Going for IR1 interview for the second time. Help!!!!!

[zee baby 0]

6 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

To best help u many of us ask questions

it can seem invasive and personal but immigration gets very personal

only trying to help here so bear with us and we will try

 

Unforunately Nigeria is known for fraud and false documents and u have been caught up in a long hard process because of that

Thankfully they are giving u and spouse a 2nd chance

I would suspect long AP after interview to check the document of divorce and the new marriage / nothing against u but in the past someone took your husband's money and there was no divorce

 

the CO will ask about times u have been together,  if u want children and i would not be surprised if the CO calls your husband

 

Stay hopeful,

Be honest 

don't volunteer anything the CO doesn't ask about

Pray 

Thank you so much for your words! 
yes, we have 2 children together (6 years old and 3 years old) and yes, he has been visiting us. We have so many joint stuff together like land, account and others! 

[JeanneAdil 6,581]

15 hours ago, zee baby said:

Thank you so much for your words! 
yes, we have 2 children together (6 years old and 3 years old) and yes, he has been visiting us. We have so many joint stuff together like land, account and others! 

So u have begun the commingling process by adding Nigerian to tax returns?

 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/nonresident-spouse

[Oko Vicki 55]

On 11/15/2023 at 6:41 PM, zee baby said:

Hi, please I am going for my IR1 interview for the second time and it will be in December. 
The first filing was done in 2016 and I got my spousal visa in 2018, but unfortunately, my visa was cancelled without prejudice due to misrepresentation in my spouse divorce decree. Case was sent back to USCIS and was later revoked. 
We had to re-file his divorce with his ex as there was a mistake made by the lawyer in the first decree which made the embassy believe it was fraud. We filed another divorce with his ex who already has kids and married to another man years ago before my last interview 

After re-filing the divorce with his ex, we had to remarry again for the second time as the first marriage was considered invalid. 
In 2021, we filed another I130 and took us 20 months to get approved. 
Now, I have to go for another interview with the original divorce decree and genuine one from his ex. Note: we have two kids already together and they’re American citizens. 
what should I expect from the interview? I am so worried and I want this to be perfect this time. We have been waiting for 7 years. Please advice me

Hello, 

 

I know I'm kinda late to this post but I'd still like to offer my 2 cents. I went through similar issue wrt fake divorce decree. You know what they say about wanting to get something, you gotta do it by yourself? I believe this holds even more true when it comes to anything document in Nigeria.

 

I never knew my divorce decree was fake, too, until consulate said so. I'm sure my ex also gave some person the money to do it for her. Anyways, since your husband got his citizenship through DV, that erases any notion that he might have divorced his ex through whatever crooked means in order to marry a citizen here and stay. Now, since he has handled the new divorce himself (this is what I did, too. I actually excused myself from work - my BM was very understanding - several times to attend court), I am now certain that the new divorce decree is legit. That's all you need really, is for the new decree to be legit.

 

By now everyone knows that consulate knows very well how terrible we are when it comes to document forgery etc but they also understand that many people actually truly have no idea they were not getting legit documents. 

 

You most probably are not gonna encounter any issue, for all we know they may not even mention the old fraud case at all. I advise that you focus on what you have now and prepare accordingly. If (a big IF) you were ever asked about the previous fraud case, all you have to say is that your husband has since gone back to court to obtain a legit divorce document, this time he monitored it himself by being present. I am saying this so you would not walk into your interview more worried about this fraud case than the visa itself. Relax. Go kill them with that smile sis. You got this! Good luck!

 

PS: I was never asked about my previous fake document. However, at some point the CO found it on her PC, she did not ask me anything but she called another lady to the window and they looked at it together. The other lady said something like 'oh he was denied before because of this? I don't think he needs a waiver, if he did they would never have approved his petition or sent it to us.' That's all that was said about it. 

