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Julia&Joseph   8

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I am from Kyiv (Ukraine). 3 and a half months ago I came to the US on a K-1 visa. Me and my fiancee got married and now we are living here with our 6 months old son. We decided to invite my mom here for 2 months to stay with her grandson and also to show her a little bit of the country. We prepared all the necessary documents and forms which were required for her interview at the embassy (form DS-160, a letter from her work saying that she works there, an invitation letter which wrote my husband, a copy of the document which says that she owns a car, a passport and pictures of our family). When she went to her interview all they asked her was "where your husband (my dad) works and why are you coming to the US?" after that they gave her a piece of paper saying that her visa have been denied. They also didn't take a single document which she brought with her. I don't know what to think. She doesn't own our ukrainian house because my dad does that, our house registered on him. Is this the reason to deny a tourist visa?

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I am from Kyiv (Ukraine). 3 and a half months ago I came to the US on a K-1 visa. Me and my fiancee got married and now we are living here with our 6 months old son. We decided to invite my mom here for 2 months to stay with her grandson and also to show her a little bit of the country. We prepared all the necessary documents and forms which were required for her interview at the embassy (form DS-160, a letter from her work saying that she works there, an invitation letter which wrote my husband, a copy of the document which says that she owns a car, a passport and pictures of our family). When she went to her interview all they asked her was "where your husband (my dad) works and why are you coming to the US?" after that they gave her a piece of paper saying that her visa have been denied. They also didn't take a single document which she brought with her. I don't know what to think. She doesn't own our ukrainian house because my dad does that, our house registered on him. Is this the reason to deny a tourist visa?

What is your occupation? If you are working, the embassy may have concluded that your mother is coming to the US to provide full time child care so you can return to work....something that is NOT allowed by tourist visa holders.

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Noah Lot   391

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I am not working in the US. I can't work right now because I am waiting on my green card.

Are you planning to go to work soon? (and you don't need your green card in order to work legally...you should have been given some sort of temporary EAD after filing for a COS..if you did indeed file for a COS).

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Are you planning to go to work soon? (and you don't need your green card in order to work legally...you should have been given some sort of temporary EAD after filing for a COS..if you did indeed file for a COS).

Correction you must file for EAD they don't just give it to you automatically though you can file it for free when you file for AOS.

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Most likely they denied her a visa because they did not think she would return home.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Most likely they denied her a visa because they did not think she would return home.

I think they denied her a visa because she could not provide sufficient proof to overcome the default assumption that she would not return home.

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

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I am from Kyiv (Ukraine). 3 and a half months ago I came to the US on a K-1 visa. Me and my fiancee got married and now we are living here with our 6 months old son. We decided to invite my mom here for 2 months to stay with her grandson and also to show her a little bit of the country. We prepared all the necessary documents and forms which were required for her interview at the embassy (form DS-160, a letter from her work saying that she works there, an invitation letter which wrote my husband, a copy of the document which says that she owns a car, a passport and pictures of our family). When she went to her interview all they asked her was "where your husband (my dad) works and why are you coming to the US?" after that they gave her a piece of paper saying that her visa have been denied. They also didn't take a single document which she brought with her. I don't know what to think. She doesn't own our ukrainian house because my dad does that, our house registered on him. Is this the reason to deny a tourist visa?

You did not show sufficient ties to her home country. You showed a letter from employer, she could quit. You showed proof she owns a car (she has a husband NOT travelling who can drive/take that car). Nothing you presented said "She can't leave". The house papers would have helped. As would any other bills that she's tied to such as mortgage.

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
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Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
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I am from Kyiv (Ukraine). 3 and a half months ago I came to the US on a K-1 visa. Me and my fiancee got married and now we are living here with our 6 months old son. We decided to invite my mom here for 2 months to stay with her grandson and also to show her a little bit of the country. We prepared all the necessary documents and forms which were required for her interview at the embassy (form DS-160, a letter from her work saying that she works there, an invitation letter which wrote my husband, a copy of the document which says that she owns a car, a passport and pictures of our family). When she went to her interview all they asked her was "where your husband (my dad) works and why are you coming to the US?" after that they gave her a piece of paper saying that her visa have been denied. They also didn't take a single document which she brought with her. I don't know what to think. She doesn't own our ukrainian house because my dad does that, our house registered on him. Is this the reason to deny a tourist visa?

