MrAdvantage

I just checked our status online and got this message. Does this mean my wife will get her green card? I think it does but I want to be positive before I surprise her when she gets home from work. ty

Just checked online and got this message. I think it means my wife will get her green card, but I want to be sure before I surprise her after work. ty

200 photos are a lot, but maybe it is the variety they were querying, ie maybe they think the photos are all from one or two vacations together?

Do you have any photos of the wedding, or you two with your respective families? Did the photos clearly show that they were from throughout your relationship?We had photos from the night we met, holidays with friends, cookouts, daily " cute stuff" like pictured with our dogs or funny situations. We have wedding photos. Her family is on russia, mine in the northeast

Ty again kenny

Ty for the kind words. They also requested affidavits . Any thoughts on how many is too many ?

Sorry if I came off as defensive, it was not my intention. I went to the interview unprepared with the wrong mindset. I thought our genuine love was obvious. We have plenty of group dinner and BBQ photos. Some of the other stuff I was lazy switching into joint names because I didn't see it as important. I think health insurance is s sham and she cannot be on my auto for 5.5 more months until she gets her license her relatives are in the northeast. My parents are deceased and my siblings all reside in the northeast, although one sister has visited us and will sign an affidavit

You are kidding, Right ??

I am sorry that this I'd seemed silly. I am worried about our situation and will try anything

They gave me a list with some boxes checked, others not checked. He checked the tax return box even thought I explained that we married in April and wouldn't filing taxes until after the new year. He checked a more photo s box even though we produced over 200photos, .We have until dec 21 to send it back

As many know, my wife and I need to prove our relationship. Does anyone know if taking and passing a polygraph test would be solid evidence in the eyes if our interviwer? Ty in advance mike and alsu

3 weeks for us through charlston sc office

Ty. Again for everyone's replies. I clearly underestimated the interview process and would have filled up s joint Ch acc if I knew it was such a factor. But still, I write maybe ten checks tops a year. My utilities have offices that I drive by daily or are covered in my hoa

I'm not saying it's a red flag, alone... However, it's not going to overcome the other factors that are missing.. Such as Tax Returns, and other co-mingling of finances...

Do you understand it yet?

Tax returns are impossible for joint filing. We were married in April and it us November

How does marriying in hawaii raise a red flag. I think it would be an asset as most scammers would not shell out 7 k fir a wddding

I didn't realize they assumed we are scammers and have to prove otherwise. I spent 7k on our wedding trip/ honeymoon to Hawaii. How many scammers do that? It seems like shoot first ask questions later.

Immigration officer are people too. As such, some of them are more friendly than others, and some of them may have a bad day once in a while. The I.O. you encountered may not have liked you very much, but there's nothing you can do about it. Your "job" is it to prove -- somehow -- that your marriage is legit. If you failed to do that, they will either send you an RFE, or invite you to a stokes interview, or deny your AOS petition outright.

I.O.s are a bit like cops. They won't like you more if you file a complaint about one of them. Your main objective should be to gather the evidence needed to make your case. Fill up a joint bank account; put your car title in both your names, buy insurance in both your names, get AAA cards, a joint credit card, stuff boring and normal couples have. If you felt uneasy about the way you were treated at the past interview, I can't even imagine how you may feel after they put you though a stokes interview.

If you want to win this fight, it's going to be by their rules. They have all the power, you have almost none.

Seems like(unfortunately) they might have too much power and not care if they use it corectly. My situation, and countless others, should not be affected by "a guy having a bad day" Their descsion will affect the REST OF OUR LIVES. Its not like a cop giving you the max amount on a speeding ticket when he could have given someone a break.

Ty for answers guys. If I am not working , I am doing something with my wife. I expected an interrogation, but not not for the officer to have his mind made up before we walked in. Based on info here , we definitely fall into a profiled group. He asked next to nothing about us personally he spent 50% of interview asking about other people instead of trying to find out about us

If I thought it would end the process I would take a stokes interview. Our relationship is air tight

Agh, Ty as well.

He asked for health insurance, I told him it I'd a scam o chose not to participate in. We have a free community hoa gym. We flew to Maui from SC to get married( should that be proof enough?) she just got her leathers permit and state law says 6 months before she gets a dl so she can't be on my car insurance without a dl

We had a joint bank acc statement, joint utility bill. 200 photos from all over America Together.

1st off Ty for the replies. We were feeling alone on the long ride home. Really a big letdown today

Couple of ?s

What is a stokes interview?

What did u mean by laws that I am not privied too?

Is this not still America?

As far as using up half hour, he spent the last 15 minutes grilling her on her friends making notes on photocopied pictures

Also what does RFeD mean

You are applying for a benefit so the burden of proof is on the petitioner. From what you've stated the adjudicator has some doubts about the bona fides of the relationship. Trying to shake up the beneficiary is one of the questioning tactics that are employed.

He didn t shake me up.He pissed me off and I question the legality of what he is doing, not to mention it being unprofessional imo. I have begun the formal complaint process

Also forgot to mention he stated over 5 times during the interview that "the burden of proof is ours". Finally I asked himto show me where it said that in the immigration law book on his desk and he refused

I married my wife after we knew eachother for 5 months and her visa was expired when we wed. Based on this info the officer handling our case(today was our green card app) did not give her a green card. Instead we recieved a letter asking for info that we brought with us today. He interogated my wife for 15 minutes of the interview about other russian girls and american guys in our photo album. One girl in our Christmas pictures had already been denied a green card with him as officer and he looked at her picture and sais "this one looks like she likes to have fun" He was rude and when I was rude back he responded "don't be harsh, I can have her deported" as he snapped his fingers. He started the interview by asking me if I knew a guy that lives 800 miles from me that I have not seen in 10 years and only text once in a while. After grilling us on her friends in pics for 15 minutes he said we had used our 1/2 hour and had other people to see. Is this common? Do I have any recourse?

My wife does not work yet and our joint bank statement only said we have $117.00. I am self employed poker player and pay almost everything in cash and he did not like this. He asked me 4 times where i kept my money . I have a business account but my accountant told me not to have my wife on it for tax purposes. We brought 2 photo albums starting with the day we met, through our wedding on Maui to present but he says we need more pictures(200 not enough?)

We had to cancell plans to go to Russia in December to see her family. Is this process this hard and course?

ty mike and alsu