Sorasykes

1 minute ago, Cathi said:

Admitting to being nervous won't result in denial, all of us are nervous during the interview and they are well aware of that.

What questions did she get wrong that you say she should have known? That will give a better us perspective on the denial.

How many trips I made. She said 2. She also said we got married on the third trip(she thought the third trip was the second because she forgot about the first.) She was technically right we got married on the second trip. 

Just now, Family said:

Book a flight and don’t let this setback damage the 4 years of dedication. You sound sincere and dedicated to the marriage and I trust you are familiar with your wife’s character and demeanor…as well as possible reactions under stress. 
Even if you held your temper and did not respond to that question with a “ None of your ## business” or a more civilized “ I consummated my marriage as prescribed “ ….I think it’s time to get on the offensive now. 
 

Get you Congressman to help asap. Ask for help w 

1. Ask for an expedited USCIS processing of the review ( get your NOIR faster) 

2.  Lodge a complaint of CO abuse of discretion 

 

Thank you I will.

Thank you everyone I forgot about the NOID NOIR. I had lost hope. 

Just now, Boiler said:

If memory serves me right which it may not where you introduced by her family and she had been petitioned but in a category that was taking a long time?

I was introduced through her sister who lives near me. I met and befriend my now wife's brother in law. He introduced me to the rest of the family and we became good friends. We applied for cr1 and it took a long time. We are almost 4 years into processing. It took a year to book a 221g appointment.

1 minute ago, Family said:

If the Officer asked you or your wife how many times you were intimate , I can already see myself HOWLING with abuse of discretion and utter indignation in the response to NOIR…No wonder she got flustered !

Yeah they asked that. I was shocked but they said it would greatly help the case to answer. She's not good with that kind of pressure and those kinda questions. I'll mention it to uscis.

1 minute ago, Family said:

What language do you and your wife communicate in? 

What language was the interview held in? 
 

What questions did  she miss?

**am aware you stated she knew the correct responses but she was extremely nervous **

 

What do you sense is the weakest part of your case and what do you and your wife feel the questions were more centered on ? 
 

What questions was she asked at the first interview? 

What questions were each of you asked at 2nd “ separated “ Stokes interview? 
 

USCIS will send you a NOIR and you will have a chance to address and overcome each point.

If you have the means, go there ASAP, to spend time as a couple, amass a boatload of Evidence of Marriage and Relationship …stay as long as you can or go as often as budget permits. ALL of this you will use in the NOIR ( Notice of Intent to Rescind) 

 

 

We communicate in english and both interviews were also in english. I thought our case was very strong. I submitted way more than they asked for when they gave a us a 221g. I visited 3 times between 2018 and 2019. Obviously covid stopped us after that. Guess I'll be booking a flight soon.

4 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

So it sounds like they may have decided it was not a real marriage?  Maybe some more facetime in Vietnam would be a good idea while you are awaiting for the NOID to come from USCIS.

Yeah it seems they decided it was real. Our 4th anniversary is coming up on Nov 18th. To think we have to celebrate it with this looming over it.

1 minute ago, arken said:

Contacting each parties through phone simply means your case was very suspicious in the CO's eyes. What were the questions asked? You don't need to tell the answers if it's personal but at least if you can tell where you two didn't align, then you may get some good suggestions. 

Generic ones like how many trips did I make out there. What happened during each trip. Marriage anniversary and which trip we got married on. There was questions about first kiss and how often we were intimate. I answered all 100% accurately but she admitted the officer corrected her on a few and she was very nervous. I guess that did it.

1 minute ago, dwheels76 said:

So you had interview and you were told petition is being sent back yo USCIS? What happened at interview? is there a big age gap? Other Red Flags. How did your spouse handle answering the questions.
If petition is being returned, you will get either NOID (Notice of Intent to Deny) or NOIR (Notice of Intent to Revoke). You will be told the denial appoints and a chance to address each issue.
So now you have to wait for response from USCIS and that can take a year to get back to USCIS and they get to it and respond to you.
If you address all the issues with evidence and other things and they approve USCIS will reaffirm your case and send it back to embassy for 2nd interview.

She is 29 and im 31, No age gap. So we will receive a notice of denial when uscis gets it back? Then we will get a chance to fight it. But that could take a year or more. 

Like I said she admitted to be nervous and missing questions. Questions she should of answered correctly. 

3 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Was there a letter given after the second interview with anything specific?  

No it was a phone interview for us both separately. I guess they compared our answers. This was 5 months after our 221g. We gave theme everything they asked for from the 221g.

1 minute ago, Dashinka said:

I agree, unless we know the generalities of why the visa was denied, it is hard to give any recommendations as to how that might be overcome.

Seems like the interview. She admitted being very nervous and missed a few questions. They were questions she shouldn't of missed. 

Just now, Misscloud said:

do you know the reason why it got denied in the first place?

Nope it just says after the interviews we had 2. The most recent was March and a phone interview for us both.  That after the interviews they looked at the facts of the case and decided it was best to send it back to USCIS.

My case was denied after almost 4 years of processing. Delayed by covid and 221g appointment taking a year to schedule. Got word today from my senator who was helping with my case. The visa has been returned from embassy to USCIS and will be closed. I need to know what my options are...and ask for any advice. Right now it seems like moving to vietnam is the only option to try and build a life together. 

