Visa Refused - 1st Marriage photographs required

[CH Saab 49]

40 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Of the same year?? Like, 6 weeks?? yeah I can see why they would be a little suspicious. 

Yes same year

[CH Saab 49]

49 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

Any other red flags?  
Short time between divorce and marriage i have 2 kids she does not have any

Age difference?  

I am 31 she is 27

 

Your first marriage was relatively short, how long was hers?
11 months 

Did you meet your current wife or date her before your divorce was finalized, if so how long have you known each other?

We met once. Known each other for about year before marriage.

How much time have you been together in person?  

Made 2 trips To Pakistan each about 2 weeks . Got married in 1st trip 2nd trip was recently In February 

 

Edited March 6, 2020 by CH Saab

[carmel34 3,635]

20 minutes ago, CH Saab said:

Got married in 1st trip

Getting married the first time you met in person, especially combined with your timeline--"known each other about a year before marriage," I'm assuming that this was an online relationship only, then you were still married to your first wife for most of that year of online "dating."  Then you married a second time only six weeks after your divorce was final, on the first trip to meet her, and her first marriage was only 11 months long--how long had she been divorced before your marriage?  All these questions are likely being considered by the officers, and are cause for increased levels of scrutiny.  Plus Pakistan has a history of long administrative processing and in-depth vetting when fraud is suspected.  Your case will require a lot of patience and more evidence that your second marriage is authentic than just photos of the first marriages, if you hope for eventual approval.  If you really love her, are you willing to move to Pakistan to live with her?

[SalishSea 17,839]

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

If you really love her, are you willing to move to Pakistan to live with her?

Precisely.

 

OP, to be honest, your story sounds very sketch, even if it didn't have the added burden of Pakistan as the country.  Asking for photos from a first marriage is not standard operating procedure.  

 

I could see your case being in AP for a very long time - years even.

Edited March 6, 2020 by Jorgedig

[CH Saab 49]

14 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Precisely.

 

OP, to be honest, your story sounds very sketch, even if it didn't have the added burden of Pakistan as the country.  Asking for photos from a first marriage is not standard operating procedure.  

 

I could see your case being in AP for a very long time - years even.

We will see my friend. Thanks for your opinion 

Edited March 6, 2020 by CH Saab

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

Wow that’s crazy asking for photos of first marriages.. I’d be like what the heck, I burnt those suckers.... 

Edited March 6, 2020 by Duke & Marie

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

24 minutes ago, Duke & Marie said:

Wow that’s crazy asking for photos of first marriages.. I’d be like what the heck, I burnt those suckers.... 

While I get that reaction, I also find it strange that in the digital age it’s apparently so difficult to find copies of photos from just a few years back. 

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

29 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

While I get that reaction, I also find it strange that in the digital age it’s apparently so difficult to find copies of photos from just a few years back. 

Nope, I deleted and destroyed the lot and disconnected from his family... went through fb, computers, albums, memory sticks everything .. I’d find finding pics of my abusive ex with me, impossible since I purposely tried to delete that part of my life.

[BlinkerFluid 7]

Yea that is weird. Not just asking the question of why this even matters, especially if you submitted some kind of previous marriage termination documents, but how would they even know what your ex's look like anyhow? 

[NikLR 13,227]

Tbh the OPs first marriage wasnt short, it was 6 years and 2 kids.  The beneficiary's was at 11 months but shes been divorced for 3 years before remarriage.  I think the main cause for concern is the quick turn around by the OP and the lack of visits.  I would really have to seach to fin any photos of me with my ex and we were together for 9 years.  Heck i barely have any with my husband and we've been married 8 years in May.  There is only maybe 2 photos of us together in the last 3 years.  He just hates cameras.

Regardless the OP will have to submit these if they want the visa so asking family, friends, and even her ex is necessary. 

[Ahmed&Freda 628]

This is not the first time the embassy has asked for photos from the first marriage.   I'm not really sure what the reason is behind wanting them.   Is your FRC up to date?  Both CNICs corrected and all information at NADRA current? 

 

US embassy of Pakistan has access to NADRA they typically check everything out there before the interview.  If something doesn't smell right they will want to look into it.   They do know many Pakistanis lack in updating their documents and correcting their FRCs but they expect them to be completely cleaned up if you are expecting immigrant benefits otherwise you will be given a hard time.

 

 

[cd37 229]

14 hours ago, Sofiaanu said:

Islamabad embassy always ask for something which people don't have it. This is their trick to put on AP. I heared from other people same thing about previous relationship. All the best. 

What? One cant have a single photo from their previous marriage ? 

[CH Saab 49]

5 minutes ago, Ahmed&Freda said:

Is your FRC up to date?  Both CNICs corrected and all information at NADRA current? 

We showed them latest FRC with up to date Information they were concerned why my 2 kids are on  FRC. CNIC’s were updated about a year ago i removed my ex from NADRA in march 2019 and Mrs replaced her Father name with mine on CNIC around same time last year

 

 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

4 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

Nope, I deleted and destroyed the lot and disconnected from his family... went through fb, computers, albums, memory sticks everything .. I’d find finding pics of my abusive ex with me, impossible since I purposely tried to delete that part of my life.

I bet you’d somehow find someone to ask for one if spending the rest of your life with your true love depended on it, though. You surely wouldn’t give up on that for lack of a picture.

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I think the red flag here is the serial sponsor aspect coupled with the speedy turnaround from one wife to the next. I’m not really sure how or why photographs of the exes fit into it though, and would be interested if anyone knows the thinking behind that.  
 

 

Edited March 7, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Lemonslice 4,859]

OP, were you present at the interview?  How bilingual is your spouse?

 

Did you have one, or two wedding ceremonies? Any chance your wife misunderstood and they asking for pictures of your first ceremony? 

 

Just a weird request.

 

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Pictures: most wedding photographers archive their work for reprint. Might want to look into it.