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I wanted to know if anyone here has an Iranian spouse and if their were issues bringing them to the US. I had contacted an immigration attorney and was told it would be extremely difficult because of them being an Iranian citizen. 
we are not married yet but planning. They are currently living in the Philippines and have been there for 11 years. Went to Philippines to attend dental school and stayed. They are also a Turkish permanent resident. Mother is Turkish citizen and Father Iranian citizen. I can only go off of what Attorney told me and I was told extremely difficult to bring Iranian citizen even with marriage to USA. 

This is an update to my wifes case for not receiving her green card.

First I will say yesturday her green card arrived in the mail. This was not the original green card. We also did not pay $450 for it.

Well to keep a long story short and not to recap what has already been written I refused to pay $450 for something that was not our fault.

We did visit local USCIS office and also got nowhere.

We had enough proof to show USCIS never mailed out my wifes green card.

Tracking information showed it was never mailed. We obtained a letter from our local post office that they never received it.

What was also interesting about our case was USCIS automated messages for my wifes case and how they changed.

For months after her arrival the automated message stated they mailed a 797 to us on September 28 (which we received)

In November after complaints of not receiving a green card that message was updated to green card mailed September 28.

After tracking number was give message was updated to Postal Service picked up green card from USCIS for delivery on September 28.

After complaining tracking number showed it was never shipped message was updated to USPS was reporting it was picked up for shipment on Sepetember 28.

The September 28 date was also interesting since tracking showed label was not even generated until September 29th.

So after all failed attempts to talk to USCIS we decided to go to our local Senator.

We mailed all information out to the Senator. 2 days later we received letter from Senator saying they already contacted USCIS and asked them to resolve this matter ASAP. Senator would also send us notice once they heard back from USCIS.

4 Days later we received another letter from Senator saying USCIS will be issuing another green card within the next 30 days.

Called USCIS number right away to hear if automated message was updated. It was. New message was green card will be issued within next 30 days.

3 days later after receiving letter from Senator with the good news a green card finally showed up in our mail box. Printed 3/26/2012

Thank you Senator Mikulski

They DO have tracking number for mails with card enclosed and signature request for important documents like GC, passport. They just don't provide it until you inquire about it. I believe it was USPS mistake, they are well-known for their underachieved tracking system as well as service. USCIS doesn't have to lie to you about mailing a document, they did mail it but USPS failed to scan it and the mail lost somewhere (USPS picks up thousands of mails everyday from government offices. And it is bad luck happening to you.) It happened to me once so I know (when I mailed important payment to someone, and it never got scanned... And the package showed up month and a half later...)

I suggest you call mail inspector and provide the tracking number. The longer you argue with USCIS for a mistake no one at fault, the longer you wait for the card. You can pay a small money to get over with it, it is difficult but worth it.

This is not a situation with it being lost in the mail. From research this is a common problem with USCIS and green cards. A simple search on google for "green card never received in mail" shows many going through the same thing I am. While I know the USPS is not best I find it hard to believe they just lose greencards.

I am an ebay power seller for a living. I mail out 1000's of packages through USPS a year. I have been doing it for over 6 years now. To this day not one package has ever been lost. Some have taken longer then expected to arrive and yes they do not always scan the packages for tracking until delivery. However they all showed up. Taking that into consideration as well as the many many many others I have seen going through the same problem of receiving every other letter in the mail USCIS has sent BUT the actual green card. Well I at that point have to say USCIS is not being honest about mailing all of them out.

Some I read managed to get theirs. After alot of pushing USCIS finally told them it was an issue with production of cards. These were also people who were told once upon a time it was mailed then later it was not.

I apreciate your reply but this is not just a case of bad luck for me and my wife's card was lost in the mail. This is a case of it never being mailed and I would like to know what to do to get USCIS to finally see that.

My wife arrived to the US on September 14th 2011. After some time of her not receiving her green card we called USCIS who told us the green card was mailed September 28th 2011.

After more time and not receiving the greencard we were told it was probably lost in the mail. USCIS had not received it back that we would then have to file an I-90.

I filed the I-90. I saw a fee of $450 which I did not pay. There was a section of I-90 which stated if not received I would not have to pay.

I-90 was filed back in December. Today we received a response saying the I-90 was denied and we would have to pay the fees (That I already paid) to get a green card. In the letter they stated the reason for denial was that the tracking information showed the green card was never returned back to USCIS.

Needless to say this was frustrating to hear. However the tracking number was given in the letter. (something we were never made aware of before).

