MY HUSBAND'S CR1 VISA WAS DENIED @ INTERVIEW

[Lizz&Mohamed 2]

Hello VJ family members-

It's been awhile since my last post but I have been a bit depressed behind the U.S. Embassy in Cairo's decision to deny my husband's CR1 visa.

On the interview day - my husband said everyone's interview took about 15minutes, where as his lasted for 1hour. Let me begin by saying that my husband's English though limited is well enough for he and I to communicate. On the interview day obviously he was a bit nervous due to his language problem but felt comfortable enough because he knows our marriage and paperwork is legitimate. While the woman began her questions, my husband mentioned he felt her upset and somewhat mad, making him feel quite intimidated during the process. He stated that even though she was speaking to him, what he felt was "fast" in her speech...he understood every question and answered it correctly until he got to a question about a short stay I had in a different state from where I now live. (May I add, I did not go into great detail with my husband about this 8month short stay in Ohio because quite honestly it was a horrible time for me). Anyway, he answered this question wrong & as soon as he did, the woman stops the interview and tells him that he will not be getting a visa because in her opinion she feels our marriage is not a legitimate marriage and that she will be returning back our paperwork to the U.S. for the USCIS office to conduct further investigation. She gave him a document and instructed him to mail that to me for my information and dismissed him just like that.

My husband immediately calls me to tell me how the entire process went and was confused about the denial because he took all the documents requested. He had numerous cell phone bills to show our "daily" communication and some emails though I did not print all of them because I felt it was so much (over a year and a half worth of daily chat & email messages), personal drawings my children made for him, and proof of packages we've sent to each other, pictures of my stay in Egypt (with his family)...all this didn't matter to her. I must add on important factor: MY HUSBAND & I HAVE A 15 YEAR AGE DIFFERENCE. I'M OLDER THAN HE.) But my husband is more mature, more a man than my children's father, who just happens to be older than me. I don't look 40 but in my early thirties...Age does not matter to us and both our families are so supportive of our marriage/union. My children talk to my husband weekly via cam-chat and by telephone. He is more a father to my children than their own biological father. I can go on and on about how true our marriage is.

Bottom line, I've contacted both my State Senator's office and my local Congresswoman and have asked their assistance in this matter. My local Congresswoman's office informed me that because I have contacted my State Senator and have requested their assistance, the Congresswoman office cannot intervene. I must chose one office to run the investigation/inquiry into our case. I have also called USCIS regarding the document the Embassy gave my husband and all they told me is that once the paperwork reaches their office, they will make the final decision and notify me. This scared me. I asked her, if before their office makes ANY KIND OF FINAL DECISION

[Darnell 8,479]

I dunno, this smells like Cairo is gonna return the casefile to USCIS. Sorry for the news. IMO, based on what you've written, the age gap was a red flag, and the VO grilled him, in an attempt to trip him up. Also sounds like they had prior idea of outcome, and prior idea of 'how to handle the interview'. This does happen for petitions that have OTHERWISE UNCOVERED RED FLAGS. (At least from what I've been reading here and on a China-specific portal - China is hard, also, the tactics on Interview Day are similar).