CSC to TSC to NVC: the Saga continues

[CaliforniaGuy 2]

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know I got the SIF and CC! Waiting for the interview date

Congrats!!!

Thank You All for your warm wishes!! Wishing you the best in your journeys!! It's almost done!! Hang in there!

PERFECT!!!

Well, I got SIF on Wednesday, and was hoping for the case complete email before the weekend. Perhaps it will come tonight. I just got off the phone with a operator, and she said the case is in final review. I asked an approximate time for case complete. She replied that they are not scheduling for May any longer, and could not be more specific than that. So, are they waiting for appointment times to be set aside by the embassy in Bangkok for June?

Thanks

CONGRATS!!

Interview is scheduled on May 25th!

CONGRATS!!!

Finally our group is getting some traction. A few months ago we were pulling our hair and now we are happy cause its almost over. Well, even though we will make it and be happy at the end, what this Texas Fiasco did to our lives for a few months is nothing we will ever forget.

[xelance 31]

hey all! My wife and I are now back in San Diego...together for once! I will post a POE review about Orlando soon, but I will say this much...our experience was absolutely horrible. Basically the officer told me that he thought our marriage was bullshit because my wifes hand was shaking when she was asked to do fingerprints. He then went on to question me about the legitimacy of our relationship and told me he had his "doubts". He then explained how big the punishment was for a fake marriage, asked if I got paid, etc..it sucked soooo bad after all we have gone through. Nevertheless, at the end, he said he would take my word for it, and processed her entrance to the US and I guess that is all that matters.Of course there was no "welcome to the US" or anything for my wife, and the whole experience made her feel terrible and embarrassed as well. Complete and utter #######. Good luck to all of you and hope you dont have the same experience.

Edited April 24, 2011 by xelance

[CaliforniaGuy 2]

hey all! My wife and I are now back in San Diego...together for once! I will post a POE review about Orlando soon, but I will say this much...our experience was absolutely horrible. Basically the officer told me that he thought our marriage was bullshit because my wifes hand was shaking when she was asked to do fingerprints. He then went on to question me about the legitimacy of our relationship and told me he had his "doubts". He then explained how big the punishment was for a fake marriage, asked if I got paid, etc..it sucked soooo bad after all we have gone through. Nevertheless, at the end, he said he would take my word for it, and processed her entrance to the US and I guess that is all that matters.Of course there was no "welcome to the US" or anything for my wife, and the whole experience made her feel terrible and embarrassed as well. Complete and utter #######. Good luck to all of you and hope you dont have the same experience.

Wow I'm sorry about the whole thing. Do they even have the right to question after the comsulate has given the visa and and approved it??? Its kind of like the big boss says ok but the cashier that works for the big boss gives you a piece of their mind. That is not acceptable!!! Its not like he even has the authority to question the visa that has been given by the State Department!! Wow I'm really furious!! Did you get his name? Maybe you can invite him to your house a few years from now and give him a piece of you mind!!!!! People get nervous all the time and seem as though there is something wrong. Reminds me about my last visit to Canada. I was so nervous at the airport so the customs agent thought there was something wrong and sent me to secondary and I was given the third degree there and than I had my luggage hand checked down to my personal stuff!! I had never been humiliated in my life as I was that day!! And those customs agents at the secondary make the people in line wait forever even though there is nobody infront of them. They want to make you wait and wait and wait to make you sweat!!! There were 4 FREE agents and 10 people in line!!! And they were chatting amongst each other and laughing!! I was so mad that after the agent was fisinhed with giving me the third degree and said that I can go, I turned back and raised my voice and asked why I was questioned. I asked was it because you think I will overstay? And the agent said we don't want anyone to take advantage of the system. I was soo mad that I was shaking. So in the beginning I was shaking cause I was nervous and at the end I was shaking cause I was soooo mad!

