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116. No, this is more about reuniting with my wife and me trying to figure out why

Reply to Budi (Reply #114)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 01:32 PM

Oct 2021

the system is designed to keep families apart.

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I have a few questions for DUers about immigration, RE: You know what this is about [View all] AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 OP

I want answers underpants Oct 2021 #1

There are previous posts about this. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #11

Stagnating again. Again, all the DUer did was open the door AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #16

So sorry to hear that. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #98

One thing, there has been no rush to give undocs a pathway to citizenship. Just ask the undocs who joetheman Oct 2021 #59

I have not heard about a push to give undocumented immigrants anything except ASYLUM in this country secondwind Oct 2021 #2

If my wife seeked asylum, she would lose all ability to see her family again since her family AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #3

Undocumented and DACA don' t qualify for a green card at all treestar Oct 2021 #4

My wife was denied entry in February. Our marriage certification was deemed fraudulent AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #6

Therein lies your problem. Apparently the issue is with the Chinese officials, not US officials.... George II Oct 2021 #33

Huh? How do you get that? AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #37

Well done! Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #85

Explain yourself, please. The person I responded to said that the marriage certificate issued by.... George II Oct 2021 #87

What xenophobia comment? AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #91

I was responding to Voltaire2, who accused me of xenophobia. He jumped in 9 hours after.... George II Oct 2021 #102

I see you found a shovel. Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #105

What the absolute ..... are you talking about? Now you have TWO vague one-liners to explain. Please? George II Oct 2021 #106

Ridiculous treestar Oct 2021 #111

It's xenophobic to misread our own Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #136

You obviously didn't read either my post or the one I responded too. All you've done is drop in.... George II Oct 2021 #158

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Oct 2021 #123

To apply and to come up with the marriage certificate treestar Oct 2021 #35

What are you talking about? AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #38

you were complaining US spouses aren't cared about treestar Oct 2021 #67

My wife was denied because NVC thinks my marriage cert is fraudulent even though AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #72

Well you don't agree with their decision treestar Oct 2021 #110

NVC, CBP, and Consular decisions are 100%. There is NO appeal AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #130

Like I said many times before, I am not at the USCIS. I'm at the NVC AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #141

Not everyone joins-in or reads the thread in the exact order it was written... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #163

It would help if you actually knew what "fraudulent" means in this instance Spider Jerusalem Oct 2021 #128

Don't ask me. This was their communication to me AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #129

Can you not ask for clarification? BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #132

They just said it was fraudulent. There was no other explanation AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #134

Well, then all I can say is to tell the consulate that. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #137

Again, I did. So did she in China. All they said was they could provide another AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #138

There are two reasons they'd declare a marriage fraudulent. Spider Jerusalem Oct 2021 #142

To reply AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #144

Nobody said you were lying. I think that poster was theorizing about what... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #164

I don't know if you have Meowmee Oct 2021 #60

Lawyers only can help at the USCIS phase. I am at the NVC. Lawyers can't help AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #61

Ok sorry Meowmee Oct 2021 #62

They can help when the petition is sent back to USCIS treestar Oct 2021 #70

Again, I'm at the NVC phase. I'm passed the USCIS phase. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #73

But after a consulate denies a case, the consulate sends the treestar Oct 2021 #109

Consulate hasn't even gotten it yet. USCIS sends to NVC, NVC sends to consulate AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #146

The US issued a document and there's no record of that in a computer somewhere? mathematic Oct 2021 #96

NVC is a different area and that they can do nothing except reissue a document I already have AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #97

Yours is not the first such situation I've heard of. It's disgraceful, but... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #5

My wife and I have been together since 2011 and were married in 2014 AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #10

I didn't for a moment think you were. You are just caught in a... TreasonousBastard Oct 2021 #15

Limiting factors Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #7

May I ask if you think these are good answers? To me, it sounds like a symptom of psychopathy AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #14

i use what i know of the psychology factors using some principles of simulation learned in Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #26

Please don't think I attacked you in my reply AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #28

Have you contacted your congressperson? Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #8

If it weren't for a DUer that stepped in, not one did anything AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #13

You say no one has "picked up the fight" for you and your wife. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #9

Nationally, where are the broadcasts about this? AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #12

Okay. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #18

Stagnating again. The office is doing as little as possible AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #23

You have a lot of support here that you can/should harness and many sympathetic shoulders... hlthe2b Oct 2021 #17

If you read into that, it wasn't my intention. I also brought up J1, H1-B and student visas AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #20

All I can say is do what I do. . .dial numbers to news organizations and politicians until AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #21

Why solve a problem, when you can exploit the conflict it generates? Calista241 Oct 2021 #19

This I agree with. Why solve an issue when you can use it for fundraising? If you solve it, AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #22

+1 leftstreet Oct 2021 #24

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Celerity Oct 2021 #125

I can't hazard any specific explanation, but this article mentions some factors. I can say that my alwaysinasnit Oct 2021 #25

I know all this. Trump, Pandemic, Trump, Budget, Trump, Trump, Trump AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #30

I just saw a story here about 200,000 green cards going to waste this year. Wingus Dingus Oct 2021 #27

There's no cap on Immediate Relative Visa. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #32

No, can't be. Spouses of US citizens are not subject to quotas treestar Oct 2021 #68

I'll try to help WilmywoodNCparalegal Oct 2021 #29

To reply AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #31

#4 - there is a pathway. OP is on it. It is treestar Oct 2021 #71

Explain to me, if there is a pathway, why the CBP wouldn't let her in February with a valid visa AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #76

Not every case is granted treestar Oct 2021 #107

H-1B "easy" or not, depends on your perspective RandomNumbers Oct 2021 #78

Commander Spock said, "There are always alternatives." Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #34

