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

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

13 hours ago, Brainstorm124 said:

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

Just wondering to what advantage? 

[African Zealot 1,456]

5 hours 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. 

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) 

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Edited June 14, 2020 by Ray.Bonaquist

[Cathi 5,783]

24 minutes ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Just wondering to what advantage? 

Most people use this particular lie to try to prove ties to their home country.

[Chia-Lyns 17]

15 minutes ago, Ray.Bonaquist said:

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You can understand him right?

[Timona 4,208]

10 hours ago, retheem said:

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

 

Really? I hope you're not suggesting what I think you are suggesting. Maybe elaborate so as to avoid confusion. Your message shouldn't be misunderstood.

 

Edited June 14, 2020 by Timona

[JFH 12,191]

2 hours ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

Just wondering to what advantage? 

People often try this lie to get a tourist visa because they read websites (obviously not this one) where such things are “recommended” to either show strong ties to their homeland or to hide that they are in a relationship with a USC because love interests of USCs are statistically much more likely to overstay and therefore have a high denial date. 

[Timona 4,208]

33 minutes ago, JFH said:

People often try this lie to get a tourist visa because they read websites (obviously not this one) where such things are “recommended” to either show strong ties to their homeland or to hide that they are in a relationship with a USC because love interests of USCs are statistically much more likely to overstay and therefore have a high denial date. 

It's the new norm in my country......thereafter, comes the "Certificate of singleness or Bachelor's certificate," a certificate which:

 

1. Never been heard of in my country until US immigration is involved. Infact, it doesn't even exist. No unmarried Kenyan holds such nor has ever held such.

2. Is just a patch, devised to try and salvage a sinking ship.

3. Will have all necessary and authentic stamps, courtesy of forgery artist on the streets of Nairobi. 

Lastly, I tend to believe US Embassy Nairobi already know about this game.

[Boiler 45,966]

Many people on VJ know this game, would seem odd if the Consulate did not.

[Crazy Cat 42,145]

9 hours ago, Brainstorm124 said:

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? 

That is not a document proving termination of marriage.  Consulate officer know all the tricks and lies.......We normally never find out how (or if) these misrepresentation cases are resolved.....please keep us updated.

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

47 minutes ago, Timona said:

It's the new norm in my country......thereafter, comes the "Certificate of singleness or Bachelor's certificate," a certificate which:

 

1. Never been heard of in my country until US immigration is involved. Infact, it doesn't even exist. No unmarried Kenyan holds such nor has ever held such.

2. Is just a patch, devised to try and salvage a sinking ship.

3. Will have all necessary and authentic stamps, courtesy of forgery artist on the streets of Nairobi. 

Lastly, I tend to believe US Embassy Nairobi already know about this game.

I bet they do and very soon ...increase in visa rejection rate will also confirm it

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

1 hour ago, JFH said:

People often try this lie to get a tourist visa because they read websites (obviously not this one) where such things are “recommended” to either show strong ties to their homeland or to hide that they are in a relationship with a USC because love interests of USCs are statistically much more likely to overstay and therefore have a high denial date. 

Half backed plans....very myopic . what if they dont get the visa?...they get stuck with fictitious marriage??? 

[Timona 4,208]

1 hour ago, Sparkle Sparkle said:

I bet they do and very soon ...increase in visa rejection rate will also confirm it

Yap, which makes it had for the rest.

 

Additionally, when caught, they'll say a cyber agent filled out the forms for them. Really? A higher percentage of Kenyans have smartphones. Visa application can be filled on them, right from your living room. I don't know how they think concocting the cyber agent story makes their story believable and that the CO will give them a pass based on that.

[geowrian 22,338]

There's 2 major potential (likely) issues...

 

1) SInce you claimed to be married on a previous visa application, signed under threat of perjury + affirmed by interviewing while under oath, they will require proof that the marriage was dissolved. They will not issue any sort of family-based visa (specially one for a fiance or spouse) until this is received. Just saying it was a lie is insufficient.

 

2) Misrepresentation carries a permanent ban on any visa. This can be waived with an extreme hardship to a qualifying relative. It also may or may not apply as it sounds like the visa was not issued and therefore the lie may not be deemed material.

 

Item #1 is the big issue. There's quite a few similar cases on VJ...it's not a unique situation. But a solution to get around #1 has not been reliably reported.

Edited June 14, 2020 by geowrian

[jlc201 47]

I don't usually like to pile on when someone's choices are being criticized, but assuming everything OP has written here is true, the timeline looks pretty bad: In early 2017 you applied for a B2 visa, at which time you were "married" to a Nigerian woman with whom you thought you had fathered a child. A few months later, in August, you met and married a European woman (not clear whether you married in Europe or in Nigeria). That relationship also didn't work out, presumably before you had a chance to move to Europe, and your wife got sick and died in January 2020. In February 2020 you had already met and proposed to a woman from the US (again, not clear if married in the US or Nigeria) and now (4 months later) are filing a CR1 application to live with her in the US. You are going to have a very tough time convincing a CO in Lagos that you have married for love and not for a ticket out of Nigeria.

[Scandi 4,178]

USCIS will want to see the divorce decree from the first marriage (you know the one that you lied about but also.. didn't lie about..). 

Yeah I don't see this happening. Have your new woman move to you in Nigeria, because I'm 99% certain you won't be coming to America. Not as a visa holder, not as a greencard holder. Wasted money if you ask me, but it's obviously your choice if you want to give it a try.