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Why do you want to come to US?

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champi   13

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Hello VJ Friends...

I was just looking over some questions that are typically asked by CO. One question that really bugs me is "Why do you want to come to US?". Isn't that too obvious? To live with the spouse. I almost want to answer this question by asking "What do you think?". Of course, we've to be nice :) Am I just over-thinking this question and getting irritated?

IR-5 - for Mom
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08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
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02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

VivianNYC Explorer

VivianNYC   1

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Hello VJ Friends...

I was just looking over some questions that are typically asked by CO. One question that really bugs me is "Why do you want to come to US?". Isn't that too obvious? To live with the spouse. I almost want to answer this question by asking "What do you think?". Of course, we've to be nice :) Am I just over-thinking this question and getting irritated?

Hi there Champi :star:

I too have been pondering these open-ended questions. I think questions like these are for the CO to get a feeling for the beneficiary, almost like a job interview; test their English skills, get a sense of their character etc. Of course the obvious answer is to be with the one I love, but I guess they want to see that some kind of life planning for the future has been discussed. I suggest steering away from the negatives of the home country (if any) and towards the positives of living/working in the USA, i.e. number 1: be with my spouse; 2: greater career opportunities and therefore our successful life together. In our case, Morocco doesn't have much to offer my husband. He did all the right things - studied, tried hard to find continuous work - it's so tough there with high unemployment, and the pay's so poor when work is found, and there are families to support and often mothers and sisters don't/can't contribute to the family income. In many ways "Why do you want to come to the US?" is just a rhetorical question, in my opinion.

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Bobby+Umit   161

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That is basically what Umit will tell her interviewer - she really doesn't want to come here, but she wants to be with me, so here she comes :)

My Advice is usually based on "Worst Case Scenario" and what is written in the rules/laws/instructions. That is the way I roll... -Protect your Status - file before your I-94 expires.

WARNING: Phrases in this post may sound meaner than they were intended to be. Read the Adjudicator's Field Manual from USCIS

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jundp   191

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Well it's better than the AOS question we got: Are you or have you ever been a terrorist? Have you ever or will you ever engage in genocide?

:lol:

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champi Proficient

champi   13

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Well it's better than the AOS question we got: Are you or have you ever been a terrorist? Have you ever or will you ever engage in genocide?

:lol:

Really? Wow :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

IR-5 - for Mom
------------
08/27/2012 - Sent Application
08/28/2012 - NOA1 date
08/31/2012 - Received email from USCIS saying the package is accepted
09/11/2012 - Received a letter saying case transferred Lee's Summit, MO
02/15/2013 - Received an email saying case is approved
02/22/2013 - I-130 NOA2 hard copy received

NVC Journey
--------------
02/18/2013 - NVC received the case
03/11/2013 - NVC case # assigned
03/12/2013 - Petitioners' email corrected, Beneficiary's email added
03/13/2013 - DS3032 received
03/13/2013 - DS3032 email sent (was sent before the we received the DS3032)
03/13/2013 - AOS fee invoiced and Paid (shows In Progress)
03/14/2013 - AOS fee shows PAID
03/14/2013 - AOS package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/15/2013 - AOS package delivered to NVC on 03/15/2013 at 10:06:00
03/19/2013 - Re-sent DS-3032 email with Supervisor Review on subject
03/21/2013 - DS-3032 accepted
03/22/2013 - IV fee invoiced and paid
03/25/2013 - IV fee shows PAID
03/25/2013 - IV package sent (overnight next-day delivery)
03/26/2013 - IV package delivered to NVC on 03/26/2013 at 10:04am
03/27/2013 - AOS accepted
04/08/2013 - IV checklist found out by phone - NVC lost our marriage certificate sad.png
04/09/2013 - IV checklist email received
04/16/2013 - IV Checklist response mailed - new Marriage Certificate

04/16/2013 - Case Complete (they found our first marriage certificate during supervisor review??)
04/17/2013 - NVC received IV Checklist response
04/23/2013 - Case Complete email from NVC

05/13/2013 - Medical

06/03/2013 - Interview

Thank you God!!!!

 
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