2nd interview.

[warixaba 0]

I am an American citizen. I married a Kenyan man in 2009. We filed for his app in March and had an interview in August. We live in Seattle.

I married and applied for someone else in 2000. he gothis green card but we divorced. My husband now married in 2007 and after 2 months divorced but she never applied for him. I am 55 , he is 50.

Immigration officers came to our house in November for an interview. My husband had gone out shopping and I was sleeping, since it was 8:45. I showed them everything in the house. clothes, shaving items, underwear, pics, paperwork , paystubs, his mail, etc. I even showed them he had dirty clothes in the washing machine. Like, who would have that but a wife? lol

So we were expecting an approval letter and green card. What we got was a letter for a second interview. Does anyone understand why they would do that? What are they looking for? What might they ask? We have a lwyer and have an appt to talk to him next week and our interview is in the middle of the month. I just wonder if anyone here has a similar experience.

I am worried because I think maybe my husband lied to me about something. He has 2 kids in Kenya but said he was not married to their mom, yet he goes to church every Sunday, but he said it is culturally acceptable to not marry. Also his 2 month marriage which was for a green card probably and when she didnt file, he divorced. Yet I can not get him to admit these things, even though I told him I love him and will stand by him. I am worried he might go to his interview andthey arrest him.

Please I would like any support or information. Thank you.

[VivaBaños 2]

I am an American citizen. I married a Kenyan man in 2009. We filed for his app in March and had an interview in August. We live in Seattle.

I married and applied for someone else in 2000. he gothis green card but we divorced. My husband now married in 2007 and after 2 months divorced but she never applied for him. I am 55 , he is 50.

Immigration officers came to our house in November for an interview. My husband had gone out shopping and I was sleeping, since it was 8:45. I showed them everything in the house. clothes, shaving items, underwear, pics, paperwork , paystubs, his mail, etc. I even showed them he had dirty clothes in the washing machine. Like, who would have that but a wife? lol

So we were expecting an approval letter and green card. What we got was a letter for a second interview. Does anyone understand why they would do that? What are they looking for? What might they ask? We have a lwyer and have an appt to talk to him next week and our interview is in the middle of the month. I just wonder if anyone here has a similar experience.

I am worried because I think maybe my husband lied to me about something. He has 2 kids in Kenya but said he was not married to their mom, yet he goes to church every Sunday, but he said it is culturally acceptable to not marry. Also his 2 month marriage which was for a green card probably and when she didnt file, he divorced. Yet I can not get him to admit these things, even though I told him I love him and will stand by him. I am worried he might go to his interview andthey arrest him.

Please I would like any support or information. Thank you.

I'm sorry but I'm a little confused by who's involved here. Could you explain the 1st two paragraphs again?

This is what I think I understand: You and your husband are both in your second marriage, both of you having been in US-non US relationships here in the States. Now their are doubts about the validity of your current marriage?

[Jamaican JNR 2]

I am an American citizen. I married a Kenyan man in 2009. We filed for his app in March and had an interview in August. We live in Seattle.

I married and applied for someone else in 2000. he gothis green card but we divorced. My husband now married in 2007 and after 2 months divorced but she never applied for him. I am 55 , he is 50.

Immigration officers came to our house in November for an interview. My husband had gone out shopping and I was sleeping, since it was 8:45. I showed them everything in the house. clothes, shaving items, underwear, pics, paperwork , paystubs, his mail, etc. I even showed them he had dirty clothes in the washing machine. Like, who would have that but a wife? lol

So we were expecting an approval letter and green card. What we got was a letter for a second interview. Does anyone understand why they would do that? What are they looking for? What might they ask? We have a lwyer and have an appt to talk to him next week and our interview is in the middle of the month. I just wonder if anyone here has a similar experience.

I am worried because I think maybe my husband lied to me about something. He has 2 kids in Kenya but said he was not married to their mom, yet he goes to church every Sunday, but he said it is culturally acceptable to not marry. Also his 2 month marriage which was for a green card probably and when she didnt file, he divorced. Yet I can not get him to admit these things, even though I told him I love him and will stand by him. I am worried he might go to his interview andthey arrest him.

Please I would like any support or information. Thank you.

Your information is very confusing. Who married who and when. If I think I know what you are asking; Immigration might have suspected something about both you and your spouce previous marriages. You mentioned that you think your spouce is hiding info from you.... let him know the consequences of fraud!!!

[illnevergetthis 5]

You had a home visit. It sounds like that was not an interview, but them checking up on the two of you. It has happened to others. So, now they have sent you notification of your scheduled interview. Go prepared to your interview.

How did your lawyer explain this to you?

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

The interview happens at their offices, and is primarily with the beneficiary, ie not you but your husband. Did you have one of those yet? When they came to your home, that was a home visit/ check, not an interview.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I am an American citizen. I married a Kenyan man in 2009. We filed for his app in March and had an interview in August. We live in Seattle.

