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Anything out of the ordinary may make an officer scrutinize something more(even if they shouldn't), but my husband is Indian and I am white and we didn't have any issues due to being a mixed couple at any time during the process.

IF PLACES LIKE FRANCE, CANADA, SCANDINIAVIA, ENGLAND, SWEDEN HAD CASES BEING DENIED MORE OFTEN THAN OTHERS, IMMIGRATION WOULD REFORM THE SYSTEM AND MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE "EUROPEAN" AREAS. ASIAN AREAS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO IMMIGRATION BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT AFRICAN OR THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE WHITE RACE. BUT AS LONG AS PLACES LIKE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ARE CONSIDERED "HIGH-FRAUD" AREAS EVERYTHING IS FINE. LESS BLACK AND MORE WHITE EUROPEANS COMING INTO THE COUNTRY IS THE IDEA. BECAUSE LIKE THE PEOPLE AT STORMFRONT, THE GOVT. BELIEVES THAT EUROPEAN PEOPLE OR ANYONE CLOSE ENOUGH TO EUROPEANS ARE ACCEPTABLE, BUT ANYONE "TOO DARK" OR FROM AFRICA MUST BE A FRAUD AND MUST BE DENIED. "WHITE" RELATIONSHIPS ARE CONSIDERED NORMAL AND PEOPLE WITH TEXTURED HAIR AND FLESH COLOR ARE NOT CONSIDERED NORMAL IN THE EYES OF THESE BIGOTS.

IF WHITE PEOPLE DID NOT HATE NON-WHITES THAN THE FOOLS THAT CREATED CHIMPOUT.COM AND SITES LIKE STORMFRONT AND NIGGERMANIA.COM WOULD NOT EXIST. AND THE KU KLUX KLAN HAS A WEBISTE WITH FRESH HATE SPEECH FOR NON-WHITES EVERYDAY AND THE GOVT. DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. I SEE IT IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE TO HATE NON-WHITE PEOPLE BUT IF SOMEONE SEES RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION GOING ON AND POINTS IT OUT THEY ARE LABELED AS RACISTS BY THE BIGOTS WHO CREATE THE PROBLEM! MY POINT IS THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE SHOULD NOT MAKE AN ISSUE ABOUT WHAT ETHNIC GROUP MARRIES WHOM, BECAUSE ANYONE CAN BE A FAKE. BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY WILL ONLY FOCUS ON MIXED COUPLES AND LABEL THEM FAKES! AS USUAL FOOLS LIKE YOU DEFEND THE BIGOTS AND GIVE THEM MORE POWER AND SUPPORT THEIR HATRED, THAT'S WHY RACISM IS STILL RAMPANT IN AMERICA BECAUSE YOU MAKE EXCUSES FOR THE PEOPLE IN POWER THAT PERPETUATE IT. YOU ARE THE LOONEY TUNES! SUPPORTING A SYSTEM OF RACISM THAT DOES NOT WORK AND ALWAYS DEFENDING IT EVEN WHEN IT IS CLEAR THERE ARE PROBLEMS. DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER WITH THE SAME RESULT IS INSANITY, AND THAT IS ALL THIS TYPE OF COLOR DISCRIMINATION IS.

YOU ARE JOKES! NONE OF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IMMIGRATION BECAUSE YOU COME FROM COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED "BLACK" AREAS. YOU ARE CONSIDERED CLOSE TO THE "WHITE" RACE THAT'S WHY ITS EASIER FOR YOU TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. OF COURSE YOU WON'T COMPLAIN, BECAUSE JUST AS LONG AS OTHER PEOPLE ARE BEING MISTREATED AND YOU ARE NOT EVERYTHING IS OK. BUT IF "WHITE" OR EUROPEANS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM I AM SURE THERE WOULD BE REFORM CHANGES QUICKLY. Whats really interesting to me is the way people who probably have never experience racism, can speak from a perspective as if they have. Like they KNOW the struggle of "black", "Africans," "people of color" so well.

The USA is racist period.

Huh?

Well, it is.Racism still exists in the USA !

It always will, but considering recent events I'd say we've came a very long way.

