Vancouver Interview last week

[Wis-Can 0]

Sorry to hear about your troubles at the consulate, I would do as Trailmix suggested (and yes after you get your visa ) and write a letter about the treatment. There is no need of that. Hope you hear something soon. Good luck!

[trailmix 77]

Then my hubby had an overstay of 45 days from last year before we started this process and it created a "hit" on ISIS, so she insisted he was detained by the US Border agents in October, but he was actually entering Canada after the overstay and was not even detained, but they noted it in the computers I guess. He tried explaining this to her and she rudely said "SIR, You're splitting hairs with me".

The same day we were returning from Vancouver we got an RFE from Montreal for more financial evidence! GREAT! Everything I sent them already shows that I am 15k over their line!!!

Kim,

When you have a moment, would you mind elaborating on the whole 'overstay' issue. If I am reading this correctly, your Husband was in the U.S. for 6 months and 45 days and this was noted when he was entering Canada? This information now appears in the U.S. system as well? I think this could be very important information for those that are worried about overstays. Was he issued an I-94 when he entered the U.S.?

Also, the RFE for financial information, if you feel you have covered all the bases on that one, as someone else mentioned, I would definately call NVC and ask to speak with a supervisor to sort that out.

Edited May 27, 2009 by trailmix

[BradnKim 0]

Trailmix,

Here is the detailed version of the overstay. My husband came to the US in Feb 2008 (passport stamped at border), we decided to get married in March 2008, then we were going to file AOS while he was here, but didn't have the money. In October 2008 we decided her would go back to Canada and work while we filed the correct way for K-3 and CR-1. When he went back he was 45 days over the 6 month stay allowed. He flew into Fargo ND and was having his mom and Aunt cross the border from Winnipeg and pick him up to drive back into Canada. His mom and Aunt freaked out and told the whole overstay story to the US Border Agent and they searched their car and detained them for 2 hrs and then made notes regarding the overstay on my husbands passport file in the computer I guess. So "HE" was never detained, but his mom and aunt were detained and questioned about "HIS" overstay cuz they freaked out and thought they were doing something wrong by picking him up. So the overstay is on his record now although he was never detained or examined about it. So, the Vancouver Consolate woman insisted he was detained or examined when he never was and she just didn't get this I guess and thought he was lying.

From what I have read I thought that small overstays are commonly "forgiven" as a courtesy to the US Citizen since it's your spouse???

As for the RFE, I have to mail Original court records to Montreal anyways, so I printed out the pages of my bank statements for the past 3 years that show the monthy deposit amounts into my account and also made a copy of a monthly Social Security benefit I am getting for the care of my son cuz his dad passed away in March. I think all they looked at is my tax returns which is borderline since I have a fair amount of child support I receive monthly which doesn't show on taxes. I had my son's father do an affidavit saying he pays me XX every month by court order etc. and I made copies of all the checks for the past year. I did also get my dad to do a co-sponsor packet. He makes less than me, but his household size is smaller, since I have kids. So I will just send them a 2 inch stack of all this which is overkill probably, but not taking any chances that they give us another RFE for financial evidence...lol.

I am definitely going to contact someone about our treatment in Vancouver after we get the visa! Do you think we should wait until after the Montreal interview as well??? Don't want to rock any boats!

Thanks for your help!

Kim

Then my hubby had an overstay of 45 days from last year before we started this process and it created a "hit" on ISIS, so she insisted he was detained by the US Border agents in October, but he was actually entering Canada after the overstay and was not even detained, but they noted it in the computers I guess. He tried explaining this to her and she rudely said "SIR, You're splitting hairs with me".

The same day we were returning from Vancouver we got an RFE from Montreal for more financial evidence! GREAT! Everything I sent them already shows that I am 15k over their line!!!

Kim,

When you have a moment, would you mind elaborating on the whole 'overstay' issue. If I am reading this correctly, your Husband was in the U.S. for 6 months and 45 days and this was noted when he was entering Canada? This information now appears in the U.S. system as well? I think this could be very important information for those that are worried about overstays. Was he issued an I-94 when he entered the U.S.?

Also, the RFE for financial information, if you feel you have covered all the bases on that one, as someone else mentioned, I would definately call NVC and ask to speak with a supervisor to sort that out.

[minnew 4]

Any word from the Vancouver consulate?

When I go down there today I will tell them to hurry up!

[BradnKim 0]

No kidding! I'm not liking those people much right now!

Any word from the Vancouver consulate?

When I go down there today I will tell them to hurry up!