SunnyM

Hi all,

Our application is under admin review for further documentary
evidence which I just submitted early last week at the embassy. I would
like to know how long does it take for the embassy to get back to me. We
had our k-1 interview on May 10th. Does it vary from embassy to embassy.
Is it ok if I email the consular every now and then to check on the
status of my application?

Thanks in advance.

-Sunny.

Jeffreyhy

Sunny,

It may vary from consulate to consulate. It may also depend on
what the issue is and what evidence was requested and provided.


Regards, JEff

Originally posted by SunnyM
    > Hi all,

    > Our application is under admin review for further documentary
evidence which I just submitted early last week at the embassy. I would
like to know how long does it take for the embassy to get back to me. We
had our k-1 interview on May 10th. Does it vary from embassy to embassy.
Is it ok if I email the consular every now and then to check on the
status of my application?
    >
    > Thanks in advance.
    >
-Sunny.

SunnyM

Originally posted by jeffreyhy
    > Sunny,
    >
    > It may vary
from consulate to consulate. It may also depend on what the issue is
and what evidence was requested and provided.
    >
    > Regards, JEff


I think we provided the required documentary evidence to show
how we started and currently keeping our bona fide relationship. I am
thinking about showing up at the consular again in the near future if he
doesn't give visa yet. That will show my third trip to my fiancee's
country. What else can we do to prove that our love is for real? Any
idea? Thanks...

Noorah101

Originally posted by SunnyM
    > I think we provided the
required documentary evidence to show how we started and currently
keeping our bona fide relationship. I am thinking about showing up at
the consular again in the near future if he doesn't give visa yet. That
will show my third trip to my fiancee's country. What else can we do to
prove that our love is for real? Any idea? Thanks...
What does
your high-quality AILA lawyer suggest you send as further evidence?
Surely he/she must have some ideas. Did the consulate give you any
other indications of what they are looking for? Another trip to your
fiancee's country might show good intent, true. But I'm not sure you
can just "show up" and ask to speak to the ConOff who is working on your
case.

Try extra photographs, proof of wedding plans, more affidavits
from friends/family, congratulatory cards/letters from friends/family
after announcing your engagement, more correspondence between you and
your fiancee....hard to know what else to tell you without knowing what
you've already submitted as evidence. What consulate is it?

Best
Wishes,
Rene

Jeffreyhy

Sunny,

Was the information about the nature of the 221(g) added by your
edit? I don't recall seeing that when I first read your post...


Anyway, this looks like an interesting problem. I think I can
understand the consular official's concern about the case, and I doubt
that you are likely to get any reliable answers to your latest question
below from an internet newsgroup. I would do as you did - get an
attorney to handle this.

I seem to recall hearing about a situation
like this - engaged to a relative of the ex - in Thailand not too long
ago. If that's the country you are dealing with I can recommend a US
immigration attorney with an office in Bangkok. His experience with
that consulate may be worthwhile to you. Perhaps just a consultation to
get a feel for how the consulate in general and individual officers in
particular are to deal with, since you already have an attorney to
handle the case itself.

Regards, JEff

Originally posted by
SunnyM
I think we provided the required documentary evidence to
show how we started and currently keeping our bona fide relationship. I
am thinking about showing up at the consular again in the near future if
he doesn't give visa yet. That will show my third trip to my fiancee's
country. What else can we do to prove that our love is for real? Any
idea? Thanks...

Jeffreyhy

Hi Rene,

I can imagine that Sunny is in a difficult position. My guess
is that the consular officer is concerned that Sunny is importing the
family, 1 female at a time. How do any of these items address that
concern? Take photos, write letters, make trips - indicates nothing
about whether what's going on inside the mind is honest or devious.

I
may sound cold-hearted, but that's what the consular officers are. It's
their job to be that way, and that's the mind-set that must be dealt
with.

I too would love to know what the lawyer suggested in the way of
additional evidence.

Regards, JEff

Originally posted by
Noorah101
    > What does your high-quality AILA lawyer suggest you
send as further evidence? Surely he/she must have some ideas. Did the
consulate give you any other indications of what they are looking for?
Another trip to your fiancee's country might show good intent, true.
But I'm not sure you can just "show up" and ask to speak to the ConOff
who is working on your case.
    >
    > Try extra photographs, proof of
wedding plans, more affidavits from friends/family, congratulatory
cards/letters from friends/family after announcing your engagement, more
correspondence between you and your fiancee....hard to know what else to
tell you without knowing what you've already submitted as evidence.
What consulate is it?
    >
    > Best Wishes,
Rene

SunnyM

Originally posted by jeffreyhy
    > Sunny,
    >
    > Was the
information about the nature of the 221(g) added by your edit? I don't
recall seeing that when I first read your post...
    >
    > Anyway, this
looks like an interesting problem. I think I can understand the
consular official's concern about the case, and I doubt that you are
likely to get any reliable answers to your latest question below from an
internet newsgroup. I would do as you did - get an attorney to handle
this.
    >
    > I seem to recall hearing about a situation like this -
engaged to a relative of the ex - in Thailand not too long ago. If
that's the country you are dealing with I can recommend a US immigration
attorney with an office in Bangkok. His experience with that consulate
may be worthwhile to you. Perhaps just a consultation to get a feel for
how the consulate in general and individual officers in particular are
to deal with, since you already have an attorney to handle the case
itself.
    >
    > Regards, JEff

Thanks guys, I appreciate your
input. I am dealing with US Embassy in Laos, and I would like to know
how to get an immigration lawyer in that country to deal with a case
like mine. I tried to search on the internet but came up empty. An US
Immigration lawyer in Laos would be the best choice to work on my case
and now the question is how to find one. Thanks again...

SunnyM

Originally posted by jeffreyhy
    > Hi Rene,
    >
    > I can
imagine that Sunny is in a difficult position. My guess is that the
consular officer is concerned that Sunny is importing the family, 1
female at a time. How do any of these items address that concern? Take
photos, write letters, make trips - indicates nothing about whether
what's going on inside the mind is honest or devious.
    >
    > I may sound
cold-hearted, but that's what the consular officers are. It's their job
to be that way, and that's the mind-set that must be dealt with.
    >
    > I
too would love to know what the lawyer suggested in the way of
additional evidence.
    >
    > Regards, JEff


This is first time I
am trying to marry an woman from abroad. My ex-wife was already a legal
us citizen when I married her. Thanks...

Noorah101

Originally posted by jeffreyhy
    > Hi Rene,
    >
    > I can
imagine that Sunny is in a difficult position. My guess is that the
consular officer is concerned that Sunny is importing the family, 1
female at a time. How do any of these items address that concern? Take
photos, write letters, make trips - indicates nothing about whether
what's going on inside the mind is honest or devious.
    >
    > I may sound
cold-hearted, but that's what the consular officers are. It's their job
to be that way, and that's the mind-set that must be dealt with.
    >
    > I
too would love to know what the lawyer suggested in the way of
additional evidence.
    >
    > Regards, JEff
That's true, JEff....I
was just trying to help with the question of "what else can we do to
prove our love is real?" part of the post. All they asked was "need
more evidence". You're right, though....the items I sugggested do not
address the concern you mentioned.

Rene

Noorah101

Originally posted by SunnyM
    > This is first time I am
trying to marry an woman from abroad. My ex-wife was already a legal us
citizen when I married her. Thanks...
But she's still related
to your ex-wife, which is an unusual situation and might make the ConOff
probe deeper.

Rene