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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,884

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Have you actually met within the last 2 years of filing?  Age difference? any "red flags"

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Crazy Cat
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Ahaa!!!!   They probably don't think the relationship is real, so they sent it back to USCIS where it expired... Your case is over..

Ebunoluwa
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The petition will not be reviewed even though your update stated it would.   You have to start over. Try to find out the reason why the visa was refused. Could be just the general ' not bona

geowrian
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Yup, they believe the petition was invalid...aka not a bona fide relationship (or something like not being free to marry). As such, they sent it back to USCIS with the recommendation to revoke. USCIS'

Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,884

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5 minutes ago, Wright/Fatajo said:

age difference probably....  Yes I was there in March then I went back in November

 

They likely wouldn't reject it strictly because of age difference.  It could be that he didn't give "good"  answers during the interview which then led the CO to believe this is not a bona fide relationship.  Anyway, as @geowrian stated, you can refile )which could be risky if you don't know exactly what they didn't like) or you can marry outside the US, and file a CR-1.  Current wait from filing to visa in hand is about 12-14 months.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Where is your fiance/e from?

How old are the both of you?

 

Ask him/her which questioned they asked and what the answer was.

 

 

 

 

ROC Timeline

08/16/19: sent I-751 packet to USCIS Lockbox in Dallas

08/19/19: packet received by USCIS

08/21/19: received text message with case number ( Texas Service Center)

08/23/19: check got chashed

08/26/19: received extension letter in the mail

11/14/19: Biometrics appointment

04/28/20: case got transferred to my local field office in Atlanta

05/28/20: New Card Is Being Produced

05/29/20: New Card Got Approved

06/02/20: We Mailed Your New Card

06/03/20: The Post Office Picked Up Your New Card

06/04/20: Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office

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2 hours ago, Wright/Fatajo said:

He is from Gambia but resides in Italy....He said the consular was asking him why didn't we get married in his "own" country....

What is he a citizen of? How is he residing in italy and what are the age differences. 

I assume you are the older female and he is a young 20 year old male

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Becci391   339

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2 hours ago, Wright/Fatajo said:

He is from Gambia but resides in Italy....He said the consular was asking him why didn't we get married in his "own" country....

I don't know if Gambia is a high fraud visa country...

There might be a red flag if you are way older than him like 20+ years.

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ROC Timeline

08/16/19: sent I-751 packet to USCIS Lockbox in Dallas

08/19/19: packet received by USCIS

08/21/19: received text message with case number ( Texas Service Center)

08/23/19: check got chashed

08/26/19: received extension letter in the mail

11/14/19: Biometrics appointment

04/28/20: case got transferred to my local field office in Atlanta

05/28/20: New Card Is Being Produced

05/29/20: New Card Got Approved

06/02/20: We Mailed Your New Card

06/03/20: The Post Office Picked Up Your New Card

06/04/20: Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,884

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22 minutes ago, Becci391 said:

I don't know if Gambia is a high fraud visa country...

There might be a red flag if you are way older than him like 20+ years.

In FY 2016, Gambia had a 69.9% refusal rate for B visas.  

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Ok first of all, you need to change the title of this thread because it’s misleading. Your K1 Visa did not expire. Your 129f petition to file for a K1 Visa has expired. No they are not the same things. 

 

Second, if your petition was returned to USCIS, they saw something they didn’t like. When that happens, there is nothing you can do but painfully wait for USCIS to let your petition expire before even giving you an answer. That’s just what they do. It’s not a special case or anything. They do that. 

 

my thoughts to you based on what other people on this website have been through is forget the K1, and start making arrangements for a CR1 Visa. Go get married somewhere and start spousal visa. If you got a denied K1 Visa, don’t risk getting another one. Just get married and prove to USCIS that you are in a bonafide relationship. 

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It would really be nice if the OP could ascertain the reasons behind the consulates action.  Right now its all conjecture and the case might be more complicated than what we all understand it to be and therefore making recommendations that are not right for the situation 

YMMV

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Going through Mentor

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Personally,  I would suggest forgoing the K1 at this point, travel to his country and get married, and prepare to file the CR-1...it's a longer wait, yes, but a good route for you to take now perhaps.  Sorry this happened to you!

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Applied for Naturalization based on 5-year Residency - 96 Days To Complete Citizenship!

July 14, 2017 (Day 00) -  Submitted N400 Application, filed online

July 21, 2017 (Day 07) -  NOA Receipt received in the mail

July 22, 2017 (Day 08) - Biometrics appointment scheduled online, letter mailed out

July 25, 2017 (Day 11) - Biometrics PDF posted online

July 28, 2017 (Day 14) - Biometrics letter received in the mail, appointment for 08/08/17

Aug 08, 2017 (Day 24) - Biometrics (fingerprinting) completed

Aug 14, 2017 (Day 30) - Online EGOV status shows "Interview Scheduled, will mail appointment letter"

Aug 16, 2017 (Day 32) - Online MYUSCIS status shows "Interview Scheduled, read the letter we mailed you..."

Aug 17, 2017 (Day 33) - Interview Appointment Letter PDF posted online---GOT AN INTERVIEW DATE!!!

Aug 21, 2017 (Day 37) - Interview Appointment Letter received in the mail, appointment for 09/27/17

Sep. 27, 2017 (Day 74) - Naturalization Interview--- read my experience here

Sep. 27, 2017 (Day 74) - Online MYUSCIS status shows "Oath Ceremony Notice mailed"

Sep. 28, 2017 (Day 75) - Oath Ceremony Letter PDF posted online--Ceremony for 10/19/17

Oct. 02, 2017 (Day 79) -  Oath Ceremony Letter received in the mail

Oct. 19, 2017 (Day 96) -  Oath Ceremony-- read my experience here

 

 

 

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