My husbands visa was denied solely on the reason we met on facebook. Is it a legal reason?

[RainbowGuppy 6]

1 hour ago, Ayesha Kakar said:

I will be following this as my husband, who is from Pakistan, and I met over 3 years ago through Facebook. But since then I've been to Pakistan 3 times to be with him. 1st trip was 11 days, 2nd trip 30 days and was when we married (ended up renting an apartment for the month and have the rent agreement for it), 3rd trip 17 days. So 3 trips in 18 months. And I'm curious to see what was asked in his interview and find out the reasons given for denial. 

 

If you dont mind me asking, when did you marry? I'm confused with the timeline of 6 years together and married but only going to meet him once.

 

I'm sorry that you are struggling through this, and dont have clear answers from his interview. Hopefully you get the full details soon.

i have figured out that the main reason for it being denied was because they wanted more then just one visit as proof. He said the reason was facebook because according to the interviewers, our relationship is "strictly" online. They wanted more proof that we were compatible as a couple. You have lived with your husband and have a rent bill (supposedly) together but other posters are saying they could want years worth of proof together. I think you will be fine. I married last July so we have known eachother 6 years but only married one year. I got married at the end of my first visit there.  

 

The plan next i think for us is for me to plan another trip there for longer this time and get some more proof of a relationship beyond online. I just wish i have known this earlier. 

[Lebanese23 303]

19 minutes ago, KozmicBlues said:

This is a really good point. I met my husband initially through work (different locations - talked on IM/phone calls) and we became friends on FB. We knew each other for about 5 years when we filed the K1, but only about 1.5-2 of those years were us in an actual romantic relationship. We made that very clear in our evidence and did not try to say that we had been together for 5 years, even though we had known each other that long, because then it would make the # of meetings seem less. Although I went to visit him 3 times in less than a year - so 1 time in 6 years is nothing compared to most. 

I know right!! in the one year together i visited him twice (3 months apart) and then my vacations were gone and i couldn't get more PTO until this past summer (which was my busy season at work) let's hope I don't need to visit again, i hope the next person to travel is him because his interview is coming up

 

Once in 6 years is torture, i hope there is a really good reason behind that....

[bestluck 71]

12 minutes ago, Kastrs said:

Do not be concerned, I also met my SO on facebook 

was not an issue at all for us

what for me is slightly strange is you stayed in an apartment for the month? why not his family? I would think that would be a bigger issue for the embassy

 

1 hour ago, lerry said:

I met my husband on Facebook,  I came to The States with a K1 Visa, I was approved on Adjustament of status and recently on remove of conditions without an interview for both. I already applied for naturalization a couple weeks ago. Meeting on Facebook is not a reason to be denied. 

Facebook is not a problem I am from Pakistan I am green card holder since 2014 I meet my wife in 2005 in Yahoo CHAT . we got married in Pakistan 2008 Since 2008 my visa was process and got denied couple times tho been hardest time of our life i got my IR1 /CR1 Visa on 2014 and come to us at 2014 so if you really love your husband and you guys have work out together tho whole process this is very important and process is nightmare so stay positive and your husband will get it plus Administrative process  take longer between 2 years to 3 years in Islamabad Embassy Some case could take a few month to get visa Go to Islamabad Administrative process page please for more information 

[RainbowGuppy 6]

26 minutes ago, KozmicBlues said:

This is a really good point. I met my husband initially through work (different locations - talked on IM/phone calls) and we became friends on FB. We knew each other for about 5 years when we filed the K1, but only about 1.5-2 of those years were us in an actual romantic relationship. We made that very clear in our evidence and did not try to say that we had been together for 5 years, even though we had known each other that long, because then it would make the # of meetings seem less. Although I went to visit him 3 times in less than a year - so 1 time in 6 years is nothing compared to most. 

I see now how that would look on the documents because we have only been married a year but we have known eachother for 6

[RainbowGuppy 6]

1 minute ago, bestluck said:

 

Facebook is not a problem I am from Pakistan I am green card holder since 2014 I meet my wife in 2005 in Yahoo CHAT . we got married in Pakistan 2008 Since 2008 my visa was process and got denied couple times tho been hardest time of our life i got my IR1 /CR1 Visa on 2014 and come to us at 2014 so if you really love your husband and you guys have work out together tho whole process this is very important and process is nightmare so stay positive and your husband will get it plus Administrative process  take longer between 2 years to 3 years in Islamabad Embassy Some case could take a few month to get visa Go to Islamabad Administrative process page please for more information 

 

[TNJ17 1,329]

7 minutes ago, RainbowGuppy said:

i have figured out that the main reason for it being denied was because they wanted more then just one visit as proof. He said the reason was facebook because according to the interviewers, our relationship is "strictly" online. They wanted more proof that we were compatible as a couple. You have lived with your husband and have a rent bill (supposedly) together but other posters are saying they could want years worth of proof together. I think you will be fine. I married last July so we have known eachother 6 years but only married one year. I got married at the end of my first visit there.  

