221g given at K1 Interview

[laurarajesh 0]

Hello All,

Well, my fiance' went for her interview on the 24th of June.. and after 6 hours she was given a 221g. The consular officer was a complete b****ch who seemed to have left common sense at home. That is the problem with common sense... IT IS NOT COMMON.

neways. after interviewing and looking at the documents, she wasn't satisfied that our relationship wasn't legitimate I guess.

Sooo.. the 221 g states.. to submit " additional proof of relationship including but not limited to"

1) list of guests who attended the engagement ceremony, including address, ph# and relation . ( NOT A PROBLEM)

2) Photographs of the two together (She bloody has these in front of her in her hands!!!!)

3) Photographs from the engagement ceremony (Same thing... my fiance' took the album with her and submitted 6-7 pictures initially )

4) Invoices (if any) from the engagement ceremony (not a huge deal.. but we've decided to submit the dvd of our ceremony.. that should take care of the "doubt" factor)

5) Cards (if any) from family members and well wishers on the occasion (It wasn't a formal ceremony to begin with and secondly... In Indian culture.. no one is going to bring cards.. especially if only close freinds and family are present)

6) Proof of an US wedding plans already fixed such as reception hall, photography, wedding invitation.

( how in all that is holy.. would I make reservations or print wedding cards when I myself dont' know when my fiance is going to be granted her Visa!!!) should I put down the downpayments simply on wishful thinking? my god!!!

7) Notarized statement from beneficiary and petitioner explaining in their own words, how and when they met ( or when they met and how, when and why they decided to marry. Please include an explanation regarding why you wish to have the marriage ceremony in the US instead of India. (harmless enuf.. not a problem)

8) Notarized list from the petitioner noting all travel to visit the beneficiary in India, including proof of the same. ( did not understand the last bit... "including proof of the same" what does that mean guys???

I have attached my statement.. item #7 for your review guys.

My fiance has the copies of all the emails that we originally submitted and the phonebills and the e-cards etc. Should she submit those again??

What do guys think? .... Should I lose hope?? or treat this as merely a roadbump?

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When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

hello

my is K3. and my k3 is valid till 9th july and i not abel to submit papers against 221g. will they sent my k3 back

[cantwait2long 0]

When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

Her K1 approval is valid until July 25th 2008.

Rish 1,

Me and Cjindia went tru the same BS.

Get all the documents and send them ASAP.

My GUT FEELING IS AS SOON AS YOU SNED THE DOCUMENTS THEY WILL SEND IT BACK TO DOS saying that the petition has expired. Thy did same in my case.

[polarbear 0]

When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

Her K1 approval is valid until July 25th 2008.

Rish 1,

Me and Cjindia went tru the same BS.

Get all the documents and send them ASAP.

My GUT FEELING IS AS SOON AS YOU SNED THE DOCUMENTS THEY WILL SEND IT BACK TO DOS saying that the petition has expired. Thy did same in my case.

I don't normally post here, but this caught my attention....

Did you know you can petition for an extension on the approval? Might be something worth looking into - I had to do the same when the embassy "lost" my file for 4 months

[Arcely 0]

When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

Her K1 approval is valid until July 25th 2008.

Rish 1,

Me and Cjindia went tru the same BS.

Get all the documents and send them ASAP.

My GUT FEELING IS AS SOON AS YOU SNED THE DOCUMENTS THEY WILL SEND IT BACK TO DOS saying that the petition has expired. Thy did same in my case.

I don't normally post here, but this caught my attention....

Did you know you can petition for an extension on the approval? Might be something worth looking into - I had to do the same when the embassy "lost" my file for 4 months

Hola.......buscando y buscando encontre esta pagina......les voy a contar mi historia, que es muy parecida a la de ustedes....soy visa K1....el pasado 15 de julio tuvimos entrevista en la embajada de Colombia, mi prometido estuvo conmigo en la entrevista.........me paso lo mismo que ustedes.....la estupida de la cosul nos nego la visa porque ella cree que nuestra relacion no es verdadera.....ahora estamos esperando que inmigracion nos conteste para hacer la apelacion.........me gustaria saber como llevan ustedes esta apelacion.

Arcely de Colombia

[emt103c 10]

When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

Her K1 approval is valid until July 25th 2008.

Rish 1,

Me and Cjindia went tru the same BS.

Get all the documents and send them ASAP.

My GUT FEELING IS AS SOON AS YOU SNED THE DOCUMENTS THEY WILL SEND IT BACK TO DOS saying that the petition has expired. Thy did same in my case.

I don't normally post here, but this caught my attention....

Did you know you can petition for an extension on the approval? Might be something worth looking into - I had to do the same when the embassy "lost" my file for 4 months

Hola.......buscando y buscando encontre esta pagina......les voy a contar mi historia, que es muy parecida a la de ustedes....soy visa K1....el pasado 15 de julio tuvimos entrevista en la embajada de Colombia, mi prometido estuvo conmigo en la entrevista.........me paso lo mismo que ustedes.....la estupida de la cosul nos nego la visa porque ella cree que nuestra relacion no es verdadera.....ahora estamos esperando que inmigracion nos conteste para hacer la apelacion.........me gustaria saber como llevan ustedes esta apelacion.

