I need help please

[Coldlight 1]

6 minutes ago, Boiler said:

That is not an option

Thank you

[SalishSea 17,745]

4 hours ago, Coldlight said:

his all document still in embassy . he never took back. is he need to send letter to embassy  ? . how do he get back documents .or do  have to ask embassy . I filled case as his wife as US citizen then we will file all over again 

The approved petition would have been sent back to the US.   

[SalishSea 17,745]

6 hours ago, Coldlight said:

hello every one 

12Year ago I-797 was approved then my husband had interview  . then they like to get some evidence  and i keep telling him give them but he did not then he start his business there so he refuse  to come in USA

. i don't know what to do now. ? is my case still in valid ?or do i have to withdraw case or start all over again ?.  . his business going really well now.  i am so stressful .what to do? he said can't live there but he can go for few months then come back. what i should do  thank you

Expect scrutiny.   Not only is it Pakistan (heavily vetted, high fraud), but if you’ve been living separately for 12 years, it will be hard to show you have bonafide marriage.

[Coldlight 1]

2 hours ago, SalishSea said:

Expect scrutiny.   Not only is it Pakistan (heavily vetted, high fraud), but if you’ve been living separately for 12 years, it will be hard to show you have bonafide marriage.

 i visit him regularly. he is my husband . 

 

Edited May 20 by Coldlight

[Coldlight 1]

Thank you every one for help. 

[powerpuff 6,604]

*** Thread moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures ***

[LBX 44]

Hopefully you still have you NVC case number.

 

1. Try to log into the NVC website to check the status of your case

(Most likely your case will be closed). 

 

2. If closed, send an online inquiry to NVC to see if you can renew or reactivate your case.  Try to be clear and succinct in your request.

(Most likely your I-130 will have been considered abandoned and you may be asked to refile.  Or you may get lucky and be allowed to reactivate your application and thereby avoid the fees.)

 

3.  If all the above fails, then you will have no choice but to refile and pay the fees again assuming your husband still wants to join you in the US.

 

4.  Whatever the outcome, you will probably need a complete set of update to date documents from you and your husband, including communications, evidence of travel, etc to show you are still in a bone fide marriage.  

 

Wish you the best.

 

 

 

 

[LBX 44]

4 hours ago, Coldlight said:

 i visit him regularly. he is my husband . 

 

Long distance marriages are not usual but you will need a lot of documentation to show you have remained in a bone fide marriage over the 12 years. Travel documentation is definitely important but will not be enough (as you may just be considered business partners). 

 

You will also be expected to show evidence of written correspondences, video calls, pictures together, any trips taken together, etc over the past 12 years.  That was definitely the most tedious evidence for me to collect for the 6 years my wife and I communicated before I filed.  

[JKLSemicolon 410]

3 hours ago, LBX said:

Long distance marriages are not usual but you will need a lot of documentation to show you have remained in a bone fide marriage over the 12 years. Travel documentation is definitely important but will not be enough (as you may just be considered business partners). 

 

You will also be expected to show evidence of written correspondences, video calls, pictures together, any trips taken together, etc over the past 12 years.  That was definitely the most tedious evidence for me to collect for the 6 years my wife and I communicated before I filed.  

Not sure what evidence @LBX already has, but I will also point out that given the amount of time you have been married,  evidence of a shared financial life in the US would also be important - e.g. adding your spouse to bank accounts, credit cards, insurance, retirement accounts, tax returns, etc. 

 

This is more difficult when one of the spouses is out of the country and doesn’t have an SSN but can be done with enough persistence. You can search these forums for guidance.

Edited May 20 by JKLSemicolon

[pushbrk 12,814]

7 hours ago, LBX said:

Hopefully you still have you NVC case number.

 

1. Try to log into the NVC website to check the status of your case

(Most likely your case will be closed). 

 

2. If closed, send an online inquiry to NVC to see if you can renew or reactivate your case.  Try to be clear and succinct in your request.

(Most likely your I-130 will have been considered abandoned and you may be asked to refile.  Or you may get lucky and be allowed to reactivate your application and thereby avoid the fees.)

 

3.  If all the above fails, then you will have no choice but to refile and pay the fees again assuming your husband still wants to join you in the US.

 

4.  Whatever the outcome, you will probably need a complete set of update to date documents from you and your husband, including communications, evidence of travel, etc to show you are still in a bone fide marriage.  

 

Wish you the best.

 

 

 

 

I concur.  Of course, if the foreign spouse does not actually want to live permanently in the USA, there is no point in doing anything at all, at this point.  The IR1 visa for spouse is not for visiting the USA.  It's for living in the USA permanently.

[pushbrk 12,814]

3 hours ago, JKLSemicolon said:

Not sure what evidence @LBX already has, but I will also point out that given the amount of time you have been married,  evidence of a shared financial life in the US would also be important - e.g. adding your spouse to bank accounts, credit cards, insurance, retirement accounts, tax returns, etc. 

 

This is more difficult when one of the spouses is out of the country and doesn’t have an SSN but can be done with enough persistence. You can search these forums for guidance.

Comingling of finances in the USA is not an actual expectation when the spouses live in separate countries.  The evidence of regular visits is the key.  Again, none of it matters unless he plans to actually live in the USA.

[JKLSemicolon 410]

1 hour ago, pushbrk said:

Comingling of finances in the USA is not an actual expectation when the spouses live in separate countries.  The evidence of regular visits is the key.  Again, none of it matters unless he plans to actually live in the USA.

But on the other hand, 12 years of marriage with the petitioner in the US is a long time to have not done a single thing on that front. That is, of course, assuming the idea is to live together in the US which is a big “if” as you have pointed out.

[Coldlight 1]

6 hours ago, JKLSemicolon said:

Not sure what evidence @LBX already has, but I will also point out that given the amount of time you have been married,  evidence of a shared financial life in the US would also be important - e.g. adding your spouse to bank accounts, credit cards, insurance, retirement accounts, tax returns, etc. 

 

This is more difficult when one of the spouses is out of the country and doesn’t have an SSN but can be done with enough persistence. You can search these forums for guidance.

we do have every thing joint  . that mean we do have  evednice  . and we spend together  lots of time together .. thank you for reply 

[LBX 44]

3 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Comingling of finances in the USA is not an actual expectation when the spouses live in separate countries.  The evidence of regular visits is the key.  Again, none of it matters unless he plans to actually live in the USA.

On my part, I did add my wife to one of my credit cards and we filed joint tax return every year (using TaxAct which didn't require an SSN, although it is also possible to get a tax ID for her spouse). 

 

I think each of the suggestions on an individual basis may not have a lot of weight but when all put togther can add significant weight in proving that a bone fide marriage exists. 

 

Also, I agree all this effort will be in vain if the OP's husband has no interest in actually living in the US.  However, a successful application will land a 10-year Green Card which will give the couple the freedom to spend time in the US provided the OP's husband maintains an active Green Card. They will then need to maintain 3 consecutive years of continuous residency in the US during the 10 year period if citizenship becomes a goal worth pursuing to the couple.

[LBX 44]

26 minutes ago, Coldlight said:

we do have every thing joint  . that mean we do have  evednice  . and we spend together  lots of time together .. thank you for reply 

Fantastic! I wish you all the best in sorting out the application.