That's funny, just as usual the first thing people do when racism and bigotry is talked about, they DEFEND the racism and they make excuses for the bigots. That's why America and other countries have a problem treating everyone like a human being, because there are too many fools in this world that keep racism alive. And then as usual, even with KKK still marching and skinheads all over the place the white people respond and say it is the black people that are responsible for the racism in america. So i guess my grandfather injected himself with syphillis as a tuskegee airman? Racism exists because there are people who keep it in existence it does not grow off of a tree and it is not something you are born with. It is systemically taught and then kept alive by the sheep of a country, people who will listen to anything with no mind of their own. And they say "oh its natural," because the racists, like white supremacists who believe they own America, need an excuse for racism and hatred. And the silly comments about vodka...Typical of what people think of america, small-minded bigot. My point is, if they claim to be treating all cases professionally then why would the ethnic background of a person be brought up? iTS THE SAME AS RACIAL PROFILING. The agency is saying they only want mainly europeans coming in this country because europeans are white and "pure" in the mind of America. I see there are complaints about black people being racist, because blacks are always called racists whenever they point out bigotry and prejudice. I'm sure no one would have a problem saying "All black people steal" but if i said "All white people steal" then there would be a conflict. This is a sad world we live in, its ok to label all non-white "impure" people, but if the "pure" white community is labeled than there is a problem. I saw a silly comment about how i should go to russia if i don't like it here, WHY DON'T THE REST OF YOU GO TO THE COUNTRY YOUR SPOUSE COMES FROM AS WELL? You are going through this process to stay here with your spouse because you say you love them, but you really just want to be here because you think america is better. America is the same bigoted hate monger it has always been, making sure the white people are treated better first and foremost and then trying to compensate for everybody else with special programs and handouts, still evil. That's why France or Ireland or Canada will have no problems getting a visa because they are very white, but of course the "high fraud" rates have to be in sub-saharan africa because that's where black people come from. Racists are defended by freeodm of speech laws, to protect white supremacy and keep white privelege alive. That's why the kkk is allowed to make death threats to blacks and non-whites on their website on a daily basis. Mainly my husband gets comments like "why are you with that black girl?" because white people truly believe they are special and better than anyone else and they believe black and ethnic people are sub-human. As a couple, we are considered "abnormal" by people because most whites believe that my husband who is white is supposed to hate me and marry a white girl. My husband does not hate me and strangely he was not raised with the typical white social beliefs of superiority that most whites are. Our uphill battle is dealing with people who can't understand why my husband would mate with a sub-humanoid. So everything we do is "questioned" because i am not white (white is considered normal). This country could be a paradise for everyone if everyone were considered human, but we are called white and black not human or equal, and the majority in this country do not want to give up their white privelege.

You, my dear, are a racist yourself, and I must say, you yourself will perpetrate racism with your attitude. I say this with all sincerity: you need some therapy for your anger issues and your very skewered perceptions of what most of 'white America' thinks/feels/etc. Look around....A half black man won the popular vote for President. Don't tell me that white people hate blacks, because you are painting a very skewered picture of reality...and you just might enjoy life a little more should you not believe that white people 'don't consider black people human' I mean really.

IF WHITE PEOPLE DID NOT HATE NON-WHITES THAN THE FOOLS THAT CREATED CHIMPOUT.COM AND SITES LIKE STORMFRONT AND NIGGERMANIA.COM WOULD NOT EXIST. AND THE KU KLUX KLAN HAS A WEBISTE WITH FRESH HATE SPEECH FOR NON-WHITES EVERYDAY AND THE GOVT. DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. I SEE IT IS ONLY ACCEPTABLE TO HATE NON-WHITE PEOPLE BUT IF SOMEONE SEES RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION GOING ON AND POINTS IT OUT THEY ARE LABELED AS RACISTS BY THE BIGOTS WHO CREATE THE PROBLEM! MY POINT IS THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE SHOULD NOT MAKE AN ISSUE ABOUT WHAT ETHNIC GROUP MARRIES WHOM, BECAUSE ANYONE CAN BE A FAKE. BUT THEY ARE SAYING THEY WILL ONLY FOCUS ON MIXED COUPLES AND LABEL THEM FAKES! AS USUAL FOOLS LIKE YOU DEFEND THE BIGOTS AND GIVE THEM MORE POWER AND SUPPORT THEIR HATRED, THAT'S WHY RACISM IS STILL RAMPANT IN AMERICA BECAUSE YOU MAKE EXCUSES FOR THE PEOPLE IN POWER THAT PERPETUATE IT. YOU ARE THE LOONEY TUNES! SUPPORTING A SYSTEM OF RACISM THAT DOES NOT WORK AND ALWAYS DEFENDING IT EVEN WHEN IT IS CLEAR THERE ARE PROBLEMS. DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER WITH THE SAME RESULT IS INSANITY, AND THAT IS ALL THIS TYPE OF COLOR DISCRIMINATION IS.

