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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Azerbaijan
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Posted

she is already married.

I will ask her :D

5/16/2014 - I-129f sent

5/21/2014 - NOA1 Notice Date CSC

5/22/2014 - NOA1 Received via Email

5/29/2014 - Received NOA1 Hard Copy

VJ Timeline estimated NOA2 approval date between June 16, 2014 and June 25, 2014

6/20/2014 - Txt and E-mail received that I-129f has been approved. BOOM :energy:
6/25/2014 - NOA2 Hard Copy

7/2/2014 - Received NVC Case Number via Phone(Called 3 days in a row. Between 6:30 and 7:30am CST. Got through with first attempt. On hold for 30 minutes all three times.)

7/8/2014 - US Embassy of Georgia has received the package

8/7/2014 - Medical Exam

8/20/2014 - Interview date - DENIED. :blink:

9/29/2014 - Mirracle :energy:

10/14/2014 - Visa Recevied.(Extra cost for shipping passport and package is approx $200 :secret:)

11/13/2014 - US Entry!!!! :girlwerewolf2xn:

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11/24/2014 - SSN Received

12/12/2014 - Getting Married (L)

12/27/2014 - AOS Package sent

1/2/2015 - NOA Received

1/26/2014 - Biometrics

3/10/2014 - EAD has been processed

:jest:

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Scotland
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Posted

Hmmm, interesting. Can't you just easily cancel k1 petition?

And thanks for the supportive words. That's what I am working on right now. to get a permission from my boss to either work from home or give me a big unpaid vacation. I know this is not realted, but does anybody know, if let's say I moved to Azerbaijan and worked from there and lived there for 6-12 month. would that affect spouse visa process?

If things are still going the same way they are now you *might* get auto-expedited since you are a USC living abroad. You'll have to provide more evidence of domicile and your intent to return to the states.

I'd agree with others that the most likely cause is the family ties that you've had for most of your life. They think that you've been friends with this person and her family for most of your life and that as a friend you are trying to help her immigrate. From the sounds of it that is the most likely cause of the denial with the information that you've given.

Marriage is the first option to show that you have every intent of marrying and building a life together. Of course, if there are other reasons for the denial then they could come up again.

If you decide to get married and apply for the spousal visa, you should emotionally prepare yourselves for a long, difficult process. Hopefully the wait times will be better for you than they are now. Living with her abroad would be the best way to save yourselves a long, hard time apart.

Good luck!!

I am the USC Petitioner. My wonderful wife Laura is from Scotland.

10.27.2013 ~ Married

01.23.2014 ~ I-130 sent

01.29.2014 ~ NOA1

06.02.2014 ~ APPROVED!!! NOA2

06.05.2014 ~ Shipped to NVC

06.13.2014 ~ Case received by NVC

07.03.2014 ~ Case number assigned by NVC

07.21.2014 ~ Submitted DS-261

07.24.2014 ~ AoS Invoice available, paid

07.25.2014 ~ AoS Invoice shows paid

07.30.2014 ~ AoS package mailed USPS Priority

07.31.2014 ~ Checked CEAC website 47 times

08.01.2014 ~ USPS tracking shows AoS delivered

09.17.2014 ~ IV invoice available

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Georgia
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Posted

I will ask her :D

BTW, how about her document of non-impediment to marriage? Has she provided it, and for how long was it valid?

CR-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Georgia

Marriage: 2015-01-11

I-130 Sent : 2015-07-10 - sent from abroad, auto-expedite

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-07-14

I-130 Approved : 2015-08-13 (30 days)

:dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

Received by NVC: 2015-09-02 (in 20 days after the approval) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

Case # assigned: 2015-09-10 (in 8 days after the case was received) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

DS-261 filled: 2015-09-14

AoS fee paid: 2015-09-15

DS-261 reviewed over the phone:2015-09-17

Agent registration email: 2015-09-18

IV fee available: 2015-09-18

IV fee paid: 2015-09-22

IV fee showed paid: 2015-09-23 right before the end of the working day at NVC - at almost midnight EST.

