De-Nile Is More Than A River In Egypt....

[Philomena 0]

Hi Everyone,

Driss had his interview today with the infamous blonde woman, and he was denied. I am kind of sketchy on the details as of now, but I am investigating what went wrong. They had all the proof of relationship, notarized letters from family, photos, etc. and it was scanned so they had it before the interview. Apparently, they kept his passport after the interview, and gave him the 221g stating that the petition would be returned. Later today, they called him back and told him to come pick up the passport. His interview was in English and he said he understood her well, and he said that she understood all his responses, clearly. Basically, from what I have ascertained thus far, the Consular Officer was satisfied with all of the evidence of relationship I gathered and we nearly got an approval, but something went wrong during the interview, and she told him "I'm confused." He asked her "Why?", so that he could clarify any potential issues and she responded with "I'm sorry your petition is being returned so you can ask USCIS any further questions." He said that a friend that he met 2 weeks before while getting the Medical at that Dr. Khadija's office, also got denied, along with a host of other people today. There were lots of people there, and most got denials. He also said that even though his interview was scheduled for 8:00am, they didn't see him until around 2:00pm. He faxed me a copy of the 221G and I faxed it along with a letter to the Senator that helped us before. Other than that, I don't really know what else to do, but I do need to coordinate with others like Kiya and Limah and the rest of the unofficial "returned petitions task force".

Thanks to everyone who gave advice, support, and direction throughout the process.

Best Regards and Have a Great Weekend,

iysha

[sara535 15]

what did the 221g say?

[Philomena 0]

what did the 221g say?

There were 2 boxes that had an "X" on them, and the first box at the top of the page gave some generic response stating that he was ineligible for a visa, and the second box said that the petition would be returned to USCIS. I don't have it on me right now, but I'll try to post exactly what it said sometime this weekend. It says Optional Form 194 at the bottom.

[♥JP♥ 5]

Sorry to hear that...

[Marriednow 4]

Hi Everyone,

Driss had his interview today with the infamous blonde woman, and he was denied. I am kind of sketchy on the details as of now, but I am investigating what went wrong. They had all the proof of relationship, notarized letters from family, photos, etc. and it was scanned so they had it before the interview. Apparently, they kept his passport after the interview, and gave him the 221g stating that the petition would be returned. Later today, they called him back and told him to come pick up the passport. His interview was in English and he said he understood her well, and he said that she understood all his responses, clearly. Basically, from what I have ascertained thus far, the Consular Officer was satisfied with all of the evidence of relationship I gathered and we nearly got an approval, but something went wrong during the interview, and she told him "I'm confused." He asked her "Why?", so that he could clarify any potential issues and she responded with "I'm sorry your petition is being returned so you can ask USCIS any further questions." He said that a friend that he met 2 weeks before while getting the Medical at that Dr. Khadija's office, also got denied, along with a host of other people today. There were lots of people there, and most got denials. He also said that even though his interview was scheduled for 8:00am, they didn't see him until around 2:00pm. He faxed me a copy of the 221G and I faxed it along with a letter to the Senator that helped us before. Other than that, I don't really know what else to do, but I do need to coordinate with others like Kiya and Limah and the rest of the unofficial "returned petitions task force".

Thanks to everyone who gave advice, support, and direction throughout the process.

