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PLEASE THIS IS URGENT!

Hi everyone, I hope as you read this message your all doing well... okay so i had my appt on the the 4th of may, so i was there on time and ready for my interview, as time passed i was the last one to be interview. The consular officer was not being very nice, since he apparantely had a rough day, he started asking me questions about my ex marriage and not some many questions about my fiance, i started to get uncomfortable and mixed up my dates of when i met my fiance and when we started dating, not exactly the date but the year, so after he questions me about which date was right, he said that he couldnt make a decision on my case and he told me that he wanted an interview with my fiance as well. MY QUESTION IS... IS THAT OKAY THAT HE REQUEST FOR MY FIANCE? AND WILL I BE HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT ME MIXING MY DATES?> PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME.. THANKS

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He can ask you for anything that he wants...it is common to request an interview with your fiance.

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I think for Colombia your fiance needs to be there, i guess there are 2 interview, your fiance needs to be at the first one...

OKAY, he will be here on the 16 and we have our next appt for the 18th, my main concern is that when i was asked about the date when we started talking i said in 2008 but it was in 2007, then i told him it was on the 2007 and he seem upset, but i was intimidated and thats why i answered without thinking, do you think we will have problems over this? also do you know what sort of questions they ask during the interview with your fiance? thank you for your help

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TBoneTX   45,266

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your fiance needs to be at the first one...
This firmly applies to Ecuador. I have not heard of this happening in a neighboring country.
do you think we will have problems over this?
Explain it as best you can in the second interview.
also do you know what sort of questions they ask during the interview with your fiance?
It could be a quick few questions to clear up discrepancies. It could be a Stokes interview (search VJ & Google). You should have been handed a letter after your interview. What EXACTLY does it say? Do not paraphrase; quote it exactly.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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your fiance needs to be at the first one...
This firmly applies to Ecuador. I have not heard of this happening in a neighboring country.
do you think we will have problems over this?
Explain it as best you can in the second interview.
also do you know what sort of questions they ask during the interview with your fiance?
It could be a quick few questions to clear up discrepancies. It could be a Stokes interview (search VJ & Google). You should have been handed a letter after your interview. What EXACTLY does it say? Do not paraphrase; quote it exactly.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for answering. The letter that was given to me stated

section 221(g) No ha presentado la documentacion para establecer su elegibilidad

prueba adicional de su relacion con su prometido (ejemplos: cartas, email, fotos etc

Se sugiere entrevista con el peticionario.

THANK YOU.

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TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,266

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section 221(g)
This, given the reasons for it, is serious. You must bring every scrap of "proof of relationship" that you can collect, be able to explain it, and hope that they accept it when you present it. I also suggest that you and your fiance thoroughly review every occurrence in the history of your relationship, and ensure that you are able to come up with the same answers. Also, review and confirm such things as favorite foods, favorite colors, what each of you had for dinner the previous day (or the last time your fiance visited your country), and other such details. If you are questioned about your intimate life, politely yet firmly state that such questions border on harassment, they have no place in a K-1 interview, they are illegal in government and in the private sector, and "I'll be happy to answer your next question on a different topic, sir."

If your interview is in the afternoon, I predict that you will be separated and individually grilled (Stokes interview). Also, insist on being interviewed by an AMERICAN, not by a native employee of the embassy.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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section 221(g)
This, given the reasons for it, is serious. You must bring every scrap of "proof of relationship" that you can collect, be able to explain it, and hope that they accept it when you present it. I also suggest that you and your fiance thoroughly review every occurrence in the history of your relationship, and ensure that you are able to come up with the same answers. Also, review and confirm such things as favorite foods, favorite colors, what each of you had for dinner the previous day (or the last time your fiance visited your country), and other such details. If you are questioned about your intimate life, politely yet firmly state that such questions border on harassment, they have no place in a K-1 interview, they are illegal in government and in the private sector, and "I'll be happy to answer your next question on a different topic, sir."

If your interview is in the afternoon, I predict that you will be separated and individually grilled (Stokes interview). Also, insist on being interviewed by an AMERICAN, not by a native employee of the embassy.

This is not true. The CO already has doubts about this relationship and is giving the couple another opportunity to prove the validity. All questions can be asked and none are illegal in this circumstance, IMHO. This is not a job interview in the US.

We were asked, separately, when was our first kiss(on the lips), when was our first sex, what kind of protection we used and whether he had had sex on that visit. This information is not being published and since we both answered truthfully and had the same answer - it confirmed to the CO our relationship was real.

I know a story of a man and his wife who were denied because she was too embarrassed to admit they had had sex previous to their marriage. Told him another 3 years to get his wife to the US.

OP - Practice your answers, together, to all possible questions. And pictures are also good evidence.

Good Luck!!

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TBoneTX Grand Master

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This is not true. [...] All questions can be asked and none are illegal in this circumstance, IMHO.
If your "IMHO" is true, then why did THREE experienced immigration attorneys (TWO with experience as COs) at LARGE law firms tell me that such questions in K-1 interviews ARE borderline harassment and ARE illegal, and why did the attorney with the most recent consular experience recommend that I file an after-visa complaint with the Department of State AND with the Consul General? Be sure of your facts, please, before flatly opining that something is not true. Anything at all can be ASKED, but not all need be ANSWERED. There are many, many other ways via which a CO can determine the legitimacy of a K-1 relationship. And where is YOUR timeline, please? You didn't apply for "N/A."

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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This is not true. [...] All questions can be asked and none are illegal in this circumstance, IMHO.
If your "IMHO" is true, then why did THREE experienced immigration attorneys (TWO with experience as COs) at LARGE law firms tell me that such questions in K-1 interviews ARE borderline harassment and ARE illegal, and why did the attorney with the most recent consular experience recommend that I file an after-visa complaint with the Department of State AND with the Consul General? Be sure of your facts, please, before flatly opining that something is not true. Anything at all can be ASKED, but not all need be ANSWERED. There are many, many other ways via which a CO can determine the legitimacy of a K-1 relationship. And where is YOUR timeline, please? You didn't apply for "N/A."

Wow!

lol. You might want to keep in mind that attorneys have made a career at calling things foul and borderline harassment. Make an after visa complaint is what the attorney suggested......but you have to get the visa first :unsure:

There's no harm done in just having your SO come for the requested interview, but if you start refusing to answer questions just because you think they are unfair you could be shooting your self in the foot. Your SO is not being asked questions which would lead to a denial of a visa based on sex, religion, gender etc.....and I gree this is not a job interview or harassment at the workplace. Their job is to make sure the person entering the US is infact your spouse and not a person with other motives. Questions to prove the validity of your relationship would not be out of line since you are applying for a visa claiming that the person is your fiance.....all questions regarding relationship matters are fair game. Your attorney knows that.........your filing the application opened yourself up to any relation type questions being asked with regards to gathering evidence. That's why your smarty attorney didn't suggest you file a law suit but suggested that you file an after visa "complaint" which will sit on some guys desk gathering dust. If the attorney was so convinced it was illegal to ask these questions he'd be ready to represent you so he could get paid.

Do yourself a favor, forget the words of the attorney and have your SO appear for the interview so you can get the visa and be through with it.

Good luck

As you can probably tell............attorneys are not my favorite people

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