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3 minutes ago, SJordanS said:

Oh ok. traditional engagement ceremony pics were posted somewhere? They warn about this here in VJ. They do that all the time for India and Pakistan. Same denial reason with ceremony pics.  The people here on VJ put the fear of God in me because I submitted church engagement ceremony photos and set me up to believe they would deny. They did not deny. But I truly believe its country specific. Was it just those photos? If I can ask, if your husband also a public figure?

Yes my husband is a public figure

4 hours ago, geowrian said:

Just to clarify...

They would not find that you are married (unless there is evidence of a legal marriage under that country's laws). They would find that you did not satisfactorily demonstrate being free to marry as required for a K-1 visa.

They googled us and our traditional engagement was posted so this is another non factual response from you again. Smh

3 hours ago, SJordanS said:

So sorry to hear this. This also goes to show how DHS is reviewing social networks and internet searching for what they consider high-fraud countries. Nigeria being one of them. I hope you can get this resolved. 

Yes. She stated to him “I googled you guys and saw the multiple new stories and blogs about you guys...you are too married and need to file for a CR1. You filed for the wrong petition” 

 So yes they are using social media to look you up. It is what it is we will refile and go from there. 

2 hours ago, Unlockable said:

 

1 hour ago, NicoleM said:

So you are the US citizen? In your country (which should be the USA?), people don't call each other husband and wife until they are married.

 

What is the bride's price? Like a dowry?? This is also not an American thing..

 

Any kind of 'wedding celebration' (legal or not) makes you too married for the k1.

 

 

Again we did not call each other husband and wife but society did because of his status, I just did today because that is what we were told we are per the interviewer. 

In my CULTURE we have to do many marriage rights before we are legally married. We had no clue paying dowry and having a party would constitute as marriage. 

1 hour ago, Gomast said:

You should definitely consult an attorney beforehand, because there is a 90 days rule which says that you have to wait 90 days between applications with different intents.

If you submit a petition for a B-1/B-2 in less than 90 days from your K-1 visa denial, it might be viewed as misrepresentation of your intent. 

This has nothing to do with the 90day rule as he is only coming to visit and leave until he has the proper papers filed, but regardless we got great advice from our lawyer. Thanks! 

1 minute ago, Pitaya (火龙果) said:

Interesting case and intro in your posting. You are calling him "my husband" and you were recently denied a K1 fiancee visa at the visa interview at the embassy/consulate? I think I can understand why you were denied a fiancee visa. It does sound like the CO acted in a proper manner. Since he has already expressed immigration intent through the filing of the K1 visa, it is highly unlikely that he would be granted a B1/B2 visa (business/visitor, respectively), due to the recent K1 denial, and also because Nigeria is such a high-fraud country and has an accompanying high B2 visa refusal rate....Sorry. It is likely far easier from an immigration standpoint for you to visit him.

 

You may want to consider starting the CR1 spousal visa process.

 

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Thanks. Its also a habit to call him my husband bc in my country after he pays the bride price....that's what he is..my husband but in the interview he referred to me as his fiance. Either or we will try and make the best decision going forward funny thing is we did all our traditional stuff after we applied so...yea. Thanks for everyone's input!

No i did not submit this evidence....my husband is a public figure in Nigeria so it was plastered everywhere that we are married even though legally we are not...they investigated us.  I think it wont hurt to do the B1/B2 just to try because regardless he still has strong ties to Nigeria and will come back.  

Hello, My husband was recently denied his k1 visa because public information ie blogs were calling us husband and wife. The embassy now said we are too married and that we should have applied for a Cr/Ir1 ( we had no clue).  I am having a baby soon and i cant wait for the letter from the US embassy... I need him to come in the country to be with me... If I call uscis to close the case will it effect him getting a  b1 visa? 

Just now, Omoge Afo said:

I guess they sent them by batch. Smh!!! Belove country. 

Can you post yours so we can see if there is any difference between the one that's already in the chat. Or is it the same? Thanks in Advance! 

11 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Earlier spots do open from time to time. Need to keep your eyes open as they usually are snapped up rather quickly. Don't cancel too many times or you head to the back of the line and have to wait 90 days and pay the interview fee once again.

 

Many of our answers are predicated on the information you supply in your profile. When we look at the left column and can't determine your timeline OR your Embassy it's hard for us to give you a factual answer. Our answers will sometimes be tailored to a specific Embassy hence the reason for you to complete your profile. If you look at the profile of others here, they have a flag for their country, so it makes it easy for us to reply as we can quickly determine their Embassy. The country that should be used is the country where the interview will take place.

 

So, if you could help yourself out and complete your profile that sure would help us out when we want to reply to your question with factual information.

 

Go to the top right of this page select your name (it's on the upper right-hand corner)>my profile>[below your picture on the right column] edit my profile. Scroll to the bottom and fill in "Immigration Info". There now we can better serve you.

 

Once you finish that then return and you will see a flag in your profile. Select it and see what wonderful information will open up for you.

 

Thanks

 

@sg123  See above for instructions on how to complete your profile. Thanks.

1 minute ago, Greenbaum said:

Yes you are in the Nigerians only room (but the TOS states that anyone can visit and comment in any thread) and yes I processed through the Philippines more than 5 years ago. So what's your point?

 

If you were to wonder out of this thread then how would others have the information to answer your question. Each embassy is different and it only benefits you because you will get a straight answer.

 

But what I tell those who are resisting the thought of finishing there timeline and embassy, where they will process their visa through, you don't have to complete it and I don't have to respond with answering your questions. I answer and help many people, which if you look at my profile you'll see it's almost 7,000 replies. Once again you do not have to complete your profile, I was just making the request so I and others can help you.

Well I was just assuming that if posting in "Nigeria Only" group I would assume we were talking about the same country. You pointing out that my flag was missing made me wonder if I was in group centered around K1 visa's for the Philippines. But obviously I am not either way...thank for the info! Keep up the great work!

The chat says its for Nigerians only or am I in the Filipino chat group hence your flag?

Has anyone been set an appointment with the embassy and possibly saw earlier spots open up after they set the appointment?

I have a question when doing the background check does anyone know if you can do it online instead of being present at the police station? 

Question. My fiance went to school in Ghana for 5 years...does he need to get a background check from there too?