 

The plan next i think for us is for me to plan another trip there for longer this time and get some more proof of a relationship beyond online. I just wish i have known this earlier. 

That’s kind of obvious that you need to prove relationship beyond online. What real couple only has an online relationship?

[RainbowGuppy 6]

4 hours ago, RainbowGuppy said:

As the title says, my husband and I have applied for a visa last year and yesterday he went to his final.interview and they flat out denied the visa Do my on the reason that we met on facebook 6 years ago. My father was a avodite of support and makes 66k per year. I went last year to Pakistan to visit him so we could use that as proof. We gave them ample proof as to our marriage, relationship beyond facebook and that we were completely able to take care of ourselves but regardless of all the proof, it was flat out denied just because we initially on facebook. Is that even a legal reason? What steps should I take next? 

 

My husband has informed me that they have denied every single visa of couples who met on facebook. Is there any justace I cam get for this? It's such a bad excuse. 

 

Please someone help. I have known him for 6 years. We really wanna be together but we are at a loss at this point. 

UPDATE: I have figured out that it was not because of facebook, It was because lack of facetime. I have known him for 6 years but only been married one year. I have visited him one time for a short time and got married then. It was a fault on my part to apply for the visa so early and without more visits. The fact we met on facebook was not the real reason it was denied. thats just all he could understand from the reply the interviewer gave him. His English is broken but i can still clearly understand what he is saying and comparing it to when i met him, it has significantly improved. 

 

our next plan of action is he takes some more english classes to improve his english and I plan another more longer visit to him and stay there as long as i can. I think it would be a great idea as well to get an apartment as like another couple did and try to set up a joint bank account while there as to show we are serious. 

 

also for the curious posters as to why I didn't visit more then once is because i spent 4 years of the 6 as a broke collage student and one year working full time as to pay for that trip. the 6th year as was filing the visa and working to do so. during the processing time, i tore all the ligaments in my left knee and was unable to work for 4 months and so in turn was unable to visit and i was living off savings in that time. since then i have had major surgery and was diagnosed with danlos ehlers syndrome which means i cant do most jobs like standing for long periods of time and any type of repetitive lifting as all my joints are effected. 

 

I gave evidence for this as hoping it would help but it made no difference. I suppose I have to start again form square one. 

thanks for everyones help. 

 

 

Edited September 6, 2018 by RainbowGuppy

[mushroomspore 3,044]

1 minute ago, RainbowGuppy said:

UPDATE: I have figured out that it was not because of facebook, It was because lack of facetime. I have known him for 6 years but only been married one year. I have visited him one time for a short time and got married then. It was a fault on my part to apply for the visa so early and without more visits. The fact we met on facebook was not the real reason it was denied. thats just all he could understand from the reply the interviewer gave him. His English is broken but i can still clearly understand what he is saying and comparing it to when i met him, it has significantly improved. 

 

our next plan of action is he takes some more english classes to improve his english and I plan another more longer visit to him and stay there as long as i can. I think it would be a great idea as well to get an apartment as like another couple did and try to set up a joint bank account while there as to show we are serious. 

 

also for the curious posters as to why I didn't visit more then once is because i spent 4 years of the 6 as a broke collage student and one year working full time as to pay for that trip. the 6th year as was filing the visa and working to do so. 

 

since then i have had major surgery and was out of work for 4 months due to it and was diagnosed with danlos ehlers syndrome which makes my joints weak so that also was a severe setback as to the number of visits. I did send them the doctors information but it obviously didnt make any difference. 

Sorry to hear about the diagnosis. I hope you are doing better now. And thank you for providing more backstory. On this forum, it's really helpful when people provide as much info as possible (without revealing any actual personal info) because everyone's lives and circumstances are different. Without that info, we can't provide specific advice and insight. It leads to us making assumptions and judgments that may not be necessarily true. I personally thought you had been married for six years but only visited once. That's different from being married for only one year and having visited once but have known your husband for a total of six years. This info helps us to explain how the immigration officer was viewing your case as well.

