RFE after k1 interview

[quelinda 0]

Hello,

 

My fiancé had his interview today and they gave him an application to fill out along with proof of why I want my wedding in the states. However, I find it odd that his passport was not taken from him despite the addition requirements/ proof with no follow up appointment scheduled. The expiration date for the petition expires in two weeks and I’m still confused on what’s next once proof and forms are submitted thought their PO Box as requested. Has anyone had this issue before? And if so, were you given a second interview with the consulate? If his passport was not taken, does that mean it’s a denial? 

Edited December 27, 2018 by quelinda

[amy1411 51]

4 hours ago, quelinda said:

Hello,

 

My fiancé had his interview today and they gave him an application to fill out along with proof of why I want my wedding in the states. However, I find it odd that his passport was not taken from him despite the addition requirements/ proof with no follow up appointment scheduled. The expiration date for the petition expires in two weeks and I’m still confused on what’s next once proof and forms are submitted thought their PO Box as requested. Has anyone had this issue before? And if so, were you given a second interview with the consulate? If his passport was not taken, does that mean it’s a denial? 

Same thing happened to mine today they needed his police report which we didn't submit and also they didn't take his passport. Am not sure its a denial because if it is they will tell you and give you a form stating why it was denied. Let him turn in the needed document and then the embassy would contact him or you when they receive it. He doesn't need another interview, when they do contact him he will be asked to bring his passport for the visa to be stamped

[carmel34 3,626]

Don't fret about it too much.  Submit all of the evidence requested as soon as possible, and then wait and hope for an eventual approval.  That's all you can do.  This process is not quick or easy.  Good luck!

[PedroDaGr8 245]

12 hours ago, quelinda said:

If his passport was not taken, does that mean it’s a denial? 

Keeping the passport typically means an approval is very likely, the reverse is not true though giving back the passport DOES NOT mean a denial is likely. At the end of the day, each embassy and case are different, oddities included. Remember, if they REALLY wanted to deny him, they would have already done so. So just provide the info they requested and wait for the final result.

 

I speak about the above from experience, ours was a huge mess:

For my wife, she had a crazy time for the K1 interview. The day before the appointment it disappeared from the website, she went anyways and had a 5 h wait. At the actual interview, she was asked no questions, simply told they want to verify her documents and as such there would be no interview today. She was then given her passport back and a 221G (Visa Refusal Form) with it stating "Administrative Processing of her Vietnamese documents". Oddly enough, a couple weeks later, she sent an email to them and they informed her that she was approved and should expect her packet (including passport with visa) in about 10 days; an interesting feat considering she still had her passport in her purse and had not had an interview.  In the end, it all worked out; they requested she mail her passport to them,  she ended up here, and now has her GC. 

Edited December 27, 2018 by PedroDaGr8

[quelinda 0]

Thank you so much for your response. It definitely gives me peace of mind.