Rejected!

[cjindia 0]

This is unreal, I submitted more documents for proof than required. I also visited my fiance 3 times. Her family is best friends with my aunts family. Yet she got a 221g at the interview and then this:

Documents submitted by you are unable to establish that a crdible relationship exists between yourself and petitioner. The fiance visa petition is valid for 4 months from the date of its approval. Your petition was approved on Feb 6 2007, and since then more than 4 months past. Because the consular officer was not convinced with the relationship between yourself and petitioner, the petiton was not revalidated . We have returned the petition to the NVC.

What happens now.. Congressman didnt do a thing... supposedly they called up etc etc. she is a wreck.. what do i do now.

btw this is what we submitted

1. 200 emails

2. hundreds and hundreds of dollars in phone bills

3. 3 seperate pplane trips by me

4 over 70 engagement photos..

what else?

[Rings 10]

i'm so sorry to hear about this

You can always go back there and marry her in her country and then file K3. I am not sure if that would help or not *hugs*

[iloveubillie 0]

i am sorry for this...you said her family is best friend with your aunts, well, if your aunts live in the states that means they got you, if not, i think you have to contact an attorney who is professional dealing with denialed petitions...good luck

[cjindia 0]

i am sorry for this...you said her family is best friend with your aunts, well, if your aunts live in the states that means they got you, if not, i think you have to contact an attorney who is professional dealing with denialed petitions...good luck

myaunt lives in india very close to her

[Dan J 277]

Are they the proofs of ongoing relationship ?... I'm confused why the CO wasn't convinced. Your proofs were good enough..

[iloveubillie 0]

did your fiancee speak english ? i heard about many cases were denied because of that...

[dj1206 0]

i am sorry for this...you said her family is best friend with your aunts, well, if your aunts live in the states that means they got you, if not, i think you have to contact an attorney who is professional dealing with denialed petitions...good luck

myaunt lives in india very close to her

Reading the notice text you gave, it appears that the NOA2 (approval) notice expired a few days before the interview. There is a letter in the examples section (http://www.visajourney.com/examples/extend-approval.doc) that should be sent to the USCIS requesting an extension of the approval notice for another 4 months. The letter basically states that you still love each other and continue to desire to pursue marriage when your fiancee arrives in the States. If the 4 month approval expired and was not renewed before the deadline, it could have been a sign to the embassy that you were not pursuing the petition anymore. Remember, the embassy does not know you or your intentions or even the present status of your relationship. They only have what's on paper. I would recommend filling out and submitting the letter, and perhaps calling your congressman/woman, too. Hope this helps.

David

[cjindia 0]

Are they the proofs of ongoing relationship ?... I'm confused why the CO wasn't convinced. Your proofs were good enough..

I am confused as well. I spend over 100 a month on phone bills. and we email each other all the time. I cant see her more than the last 3 times this year since I still need to work here.

did your fiancee speak english ? i heard about many cases were denied because of that...

She didnt speak great english. and I speak to her in our native language. She is a BA in Political Science though.

[cjindia 0]

i am sorry for this...you said her family is best friend with your aunts, well, if your aunts live in the states that means they got you, if not, i think you have to contact an attorney who is professional dealing with denialed petitions...good luck

myaunt lives in india very close to her

Reading the notice text you gave, it appears that the NOA2 (approval) notice expired a few days before the interview. There is a letter in the examples section (http://www.visajourney.com/examples/extend-approval.doc) that should be sent to the USCIS requesting an extension of the approval notice for another 4 months. The letter basically states that you still love each other and continue to desire to pursue marriage when your fiancee arrives in the States. If the 4 month approval expired and was not renewed before the deadline, it could have been a sign to the embassy that you were not pursuing the petition anymore. Remember, the embassy does not know you or your intentions or even the present status of your relationship. They only have what's on paper. I would recommend filling out and submitting the letter, and perhaps calling your congressman/woman, too. Hope this helps.

David

The interview was May 23, and the approval was up until June 7. So I think they just dragged the case out and then denied it.

[MaryandMian 1]

The interview was May 23, and the approval was up until June 7. So I think they just dragged the case out and then denied it.

The consulate can extend the expirary date so they may have other reasons for not approving the case. Did she get a 221(g) and if so what did it say? I know that India does put some cases on AP and then it takes a short time to get approved but once you submit the evidence they request it is ajudicated in most cases. I would email them and ask for the status of your case since you may of been given misinformation?

[brnidokiegurl 0]

The embassy is also not the one to deny, they can not do this, reason it is sent back for (further investigations) then again they may ask for more information and continue on or they can say sorry it has expired, then from what i gather you can appeal, once closed you can refile. To marry now would not help solve the problems they were looking at. I am in the same position and now our case has been received back in California where i believe it will take probably up to 6 months for them to even look at it. Is there a reason stated on the 221g???

[Zee Bee 61]

So sorry to hear about this happening to you. Hopefully you can get this resolved.

Zee

[cjindia 0]

The embassy is also not the one to deny, they can not do this, reason it is sent back for (further investigations) then again they may ask for more information and continue on or they can say sorry it has expired, then from what i gather you can appeal, once closed you can refile. To marry now would not help solve the problems they were looking at. I am in the same position and now our case has been received back in California where i believe it will take probably up to 6 months for them to even look at it. Is there a reason stated on the 221g???

This is the reason.

Documents submitted by you are unable to establish that a crdible relationship exists between yourself and petitioner. The fiance visa petition is valid for 4 months from the date of its approval. Your petition was approved on Feb 6 2007, and since then more than 4 months past. Because the consular officer was not convinced with the relationship between yourself and petitioner, the petiton was not revalidated . We have returned the petition to the NVC.

[desert_fox 32]

The embassy is also not the one to deny, they can not do this, reason it is sent back for (further investigations) then again they may ask for more information and continue on or they can say sorry it has expired, then from what i gather you can appeal, once closed you can refile. To marry now would not help solve the problems they were looking at. I am in the same position and now our case has been received back in California where i believe it will take probably up to 6 months for them to even look at it. Is there a reason stated on the 221g???

A US Consulate certainly can deny issuing a visa...that is their job. They returned the petition to the NVC because its validity has expired as they chose not to extend it.

As far as being denied, I'm as perplexed as the rest of you. I would probably go there and try to talk to them to find out what happened, or just get married and see if they can deny that petition.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2687

read this information on returns and it will explain the returnings, if you need further help message me and i can get you in touch with people that have gone thru this (not your embassy) but just with the returning information..