FREAKING OUT LIED ON DOCUMENT AND ENTERVIEW IS IN 6 DAYS!

[amazngrace 3]

OK so here is the issue. when filling out forms for our visa we were asked if he had ever been denied a visa and we said no. thing is he has been denied! it was an honest mistake. if they ask him if he was denied he will say yes but that is not what we put on the documents if they detect fraud will they question him or immediately deny him? surely they have noticed the error i mean they know EVERYHTING!!! if they detected fraud would they still have scheduled the visa interview? i am extremely nervous about this. his uncle had sent him an invitation letter for him to visit the states while on a break from school and they say he didnt have strong proof that he would return so they said no. honestly i think it is because he is african and even though in germany know africa is labeled high fraud. please help me any advice is appreciated!

[Matt & Rocio 28]

OK so here is the issue. when filling out forms for our visa we were asked if he had ever been denied a visa and we said no. thing is he has been denied! it was an honest mistake. if they ask him if he was denied he will say yes but that is not what we put on the documents if they detect fraud will they question him or immediately deny him? surely they have noticed the error i mean they know EVERYHTING!!! if they detected fraud would they still have scheduled the visa interview? i am extremely nervous about this. his uncle had sent him an invitation letter for him to visit the states while on a break from school and they say he didnt have strong proof that he would return so they said no. honestly i think it is because he is african and even though in germany know africa is labeled high fraud. please help me any advice is appreciated!

Which form asked if he had ever been denied a visa? I just looked at the I-130 petition and I don't see this question on there. I also looked at the DS-230 form and couldn't find it there either. The DS-230 form does ask "Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?". Is this what you are referring to or is there another form I am missing? The reason I ask is because my wife was denied a tourist visa a year ago when I was naive enough to think that they would issue her a tourist visa so she could meet my family and friends before we got married.

[mr and mrs 187]

Which form asked if he had ever been denied a visa? I just looked at the I-130 petition and I don't see this question on there. I also looked at the DS-230 form and couldn't find it there either. The DS-230 form does ask "Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?". Is this what you are referring to or is there another form I am missing? The reason I ask is because my wife was denied a tourist visa a year ago when I was naive enough to think that they would issue her a tourist visa so she could meet my family and friends before we got married.

a denied tourist visa is not likely to have any impact on your visa. happens all the time.

[TimeTravel 78]

He should give the honest answer if that question is being asked.

In Embassy, when they ask him to sign to ensure if everything is perfectly all right. I think he may point about that error. Honestly I dont know what to suggest. All I would say, be honest, it is better.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

OK so here is the issue. when filling out forms for our visa we were asked if he had ever been denied a visa and we said no. thing is he has been denied! it was an honest mistake. if they ask him if he was denied he will say yes but that is not what we put on the documents if they detect fraud will they question him or immediately deny him? surely they have noticed the error i mean they know EVERYHTING!!! if they detected fraud would they still have scheduled the visa interview? i am extremely nervous about this. his uncle had sent him an invitation letter for him to visit the states while on a break from school and they say he didnt have strong proof that he would return so they said no. honestly i think it is because he is african and even though in germany know africa is labeled high fraud. please help me any advice is appreciated!

He needs to IMMEDIATELY in the interview admit there was a mis-ticked box on the form stating that he was never denied a visa when in fact he was. He won't be denied for the denied visa but he WOULD be denied with a lifetime ban for lying on the form. He needs to fix it ASAP.

[mr and mrs 187]

think about bringing a corrected/accurate form to the interview. mistakes happen. be honest. it will get you a lot further.

[Matt & Rocio 28]

He needs to IMMEDIATELY in the interview admit there was a mis-ticked box on the form stating that he was never denied a visa when in fact he was. He won't be denied for the denied visa but he WOULD be denied with a lifetime ban for lying on the form. He needs to fix it ASAP.

OP, can you confirm which form you are referring to? As I stated in an earlier post if you are referring to question #42 on the DS-230 form this isn't the same thing as being denied a visa. It asks if you were denied admittance at a port-of-entry into the United States.

I'm not claiming to be an expert on this, just interpreting the form as I understand it.

