AOS interview and questions upon arrival in US

[KelevraUSA 8]

5 hours ago, ineedadisplayname said:

You just called it FAKE. How fake is legit?

 

 

Anyway to be on topic.

Italy has ESTA. Did you use a visa or have esta? Does the esta correctly shows that you are married to an USC? 

I meant "legit" to ask on the forum, not "legit" to have a fake ssn....that's a big difference. And yes, I used and ESTA and I do not even remember If it asks if you are married or not. If so, undoubtely I answered I was married. 

[KelevraUSA 8]

6 minutes ago, jaysaldi said:

You arrived in the USA with plans to stay with your wife and when you were asked why you were visiting you didn't mention her. Then you were taken into secondary inspection and asked why you have visited so many times in 2019 and didn't mention her.  You claimed you were in the USA on multiple occasions visiting college friends and professors. Is that right?

 

You're right, you don't have to convince me of anything. But if a USCIS officer asks you about this stuff in the future and you try to claim that your answers to CBP were truthful and honest then things are probably going to go very badly for you.

 

 

Oh my....is there a law that specifically says I must declare I have a wife to the CBP office? I had already declared it to the Embassy when got married, and probably into the ESTA application when I did it. Do you know that there is a difference between the question " Why are you going to US" and "Do you have a wife in US?". I was not asked the latter, I did not declare the false. 

[Marieke H 2,520]

22 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

1) I was not informed well(not by my lawyer). I learnt another thing.

2) I know where you want to end up. I consulted before, only before.

So you consulted a lawyer before deciding which path to take. You chose to enter as a tourist and did not tell the officer what the true purpose of your "visit" was: to be with your wife and to apply for AOS. Then, after you sneaked your way in and jumped the queue,  you are complaining about how hard it is to not be allowed to work and you tried to find illegal ways to fix that.

 

I hope the interviewing officer will give you a hard time at your interview. They will have access to the information you provided when you entered as a tourist.

[KelevraUSA 8]

1 minute ago, Marieke H said:

So you consulted a lawyer before deciding which path to take. You chose to enter as a tourist and did not tell the officer what the true purpose of your "visit" was: to be with your wife and to apply for AOS. Then, after you sneaked your way in and jumped the queue,  you are complaining about how hard it is to not be allowed to work and you tried to find illegal ways to fix that.

 

I hope the interviewing officer will give you a hard time at your interview. They will have access to the information you provided when you entered as a tourist.

Sorry, I meant after! I replied very quick and I wrote “before” instead of “after” by mistake. 

[jaysaldi 213]

16 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

Oh my....is there a law that specifically says I must declare I have a wife to the CBP office? I had already declared it to the Embassy when got married, and probably into the ESTA application when I did it. Do you know that there is a difference between the question " Why are you going to US" and "Do you have a wife in US?". I was not asked the latter, I did not declare the false. 

If I enter the USA to work illegally at my uncle's restaurant in Los Angeles for three months but I tell CBP I'm visiting to attend a Dodgers game, that's an untruthful answer, even if I go see the Dodgers during those three months.

 

If you try to tell the USCIS officer that your primary reason for entering the USA was visiting a college friend, despite that you stayed with your wife, the officer will conclude that: (a) you are deceptive, or (b) you are telling the truth and your main reason for entering the USA was to see people other than your wife because your marriage to your wife is a sham.

 

USCIS officers deal with people lying all the time. They don't like when people lie.  The interview will not go well for you if you double down on your claim that you told the CBP officer the truth when you said you were visiting the USA to see a college friend.

 

 

  

[Pinda 36]

51 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

 

@jaysaldi Why are you keep saying I declared false things? were you with me at the border? did you ask me the officer's questions? I do not think so. I was not asked what was the "main" purpose of my visit(besides other questions like how much money I had and what were my belongings). I was asked why I was going to the States. My wife was not either my main purpose not my only one. I had to do lots of stuff here in US that I can prove it if an IO asks, including staying with my wife, and I do not think it is your business to know what I had to do in US. I hope it is clear to you. You are not the one I have to convince but you are not the one to judge or convict people as well.

You saying seeing your wife wasn't your top priority? Bet she would love to her that. 😂

[KelevraUSA 8]

1 minute ago, jaysaldi said:

If I enter the USA to work illegally at my uncle's restaurant in Los Angeles for three months but I tell CBP I'm visiting to attend a Dodgers game, that's an untruthful answer, even if I go see the Dodgers during those three months.