Notice how the people that comment on this topic are not going through this bigotry themselves but they claim it is not real or not happening. Of course if you are not being mistreated you are going to say that nothing is wrong, because you have not been mistreated. Especially if you are the recipient of white privelege you are going to say racism is not real, because it is to your advantage to use it against others. If racism is helping you you are not going to say its a problem. Its a benefit for you not a problem.

AND THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A RACE CARD. RACISM WAS DESIGNED BY WHITE COLONIAL AMERICA AND THEY STILL PRACTICE IT. ITS A REALITY NOT A CARD. And if you believe we are moving forward, whatever that means, you might want to tell the sweet angels of the ku klux klan, Chimpout.com, niggermania.com, Resistance records, tom shelly, don black, david duke, and the gaede twins that racism is over with. I don't think they got the message. Apparently, they have "freedom of speech" laws that allow them to practice their "beliefs" but if i as a black person point out the hatred and bigotry of these people, I am called a racist. Pretty funny. I guess that's why the govt. made sure to destroy the black panthers, but the police are always there to defend the kkk and protect the ku klux klan whenever they have a "i hate black people" rally in public.

Notice how the people that comment on this topic are not going through this bigotry themselves but they claim it is not real or not happening. Of course if you are not being mistreated you are going to say that nothing is wrong, because you have not been mistreated. Especially if you are the recipient of white privelege you are going to say racism is not real, because it is to your advantage to use it against others. If racism is helping you you are not going to say its a problem. Its a benefit for you not a problem.

The USA is racist period.

Huh?

Well, it is.Racism still exists in the USA !

It always will, but considering recent events I'd say we've came a very long way.

That's funny, just as usual the first thing people do when racism and bigotry is talked about, they DEFEND the racism and they make excuses for the bigots. That's why America and other countries have a problem treating everyone like a human being, because there are too many fools in this world that keep racism alive. And then as usual, even with KKK still marching and skinheads all over the place the white people respond and say it is the black people that are responsible for the racism in america. So i guess my grandfather injected himself with syphillis as a tuskegee airman? Racism exists because there are people who keep it in existence it does not grow off of a tree and it is not something you are born with. It is systemically taught and then kept alive by the sheep of a country, people who will listen to anything with no mind of their own. And they say "oh its natural," because the racists, like white supremacists who believe they own America, need an excuse for racism and hatred. And the silly comments about vodka...Typical of what people think of america, small-minded bigot. My point is, if they claim to be treating all cases professionally then why would the ethnic background of a person be brought up? iTS THE SAME AS RACIAL PROFILING. The agency is saying they only want mainly europeans coming in this country because europeans are white and "pure" in the mind of America. I see there are complaints about black people being racist, because blacks are always called racists whenever they point out bigotry and prejudice. I'm sure no one would have a problem saying "All black people steal" but if i said "All white people steal" then there would be a conflict. This is a sad world we live in, its ok to label all non-white "impure" people, but if the "pure" white community is labeled than there is a problem. I saw a silly comment about how i should go to russia if i don't like it here, WHY DON'T THE REST OF YOU GO TO THE COUNTRY YOUR SPOUSE COMES FROM AS WELL? You are going through this process to stay here with your spouse because you say you love them, but you really just want to be here because you think america is better. America is the same bigoted hate monger it has always been, making sure the white people are treated better first and foremost and then trying to compensate for everybody else with special programs and handouts, still evil. That's why France or Ireland or Canada will have no problems getting a visa because they are very white, but of course the "high fraud" rates have to be in sub-saharan africa because that's where black people come from. Racists are defended by freeodm of speech laws, to protect white supremacy and keep white privelege alive. That's why the kkk is allowed to make death threats to blacks and non-whites on their website on a daily basis. Mainly my husband gets comments like "why are you with that black girl?" because white people truly believe they are special and better than anyone else and they believe black and ethnic people are sub-human. As a couple, we are considered "abnormal" by people because most whites believe that my husband who is white is supposed to hate me and marry a white girl. My husband does not hate me and strangely he was not raised with the typical white social beliefs of superiority that most whites are. Our uphill battle is dealing with people who can't understand why my husband would mate with a sub-humanoid. So everything we do is "questioned" because i am not white (white is considered normal). This country could be a paradise for everyone if everyone were considered human, but we are called white and black not human or equal, and the majority in this country do not want to give up their white privelege.

