Consulate Review: New Delhi, India
Review Topic: K3 Visa
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| Review Date : |
May 24, 2010 |
| Embassy Review : |
Embassy interview, phone interview, and home interview were all terrible experience for my husband, in Delhi. My husband and I met in India, his home, had a short courtship, it was love at first sight, he proposed after three weeks, and we married after only three months, and I am half-American, so, naturally, I want my husband to come to America and meet my family. I was not with my husband for his interview, big mistake. Consulate, agents always questioning how long and well he knows me and details of my and his religious heritage, anything they can pick apart, they did. Agents were very rude, unfair, did not speak to my husband in his native language Hindi, confused him in english speaking too rapidly, they questioned my handwriting, on cards and letters, they told him some fake name of mine and swore they knew private information about me; needless to say, they denied my husband\'s visa. They said we married just for immigration which is bullcrap. My husband and I married because we are in love, and no one can tell us otherwise. DOS did not even mail me our NOIR for one whole week, even after i persistently emailed and called begging them to please give me a date so I would know what our deadline to provide evidence so it would change their decision. No cooperation. We have three weeks to get all evidence and affidavits notarized by friends and family, submit tons of documentation, 1000\'s of photos, and they denied any extension petitioned submitted by our lawyer on our behalf, just four days ago, they would not even respond properly to her.... because apparently its not illegal for DOS and USCIS to not allow us at least 30 days to submit evidence. I have read the Immigration family law handbook and it states they must give us 30 days, which they refuse to do. This is very unfair. We had to retain an attorney because the DOS is getting away with way too much in regards to our case, and it had to be stopped. My husband and I got a lawyer to make an incredible statement for us and finally we can semi-relax....
Our LAWYER just submitted all paperwork for us, SHE is confident, we are happy, we know have plenty of evidence that will prove our marriage is bona-fide and not just for immigration.
I am happy for the couples who apply for visa for their fiancee or spouse and get it, because it must be wonderful. For some reason, New Delhi consulates have singled us out, and given me reason to document this nightmare story.
In the personal face to face interview, my husband provided letters, emails, phone records, wedding photos, and verbal testimony to give them proof of our relationship, but that was not enough. Agents telephoned my husband, around a month after the embassy interview, and questioned the nature of his employment and the nature of his brothers' employment. They questioned the gurukul that he attended as youth and questioned how he knows friends around the world. They also indicated they had a big problem that my family did not fly to India to be in the wedding, and he explained that was why he wants to come to America, to meet my family here, they were unable to travel at the time of our marriage.
My husband feels that he was treated unfairly in all interviews, so we are glad we have a lwayer to show the agents this is not proper protocol, they should be more cautious before treating couples in this manner.
(updated on May 24, 2010) |
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Very Poor |
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