AoS and IV package received: 2015-09-23

DS-260 filled out 2015-09-24

Scan date: 2015-09-24

Now let's get some patience for 3 weeks and hope CC will come without any delays :luv:

Case complete: 2015-10-21 (27 days)

Interview date issued: 2015-10-23

Received by the embassy: 2015-11-12

Interview date: 2015-12-02 (Request to reschedule for the earlier time denied.)

Approved!!!

Visa issued: 2015-12-07

Visa in hand: 2015-12-07

US entry: 2015-12-11

Social Security card arrived only after the visit to SS office, on 01/20

Green Card arrived: 2016-01-27

From NOA-1 to the interview - 141 days (4 months and 18 days)

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Azerbaijan
Timeline
Posted

If things are still going the same way they are now you *might* get auto-expedited since you are a USC living abroad. You'll have to provide more evidence of domicile and your intent to return to the states.

I'd agree with others that the most likely cause is the family ties that you've had for most of your life. They think that you've been friends with this person and her family for most of your life and that as a friend you are trying to help her immigrate. From the sounds of it that is the most likely cause of the denial with the information that you've given.

Marriage is the first option to show that you have every intent of marrying and building a life together. Of course, if there are other reasons for the denial then they could come up again.

If you decide to get married and apply for the spousal visa, you should emotionally prepare yourselves for a long, difficult process. Hopefully the wait times will be better for you than they are now. Living with her abroad would be the best way to save yourselves a long, hard time apart.

Good luck!!

Fair enough. thanks for info and opinion.

What if I quit job here and find a job there. how do I show my Affidavit of Support without US income?

5/16/2014 - I-129f sent

5/21/2014 - NOA1 Notice Date CSC

5/22/2014 - NOA1 Received via Email

5/29/2014 - Received NOA1 Hard Copy

VJ Timeline estimated NOA2 approval date between June 16, 2014 and June 25, 2014

6/20/2014 - Txt and E-mail received that I-129f has been approved. BOOM :energy:
6/25/2014 - NOA2 Hard Copy

7/2/2014 - Received NVC Case Number via Phone(Called 3 days in a row. Between 6:30 and 7:30am CST. Got through with first attempt. On hold for 30 minutes all three times.)

7/8/2014 - US Embassy of Georgia has received the package

8/7/2014 - Medical Exam

8/20/2014 - Interview date - DENIED. :blink:

9/29/2014 - Mirracle :energy:

10/14/2014 - Visa Recevied.(Extra cost for shipping passport and package is approx $200 :secret:)

11/13/2014 - US Entry!!!! :girlwerewolf2xn:

======================================================

11/24/2014 - SSN Received

12/12/2014 - Getting Married (L)

12/27/2014 - AOS Package sent

1/2/2015 - NOA Received

1/26/2014 - Biometrics

3/10/2014 - EAD has been processed

:jest:

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Scotland
Timeline
Posted

Fair enough. thanks for info and opinion.

What if I quit job here and find a job there. how do I show my Affidavit of Support without US income?

When you get to the AoS stage you have to prove your current income. I have no idea how you do that if you are working a job abroad that is ending.

Get a contract for when you return to the states??

Someone else will chime in on that issue I'm sure.

Of course you can always ask for a joint sponsor.

I am the USC Petitioner. My wonderful wife Laura is from Scotland.

10.27.2013 ~ Married

01.23.2014 ~ I-130 sent

01.29.2014 ~ NOA1

06.02.2014 ~ APPROVED!!! NOA2

06.05.2014 ~ Shipped to NVC

06.13.2014 ~ Case received by NVC

07.03.2014 ~ Case number assigned by NVC

07.21.2014 ~ Submitted DS-261

07.24.2014 ~ AoS Invoice available, paid

07.25.2014 ~ AoS Invoice shows paid

07.30.2014 ~ AoS package mailed USPS Priority

07.31.2014 ~ Checked CEAC website 47 times

08.01.2014 ~ USPS tracking shows AoS delivered

09.17.2014 ~ IV invoice available

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Georgia
Timeline
Posted

Fair enough. thanks for info and opinion.

What if I quit job here and find a job there. how do I show my Affidavit of Support without US income?

Assets. Money in a bank account will help. Or property, like real estate.