I married and applied for someone else in 2000. he gothis green card but we divorced. My husband now married in 2007 and after 2 months divorced but she never applied for him. I am 55 , he is 50.

Immigration officers came to our house in November for an interview. My husband had gone out shopping and I was sleeping, since it was 8:45. I showed them everything in the house. clothes, shaving items, underwear, pics, paperwork , paystubs, his mail, etc. I even showed them he had dirty clothes in the washing machine. Like, who would have that but a wife? lol

So we were expecting an approval letter and green card. What we got was a letter for a second interview. Does anyone understand why they would do that? What are they looking for? What might they ask? We have a lwyer and have an appt to talk to him next week and our interview is in the middle of the month. I just wonder if anyone here has a similar experience.

I am worried because I think maybe my husband lied to me about something. He has 2 kids in Kenya but said he was not married to their mom, yet he goes to church every Sunday, but he said it is culturally acceptable to not marry. Also his 2 month marriage which was for a green card probably and when she didnt file, he divorced. Yet I can not get him to admit these things, even though I told him I love him and will stand by him. I am worried he might go to his interview andthey arrest him.

Please I would like any support or information. Thank you.

First mistake was letting somone in your house without a search warrant, but I think you already posted that and now it is too late. Obviously "cooperating" willingly didn't help your case. Big surprise, it never does. So as a reminder, NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER let someone in your home without a search warrant. If they do not have one when they arrive, they CANNOT get one. No law enforcement officer would EVER EVER EVER EVER ask your permission for a search of he could get a warrant, he would just show up with one in hand and NEVER be dependent on the person's permission. It is absolutely CRAZY to EVER EVER EVER EVER let someone in your home without a warrant for ANY reason.

The reason for the second interview is because they do not believe your realtionship is legitimate and they have evidence that it is not. They most likely discovered additional evidence when you allowed them in your home, that was the purpose they were there. They were NOT there for your benefit. there was NO POSSIBILITY it was to YOUR benefit to let them in, it never was and never will be to your benefit. It wasn't possible it could be. If it could be to YOUR benefit, they would not have asked. They were not there to benefit you. When will people ever understand this? I know when you posted this originally there was a debate over whether you did the right thing by people who willingly surrender their rights. It is NEVER the right thing for you to surrender your rights.

You may or may not know of the reasons, you may be a victim. I would sit down your husband and get him to fess up if you can. Otherwise you WILL be blindsided at the second interview. They WILL NOT tell you what they have discovered, not at the interview or any other time unless you bring leagl action requiring this disclosure. They can deny his green card and never give a specific reason, and they will. There is NO POINT in having a lawyer unless you can tell this lawyer everything which may help your case. Hiring a lawyer and withholding information from him is more idiotic than letting people in your home without a warrant. You WILL lose if you do this.

I suspect, as you, your husband is not being completely forthcoming. They know about it. Your only chance is to get him to tell everything and see if the lawyer can help you, but depending on the problem, he may not be able to.

[warixaba 0]

Your information is very confusing. Who married who and when. If I think I know what you are asking; Immigration might have suspected something about both you and your spouce previous marriages. You mentioned that you think your spouce is hiding info from you.... let him know the consequences of fraud!!!

I am white Anerican citizen who married a man from Kenya. He came here on a visitor visa, overstayed, and then married me. This was in January 2009.

Before I was married in 2000 to a Palestinian, applied for his green card and got divorced after 3 months because he was abusive. My now hus band married an African American woman in 2007. was married for 2months then separated and he moved to another state and divorced after 5 months. They never filled out any immigration paperwork. They had nothing together.

January 5th will be one year we have been married. He is a good man, quiet and respectful. We have not had any big arguements and everything is fine. We showed them all paperwork together, bank, cars, photos, family photos, cards from our relatives, and then the visit went well, with me showing them all his stuff.

Hope that clears up the situation. Dont understand why they need another interview.

[warixaba 0]

First mistake was letting somone in your house without a search warrant, but I think you already posted that and now it is too late. Obviously "cooperating" willingly didn't help your case. Big surprise, it never does. So as a reminder, NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER let someone in your home without a search warrant. If they do not have one when they arrive, they CANNOT get one. No law enforcement officer would EVER EVER EVER EVER ask your permission for a search of he could get a warrant, he would just show up with one in hand and NEVER be dependent on the person's permission. It is absolutely CRAZY to EVER EVER EVER EVER let someone in your home without a warrant for ANY reason.

The reason for the second interview is because they do not believe your realtionship is legitimate and they have evidence that it is not. They most likely discovered additional evidence when you allowed them in your home, that was the purpose they were there. They were NOT there for your benefit. there was NO POSSIBILITY it was to YOUR benefit to let them in, it never was and never will be to your benefit. It wasn't possible it could be. If it could be to YOUR benefit, they would not have asked. They were not there to benefit you. When will people ever understand this? I know when you posted this originally there was a debate over whether you did the right thing by people who willingly surrender their rights. It is NEVER the right thing for you to surrender your rights.