 

Anyways you're on the right path now with planning more facetime. I don't know how exactly medical issues play into immigration, but overall, unless you or a loved one is literally dying, they generally do not make special provisions or exceptions. Even if someone is dying, it's not a guarantee either. Good luck with the rest of your journey.

[Joyoussinger 1,427]

Your husband's assertion that "they have denied every single visa of couples who met on facebook" raises a huge red flag for me. A sweeping and untrue statement like that is usually meant to deceive in a way that you can't argue with and gives you no hope for a resolution. I'm so sorry to say it, but it sounds so false.

[Kastrs 723]

15 minutes ago, RainbowGuppy said:

UPDATE: I have figured out that it was not because of facebook, It was because lack of facetime. I have known him for 6 years but only been married one year. I have visited him one time for a short time and got married then. It was a fault on my part to apply for the visa so early and without more visits. The fact we met on facebook was not the real reason it was denied. thats just all he could understand from the reply the interviewer gave him. His English is broken but i can still clearly understand what he is saying and comparing it to when i met him, it has significantly improved. 

 

our next plan of action is he takes some more english classes to improve his english and I plan another more longer visit to him and stay there as long as i can. I think it would be a great idea as well to get an apartment as like another couple did and try to set up a joint bank account while there as to show we are serious. 

 

also for the curious posters as to why I didn't visit more then once is because i spent 4 years of the 6 as a broke collage student and one year working full time as to pay for that trip. the 6th year as was filing the visa and working to do so. during the processing time, i tore all the ligaments in my left knee and was unable to work for 4 months and so in turn was unable to visit and i was living off savings in that time. since then i have had major surgery and was diagnosed with danlos ehlers syndrome which means i cant do most jobs like standing for long periods of time and any type of repetitive lifting as all my joints are effected. 

 

I gave evidence for this as hoping it would help but it made no difference. I suppose I have to start again form square one. 

thanks for everyones help. 

 

 

be aware that in order to set up a joint bank account there, you will need to obtain a POC if you have not already

also, renting an apartment is not necessary, why not live with his family? facetime is the critical factor here, not a bank account or apartment

[Diane and Chris 651]

He was most definitely not denied due to meeting on Facebook. Thousands of people meet that way and aren’t denied. Something else is the reason he was denied. 

[Ayesha Kakar 9]

3 hours ago, Kastrs said:

Do not be concerned, I also met my SO on facebook 

was not an issue at all for us

what for me is slightly strange is you stayed in an apartment for the month? why not his family? I would think that would be a bigger issue for the embassy

We stayed in Islamabad because Quetta (where he and family are from) was not safe at that time with killings of tourists and locals. So we stayed somewhere safer and family came to us.

[Ayesha Kakar 9]

3 hours ago, RainbowGuppy said:

i have figured out that the main reason for it being denied was because they wanted more then just one visit as proof. He said the reason was facebook because according to the interviewers, our relationship is "strictly" online. They wanted more proof that we were compatible as a couple. You have lived with your husband and have a rent bill (supposedly) together but other posters are saying they could want years worth of proof together. I think you will be fine. I married last July so we have known eachother 6 years but only married one year. I got married at the end of my first visit there.  

 

The plan next i think for us is for me to plan another trip there for longer this time and get some more proof of a relationship beyond online. I just wish i have known this earlier. 

The last time I applied for a Visa to enter Pakistan was after our marriage. It was the fastest I ever got it back and it is now a family Visa with multiple entries for 5 years with stays that can last up to a year, instead of a tourist Visa with more restrictions. That type of Visa will help with staying an extended time. 

[jess100 53]

Hey, it's possible since English is not his first language that he didn't fully understand the CO.  It's pretty crappy that so many of you are saying her husband is not telling the truth, or was not free to marry.  How about we give the benefit of the doubt that a nervous person doing an interview in a foreign language might very easily misunderstand?  I'm sure the OP is stressed enough without everyone throwing more accusations.

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

39 minutes ago, Ayesha Kakar said:

We stayed in Islamabad because Quetta (where he and family are from) was not safe at that time with killings of tourists and locals. So we stayed somewhere safer and family came to us.

My husband is also from Quetta.  I did get married there with his family and friends but any other time we are together its in Islamabad or Dubai.  I stayed at the Serena in Quetta and only went to a few places people came all over to see me..lol but I never felt I was in danger.  My husband's uncle is an officer so I was collected off the plane by guards and kept very safe.