Old Dominion

Your situation has no short-cuts and it will cost money to try to fix it.

You'll need a sharp lawyer, but even then, the government is moving like molasses in cases like yours. Adam Walsh is still too new a law, and they're walking on eggs to carry it out. It seems taht oen way to do that, is to put your petition in a different pile of papers to be looked at when they have a break.

Basically it seems they fear any recurrence of a molestation that will get media and thus congressional attention. The lawyer can help you develop whatever evidence is available that you are not any kind of threat to society.

You'll get the facts from your nearest US Consulate, no speculation. And you might as well tell them everything about your situation. There is no U.S. crime committed by being out of the country; the U.S. doesn't care if Canada regards you as an illegal alien, but Canada is not at all strict regarding Americans on their soil anyway.

Wedding rings are not necessary to prove marriage in the AOS process, if that's what you mean. Yet when you are interviewed, if you are, it's good to wear some kind of rings, even cheap ones, just for appearances.

Enjoy the trip! In the meantime, you could also contact USCIS to request your returned petition is given priority handling so you can appeal the denial more promptly.

Undoubtedly Both sisters were looking for husbands beyond the borders of their countries. I don't see anything wrong with that, as a lot of traditional Kenyan men (not all) are very much into polygamy, and this does not go well with Christian women, such as my fiancee. Its not our country alone, rather it is our marriage values that are appealing...(one woman-one man). Susan was not restricting her search to any country..it just so happens I am from USA.

By the same token, almost everyone here on VisaJourney has probably used one of the online match/dating services to seek out a suitable partner...its not rare or unusual. And, for that matter, since her Sister is so happily married here in the USA, to a great guy, why wouldn't that influence Susan to try to find the same happiness? I don't see anything wrong with this.

It's not a matter of right or wrong. I know a bit about Nairobi, Kisumu, and some of the other cities in that part of Kenya. It is a cultural reality that single women will go to great lengths to get a visa to the U.S. and Canada simply to flee the hopelessness around them, and eventually perhaps to bring relatives over later on. It is a topic of social conversations among friends of mine there.

The CO lives with that daily. Creating an in-depth relationship, not just a few weeks old at the time of filing, would be a good next step. Next time, the CO staff would not be so keen on finding little discrepancies, especially if you were present for the interview. Good luck!!!

I'd suggest visiting her again. Meanwhile, do what you can to get USCIS to contact you as soon as possible about appealing the decision. The file is on its way back, and it will take at least a year for USCIS to contact you, maybe even longer, if you don't follow up ASAP with them.

The short time involved - meeting her online and then proposing only a few weeks later, suggests someone in Kenya is in a real hurry to get a visa.

I find the governor's action an embarrassment to Virginia.

Had Susan been involved before in any US visa application? Was she of good standing in Nairobi? What part of the city did she live in? Did she give any indication whatever, even to one of her friends, that she was really interested in the green card, not you. This happens quite often in Kenya - joking about finding a guy through whom to get a visa - and the consulate does check around a bit.

I'd say submitting 190 pages of proofs was quite overdone and may indeed have appeared to be an effort to overwhelm with paper that no one in the consulate could possibly have had time to read.

Had Susan been involved before in any US visa application? Was she of good standing in Nairobi? What part of the city did she live in? Did she give any indication whatever, even to one of her friends, that she was really interested in the green card, not you. This happens quite often in Kenya - joking about finding a guy through whom to get a visa - and the consulate does check around a bit.

I'd say submitting 190 pages of proofs was quite overdone and may indeed have appeared to be an effort to overwhelm with paper that no one in the consulate could possibly have had time to read.

It goes to the street address, not the mailbox. Someone will sign for it at the street address, but not at the mailbox. Chicago is the only place to send the original AOS package; it will be reassigned by that office, perhaps to California, perhaps not.

Your local legal aid society will help you if you qualify for its free services

I read every post in this thread because I enjoyed the bantering. I found some posts are written quite well with intelligence and more than a bit of insight. While other ones, uh.....well.... tended to be written by those who might have better luck not trying to argue with folks much smarter than themselves (I think you know who you are). I must say that I have to go with the one post above as my favorite. I'm just sayin'

Oh and by the way has anyone else noticed that the original poster SEEMS to wear his status as a "Sex Offender" as a badge by creating a profile with the name s.o. and then posting a question with regard to the issue?