[Saylin 1,605]

hey all! My wife and I are now back in San Diego...together for once! I will post a POE review about Orlando soon, but I will say this much...our experience was absolutely horrible. Basically the officer told me that he thought our marriage was bullshit because my wifes hand was shaking when she was asked to do fingerprints. He then went on to question me about the legitimacy of our relationship and told me he had his "doubts". He then explained how big the punishment was for a fake marriage, asked if I got paid, etc..it sucked soooo bad after all we have gone through. Nevertheless, at the end, he said he would take my word for it, and processed her entrance to the US and I guess that is all that matters.Of course there was no "welcome to the US" or anything for my wife, and the whole experience made her feel terrible and embarrassed as well. Complete and utter #######. Good luck to all of you and hope you dont have the same experience.

Wow I'm so sorry you and your wife had to go through that. What a "welcome to the USA" she got. I don't understand how they can just assume it's fake if your wife starts to shake. When I got denied twice last August at POE, I was shaking all over the place. Some border officials need to learn how to be a little bit more polite.

Wow I'm sorry about the whole thing. Do they even have the right to question after the comsulate has given the visa and and approved it??? Its kind of like the big boss says ok but the cashier that works for the big boss gives you a piece of their mind. That is not acceptable!!! Its not like he even has the authority to question the visa that has been given by the State Department!! Wow I'm really furious!! Did you get his name? Maybe you can invite him to your house a few years from now and give him a piece of you mind!!!!! People get nervous all the time and seem as though there is something wrong. Reminds me about my last visit to Canada. I was so nervous at the airport so the customs agent thought there was something wrong and sent me to secondary and I was given the third degree there and than I had my luggage hand checked down to my personal stuff!! I had never been humiliated in my life as I was that day!! And those customs agents at the secondary make the people in line wait forever even though there is nobody infront of them. They want to make you wait and wait and wait to make you sweat!!! There were 4 FREE agents and 10 people in line!!! And they were chatting amongst each other and laughing!! I was so mad that after the agent was fisinhed with giving me the third degree and said that I can go, I turned back and raised my voice and asked why I was questioned. I asked was it because you think I will overstay? And the agent said we don't want anyone to take advantage of the system. I was soo mad that I was shaking. So in the beginning I was shaking cause I was nervous and at the end I was shaking cause I was soooo mad!

Actually, the border officials have the authority to question the visa you got. Ultimately, they have the authority to let you go through POE or not, even after getting a visa. I remember reading of a case here of a Canadian who got a visa, but when he got to the border to cross, the border officials didn't let him through because of a past criminal record, even though the Consulate had known about it. So, even though it doesn't seem right and acceptable after getting a visa to be hassled at the border, sadly, they do have the right to turn anyone away, whether you have gotten a visa or not. Having a visa in hand doesn't guarantee 100% that you'll get through the border. The border officials can still decide to turn you away. But it's like a 1% chance. I've only ever seen one case on here about someone being turned away after having got a visa.

Edited April 24, 2011 by Saylin

[skynaut 29]

Saylin, why were you denied twice at poe?

[M_and_K 0]

Just got the call. visa approved!!! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Edited April 25, 2011 by M_and_K

[CaliforniaGuy 2]

Just got the call. visa approved!!! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

CONGRATS!!!!!!!

One more completion from our group!!!

[Never_lose_hope 10]

Just got the call. visa approved!!! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Congrats!!! :dance:

[Val and Gary 29]

hey all! My wife and I are now back in San Diego...together for once! I will post a POE review about Orlando soon, but I will say this much...our experience was absolutely horrible. Basically the officer told me that he thought our marriage was bullshit because my wifes hand was shaking when she was asked to do fingerprints. He then went on to question me about the legitimacy of our relationship and told me he had his "doubts". He then explained how big the punishment was for a fake marriage, asked if I got paid, etc..it sucked soooo bad after all we have gone through. Nevertheless, at the end, he said he would take my word for it, and processed her entrance to the US and I guess that is all that matters.Of course there was no "welcome to the US" or anything for my wife, and the whole experience made her feel terrible and embarrassed as well. Complete and utter #######. Good luck to all of you and hope you dont have the same experience.

