DanniandMary

My husband is not even in the country yet and my insurance covers him (even without a social security card). I have Aetna in Texas. Good luck! Nobody should be without insurance.

Thank you Samoray! God willing we will hear good news soon but we have already been through NVC before and did all the forms. Have you been through it two times? I think this time they will just make another interview appointment. Our CR1 never died it is just going through process for 2nd time. I don't think we will have to do papers at NVC again but I could be wrong. We wish we could find other people that have been through this before to ask their experience. Thank you for your kind replies.

Danni and Mary

yes thank you but how many days will the case stay in nvc ,

Hello, my husband and I were denied CR1 visa last year. We did not have enough proof of relationship. We met and married quickly in Dec 2008. Filed I130 in April 2009 and had interview in December 2009 and was denied. Case was sent back to USCIS in February this year with recommend to revoke or deny. We were asked for proof in August and sent a 5" binder of trips, emails, phone card purchase, chats, pictures, mail, letters from friends and anything we could think of. As of today, still no approval, denial, nothing. We were outside of our process time and I called USCIS to see what is going on and they said they will check on it. That was two weeks ago. Still nothing. If you have been through this before, could you please tell us how your case went and once it is approved (God willing), do they just schedule the interview at NVC? Thank you for any help!

Danni and Mary

i got a visa denied last year from the embassy and i woild like to know how it works in uscis now they will approved ? it and send it back to embassy or nvc ? and which way it works pleas

thank you

Hello Lizz,

My heart goes out to you. I do not have my timeline filled out (mostly due to depression after our denial last December)but my husband is from Algeria and he was denied his visa at the interview in December 2009. Our case came back to USCIS Feb. 9. I called daily to USCIS and of course got the same story every day to wait 180 days. Well, I called July 20 (not quite 180 days) and told them that I had waited 180 days already and they have filed a request to look into our case since it is past the processing time. Since then our file has been touched twice. We were told we would get an answer within 45 days (either denide, approved for another interview or request for more proof). I had also asked like you in the past if we could go ahead and send more proof in and was also told "no". Hang in there. There is hope but unfortunately we have to wait the time they give us. I think that USCIS makes us wait the full waiting time to see if we are "hanging in there" and not just "looking for a visa". This is my opinion. I think they hope that some people give up and forget about the case because it is too much work but for people like us that are truly in love and married, we will make it incha allah. My husband is also Muslim and we are 10 years apart so you and I seem to have a lot in common except for the countries our husbands live in. Keep hope and faith Lizz! We will be with our husbands soon incha allah.

Your sister,

April

My husband and I were denied and we filed 130. His interview was December 18 and our case was sent back to uscis california. They received it Feb. 8. Now for the loooooonnnggg wait. In the meantime I have gone to visit him again and we are collecting proof. We have a book that is about 5 inches thick. They want proof we will give them proof. I printed email, chats from every day, postal mail copies, health insurance, marriage certificates, life insurance, pics, etc. I tried congressman, senators no help. You do not have to refile. The 130 is good forever until they deny it for good. What happens is when uscis receives your case back in the states, they will put it at the bottom of the pile (after all new applications). When they get to your case in 4 or 5 months (hopefully) they will ask for more proof of your relationship. If they feel you have a valid relationship, they will request that the embassy give you another interview. Then your application will go to NVC and then the embassy if approved. I know how devistated you are but be strong. I think the usa is denying a lot of people right now. I have heard of soooooooo many. It is ridiculous. I hate this process. I just went to see my husband for our 1 year anniversary. The embassy thought our relationship was not real too. They use this excuse with a lot of people. I wish you the best. Just keep faith and be strong. They want to see if your relationship lasts through time and difficulty. Good luck and my heart goes to you both.

Thanks for the info!!! That is great advice! We are waiting for NOID from USCIS on our CR1.

I have not found anybody that knows some good advise on how to overcome red flags besides the normal proof which I have. Thanks!

And also to add: a RED FLAG is not the same thing as being illegal. Of course, it's not "illegal" to get engaged while you're still legally married to someone else but yes, it is a "red flag" meaning reasonable doubts/suspicion.

Does anybody have any suggestions on overcominng the red flags we have put up and overcoming reasonable doubts/suspiction???? There are many people being denied now, my husband and I are one, and we need to know what to do to show that we have a relationship. We have the usual daily chatting, emails, pics, health insurance, life insurance, visits, yada yada yada......we met in December 2008, my divorce was final in January and we met in person and got married in March 2009. I am sure this is a big red flag and we did not even think about it at the time. Anybody got suggestions on overcoming these things so we can get approved and be together? By the way, my husband and I were denied on CR1. Thanks and maybe this will help the poster and many others too!