[amazngrace 3]

Which form asked if he had ever been denied a visa? I just looked at the I-130 petition and I don't see this question on there. I also looked at the DS-230 form and couldn't find it there either. The DS-230 form does ask "Have you ever been refused admission to the United States at a port-of-entry?". Is this what you are referring to or is there another form I am missing? The reason I ask is because my wife was denied a tourist visa a year ago when I was naive enough to think that they would issue her a tourist visa so she could meet my family and friends before we got married.

yes thank you that is what i was referring to and now after reading it the right answer is no! i am freaking out over nothing i guess i am just really nervous with his interview on the 13th being just a few days away and the fact we met online and have only met in person once and wed on that visit before i returned tot he u.s. but we have a lease to our home with both names on it and a statement from my bank saying we tried to get a joint account but cant do that until he is present here in the u.s. to sign documents in person and tons of other stuff.... oh geesh i am ranting sorry. i am sure we will be fine we have kept in contact several times a day since i left and we truely love eachother and i am just nervous that they will not see how we truely feel. i think if i was present for the interview i would feel better. is it common for both nopt to be present at interview?

[mr and mrs 187]

its important to stay calm.

if you have a real marriage, everything will work out in the end one way or another. the embassy will have seen cases like yours before. meeting online is not really considered abnormal in this day and age..

how long was your visit? does he have dual citizenship? how long have you known each other? what website did you meet on? are you of the same religious persuasion? do you have strong evidence documenting your relationship? did family and friends attend the wedding?

these questions are probably more telling than the mistake on the form. (and as vanessa said, volunteer the error BEFORE the CO brings it up.)

there is nothing else you can really do before his interview. make sure he is prepared to answer any questions and he knows to be 100% honest. he will do his best and you will move forward with whatever decision the embassy makes.

[amazngrace 3]

its important to stay calm.

if you have a real marriage, everything will work out in the end one way or another. the embassy will have seen cases like yours before. meeting online is not really considered abnormal in this day and age..

how long was your visit? does he have dual citizenship? how long have you known each other? what website did you meet on? are you of the same religious persuasion? do you have strong evidence documenting your relationship? did family and friends attend the wedding?

these questions are probably more telling than the mistake on the form. (and as vanessa said, volunteer the error BEFORE the CO brings it up.)

there is nothing else you can really do before his interview. make sure he is prepared to answer any questions and he knows to be 100% honest. he will do his best and you will move forward with whatever decision the embassy makes.

After looking closer at the error i thought i had made i actually didnt make any error at all. it was just be being really nervous i suppose.

To answer all your questions: yes we indeed have a real marriage. i understand that meeting online is very common and especially in cases such as international marriage. my worries come from the fact that our engagement was very short. however our relationship might be more common that what i think these days. we have only met in person once my visit was for 2 weeks and we married on the 5th day i was there. we had known eachother 5 months before i traveled to germany. we met on afrointroductions.com its the typical chat site but this one has an african basis. we are definately the same religion, that fact alone is actually what got us so addicted to eachother as far as proof of our relationship he has many letters and packages i have sent him, reciepts from where he has sent me money, 2 sworn affidavits from my family members, phone records, copy of the lease to our home in the u.s. with both of our names shown on lease, letter from my bank stating i attempted to make my account into a joint account with hum but cant do that until he is able to sign the forms in person. none of iethier of our family our friends attending the wedding. we had a quick and simple courthouse wedding with just him and i the judge that married us and 2 officers that served as the witnesses.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

A website with an African basis? Is your husband not actually from Germany?

Just a question, as citizens from other countries my encounter specific questions or AP for example

Good luck

[Chicagoguy 2 27]

Petioners are never allowed to attend an interview.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Petioners are never allowed to attend an interview.

That's not necessarily the correct. While a majority of Embassies and Consulates do not permit the petitioner at the interview, some do allow it.

[HeatDeath 430]

In general, if you made an honest error on a form, and you have an interview coming up, bring a corrected form to the interview and (and this is the important part) bring up the error, and your forthright correction of it, BEFORE the consular officer does. Owning up to the error and correcting it yourself before they ask about it will count for a lot. They understand that errors can happen.

Errors do not become mistakes until you refuse to correct them.

Personal example: in my first US tax return, I erroneously applied for and received the $400 "Making Work Pay" tax credit, resulting in me receiving a $400 tax refund, when I shouldn't have received anything. I didn't notice the error until the next year, but when I did, I immediately sent back the $400 and a corrected return (the 1040X) form. Because I pointed it out to them, I received no penalty, and only had to pay a tiny amount of interest. If they had had to point out the error to me, there could have been significant penalties attached, but those were waived because I was proactive about correcting the error.

Edited January 8, 2012 by HeatDeath

[Karee 4,190]

That's not necessarily the correct. While a majority of Embassies and Consulates do not permit the petitioner at the interview, some do allow it.