K-1 CEAC Refusal- Embassy Answers Finally!

[MickAmy 26]

Hi all, I don't know how many of you followed us through our journey, but I still get messages from time to time. I decided to do an update for anyone and hopefully give some good information to those possibly going through a similar situation or who might end up going through this.

Our story in a nutshell:

We filed our petition and got fast tracked basically the whole way through, so much that our interview was scheduled before we could get medical done or the police check back. After my fiance's interview, we knew there would be an extended amount of time for processing of all of his papers. We were shocked to get a status update of refused a month after his interview. We spent hours searching for possible reasons and basically figured out it had to be something with his court records from when he was a teenager. We freaked, as anyone would and wanted answers. We tried calling the embassy, knowing they wouldn't give us answers and they didn't. We also emailed them, however they did not respond. My fiance and I decided something must be up as it had been nearly a month since the status changed and we hadn't heard a word about it from the embassy. He finally sent another email the other day stating that he hadn't heard a word since our status change and he was trying to make plans for travel to visit during the holidays. He had no idea how to go about doing this as he didn't know where our status stood or how to get his passport back.

Today he received an email from the embassy finally telling us that we were in fact refused but that we do qualify for a waiver. It was in fact due to something in his court records, but it is able to be bipassed with some more money and patience. We are okay with this and actually relieved to finally have answers. He should have his passport back within a week along with further instructions on what to do and more details on exactly what the waiver is needed for. We were also informed that he can no longer travel on a visa waiver but he is allowed to apply for a visitor's visa with sufficient proof that he will return to his home country as he is an intending immigrant.

Here is what I want to share:

*If your visa is refused on ceac, you have to get the word from the embassy to know what is going on. It may take them quite a bit of time.

*If you think you will get red flagged for your court records, be up-front about them (He was).

*Bring adequate proof including your federal police check and your court records, not one or the other. He also submitted both, making the processing times shorter.

*Be honest, it gets you somewhere!

*Don't stress until you know what is going on with your case (Easier said than done!)

*Remember once you are refused a visa for immigration purposes, you will not be able to travel on a waiver again (usually)

*Be prepared for a longer journey and remember you are together for a reason- work together, not against one another. You are your biggest support network through this.

We have worked together through all of this and stayed strong through days of the unknowing. We are going to be going through the waivers now, which I believe take a lot of time. From here on out, I will be a part of the waiver forum but I am open to messages if anyone else needs answers on further information that is similar to our story. Sorry for such a long post, but I know there were a few people out there wondering.

[Pitaya 2,577]

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