K1 VISA DENIED IN ADDIS, Please Help?

[Ethiolove13 0]

Hello,

Its my first post here but let me start explaining my situation. I met my fiance while vacationing in my home country in Addis Ababa. I visited him three times after we met and we fell inlove and last decemeber we got engaged. I hired an immigration attorney, filled out all the paper work. Everything went smoothly until the interview. My fiance was scheduled for his interview on 12/30/14. The counselor interviewed my fiance for about 4-5 minutes and flat out DENIED him visa because he did not belive we were in a bon-fide relationship and suspected that it is for an immigration benefit . Based on my fiance, the conselor did not even look through the pictures, emailes and birthday cards and all the numrious evidences we have but instead he looked into my fiancee's phone records and I use phone cards to call him so of course my phone number does not show so the consulor used that as the basis for denial.

I had my immigration lawyer write a letter to the embassy requesting the case be reviewed by senior officer, I also wrote a letter to the embassy. I contacted two senators and have them contact the embassy as well. I know there is almost no chance of reversing the consulates decision but does anyone else have experience with the embassy in Addis, any suggestions? its highly unlikely the embassy will response to our requests but we are waiting for a response the embassy might write to the senators before we consider other options like start the process over again, If you could please share your experience on the next step and if the application ends up being sent to USCIS is it better to cancel it and start new application then wait a lifetime for USCIS to respond and say it has expired. Thank you in advance for all your help!

[TBoneTX 46,297]

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[Ke&Abdi 8]

Omg im sorry this happened to you. My fiance is inxAddis this worries me for when its our time.

If youvdont mind me asking what did srnd as evidence in your petition?

[Ethiolove13 0]

Thank you.We had lots of photos. Receipts from when we sent each other birthday/anniversary cards and we included the cards . Emails we have been writing each other over a year, letters from our family. Good luck

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

This is a bump in the road and now if your can't get the petition held and reviewed with a favorable outcome you need to decided the next steps. You can immediately file a new K1, or go marry and go for a CR1. Was there any lone of question that the CO was hung up on ? Are you at all related?

[Ethiolove13 0]

No. He kept asking him to tell him the different phone numbers I use to call him and of course he only knows one number, the only number I call him from and the rest of the numbers that showed up was the local numbers I used when I use the phone cards so that was the major thing. But calling to Ethiopia directly is so expensive and on top of that my fiancée had all other evidences, personal emails etc that the counselor just chose not to look through.

[Boiler 46,300]

How many times have you visited?

[Ethiolove13 0]

3 since we met. 2 within the last year.

[Pishi_Pishi 63]

I am so sorry, I don't know what to tell you, but I just feel the phone calls was just an excuse or there is more to the story. I don't believe visa was denied just because of unknown telephone numbers, CO could of asked about that. Seems he made his mind to deny before the interview and he just picked an excuse. It really has to be more to what it appears. I would suggest to wait and find out the reason it was denied and if it can be fixed then try again K1 or get married. Wish you the best and again I am so sorry for sad news! I feel you, because we are anxiously waiting for CO's decision as well

[joseph.rafter 2]

My wife and i were at the embassy in Addis in Aug for her IR-1 visa........They have all new people who know nothing and rely on one Ethiopian guy whos been there along time and if he says NO then its no.......dude is full of himself.

[Ethiolove13 0]

It really is unbelievable. Were you able to obtain a visa while being present at the interview with your wife?

[joseph.rafter 2]

It really is unbelievable. Were you able to obtain a visa while being present at the interview with your wife

The ethiopian guy checked all her documents and passport....he saw that she had stayed in Djibouti for 3 months so we had to get a police report from Djibouti which took over a month....also the American doing the interview asked my wife why we didnt live together or why didnt she live in Djibouti.

I got madd........ this guy was so stupid....first i told him i live on a military base and my wife isnt even aloud near the road the base is on we are not aloud off the base......women in a muslum country cant live alone.

He asked a lot of question that you ask for a K-1 visa ....well i got load and told him we have been married for 4 years waiting for the visa for 3 years....ok i was the ugly american.

but she is in the US now 11-20-2014......she got her green card and SS card after 4 weeks shes getting her drives licenses soon and then she is coming back to Addis.

Oh just remeber if and when you get to the US......the food isnt that good.