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SteveKarlaMayer   21

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Hi, everyone! Here I am again with a question.

Is it true that if the CO ask you if you have relatives in the USA and you would answer 'Yes' could be a possibly result your visa to be denied? I know this sounds insane but I have heard few of my friends who said it's true. This gave me a scar again since I have 2 cousins in the USA. :-S

Any response would be highly appreciated.

God bless everyone! Xoxo

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight.

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It's sort of true, but it makes sense. If a person has a bunch of relatives in the US, it could be that they are in a fake marriage just so they can reunite their family (say, their parents and all their siblings live in the US). I think having a couple of cousins is not likely to be an issue at all. There are no secret tricks to getting a visa to the US. You just have to show that your relationship is real and tell the truth. The case is judges on the totality of the circumstances, not on a secret "gotcha."

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If the Consul asks for something, you are obliged to answer it.

Remember, you are under oath so everything you say (truth or not) may or may not work to your advantage.

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Yes you have to be honest, but I wouldn't stress too much over it. I would think it would only probably make a difference in a borderline case and/or high fraud country where they are already suspicious, especially with just a couple of cousins. I was nervous because my husband has a brother here illegally, but they never even asked about him (beyond the question on the form).

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Hi, everyone! Here I am again with a question.

Is it true that if the CO ask you if you have relatives in the USA and you would answer 'Yes' could be a possibly result your visa to be denied? I know this sounds insane but I have heard few of my friends who said it's true. This gave me a scar again since I have 2 cousins in the USA. :-S

Any response would be highly appreciated.

God bless everyone! Xoxo

I think this is more true if you apply for a tourist visa, but I strongly believe that it won't matter with K1 and family type visa. You just make sure that you gather enough evidence to prove that your relationship with your fiance is authentic and your fiance's income is within or above the income needed to support you, you should be fine. There are a lot of K1 applicants who has family in the US and got approved. I have a cousin in the west coast but was not asked about it...

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You guys are awesome. Thanks much for the response. :)

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight.

In GOD we trust. † = ♥

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i know many people here and your relatives and other friends are scaring you... DO NOT LIE about it.. if they ask you this question, tell them that you have cousins there.. but if they don't ask, don't give me that information. if they ask you, they probably know or could tell that you have cousins there.. so therefore, do no lie. there is strong possibility that they might not even ask .

usually they ask you about your relatives in visit visa cases, because more relatives mean, you won't come back after your visa is expired. applying for spouse is not one of those visas where this is a relevant question.

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Hi, everyone! Here I am again with a question.

Is it true that if the CO ask you if you have relatives in the USA and you would answer 'Yes' could be a possibly result your visa to be denied? I know this sounds insane but I have heard few of my friends who said it's true. This gave me a scar again since I have 2 cousins in the USA. :-S

Any response would be highly appreciated.

God bless everyone! Xoxo

It may cause visa denial if you are applying for a tourist Visa. With relatives in the US, it would be easier for you to remain there and not come back.

It shouldn't have any bearing on your K-1 Visa unless you fail your interview by not being able to convince the CO that you are sincere with your relationship. It would not have any bearing at all if you're applying for a CR-1 Visa (spouse) because this in itself is an immigrant visa, while a K-1 is a non-immigrant visa.

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i know many people here and your relatives and other friends are scaring you... DO NOT LIE about it.. if they ask you this question, tell them that you have cousins there.. but if they don't ask, don't give me that information. if they ask you, they probably know or could tell that you have cousins there.. so therefore, do no lie. there is strong possibility that they might not even ask .

usually they ask you about your relatives in visit visa cases, because more relatives mean, you won't come back after your visa is expired. applying for spouse is not one of those visas where this is a relevant question.

:thumbs: I agree, bro. I will surely tell the truth 'if' the CO will ask me. Lying is a serious offense when applying a visa. This just gave me a scar. Anyway, I guess this question is usually for those who apply Visitor Visa like you guys said. Thanks for the time. :)

God bless you all.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways submit to Him,
and He will make your paths straight.

In GOD we trust. † = ♥

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At the time of her K-1 interview, Chinook had two sisters and their families living in the U.S. Neither the Filipino pre-screener nor the consular officer asked about them.

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Hi, everyone! Here I am again with a question.

Is it true that if the CO ask you if you have relatives in the USA and you would answer 'Yes' could be a possibly result your visa to be denied? I know this sounds insane but I have heard few of my friends who said it's true. This gave me a scar again since I have 2 cousins in the USA. :-S

Any response would be highly appreciated.

God bless everyone! Xoxo

Unfortunatly I have to go with yes. I live here in the US and my brother was trying to come to see his niece who he didn't see since she was born and he wants to learn about the culture here and be in my in laws you when they renew the oath again. My brother still didn't finish high school and this year is the last year, so personally I wasn't going to let him stay here. I have a sister, aunt and 2 uncles. My brother went for an interview and the lady asked him if he has any relatives. He said yes. She told him you are denied the visa. He said but i'm going with my mom and my dad, and my dad can afford to cover all of our trip. He said why did you deny me? She told him because you have a brother and a sister and they will try to make you stay and get a green card. I honetly felt so discriminated, I mean we were not even thinking about that. the kid didn't even finish high school. Anyways, it got me mad. I got depressed though for a while because I didn't see my family for 5 years and I was going to see him, but they denied it.

your case is different, you are going for an immigrant visa because you are married to a USC. They don't care about the rest of the family. They just ask to see if you are truthful.

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My husband has a brother who is a US citizen by naturalization, and that brother is our joint sponsor, my husband had no problem getting approved


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Tell the truth, and stress the importance of your individual relationship. Why you both are a stand alone family with family ties or independently dependent.

In Arizona its hot hot hot.

http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

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It certainly does for Visitor Visa's if you have relatives who are undocumented.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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