Please give me some advice on this interview experience

[HelpNeeded101 11]

1 hour ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

 

Congratulations.

 

It seemed harrowing from your point of view, but I believe you were fortunate and the interviewer gave your wife the benefit of doubt of a possible misrepresentation.

 

On her first entry to the US on the B2, it was for valid reasons and you made the surprise proposal.  After marriage your wife returned to Canada, presumably knowing she could not visit her relatives there if she adjusted status.  The second entry to the US on the B2 is suspect, because at that point she presumably knew she would adjust status, which is an illegal use of the B2.

 

To me, it seemed the interviewer grilled your wife to see if there were other potential irregularities, and being satisfied there were no other issues, made a judgement call that the second visit was not based on misrepresentation to CBP.

 

From your timeline it seems to have been a very long journey.   Glad to see a positive outcome and that you won't need to deal with immigration for a while,  Well, after the paying USCIS for the immigration fee, that is.

 

Yeah I can see that now, I'm glad and kinda feel bad for disbarraging the CO a little bit due to my irrational emotions at the moment. And yeah what you see on the timeline doesn't even include the first case that I had to withdraw, this whole thing has been like 4-5 years. I'm so glad I can finally say its over for now. She is allowed to apply for citizenship within 3 years right? or is it 5 years? I think for a spouse its 3 years but yeah we will be doing that as soon as we are eligible too as I have heard plenty of horror stories where people wait a long time just because the green card is 10 years and something happens that makes them ineligible for citizenship which def wont happen with my wife since she never does anything even remotely bad or illegal but you never know what could happen and not getting citizenship ASAP is just playing with fire in my eyes.

[Scandi 4,166]

Congratulations to the visa! I read the whole post and it seems your wife had a very normal visa interview, especially for certain embassies. Didn't see anything odd about what you described. 

In Sweden, the US spouse has to call beforehand and ask to be put on a list. You don't get into the embassy if you're not on the list. 

Edited March 16, 2023 by Scandi

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

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[mam521 2,062]

13 hours ago, HelpNeeded101 said:

Yeah I can see that now, I'm glad and kinda feel bad for disbarraging the CO a little bit due to my irrational emotions at the moment. And yeah what you see on the timeline doesn't even include the first case that I had to withdraw, this whole thing has been like 4-5 years. I'm so glad I can finally say its over for now. She is allowed to apply for citizenship within 3 years right? or is it 5 years? I think for a spouse its 3 years but yeah we will be doing that as soon as we are eligible too as I have heard plenty of horror stories where people wait a long time just because the green card is 10 years and something happens that makes them ineligible for citizenship which def wont happen with my wife since she never does anything even remotely bad or illegal but you never know what could happen and not getting citizenship ASAP is just playing with fire in my eyes.

Three years minus 90 days of her arrival in the US.  Leave it 3 years and 89 days, just to make sure because you can be denied for applying too early, too.  

[HelpNeeded101 11]

5 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

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Thanks, I completely forgot I should not have had those not covered up. Appreciate you looking out for me.