denied at casablanca

[morocco4ever 63]

If they are still processing, doesn't that mean there is still time for you to convince them to change their minds, or at least give a second interview? Keep fighting!

Actually that just means that Casablanca hasn't updated the DOS yet. But yes, keep fighting.

[tany1157 161]

yes, he got a 221 denial. I think they just haven't updated their system yet, but who knows. and yes, it was like a green ticket

[Vanessa1 7]

yes, he got a 221 denial. I think they just haven't updated their system yet, but who knows. and yes, it was like a green ticket

I'm so sorry.

[Staashi 371]

Tany, I am so sorry for you two. I have some questions: did your husband have any other visa attempts? Has he ever been involved in another LDR? Are you two from similar socioeconomic backgrounds? I'm just perplexed why they denied a CR1. I have to wonder if Casa is doing further investigations and really trying to put the kibosh on visas.

[tany1157 161]

We are some of the most average people around. Never tried for a visa before, both of us, never been in a ldr, both of us. We are only 3 years apart. Both have similar educations. We are different religions and I am divorced. Neither of us have criminal history, no drug use. The k1 was denied because they didn't believe our relationship. I sent in something like a rebuttle letter addressing why we think we got denied with the cr1 package. The interview also went very well. Woman made my husband very comfortable and hubby felt good about his answers. This is why him, I, and our family and friends are shocked by the outcome.

[Staashi 371]

This is truly bizarre to say the least. I am so disappointed for you two.

Edited March 31, 2011 by Staashi

[tany1157 161]

Also have been there 3 times in the past 3 years, staying 3 weeks twice, 2 weeks once

[tany1157 161]

Sorry, it has been closer to 2 and a half years together. Not sure if I meantioned this before, but our red flags are...met online, engaged on first visit a few months after meeting, and differant religons

[moroccogirlny 100]

Does he have any relatives in the USA?

[nurse1967 287]

There's something they are focusing on. Not sure what it is, but obviously to reject 2 times mean they have honed in on some issue or inconsistency.

[tany1157 161]

One cousin who has lived here for about 12 years. He won the visa lottery. He lives in kansas. They hadn't even spoke for years, they never got along

[tany1157 161]

There's something they are focusing on. Not sure what it is, but obviously to reject 2 times mean they have honed in on some issue or inconsistency.

There's something they are focusing on. Not sure what it is, but obviously to reject 2 times mean they have honed in on some issue or inconsistency.

We agree, and for the life of us, we can't figure it out

[moroccogirlny 100]

Did he have any friendships with American women in the past?

[msheesha 548]

It does seem like they are stuck on something, but it seems pretty hard to determine what it is.

I can't really think of anything. Reaching....was it a social website you were on when you met? Maybe they are cracking down on that? At one point we had a lawyer who said it was better that we met through a specific website which showed we both had the same thing in common, rather than a non-specific social website. But, lots of people have been approved out of Casa who met on social website. Did they focus on how you met at all? Did your husband have a sense they focused on one thing more than anything else?

Have you thought about doing any of the free consultations with the immigration attorneys? Don't know how helpful they are, but lawyers like Marc Ellis do initial free consult and Laurel Scott (is that her name or Lauren Scott?) does a free internet live chat question and answer session once a week.

Does anyone else think they'd be worth a try?

[tany1157 161]

We met on a dating website, and no, they didn't focus on that much. They did ask why we got engaged after only a few months, and the chats, they asked about chat logs. When he said we didn't have any, she asked if he was sure he didn't have any at home. That was when he explained to her the issue we had with our chat logs last year. We sent a TON with our k1 petition, and he brought more to the interview. The guys said first thing, that he hated our package. Why did we send so much chat. Then gave hubby ###### for bringing even more chat. So this time, we made our cr1 package simple. And besides, we don't really talk on chat anymore. Its all text, phone and skype. Also, dating website was coed, and not country specific. And he does not have any american friends