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IMB Issues At The Visa Interview

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Yodrak Veteran

Yodrak   7

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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 Proficient

seldi   1

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: Argentina
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I don't think I've even seen approved petitions of this kind yet.

AOS

01-29-07 - marriage

02-07-07 - AOS package mailed to Chicago

02-09-07 - AOS package delivered

02-13-07 - NOA1 date

02-21-07 - Biometrics letter

02-24-07 - NOA1 received

03-01-07 - Biometrics taken

03-15-07 - Transferred to The Sucky/Slow Center (TSC)... to "speed up" processing.

03-17-07 - Transferred notice e-mail

03-20-07 - Received TSC transfer letter

03-21-07 - application pending at TSC e-mail.

05-14-07 - Misinfopass appt. COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME.

06-05-07 - I-131 e-filed

06-11-07 - AP NOA1

07-09-07 - Received weird looking letter for AP, but online status hasn't changed

Last Touch - AOS 3/24, AP 7/03

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Yodrak   7

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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 Proficient

AndyMisiu   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Poland
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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.

06/30/06- sent I-129F petition to VSC.

07/11/06- NOA1 (received in mail)

07/19/06- RFE received in mail, IMBRA

07/28/06- e-mail, IMBRA RFE received at VSC

09/11/06- called VSC, told I'm with an adjudicating officer

09/25/06- called VSC, told to file expedited service, outside 60 days of RFE received date

09/26/06- sent expedited service request to VSC via fax and snail mail

09/26/06- Senators and Congressman making inquiries into my petition

09/29/06- expedited service request approved by VSC director

10/04/06- e-mail NOA2 approved!!!!!!

10/05/06- NVC received

10/06/06- NVC forwarded to Poland Embassy

10/16/06- Packet #3 received

10/17/06- Packet #3 sent to US Embassy Warsaw

10/30/06- Packet #4 received

10/30/06- Interview scheduled for November 22nd!!!

11/30/06- Visa in hand, via DHL!!!!

12/05/06- Ania and I arrive together in the USA

02/11/07- Ania applied for Social Security Card

02/17/07- Ania and I were MARRIED!!!!!!

07/24/07- Social Security Card in hand- after some minor issues and a little procrastination :)

10/14/07- I-485, I-765, and permission to travel mailed to USCIS

10/17/07- Received NOA1

12/17/07- I-485 shipped to California Service Center for faster service

12/17/07- I-765 approved new card should be mailed within 30 days, Advanced parole approved

02/28/08- AOS APPROVED!!!! PERMANENT RESIDENT CARD RECEIVED!!!!! (card received couple weeks after approval)

aussiewench Mentor

aussiewench   9

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Australia
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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

You can find me on FBI

An overview of Security Name Checks And Administrative Review at Service Center, NVC & Consulate levels.

Detailed Review USCIS Alien Security Checks

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  • 2 weeks later...
JoeDog Rookie

JoeDog   0

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Ukraine
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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. :thumbs:

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

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

Joe

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Yodrak   7

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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 Grand Master

payxibka   10,047

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Philippines
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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

YMMV

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active5467 Contributor

active5467   0

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Filed: AOS (apr) Country: Mexico
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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

may 2 sent i 129 f to ins calif srvc cntr in laguna niguel

may 15 received receipt or noa 1

may 17 touched

june 28 r.f.e./imbra

august 08 sent rfe back to uscis

august 17 e mail notification of receipt for imbra rfe <107 days>

sept 11 e mail noa 2 approved <132 days>

sept 25 sent from uscis to nvc

oct 2 nvc received/new number assigned

oct 4 sent to embassy in juarez mexico

oct 20 embassy sent packet to fiancee

nov 1 us citizen received packet from consulate

dec 5 interview and got visa

dec 7 coming to calif

 
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