CR-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Georgia

Marriage: 2015-01-11

I-130 Sent : 2015-07-10 - sent from abroad, auto-expedite

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-07-14

I-130 Approved : 2015-08-13 (30 days)

:dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

Received by NVC: 2015-09-02 (in 20 days after the approval) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

Case # assigned: 2015-09-10 (in 8 days after the case was received) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

DS-261 filled: 2015-09-14

AoS fee paid: 2015-09-15

DS-261 reviewed over the phone:2015-09-17

Agent registration email: 2015-09-18

IV fee available: 2015-09-18

IV fee paid: 2015-09-22

IV fee showed paid: 2015-09-23 right before the end of the working day at NVC - at almost midnight EST.

AoS and IV package received: 2015-09-23

DS-260 filled out 2015-09-24

Scan date: 2015-09-24

Now let's get some patience for 3 weeks and hope CC will come without any delays :luv:

Case complete: 2015-10-21 (27 days)

Interview date issued: 2015-10-23

Received by the embassy: 2015-11-12

Interview date: 2015-12-02 (Request to reschedule for the earlier time denied.)

Approved!!!

Visa issued: 2015-12-07

Visa in hand: 2015-12-07

US entry: 2015-12-11

Social Security card arrived only after the visit to SS office, on 01/20

Green Card arrived: 2016-01-27

From NOA-1 to the interview - 141 days (4 months and 18 days)

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
Timeline
Posted

I am just going to throw in my 2 cents since my fiance was denied without reason almost a year ago. I think that unless the CO is 99% sure that your relationship is real they do not approve. My fiance and I have been together since 2010, we filed for K-1 after two years and met all the requirements. After the long wait, he showed up at the interview, was asked a few questions, and then handed a white piece of paper saying we are sending your case back to USCIS without reason.

It was awful and heartbreaking for both of us, so I feel your pain. I am truly sorry.

There was no real reason to deny our petition at this stage other than they just didn't believe. The CO did ask why we didn't marry in India, implying that maybe our families didn't approve of our relationship and that we were just doing a K-1 to avoid family issues. The CO's know full well the cultures of their respective countries.

We decided, and after speaking to an immigration attorney that the best option for us was to marry in India and file for an I-130. That's what we did.

After marrying on Christmas in 2013, full blown Manipuri wedding with over 500 people in attendance, we started our I-130 petition. Also, within my cover letter to USCIS for the I-130, we withdrew our k-1 petition. A week later we got a letter in the mail stating that our K-1 has expired and feel free to reapply.

I know it's hard now, but you do have options, and it will all work out.

Rabikanta & Lisa, December 25, 2013

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Posted

I am also wondering how your petition was approved so quickly. I hear others on here complaining about how long their k-1 is taking, you were approved in only 30 days. Maybe something on the part of USCIS was not completed before it being approved and sent off in error to NVC and then the embassy. Just a thought.

Rabikanta & Lisa, December 25, 2013

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Posted

I am also wondering how your petition was approved so quickly. I hear others on here complaining about how long their k-1 is taking, you were approved in only 30 days. Maybe something on the part of USCIS was not completed before it being approved and sent off in error to NVC and then the embassy. Just a thought.

Nah, for a while I-129Fs for K-1 visas were being approved lightning fast! It would seem that it isn't the case any longer.

ROC from CR-1 visa (Green Card expiration date was Nov 24th 2016)

 

Link to the evidence I submitted. Be sure to send evidence spanning your entire marriage (especially for K-1) or as far back as you can. Just one or two bank statements will not cut it. I primarily focused on the two years of living here since I came in on a CR-1. If you don't have the fundamentals (i.e. joint accounts/policies), you can explain why in the covering letter. E.g. "While we do not have joint utilities, we both contribute to them from our joint bank account".

 

September 26th 2016: I-751 package sent to CSC

September 28th 2016: Package delivered
September 30th 2016: Check cashed
October 3rd 2016: NOA1 received with receipt date of 09/28/16
November 3rd 2016: Biometrics received with appointment date of 11/14/16.
November 14th 2016: Attended biometrics appointment
October 30th 2017: Infopass appointment to get I-551 stamp
February 26th 2018: I-751 case number (aka the NOA1 receipt number) becomes trackable
March 14th 2018: Submitted service request due to being outside of processing time.

