Can we sue the London Embassy for unprofessional conduct

[VanessaTony 3,567]

As for the cost of possibly suing them, the mother in-law used to be an immigration lawyer but now an international trades lawyer, so it will not be costing us any thing other than time.

Well while you wouldn't be paying lawyer fees, there would be other costs/disbursements that you would HAVE to pay unless your MIL was willing to shoulder those expenses.

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Well while you wouldn't be paying lawyer fees, there would be other costs/disbursements that you would HAVE to pay unless your MIL was willing to shoulder those expenses.

All costs would be taken care of and not a problem at all. She mentioned that as well but added that it should not be a concern at all.

To correct a mistype above, I meant to say my wife would be represented as the plaintiff not the defendant; and the MIL has NOT tried an immigration case in almost 3 yrs now.

thanks again.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

All costs would be taken care of and not a problem at all. She mentioned that as well but added that it should not be a concern at all.

To correct a mistype above, I meant to say my wife would be represented as the plaintiff not the defendant; and the MIL has NOT tried an immigration case in almost 3 yrs now.

thanks again.

On what legal grounds would your wife sue the US government? What would the cause of action be?

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RE: jojo92122

It will formally be determined by the prosecuting team--if we get there. I cannot sit here and nickle & dime on one petty reason or another. it will need work and, if we get there, I will let you know. One thing is for sure, she was robbed of the chance to see me before she shipped out given that anything could really happen there; she even had to be allowed to ship out with the last batch of troops from her base for this reason as they lead her to believe that our case was expedited due to her deployment, and that did not sit well with her nor anyone of us in the family. You made your point that I had no rounds to take legal action, which I already knew, I appreciate that and all your responses as well.

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HAHAHAHAHA!!! Sounds like a movie huh...

[Sergi9 110]

RE: jojo92122

It will formally be determined by the prosecuting team--if we get there. I cannot sit here and nickle & dime on one petty reason or another. it will need work and, if we get there, I will let you know. One thing is for sure, she was robbed of the chance to see me before she shipped out given that anything could really happen there; she even had to be allowed to ship out with the last batch of troops from her base for this reason as they lead her to believe that our case was expedited due to her deployment, and that did not sit well with her nor anyone of us in the family. You made your point that I had no rounds to take legal action, which I already knew, I appreciate that and all your responses as well.

You wife is in the US Military. Get in touch with MAP via the AILA website. Google it... Military Assistance Program...

They might be able to help.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Several posters have mentioned suing "USCIS." The consulates and embassies are under the Department of State.

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The MAP could do nothing when it came to the embassies/consulates; it's as good as we never contacted them. All we could get from them was information, information, and then some more of the same of pretty much everything we already knew and were doing. The y would have been of great help during the USCIS phase of the process, but we were able to get through that fairly quickly. They couldn't control the embassies/consulates nor how they operated.

As for who to sue, it would be the embassy/consulate who actually decided they were going to take a rather tax-dollar-wasting route. The use of the USCIS acronym was used in generalization, not in precision. USCIS did what they were assigned to do and did so promptly, but the embassy has chosen to rephrase their job description(s) to include laughing rather mockingly to the face(s) of human beings that present to them because of heir life circumstances.

Thank you all for your posts here; still open for more of your enlightening thoughts.

[Robert&Karen 264]

The interviews are subjective. If you give off a bad vibe they may ask for more information or question you more deeply. It's not a machine that grades you but a human.

From your explanation I feel that SOMETHING happened, acquitted or not. If you say "I got arrested, it was a big mistake, it's all clear" I'd tend to believe that. But you ramble on and on and on, just like a person trying for a quick adjudication and hoping that I agree with you before I have time to think about your compete story.

Maybe it is a language barrier. Maybe you are hiding something. Maybe you have a different way of communicating when you are nervous.

But you cannot lie to the interviewers. They hear hundreds of stories a day and can pick out the one liar who stands out from all the rest. Your attitude and explanation, from my point of view, warrant further investigation. If it is all truly an egregious error, be quiet and let the paperwork do the talking.

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The interviews are subjective. If you give off a bad vibe they may ask for more information or question you more deeply. It's not a machine that grades you but a human.

From your explanation I feel that SOMETHING happened, acquitted or not. If you say "I got arrested, it was a big mistake, it's all clear" I'd tend to believe that. But you ramble on and on and on, just like a person trying for a quick adjudication and hoping that I agree with you before I have time to think about your compete story.

Maybe it is a language barrier. Maybe you are hiding something. Maybe you have a different way of communicating when you are nervous.

But you cannot lie to the interviewers. They hear hundreds of stories a day and can pick out the one liar who stands out from all the rest. Your attitude and explanation, from my point of view, warrant further investigation. If it is all truly an egregious error, be quiet and let the paperwork do the talking.

THANK YOU, Aorobert!

This is the kind of substantial feedback I have been hoping for (not that none other posts here are invalid). You truly understand how this things work. I have a very strong feeling there was a huge gap in style of communication/language barrier issue during the interview because when he asked after the story behind the arrest/acquittal, I clearly explained to him (the way I could) that it was some sort of a set up to my understanding, and I also tried to tell him how there were more than two story lines fabricated by the prosecuting team during the trial that did not mesh at all, plus how they had wanted me to sign a document that told a completely unfamiliar story on how I packed illegal items into my luggage and how their anger for my refusal to sign on their false statement (after arresting me) came to light in the court room. I had to get into this much details with him because he kept asking for more detailed information. I was not into rambling on and on but he kept asking for more and more details, so I kept ganswering his question and finally realized that I ended up giving him the whole shpill as he wanted. he led the conversation all the way, I disciplined myself not to ramble at that interview. I even had to tell him how I missed my graduation ceremony (Masters Degree program) because I was detained almost a year pending trial. I know am not the best communicator, and I know very well that he may have gotten the wrong vibe from me somehow; but I know that, if he is a ny good at his job as you say, he would know I was not lying.

Like I said before, I like your input here, it is solid; I would like more posts like yours, so please feel free to add as much more comments as you can and that goes to everyone else.

Thanks again.

[Robert&Karen 264]

Favoured, I used to work in a US Embassy and have seen the entire range of people. Some think unless you have a vodka with them that the meeting has truly not started. Also the number of women who dress provocatively to try to get favor, oh my. While we do our best to understand the culture we are in, we appreciate it when the local culture learns just the tiniest bit of American culture. For example in America if you are to meet me at 9:00am we expect you to be there at 8:55am. (For the embassy line get there as early as possible though!) We also stand for a superior or person of authority as a sign of respect. Having bathed in the last 24 hours before meeting an American is much appreciated too. Yes, you'd be amazed. I did not work in the civilian visa area but the entire staff is a family and we all communicate.

Above all, just be honest. Answer questions directly. It's nothing personal, and keeps the line moving.

[Fandango 1,439]

Suing USCIS cos they laughed...whatever next. *smh*