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syd.sami   4

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Hi Everyone,

I would request if anyone could help me with my case. I have my IV interview on 29th September. Below are the details of my case.

I am married to my far relative's daughter in US being on B1/B2 visa in Dec 2013. After the marriage I took my wife back to UAE but since she was an LPR at that time and had to travel on the Pakistani passport. For entering in UAE she must had a machine readable passport and therefore we went to pakistan to renew the passport and then I applied for her visa for UAE as I work here. Meanwhile we spent our honeymoon together in Turkey.

We then stayed together in UAE for 3 months as that is the maximum time allowed on a visit visa for a Pakistani passport holder and then she left and applied for the US citizenship. It took her 7 months to get the passport and then we reunited in UAE in November 2014 and we sent I-130 in January 2015.

I am afraid that the CO might ask about the marriage on a visit visa and the lack of gap between my arrival and the court registration of the marriage next day. At the POE, I told the reason of my visit is for a family reunion of my mother and the duration would be 10 days and I left the US within 10 days as stated at the airport.

Can anyone help me out about what kind of questions I may expect and what evidence shall I take to the interview? They might speculate that I had the intention of marrying there and I did not specify the right reason for my travel.

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,812

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Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to US Embassy & Consulate Discussion. Topic is about this phase of the process.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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KierenHby   899

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Perfectly legal to marry on a US tourist visa.

USCIS

January 16, 2015 I-130 Mailed, Chi lockbox January 20, 2015 Priority Date, January 21, 2015 NOA1 notice date, Assigned VSC, January 23, 2015 Check Cashed, electronically March 5, 2015 NOA2

NVC

March 27, 2015 NVC received April 6, 2015 Case#, IIN# assigned April 8, 2015 Paid AOS + IV fee Invoices May 5, 2015 AOS + IV package submitted May 11, 2015 Scan Date

June 11, 2015 DS-260 submitted June 25, 2015 False checklist (for ds260).. hello? June 30, 2015 Answered checklist Aug 5, 2015 Escalated to Supervisor review Aug 13, 2015 Case Complete

Consular

Sept 10, 2015 Interview Scheduled Sept 11, 2015 P4 Letter received Sept 21, 2015 file In transit from NVC Sept 23, 2015 file at Embassy

Sept 28, 2015 Medical Oct 14, 2015 Biometrics Oct 15, 2015 Interview (Approved) Oct 19, 2015 IV visa Issued Oct 23, 2015 Passport Pickup

POE

Nov 2, 2015 Entered the US Nov 16, 2015 Applied for SSN, walk-in Nov 20, 2015 Social Security Card recd Jan 15, 2016 GC received

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Amhara   460

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Can anyone help me out about what kind of questions I may expect and what evidence shall I take to the interview? They might speculate that I had the intention of marrying there and I did not specify the right reason for my travel.

Ignore the issue unless the CO brings it up. If they ask if that was your intention, be honest. If they ask if you said you would marry during your visit, be honest. The positive thing is that you did not overstay in the US, so the issue may never come up. If you didn't intend to marry in the US, but married because of some reason that may have happened during your trip, then be candid.

You might have should have mentioned marriage plans during your tourist visa, but as mentioned earlier, it's perfectly acceptable to get a tourist visa to come to US to marry as long as the intention is not to remain in the US. You didn't do this, so you will probably have little to no issues with this.



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syd.sami   4

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Ignore the issue unless the CO brings it up. If they ask if that was your intention, be honest. If they ask if you said you would marry during your visit, be honest. The positive thing is that you did not overstay in the US, so the issue may never come up. If you didn't intend to marry in the US, but married because of some reason that may have happened during your trip, then be candid.

You might have should have mentioned marriage plans during your tourist visa, but as mentioned earlier, it's perfectly acceptable to get a tourist visa to come to US to marry as long as the intention is not to remain in the US. You didn't do this, so you will probably have little to no issues with this.

Thank a lot for the advice.. Much appreciated. :) I feel a bit relaxed than I was at the time of posting my query :)

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TBoneTX   45,044

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We're here for support. :thumbs:

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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