analyncortez32

22 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

with current timelines for k-1, i'd follow other Vj's suggestions and file CR-1. A well prepared file for spousal visa has also good chances and saves time and money. Nobody can guarantee anything, since the embassy is the one issuing the Visa.

Spousal visa takes more time to file for it. It stays in NVC for 2 months

15 minutes ago, Shiran said:

I see the suggestion to file for CR1 quite often, there is usual (and correct!) argument about Green card advantage, cheaper in long term, being able to work etc. But! That only applies if there is actual happy ever after. Regardless how much we want it, things don't always go perfectly, K-1 has "intent to marry" but also allows for brief "let's see how things are when we are actually living together" period, which some people (especially those who could not travel frequently) might lack and might benefit from. Especially in the cases like that, where it seemed person didn't initially even want to refile.

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56 minutes ago, little immigrant said:

First why was it denied? And what will you do differently this time? 

Its just he was not divorced before filing for it

47 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

if your k-1 was denied, best is to not refile a k-1 and start from 0 with a CR-1, just my 2 cents

 

There is another VJ @John & Rose he might be more informed as what is best way to either refile or just start CR-1

Some people suggested to refile k1 visa because you can always refile but if you get denied in spousal visa theres no other chance. And the problem was not so serious. He is divorced now 100 percent

46 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

if your k-1 was denied, best is to not refile a k-1 and start from 0 with a CR-1, just my 2 cents

 

There is another VJ @John & Rose he might be more informed as what is best way to either refile or just start CR-1

The petition got denied by uscis sorry. He was not legally free to marry when he filed for it. That denied his petition 

On 10/20/2018 at 4:57 PM, Sarge2155 said:

You have channeled so much energy and effort into explaining things in this thread. I read where you said you are prepared to throw away your LDR because you can't go through with it again. Please use some of the energy you displayed all throughout this thread. Don't quit now go the spousal route. I know you are upset and devastated about this, but it will subside. Don't throw away your love. I am sure your petitioner feels the same. Take a deep breath clear your head before making any rash decisions. People here are generally trying to help, I think your devastation and your frame of mind is interfering with your thinking take a few steps back and rethink it please.

I am not the one who gave up but him. He left me because he wont refile and wait for me anymore

Who among you got denied by uscis and refiled for k1 visa? Is it any faster to refile since they did already background check? 

1 minute ago, Shiran said:

Good luck to you, and keep us updated!

Thank you. I hope they will consider our mistake. It was not intended. His attorney made him believe he was single with that court order.

13 minutes ago, Nicola and Jordan said:

It’s not that they don’t care about relationships they care about doing the process correctly and legally. They have done nothing wrong according to what I’m reading in this post. Take the advice you have been given and crack on if it’s still what you both want to do. 

 

We still dont know if tier 2 was telling the truth. Its still speculative because we have no letter yet. They said it was sent on October 9th. And still no letter. Uscis is only in Laguna. My fiance is just in redondo beach. The mail should have been there last week. One tier said its still under review by a supervisor and they will get back to us in 15 days. So we have no idea what to do yet. No letter no decision to be made yet

6 hours ago, John & Rose said:

We were denied K-1 in April.  We got married in Manila in June.  We are now working on the CR-1.  Forget about the past.  Keep moving forward.  A LOT of us got screwed by RV.  All we can do is help future filers by explaining how easy the paperwork really is.  It isn't hard to file on our own.  It felt overwhelming at first but now you see that even with an agency you still do all the work.  They get paid a lot of money just to mail a package.  

 

Move on and don't lose focus on what is truly important.

 

I hope it works for us. We have so many plans together this year. Now its shattered. Uscis doesnt care about relationships. 😢😢😢😭😭😭

8 hours ago, geowrian said:

Perceived rudeness is not a cause to violate the TOS.

Check my past responses on the thread...this is not personal nor aimed at somebody who is down.

As stated, the meaning was not clear to me. They = the lawyers & RV? If so, it's not their denial, just (another) failed handling of a case.

I was not talking about the agency and the attorney. I think youre not following. I was talking about someone elses who filed an appeal to uscis when they got denied. And they successfully won. They forgot to include their divorce decree with the RFE letter back to USCIS. Its understandable that i said didnt. Means did not. I just typed again not which was very clear that was a typo. 

Just now, Boiler said:

Sadly so.

We will try to get refund.. 

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

A LOT more than that on VJ.

Crapid visa. Wasted time and money trusting them

19 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Reminder that it is against the VJ TOS to tell a member not to respond.

But youre rude because of the typo. You dont care how i feel now. People could make mistakes writing when theyre feeling bad. 

13 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Well you are not the first using that Agency and will not be the last.

Three denials already using that agency

15 hours ago, Shiran said:

They haven't received any denial letter yet, this is very speculative at this point. If I understood this right (and it is a bit hard to understand) the petition got kicked up to supervisor who is reviewing the provided RFE information now, and will make a call based on that. In California this applies

On the example that OP posted though I do not the termination date of marriage stated, it is like they forgot to fill it in, leaving hanging sentence. 

