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B1/B2 reapplication after 214(b) refusal – U.S. citizen spouse
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Bad US Visa Interview Experience
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Combo interview i-751 and N-400. US spouse can not attend
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I agree the issue was probably it was in a different format than they recognized, which is why I suggested you try to ask the court house to generate a divorce certificate which is different from the decree itself to attest to the divorce decree. That is what I did .. and no issues and taking a scanned photocopy .. (which was pretty much idential the one the court printed with this cheap paper). And keep in mind, an Apostille is for a foreign government to accept a document .. But in this interview case, the document is from the USA and for the USA government. But yeah, it might help a poorly trained local realize your document is legit (if they even know what an Apostille is).
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Manila embassy typically accepts a photocopy of the certified divorce certificate. Therefore, if the document itself is truly a problem, then its a gamble if an Apostille would help if they think the document itself doesn't meet the requirements. Hopefully, the next time you will get a better trained screener. I would suggest going back to the court house and ask them to print a certified divorce certificate, not the decree itself.
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W199 replied to tara12's topic in Effects of Major Family Changes on Immigration Benefits
Your best bet is have someone help you write her a letter or contact her in some way, and to try to come to an agreement on the terms of a divorce. It seems like you don't want anything, so it should be easy. Then you can her can go and file for an fast path divorce saying you both agree on all the terms. The local court has all the paperwork and instructions for free. And has free lawyers to help with it too. You can tell her, if she refuses and don't want to agree to terms and file an easy uncomplicated divorce together, a then you will file the divorce yourself, and she will be subponea to court and and made to give a discovery/disposition and subponea to divorce court. It will get messy, nasty, and very expensive and long drawn out for her (and you). Its in both of your best interests to come to a mutual agreeable set separation agreement that you can present to the judge and ask for a divorce. If you can do this, you don't need a lawyer or in many cases, or only 1 lawyer or a mediator to help guide you to file the joint paperwork. Go to the court house and ask for the paperwork. Else things are going to get expensive, nasty, and drawn out for the both of you. I'm sure she wants to get rid of you the easies, fastest, and cheapest way. To file for divorce together with agreed terms is the easiest. Though it can depend on what State you are in -
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Denied IR-1 under 212(a)(2)(A)(1) - CIMT
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K1 Fiance Visa: Waiting for NVC Case Number -Concerned About NOA2 Expiration, etc...
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Yes, I paid for everything, my MIL has no money.
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In my case, my Wife has only been here for 2 years and hasn't even applied for removal of conditions yet (too early). We also have no kids. My MIL is only 2 years older than me and quite healthy. She also was brutally honest and told them she didn't own any farm land, etc. to tie her to the Philippines.. But they were very fair in evaluating all the circumstances, risks, and other key things and approved her VISA
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Denied IR-1 under 212(a)(2)(A)(1) - CIMT
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Yeah, its kind of disrespectful for them to make them come to an interview if they know in advance that they will deny them. When someone come from the province or another Island, it is expensive for hotel, travel, time-off, and so forth. A 2-stage approval approach would be good. Where they either deny you or then allow you to schedule an interview. It could reduce their interview load as well. But I suspect, they just don't have time to review the data twice given they have thousands of applicants per day.
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My MIL's 4-5 questions in the manila embassy were extremely well crafted, each one based on her previous answer, and it was clear the officer granted the tourist visa based on her answers. Of course, the DS-160 and the background check had to have no red flags as well.
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Well, no criminal ever thinks they are guilty or what they did was so bad, and every lawyer thinks they are right especially when you pay them. Its weird that you think your crime should not count as CIMT, yet you do not want to even anonymously disclose it (which could be useful as some may have experience or such with it). >> The closest offence under US law is explicitly not considered a CIMT. The brief from our attorney argued: I don't see why this is relevant or even a point of law. "closest" implies it is not the same crime so that doesn't apply. Law doesn't work by "closest crime". Its very specific. And I don't know any law or requirement that the CIMT law does not apply if you are convicted of a CIMT in your country but in USA, it would be considered a different type of crime. >> so some aspects can be considered a CIMT and some cannot. You are admitting that some aspects of it are CIMT. Therefore, I don't see why you think the officer made a mistake. The visa officer has a wide range of discretion and arguing a technicality is not likely to be a way to win the case, IMO. Seems like you should file a waiver with an abundance evidence of why they should overlook the crime, rather than telling them they made a legal mistake. But that is just my guess, you should follow your attorney.
