After the interview-221g issued

[Liam2021 587]

-Chat history: i'm prefer you print out the chat history from facebook.

-Pictures:Whatever pictures you have( picture before marriage, after marriage).

-Passpost stamp, boarding pass...

[Tarsha 24]

8 hours ago, nejay said:

My husband had his interview yesterday and after the interview, he was given a white slip 221g requesting more documents. My husband is down-hearted because of this but I told him that everything will be fine. My first question is, how long do we have to respond/submit the requested documents? Secondly, I don't have ceremony pictures because my camera got stolen in transit on my way back to the States but my husband has lot of pictures of us together on different occasions. Everything else, we have...if im going to send chat history, how  much to we send? For example, 3 months or 1 month. And how can i print my chat history from IMO? For the phone records, my husband calls me as it is cheaper from his side. I text him and he calls. Im trying to get  the phone company to release my phone records. I have money Gram receipts, how many receipts do I send. Lastly, I am thinking on going there at the end of December or early January before he submit the documents they are asking for. Is it going to safe for us? Please help. The main thing I'm thinking about is the picture. Other than that, I have everything else to send. Please advise. Sorry for the long explanation.

Can you go to the call log on IMO to see if it has the date and how long you guys talked? If so do multiple screenshots, put them in a PowerPoint slide, and email them to your husband. Get all the information to him as soon as possible, because missing documents AP usually doesn’t take long after you submit the required information 

[MeAlone 161]

How didn't you even submit the Original Marriage License and the Divorce Decree? They are basic to prove the marriage

[nejay 4]

3 hours ago, Tarsha said:

Can you go to the call log on IMO to see if it has the date and how long you guys talked? If so do multiple screenshots, put them in a PowerPoint slide, and email them to your husband. Get all the information to him as soon as possible, because missing documents AP usually doesn’t take long after you submit the required information 

Thank you so much for your response. I will do that...It shows the date but I really want to print everything but it's lot of work involved. I wish I could just print it out directly from IMO but I guess I will have to do screen shots. Thanks tho

[ConOfficer 167]

It seems like the more important thing is to submit your marriage certificate and divorce decrees. 

[Sandra G. 5,075]

6 hours ago, nejay said:

I am with a phone company called MetroPCS and it's in my name. I had to signed up for this call detailed extra but the thing is that, the record that i have access to is just outgoing calls and not incoming calls. I text my husband and he calls me because it's cheaper for him to call me than for me to call him. And furthermore, we communicate a lot on IMO. I asked him to check with his company and see whether he can get his call records. Thanks 

I have metropcs as well, you can check online the phone calls received or dialed. 

 

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/retrieve-metro-pcs-call-history

[Nitas_man 3,100]

7 hours ago, nejay said:

I am not trying to "make proof". We feel that by me being there with him will help the situation. But I am not in this for game or anything. I was there with him for over a year, so i came back and had to establish myself. I am not being emotional here but i think it's good to choose your words wisely sometimes. Thank you!

Commenting about something that might appear to a CO as making proof is not the same thing as accusing you of doing it.  Everyone on this board is here to help everyone else.

 

Not brining original documents to the interview is asking for it.  They want to eyeball the documents that you, the USC, filed with your original petition.  The original marriage certificate and certified translation (and since they asked) it appears that your beneficiary did not bring in an original divorce decree will result in a delay every time.  The keep the copy, inspect and hand back the original at the counter.

 

See below: 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/interview-preparation-required-documents.html

 

The letter from the embassy has the same list.

 

Hard proof of your presence there:  visa, entry/exit stamps, any other official presence-related documents related to you being there for a year.  Did you have some sort of residency permit?  Scan your passport pages and any other documents like that, add notes/comments for your beneficiary to set up / demonstrate the timeline of your presence together over there.

 

Hard proof of relationship:  Organize a set of photos - set them up in book in chronological order.  Generously sprinkle being together with family, friends, etc in the photos.  They like that.  A group of selfies means nothing. 

 

Having spent so much time there the financial part should be easier than visiting, filing, and waiting apart for months like most of us had to do.  Whatever you did financially together to support yourselves while you were there for a year should have left some electronic footprints.

 

I am not sure about the weight of chat logs and phone calls.  For all they know you could have been planning an immigration scam.  (I KNOW you were not but CO's seem to assume the worst about people).  If any of your family members have direct knowledge of your relationship and marriage it might be a good time to put together a couple of affidavits together, get them notorized, and send them over.

 

Edited November 30, 2017 by Nitas_man

[nejay 4]

5 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Commenting about something that might appear to a CO as making proof is not the same thing as accusing you of doing it.  Everyone on this board is here to help everyone else.