Oh girlfriend, you are sooooooooo wrong on this account. People in Russia ask that question of him not because they believe that he is ethnically superior to you, nooooooo - but because you are a rarity in Russia. How many black people have you seen in Russia??? Not too damn many. I know in my husband's country of Argentina, it is considered the whitest country in the world - 98% caucasian. So, when they see a black person in that country, he or she is an anomaly - stared at, gawked at, you name it - they aren't used to it. Now, go just to the north of Argentina and you're in Brazil, where there are Pardos (browns) and Blacks - probably equaling out to about 52% of the population. There, color isn't an anomaly - it is everywhere.

You keep trucking along, taking your hate and insane reasoning with you...you never know, at the end of the day, they might deny you based on some crazy thing - like your hubby has TB (because it is so common in Russia and Eastern Europe) or he has a criminal record somewhere that you don't know about...but you'll still think it was because you were an interracial couple and I've never seen a denial based on that one.

PEOPLE IN RUSSIA SHARE THE SAME WHITE SUPREMACIST BELIEFS AS THE KKK. They believe only whites are good and ethnic people are bad, that's why its an issue fur uscis, because they like europeans and they want more europeans coming into the country to keep it a white majority.

The USA is racist period.

Huh?

Well, it is.Racism still exists in the USA !

It always will, but considering recent events I'd say we've came a very long way.

That's funny, just as usual the first thing people do when racism and bigotry is talked about, they DEFEND the racism and they make excuses for the bigots. That's why America and other countries have a problem treating everyone like a human being, because there are too many fools in this world that keep racism alive. And then as usual, even with KKK still marching and skinheads all over the place the white people respond and say it is the black people that are responsible for the racism in america. So i guess my grandfather injected himself with syphillis as a tuskegee airman? Racism exists because there are people who keep it in existence it does not grow off of a tree and it is not something you are born with. It is systemically taught and then kept alive by the sheep of a country, people who will listen to anything with no mind of their own. And they say "oh its natural," because the racists, like white supremacists who believe they own America, need an excuse for racism and hatred. And the silly comments about vodka...Typical of what people think of america, small-minded bigot. My point is, if they claim to be treating all cases professionally then why would the ethnic background of a person be brought up? iTS THE SAME AS RACIAL PROFILING. The agency is saying they only want mainly europeans coming in this country because europeans are white and "pure" in the mind of America. I see there are complaints about black people being racist, because blacks are always called racists whenever they point out bigotry and prejudice. I'm sure no one would have a problem saying "All black people steal" but if i said "All white people steal" then there would be a conflict. This is a sad world we live in, its ok to label all non-white "impure" people, but if the "pure" white community is labeled than there is a problem. I saw a silly comment about how i should go to russia if i don't like it here, WHY DON'T THE REST OF YOU GO TO THE COUNTRY YOUR SPOUSE COMES FROM AS WELL? You are going through this process to stay here with your spouse because you say you love them, but you really just want to be here because you think america is better. America is the same bigoted hate monger it has always been, making sure the white people are treated better first and foremost and then trying to compensate for everybody else with special programs and handouts, still evil. That's why France or Ireland or Canada will have no problems getting a visa because they are very white, but of course the "high fraud" rates have to be in sub-saharan africa because that's where black people come from. Racists are defended by freeodm of speech laws, to protect white supremacy and keep white privelege alive. That's why the kkk is allowed to make death threats to blacks and non-whites on their website on a daily basis. Mainly my husband gets comments like "why are you with that black girl?" because white people truly believe they are special and better than anyone else and they believe black and ethnic people are sub-human. As a couple, we are considered "abnormal" by people because most whites believe that my husband who is white is supposed to hate me and marry a white girl. My husband does not hate me and strangely he was not raised with the typical white social beliefs of superiority that most whites are. Our uphill battle is dealing with people who can't understand why my husband would mate with a sub-humanoid. So everything we do is "questioned" because i am not white (white is considered normal). This country could be a paradise for everyone if everyone were considered human, but we are called white and black not human or equal, and the majority in this country do not want to give up their white privelege.

To the OP -stop going on like you are a victim of something and you are the only couple that has had to prove a bona fide relationship, EVERYONE has to. The only person making it ALL about an inter racial marriage is you!

