IMB Issues At The Visa Interview

[Yodrak 7]

Has anyone who did use a marriage broker as defined in the IMBRA, or who used something similar even if it escaped the designation as defined in the Act, gotten to the visa interview yet?

I'm wondering how consular officers are handling the issue of determining that the visa applicants were fully informed of their USC fiance(e)'s background. Are they 'glossing over' it, or are they probing deeply?

I expect that there will be experiences all over the range eventually, but I'm curious to learn how this is being handled initially.

Yodrak

[seldi 1]

I don't think I've even seen approved petitions of this kind yet.

[Yodrak 7]

seldi,

Perhaps you're right - no one else has responded. But there have been a lot of approvals - surely some of them must have involved an IMB or something similar.

Maybe all of the post-IMBRA approvals are still waiting for interview.

Yodrak

I don't think I've even seen approved petitions of this kind yet.

Has anyone who did use a marriage broker as defined in the IMBRA, or who used something similar even if it escaped the designation as defined in the Act, gotten to the visa interview yet?

I'm wondering how consular officers are handling the issue of determining that the visa applicants were fully informed of their USC fiance(e)'s background. Are they 'glossing over' it, or are they probing deeply?

I expect that there will be experiences all over the range eventually, but I'm curious to learn how this is being handled initially.

Yodrak

[AndyMisiu 0]

Eric had an approval and marked yes to IMB. I'm not sure if they've made it to the interview part yet though. Did you try posting in the consulate/embassy forum? seems like that gets more traffic than this one.

[aussiewench 9]

Yodrak

I have been wondering the same thing so am glad you asked. I have started a thread in the Foreign Embassy Forum for details of interview in relation to those who checked that they met through a MB. Hopefully we will all be able to get some insight into this issue at the consulate level once interviews start to be held for those members.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32393

[garya505 2]

Nothing yet?

**BUMP**

[JoeDog 0]

I answered "yes" to the Agency question. Had no additional inquiry into the case at VSC, NVC, or Kiev Embassy.

My Fiancee had her interview 9/18. She passed. (of the 8 who were there with scheduled interviews, only 2 passed because their packets were complete! Go VJ!!!)

There were no Agency specific discussions other than when she responded as to how we met. There was no line of questioning about my (presumably sordid) past.

Perhaps the true thumb-screwing and iron-madening will begin after the purchase requests have been authorized with FY2007 money.

In all IMBRA ate up 6 months of our life together and denied us the Summer of (love) 2006. Far worse than thumb screws....

Joe

Edited October 4, 2006 by JoeDog

[Yodrak 7]

Joe,

Thanks for the report and congratulations on the successful interview.

Is your past "sordid", or is it a blank sheet of paper? If the latter I would not expect any questions - nothing to question. But if the former, I'm wondering about 'Did you know this?' questions, and what might happen in the event of 'No, I didn't know that!' answers.

Yodrak

I answered "yes" to the Agency question. Had no additional inquiry into the case at VSC, NVC, or Kiev Embassy.

My Fiancee had her interview 9/18. She passed. (of the 8 who were there with scheduled interviews, only 2 passed because their packets were complete! Go VJ!!!)

There were no Agency specific discussions other than when she responded as to how we met. There was no line of questioning about my (presumably sordid) past.

Perhaps the true thumb-screwing and iron-madening will begin after the purchase requests have been authorized with FY2007 money.

In all IMBRA ate up 6 months of our life together and denied us the Summer of (love) 2006. Far worse than thumb screws....

Joe

[payxibka 10,045]

I know in my situation, I was asked my the MB to prepare answers to a questionaire to which my fiance was provided two copies of my answers. She was required by the MB to sign and date it. She was told to keep one for herself and one was returned for the MB's files. I am hoping that when the interview occurs, we will have remembered to have this with us so that if any questions are asked (I do not have a "sordid" past other than a previously filed k-1), she can if she needs to show them what she was provided by the MB.

Joe,

Thanks for the report and congratulations on the successful interview.

Is your past "sordid", or is it a blank sheet of paper? If the latter I would not expect any questions - nothing to question. But if the former, I'm wondering about 'Did you know this?' questions, and what might happen in the event of 'No, I didn't know that!' answers.

Yodrak

I answered "yes" to the Agency question. Had no additional inquiry into the case at VSC, NVC, or Kiev Embassy.

My Fiancee had her interview 9/18. She passed. (of the 8 who were there with scheduled interviews, only 2 passed because their packets were complete! Go VJ!!!)

There were no Agency specific discussions other than when she responded as to how we met. There was no line of questioning about my (presumably sordid) past.

Perhaps the true thumb-screwing and iron-madening will begin after the purchase requests have been authorized with FY2007 money.

In all IMBRA ate up 6 months of our life together and denied us the Summer of (love) 2006. Far worse than thumb screws....

Joe

[active5467 0]

WE HAD OUR INTERVIEW YESTERDAY DEC 5 WE WENT THROUGH JUAREZ MEXICO CONSULATE WE DID ALL THE PAPERWORK I SENT A 1 PAGE LETTER TELLING ABOUT EACH CONVICTION MY FIANCEE SAID THEY NEVER ASKED HER ANYTHING ABOUT THE BACKGROUND BUT OF COURSE THEY HAD THE ORIGINAL PAPERS WE SENT IN WITH THE R F E SO IT MUST BE DIFFERENT WITH EACH CONSULATE AND ALSO WITH EACH BENEFICIARY IT WOULD SEEM THAT DIFFERENT PEOPLE GET TREATED DIFFERENTLY AND ALSO AT EACH CONSULATE THANKS TO EVERYONE AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL EVEN WITH BACKGROUND ISSUES YOU CAN GET APPROVED