 

Not brining original documents to the interview is asking for it.  They want to eyeball the documents that you, the USC, filed with your original petition.  The original marriage certificate and certified translation (and since they asked) it appears that your beneficiary did not bring in an original divorce decree will result in a delay every time.  The keep the copy, inspect and hand back the original at the counter.

 

See below: 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/interview-preparation-required-documents.html

 

The letter from the embassy has the same list.

 

Hard proof of your presence there:  visa, entry/exit stamps, any other official presence-related documents related to you being there for a year.  Did you have some sort of residency permit?  Scan your passport pages and any other documents like that, add notes/comments for your beneficiary to set up / demonstrate the timeline of your presence together over there.

 

Hard proof of relationship:  Organize a set of photos - set them up in book in chronological order.  Generously sprinkle being together with family, friends, etc in the photos.  They like that.  A group of selfies means nothing. 

 

Having spent so much time there the financial part should be easier than visiting, filing, and waiting apart for months like most of us had to do.  Whatever you did financially together to support yourselves while you were there for a year should have left some electronic footprints.

 

I am not sure about the weight of chat logs and phone calls.  For all they know you could have been planning an immigration scam.  (I KNOW you were not but CO's seem to assume the worst about people).  If any of your family members have direct knowledge of your relationship and marriage it might be a good time to put together a couple of affidavits together, get them notorized, and send them over.

5 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

Commenting about something that might appear to a CO as making proof is not the same thing as accusing you of doing it.  Everyone on this board is here to help everyone else.

 

Not brining original documents to the interview is asking for it.  They want to eyeball the documents that you, the USC, filed with your original petition.  The original marriage certificate and certified translation (and since they asked) it appears that your beneficiary did not bring in an original divorce decree will result in a delay every time.  The keep the copy, inspect and hand back the original at the counter.

 

See below: 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/interview/prepare/interview-preparation-required-documents.html

 

The letter from the embassy has the same list.

 

Hard proof of your presence there:  visa, entry/exit stamps, any other official presence-related documents related to you being there for a year.  Did you have some sort of residency permit?  Scan your passport pages and any other documents like that, add notes/comments for your beneficiary to set up / demonstrate the timeline of your presence together over there.

 

Hard proof of relationship:  Organize a set of photos - set them up in book in chronological order.  Generously sprinkle being together with family, friends, etc in the photos.  They like that.  A group of selfies means nothing. 

 

Having spent so much time there the financial part should be easier than visiting, filing, and waiting apart for months like most of us had to do.  Whatever you did financially together to support yourselves while you were there for a year should have left some electronic footprints.

 

I am not sure about the weight of chat logs and phone calls.  For all they know you could have been planning an immigration scam.  (I KNOW you were not but CO's seem to assume the worst about people).  If any of your family members have direct knowledge of your relationship and marriage it might be a good time to put together a couple of affidavits together, get them notorized, and send them over.

 

Thanks! I have everything and will FedEx the documents soon.

[nejay 4]

1 hour ago, sandranj said:

I have metropcs as well, you can check online the phone calls received or dialed. 

 

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/retrieve-metro-pcs-call-history

Please do your research more okay. Because the information is not clear. Call MetroPCS and ask them better. Anyway, thanks tho

[nejay 4]

3 hours ago, ConOfficer said:

It seems like the more important thing is to submit your marriage certificate and divorce decrees. 

Thanks so much. I have the original documents with me and just have to FedEx the documents asap. 

[mallafri76 1,012]

You’re making this more difficult than it has to be. Read the 221g again, they’re not asking for specifically wedding photos and phone records, they’re asking for evidence of a bona fida relationship. What did you send with the original petition?

 

Send pictures of the two of you together, money gram receipts, boarding passes/passport stamps of your visit(s), emails etc. If you can’t get phone records then focus on other strong bona fida evidence. 

 

You have a year to send it in although if you wait too long, you’ll have to re-take the medical and possibly get new police certs

[sema 26]

10 hours ago, nejay said:

I am not trying to "make proof". We feel that by me being there with him will help the situation. But I am not in this for game or anything. I was there with him for over a year, so i came back and had to establish myself. I am not being emotional here but i think it's good to choose your words wisely sometimes. Thank you!

Hi like others have stated, just provide the evidence you have, for IMO you have to take screen shots i.e take a picture of of every msg or call log and then print it out on a word document or whichever is easier. So one more question, if you do talk to you're spouse on IMO why then does you're spouse have to call you on direct line or whatever calling card they use? Coz Metro has unlimited internet and calling, not the best reception but yeah. Also it is cheaper to call from Africa on the internet i.e whatsapp, viber or IMO versus calling on direct line I know that coz am from there too. So it wld not matter who is calling who the internet charges still stand.