If there's one thing that scares couples more than anything, it’s getting their CR1 immigrant
visa denied by the consular officer. The consular officer at the US Embassy has a lot of power
over your immigration case. But what happens if your case actually gets denied? What do
you do? Well, watch this video, and I'll tell you more. And welcome to our immigration channel
where we talk about everything immigration from immigration news, visa update, and important
immigration topics that you need to know to empower you in your immigration journey. My
name is Jacob Sapochnik. And I'm an immigration attorney located in San Diego, California.
And in this video, we'll talk about everything CR1 visas, immigrant visas, and what happens
when your visa is about to get denied, you get a notice of intent to deny or actually
get an actual denial. As you know, I've done quite a few videos about embassies reopening,
when are they going to be opening, the updates every month, and I keep doing those. But what
happens when eventually you get your appointment, and at that appointment, the consular officer
actually denies your visa. What do you do? Well, first of all, most of these denials
happen for a reason. And I'm going to go over some of the reasons in this video. So, make
sure you stick till the end. It's very important to know some of the recent denials that are
coming from a lot of these embassies for you to be prepared for how to overcome them. Remember,
there's a reason for every denial, and most denials can be overcome. So, don't stress
out. Remember, this is not the end of your immigration journey. So, first things first,
after receiving a denial of your CR1 visa, you will have one year to provide more documents
to try to overcome this denial. My recommendation is to try to respond to this. As soon as there
is a denial of that CR1 visa, make sure you provide them any additional documents within
30 days. If you don't provide any more documents within that one year, your case will close.
And you're going to have to start all over again. Filing the I-130, go through NVC, and
then the interview again. So, make sure that if you have more documents if you have sufficient
reasons to overcome the denial, make sure you act on it within the first 30, 60 days
after the issue that intent notice to deny. So, let's talk about the top reasons for CR1
Immigrant Visas’ reasons for denial. It's better to know about those reasons in advance,
so you can avoid making those mistakes in your own case. Remember, it's important to
think about those things in the early stages. When you put together your I-130 package,
the immigrant petition, from the early stage and what kind of evidence you put, and what
information you put on the forms to avoid any future denials. The number one reason
for CR1 immigrant visa denials is not meeting the income requirement for the affidavit of
support. The petitioner must show that they can financially support the immigrant by filling
out the I-864 affidavit of support, and they have to meet the poverty guidelines, 125%
of the poverty guidelines to be a qualified sponsor. If you don't meet the income requirements,
you have to find a co-sponsor, somebody that can co-sign the form as a co-sponsor that
has sufficient income. Once again, this is one of the most common reasons for visas to
get denied when people get to the end of the interview, and they still didn't meet the
income requirements, the consular officer has no choice but to deny the visa petition.
Number two, the second reason most of the CR1 cases get denied is that the consular
officer is now convinced that it's a bona fide marriage, there's not enough evidence
to support the fact that it's a real marriage for immigration purposes. So, they want to
see more joint documents together, maybe chat records if the couple is living in different
countries, more documents you can show that it's a real bonafide relationship by showing
the documents, pictures, keeping communication if you're living apart, the more you'll be
able to convince a consular officer that it's a real marriage. The third reason that most
of the CR1 cases get denied is that the consular officer finds you inadmissible to enter the
US. Some of these reasons that they find in the interview are previous overstay, overstayed
more than a year, subject to a three or 10-year bar that was not addressed before they interview,
falsely claiming US citizenship in the past, being accused of immigration fraud, or any
misrepresentation in the past, or any other reason that a consular officer determines
that you are inadmissible to the US. In the case that you determined to be admissible,
there are certain waivers. The most common waiver is an I-601 waiver. And we'll do a
separate video to address that waiver. So, what do you do if your CR1 is actually get
denied? It's very important to review the denial, first, with an attorney to make sure
that you understand the real reasons why it was denied. Sometimes, it's worth contacting
the post as well. In many cases, we are also able to use congressional assistance to allow
us to inquire with the case. But again, if you're deemed inadmissible, of course, a waiver
will be needed. And at that point, the consular officer will recommend a waiver, depending
on what the reason for denial if it's an inadmissibility, you can do a waiver. But if there are any
other reasons, you really have to consider whether you should refile everything from
the beginning or submit more evidence to the consulate if you feel that it's just a few
things that you can do to fix this to be able to get your visa within that one year. Hopefully,
this information was helpful. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions
about CR1 visa denials or if you're concerned about your case. Once again, don't forget
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