I really need to vent and tell my story. Maybe some others here have had similiar circumstances and could give some positive words of hope because I am losing it. I met my wife last year she was on a P-1 visa in NY. We spent alot of time together and it was like we were made for eachother. Unfortunately she had to leave her mother was quite ill, in fact she died only a few days after her return. Her Visa was expired at that point.
I travelled to India probably about 11 times in the past year to see her. We got married in November and I researched the I-130 process and came back to stay with her for a month. In January we were able to file direct consular filing in dehli as I registered myself as a resident and we showed proof of some joint assets we have in India. Prior to our marriage we conceived a child. In february the case was forwarded to mumbai from dehli with the approved i-130. In March we received packet 3 sent everything back. In april we receive a letter for a may appointment. They have a strange requirement that you submit all supporting documents to the VFS office( courier company/document organizers) prior to the appointment date. We missed the VFS by one day and they would not accept our documents or honor our appoinment.
I forgot to mention our son was born in March. We were able to obtain us citizenship for him but that was a whole ordeal in itself. The appointment was rescheduled for June and we made sure we had everything in order. The VFS office would not accept the affidavit of support or my tax returns. They said that can be submitted at time of interview. So now we show up on time for the interview, they only allowed her inside the building. I left everything for her organized so she could submit the documents remaining. The clerk who asked her for the documents was not very nice, she was trying to belittle her. I had included an original and copy of the I-864 for her to hand over. The woman insisted neither one was an original. So she completes the interview and they give her a notice 221g saying that the case is pending. They asked for the I-864, tax returns (which were all there). So later that day we go back to the VFS office to submit the same documents.
About a week later we did not hear anything so I take the 2 hour long journey to go to the embassy. The man at the window say wait here a minute and comes back an hour later with her passport and a new 221g notice. This time they are asking for copies of my passport for 10 years and written statement from me documenting my travels. Also my W2 forms, meanwhile my tax returns clearly indicate I receive form 1099. So 2 days later I put everything together and go back to VFS and give all these documents. They tell me it should be 2 days. At that point I really needed to get back to NY my work is here and I have been losing alot of business because of all of this. 2 weeks pass and my wife receives a courier at home. They sent her the passport back (no visa) and a letter saying we completed our administrative review and request you to come back to the embassy for fingerprints. Now they took a full set of fingerprints and told her we will call you when we receive the clearance.
From my research I am led to believe that the visa will be issued when the clearance is received. How long will all this take? I have a heart condition, I have putting off treatment because of all of this. My wife is alone in India with our son. I lost so much business because of my extended stays in India. I just want my family here with me, I feel so empty inside everyday and to these immigration people it doesnt seem to matter what a family is going through. Please dont flame me for writing such a long post its just I needed to vent and I figured this was a good forum to do that.
I travelled to India probably about 11 times in the past year to see her. We got married in November and I researched the I-130 process and came back to stay with her for a month. In January we were able to file direct consular filing in dehli as I registered myself as a resident and we showed proof of some joint assets we have in India. Prior to our marriage we conceived a child. In february the case was forwarded to mumbai from dehli with the approved i-130. In March we received packet 3 sent everything back. In april we receive a letter for a may appointment. They have a strange requirement that you submit all supporting documents to the VFS office( courier company/document organizers) prior to the appointment date. We missed the VFS by one day and they would not accept our documents or honor our appoinment.
I forgot to mention our son was born in March. We were able to obtain us citizenship for him but that was a whole ordeal in itself. The appointment was rescheduled for June and we made sure we had everything in order. The VFS office would not accept the affidavit of support or my tax returns. They said that can be submitted at time of interview. So now we show up on time for the interview, they only allowed her inside the building. I left everything for her organized so she could submit the documents remaining. The clerk who asked her for the documents was not very nice, she was trying to belittle her. I had included an original and copy of the I-864 for her to hand over. The woman insisted neither one was an original. So she completes the interview and they give her a notice 221g saying that the case is pending. They asked for the I-864, tax returns (which were all there). So later that day we go back to the VFS office to submit the same documents.
About a week later we did not hear anything so I take the 2 hour long journey to go to the embassy. The man at the window say wait here a minute and comes back an hour later with her passport and a new 221g notice. This time they are asking for copies of my passport for 10 years and written statement from me documenting my travels. Also my W2 forms, meanwhile my tax returns clearly indicate I receive form 1099. So 2 days later I put everything together and go back to VFS and give all these documents. They tell me it should be 2 days. At that point I really needed to get back to NY my work is here and I have been losing alot of business because of all of this. 2 weeks pass and my wife receives a courier at home. They sent her the passport back (no visa) and a letter saying we completed our administrative review and request you to come back to the embassy for fingerprints. Now they took a full set of fingerprints and told her we will call you when we receive the clearance.
From my research I am led to believe that the visa will be issued when the clearance is received. How long will all this take? I have a heart condition, I have putting off treatment because of all of this. My wife is alone in India with our son. I lost so much business because of my extended stays in India. I just want my family here with me, I feel so empty inside everyday and to these immigration people it doesnt seem to matter what a family is going through. Please dont flame me for writing such a long post its just I needed to vent and I figured this was a good forum to do that.
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