I looked up the tracking number and low and behold the green card was never mailed. USPS states they were electronically notified of mailing but have not yet received the item.

Looking around I have found this is a common problem with people getting green cards. Being lied to about green card being mailed and forcing people to pay outrageous amounts of money to get it.

I am refusing to pay again for something I already paid for. I have proof now as well I should not pay since GC was never mailed. No one else I have seen had a tracking number.

Does anyone else know how to handle this and get the green card? I know I have information that can get one without paying but I am sure there is a right way or wrong way to go about it.

I actually have a problem with this.

First I do not support anyone beating their wives. I do not want I am writting to make others think that.

What I am having a problem with is why would she want to stay?

I have seen many cases of fake abuse claimed in order to get a green card. My problem is she wants to stay. If she has an abusive husband then she should leave and go home.If he truly is abusive does she think moving to a new address here would make it stop? If he was this person she is claiming then he may even be more angry thinking she used him for a green card. I think that would put her in more danger.

When someone is so determined to stay and who has not been here long enough to build a life it seems fishy to me and I have seen several USC get screwed over by fake alligations of abuse because someone used them to get a green card.

If she is truly being abused it is obvious she needs to get away. But what is the desperation to stay? That part makes me think she married to get a green card to begin with.

Visa is good for 6 months

Hi all,

My US citizen husband cancelled my IR-1 viza just before it was about to be issued to me. He is still in America and I am in Ukraine. Is there anything I can do to get a green card or viza to come to the US? I am not sure he will help me any.

Thank you all so much!

In short there is nothing you can do. Without your husband you are no different then any other Ukrainian trying to come to the US who has no relatives in the US.

However it is troubling that you still wish to come to the US even though your marriage seems to be over. This may also explain why the marriage is ending. You appear to be more concerned with coming to the US then your marriage and your spouse has sensed this and probably why he no longer wishes to bring you over.

What is with all the 3rd person talk?

I find it hard to believe this is just a friend. Some answers coming too quickly.

If this is just a friend why then can they not come here and ask the questions themselves? It is their situation and being so would always know more answers then anyone else.

This is one extremely odd situation. Screams fraud to me with a person who seems to have a history of doing so already.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So exciting!!! Please, tell all the details when you can!!! We have one in a week...again, CONGRATULATIONS!

I just got full details of the whole interview.

She said they first divided everyone into 2 lines. One line for people immigrating to USA and line for other visa's.

She said her line was short. Mostly parents immigrating who's children were USA citizens. She was the only one who was married and two others who were finacee's

Everyone was let in at 8:15am where they turned in their papers.

My wife said she was third person to turn in papers but 6th person called. First she was called to speak to a Women who collected all documents. This Woman asked her few questions such as How we met, when we married, what I did for living and what language my wife wanted her interview in. My wife chose english.

She was then told to have a seat for interview.

When called for interview she was asked again what language. The interviewer was impressed with my wife choosing English. She was only one there who did. The fact she chose english impressed them very much and it did seem to have an effect on a very quick interview. She was asked same questions as before (how we met and when we married) and that was all. Nothing else to it and she was approved. She was out the door at 10:45am

She said only one person was declined and it was because of a missing document. They were told once they brought the document they would be given visa.

So overall very easy and now that it is over we realized we worried for nothing.

I do not know if it mattered or not but my wife said they asked alot more questions of others who were having interviews done and took longer time with them. She felt because of the interviewers reaction to her requesting english for interview which she described as being very happy and pleasantly surprised by, possibly led to such an easy interview with 2 simple questions.

I cannot say if this is reason or not but possibly it could not hurt if the person going to interview chose to do so in English if they are fluent.

While others were still approved maybe language choice could make things a little easier.

Congratulations!!

Can you, plz, update your timeline? Thanks

I actually did not update my timeline because my wife and I delayed the process ourselves.

We are actually an IR-1 case and she will get her 10 year greencard.

My wife was still finishing her education and when we began this process my life was under a corporation. I had to disolve the corp and wait to file taxes under my own name for the I-864.

My wife has now received her Masters Degree and I finally had the proper taxes under my name so we decided it was time to finish.

I did not want to give anyone false impressions to times since it was our own doing. We waited 8 months after NOA2 before even begining NVC phase and the whole process we really took our time through since we knew we had the time.

My wife had her interview today and was approved. Big relief to finally have this process over with. We are an IR1 case so she will have the 10 year green card. Big big weight lifted from us. It is now finally time we can live our lives.

