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| Guayaquil, Ecuador |  Review on November 17, 2010: |
esperanza Ecuador
Rating:  | Review Topic: K1 Visa
First and foremost, I would like to thank all Ecuador VJers for their support in preparing for our interview. Our K1 was denied, and we were told he is on a lifetime ban. The stress, money, and waiting has caused the relationship to fall apart (my choice), but our experience with the Consulate in Guayaquil has been unique.
They emailed back within two days the 2 times I emailed them with a complicated question. Our case was complicated with three K3 applications... I later wrote regarding difficulties with the (scam money-sucking) calling for a PIN to set the interview, as I wanted to buy tickets to be there and we were given the run around 4 times on setting the date. They personally called and set up our appt. at our convenience. I called with another question about delaying one of the K3 interviews, and they transferred me up and farther up the ladder until I talked to the Immigrant Visa Supervisor herself, who was very attentive to my call. 1 star for policies but 5 stars for trying to remedy my concerns.
The interview line, entrance, waiting upstairs, hearing our name when called, no problem. When called downstairs, the initial collection of documents and fingerprinting via electronic scanning, no problem. The first lady was a Hispanic fully bilingual and a bit saying all the documents she wanted at once, but if you are organized that is not a problem. If you cannot hear her through the speaker well, and have 3 people interviewing in the family, then it is. She waited while we fished through each person and found the one she wanted. Had I been more unorganized, it would habe been tough. She didn't want to take all the extra evidence for his boys to prove biological relationship, and as DNA tests to prove that are standard policy there, I had to be a bit pushy and force a picture or two under the glass to try to show they are his kids. As all of their passports were stamped with the same prior travel dates to Universal Studies, Floriday, and I passed a pic of them together there, she whispered to the lady next to her (booth 5 on the end) that we had definitely established biological relationship. All papers turned in, we were told to sit. Everyone else in the room went, and I heard group after group pass, and leave happy. The man who was a K1 standing in line next to us with little evidence and little pics and fiance not there but docs done by an Ecuador attourney passed no problem.
We were called up last for the interview part. Window 5, Caucasian lady supervisor, who said she had to look up our legals of our case and therefore she took us last, as our legals were complicated (he extended B2 extra 6 months but did it with as they say intentions to seek employment, even though he left within time allowed). We were told coldly he has a lifetime ban. I cried. My fiance did not understand her as she had little functional fluent Spanish. She was then polite and compassionate and explained why we had "misrepresentation" /aka lifetime ban, and then what our next step in the process if we proceed would be. Turns out she gave me misinformation at that point. Said we had to marry first then file a Waiver. Truth is (later confirmed by a lawyer and later the Consulate Director who personally communicated with me via email) we could proceed into Waiver as engaged K1 couple. All in all, not your "normal" experience, but several Guayaquil staff at various times tried to handle what it was with visible effort. They said it was evident we had a "real" relationship, as well as his kids with me, but there is "nothing they can do". It is a case for a 601 Waiver but not for having worked unauthorized or a 5 year ban, but rather a lifetime ban. We just didn't know that going in.
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Consulate / USCIS Member Review #6887