Arcely de Colombia

Es dificil para mi explicar en espanol las cosas que Ud. necesita hacer pero es muy importante que habla con un abogado. Un sitio que puedes usar mejor es www.immigrate2us.net porque hay muchas personas que hablan espanol y pueden ayudarte. Es importante que busques por todo que tienes, que pueda usar para demonstrar que Uds. son verdaderemente juntos. Cosas como boletos de avion, fotos, cartas de personas que saben sobre su relacion, cartas entre uds. (cosas como asi). . .necesitas escribir por email y llamar por telefono para ver lo que necesitas hacer para el consolado para ayudar tu situacion.

El consulado pregunto a uds. por mas informacion o no?

Edited August 9, 2008 by emt103c

[Arcely 0]

When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

Her K1 approval is valid until July 25th 2008.

Rish 1,

Me and Cjindia went tru the same BS.

Get all the documents and send

My GUT FEELING IS AS SOON AS YOU SNED THE DOCUMENTS THEY WILL SEND IT BACK TO DOS saying that the petition has expired. Thy did same in my case.

I don't normally post here, but this caught my attention....

Did you know you can petition for an extension on the approval? Might be something worth looking into - I had to do the same when the embassy "lost" my file for 4 months

Hola.......buscando y buscando encontre esta pagina......les voy a contar mi historia, que es muy parecida a la de ustedes....soy visa K1....el pasado 15 de julio tuvimos entrevista en la embajada de Colombia, mi prometido estuvo conmigo en la entrevista.........me paso lo mismo que ustedes.....la estupida de la cosul nos nego la visa porque ella cree que nuestra relacion no es verdadera.....ahora estamos esperando que inmigracion nos conteste para hacer la apelacion.........me gustaria saber como llevan ustedes esta apelacion.

Arcely de Colombia

Es dificil para mi explicar en espanol las cosas que Ud. necesita hacer pero es muy importante que habla con un abogado. Un sitio que puedes usar mejor es www.immigrate2us.net porque hay muchas personas que hablan espanol y pueden ayudarte. Es importante que busques por todo que tienes, que pueda usar para demonstrar que Uds. son verdaderemente juntos. Cosas como boletos de avion, fotos, cartas de personas que saben sobre su relacion, cartas entre uds. (cosas como asi). . .necesitas escribir por email y llamar por telefono para ver lo que necesitas hacer para el consolado para ayudar tu situacion.

El consulado pregunto a uds. por mas informacion o no?

emt103.....agradezco mucho tu respuesta, y la pagina que me das.......pues te cuento que yo tengo todo esas evidencias...tengo como 500 fotos, tiquetes de avion de las 5 veces que el a venido a Colombia, tengo muchos emails, y tambien tengo recibos de cambio de dinero cuando el ha estado aqui en mi pais,.....lo que paso fue que la consul el dia de mi entrevista no miro nada de eso.

Gracias por tu respuesta......ademas tu español es muy bueno

[vickydeutsch 0]

When is your K1 approval valid till. You have 4 months from time of NOA. We went thru the same BS, but by the time we got all the info together(3 days), the petition was sent back to US. and we reapplied and this time overwhelmed them with info, I also went to the interview. I suggest calling your senator to make sure the petition stays at the consulate.

Her K1 approval is valid until July 25th 2008.

Rish 1,

Me and Cjindia went tru the same BS.

Get all the documents and send

My GUT FEELING IS AS SOON AS YOU SNED THE DOCUMENTS THEY WILL SEND IT BACK TO DOS saying that the petition has expired. Thy did same in my case.

I don't normally post here, but this caught my attention....

Did you know you can petition for an extension on the approval? Might be something worth looking into - I had to do the same when the embassy "lost" my file for 4 months

Hola.......buscando y buscando encontre esta pagina......les voy a contar mi historia, que es muy parecida a la de ustedes....soy visa K1....el pasado 15 de julio tuvimos entrevista en la embajada de Colombia, mi prometido estuvo conmigo en la entrevista.........me paso lo mismo que ustedes.....la estupida de la cosul nos nego la visa porque ella cree que nuestra relacion no es verdadera.....ahora estamos esperando que inmigracion nos conteste para hacer la apelacion.........me gustaria saber como llevan ustedes esta apelacion.

Arcely de Colombia

Es dificil para mi explicar en espanol las cosas que Ud. necesita hacer pero es muy importante que habla con un abogado. Un sitio que puedes usar mejor es www.immigrate2us.net porque hay muchas personas que hablan espanol y pueden ayudarte. Es importante que busques por todo que tienes, que pueda usar para demonstrar que Uds. son verdaderemente juntos. Cosas como boletos de avion, fotos, cartas de personas que saben sobre su relacion, cartas entre uds. (cosas como asi). . .necesitas escribir por email y llamar por telefono para ver lo que necesitas hacer para el consolado para ayudar tu situacion.

El consulado pregunto a uds. por mas informacion o no?

emt103.....agradezco mucho tu respuesta, y la pagina que me das.......pues te cuento que yo tengo todo esas evidencias...tengo como 500 fotos, tiquetes de avion de las 5 veces que el a venido a Colombia, tengo muchos emails, y tambien tengo recibos de cambio de dinero cuando el ha estado aqui en mi pais,.....lo que paso fue que la consul el dia de mi entrevista no miro nada de eso.

Gracias por tu respuesta......ademas tu español es muy bueno

Y cuentame que paso al final??? te dieron la visA??? pediste ayuda a un abogado??? que paso???