This part is still sticking out to me now that I have returned to this thread. I am less anxious about it now, but still apprehensive. I know the US takes dealings with CBP or any immigration official very seriously, even just the possibility of a lie to gain admission to the US.
Misrep seems confusing to me, because how, without the ability to read minds, would they prove a material misrepresentation regarding intent for a previous trip? Aside from obvious, severe cases like outwardly lying on a visa application, or claiming to be single when actually you are married etc.
I want to prepare for the worst where I can, so if I were to bring evidence that this was not a material misrepresentation to the interview, would it help my case if they accuse me?
My evidence includes: everything I brought into secondary that I listed in my initial post, my correspondence with Universal Credit after my return where I inform them I was out of the country for longer than a month and arrange to repay them, evidence of those repayments, email confirmation/bank statements confirming my return flight was changed to February 12th 2023 on December 12th 2022 which is the day after my fiancé proposed to me, and my initial travel insurance that was valid from December 1st to December 15th, as I gave myself a day extra in case of flight delays.
I was also honest about my trip being to spend time with my (at the time) boyfriend before the holidays, because that’s all there was to it, not even tourism really lmao. It wasn’t until my boyfriend became my fiancé that we realised “Am I gonna move to the US after this trip? Is this the last time I will visit the States before a lengthy immigration process? Should we make the most of this trip and spend the holidays together and with his family and his friends that have now become my friends too?” etc.
Would that be sufficient if it pops up in the interview?
As you can probably tell, I am not very familiar with dealing with US officials lmao. Hence why secondary was so scary for me. I know it’s something I will have to get used to for my immigration journey, but I just find misrep to be a grey area, regarding how they prove it and how the applicant disproves it (and if they are even given the chance!) I know CBP treat you as suspect from the start and it is on you to prove otherwise, so I guess I am expecting the COs to be the same and want to prepare for potential suspicion.
I would appreciate kindness, but of course, I know how tiresome it can be to deal with anxious people. Trust me, I am currently undergoing the long gruelling journey of managing this better. I’m just looking for info and advice from people with more knowledge than I, as I know the previous responses helped me a lot when I made the initial post. A lot of these worries have only now popped up for me again bc I’m about to send off the petition, so it all feels very real and scary and exciting and just… a lot of emotions, and I don’t want anything to get in the way of this if I can help it.
I am also unsure if this thread needs to be moved away from the CR-1 category due to me being a K-1 applicant now. I don’t want to violate any TOS due to yet again changing my mind on something lmao!