.............IO’s visit: Wifey is pretty naïve regarding the immigration process. She thought the IO’s were crazy when they asked to look around our bedroom. Leave alone going to our bedroom, my wife told them that it was unprofessional for them to pay us a visit without first making a courtesy phone call before hand.
I never bothered to discuss possible surprise visit with my wife since I was not expecting anything like it. If and when they return, they will be allowed to rummage through all my junk if they want to.
Were we prepared? No. I thought since our marriage is genuine, there was really nothing to worry about. This is where I went wrong. On hind sight, we were poorly prepared.
Previous marriages: Married three times within the past ten years.
First: I was married to a USC in 2000, but divorced after 3 months because she was too high maintenance. No AOS filed.
Second: Married to a non USC citizen in 2003. I have two boys with my second wife. She divorced me in 2007.
Third: Currently married to a USC. March, 2010.
AOS history:
In 2004, I filed for AOS as a religious worker. (Church Deacon). However, I had to abandon the AOS in 2005 because of funding cuts that resulted in the elimination of my paid position.
My interview last fall was pretty comprehensive. It lasted for 30 or 40 minutes. I was able to answer all questions. However, my wife stumbled on a few questions as I indicated in my initial posting.
We were interviewed separately and videotaped. IO was not happy that I have overstayed for over 10 years. At the end of the process, IO indicated that she approved my GC and that I should expect it in the mail in 2-3 wks.
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My wife is 37. I’m 36. We are both nurses, we both have two children each from previous relations and we both have a dark complexion.
During surprise visit, IO’s asked my wife if she knew that I own property. Wifey said yes, and explained to them that I helped my ex buy the house to help my boys gain access to great schools.
Looks messy!
Questions:
1. Should we expect a second visit?
2. Should we expect to be called for a second interview? Maybe stokes this time?
3. Was joint evidence presented adequate?
4. How do you see this playing out?
Needless to say, I’m a little stressed out about this whole thing, but then… (Huge understatement!)
Your thoughts…