My husband was denied 130 visa in Algeria recently. My Congressman asked (when I called for help) if he had applied for any usa visa before (including lottery). They said it could cause a denial because it looks like they are looking for a visa. My husband had never applied before so that was not the case. Just an FYI. You may want to just include a letter with your application that he did enter the lottery years ago but did not get selected. That way they know up front. Better to give them all information than to look suspicious.

hi i did met my wife in 14 oct 2007 and we get married in 11.26.2008 and my wife she filed my stuff to the service imgartion in 22 jun 2009 after that she die i was thought that our procece are going to cancled but not true after couple mounth's i get letter from uvc and i have been called them and ask about my case and they infrom me my case so good and they told me i need to have some one suponser me to complete my procece with them so any body has idea if ill go to the intrview that the embssay they could cancel my visa ? or what is there is other procece i can get visa i wanna see my wife her tumb

They might deny your visa but I really hope not. Find a sponsor if you can. Best of luck and I hope you get to come to Texas! Incha allah we will have better luck in the new year!!! Stay strong!

To be honest it sounds like a stock answer that they give everyone.

I don't think emailing them is going to help at this point. Have you found a congressman that is willing to assist you?

No I have not found anybody yet.

I have been emailing the embassy like crazy trying to get an answer as to why the visa was denied or will be sent back to uscis. I got an email today that the application is still in process and they will contact us when they get an answer. What do you think this means? Is it good news????????? I hope so!

I'll definitely be praying for you! I am planning a trip to Algeria soon and I myself will not be able to stay long because of work. I just hope I don't run into the same problem as you are. Keep us posted on what you find out.

Just wanted to add that I won't be marrying there because of the time frame, but hopefully one day here in the US. I have read of so many couples meeting once and then marrying so that just seems odd.

Thank you! I hope you have a great trip! I wish I would have learned more before I turned in my application. I wish I would have sent more proof in the beginning (frontloading it). Can't cry over spilled milk though just clean it up and pour another glass. ha ha I wish you the best of luck on your journey and I hope you learn from other cases like mine so you don't get caught in the same situation. Good luck!!

I was wondering how you had gotten married in so short of time in Algeria. The information that I had was it could take like 43 days at the least to even marry there, but after further reading I noticed to you married in Tunisia. If you go to their Gov site and look under marriages, this is the notice it gives...

"Notice

Many marriages between Tunisians and Americans are successful. However, individuals who enter into a relationship for the principal purpose of immigration to the United States are violating U.S. law and could face serious penalties, including fines and imprisonment. In the Embassy's experience, it is not uncommon for Tunisians to seek relationships with Americans solely for immigration purposes. elationships developed via correspondence, particularly those begun on the internet, are particularly susceptible to manipulation. The U.S. government urges Americans who meet Tunisians on the internet or while touring the country, to take the time necessary to get to know them before considering marriage. Unfortunately, the Embassy has seen cases of abuse against American spouses, or marriages that end in divorce when the Tunisian acquires a green card or citizenship in the United States. These cases invariably occur when the relationship is based mostly on Internet communication and very little face-to-face interaction.Periodically, the Embassy is contacted when an American has met a Tunisian online, and while visiting their contact in Tunisia, found themselves in financial or otherwise difficult situations. If you are concerned about a family member or friend who is visiting someone he or she met online, you can contact the American Citizens Services Unit at (216) 71-107-000 or email tunisconsular@state.gov."

Maybe someone did contact them...or maybe It just looks suspicious because you just went there to marry and not spent time with his family or anything.

I do have my own questions though..Do you really think they would deny someone because of them having children or being divorced before?

My husband's best friend met his wife on the internet and they married in Tunisia also. He is already in the states. They did a 129 so he interviewed in Tunisia. I wish we would have got that route. I did see that notice on the Tunisian embassy website. Our marriage is ligitimate and I just have to find a way to prove it. I would not go through all this hassle and money to get somebody here that I do not love. It's crazy. I just hope it does not take too long to get him here. We are both depressed about it. I could only spend 10 days there with him because that is all the vacation time I had at work at the time. I would have loved to stay a whole month but I have my own bills and responsibilities here. I think the problem is #1 we got the blonde devil interviewing my husband and #2 they most likely think everything was too fast. I can see them thinking that. We were just totally taken by surprise because I never heard of anybody out of Algeria getting denied. Of course there are not that many interviews there either. Just praying it will not take 1 1/2 to 2 years to hear anything or send more proof.

Smells like an outright denial, no appeal at the embassy at this time.

I strongly suggest you refile an I-130 immediately. Front load the petition. Here's what I did on front-loading:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3324240

You can do something similar.

