Advice on cancelling the K1 application process

[stellarum 0]

Hi there. It's with a heavy heart that I'm writing for a little advice. Just weeks after our I-29F application was approved (my fiance is British), we split up. I won't go into too many unnecessary details, but it was his decision, and it's been very painful for us both. At any rate, the last communication I received from USCIS was that our application was approved, and that they would be forwarding it to the embassy in London, who would next communicate with my fiance. Well, my ex-fiance is proving to be very difficult and uncommunicative at this point. I can't get it out of him whether he has in fact heard from the embassy yet, and truthfully it's such a painful subject that I can't bring myself to keep bothering him about it. However, I suspect this could be very bad for my records with the government -- to have an open-ended application case like this! I know that most of you on these forums will have had no experience with this, but any sound advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

[AUBGER 0]

I think you just need to contact the embassy.

I wouldn't do it yet though. Sometimes it takes the split up couples a few days to realize they're making a mistake

[pushbrk 12,822]

Hi there. It's with a heavy heart that I'm writing for a little advice. Just weeks after our I-29F application was approved (my fiance is British), we split up. I won't go into too many unnecessary details, but it was his decision, and it's been very painful for us both. At any rate, the last communication I received from USCIS was that our application was approved, and that they would be forwarding it to the embassy in London, who would next communicate with my fiance. Well, my ex-fiance is proving to be very difficult and uncommunicative at this point. I can't get it out of him whether he has in fact heard from the embassy yet, and truthfully it's such a painful subject that I can't bring myself to keep bothering him about it. However, I suspect this could be very bad for my records with the government -- to have an open-ended application case like this! I know that most of you on these forums will have had no experience with this, but any sound advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

I would first call NVC at 603.334.0700-1-5 with your case number and beneficiary name. Ask them if the case is still there. If so, ask them how to "withdraw" the petition.

If they have already forwarded it to London, call the Dept. of State visa info line at 202.663.1225, then use menu selections 1-0-0. They will know the exact status and can advise you on withrawing the petition. If London has it, you could also email them for withrawal instructions.

You definitely need to withdraw the petition, if you are certain the relationship is over.

[stellarum 0]

Thanks, everyone.

[rakkaus 0]

Hi there. It's with a heavy heart that I'm writing for a little advice. Just weeks after our I-29F application was approved (my fiance is British), we split up. I won't go into too many unnecessary details, but it was his decision, and it's been very painful for us both. At any rate, the last communication I received from USCIS was that our application was approved, and that they would be forwarding it to the embassy in London, who would next communicate with my fiance. Well, my ex-fiance is proving to be very difficult and uncommunicative at this point. I can't get it out of him whether he has in fact heard from the embassy yet, and truthfully it's such a painful subject that I can't bring myself to keep bothering him about it. However, I suspect this could be very bad for my records with the government -- to have an open-ended application case like this! I know that most of you on these forums will have had no experience with this, but any sound advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

I would first call NVC at 603.334.0700-1-5 with your case number and beneficiary name. Ask them if the case is still there. If so, ask them how to "withdraw" the petition.

If they have already forwarded it to London, call the Dept. of State visa info line at 202.663.1225, then use menu selections 1-0-0. They will know the exact status and can advise you on withrawing the petition. If London has it, you could also email them for withrawal instructions.

You definitely need to withdraw the petition, if you are certain the relationship is over.

Just to elaborate on that, I had to go through this myself less than a week ago. Emailing the consulate directly is the quickest option, and the most direct if you are concerned about fraud. I heard back from the consulate (Helsinki) in less than 24 hours and was told no further action on my part was necessary. On the other hand, I just wanted finality; I knew fraud was not going to be an issue since moving to America was one of the main sticking points.

As for your fear of getting in trouble with the government, I don't think you need to worry about that as long as your actions up to this point have been in good faith. Long-distance relationships are far from a sure thing, and USCIS has seen many of them fail. A relationship that failed just around the 2-year mark for switching to the 10-year green card would be much more troublesome than one that failed prior to the foreign fiance coming here.

Edited January 13, 2008 by rakkaus

[stellarum 0]

Hi there. It's with a heavy heart that I'm writing for a little advice. Just weeks after our I-29F application was approved (my fiance is British), we split up. I won't go into too many unnecessary details, but it was his decision, and it's been very painful for us both. At any rate, the last communication I received from USCIS was that our application was approved, and that they would be forwarding it to the embassy in London, who would next communicate with my fiance. Well, my ex-fiance is proving to be very difficult and uncommunicative at this point. I can't get it out of him whether he has in fact heard from the embassy yet, and truthfully it's such a painful subject that I can't bring myself to keep bothering him about it. However, I suspect this could be very bad for my records with the government -- to have an open-ended application case like this! I know that most of you on these forums will have had no experience with this, but any sound advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

I would first call NVC at 603.334.0700-1-5 with your case number and beneficiary name. Ask them if the case is still there. If so, ask them how to "withdraw" the petition.

If they have already forwarded it to London, call the Dept. of State visa info line at 202.663.1225, then use menu selections 1-0-0. They will know the exact status and can advise you on withrawing the petition. If London has it, you could also email them for withrawal instructions.

You definitely need to withdraw the petition, if you are certain the relationship is over.

Just to elaborate on that, I had to go through this myself less than a week ago. Emailing the consulate directly is the quickest option, and the most direct if you are concerned about fraud. I heard back from the consulate (Helsinki) in less than 24 hours and was told no further action on my part was necessary. On the other hand, I just wanted finality; I knew fraud was not going to be an issue since moving to America was one of the main sticking points.

As for your fear of getting in trouble with the government, I don't think you need to worry about that as long as your actions up to this point have been in good faith. Long-distance relationships are far from a sure thing, and USCIS has seen many of them fail. A relationship that failed just around the 2-year mark for switching to the 10-year green card would be much more troublesome than one that failed prior to the foreign fiance coming here.

You make a good point, rakkaus. I'm sure I'm not the first to withdraw this petition.

I'm hoping this bad dream is just a blessing in disguise!

[rakkaus 0]

I'm hoping this bad dream is just a blessing in disguise!

That's how I took it.

Better to find these things out now than a week after the wedding...