Us consulate in Cameroon

[Jeune Jolie 0]

Hi all, looks like the proceedings at the us embassy in Cameroon has changed. I came to Cameroon since December to have my interview but was told that NVC had to contact the embassy to set up the interview date. When I contacted NVC, they said they are still waiting on the Cameroon embassy who told them that they set up interviews only during the second week of the month so I'm hoping they can set one for me this Febuary so I can go for interview in march.

So my question is: can someone please give me their experience at the us embassy in Cameroon.

Also, why do some people need to take a waiver and finally, can someone be denied a spouse visa?

If yes, what are the reasons for denial. Thanks.

[Jeune Jolie 0]

My case was closed since the 21st of December but since I chanced country. I wanted my interview to place place in Cameroon. They changed my location by the 14th of January, everything was complete. Now I'm waiting for an interview date. Can omeone please tell me how long it takes for the us embassy in Cameroon to set up an interview date?

Also, what supporting documents can I take along to prove bona fida. We did just the court wedding in the carribean island but did not do Amy traditional wedding. When I read the prove the embassy asked for bona fida, I saw traditional wedding pictures. Has anyone gone to the embassy in Cameroon to request for spouse visa without haven done the traditional wedding but on

Y the court wedding?

Please let me know your experience. Thanks.

[TBoneTX 46,321]

Your post is confusing. You have no timeline; it says under your name in the left sidebar that you're applying for a K-1 visa (and you're posting in the K-1 Process forum), but you seem to have gotten married and are perhaps asking about a spousal visa.

Please create a VisaJourney timeline and clarify your situation, and then people should be more able to help you.

[Jeune Jolie 0]

Your post is confusing. You have no timeline; it says under your name in the left sidebar that you're applying for a K-1 visa (and you're posting in the K-1 Process forum), but you seem to have gotten married and are perhaps asking about a spousal visa.

Please create a VisaJourney timeline and clarify your situation, and then people should be more able to help you.

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Thanks, I'll do tht.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

*** one post posted as a reply to an old topic by another member moved into this topic. OP, let us know if you are indeed persuing a spousal visa (ie are married) and I can move your thread to the correct forum ****

Edited January 31, 2013 by Penguin_ie

[Jeune Jolie 0]

Yes I'm married to a USC . Im pursuing a spousal visa. Sorry wasn't very sure which one was k1 .... Lol.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

*** Moving from K1 fiance visa to CR-1 spousal visa ***

To answer a few of your questions:

- waivers are for various things, such as previous overstays of US visas, having been removed from the USA, or be otherwise inadmissable. Do you think you may need a waiver?

- Yes, people get denied for spousal visas. The main reasons would be that they are not properly married (such as traditional marriage only, or divorce was not final when they got married again), that they do not have a petitionable/ bonafide relationship (ie the embassy thinks the marriage is just to get a US visa because of red flags such as few visits, little communication, family not approving, huge age difference etc), or the beneficiary is not elligible for a visa because of previous overstay in the USA, crime or drugs etc (in which case there may be a waiver available after the denial).

- To prove a bonafide relationship, show photos of the two of you together, ideally with friends and family also. Have as many visits as possible and document these (airline tickets, hotel receipts etc). Show that you communicate a lot (letyers, emails, chat logs, phone bils). Know a lot about eachother- for example the beneficiary may be asked the US spouses' job title, name of his boss, name and age of siblings, describe the town the petitioner lives in, what sports he played in highschool etc (because even if the foreign spouse has never been to the USA, it would be normal for the US spouse to have talked about these things)

[pushbrk 13,210]

Yes I'm married to a USC . Im pursuing a spousal visa. Sorry wasn't very sure which one was k1 .... Lol.

The currently available spouse visa, the one you are interviewing for will not be K3. It will be CR1 if married less than two years and IR1 if married more than two years.

[Jeune Jolie 0]

Thank you so much Penguin- ie. I've been in removal proceeding in Belgium, not US. Ao, I've Been denied student visa to US twice when I was younger and there were some frodulent bachelor's degree in the application. Do u think I might need a waiver? I've never been to the US before. Thanks again and I appreciate your assistance.

[pushbrk 13,210]

Thank you so much Penguin- ie. I've been in removal proceeding in Belgium, not US. Ao, I've Been denied student visa to US twice when I was younger and there were some frodulent bachelor's degree in the application. Do u think I might need a waiver? I've never been to the US before. Thanks again and I appreciate your assistance.

If you submitted fraudulent US student visa applications, yes, you'll probably need a waiver. There is no guarantee the waiver will be granted. Expect a tough and expensive road that may end without a visa.

[Jeune Jolie 0]

If you submitted fraudulent US student visa applications, yes, you'll probably need a waiver. There is no guarantee the waiver will be granted. Expect a tough and expensive road that may end without a visa.

The bachelor's degree that I submitted was fraudulent but I'm not sure if they discovered it.

They denied the student visa on the grounds that I did not show enough ties to my country.

If I still will need a waiver, what advice will you recommend?

[pushbrk 13,210]

The bachelor's degree that I submitted was fraudulent but I'm not sure if they discovered it.

They denied the student visa on the grounds that I did not show enough ties to my country.

If I still will need a waiver, what advice will you recommend?

You won't know until after your visa interview. Wait to see if your visa is denied and why. Unfortunately, if this fraud is discovered at any time, even after you become a US Citizen, you can be stripped of citizenship, deported and banned from entering the USA for life.

[Jeune Jolie 0]

You won't know until after your visa interview. Wait to see if your visa is denied and why. Unfortunately, if this fraud is discovered at any time, even after you become a US Citizen, you can be stripped of citizenship, deported and banned from entering the USA for life.

Thanks Pushbrk. I appreciate your assistance.