Sorry to hear that... They still could have denied the visa even if she owned the house... Actually, I hear a lot of people saying that the decision on approval/denial of a non-immigrant visa is made before the interview based on the application.

My parents were granted their B1/B2 visas in July (even before my K-1 visa was approved), the CO didn't look at any evidence either.

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Oh, thats so sad. Just wait til u get your US citizenship after 3 years or so, by that time you can petition your mom. Best of luck!

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USCIS Stage: (164 days)

Jul 05, 2011 - NOA-1

Dec 16, 2011 - NOA-2

NVC Stage: (46 days)

Dec 19, 2011 - NVC Received

Jan 10, 2012 - Case Number & IIN assigned

Jan 11, 2012 - Emailed DS-3032

Jan 12, 2012 - AOS invoice received

Jan 13, 2012 - AOS paid (Only appeared as PAID on 1.17.2012)

Jan 14, 2012 - DS-3032 accepted

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Jan 22, 2012 - Mailed AOS & IV packages to NVC

Jan 30, 2012 - RFE/Checklist for I-864

Feb 01, 2012 - Mailed the IRS tax transcripts to NVC

Feb 03, 2012 - Case complete!!!

Thank you, Lord.

US Embassy, Manila:

Feb 11, 2012 - Email received for Interview Date

Feb 21, 2012 - Medical

Mar 06, 2012 - Interview Date (Approved but 221g pending NBI with AKA)

Mar 14, 2012 - Sent a new NBI with AKA to US Embassy via 2Go

Mar 26, 2012 - Issued VISA :)Thank you Lord!

Mar 30, 2012 - Visa Received!!! You are the best LORD!

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Oksana & Max   94

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Getting tourist visa to visit USA is really hard. OP said that they wrote an invitation, this would be one of the red flags for the CO, as they would thing right away immigration purposes. The person requesting the visa should show really strong ties back home. Which was an obvious miss in this situation.

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So sorry to hear this.

September 7, 2009 - met Lena online
October 20, 2010 - First Meeting in Kharkov
Oct 20, 2010 - Engaged
December 3, 2010 - Filed I-129F
December 16, 2010 - NOA-1 notification
December 30, 2010 - Second Visit to Kharkov
February 8, 2011 - Touched
April 18, 2011 - NOA-2 notification
April 18, 2011 - Petition at NVC
April 25, 2011 - Medical Exam
April 26, 2011 - Received at Embassy
April 27, 28, 29, 2011 - Repeat medical (passed medical)
May 5, 2011 - Packet #4 received by mail in Ukraine
June 17, 2011 - Interview scheduled 9:00 AM
June 17, 2011 - Visa approved
June 18, 2011 - Interview Review posted
July 11, 2011 - POE - Detroit
July 17, 2011 - Applied for Marriage License
July 17, 2011 - Applied for SSN
August 17, 2011 - Married in Russian Orthodox Church - Detroit
November 11, 2011 - Submitted AOS/EAD/AP
January 3, 2012 - NOA 1
February 7, 2012 - Still no Biometrics appointment
February 10, 2012 - Service Request - no Biometrics appointment to date
February 29, 2012 - Infopass appointment Detroit (no Biometrics appointment letter - over 40 days)
March 9, 2012 - Biometrics
March 12, 2012 - EAD card production email received
March 23, 2012 - EAD received
March 24, 2012 - AOS interview appointment for April 24, 2012 (Detroit)
April 24, 2012 - AOS approved!
May 2, 2012 - 2 year provisional Green Card received
June 2, 2012 - First job - Russian Kindergarden in Oak Park, Michigan

Feb 5, 2014 - I-751 sent

Sept 19, 2014 - RFE

Nov 3, 2014 - Case moved to Detroit Field Office

Dec 29, 2014 - ROC Interview - Detroit Field Office

Feb 16, 2015 - I-751 approved after 2nd interview

Feb 18, 2015 - I 551 stamp in passport

Mar 5, 2015 - 10 year Permanent Resident Status

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