As for my stand on the issue.... Look, sure there are some of those who get screwed by the laws the way they are written. Sure there are those out there who have gotten caught skinny dipping or knockin' boots with their 17yo girlfriend while they're 19yo or something. But don't you think that if that were the case with the original poster and our buddy nonabilitytoconverse that they would be raring to fight against it long before they ever have to deal with this privilege being taken away? I mean that's like me getting my identity stolen and then getting angry with the mortgage company about it only when I get turned down for a house having known the whole time. My fight would have long ago been with the credit bureaus.

Now of course if I was just a bad credit risk, than I might tend to get angry at the mortgage company for not giving me a break and having rules against loaning people like me money. You see what I'm saying?

I just don't think this is the setting that a wrongly stigmatized sex offender would choose to conduct poll to find support in his efforts to be treated as an equal. So in my book that puts him and his staunchest defenders in the groups of people I don't take a likin' to.... thieves, child molesters and men who beat or rape women or defend those who do (to include lawyers).

For those of you who are, or choose to fight for those who are, wrongly stigmatized by the law...More power to you, but this isn't the place nor is USCIS the agency to take that fight to. I do wish you good luck however....

Tech-Mo

Exactly: "I just don't think this is the setting that a wrongly stigmatized sex offender would choose to conduct poll to find support in his efforts to be treated as an equal. So in my book that puts him and his staunchest defenders in the groups of people I don't take a likin' to.... thieves, child molesters and men who beat or rape women or defend those who do (to include lawyers)."

The requirements for public colleges and universities are different in each state. Usually one must be able to show that he or she is an actual resident of the state (living with a spouse, receiving mail at that address, and having a driver's license may be sufficient) and in an LPR's case, show proof of legal presence in the U.S. (work permit, green card, whatever). In Virginia there is no six--month waiting period any longer.

The private colleges and universities usually charge everyone the same fees. They are usually much more expensive, but also have plenty of financial assistance available to those qualified to receive it.

USCs have no right to higher education -- just the right to apply for it.

hope the OP has quit the weed

Historically when the politicians buy the peoples votes in this way till the treasury is depleted it has meant the downfall of that country.

which countries?

ummm...watch the language here. Not so many understand Tagalog

All things considered, the quickest and cleanest option is the K-1 visa. Get married as soon as she gets here, and file for adjustment of status. Even though she could apply for a tourist visa, it might not be granted and anyway, she'd still need to return to Taiwan to be interviewed for her K-1 visa.

The ex-wife who is the subject of this thread is simply carrying a lot of anger at her ex-husband and will continue to do everything she can to make life miserable for him. If she is nasty to you, it's because she knows it will make him squirm.

If she is after more money, it's for his punishment. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned," the saying goes. On the other hand, if she and the children are living on only $1,200 a month, that's not much.

We talk a lot about forgiveness as a way of getting past our anger; some former spouses carry that anger to their graves, and others instead get on with their lives.

If your husband would turn all of this support business over to an attorney, and tell his ex-wife to contact the lawyer directly without involving your husband, that would help make life easier for you both. She can beg all she wants from then on, but his only answer needs to be "contact my lawyer; I will follow his advice."

In the OP's case, it's good that she is trying to be civil with the ex. Just don't expect the ex to be the same, ever.

It makes no difference where she lives; she is still a Vietnam citizen. Toronto no longer has interviews; only Montreal in the east.

Life in Canada can be quite good. The OP must decide whether this relationship is real enough to take that risk. As to returning one day to the US as a married couple,there won't be a binding answer available anytime soon.

I take it that things in NYC are so bad, the two of you would take such a risk. On the other hand, if you're a city gal and he's a farmboy, which one of you is willing to adopt a different lifestyle?

Anyway, after marriage the citizen can file an I-130 petition and simultaneously, the "alien" can apply for AOS (green card)alond with the EAD, along with the sponsor's papers. It takes nearly 90 days to get the EAD, if all the paperwork is filed correctly. With the EAD in hand, the applicant can get a Social Security number and usually also qualify for a state ID and driver's license.

When it comes time for the AOS interview, they'll both have to explain why the spouse didn't just go back to France after the wedding, and wait as per the immigration laws.

There is no reliable system to have her CE credential, or any other degree, validated everywhere in the U.S. Each state has its own licensing standards and procedures. Each potential employer will evaluate her credential on its own terms, if a license is not required for a particular job opening.

Even 50 pages is probably far too much, in addition to the required forms. As soon as you submit, if it is in a binder, it will be removed and the binder discarded. Paper clips for different parts would work best, with a colored paper cover sheet for each saying what that batch includes. The paper pushers will bless you!!!

You can keep all the unsent papers to carry with you for the interview, if one is requested.

Good luck.