K-1 Visa Denied, what now? Appeal?

[Illiria 980]

44 minutes ago, N-o-l-a said:

 

I've probably read it close to a 100 times if not more now on VJ, but I've been here a while.

 

They even deny people for engagement parties that look too much like a wedding.

Yep, it doesn't even have to be your own event for them to get the wrong idea. I got grilled at my aos (adjustment of status) interview as the officer took a photo of us at someone else's wedding the wrong way. I only put the photo in as it is my husbands favorite one of us and we are blatantly at least 5 years younger in it. She only backed off when I offered to get a copy of the marriage certificate showing that my husband had been the witness at that wedding.

 

The interviewers English skills were quite lacking though  Really hope I don't get her for my naturalization interview

[geowrian 22,337]

9 minutes ago, lacolinab13 said:

From OP's posts, it appears the petition was denied. They never got to the consular stage.

Actually, that appears to be the case from their timeline. So the K-1 wasn't denied, the I-129F was. At least that's only 4 months and $535 wasted, not the full ~$1000 and few extra months.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

58 minutes ago, lacolinab13 said:

From OP's posts, it appears the petition was denied. They never got to the consular stage.

You seem to be correct according to their timeline. I read K1 denied and it should have been I-129 denied.

[Perfect two 💑 1,147]

7 hours ago, SophieTheGamer said:

Okay everyone, I stated in my last post that yes we were planing an unofficial wedding which was already planned before I asked that question and the petition was already filed before that to, so no matter how many times you tell me how stupid I was for doing it. It was already done before I posted asking about unofficial weddings. I have a 94 year old grandmother who cannot fly that I'm basically Doing this for. Don't assume things before knowing the story. I asked a question which was answered and I appreciate the people who have been very helpful, but it's unessesary to post stupid replies saying " well you should have listened before " it's bad luck on my part and we will pursue the CR-1. 

It is great to hear that now you will pursue with CR-1. Good luck with that! 😃 I just notice the same thing what other person noticed too. Your petition is the one that got rejected. I assuming that you got a RFE about other things but you take that chance to explaining to them to them about your unofficial marriage. One thing that I learned from this website, never offer information if they are not asking for. It is good that you want to be honest. But, offering information that are not needed will hurt sometime. Look at this from the positive side, since you will pursue with CR-1 now, your grandmother will be able to attend your wedding! I believe that she will be super duper happy with that! 😄

Edited July 2, 2017 by MalaysiaUS

[SH_KY 3]

3 hours ago, desilove77 said:

I hope u didn't take my reply as saying u are stupid.  Alot of us on here are waiting to be reunited with our loved ones.  When I see things like this (which are mistakes that didn't have to happen)I become very frustrated. I'm on here because these ppl help me get through the process and offer great advice and really educate me. I just want you to know that I wasn't trying to be mean and I'm very sorry if it came out that way. I really hope u the best😊 I also hope this process goes by fast for u. The ppl on this site are going to tell you like it is..whether it be negative or positive..but we are all here for eachother and we are here for u😉 Goodluck girl😆

I do share the same sentiment about being frustrated, I just reserved the comment as there were many already sharing same but she was so close to be closer to her loved one and now this! we're humans after all and make mistakes. I hope she can marry and start with CR1 as soon as possible. Really unfortunate to hear that.

[N & JJ 36]

On 7/1/2017 at 1:22 AM, SophieTheGamer said:

Hey Everyone,

 

So we got some pretty sad news that our Fiance Visa was denied.  We were denied because we told them about our unofficial wedding in Australia. We stated very clearly that the ceremony in Australia was unofficial we can provid paperwork stating that we are not married , they are confused and state that they think we are getting married in Australia. They ended up saying although we did meet the requirements for intention to marry they felt that our implied marriage barred us from the K1 Process. I did read on this site of some people receiving denial due to being "Too Married" in the USCIS eyes.

 

We were given the option to appeal for the fee of $675 USD. So Im wondering if its worth appealing, we can provide a certificate of single status to show that we are not married and a letter from the person performing our commitment ceremony stating it is not an official ceremony but is this

really going to help. Would it be better to apply for a spousal visa and get married here in Australia?

 

 

Hi sweetie. How are you? What piece of the application did you present that you were married? Why did it take so long for them to send you an RFE? 

Sorry I feel for you.