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Approved even with prior police record- don't give up.

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I was so discouraged when my fiance and I found out that his police clearance came back with a record of marijuana possession. A fee was paid and he never thought twice about it and didn't think it would be on his record to haunt is years later (it wasn't his to begin with..here's the link to the back story if you want to read about it

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/481670-advice-regarding-prior-conviction-on-police-clearance/#entry6832728

I searched on VJ and other sites for other people's stories and hoped to find glimmers of hope, but the more I searched, the more depressed I felt because for every 1 story of someone getting an approval with a prior conviction, there were hundreds upon hundreds of denials. Nevertheless, we submitted our application and explained the circumstances surrounding the arrest and hoped for the best. I hoped for the best and expected the worst. I couldn't sleep the night my fiance had his interview (day there, night here) and was so nervous and stressed out. In the end, he said the experience was painless and easy. They didn't ask him any questions about the arrest, only the usual questions of where/how did you meet etc.

I was so sure that he would be denied a visa and we would have to go through the waiver process, but he was approved and the CO never even asked about his police record. I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that it was just a fine and he didn't serve any jail time or that people's views on marijuana are becoming more lax, but whatever it was, we are so happy to receive the approval.

I just want to share our story and hope that we can provide some hope for those in a similar situation. Please stay positive and don't get discouraged. You really never know what is going to happen and if you are in a tough situation and although the odds seem like they're stacked against you, don't give up. There is always a chance that you'll be that 1 person out of a million who'll get approved dispute the odds.

Removal of Conditions


Sept 24 2016 - resent packet (1st attempt arrived 2 days too early due to miscalculation of 90 days)




AOS Timeline


8/9/14- Mailed I-485/131/765 (took a long time to get our Marriage Certificate)


8/15/14- notified via text and email that application was accepted on 8/12 and being processed.


9/8/14- Biometric done; 11/5/14- EAD/I-131 Approved/Card Production


11/5/14- AOS moved to testing/interview; 11/13/14- EAD/AP Combo card REC'D


12/16/14- AOS Interview- APPROVED! 1/3/15- Green card approved.



K1 Timeline


8/16/2013 I-129F Sent via UPS to Lewisville, TX 9/25/2013 Hard copy of NOA 2 received dancin5hr.gif


8/19/2013 I-129F CSC Received 10/29/2013 Got email from NVC with case number (NVC rec'd)


8/20/2013 NOA1 10/30/2013 Left NVC


8/22/2013 Notice that Alien Registration Number was changed 11/04/2013 Consulate Rec'd


8/26/2013 NOA1 Received by mail 11/12/2013 Packet 3 rec'd


9/20/2013 Email notice of NOA2 (31 days)



02/04/2014 After many months of waiting and frustration, FI finally got his birth certificate, passport and police clearance from his home country and we received an SMS today stating that his SA Police Clearance was finalized.


02/18/14 Police Clearance rec'd


2/20/14- Second packet 3 sent to consulate


2/27/14 Followed up with Consulate to get interview date. They schedule an interview for 2/20 when he submitted the application of readiness (what we had to do to extend his NOA2) on 1/21, but they didn't notify us of that appointment, so we missed it.


3/27/14- Interview- APPROVED!!!


4/10/14- FI entered US via LAX and flew to SF 6/14/14- Civil Ceremony

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Congratz to you guys, you must rest your minds now and prepare for the next step "trip" wishing you all the joy and happiness when you guys reunite again.

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