Give me alternatives then. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #40

Expatriate status Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #44

Explain that. I had to come back here after 15 years in Asia due to COVID19 AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #45

Mexico, Chile, Japan have possibilities. i am in my 9th year overseas Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #56

She will still need a visa to come in and she has been denied entry once AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #55

Well, that's the strangest thing. Are you able to tell if this is an across-the-board problem... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #36

Laywers can only help at the USCIS level, not at the NVC level AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #39

Oh. Do you think that it's an universal discriminatory policy that's causing your difficulties? NurseJackie Oct 2021 #41

Trump started cold war w/ China, a bigoted immigration policy created in 1952 by two of the biggest AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #42

If you can show that others in an identical situation are also having the same problem... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #46

My district superintendent's wife was denied entry at Nogales even though she had an approved AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #48

A Chinese woman on my wife's plane had a valid H1-B visa to work for Microsoft AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #52

I wonder why. There must have been some reason for that. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #54

Because a visa is just an invitation to come. CBP can deny anyone at the border for any or no reason AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #77

So you think it's just random? Or are they targeting you and your wife for some reason? NurseJackie Oct 2021 #100

I asked you not to speak to me again. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #117

Sounds like the marriage certificate that at the root of this. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #43

Yes. That does seem like a logical analysis and conclusion. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #47

Lol, the last thing I am is logical. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #49

How? Get a new one? The one we have is VALID and REGISTERED with the US Consulate in Shanghai AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #51

Are they (authorities) asking for a new one, or a re-issued copy? NurseJackie Oct 2021 #53

Okay. . .it's been 16 months and I've done what is required AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #63

I don't think anyone is saying you've done anything wrong. We're on your side. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #64

Nobody is "putting it on your shoulders" ... rather than taking offense, I think you should... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #65

That is your perogative. If my being in my mental condition due to dealing with a non stop AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #66

It's a mistake to alienate and attack the people who would otherwise be natural allies... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #79

That's also no excuse to attack someone who is breaking down AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #80

Nobody is attacking you. But when people throw out ideas to HELP you... even if they're "off-target" NurseJackie Oct 2021 #81

Please leave me alone AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #82

You asked for help and people gave it. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #83

I'm speaking specifically to you. You. Please leave me alone AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #84

Here's a chart/table that shows the longest Green-Card wait times by country... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #99

Most people in this thread have been trying to HELP you, and you've lashed out at just about.... George II Oct 2021 #88

Because I have internet stalkers, I did say, when you asked to explain myself, that I would in AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #90

All we get is that the consulate thought it was fraudulent treestar Oct 2021 #69

My God. It was approved by the US Consulate in Shanghai and they still said it was AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #75

If it was approved by the consulate in Shanghai, perhaps contact them and ask what they suggest? BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #101

If they think the certificate is forged treestar Oct 2021 #108

I don't understand why he doesn't contact the consulate. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #112

Because I am no longer in China. And we did. Please look at replies earlier AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #115

But she's in China, right? BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #121

Marry again? So you are suggesting divorcing my wife? AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #118

Many couples marry "twice" without getting divorced to do so. My son married his husband here... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #120

Yes, I know people who've done this also. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #122

One of my favorite movies is "I Was a Male War-Bride" ... NurseJackie Oct 2021 #126

That is so funny! I'd forgotten about that movie. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #131

Immigration has always been weaponized as a political issue in the U.S.A... hunter Oct 2021 #57

student visas and H1 visas are $$$ money for someone. Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #74

EB-5 visas also. TexasTowelie Oct 2021 #86

will look up that scandal.. heard something about it Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #89

I posted several threads about it in the Vermont Group. TexasTowelie Oct 2021 #92

will do Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #95

first, report your stalkers to Admin and put them on IGNORE Skittles Oct 2021 #93

THe stalkers are not on DU. They are lurkers AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #94

So this is more about building a campaign case for immigration reform then? Budi Oct 2021 #114

No, this is more about reuniting with my wife and me trying to figure out why AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #116

Of course. Budi Oct 2021 #147

The advice goes against the INA and how it's enforced AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #150

Yes, I'm seeing the same. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #124

You have been beyong condescending. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #139

Best to put people on ignore if you don't want them on a thread where you asked for advice. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #140

Okay. bye. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #143

I'll add myself to those you've attacked for simply giving suggestions as you asked in your OP. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #145

Thanks. . Budi Oct 2021 #148

Quite a thread, huh? BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #149

Ok C'mon. That's a campaign speech now. WE GET IT. Budi Oct 2021 #151

You are beyond insulting telling me that I am using my wife as a campaign plank AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #152

Guess you're not getting an answer. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #153

Only conclusion left in the bag of possibile conclusions. Budi Oct 2021 #155

... BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #156

Under what circumstances did you get married? Generic Brad Oct 2021 #103

Jewish wedding in China after three years of dating AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #119

I wish you both the best of luck Generic Brad Oct 2021 #160

I think it's always difficult for spouses to come here JI7 Oct 2021 #104

I hope this all works out for the best. Captain Stern Oct 2021 #113

Contact every person on this list. Shake every 🌲 until fruit falls into your hand. Celerity Oct 2021 #127

Excellent. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #133

I am not at USCIS. I'm at the NVC AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #135

I know, but it is all under the same umbrella ☔☔☂️ Celerity Oct 2021 #159

No, the USCIS is in the DHS. NVC is in Dept of State. AZLD4Candidate Oct 2021 #161

Well, those people will surely have contacts in DoS. Celerity Oct 2021 #162

Well, you tried. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #154

Many of us did. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #157