said:

YulenKaf, how long did you wait in AP before you got issued? What was your visa category? My and I have been in AP for over 4 months

interview was 24Sept. Issued 16Nov. Got the visa 20Nov.

K1/k2. had pink paper

I am issued

6 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

What is your goal?  Any material misrepresentation will mean a ban.  You can try to hope for a 3 year or a 10 year but I doubt if they will just laugh and smile and pat you on the back.  If you love her and want to be with her then consider moving to her.  This is not the time to expect immigration to be overly friendly towards fraud.  I'm not sure there was ever a time where admitting fraud to get a visa would be looked at as anything less than a ban able offense.  

not agreed.

They do not have material misrepresentation yet.

They have  three possibilities how all can be.

It does not mean that they will have 212 in their case.

I follow all such situations. There are many ppl who said truth at the interview and had 221g and then AP and issued even after difference in information before.

Otherways why all this forum is here?????

and what if they will not give you 212 AP but will give AP with 221g for example where they will ask to bring some document which you for sure will give them. But they will mark your case as a couple where was a not truth in the past?

In such situation no waiver is possible....

Any ideas?

1 hour ago, Justjake said:

My consulate with the lawyer was a brief call.  He too came to the same conclusion about getting married and applying.

I've discussed this with my Fiancee, and we will be getting married when I visit her next year.

I appreciate that help that has gone into these 10 pages.

I've also covered with her that because the tourist visa was obtained fraudulently, that she should not travel over here during the process, and that I will make multiple trips to her. 

She is on board with that assessment and plan.

if you will use tourist visa even if you already have it- you will ignore a law even more.  And they will remind you that at the interview. Do not make your chances  less. Wish you better luck then I am in.

1 hour ago, luckycharms said:

Changed from ready to ap again. 

its great exsually

did you talk with a lawyer?

PS: I still think that in this situation spouse visa has more chances as K1

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

Generally, yes. But having claimed to be married in the past is a substantial difference from the norm. In this circumstance, the CO normally requests documentation of the claimed marriage being dissolved.

One can say they only lied on their past application, but how does the CO know whether they were lying before about their marriage or if they are lying now about it?

in my country there is a special extract about it. Hard to say because I still do not know where is she from..

4 hours ago, Going through said:

As mentioned before in this thread, the CR-1 might end up being denied as well based on her not producing a "divorce decree" to make her free to marry again, once she reaches the interview stage....this is all whether or not the CO checks past visa applications (likely they will).  

 

 

k1 the same.....

Generally she does not have to prove that she is divorced if at her packet of documents will be not divorce certificate. 

They will prepare normal documents and to think only what to say and how to explain difference in information at the interview.

The worse may be if she is from list of ban countries, he did not say where is she from.

I think if they want they will try and they will be issued...

1 hour ago, Justjake said:

Thanks to everyone that has replied.  As a new member I am limited to a certain amount of posts a day, and apparently hit the the first day.

I've bookmarked this thread so I can refer to it later as time passes.

As I may have mentioned, I'm aiming to submit the application next week, and get the timer started.  I have a phone number of a local immigration lawyer that did work for my friend, and I have a call into him, although at this time it is premature.  Nonetheless, I'm trying to cover my bases, and I appreciate all of you chiming in with your experiences and input.

be sure that that lawyer works with problem cases. but not only fills forms... I say from my own sad experience....

And
PLEASE tell us what will recommend your lawyer. You may help with it to thousand ppl....

1 minute ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

No no, don't worry, not trying to or going too. Way too tired today for that.

agreed. Sorry about you tired..

4 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

This is inaccurate. It has ALWAYS been difficult for people from certain countries for a reason. People really need to stop with Trump this, Trump that, when most of the things they try to blame him for have been the same for years or decades even. Stop watching CNN, MSNBC, ect, or reading the the sob liberal media articles.

if I will call it with another words reason will not changed: there are some ppl who get visas harder, there are some cases which are not easy, there are some ppl who are not perfect, there are some situations in life which you can not predict... choose what you like more...😀 but Trumps version I like the most, because for sure will understand what I mean.. Is it a new thing that Trump has a strategy to minimise immigrants? I guess no. But this topic for luckiness is not about  this...

I have k-1, 

1. Do not believe to the ppl who tells you to "not marry to the liar"- they are crazy ppl. There are some countries which that ppl will never understand. After Trump started to be here is a really difficult to get a visa for some ppl. And if she got a visa with changing only status she is in a good shape and for sure has good basic in life.Where is she from?

2. Its really strange to measure a woman by visa history, I am sure you are a smart man and will see if she deserves all hard way for immigration visa.

3. I recommend you  to make spouse visa (it may have AP but still have more chances), to say only truth in the interview, to use lawyer for to make perfect documents for applying the visa  -you will have a document about "changing sername" where will be information about she was never married -at least it makes sense in this situation. And remember that misrepresentation is the worst way.  It may happen that you will be in AP and they will decide about agree or not and will give only 221g. 

4. I think the best way here is to say as it is- that you said not truth because of agency. Situation is a veeeeeery common here in my country for example. There are thousand of ppl who used agencies here and then had problems. When I was at the embassy they said it directly. 

5. I wish your fiancee to be strong and to be ready that from the interview she has to remember all details which she wrote in ds-160 for tourist visa. Its a very important. They may check everything from her past.

Good luck to you, and remember -life is only one , and "right" person may be found only once in life.

7 hours ago, luckycharms said:

I hope so. 

Good luck. I hope you get it soon. 

I called. They said the documents have been received and reviewed and that the case is under process. Not sure if that means normal process or administrative processing. 

and even if to write-answers are standart and not clear

2 hours ago, daniandsebas2792 said:

Am going through the same thing mine is on AP after sending two documents my fiance was missing. If your status is on ready it means it is getting ready to be issued give it a few days 

not agree... we have "ready' since 24 Sept

last few messages are very talkative and with a deep sence😋😅

Thank you guys. 

Yes. Its very frustrating time for sure. 

Thank you that you understand that I just want to know all possibilities.

🙂

Without you this forum would be empty... )))))😉

1 minute ago, Alabamak1 said:

are you following the CEAC website...that gives you the most updated status of your visa. Not the USCIS website. 

yes. I do.

Means 20-aug-2018 +6 months? right?

10 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

my wifes Visa was issued few days after the interview. It might have been different years ago. 

I think you exactly understand what I mean.

When I had interview officer told me that my visa will be till March 14, 2019.

I did not get what does it mean at that time. 

I just want to know :

my case is under AP in Kiev embassy.

But I still get letters from USCIS site with such text:

38 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

I am assuming you did not get your K-1 visa on your passport still. Once the consulate sends you your passport with a K-1 visa, you can see the date it was issued. It is valid from the date it was issued and it will say when it expires also on the Visa. 

thank you.