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My MIL recently got approved, but she never got denied before. She is just a retired farmer in the province who even had to use a translator for the interview. They just asked her a few questions. The embassy and the visa officer were all very kind, friendly, and helpful. This has always been our experience with the USA embassy in Manila. Why your MIL got denied and how to overcome the issues are impossible to answer with the information or lack thereof that you provided. It may be something simple or something impossible to overcome.
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Beneficiary needs urgent medical treatment in the U.S.
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Notice of Cancellation of Immigration Heraing
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Only potential issue with HSBC for some people might be they bumped up their minimums needed to avoid fees for their premier account. Their premier account is what gives you and your family free premier accounts anywhere in the world where they have branches, including in the Philippines. Plus it gives you really great service with the premier team in the Philippines and USA. However, since their interest rate, like most banks, is not good, in order to meet the minimums, I just park some stock in their HSBC brokerage account as well as VMFXX, the highest yielding money market account. HSBC also has a feature where they will let borrow $10K USD in an emergency at any branch in the world for premier customers. I personally like that safety umbrella when I am travelling in the Philippines.
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Our Visa Journey has a happy ending!
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AOS (Marriage-based) Filed in June... no EAD nor queued for interview
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Beneficiary needs urgent medical treatment in the U.S.
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When people ask me when I am traveling, I usually say some unexpected Country to throw them off, because its none of their business and they are usually just looking for money.
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Did you marry in the Philippines? If so, did you get a PSA marriage certificate? then you can just apply at the Philippines embassy nearest you. Its easy. If you married outside of the Philippines, did you file a ROM with the embassy, and then get a PSA? If not you need to do that first and that will take many months. Don't expect a passport for a long time. Otherwise, wait for US citizenship and get a USA passport
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Closes and affordable hotel close to st Luke and Manila embassy
W199 replied to AileenRico42's topic in Philippines
The closest to the Embassy is Bayview Park Hotel, right across the street plus the distance if you need to walk to get to the pedestrian overhead crossing bridge. It is pretty cheap if you can get a good deal, and what I like about it is that it si very safe with a doorman whi keeps a careful eye on who comes in and leaves, and lots of cameras, room vault, But the free breakfast is terrible, and the rooms are a little old and outdated, and the pool is tiny. There may be many airbnb that are even cheaper, but I'm not a fan of the airbnb's that I've checked out in that are .. mostly due to no doorman, slow elevator, creepy hallways, check-in, etc... But perhaps there are some nice ones? On the last visit, we stayed at Diamond Hotel. It is the most expensive hotel in that area, but still was only about $110 including a great breakfast spread, .. for me the extra cost was worth it. But for a simple stay Bayview Park will be good enough unless you want some luxury. The really even cheaper hotels in the area are probably just fine, but I wouldn't stay there myself. A little farther away there are a couple of similar and decent hotels as Bayview and with better breakfasts. Depends if your priority is to be as close as possible to the embassyl -
K1 Visa - Petitioner Filing with Criminal History
W199 replied to 2welve's topic in IMBRA Special Topics
My Wife is from the Philippines, and I see this all the time and hear many stories of Filipino girls like you. You choose the worst of the worst Americans to marry because that is who you could find or who found you. You think they are from USA so it will give you a better life for you and your family, and think that they will be nice to you and that you can still have a happy life. You don't even know who they really are. You don't have a clue as to the reality of moving back to the USA in a poor area, with a person who has limited intelligence, emotionally unstable, a long list of baggage, and is ultimately going to very abusive to you and ruin your life. You'll likely end up as being abused house cleaner, additional income, and babysitter for his kids, with horrible cheap meals, crappy car if any, and a horrible set of friends and associates. Don't you see these other bad Americans with other Filipino girls and see how they end up? - You will have a very hard time getting a K-1 or CR-1 VISA approved. - You will have even a harder if not impossible time getting the CFO to approve it. - If you make it past that, it is very unlikely you will be married (or even alive) long enough to get your 10 year green card, let alone citizenship. Just saying ... Of course, like every other victim they always say "he's different, etc..." -
That's why I prefer Fidelity. It will automatically withdraw from your money market account, such as SPAXX or FZDXX .. And I use Schwab and E*Trade as backup.