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?

I am very upset. I called him lawyer and he was furious... he said my fiance will come here... and he will get working on it. The congressman, said he will directly call the consulate general. I dont know about that, but since he works with my dad on many projects I hope he means it.

My laywer told me to be reasonable and think what else we could have shown, he said based on the law, the consulate officer was out of bounds. They do have discretion but there is a limit, and they usually have to follow what the USCIS decides, and only overrule if they find concrete evidence to the contrary. he even faxed me the actual rules they must follow. It was sent to them by State Dept. Seems that alot of people are suing DHS since the consulates are not following the standards. But like i said, who knows .. this system is so wacky.

I just sent the embassy a detailed email stating what was provided, if they can revalidate the visa for 4 more months and I wil be more than willing to provide anything to prove the relationship.

[GGT 0]

its really bad.....from embassy's side...

but do u hv any age difference, different ethnicity or second marriage or something..............

how can they just reject...............

[bszoom42 0]

... Congressman didnt do a thing... supposedly they called up etc etc. ...

... The congressman, said he will directly call the consulate general. I dont know about that, but since he works with my dad on many projects I hope he means it. ...

I'm confused by those two above statements. Do they refer to the same congressman? I would think that knowing somebody in congress would help. Other then that, keep in mind that the Consular officials work for the Department of State; so if you have some connections there; that can be a great help.

[cjindia 0]

... Congressman didnt do a thing... supposedly they called up etc etc. ...

... The congressman, said he will directly call the consulate general. I dont know about that, but since he works with my dad on many projects I hope he means it. ...

I'm confused by those two above statements. Do they refer to the same congressman? I would think that knowing somebody in congress would help. Other then that, keep in mind that the Consular officials work for the Department of State; so if you have some connections there; that can be a great help.

Yes sorry it is a different congressman. Well this congressman is part of the India caucus, he could help

[BelwinMills 0]

wow I would of thought the congressman would of helped. Ours was very helpful.

[cjindia 0]

wow I would of thought the congressman would of helped. Ours was very helpful.

I am reaching out to another congressman, What did your congressman do? how do they help?

[doc_cute 0]

it really feels sad to hear this

i m sorry to hear this

i wish i can hear a good news soon

[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?

I am very upset. I called him lawyer and he was furious... he said my fiance will come here... and he will get working on it. The congressman, said he will directly call the consulate general. I dont know about that, but since he works with my dad on many projects I hope he means it.

My laywer told me to be reasonable and think what else we could have shown, he said based on the law, the consulate officer was out of bounds. They do have discretion but there is a limit, and they usually have to follow what the USCIS decides, and only overrule if they find concrete evidence to the contrary. he even faxed me the actual rules they must follow. It was sent to them by State Dept. Seems that alot of people are suing DHS since the consulates are not following the standards. But like i said, who knows .. this system is so wacky.

I just sent the embassy a detailed email stating what was provided, if they can revalidate the visa for 4 more months and I wil be more than willing to provide anything to prove the relationship.

I emailed the consulate and they said:

Your fiancé visa application is no longer in our office. Please note that fiancé petitions expire four months from the approval date. The consular officer has the discretion to re-validate fiancé petitions if they expire during processing. However, since the consular officer was not convinced of the relationship in this case, the petition was not revalidated. It was returned to the National Visa Center (NVC) on 15 June 2007. Once NVC receives the petition, it will return it to the approving DHS office. Please direct all future inquiries regarding this case to the approving DHS office that has jurisdiction over your place of residence.

So now I have to wait a few months? just to get it back to the service center?

[doc_cute 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?

I am very upset. I called him lawyer and he was furious... he said my fiance will come here... and he will get working on it. The congressman, said he will directly call the consulate general. I dont know about that, but since he works with my dad on many projects I hope he means it.

My laywer told me to be reasonable and think what else we could have shown, he said based on the law, the consulate officer was out of bounds. They do have discretion but there is a limit, and they usually have to follow what the USCIS decides, and only overrule if they find concrete evidence to the contrary. he even faxed me the actual rules they must follow. It was sent to them by State Dept. Seems that alot of people are suing DHS since the consulates are not following the standards. But like i said, who knows .. this system is so wacky.

I just sent the embassy a detailed email stating what was provided, if they can revalidate the visa for 4 more months and I wil be more than willing to provide anything to prove the relationship.

I emailed the consulate and they said:

Your fiancé visa application is no longer in our office. Please note that fiancé petitions expire four months from the approval date. The consular officer has the discretion to re-validate fiancé petitions if they expire during processing. However, since the consular officer was not convinced of the relationship in this case, the petition was not revalidated. It was returned to the National Visa Center (NVC) on 15 June 2007. Once NVC receives the petition, it will return it to the approving DHS office. Please direct all future inquiries regarding this case to the approving DHS office that has jurisdiction over your place of residence.

So now I have to wait a few months? just to get it back to the service center?

do u need help of a good competitive attorney from us she will tell u exactly what can be done

let me know ?

[doc_cute 0]

its really bad.....from embassy's side...

but do u hv any age difference, different ethnicity or second marriage or something..............

how can they just reject...............

yes i think you are right

there must be something which they arent convinced try to understand where lies the problem and then mend that thing which they arent convinced with

[ssma2007 0]

Sorry to hear what happened to you.

Some questions:

Did the congressman call before the interview by any chance?

What were the questions asked to your fiancee and what were her answers?

Is this the first marriage for both of you?

Had your fiancee tried any other visa rejections (students, tourist, etc) earlier?

[yahoo_surfer 0]

feels so sorry to hear that

but what was th reason for rejection ?

[cjindia 0]

feels so sorry to hear that

but what was th reason for rejection ?

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.

[pinky_doc 0]

hi...any thing in ur case which can doubt the relationship???

like, age diff, prior weddings, prior visa rejections,how u met ur fiancee???thru a relative in the US?whos is a relative of both u guys????

please clarify your specific details.....generally indian consulates reject only if some norms are broken....

[Ngk 0]

hi...any thing in ur case which can doubt the relationship???

like, age diff, prior weddings, prior visa rejections,how u met ur fiancee???thru a relative in the US?whos is a relative of both u guys????

please clarify your specific details.....generally indian consulates reject only if some norms are broken....

knowingyour spouse thru a relative or friend in the US, is this not legitimate. In our case, I got to know my husband thru our neighbor, here , in US and very good friend for the past 5 years . This neighbor is best friend of my father-in-law who lives in India. They have known each other for more than 30 years. So, the initial talks b/n my family and my in-laws were thru the neighbor. This neighbor and hsi wife, both came to India just to attend our wedding. my husband has his interview on July12th. My question is whether is it not legitimiate for my husband to say that we met thru friends.

Thank u for your help