March 15th 2018: ROC approved. 535 days (1 year, 5 months and 17 days)

March 29th 2018: Card being produced

April 4th 2018: Card mailed out

April 6th 2018: Card in hand. Has incorrect "resident since" date. Submitted service request on I-751 case (typographical error on permanent resident card) and an I-90 online.

April 2018 - August 7th 2018: Tons of service requests, emails and now senator involvement to get my corrected green card back because what the heck, USCIS. Also some time in May I sent a letter to Potomac telling them I want to withdraw my I-90 since CSC were handling it.

August 8th 2018: Card in production thanks to the direct involvement of Senator Sherrod Brown's team

August 13th 2018: Card mailed

August 15th 2018: Card in hand with correct date. :joy:

October 31st 2018: Potomac sends out a notice stating they have closed out my I-90 per my request. Yay for no duplicate card drama.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
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Posted

Nah, for a while I-129Fs for K-1 visas were being approved lightning fast! It would seem that it isn't the case any longer.

Not according to what I read here on Visa Journey.

Rabikanta & Lisa, December 25, 2013

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Georgia
Timeline
Posted

Not according to what I read here on Visa Journey.

They were in California processing center. Cali is notorious for giving quick approves to its applicants and leaving poor Texas nurslings disappointed :)

CR-1 Visa

Service Center : California Service Center

Consulate : Georgia

Marriage: 2015-01-11

I-130 Sent : 2015-07-10 - sent from abroad, auto-expedite

I-130 NOA1 : 2015-07-14

I-130 Approved : 2015-08-13 (30 days)

:dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing::dancing:

Received by NVC: 2015-09-02 (in 20 days after the approval) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

Case # assigned: 2015-09-10 (in 8 days after the case was received) - no email notification, info obtained over the phone

DS-261 filled: 2015-09-14

AoS fee paid: 2015-09-15

DS-261 reviewed over the phone:2015-09-17

Agent registration email: 2015-09-18

IV fee available: 2015-09-18

IV fee paid: 2015-09-22

IV fee showed paid: 2015-09-23 right before the end of the working day at NVC - at almost midnight EST.

AoS and IV package received: 2015-09-23

DS-260 filled out 2015-09-24

Scan date: 2015-09-24

Now let's get some patience for 3 weeks and hope CC will come without any delays :luv:

Case complete: 2015-10-21 (27 days)

Interview date issued: 2015-10-23

Received by the embassy: 2015-11-12

Interview date: 2015-12-02 (Request to reschedule for the earlier time denied.)

Approved!!!

Visa issued: 2015-12-07

Visa in hand: 2015-12-07

US entry: 2015-12-11

Social Security card arrived only after the visit to SS office, on 01/20

Green Card arrived: 2016-01-27

From NOA-1 to the interview - 141 days (4 months and 18 days)

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: India
Timeline
Posted

They were in California processing center. Cali is notorious for giving quick approves to its applicants and leaving poor Texas nurslings disappointed :)

Lucky them, or not so lucky.

Rabikanta & Lisa, December 25, 2013

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Posted

If I was you, I would e-mail directly to the field office dirrector at the embassy she interviewed and request an explanation and review of the case. They have the responsibility to let you know the reasons for the denial. Also, was she offered to apply for a waiver?. Just in the case she has any issues, but for that they have to give her a letter, right on the spot. I contacted the field director of my consulate with a request and she gladly accepted. It´s worth to try. Good luck.

Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Thailand
Timeline
Posted

They definitely will let you know if you have a ban and can or can not apply for a waiver.....

So its apparently NOT a waiver issue or an inadmissibility issue...if it was why would the officer not tell her?

OP, no offense intended at all just thinking, is there ANY chance at all that your fiancee is holding some info back from you, perhaps she is worried or embarrassed about something in her past she is uncomfortable to share and therefore did not share the denial reason with you or some part of the interview with you?

In that case the embassy should tell you if you contact them.

IllianaB are you sure that they MUST tell you the reasons for the denial? If that was the case, then they would have done that since they tend to work "by the book."

If they suspect fraud are they required at the interview to state that to the applicant? I really dont know, Im just asking.

 
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