K3 visa denied please help!!

[SalishSea 18,225]

OP, I do think that your unwillingness to move there to be with your wife is pretty interesting as well.    Changing the outcome of her visa denial could take years.  And you have no plan B?

[maxxann 12]

My opinion is: you should have asked for an English interpreter or an English officer for the interview and not try to answer in vietnamese when you knew you aren’t fluent in Vietnamese. They won’t take it against you if you ask for an english speaker. That alone blew it up for you when you answered “at the airport” when asked where you two met. I think the officer was referring to where you met like the first time.

 

I also think your first answer gave it away. You, whose stepdaughter you don’t know if she was legally married or not? Showed that you and your wife have not been speaking with each other well (or not honest to each other if she withheld that info from you).

 

Also no one in this forum can foresee if you will overcome the denial or not, not even a lawyer. Each case is different and each consul officer is different. One may think you’re telling the truth, one may be forgiving, one may be not buying your case. Suggest you get a US based immigration lawyer to help you step by step on how to sort of fix this or refile it. The lawyer is not cheap but you will have guidance on each step. They will represent you. That’s what you are paying them for. My husband hired a US lawyer to help us with our paperwork and with preparations since we were both busy with work and may miss anything crucial. Also, a US lawyer will have more knowledge and will tell you immediately if you need any other proof of marriage. Also the lawyer preps your wife with the interview. My husband was not interviewed.

 

Lastly, I’m thinking is: is your wife working and earning enough at the moment? It may be a red flag when the wife is jobless in her own country with a daughter. The officers always look out for immigrants who (they say) would need government assistance when they migrate. Also your wife has a daughter and it may also raise some flags on “chain migration.” 

Get a US lawyer to help you iron out what your mistakes were and guide you on the next step. And please please do not attempt to do an interview in a language you are not fluent on.

 

 

Edited October 12, 2020 by maxxann