Visa Denied

[misa 2]

Don't worry about answering everyone individually! You're both going through a hard time right now and we all understand and are definitely keeping you both in our thoughts!

I'm not sure if you answered this before but is there any possibility of Sharon immigrating to Canada?

[Emancipation 2]

AGH..... so sorry to hear about all this Ron & Sharon.. this stuff sucks.. FRIGGERS

[kitkat1 5]

kitkat1, . I "Sharon and I are (not married) we are fiancees and I do not think that a letter of hardship from Sharon would have much value in our case. With that said we have had two, two week vacations and a long weekend together in the 4 years we have known each other yet this was enough for us to come together aquire two vehicles and furnish the home there to suit a combination of both our tastes, we have but one further purchase to make and that is the freezer which now that Sharon is back home from Wichita will purchase in the comming weeks.

I have read 5 pages of hardship letters on I2us and each one was spouse writing on a spouses behalf, not one was fiancée for fiancee.

Again thank you very much for the info and effort.

Ron

Ron, BY LAW, fiances have the same rights when it comes to waivers. That's why they told you that you are eligible for a waiver in the first place - because Sharon in your qualifying relative. The only time there's a big difference with spouses is when they are children invovlved or the USC is unusually financially dependent on the foreign spouse. Otherwise, they hold the same weight.

A letter of hardship from Sharon (it has to be from Sharon because she is THE qualifying relative) will definitely have value in your case. And, it's the ONLY option. It's not about financial hardship -- it's about how Sharon's life would change - in every single way - if she had to relocate permanently to Canada. Does she care for her parents in any way? Do they rely/depend on her for assistance? Do they or does she have any medical issues that need to be handled in the US with a doctor who knows her history? Would she have health insurance in Canada? Would she be able to get a job? Would she be walking away from her retirement savings or SS retirement (since she would no longer be paying into the system?).

If you don't submit the waiver, her only option is the move to Canada, right?

[Ron/Sharon 0]

Don't worry about answering everyone individually! You're both going through a hard time right now and we all understand and are definitely keeping you both in our thoughts!

I'm not sure if you answered this before but is there any possibility of Sharon immigrating to Canada?

There is the possibility of Sharon coming here, but we have everything set up there, our home which we have been putting together over the past few years, we have our own vehicles. The two things that are stopping our staying here at the moment are one Sharon's parents both are alive and living 85 miles from Sharon, Her mother is 98 and doing very well and has a family history of living into the 100s, when two of Sharon's aunts passed away one was 101 and the other 104 there is another approaching 103. As for Sharon's dad he is 87 and has just gone through knocking on deaths door but is now not yet better but getting there slowly. His family is also one that has family member that have survived into their 100s. and the second is that I am presently living in a batchelor apartment having downgraded, and my job which was also downgraded so I could work on the immigration process without too much interuption which I am now not so sure will continue to be available since I have had the interview the process continues with no end in sight. There is a chance that I continue here and there is also the chance it will be terminated and if that happens I would still have work elsewhere but at a much reduced salary which would reduce the chance of upgrading to a residence suitable for both Sharon and I. So right now we are between a rock and a hard place, but the battle has just begun.

[morktuum 0]

sorry to know that!!

don't give up.. i'll send you good energy

[Ron/Sharon 0]

sorry to know that!!

don't give up.. i'll send you good energy

Thanks Morktuum, I hope your process is going well for you. We're not giving up just exploring alternatives as we work with the letter of hardship information we have have been getting. Right now with the feeling of failure and every other emotion in the book we are taking our time to get everything done properly with as much information we can think of.

Thank you for the energy, we are going through sleepless nights right now and hope to return to some normalcy soon.

[Ron/Sharon 0]

Had to go to the doctors (Panel physician) today, she called the consulate and they looked at my file and it was noted by Debbie that when at the window she smelled alcohol on my breath, the second consular officer I saw stated that he did not smell the alcohol. So all in all the test is done and the results will be sent to the consulate to be added to my file, if only the rest could be so easy I would be thinking of airline tickets rather than additional furiture for the apartment here.

[kitkat1 5]

Had to go to the doctors (Panel physician) today, she called the consulate and they looked at my file and it was noted by Debbie that when at the window she smelled alcohol on my breath, the second consular officer I saw stated that he did not smell the alcohol. So all in all the test is done and the results will be sent to the consulate to be added to my file, if only the rest could be so easy I would be thinking of airline tickets rather than additional furiture for the apartment here.

Ron you don't need anyone to tell you that that is absurd. Even if "Debbie" saw you drinking a beer outside the consulate, that doesn't equal a finding of "alcoholic".

If they continue down this path, I would really consider getting attorney Laurel Scott involved or at least ask the consular officer to file an Advisory Opinion request with CDC.

[Ron/Sharon 0]

Had to go to the doctors (Panel physician) today, she called the consulate and they looked at my file and it was noted by Debbie that when at the window she smelled alcohol on my breath, the second consular officer I saw stated that he did not smell the alcohol. So all in all the test is done and the results will be sent to the consulate to be added to my file, if only the rest could be so easy I would be thinking of airline tickets rather than additional furiture for the apartment here.

Ron you don't need anyone to tell you that that is absurd. Even if "Debbie" saw you drinking a beer outside the consulate, that doesn't equal a finding of "alcoholic".

If they continue down this path, I would really consider getting attorney Laurel Scott involved or at least ask the consular officer to file an Advisory Opinion request with CDC.

Thanks kitkat1, you are my guardian Angel

The alcohol issues is almost done with, the test is done and the results will be filed. The person the doctor talked with at the consulate said is was a none issue but best to do the test and have the document on file since Debbie made the notation during her portion of the interview. This part is over with they will have what they requested.