POE REJECTS

[baf 0]

Raphael Thank God its over but I just want to give you a Hug *Hugz* it almost made me cry reading that how mean was that ### hole,seriously he had no rights doing that what a "£"$"£$"!"£%^%^! Well you both looked amazing in the wedding pictures I hope you live a very happy life togther *tears*...Gosh I can't believe officers at the customs can be so cruel..

And Chocolaterie I'm sorry too you had to go through its so awful!!! where these all the first time ? or after a Visit? and what were there reasons they found did you admittedly say ''I was researching colleges''

well I wish you all the best of luck , damn it sounds scary!!!

Edited April 14, 2006 by baf

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Raphael, that is a terrible story! I'm surprised there was nothing you could do. Glad to hear that you finally got your visa, though.

To the OP, the trick is to take as much evidence of ties with you as you can carry. Oh, and don't lie about your purpose of travel; it could come back at you later in life.

[baf 0]

Thanks Fish! See thats the prob I'm hoping I'll get a simple person that won;t question me since I really don;t have much ties to proove back home! Im only going for a 3 week visit.... well we'll see...

[john_and_marlene 162]

have not started my visa application, have not decided what root to take, planning my trip to America, and asking questions to see what best root to take . *breathes*.

roots indicate vegetation ... don't take any ,,, customs won't like it

a route would be a better choice.

Edited for spelling

Edited April 14, 2006 by john_and_marlene

[Fischkoepfin 1]

Thanks Fish! See thats the prob I'm hoping I'll get a simple person that won;t question me since I really don;t have much ties to proove back home! Im only going for a 3 week visit.... well we'll see...

Rental contract and proof of a bank account would already be a good start. Be prepared to be questioned, and most importantly don't get too worked up about the whole thing; there more nerves you show the more likely it is that someone will be suspicious. It'll all be ok.

[baf 0]

Thanks Fish! See thats the prob I'm hoping I'll get a simple person that won;t question me since I really don;t have much ties to proove back home! Im only going for a 3 week visit.... well we'll see...

Rental contract and proof of a bank account would already be a good start. Be prepared to be questioned, and most importantly don't get too worked up about the whole thing; there more nerves you show the more likely it is that someone will be suspicious. It'll all be ok.

Thanks Fish!

John and Marlene oooh thats tooo bad I like roots!

[zyggy 9]

OMG! Raphael! You should have sued the that guy! That´s absurd! Anybody can get married in US, even if both parties are foreign!

Not if the CBP officer suspects that the alien will attempt to stay in the US...

Whether that was the case here is not the issue... (IMO that guy was a complete @ss) But his reasoning for denying her entry is not completely out of line, the truth is nobody has the right to enter the US for anything except a US Citizen...

While unfortunate for Lily, it should serve as a lesson to us all that having a spousal or fiancee relationship with a USC is seen by the CBP as a very strong tie to the US and the amount of evidence needed to overcome that perceived tie could be significant...

Edited April 14, 2006 by zyggy

[butuan 0]

It's funny how some are so quick to judge, I have not started my application therefore I cannot have a timeline Geez...

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have not started my visa application, have not decided what root to take, planning my trip to America, and asking questions to see what best root to take . *breathes*.

Read what happened to me in my Profile . just click on my name on the left. scroll down to "My Story"

sad story, sorry that it did happen to you but i dont see why it is not anyones elses fault but yours,

it is the law and everyone else was just doing their job.

OMG! Raphael! You should have sued the that guy! That´s absurd! Anybody can get married in US, even if both parties are foreign!

sue the guy? how? yes anyone can get married here, but you cant travel to this country with the intention of getting married without a K-1 visa

[meauxna 15]

sue the guy? how? yes anyone can get married here, but you cant travel to this country with the intention of getting married without a K-1 visa

That is NOT correct.

Visitors may marry in the US, it happens every day.

Unfortunately, the border officer was a ####### who wouldn't play nice with her.

[rclouse 0]

Visitors may marry in the US, it happens every day.

Yup, if not Hawaii would have a lot fewer Japanese visitors.

[Welshcookie 17]

Thanks Fish! See thats the prob I'm hoping I'll get a simple person that won;t question me since I really don;t have much ties to proove back home! Im only going for a 3 week visit.... well we'll see...

Well you don't have any visa pending..you are just a person entering the US for a visit....you will have no problems and no one will ask you for ties to prove. I really don't understand your concern with this.

sue the guy? how? yes anyone can get married here, but you cant travel to this country with the intention of getting married without a K-1 visa

That is NOT correct.

Visitors may marry in the US, it happens every day.

Unfortunately, the border officer was a ####### who wouldn't play nice with her.

I fully intend to get married in the US under a tourist visa........viva Las Vegas

[silverbutterfly228 0]

good point luv2teach!!

ditto!

[baf 0]

Thanks Fish! See thats the prob I'm hoping I'll get a simple person that won;t question me since I really don;t have much ties to proove back home! Im only going for a 3 week visit.... well we'll see...

Well you don't have any visa pending..you are just a person entering the US for a visit....you will have no problems and no one will ask you for ties to prove. I really don't understand your concern with this.

sue the guy? how? yes anyone can get married here, but you cant travel to this country with the intention of getting married without a K-1 visa

That is NOT correct.

Visitors may marry in the US, it happens every day.

Unfortunately, the border officer was a ####### who wouldn't play nice with her.

I fully intend to get married in the US under a tourist visa........viva Las Vegas

hey welsh oh no problem anymore I guess ive read many denials at poe and im just being paranoid just wanted to make sure .

Thankss guys

[butuan 0]

yes it does happen that people do marry without the proper visa, but the law is that you must apply for a visa if are coming to this country with the intention of getting married.

All i am saying is that is the law. and if you get caught you must pay for it, and if you dont hope you have a happy life.

"If your fiancé(e) is not a citizen of the United States and you plan to get married in the United States, then you must file a petition with USCIS on behalf of your fiancé(e). "

http://uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/fiance.htm

[raphael7546 0]

but the law is that you must apply for a visa if are coming to this country with the intention of getting married

Sry but your wrong !!

It is not the law that you have to have a K-1 to marry in the states. Its the law that you have to have a K-1 to marry in the states and LIVE there.

I wasn't planning on living there. BTW, I asked the immigration officer about this when i went for my initial K-1 interview and he said I was in the right and the guy was just being (His words)" A Complete tool! "

unfortunetly "Some" officers like to play God.