Wow...I have to say when I got turned back at Orlando they weren't too polite either. Methinks I may give Orlando a big MISS when it comes to re-entering the USA...

Sorry to hear that Alex - I feel for your wife.

[digital82 3]

Just got the call. visa approved!!! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Congrats...

[Saylin 1,605]

Saylin, why were you denied twice at poe?

First time was my own fault. I knew nothing about visas. I thought after coming back to Canada for 10 days from 3 months in the USA, I could just go back to the USA and apply for a green card. I was so naive, I know After waiting in secondary for like an hour, an immigration officer finally told me he couldn't let me go and told me what I had to do to legally move to the USA. He opened a file on me and assigned an A# to me and made me sign this paper saying I was withdrawing my application to enter the USA. The officer was nice, but he did tell me this process would only take about 4 months. Yeah, right

Second time was this jerk's fault at the border. My husband sent off our I-130 within a few days after my first denial and I had found this site and read that it was legal to visit your spouse during the process. So, I decided to try again. But the guy at the border said I can no longer be considered a visitor but an intending immigrant instead since we filed an I-130. He even told me to file for a K3 visa, which I told him was dead, but he didn't believe me. He warned me that if I try going through another border with "another story" that it could hurt this process and possibly get a ban. So, I went home a second time crying. Thankfully, my husband decided last minute to come visit me that day, so I at least got to see my husband.

Just got the call. visa approved!!! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Congrats!

[J e n n y 26]

I have an interview question- I'm trying to picture my husband sitting (or standing at a window?) talking with the consular officer and he's going to have all the evidence of our relationship and I'm wondering what exactly the officer would say to him to see everything. Like, will the officer say, "Show me something with both your names on it," or, "Show me photos of the two of you together"?

There are only a few reviews on here on the embassy so I feel like we're going in blind! Lol

Any advice to calm my nerves? By nature I am a very nervous, anxious, extremely high-strung person so any comfort would be greatly appreciated!

[Saylin 1,605]

I have an interview question- I'm trying to picture my husband sitting (or standing at a window?) talking with the consular officer and he's going to have all the evidence of our relationship and I'm wondering what exactly the officer would say to him to see everything. Like, will the officer say, "Show me something with both your names on it," or, "Show me photos of the two of you together"?

There are only a few reviews on here on the embassy so I feel like we're going in blind! Lol

Any advice to calm my nerves? By nature I am a very nervous, anxious, extremely high-strung person so any comfort would be greatly appreciated!

The only reviews I've read are those for Montreal, and officers at Montreal rarely ask for evidence, so I'm not sure exactly how an officer would ask for evidence. I'm not sure how high-fraud Paraguay is. If it's not, they might not ask for any evidence. But if they do, I would think it's something like how you said, probably ask for pictures and the like. As long as your husband has a bunch of evidence (and is somewhat organized), he should be fine

[H and Nila 0]

hey all! My wife and I are now back in San Diego...together for once! I will post a POE review about Orlando soon, but I will say this much...our experience was absolutely horrible. Basically the officer told me that he thought our marriage was bullshit because my wifes hand was shaking when she was asked to do fingerprints. He then went on to question me about the legitimacy of our relationship and told me he had his "doubts". He then explained how big the punishment was for a fake marriage, asked if I got paid, etc..it sucked soooo bad after all we have gone through. Nevertheless, at the end, he said he would take my word for it, and processed her entrance to the US and I guess that is all that matters.Of course there was no "welcome to the US" or anything for my wife, and the whole experience made her feel terrible and embarrassed as well. Complete and utter #######. Good luck to all of you and hope you dont have the same experience.

I am so sorry to hear that you had to suffer yet another travesty at the hands of an American, I am truly ashamed of the treatment families have received from my country including my own family. Thank God we have each other on here to keep us sane through this all.

[H and Nila 0]

Just got the call. visa approved!!! :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

Good for you!!! One more done with this step, soon we'll be ready for a reunion and a beer or two or three... (after this process)in the STATES