Thanks to all for their help along the way. Could not have done it without you.

I know some will say to update my timeline. I decided not to since we delayed the process ourselves (wife was finishing her education etc...) for this reason I do not want to give people a false sense of a timeline.

Once again thanks to all.

3:46am my time. 10:46am Ukraine time. I just got the SMS

Wait for your wife soon!!!!!!!!!

I got!!!!!!!!!

I got!!!!!!!!!

My fiancee's interview is today in Kiev also. I wish us both luck.

Good Luck to you too.

Just received SMS. She is outside the embassy waiting.

She is early and already alot of people waiting as well.

why are you worried?

Natural reaction.

While I do not see a single issue we have never been through this so we expect anything can happen.

My wife just left Odessa for long bus trip to Kiev. Her interview is at 8am in the morning. I will be up tonight until I hear from her with the news. Keeping fingers crossed.

My situation was similar to yous in a way.

My wife and I were married for over 2 years before filing the I-130. We did receive and RFE asking why we took so long to file.

Just like your situation my wife wanted to finish what she started with her education. I was also self employed and operted completely under a corporation. My taxes and everything was under the corp so I had no income under myself for I-864.

Our delay was based on her finishing school and me disolving my corp to file taxes under my own name.

When we sent this information in we were approved a week later.

My wife's interview date is July 25. NVC case closed May 20th. Received interview date May 28th. NVC mailed to embassy in Kiev on June 13th (if this helps with time for anyone else). Wife is going in for Medical Thursday (july 14th).

By your timeline you set in the I-130. The day after receiving your NOA1 for the I-130 you sent in an I-129F.

This is a problem my wife and I have also run into.

Everything is in her maiden name. We both wanted it to be her married name.

Our problem tarted in Ukraine. Ukraine would not recognize a Jamacian Marriage license to change her name before filing on her passport.

We went through alot to get this done with no luck.

Now as far as her arriving in the US we thought we would try then to have her name changed. We were advised then this could create problems if she every went home to visit family etc.. and returning back to the USA. Now I am not sure for fact if it is true or not and we will be looking further into the matter, but it was explained to us by immigration attorney (we all know how that work out) that she could be denied rentry if names are not matching on passport and greencard. Like I said I waned to confirm this.

At the moment we have been left with belief she may have her maiden name until becoming a US citizen.

I am also curious as to what is true or not in this situation because we would like to have the last name changed but not at the expense of her not being able to leave the country.

Not too long ago a person asked what were the questions that would be asked to him during their interview.

This person has already gone through an interview and apparently denied.

While I know many here want to help I think sometimes the help goes too far. While you may have helped one, you possibly hurt many others in the process.

I read this person's story like everone else. I felt for them.

My opinion changed somewhat after the "Questions" topic started.

This person was denied by the CO for a reason.

While they can write what ever they wish on this forum, no one knows why the CO denied. but the CO felt they had good reason to do so.

My wife will have her interview shortly. The only preperations we have made for the interview is to make sure she had all paperwork.

No where did we ever make plans to go over answers for "Questions".

We know each other. We are married. Neither of us is worried about any questions.

I felt this person came here more or less asking for a cheat sheet. They needed the questions so that they could study for the answers.

My wife does not have to study.

I am not going to say for fact this is what the person is going to do. However if they knew their spouse they would not need to know such information in advance.

My simple point in all this is.

Fraud cases is one of the reasons why this process is hard and long. If we removed the fraud cases the process would be faster and easier for the real couples.

If the person mentioned above has a real relationship then the questions should be no problem. However do the rest of us truly want to leave a road map for the fraud cases??

Giving this type of information as I said above will only hurt many others in the long run.

Real couples do not need this information in advance nor need to study ahead of time. Lets not help those who made this process difficult and long for the rest of us.

Thanks Magical!

Curious question.

Wanted to know if someone could tell me how travel works after my wife arrives in the US.

We are under the IR-1. She will get 10 year green card.

We do like to travel alot especially nice relaxing trips to the carribean. I was wondering if/or when we would be able to travel freely.

We are looking now at August for a POE. Her birthday is early October and I have some deals my way right now for a trip to Jamaica I wanted to book for her birthday. Not sure however if there will be issues in doing so.

I did check into somethings.

OK I was wrong on 3 people.

Co Sponsor only needs to count themselves and Beneficiary. Only other people they would count is those they claimed as dependants on income taxes.

However Co Sponsor income can only be counted if living in the same household as you.