 

If you try to tell the USCIS officer that your primary reason for entering the USA was visiting a college friend, despite that you stayed with your wife, the officer will conclude that: (a) you are deceptive, or (b) you are telling the truth and your main reason for entering the USA was to see people other than your wife because your marriage to your wife is a sham.

 

USCIS officers deal with people lying all the time. They don't like when people lie.  The interview will not go well for you if you double down on your claim that you told the CBP officer the truth when you said you were visiting the USA to see a college friend.

 

 

  

Ok, keep claiming that my main purpose was that one.

[KelevraUSA 8]

15 minutes ago, Marieke H said:

So you consulted a lawyer before deciding which path to take. You chose to enter as a tourist and did not tell the officer what the true purpose of your "visit" was: to be with your wife and to apply for AOS. Then, after you sneaked your way in and jumped the queue,  you are complaining about how hard it is to not be allowed to work and you tried to find illegal ways to fix that.

 

I hope the interviewing officer will give you a hard time at your interview. They will have access to the information you provided when you entered as a tourist.

And thank you for wishing hard times to me. Very kind of you without know the truth but pretending to know. Like I wished hard times ath life to you....

[jaysaldi 213]

8 minutes ago, RockoUSA said:

Ok, keep claiming that my main purpose was that one.

You seem to think that as long as you tell the USCIS officer "visiting the wife wasn't the main purpose" then the USCIS officer has to take you word for that. They don't. They might ask, for example, "How many days/nights of your trip have been spent with the wife and how many with the college friend?"  Do you have a good answer to that?

 

And keep in mind that if you oh so cleverly tell the USCIS officer "The wife? Oh, I barely see her, I mainly visit the USA to see a college friend, the wife is just an afterthought and not my main reason for being here"  then your AoS petition may be rejected because it's not a bona fide marriage.

It's going to be really hard for you to argue "It's a bona fide marriage, but I didn't visit the USA with the purpose of seeing her."  

 

And once the USCIS officer concludes that you're lying to him about why you visited the USA, he's likely to think you're also lying about whether you intended to adjust status all along.

[midwinterrose 275]

Entering on a tourist visa and then applying for AOS to stay and receive a green card is a perfectly legal path to immigration IF you did not have a plan to stay permanently when you entered the country.  All you have to prove to the IO is that when you entered the country you did not already have the intention of staying permanently.  If you have rock-solid evidence of having an ongoing life in Italy when you entered the country—still employed, still had a lease in your  name, etc.—then I doubt they will even question what you said to CBP upon entry. If, however, you do not have good evidence that your staying was a spur-of-the-moment decision, then they probably will look closer at your declaration of your intent upon entry.  

[ineedadisplayname 501]

1 hour ago, RockoUSA said:

And yes, I used and ESTA and I do not even remember If it asks if you are married or not. If so, undoubtely I answered I was married.

It does asks for it. I had esta before doing the k1. 

If u answered yes i guess u will be fine. If not that might be an issue. If you got married after obtaining the esta you were obligated to file a new esta application so that might be an issue.

 

[African Zealot 1,455]

I think VJ moderators should shut down this thread. Too much conjecture and unnecessary bickering and ill will.

[KelevraUSA 8]

I really hope VJ moderators really shut it down and warn people here like they did with me for a previous post of mine. It seems nobody cares of this moderators' post:

From a simple question, without encouraging anyone to do illegal acts, I was wished hard times with the IO and I was said to shame for my wife by only jumping to conclusion. That's true, " It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom!". I bet they all yell "F*** Trump" for deporting people out the States. I really hope they are not the same IO asking questions....

Edited March 5, 2020 by RockoUSA

[Marieke H 2,520]

Details in your story keep changing. 

 

To answer your initial question: yes, the interviewing officer has access to the information you provided at POE. But if you were honest about your intentions and the purpose of your visit, you have nothing to worry about, right? I am assuming you had things like a house and job to return to in Italy, and you just changed your mind during your visit. It happens. As long as you didn't lie or misrepresent yourself, there is no issue.

[Diane and Chris 651]

My question is:  how does CBP know if you're married or not?  And if they do know that you are, wouldn’t they ask if you’re going to visit your wife?  Also to OP: did you have a job when you left Italy?  Did you have an apartment?  What did you do with all your personal stuff?  Leave it behind?  I really don’t want to know the answers to these questions. Just perhaps a few things IO may ask you at interview.