I-129F is about to be automatically rejected for a Russian beneficiary, should I even fight?

[.yana 597]

10 hours ago, A citizen said:

So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)

USCIS will undoubtedly issue an RFE for your next petition for the same documents you seem to be unable to produce.

Time to move to another country or find someone in the US.

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

13 hours ago, A citizen said:

It is really something that is not a huge issue. This is why I was open in my answers on my petition (but again: a good rule of thumb is to have an attorney for these things). 

 

But on the other hand it is something that I really think would be very hard to find: the documentation they are asking for, after so many ears.

 

Regretfully, here I cannot post anything more specific, since I don't think it would be wise, since it is specific.

sorry,  but it is a big issue to USCIS 

 

and Russian Aspect???

we have many here who do K1 or CR1 with Russian fiancee or spouse

yeah,  harder to do the interview but not impossible

 

and the Russian has not yet done a criminal background /  the background check is on you,  the USC

 

i did give u info on how to check it and hiring an attorney can't change it /  attorneys ask u to give them the documents and they will do waiver or whatever is needed but U still must find out the issue to hand to attorney .   its not like Perry Mason where they have a private eye service 

Edited December 19, 2022 by JeanneAdil

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

13 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

If it wasn’t “a huge issue” USCIS wouldn’t be issuing a RFE. To give you an example, in my AOS I completely forgot to send two passport pictures for my I-765 form, but because I did send some passport pictures for my I-485, that wasn’t a huge issue and it was something they could figure out themselves. Yours seems to be an issue, otherwise a) they wouldn’t have RFEd you and b) you’d be pretty open about it here. 
 

Again, to me, you’re focusing on the wrong issue. 
And if you don’t address it, a CR1 will not help you either

that's what i said

and filing new K1 for different person won't work either

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

12 hours ago, Rocio0010 said:

Good idea. I would also post in the Russian forum, if there is one. Maybe somebody else went through something similar in terms of language barrier

he's USC and case is at USCIS so i don't see a language barrier at this point

[SalishSea 17,801]

13 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

he's USC and case is at USCIS so i don't see a language barrier at this point

She was referring to the language barrier that the OP is fixating on in terms of whether the fiancé can have an interview in Russian.

 

This thread is one of the most bizarre in all my years of reading VJ.

[Boiler 45,443]

2 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

She was referring to the language barrier that the OP is fixating on in terms of whether the fiancé can have an interview in Russian.

 

This thread is one of the most bizarre in all my years of reading VJ.

Would not make my Top 10.

[JeanneAdil 6,489]

13 hours ago, A citizen said:

Yes, that's what I thought as well. If they cleared my first petition 15 years ago (very quick and easy actually), I thought they would have what they need on file and would not ask for documents from decades ago.

15 years ago (2007 or close)  we filed by paper with extensive original documents needed for a K1

i know as i did one in 2009

even the Packet  4 for interview was delivered to home of the beneficiary

 

now its all computers

do u think USCIS put everything into the system for the over 7 million petitions that come in every year (for the ones dated prior to going completely computerized and online filing?

nope !!! your case is somewhere in a office storage box and no USCIS employee has the time to go looking for it

[Rocio0010 5,579]

2 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

She was referring to the language barrier that the OP is fixating on in terms of whether the fiancé can have an interview in Russian.

 

This thread is one of the most bizarre in all my years of reading VJ.

Together with Terri’s case of the picture from the balcony!

[Lynxyonok 316]

7 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

She was referring to the language barrier that the OP is fixating on in terms of whether the fiancé can have an interview in Russian.

 

This thread is one of the most bizarre in all my years of reading VJ.

Explains how it's so popular.

 

And how badly those of us stuck in the waiting limbo are overdue for distraction and entertainment 🤡

[Lynxyonok 316]

19 hours ago, A citizen said:

No, that is not the point. This is just hypothetically speaking. For this particular case it has been established already that I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here. However, I did mention that if they will not allow me to do it (for example simply by not making it possible for her to have an interview that they themselves require), I was considering a possibility of another fiancé. And yes, not from Russia anymore. Me living most of my life outside of this country makes it rather easier to find a partner overseas. I speak multiple languages, and have been in quite a bit of places. 

So I was told (I mean by others here) if I do not satisfy their RFE now, especially regarding OLD to them but very much NEW to them background check questions, they will make me suffer later... wrapped tight in "red flags"... LOL)

 

Who said:
"There is nothing new except what has been forgotten?"

-- Marie Antoinette --

 

So, I am puzzled.

 

>  I am going to follow through and attempt to bring my Russian fiancé that I know for a very long time here

 

And

 

> I was considering a possibility of another fiancé

 

To me, these two statements cannot coexist in the same reality.

 

You don't live in USA anyway (mostly) - and if you don't want to live in Russia, there are 200+ countries out there that can be a middle ground for the two of you. A couple dozen of them are rich with Russian-speakers.

 

I think you have to pick one of the above contradictory points for thread responses to become valuable and meaningful to you. Right now people are confused.

[Lynxyonok 316]

20 hours ago, A citizen said:

Thank you for suggestions, but they stopped all interviews in Russian language everywhere except for in Warsaw (that needs visa to get to). That's the last I heard. There were some in Israel until recently, but I heard they stopped them there as well. I would really like to have updated info on this, but have no idea where to find it (I thought VJ is the place)

You can look at your timeline and click "show similar timelines". From there, you can search further.

Edit: Massive fail on my part - I didn't catch that VJ included pre-2022 petitions too. Still: no reason to despair. There's Armenia, there's Israel. There's possibility of Mongolia even: it does not hurt to ask.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Lynxyonok

[Lynxyonok 316]

20 hours ago, A citizen said:

Yes, that's what I thought as well. If they cleared my first petition 15 years ago (very quick and easy actually), I thought they would have what they need on file and would not ask for documents from decades ago.

However, back then it was your first I-129F. Stakes grow higher with time.

 

I witnessed a case go from first meeting to fiancée arrival to USA in under 3 months in 1996. But that was before 2001...

 

It is, unfortunately, their job to ask. Because when they don't, bad things may happen. There was a story recently of a beneficiary being approved despite voluminous amount of anti-American social media posts.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Lynxyonok

[Lynxyonok 316]

20 hours ago, A citizen said:

I could not agree more! One thing I am learning from this: if in doubt about anything (and I do mean anything! even things in your mind appearing not significant), hire legal help! Or pay later with much more time spent and much more money lost, and unnecessary inflicted upon you pain.

So, just FYI, when it comes to immigration, attorneys are not a magic wand with an ability to fix everything.

 

Nor are immigration "gurus" found in plethora all over the Internet.

 

Immigration is a very convoluted process - even more so than PC tech support! - and is one that will test your relationship beyond the bounds of what you had thought you are capable of enduring.

[Lynxyonok 316]

22 hours ago, A citizen said:

@TVQT1993 The relationship is bona fide and solid, but I am not moving to Russia, and if they make it impossible to have the interview in Russian language for my fiancé what am I supposed to do? If that is no go, then yes, I need to be concerned about "do I have another shot?" in my life, and "have I used 2 out of 3 already?"

An angle I have not seen addressed in this thread:

 

If she does not speak English at all, how is she expected to survive in the United States?

 

"Common language" is one of the key points that consulate officers check for during an interview.

 

So... humor me. Time for Russian 601 🤓

 

What's the difference between кошара, котёночек, and кисуленька?

Edited December 20, 2022 by Lynxyonok

[.yana 597]

2 minutes ago, Lynxyonok said:

What's the difference between котяра, котёночек, and кисуленька?

lol