THANK YOU !

IF THE USCIS WAS NOT RACIST, THEY WOULD NOT BRING UP COLOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT IS RACIST WHEN YOU ARE SAYING THERE IS A COLOR FOR CRIME. "ETHNIC" PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT MORE CLOSELY JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ETHNIC. WHITE/NON-ETHNIC PEOPLE CAN BE CRIMINALS, BUT TO SAY ONLY ETHNICS ARE CRIMINALS IS PLAIN REDNECK BIGOTRY. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE EVEN IF I AM IN A REAL MARRIAGE MY CASE COULD BE DENIED JUST BECAUSE OF COLOR. MY FEES PAID, AND MY PROOF SHOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT IF COLOR IS BROUGHT UP BY USCIS, THAT MEANS THERE IS MORE TO IT. THERE IS NO COLOR OR ETHNICITY FOR CRIME, AND TO SAY ONLY ETHNIC PEOPLE ARE FRAUDS IS BS. PROOF OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE THE ISSUE, NOT ETHNICITY. IT IS THE BIGOT GOVT. THAT BRINGS UP COLOR.

AND BIGOTRY WOULD NOT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED IF RACIAL PROFILING WAS NOT IN THE MANUAL OF THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER. BECAUSE OF "ETHNICITY" MANY PEOPLES CASES ARE WRONGFULLY DENIED AND LITTLE OR NOTHING AT ALL IS DONE TO TRY TO FIGHT THE DENIALS IN CASES OF "INTERRACCIAL" COUPLES, EVEN IF YOU FILE A COMPLAINT. IF THE IMMIG. OFFICERS THINK THAT ETHNIC PEOPLE ARE RED FLAGS AND MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT FRUAD, THAT MEANS THAT NON-ETHNIC PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT FRAUD AND GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE THE OFFICERS BELIEVE THAT ONLY ETHNIC PEOPLE ARE CRIMINALS, AND THEY ONLY INVESTIGATE "ETHNIC" PEOPLES. THEY DONOT SCRUTINIZE SAME-RACE/WHITE COUPLES AS MUCH BECAUSE THEY ARE CONSIDERED NORMAL. SO EUROPEANS WILL SLIDE BY AND PEOPLE THAT ARE ETHNIC WILL BE "LOOKED AT" OR DENIED. I HAVE WRITTEN TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER AND THEY ARE DENIED IMMIGRATION BENEFITS BECAUSE OF THEIR APPEARANCES. ITS AN INSULT TO HAVE ####### LIKE THIS GOING ON WHEN OUR PRESIDENT IS A BLACK MAN FROM A MULTI-CULTURAL FAMILY HIMSELF.

To the OP -stop going on like you are a victim of something and you are the only couple that has had to prove a bona fide relationship, EVERYONE has to. The only person making it ALL about an inter racial marriage is you!

THANK YOU !

IF THE USCIS WAS NOT RACIST, THEY WOULD NOT BRING UP COLOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. IT IS RACIST WHEN YOU ARE SAYING THERE IS A COLOR FOR CRIME. "ETHNIC" PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE LOOKED AT MORE CLOSELY JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE ETHNIC. WHITE/NON-ETHNIC PEOPLE CAN BE CRIMINALS, BUT TO SAY ONLY ETHNICS ARE CRIMINALS IS PLAIN REDNECK BIGOTRY. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT BECAUSE EVEN IF I AM IN A REAL MARRIAGE MY CASE COULD BE DENIED JUST BECAUSE OF COLOR. MY FEES PAID, AND MY PROOF SHOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT IF COLOR IS BROUGHT UP BY USCIS, THAT MEANS THERE IS MORE TO IT. THERE IS NO COLOR OR ETHNICITY FOR CRIME, AND TO SAY ONLY ETHNIC PEOPLE ARE FRAUDS IS BS. PROOF OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE THE ISSUE, NOT ETHNICITY. IT IS THE BIGOT GOVT. THAT BRINGS UP COLOR.

I think what they are saying is that the more things on the list that are flagged the higher the risk of fraud. It doesn't mean that if you match one of the items you are automaticaly accused of fraud. My fiance and I have been in AP for 14 months. We meet a few of these, we could pass for relatives if you are just going by looks though.

As a older white woman trying to bring a black man here -YES they are harder on interracial couples. Especially if you are in a high fraud country.

high fraud? so it has nothing to do with that?