[zee baby 0]

On 11/23/2023 at 3:50 PM, Oko Vicki said:

Hello, 

 

I know I'm kinda late to this post but I'd still like to offer my 2 cents. I went through similar issue wrt fake divorce decree. You know what they say about wanting to get something, you gotta do it by yourself? I believe this holds even more true when it comes to anything document in Nigeria.

 

I never knew my divorce decree was fake, too, until consulate said so. I'm sure my ex also gave some person the money to do it for her. Anyways, since your husband got his citizenship through DV, that erases any notion that he might have divorced his ex through whatever crooked means in order to marry a citizen here and stay. Now, since he has handled the new divorce himself (this is what I did, too. I actually excused myself from work - my BM was very understanding - several times to attend court), I am now certain that the new divorce decree is legit. That's all you need really, is for the new decree to be legit.

 

By now everyone knows that consulate knows very well how terrible we are when it comes to document forgery etc but they also understand that many people actually truly have no idea they were not getting legit documents. 

 

You most probably are not gonna encounter any issue, for all we know they may not even mention the old fraud case at all. I advise that you focus on what you have now and prepare accordingly. If (a big IF) you were ever asked about the previous fraud case, all you have to say is that your husband has since gone back to court to obtain a legit divorce document, this time he monitored it himself by being present. I am saying this so you would not walk into your interview more worried about this fraud case than the visa itself. Relax. Go kill them with that smile sis. You got this! Good luck!

 

PS: I was never asked about my previous fake document. However, at some point the CO found it on her PC, she did not ask me anything but she called another lady to the window and they looked at it together. The other lady said something like 'oh he was denied before because of this? I don't think he needs a waiver, if he did they would never have approved his petition or sent it to us.' That's all that was said about it. 

How can I thank you? You’re one of the few that gave a very genuine response. And I’m glad it’s coming from someone who has being in same situation. My interview is in December and we took 2 years to obtain the original and was closely monitored by my spouse and his new lawyer who is a senior advocate. We did explained to USCIS while filing when they asked if we have filed before and reasons. I will follow your advise and face what we have ahead. We have 2 kids together and they’re American. 
it’s been a draining 8 years of our lives and we stayed together through the pains, tears and happy moments. Nothing will break us by God’s Grace. 
please can I have inbox you to talk to you better. 

[Oko Vicki 55]

3 hours ago, zee baby said:

How can I thank you? You’re one of the few that gave a very genuine response. And I’m glad it’s coming from someone who has being in same situation. My interview is in December and we took 2 years to obtain the original and was closely monitored by my spouse and his new lawyer who is a senior advocate. We did explained to USCIS while filing when they asked if we have filed before and reasons. I will follow your advise and face what we have ahead. We have 2 kids together and they’re American. 
it’s been a draining 8 years of our lives and we stayed together through the pains, tears and happy moments. Nothing will break us by God’s Grace. 
please can I have inbox you to talk to you better. 

I know your question was rhetorical but I will still answer you o.... all I'd want is for you to murder them at that interview and come back to give us the good news 😊

You're gonna be fine sis. The fake certificate wasn't even from you anyways. You two also have 2 kids together, abeg abeg Welcome to America 🇺🇸 

Immigration can be draining. As they say, delay is not denial. When you get your passport with visa in it, you will forget all the years of pain instanta. 

You can inbox me, no qualms. 

 

I wish you all the best. 

[zee baby 0]

On 11/25/2023 at 2:20 AM, Oko Vicki said:

I know your question was rhetorical but I will still answer you o.... all I'd want is for you to murder them at that interview and come back to give us the good news 😊

You're gonna be fine sis. The fake certificate wasn't even from you anyways. You two also have 2 kids together, abeg abeg Welcome to America 🇺🇸 

Immigration can be draining. As they say, delay is not denial. When you get your passport with visa in it, you will forget all the years of pain instanta. 

You can inbox me, no qualms. 

 

I wish you all the best. 

I will be back here to testify God’s willing. Thank you so much!