It was his attorneys mistake and our agency mistake sending that court order. To our knowledge it was already the date of the termination of his marriage. We have no idea the divorce had to be recorded and the final date of the divorce is the recorded one not the trial date. We were in a rush. We should have hired experts for our petition. 

19 hours ago, geowrian said:

Wasn't understandable to me.

Then dont bother responding here. Because most people understand

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

They = ?

"Didn't not send"?

Typo error. No need to be a grammar police here. Its understandable. 

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

An appeal for a denied petition is available (not a returned one for a K-1 visa).

That said, there needs to be a basis for the appeal showing that USCIS made an error. It sounds like USCIS did not make an error...the attorney and "helpful" agency did.

 

Edit: Just to clarify, the appeal is on the petition, not the visa.

They got denied by uscis too. They got rfe but didnt not send in the divorce decree with the rfe. They made an appeal and won and now theyre approved. After 3 months

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

Your attorney jumped the gun if they suggested filing before having the divorce was recorded.

Yes that attorney of him was a scumbag and earned a lot of money for 2 years. 

4 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

file for another K1 after you get the denial. you can even submit a letter to withdraw it. or marry, and file a CR1.

 

you have options, but all will take time and $.

I dont think we would go through the same process and back to long ditance relationship again. And get frustrated waiting. Life is too short. We wasted our time and money on this. Our love isnt enough to fight for this anymore. I am crying again. 

5 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

you can not appeal a denied K1. there is no appeals process.

No. There is an appeal. I know many people appealed and got approved recently. 

1 minute ago, debbiedoo said:

you dont have to hire an attorney. you do have to be able to follow instructions and have the correct documents.

We had no idea what a divorce decree looked like. Thought the court order was enough proof to show then his marriage was terminated. Well thanks for answering. I guess we just have to move on with our lives. We both dont want to go through another year of filing for another visa. Being apart is very painful and stressful for us. Its tragic but i have to accept it. 

1 minute ago, debbiedoo said:

you dont have to hire an attorney. you do have to be able to follow instructions and have the correct documents.

We had no idea what a divorce decree looked like. Thought the court order was enough proof to show then his marriage was terminated. Well thanks for answering. I guess we just have to move on with our lives. We both dont want to go through another year of filing for another visa. Being apart is very painful and stressful for us. Its tragic but i have to accept it. 

5 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

good luck with that

 

it does not matter. WHEN YOU FILE THE PETITION YOU HAVE TO BE LEGALLY ABLE TO GET MARRIED. You can not promise to marry someone else when you are married to someone else legally. And until you have that certified divorce decree, you are not able to marry anyone else legally. This is not a difficult concept. You failed to follow the very basic instructions.

 

Even with us, I did not receive a ring or a proposal until AFTER he had the final divorce decree. We had everything ready to go. We knew we would be getting married. We had our plans for the future and bought a house together. But there was no official anything (ring, proposal, announcement) until he had that piece of paper. And he had been separated and not living with his ex for nearly 3 years at that point.

 

expect a rejection. You have wasted a lot of time - both yours, USCIS, and other people waiting in line. You also just threw away the $500 some odd dollar filing fee. All because you were anxious and couldn't wait until you had that final document you needed.

We had no idea. Thats why we hired an agency to help us with the process. Also we consulted his divorce attorney about the divorce decree but gave us that minute order. We formally got engaged in May this year. We made plans already. Maybe we just have to move on 😭😭

3 minutes ago, BJ & Christine said:

That is not a registered copy of divorce decree. If u didn't send registered divorce decree or as I have read, were not free to marry at time of filing the I should be expecting a denial. 

You will be free to apply again or go the cr1 route. 

From what I have read I'd be shocked if u got approved at this point.

now all u can do is wait and see what uscis says. Don't expect it to be a quick responce either. Could take months for them to make there decision. 

Okay. They said over the phone there should be recourse. And we can still appeal. The attorney made a mistake giving us information about his divorce date. Its the first time he got divorced and filing for k1 visa. We had no idea about it. And we used that crapidvisa to help us with the process but they just made it worse. They said that court order is acceptable to be a divorce decree. We should have hired an immigration lawyer and waited for the final divorce decree. Now we are devastated and may just separate ways. 

14 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

i mean, that and having met within the past 2 years are, more or less, the most basic of requirements 😕

But i dont get it because you dont get nareied right away when yoi filed for the divorce. And we explained it on the letter that it was an attorneys mistake. We got a court order and understood he was single and free to marry from february 5th. 

Just now, analyncortez32 said:

But i dont get it because you dont get married right away when you filed for the divorce. And we explained it on the letter that it was an attorneys mistake. We got a court order and understood he was single and free to marry from february 5th.