EXCUSE ME? You are ignorant enough to say that because i am not white like my husband that my marriage is not real? Who are you? A white couple could be commiting fraud and just because they are white you believe they would not be frauds? Are you saying because i am a black woman my marriage is not real?

first, calling her ignorant is against the TOS. id suggest reading the TOS.

second, read her post again, nothing in there indicates your assumption of what she posted.

MYOB. If this post does not concern you then read something else. This is for people being treated harshly by immigration officers because they are not a "same race european white couple." This person was saying becuase i am not the same "race" as my husband that this indicates fraud, and that is bigotry not business.

The whole process is slanted to favor European couples by letting them "sneak" in on the visa wavier program and adjust. The whole process stinks of KKK mentality

I wouldn't say that's true. I agree that there are people who use the VWP to come here and adjust instead of doing things the right way, and most of us would also agree that this is incredibly unfair to those of us who DON'T abuse that VWP -- but I went through the exact same process that everyone else has to go through. There's a reason why some countries are considered high fraud and others are not, and thus these countries tend to face higher scrutiny. I really don't think this can be seen as "kkk mentality."

IT IS KKK mentality because they are saying you are fraud if you marry someone that does not have the same skin color as you. That's racism not fraud. Just because i am not white like my husband does not mean i am a fraud. It does not say "marriage inside their ethnic group" it says marriage outside the ethnic group, meaning against interracial couples.

I think what they are saying is that the more things on the list that are flagged the higher the risk of fraud. It doesn't mean that if you match one of the items you are automaticaly accused of fraud. My fiance and I have been in AP for 14 months. We meet a few of these, we could pass for relatives if you are just going by looks though.

As a older white woman trying to bring a black man here -YES they are harder on interracial couples. Especially if you are in a high fraud country.

high fraud? so it has nothing to do with that?

EXCUSE ME? You are ignorant enough to say that because i am not white like my husband that my marriage is not real? Who are you? A white couple could be commiting fraud and just because they are white you believe they would not be frauds? Are you saying because i am a black woman my marriage is not real?

Will your case automatically be denied if you, (us citizen) are unemployed? What if you just can't seem to find a job? The economy is really crappy! What can you do? I have a friend petitioning for her husband as well and she is having trouble finding employment. my friend's mother is sponsoring her husband for the aos application because they are having hard economic times. Are immigration benefits made only for the perfect, middle-class and rich people who can pay up?

Where are you getting this info from?

The USCIS iMMIGRATION OFFICERS MANUAL, look it up, they have these beliefs on how to detect marriage fraud, called "marriage fraud factors"

Marriage fraud factors

Other issues involving marriage revolve around the "marriage fraud factors" passed by Congress in 1986 to discourage "sham" or marriages of convenience to get around the immigration laws and illegally obtain federal immigration benefits.

A list of factors that contribute to a determination by an examiner for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that the parties got married to get around the immigration laws follows:

* Rapid sequence of events (marriage, divorce, claimed death prior to filing petition ? adverse action by INS).

* Age difference -- 10 years or more.

* Prior marriages by petitioner to aliens or by aliens to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens.

* Marriage outside ethnic or religious group.

* Marriage to "entry without inspection" alien not of the Western Hemisphere.

* Witnesses to marriage are same nationality as beneficiary.

* Beneficiary and petitioner claim separate address; beneficiary departed U.S. after marriage.

* Confidential marriage. This is a special proce-dure in California where the parties can request that their marriage not be recorded in the public record.

* Beneficiary has minor children residing abroad.

* Inconsistent or nonexistent petitioner identification.

* Excessive documentation in support of the application (e.g., Forms I-864, Affidavits of Support, submitted by relatives other than spou

Hello everyone,

I wanted to come on and let you know about my interview experience yesterday. Particularly for anyone on here that has overstayed as I had, this might give you some hope. I know it can be a difficult and lonely experience being outside the system. Many of us are just here to be with the people we love and sometimes end up making uninformed, bad decisions. I want to tell you that it is still possible for your dreams to come true!

I had come here on a visit and met my now husband. I visited a number of times and then on my last visit in Aug, 2005 I ended up not returning. I mostly thought I could stay due to some very bad lawyer advice, so please do your own homework too, don't just rely on what one lawyer says. There are good ones and not so good ones.