Best Regards and Have a Great Weekend,

iysha

Hi Everyone,

Driss had his interview today with the infamous blonde woman, and he was denied. I am kind of sketchy on the details as of now, but I am investigating what went wrong. They had all the proof of relationship, notarized letters from family, photos, etc. and it was scanned so they had it before the interview. Apparently, they kept his passport after the interview, and gave him the 221g stating that the petition would be returned. Later today, they called him back and told him to come pick up the passport. His interview was in English and he said he understood her well, and he said that she understood all his responses, clearly. Basically, from what I have ascertained thus far, the Consular Officer was satisfied with all of the evidence of relationship I gathered and we nearly got an approval, but something went wrong during the interview, and she told him "I'm confused." He asked her "Why?", so that he could clarify any potential issues and she responded with "I'm sorry your petition is being returned so you can ask USCIS any further questions." He said that a friend that he met 2 weeks before while getting the Medical at that Dr. Khadija's office, also got denied, along with a host of other people today. There were lots of people there, and most got denials. He also said that even though his interview was scheduled for 8:00am, they didn't see him until around 2:00pm. He faxed me a copy of the 221G and I faxed it along with a letter to the Senator that helped us before. Other than that, I don't really know what else to do, but I do need to coordinate with others like Kiya and Limah and the rest of the unofficial "returned petitions task force".

Thanks to everyone who gave advice, support, and direction throughout the process.

Best Regards and Have a Great Weekend,

iysha

Hi Iysha--As one who will be going through this soon, I an sooo sorry. I expect the same, but will be astonished if we get a miracle. Why am I not surprised that this has happened ONCE AGAIN in Casa??? Debbie

[mybackpages 0]

Oh wow I did not see this one coming. I am soooo sorry that you have this hard road ahead of you. I must admit Iysha you have a wonderful attitude that i assume must come from your strong sense of faith. I hope it continues to help you and your fiance get through this detour before getting back on track. Let us know if there is anythign we can do.

[Nasturtium 500]

Oh no! This is also unexpected for me! And I cannot believe it was just totally denied! Weird! Anyway, it's not time to give up-- you just have to change your battle plan is all.

[doodlebug 3]

It's incomprehensible to me that these people cannot just tell the person to their face why they are deciding to deny them. If they're going to do such a blatant act they should at least have the balls to tell you why.

I am so sorry that you are going through this but I agree that you are acting very strong right now. Although that is great don't be scared to let it all out. It's natural to do and we'll be here for you if and when it comes. (the meltdown that is)

[allousa 1]

Are you sure that he was denied? The first interview that Hicham had, the blonde lady was mean as he-ll! She didn't even believe he was who he said he was. Then she gave him this document, that at first I thought it meant he had been denied but they were really wanting another dayum piece of paper from my husband's asylum case that had been dismissed. It took a while to track down this document, but we finally got it to them. Then we went into AP he-ll. They NEVER asked for my husband's passport and still have not. Since we are filing an I-601, maybe the procedure is different. I don't know. But I believe you can appeal. I would definitely talk to some more people on VJ. I would definitely like to see the paper she gave him...maybe I can tell you if it's the same thing we got...and they definitely didn't deny him at the second interview.

I really wish you the best of luck! I know this is agonizing.

Edited August 3, 2007 by allousa

[m&n 0]

I am so sorry to hear this and I agree with the others......you are handling this quite well.........I hope you will be able to find help to clear up this visa matter.

[sereia 0]

sorry girl... i hope it gets worked out soon!: (

[chasnik 0]

Im so sorry....Im a member of another group just for people with moroccan husbands/fiances and it seems like Casa is into denials lately. I hope you get this turned around.

[JODO 2]

Iysha,

I am so so sorry that your fiancé was denied today,but please take solace in the fact that there are some women here who turned their denials around. I cannot imagine how you are feeling now,but if you want to move up our lunch date to tomorrow that is fine,and it is still my treat or if you want to just talk, pm me and I will send you my phone number. This too shall pass and you will get through it. You know right before my fiancé entered the line at the embassy for his interview, I told him remember honey all the CO can do is tell us where we will live, he or she cannot tell us whether or not we will be together.

Good Luck

[Ban Hammer 13,547]

sorry to hear this happened

talk to chiquita, she's good at this sort of stuff

[aj1 1]

I just would like to say that i am so sorry to hear that this has happened to you both. I will keep you in my prayers that you get through this mess. I believe in my heart that you will this is not over not by a log shot keep the faith and don't give up! I hope you have an even better weekend! Take Care

AJ1