US Embassy in Bangkok, difficult? (split topic)

[MWill260 0]

15 hours ago, pushbrk said:

The bold "should" statement above is an opinion I tend to agree with but "should" and "doesn't" are not the same thing.  There is wide variation even from Consulate to Consulate in the different levels of scrutiny given to fiance cases vs spouse cases.  HCMC gives treats spouse and fiance cases differently as to scrutiny but it is at a high level for both.  Bangkok, for example, seems to give very little scrutiny to K-1 cases in comparison to the scrutiny they give CR1/IR1 cases.  

 

Some IV units shift the actual "immigration" decision in a fiance case to USCIS at Adjustment of Status time, but know THEY are making the immigrant decision in a spouse case.  Others treat them very similarly.

 

IMO, the lawyer missed an opportunity to front load and that was a mistake.  Although the case file can be side loaded, the Consular Officer is not required to consider evidence not already seen by USCIS before petition approval.  Often they don't.  

I just started the CR1 process with my Thai wife, thus we will be eventually dealing with the Bangkok embassy.  My apologies derailing the thread but is Bangkok known for giving difficulties to couples?

[pushbrk 12,882]

2 minutes ago, MWill260 said:

I just started the CR1 process with my Thai wife, thus we will be eventually dealing with the Bangkok embassy.  My apologies derailing the thread but is Bangkok known for giving difficulties to couples?

Yes.

[MWill260 0]

3 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Yes.

Ugh, not what I hoped to hear.  Well, we still have a very long way to go before our case ever reaches Bangkok.

[pushbrk 12,882]

1 hour ago, MWill260 said:

Ugh, not what I hoped to hear.  Well, we still have a very long way to go before our case ever reaches Bangkok.

Yes, but they are not required to review anything in Bangkok that was not already in the file at USCIS before petition approval.

 

Aside, for those that say "You can do it yourself." I repeat, "The trouble with NOT knowing, is that you never know....WHAT...it is you don't know."  If you didn't know you should have front loaded your petition with relationship evidence, then it's too late now.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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