You may or may not know of the reasons, you may be a victim. I would sit down your husband and get him to fess up if you can. Otherwise you WILL be blindsided at the second interview. They WILL NOT tell you what they have discovered, not at the interview or any other time unless you bring leagl action requiring this disclosure. They can deny his green card and never give a specific reason, and they will. There is NO POINT in having a lawyer unless you can tell this lawyer everything which may help your case. Hiring a lawyer and withholding information from him is more idiotic than letting people in your home without a warrant. You WILL lose if you do this.

I suspect, as you, your husband is not being completely forthcoming. They know about it. Your only chance is to get him to tell everything and see if the lawyer can help you, but depending on the problem, he may not be able to.

[warixaba 0]

you have 2 points. I thought that if you did not let them in the house, then they would suspect you have something to hide. I let them in because I have nothing to hide. He lives with me and we have a real marriage. I have a business. He has his own job. But we have both our names on my business. We live together. We go to church together. All our friends and family know about us and have exchanged xmas presents with both of us. I let the officers in my house because we were together and thought that would prove to them. We have closets of clothes together, we have bathroom items together, six pairs of men shoes, and even had his clothes in the washing machine. He had mens shower gel and a mans razor inside the bathtub. Do they think I would leave mens dirty clothes in my washer just in case they came. It was 9 months after we got married and 3 months after we had an interview, do they think i would put that dirty laundry there every day for months?? So of course, I thought there was no problem. We do not have any photos up in our house. Not of anyone, including my son. They asked about that and I told them, we just dont like photos up. And pointed out none of my son even. Butshowed them some small snapshots on the refridgerator which included my husband and me together.

I have a lawyer. He told us that they might check. He didnt tell us not to let them in or how to decorate our house. ?We were told just to show them all our stuff together.

As for the second point, I dont think that my husband is going to confess anything. He is very private. He keeps all feelings close to his chest. He talks to his sister once every 2 weeks and his kids in Kenya once every 2 weeks. Only has like 4 or 5 friends. He is shy and he has a speech problem so feels embarrassed to talk alot. I dont think he would discuss any problems or insecurities he has . I have tried to tell him he needs to tell the truth, but so far nothing. And the lawyer told him oncd that if my husband says ok, he was married in his culture but never really got a divorce because the culture is if a man leaves for a long time, they are automatically divorced, then the lawyer could defend him with that story and get a formal divorce from Kenya. His wife is remarried. I will keep trying to see if theere is something he is hiding.

Thanks for your thoughts.

[warixaba 0]

The interview happens at their offices, and is primarily with the beneficiary, ie not you but your husband. Did you have one of those yet? When they came to your home, that was a home visit/ check, not an interview.

[TBoneTX 45,825]

First mistake was letting somone in your house without a search warrant, but I think you already posted that and now it is too late. Obviously "cooperating" willingly didn't help your case. Big surprise, it never does. So as a reminder, NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER let someone in your home without a search warrant. If they do not have one when they arrive, they CANNOT get one. No law enforcement officer would EVER EVER EVER EVER ask your permission for a search of he could get a warrant, he would just show up with one in hand and NEVER be dependent on the person's permission. It is absolutely CRAZY to EVER EVER EVER EVER let someone in your home without a warrant for ANY reason.

[...] They were NOT there for your benefit. there was NO POSSIBILITY it was to YOUR benefit to let them in, it never was and never will be to your benefit. It wasn't possible it could be. If it could be to YOUR benefit, they would not have asked. They were not there to benefit you. When will people ever understand this? I know when you posted this originally there was a debate over whether you did the right thing by people who willingly surrender their rights. It is NEVER the right thing for you to surrender your rights.

These points can never be stated or re-emphasized strongly enough.

[warixaba 0]

We had a formal interview in the office in late August. Our lawyer went with us and it lasted about an hour. Seemed to go well. The officer talked to both of us together. Then they came for the home visit in mid=December. Now we are scheduled for a second interview. That is why I am asking, why? what do they want

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Having overstayed a visitors visas and married twice would smell a lot like a marriage for immigration purposes. They probably took notes about things in your house and want to grill him about the house to make sure they were his things not some items from a third man . Ask him what color is your bedroom, what size is the bed. There are some that would claim to be married for immigration purposes and be living with their real partner ( not the immigrant ) Just remember immigration tends to go by the guilty until proven innocent mind set.

[warixaba 0]

Having overstayed a visitors visas and married twice would smell a lot like a marriage for immigration purposes. They probably took notes about things in your house and want to grill him about the house to make sure they were his things not some items from a third man . Ask him what color is your bedroom, what size is the bed. There are some that would claim to be married for immigration purposes and be living with their real partner ( not the immigrant ) Just remember immigration tends to go by the guilty until proven innocent mind set.

wow, i guess if you are not doing anything wrong, you dont think about those things. thanks for the info that they might have taken notes and will ask him about that.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Think of immigration like prosecutors in a court. They are out to show that you are guilty. You are your own defense team. Prepare your case and explore any holes that they might try to poke into.