Anyhow, I ended up not returning to Canada and moved in with my sweetie. He was also Canadian. In 2006 he applied for his citizenship. He had lived here 20 years legally by then. In 2007 we were married. In Feb 2008 we filed the package for me to adjust status in the US.

My husband and I were very nervous and made sure we were well prepared before heading off that day. We brought our wedding photo album and some other random photos of us with our families showing how long we'd known each other. We had joint bank statements, house ownership papers, all the wedding cards we received and some postcards from relatives addressed to both of us as well as originals of all the document copies we had submitted.

We arrived about 45 minutes early for our 11am appointment. The waiting area was showing the inauguration as it was Jan. 20, which was great because it gave us something to focus on besides just being nervous. We got to watch Obama get sworn in, listened to his whole speech and then shortly after that a man stepped out and called my name. I was confused and said, "Just me or should my husband come too?" Thankfully, he meant for both of us to come. For a minute I thought they were going to do some weird separate interview tactic. Scary!

When we got to his office we swore to tell the truth and he had us sit down. One of his first questions was about the name on my application. I had put my maiden name on there since I was going to do the name change when I got through the immigration process. He asked if I would want that name on my card or if I were taking my husband's name because if they put the card in my name and I wanted to change it there was a $300 fee and a bunch of hassles. I couldn't believe my ears. Was he really already talking about me having a green card??!!At that moment my husband and I relaxed considerably.

Then he went through the "no" questions, but not all of them I think. He confirmed our address, my parents names and checked my passport. He then asked about my last entry into the US. I was nervous about this because I had a stamp from 2004 but my last entry was actually 2005. In Canada they rarely stamped passports when driving across the border, they would just wave you through. I explained that I had been admitted legally by an agent and he put me at ease by saying he knew about wave throughs because he used to work at the border. Oh happy day! He noted that my passport had been valid when I crossed and that was about it.

He said everything looked good and that IF he approved me that day I would get the card in about 3 weeks. Be sure to check the mail he said. He asked if we had questions and we asked a few things mostly because I think we were in shock that it was so easy. He never actually said he would for sure approve me, but he certainly hinted numerous times that he would.

The agent was friendly. He looked at pretty much nothing that we brought. He only checked my passport and our driver's licenses when we first sat down. It seemed apparent that he had decided our fate before we even showed up! So, we were ecstatic when we left because it seemed like everything was in order, but I was still reserving just a shade of doubt. Until....

Later that night I received an email saying, "card production ordered" !!!!!!!!! The email said I will get the card in the mail within 30 days. I am so freakin' happy I can't even express it!

Finally legal in AR!

That's great news, congratulations! I have a question, do you think that it will be easy like it was for you, if you are an interracial couple or would it be harder? It says they scrutinize and automatically think you are a fraud if you are married to someone outside of your ethnic group. So my husband and i will probably get slammed because i am his black wife. You must be a white person, because i have heard that immigration is very biased and nasty to ethnic people even if you are an actual married couple with proof. Its not preety i heard and that's the truth. They have these racist beliefs in their manuals. You are very lucky that you don't look like me, i guess.

I am a "black" woman, my husband is a russian "white" man, bigoted america may hate me for my skin color, but my husband loves me for who i am. I noticed that in the immigration officers manual on how to detect marriage fraud, it says if there are cultural/ethnic differences, differences in background, marriage outside of ethnic group, and differnet personal characteristics, that the marriage is automatically a fraud. So interracial couples are automatically not a real married couple? That means that people that ARE frauds will get away with it more often because the uscis will not scrutinize them like they do interracial couples. I am uncomfortable with the fact that i may be automatically accused of a crime just because i am not white like my husband is. That does not sound like business and policy to me, it sounds like pure-bred hatred and racism. Are they trying to say that they don't want people immigrating to this country and "mixing" like the supremacists, and KKK do on their websites? Because as long as my marriage was in good faith (And it is) I should have the right to obtain benefits for my husband. Our skin colors not matching should not be an issue. Its the same as saying all black people steal, they are saying only couples with non-white spouses are frauds. I am prepared to be looked at like i am garbage and prepared to be stared at like i am an alien, just because i am not white like my husband is, but i will never allow them to accuse my husband and i of fraud just because we look different. Its like the immigration office is saying my husband should not love me because i am a black woman and i'm not a white girl. Systemic racism keeping division among people. Skin color being different is not going to tell you if someone is going to be a fraud or not, i don't know why they even put that in the manual. Its simple david duke bigotry.