Interracial couples, post here!

[AKSinghSingh79 143]

Hi everyone! Just checking in here. Very excited to see so many approvals and I'm very glad this thread has been helpful for many. I know that when I first began the process for my husband, it was very intimidating.

But here we are, 2 years later getting ready to file for ROC! Although we are not exactly thrilled about paying another exorbitant processing fee, it is a relief to know that after this, we can breathe easy and not have to worry about anyone examining our relationship through a microscope.

Good luck to anyone currently in any stage of their processing!

[luvugj 8]

What is ROC?

Removal of condition?

[Dohan 133]

What is ROC?

Removal of condition?

Yes!

[Dohan 133]

Hey all, I haven't been here in a while, because well, life took over. But I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for your support and advice. We got the greencard approved in mid December 2015 without an interview. Now I just think it's kind of silly that we do ROC 2 years from now and then a year later again have to pay the fees for citizenship

[Rachaelandnaren 0]

Here we go. hope this thread is still alive.

Visa type: Not yet decided

Consulate: Mumbai

Visa issued (if applicable)? NA

Second interview? N/A

AP? NA

221 g issued? NA

Gender of beneficiary: Male

Religious difference? Yes

Religious background of beneficiary: Hindu (non practising)

Age Difference? Female petitioner 5 years older

Method of meeting (online, in person, etc): Online at Work

Engagement Ceremony? Not yet

Traditional (Indian) Wedding Ceremony (N/A if going through K-1)? Still planning

Has beneficiary ever been to the US? No (Intend to but read way too many denials stories, hence planning lisbon)

Does beneficiary have relatives in the US? No

Family approval? Yes from his side, no from petitioners side

Co-Sponsor required? No

How much time has petitioner spent with beneficiary in person? Single 7 day trip to India in August 2015

Has the petitioner or beneficiary ever been married? Ben - No, Petitioner- Yes

Did the petitioner attend the interview: NA

[NMKhalsa 1]

I can share too

Visa type: CR-1

Consulate: New Delhi

Visa issued (if applicable)? Hopefully this spring (2016)

Second interview?

AP? not sure what this means

221 g issued?

Gender of beneficiary: Male

Religious difference? We are both Amritdhari SIkh

Religious background of beneficiary: Sikh

Age Difference? Female petitioner 5 years older

Method of meeting (online, in person, etc): Online through friend's introduction

Engagement Ceremony? No, direct marriage

Traditional (Indian) Wedding Ceremony (N/A if going through K-1)? We had Anand Karaj in India 10-12-14

Has beneficiary ever been to the US? No

Does beneficiary have relatives in the US? No

Family approval? Yes from his side, indifference from my side

Co-Sponsor required? No

How much time has petitioner spent with beneficiary in person? 2.5 months, one visit, my son from previous marriage and I stayed with husband's sister and her in-law family for 2 weeks, then after we got married and my son and I spent the rest of the trip at 'our' new home in India.

Has the petitioner or beneficiary ever been married? Ben - No, Petitioner- Yes

Did the petitioner attend the interview: I probably won't be there but still considering it. Would mean getting a passport for our new addition and visa for me, son and baby within 2 months time. Hopefully it will work out okay without us there...

I know this was posted as inter-racial couples and I don't think from my answers it's clear, I'm American born white person who converted to SIkhi and my husband is Indian born Punjabi Sikh.

Edited February 17, 2016 by NMKhalsa

[luvugj 8]

Visa type: IR-1/CR-1

Consulate: New Delhi

Visa issued (if applicable)? Yes

Second interview? N/A

AP? N/A

221 g issued? N/A

Gender of beneficiary: Male

Religious difference? Yes

Religious background of beneficiary: Hindu

Age Difference? 11 years

Method of meeting (online, in person, etc): online

Engagement Ceremony? No

Traditional (Indian) Wedding Ceremony (N/A if going through K-1)? No

Has beneficiary ever been to the US? Yes

Does beneficiary have relatives in the US? No

Family approval? No

Co-Sponsor required? No

How much time has petitioner spent with beneficiary in person? Beneficiary visited twice, petitioner visited thrice

[theinen1 0]

Visa type: K-1

Consulate: Mumbai, India

Visa issued (if applicable)? Yes!

Second interview? N/A

AP? N/A

221 g issued? N/A

Gender of beneficiary: Female

Religious difference? Yes (Christian/Hindu)

Religious background of beneficiary: Hindu

Age Difference? 1 year

Method of meeting (online, in person, etc): In person while on business trip in India

Engagement Ceremony? No, we had a small celebratory lunch with friends while in India

Traditional (Indian) Wedding Ceremony (N/A if going through K-1)? Yes, we plan on having a traditional ceremony to follow civil ceremony

Has beneficiary ever been to the US? Yes

Does beneficiary have relatives in the US? No

Family approval? Yes from both sides -- we didn't bring an affidavit or anything like that though.

Co-Sponsor required? No

How much time has petitioner spent with beneficiary in person? about 4.5 months total over the past 2 years in US and India.

Has the petitioner or beneficiary ever been married? petitioner - yes, once with two kids from the previous marriage.

Did the petitioner attend the interview: Yes..

 

This post was a huge sigh of relief to us when we went through the K-1 process and were worrying about so many red flags, so I wanted to be sure to add our entry after our interview. Good luck to everyone else going through their visa processing!

Edited February 7, 2017 by theinen1

[Krissyb93 27]

Visa type: K-3

Consulate: Mumbai, India

Visa issued (if applicable)? Yes!

Second interview? No

AP? Kind of but not for "normal" reasons. We have the visa now 

221 g issued? See above 

Gender of beneficiary: male

Religious difference? No, both agnostic 

Religious background of beneficiary: grew up Sikh, now agnostic 

Age Difference? He's 5 years older than me

Method of meeting (online, in person, etc): online, talked for 2 years, met in person

Engagement Ceremony? Kind of

Wedding Ceremony: we had a small ceremony with his family

Has beneficiary ever been to the US? No

Does beneficiary have relatives in the US? No

Family approval? Yes 

Co-Sponsor required? Yes

How much time has petitioner spent with beneficiary in person? 15 months, we live together in India

Has the petitioner or beneficiary ever been married? No

Did the petitioner attend the interview: no, but I traveled to Mumbai with him and stayed in the hotel room while he went for his interview. Mumbai is a fun city to celebrate the start of a new life together!