I know the FACTS and have gone through this.

Submitted by Leigh (United States), Apr 6, 2010 at 11:43

Lisa, or whomever this is, all I'm saying is you stated you sent your evidence of marriage now when that info is only relavant at the time of the interview which is at the end of the process. They may not even look at that stuff after the questioning. Depends on the interviewer after they apply their technique to him first. I have gone through the entire process and my husband was approved. I declined to go through with it before he got here. I am not being responsible for a man for 10 years even if he doesn't stay with me.

You need to think about that. Your husband never been married because he is poor and still young Lisa. That is probably why he wants to come here to make money to get a bride. My husband did have to get police reports from other countries because he attended college abroad, which was no problem, and took no time. Did you forget they look at age also. The fact that my husband and his family is not poor also show that he was not running away from a bad situation in his country. Those consulars and interviewers know wedding photos can be staged. Don't take these people to be dumb, Lisa. They are very intelligent and know what they are doing.

I know of staged marriages happening in night clubs. My husband and I would have gotten married in court here in the states just like we did there. We both are over 40 and didn't care for a wedding, especially there. The passport was something that had to be sent in with the initial petition at the beginning, maybe he couldn't afford an attorney to tell him that. Every piece of information that immigratin have to ask you to send in will delay your petition. That is what we was told by the attorney who is an american citizen. I'm not asking for you to tell me the process. I have already gone through it all and backed out at the last minute and I know how long it can take them. Two years ago it was easy, but now its not so easy. I have a friend who works for our congressman, and she told me that they could take years no matter what they do because of the part of the world my husband was from. Marocco especially. With this Jihad Jane terrorist stuff going on they are making it even harder. I careless if her/your husband is approved or not. He may be or not, I was stating how she think its a fast and easy process. Just hope she or he gets a nice interviewer, because some of them can be an ...and delay your case just like that. They don't have a right to deny or delay sometimes and people are denied or delayed for different reasons, but most of the time its done after the interview when they talk to the husband from the other country. Google some people who are still waiting and you will see what they say.

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