I scheduled my wifes 221g appointment last Thursday. It was scheduled for yesterday. We attended the interview and they accepted our documents. They have begun rescheduling. 

On 10/7/2021 at 9:46 PM, Devarj said:

Has any one gotten a visa interview at the Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Consulate since July 2021? Can not understand why after the lockdown they are still not granting interviews?

I was able to get one for my wife. Her 221g appointment is tonight due to the time difference. I was able to schedule last Thursday at 8am PST.

17 minutes ago, Jim and Lan said:

Congrats! And keep us posted on the interview results. Oh man, this process is painful. 

I just hope this means more slots open for others. Hopefully the consulate will be back to normal. Everyone here deserves to be with their significant others. This process is horrible to say the least.

Just posting an update!!!!!! We got our 221g appointment!!!!! I confirmed it this morning! 3 weeks before our dead line we finally got one!!!! I hope everyone is able to get one!

On 9/24/2021 at 12:51 AM, Purigorotta8 said:

Is there really nothing that can be done to expedite this? It's almost sickening to hear this knowing I haven't seen my fiancé since early 2020. 

I wish there was a way to expedite. I have been married to my wife for 3 years almost. I havent seen her since December 1st of 2019. We had our first interview on November 20 2020, and they gave us a 221 (g). We have been trying to schedule a new appointment ever since.

Our dead line ends in one month and they have been closed for soooo long. Im not even sure I can get an extension of some kind. We are losing our minds with fear of having to start all over. 

41 minutes ago, Jim and Lan said:

A writ of mandamus is the best option. If all of us filed, we would get our visas.Look what’s happening in Thailand now. After the class action, they decided they would start processing K1 visas.  This Consulate is very poorly managed. Don’t give up, and don’t let these people ignore you. My writ has been filed and I’m waiting. Anybody out there that thinks that waiting is an option is kidding themselves. Good luck with your attorney search. 

He didn't even say it was an option. I will look into more. But I need them to give us an appointment for our CR1 visa. I dont want them to decide our case until we have our appointment. Hopefully another attorney will say its an option. I'll update as I talk to more attorneys.

But this whole thing is just ridiculous. We have been married 3 years and going through process for the same amount of time. I haven't seen her in two years almost. Good luck everyone.

23 hours ago, Sorasykes said:

I have contacted a lawyer and will update after the consultation tomorrow morning. Good luck everyone. 

So the Lawyer said it would cost $2,000 and that the best he could do is keep trying to get us an interview by contacting them over and over. I'll keep trying other lawyers. 

I have contacted a lawyer and will update after the consultation tomorrow morning. Good luck everyone. 

It has been awhile has anyone had any luck? My cases dead line is November. Its getting closer and closer. I know its closed but if they don't re open anytime soon what will happen to cases that pass their deadlines. I really don't want to have to start over from USCIS again. Could we possibly do an emergency appointment?

Anyone have any updates? Anyone able to schedule anything? I haven't been able to.. Best of luck!

5 hours ago, Jim and Lan said:

It takes about a week to write, but again, it depends upon the workload of your attorney. Once the Writ has been filed, the DOS has 60 days to respond. Nevertheless, they must perform their duty, or give you an interview Appt. They are only compelled to make a decision. They don’t have to approve your case. I will provide additional updates as I get them. 
 

Yes, it will help because you will get an appointment. They have no choice. Waiting is not a good strategy. I don’t believe that the Consulate has enough appointments for everybody, especially the K visas. 

I'm a little confused, I will try contacting one today. My wife already had her interview. We are trying to schedule a day for her to turn in evidence. I definitely do not want them to decide my case without the additional evidence.

This is a 221g thread so I imagine everyone here was given a 221g.  The fact that we got them means they did not believe us in some form or another. 

I do not want them decide my case without the additional evidence. 

On 6/25/2021 at 2:04 PM, Jim and Lan said:

Yes, good post, but there's a problem. There does not seem to be a priority ranking system that the Consulate uses to rank order cases as they arrive at the Consulate. If you know that there is a a priority system, at least for K-1s, let us know.  So, given this scenario, it's entirely possible that somebody's case that just arrived at the Consulate could get an interview before ours, which arrived in February. So, you have an ever growing pond of people competing for a limited number of appointments. It's not only unfair, it's madness. As long as the Consulate remains closed, cases will continue to stack up. And, unless the Consulate dumps a huge number of appointments in the system, many people will never get an appointment. The solution here is for the Consulate to schedule appointments as the cases arrive at the Consulate. Unfortunately, this would be too much work for the Consulate. My attorney is preparing a Writ of Mandamus. We are tired of waiting. I would advise people who can't get appointments to inquire with an immigration attorney about the feasibility of obtaining a Writ. If you want to wait, so be it. I'm afraid you will be waiting too long. My honey met a woman at Cho Ray, who was getting her medical. The poor woman said that she was there to get a second medical, because her first had expired--she couldn't get an interview appointment. There's no excuse for the Consulate treating people the way they do. Good luck, folks. 

Any updates on the Writ? Can it actually help? How long does it take to write one of these?