Lied on my previous B2 visa application. HELP !!!

[Brainstorm124 0]

Hello everyone, my fiancé and I are applying for a k1 visa . And now I am worried because 3 years ago  (April, 2017) I applied for a b2 visa in Nigeria, and the visa was denied. In that same year (August 2017) I actually got married to another woman in Europe and the marriage didn’t work out and before we could file and finalize the divorce she got sick for over 1 year and during that period we was already separated, unfortunately she passed away in January 2020, and in February I proposed to my fiancé. 
 

now I am worried because in my previous visa application I lied that I was married, and now that I actually got married and my ex wife passed away and I have all legal documents to proof that my ex wife is dead, do you guys think that the LIE in my previous B2 application is gonna be relevant ? I am really worried about this and I would be really grateful to get positive feedbacks. 
 

PS: I and my fiancé have been together for 1 year and we have seen each other twice, and we have another trip coming up as soon as we are all safe to travel. 

Edited June 13, 2020 by Brainstorm124

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

do you guys think that the LIE in my previous B2 application is gonna be relevant ?

 

 

 

Yes,

 

Expect that the marriage statement will be questioned, and they may ask for a divorce decree, as it looks like you have been married twice already.  

Edited June 13, 2020 by Pinkrlion

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Yes it is relevant, you lied to the United States government in order to obtain a visa .

Make sure your current fiancé is completely aware of all of this.

[Dashinka 24,744]

The biggest issue is the timeline.  Since you stated you were married on your B2 application and then you got married after the fact, a CO looking at your K1 may be looking for evidence of the marriage prior to the B2 application as @Pinkrlionmentioned.  It is really hard for a person to prove a negative, and no one really knows what a CO will look at.  I agree with @Luckycuds, you need to make sure your fiancé is well aware of this potential issue.

 

Good Luck!

[Just Paul 4,595]

1 hour ago, Brainstorm124 said:

now I am worried because in my previous visa application I lied that I was married,

They are going to want a divorce or death certificate for that marriage.   It is going to be very hard to prove it never existed.  You already told the US under oath that you were married.

 

1 hour ago, Brainstorm124 said:

 I actually got married to another woman in Europe and the marriage didn’t work out and before we could file and finalize the divorce she got sick for over 1 year and during that period we was already separated, unfortunately she passed away in January 2020,

And a death certificate for that one.

 

Hopefully your now spouse can move there to be with you.

 

1 hour ago, Brainstorm124 said:

I am really worried about this and I would be really grateful to get positive feedbacks. 

You are going to need much more help then that. 

[JFH 12,191]

You already know this is going to cause a problem. That’s why you asked about it on here. 
 

I would start investigating the process for your fiancé to move to Nigeria as that is likely to be more successful. After all, when you’re deeply in love what does the location matter?

[retheem 568]

4 hours ago, Brainstorm124 said:

Hello everyone, my fiancé and I are applying for a k1 visa . And now I am worried because 3 years ago  (April, 2017) I applied for a b2 visa in Nigeria, and the visa was denied. In that same year (August 2017) I actually got married to another woman in Europe and the marriage didn’t work out and before we could file and finalize the divorce she got sick for over 1 year and during that period we was already separated, unfortunately she passed away in January 2020, and in February I proposed to my fiancé. 
 

now I am worried because in my previous visa application I lied that I was married, and now that I actually got married and my ex wife passed away and I have all legal documents to proof that my ex wife is dead, do you guys think that the LIE in my previous B2 application is gonna be relevant ? I am really worried about this and I would be really grateful to get positive feedbacks. 
 

PS: I and my fiancé have been together for 1 year and we have seen each other twice, and we have another trip coming up as soon as we are all safe to travel. 

Give the death certificate. That should make the problems go away. Beyond that, think like an African

[Brainstorm124 0]

7 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

Yes it is relevant, you lied to the United States government in order to obtain a visa .

Make sure your current fiancé is completely aware of all of this.