I wouldn't wait on anything to 'come back ' at all, on this current petition.

There's no 'rule' to wait one year, either.

You can file a new petition by yourself, no problems, IF you can be diligent, and are detail oriented. It's not so much 'how you fill out the form' as it is 'what you include for supplementary stuff' , on initial filing.

GOOD LUCK !

Thank you so much!!! I will definately file a new case.

his sign on here is ellis-island

Thanks Twisted!

Who is this Ellis lawyer on here and is he any good??? I wonder if I can start a new application from the beginning????

I have to agree with Staashi and the other posters who said something just isn't right here. It seems like they know something about your husband(or think they do) that they aren't telling you. I know about 5 people who have interviewed in Algiers and not one of them was treated so rudely. All of them met online, by the way. Maybe the blonde lady from Casa got transferred to Algiers? The person that I know that had an interview most recently was approved without AP a couple weeks ago. He did say, though, that there were about 15-20 people interviewing that day, and only 5 people were fingerprinted and passports kept. I don't know what kind of visas they were trying to get though.

April, I am sorry this is happening to you. Everyone here has given you excellent advice. I wish I had more to give. Stay strong.

Yes I heard the same thing too. It was in fact a blonde lady who interviewed my husband. He said she was a witch.

Thank you! I will let you all know if I get anymore news.

I have to agree with Staashi. I think there must be some other reason aside from the short visit that triggered such a severe reaction. That being said if it is an FBI name check issue or DHS thing - that doesn't mean it's accurate. I hate to say it but there also might be something in your spouse's past either distant or recent that he didn't think would be an issue but came up.

Amen, Sister. That's where my mind is going.

My family is not happy about my marriage. I would not put it past them to contact the embassy. Do you think that would cause denial if my family told the embassy they thought he just wanted a greencard?

Your family would have had to have something concrete to give them, not just that they suspect something. Did they ask him anything? Or did he give them anything?

He said the first thing out of the ladies mouth at the embassy is "You are looking for visa sir" He said no and he said she kept yelling at him. He showed her messages where we met online. She asked why we met in tunis instead of Algeria. He told her that I did not have visa to Algeria and Tunis is safer to meet.She did not believe that his cousin and friend went with him to tunis. He showed pics in tunis of us all. She asked why he went by car to tunis. Dumb question. She asked about my surgeries. She asked the names of my friends where I use to work. I thought that was really odd. He said he dont' remember. She kept hounding him about names of friends from my old work. She asked about my kids (their age and where they went on the weekend). He showed them my new ss card and drivers license with my new name on it. He offered to show my plane ticket to tunis and she refused to look. She asked about his job. She asked what I do in my spare time. She did not give him a chance to think about time frames. She made him do the interview in english with no interpreter to help with words. He is pretty good at english but there are some words he does not know yet. She told him on everything she did not believe him. He said she just kept talking very fast and did not give him a chance. She gave him the paper of denial. She said it will take a while and we will contact you and that's it for the interview pretty much. Very negative and strange.

I have to agree with Staashi. I think there must be some other reason aside from the short visit that triggered such a severe reaction. That being said if it is an FBI name check issue or DHS thing - that doesn't mean it's accurate. I hate to say it but there also might be something in your spouse's past either distant or recent that he didn't think would be an issue but came up.

Amen, Sister. That's where my mind is going.

My family is not happy about my marriage. I would not put it past them to contact the embassy. Do you think that would cause denial if my family told the embassy they thought he just wanted a greencard?

Of course it depends on the reason for recommending revocation. There is no way to appeal the consulate's decision to send it back. If you do nothing at all, right now, you can wait up to 18 months before USCIS contacts you and asks if you want to submit new evidence. That's what happened to me in a prior K-1. Soon we ended our engagement anyway....all works out for the best, I guess.

It will take a couple of weeks, at least, before the file is back at the National Visa Center in the U.S., and thence in a few weeks to USCIS.

I'm sure that with the right intervention, it doesn't need to take 18 months.

I am so sorry to hear about your prior application. That is aweful. I am hoping there is a very good reason for it and not just suspicion. Did you ever find out the reason for your denial??

The response you received from the consulate seems to be answering you in regards to the possibility for a second interview. Did your initial e-mail also ask them shed more info on the denial, or did you just ask for a second interview. If you didn't ask for further info in your first e-mail, perhaps you can e-mail the consulate again but this time requesting information specifically as to the reasons they came to the conclusion to return the petition?

Yes, I asked for another interview with me there so that I could possible prove that the marriage is ligitimate. I will write them back and ask if they can give me a reason/s.