henry_h

6 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Well, you just got your first upvote for being an alert member who has asked a thoughtful question.   

Thanks for your endorsement.  Others are more tuned in and can comment authoritatively.

We'll move posts if they're not in an optimal forum.  You guessed pretty much the right place to post, initially.

 

USCIS, and the consulates, and CBP all thrive on the truth.

A 4-month front-of-store job certainly isn't your fiancee's life's work, and sensible authorities will realize that.

 

As the incomparable pushbrk says, "Reading carefully, interpreting literally, and answering completely & honestly is the key to your success during this entire process."

 

Edited to add:  Sincere thanks from ALL of us for your clear identification of who is who and giving your ages right up front.  Everyone should emulate you in doing that.

I'm being spoiled by your appreciation.

There's very little information on this specific topic online, I have found some US Embassy information from Canada, notably the following:

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A Canadian citizen working in or facilitating the proliferation of the legal marijuana industry in Canada, coming to the United States for reasons unrelated to the marijuana industry will generally be admissible to the United States. However, if a traveler is found to be coming to the United States for reasons related to the marijuana industry, they may be deemed inadmissible.

https://ca.usembassy.gov/cannabis-legalization-in-canada/

This is in direct reference to Canadians, and while she isn't Canadian, it was a Canadian industry. I'm hoping that this is going to be relatively accurate as to how things go. And it falls in line with your reasoning - retail cannabis is far from her life's work, it was a job at the time to pay the bills. 

Consistent honestly is the plan.

And thank you! I've seen what happens in some threads with 0 context of anything. 

4 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Henry, welcome to the forum!  By the way, your unanswered duplicate thread from hours ago has been removed; it's disappointing not to receive replies, but weekends here are slower.  Folks will undoubtedly chime in.

 

You ask a good question.  "A job is a job," it seems, or should seem, if it was legal; others here will comments on the potential USCIS reaction at the petition phase.  I'm purely guessing that if USCIS has an issue with her job, an RFE (request for evidence) will be sent to you, at which point you could respond by explaining the employment circumstances in detail.

 

The big matter would be whether she ever used cannabis.  If she has used it, she must be truthful and admit to this during the medical examination before her visa interview, and bear the rightful consequences.

 

Again, others here will be along with input, so stay tuned.

Thanks @TBoneTX! 

I have lurked plenty on this forum and I was particularly looking forward to your reply since you always have nuggets of insight. Apologies for the duplicate post, wasn't sure if this was a better place to post.

Yes - that was my assumption, and we went by the assumption that more truth is better truth (in this case). And yes, we are totally prepared to tackle an RFE if it comes to that.

We aren't worried about the use issue.

My girlfriend, 27/F/Colombia and I, 32/M/USA, have sent the I-129f petition in January 2025 and are awaiting a response. My question is the following:

She worked in a legal retail cannabis store for about 3-4 months as a keyholder/front of store employer when she was living in Canada before moving back to Colombia and starting the visa application from there. She does not have any other continuing ties to the cannabis retail sector. We are aware that it remains a Schedule 1 drug in the USA federally. Would this former work experience in the cannabis retail sector affect her ability to receive approval and admission to the USA

Thank you very much for your advice!