Hi, thanks for your comment. 
yes my fiancé is aware of everything that is going on.

 

and yes I have the death certificate of my late ex wife. 

[Brainstorm124 0]

3 hours ago, retheem said:

Give the death certificate. That should make the problems go away. Beyond that, think like an African

Hi, do you think if I give the CO the death certificate of my last marriage they won’t ask of any divorce certificate from the first marriage ?

[Brainstorm124 0]

It wasn’t really a lie. I was dating a girl at the time and she claim she was pregnant, because of the tribe that she is from in Nigeria, I was forced to go see the girls family and we did the traditional rights of the girls family. According to them if I don’t go to see the girls family to do the traditional rights I won’t be considered as the father and I won’t have any claim of the child, so I did all that and unfortunately after she gave birth turns out I wasn’t the father because someone else came and said he is the father of the child and we all did DNA test and it proved that I wasn’t the father. 
 

long story short, this happened 2 months before my B2 visa interview and I couldn’t cancel and I went ahead to attend the interview since the purpose of my trip at the time was important. (I was working for the Lagos state government and they needed me to attend a conference) 
 

my problem is, in those type of customary marriage in Africa we don’t have any government documents to prove that I was married and now divorced.

 

the only documents I have to prove that the first marriage actually ended due to me not being the father of the child is the DNA test result, do you guys think that would be enough to convince the CO if I will present it at the time of my k1 interview? 
 

thanks guys. 

[Chia-Lyns 17]

14 minutes ago, Brainstorm124 said:

It wasn’t really a lie. I was dating a girl at the time and she claim she was pregnant, because of the tribe that she is from in Nigeria, I was forced to go see the girls family and we did the traditional rights of the girls family. According to them if I don’t go to see the girls family to do the traditional rights I won’t be considered as the father and I won’t have any claim of the child, so I did all that and unfortunately after she gave birth turns out I wasn’t the father because someone else came and said he is the father of the child and we all did DNA test and it proved that I wasn’t the father. 
 

long story short, this happened 2 months before my B2 visa interview and I couldn’t cancel and I went ahead to attend the interview since the purpose of my trip at the time was important. (I was working for the Lagos state government and they needed me to attend a conference) 
 

my problem is, in those type of customary marriage in Africa we don’t have any government documents to prove that I was married and now divorced.

 

the only documents I have to prove that the first marriage actually ended due to me not being the father of the child is the DNA test result, do you guys think that would be enough to convince the CO if I will present it at the time of my k1 interview? 
 

thanks guys. 

You are still lying. 

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[Boiler 45,966]

The VJ experience is that they will need to see the Marriage and Divorce documentation relating to the Marriage mentioned on the B application.

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

3 hours ago, Brainstorm124 said:

I was forced to go see the girls family and we did the traditional rights of the girls family. According to them if I don’t go to see the girls family to do the traditional rights I won’t be considered as the father and I won’t have any claim of the child, so I did all that and unfortunately after she gave birth turns out I wasn’t the father because someone else came and said he is the father of the child and we all did DNA test and it proved that I wasn’t the father. 

As @Chia-Lyns pointed out you still not forth coming with the truth....you might be able to pull wool over our eyes because we dont know your case history but you wont be able to do that at the US embassy because they have all your history. You mentioned that you performed traditional rites because your girl got pregnant right? well in US immigration recognizes Traditional/Customary marriages.  Stories about DNA testing are your personal problems,they are not applicable  and to say the least does not concern US immigration. Personally I believe people like you make it hard for your fellow country men to obtain visas .

[Crazy Cat 42,145]

5 hours ago, Brainstorm124 said:

Hi, do you think if I give the CO the death certificate of my last marriage they won’t ask of any divorce certificate from the first marriage ?

There have been multiple cases where they did ask for a marriage termination document for a marriage claimed on a previous B2 application.  You are not the first to report this kind of misrepresentation.  To date,  I know of no cases which were resolved.  Please keep us informed.

 

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Edited June 14, 2020 by Lucky Cat