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Hi all, 

 

Just need to find out some info since my fiance is panicking a bit after her interview. She is Ukrainian and just finished up her interview in Frankfurt, but they gave her a packet that says "Your Visa is Nearly Approved". What does this exactly mean? She said for the most part that her interview went smoothly but they grilled her on one question about her B1 tourist visa that she received back in 2019. She wanted to come see me but thought she would be denied by border patrol if she said that she was going to see her boyfriend, so she instead lied then and said she was going to New York City. They asked her this exact question during the interview and she told the truth that she was actually seeing me. 

 

I was expecting things to go fairly smoothly, but she said she was caught off guard during this question and is super nervous now since they packet doesn't just say "Approved". At the end of the interview they told her that everything looks fine and that she can go now, and provided her this packet. Any advice is very helpful. 

 

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5 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

Hi all, 

 

Just need to find out some info since my fiance is panicking a bit after her interview. She is Ukrainian and just finished up her interview in Frankfurt, but they gave her a packet that says "Your Visa is Nearly Approved". What does this exactly mean? She said for the most part that her interview went smoothly but they grilled her on one question about her B1 tourist visa that she received back in 2019. She wanted to come see me but thought she would be denied by border patrol if she said that she was going to see her boyfriend, so she instead lied then and said she was going to New York City. They asked her this exact question during the interview and she told the truth that she was actually seeing me. 

 

I was expecting things to go fairly smoothly, but she said she was caught off guard during this question and is super nervous now since they packet doesn't just say "Approved". At the end of the interview they told her that everything looks fine and that she can go now, and provided her this packet. Any advice is very helpful. 

 

Not anything to do but to wait for the final administrative tasks to be completed. Your post will have reminded others of the way in which telling less than the whole truth to USCIS comes back to bite us .  

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6 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

Not anything to do but to wait for the final administrative tasks to be completed. Your post will have reminded others of the way in which telling less than the whole truth to USCIS comes back to bite us .  

Ugh. Not what I wanted to hear but it is reality. To add to that, they canceled her tourist visa and said that since she is applying for an immigrant visa (K1), then the tourist visa needs to be canceled.

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36 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

Ugh. Not what I wanted to hear but it is reality. To add to that, they canceled her tourist visa and said that since she is applying for an immigrant visa (K1), then the tourist visa needs to be canceled.

That is the standard process .. immigrant intent as demonstrated by the petition negates visit intent. Hopefully it wont be long before you see “issued”. Receiving the info packet you described is a very positive indicator. Did they keep her passport ? 

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37 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

Ugh. Not what I wanted to hear but it is reality. To add to that, they canceled her tourist visa and said that since she is applying for an immigrant visa (K1), then the tourist visa needs to be canceled.

So, she misrepresented herself to gain a B2 visa....... Normally, a denied B2 (for lack of country ties) wouldn't have a negative effect on an immigrant visa application.  Canceling her B2 is normal procedure.   Please let us know what happens.  The CEAC status should change to "issued".  Good luck. 

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4 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

That is the standard process .. immigrant intent as demonstrated by the petition negates visit intent. Hopefully it wont be long before you see “issued”. Receiving the info packet you described is a very positive indicator. Did they keep her passport ? 

Yeah, they said they will give it back in a week. I have attached the document they provided her after the interview 

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5 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

So, she misrepresented herself to gain a B2 visa....... Normally, a denied B2 (for lack of country ties) wouldn't have a negative effect on an immigrant visa application.  Canceling her B2 is normal procedure.   Please let us know what happens.  The CEAC status should change to "issued".  Good luck. 

Thank you for the positive vibes. Was expecting a different morning but this process has been stressful the entire time so I’m not surprised we’ve been thrown another curveball 

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2 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

Thank you for the positive vibes. Was expecting a different morning but this process has been stressful the entire time so I’m not surprised we’ve been thrown another curveball 

I really think its less of a curveball than you are feeling.. if there were significant concerns  regarding the previous visa, then she would have most likely received a 221g notice, not had her passport kept and not given the info you posted. Most likely the IO was wanting to see if she answered honestly .. they dont ask questions for which they don't already know the answer..  and it sounds like she passed that “test”… keep breathing 😁

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14 minutes ago, Genzo10 said:

You mean during the interview and the DS 160 of the B2, she said she will go to visit New York instead visit you?

 

 

No, she said in the DS160 when she applied for her tourist visa back in 2019 that she did not have any relatives, etc. in the U.S. and that she was going to visit NYC as a tourist rather than visit me. She was afraid that she would be denied to come see me when we were first dating if she had said she was seeing her boyfriend given some people try to stay in the country after they are approved on a tourist visa. During the interview she came clean since they asked her about it.

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36 minutes ago, Austin&Olga said:

 

No, she said in the DS160 when she applied for her tourist visa back in 2019 that she did not have any relatives, etc. in the U.S. and that she was going to visit NYC as a tourist rather than visit me. She was afraid that she would be denied to come see me when we were first dating if she had said she was seeing her boyfriend given some people try to stay in the country after they are approved on a tourist visa. During the interview she came clean since they asked her about it.

 

Thank you, i understand now, the co during interview check the previous visa and can ask questions about it.

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It might be a new nomenclature they use in Frankfurt.  Visas cannot really be approved at the interview.  The interviewing CO may be satisfied, but they still have to run a background check as part of the administrative process, or at least verify all the documents she submitted at the interview.

 

Many times people post here that they were "approved" at the interview yet their status online showed AP or "Refused" and some verbage about administrative processing.

 

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Just my personal opinion but even despite the fact that she didn't say the full truth while entering in 2019 - she did not overstay, did not marry you, did not AOS. You guys still did everything correctly from USCIS standpoint. Hopefully that means she gets her visa soon!

Timeline:

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AOS Journey:

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08/19/2016 - day 0 - I-485, I-130, I-765 sent to USCIS office in Chicago (PD: 08/23/2016)

08/31/2016 - day 9 - electronic NOAs received via text and email, check is cashed.

09/08/2016 - day 17 - biometrics appointment notice received in the mail (appointment date 09/19/2016).

09/13/2016 - day 22 - early biometrics walk in.

10/28/2016 - day 67 - EAD status changed to "New Card Is Being Produced".

11/16/2016 - day 87 - EAD card received in mail.

06/27/2017 - day 309 - contacted the congressman office.

07/28/2017 - day 340 - finally received an interview appointment in mail (online status has not changed).

08/31/2017 - day 374 - Interview; I-485 status changed to 'New Card Is Being Produced'

09/08/2017 - day 382 - greencard received in mail

I-751 & N400 Journey:

Spoiler

06/20/2019 - day 1036 - ROC packet mailed (PD: 06/21/2019)

06/29/2019 - day 1045 - NOA/Extension letter received in the mail (new GC expiration date is 2/28/2021)

01/17/2020 - day 1256 - biometrics appointment

06/03/2020 - day 1382 - N400 filed online (PD: 06/04/2020)

02/01/2021 - day 1626 - Biometric Reuse notice uploaded to my online account

02/08/2021 - day 1634 - Interview Appointment notice uploaded to my online account

03/16/2021 - day 1670 - N400 Interview - passed; due to I-751 stuck in another office 'No decision can be made at this time'

06/01/2021 - day 1747 - with help of Sen. Sanders' office, I-751 file finally forwarded to St. Albans field office

06/28/2021 - day 1774 - I-751 status changed to 'New Card is Being Produced'; N400 status changed to 'Oath Ceremony Will Be Scheduled'

08/19/2021 - day 1826 (exactly 5 years since day 0) - Oath Ceremony (notice received on 7/19/21)

 

 

 

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