A recent New York Times article linked to a USCIS Fraud Referral Sheet, a sort of a field officer’s guide to general and case-specific fraud indicators.
In the I-130 family-based context, listed fraud indicators include features that can be found in a great many marriages in America: “unusual cultural differences,” “low employment/financial status of petitioner,” and “divorce/new marriage dates close.”
Another listed fraud indicator is “short time between entry and marriage,” which is of course something parents and priests have longed warned against.
In a follow-up article, the Times listed sample marriage interview questions meant to ferret out fraud. Among the examples:
⇒ If you are standing at and facing your kitchen sink, where is the microwave oven?
⇒ Is your microwave stationary or does it have a revolving plate?
⇒ Do you have any tattoos? Where? What do they look like? What about your spouse?
⇒ If you are lying in bed, which side does your spouse sleep on?
⇒ How is your bedroom closet split up?
⇒ Where do you keep your clean underwear?
⇒ Do you and your spouse use birth control? What kind?
⇒ What was the last movie you went out to see together?
Although the Times readership generally comprises people who do well on tests, many readers who have written into the paper claim to have failed this one, and miserably. Some representative responses:
“My wife and I got eight answers wrong! We’re both American citizens who’ve been married 10 years. If one of us were an immigrant, he/she’d probably be on a boat right now.”
“My husband and I have been happily married for 38 years but I’m sure he couldn’t answer many of these questions. I’m going to start packing his bags.”
“I think that we met in December, On second thought maybe September, But now it appears After Sixty great years, The truth is I just don’t remember.”

If you disagree with this decision, you may appeal it by filing a completed Form EOIR-29, Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals from a Decision of a USCIS Officer. Although the appeal will be decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), you must send the Form EOIR-29 and all required documents, including the appropriate filing fee, to the [INSERT NAME OF DENYING OFFICE HERE] at the following address: [INSERT ADDRESS HERE]. The Form EOIR-29 must be received within 30 days from the date of this decision notice. The decision is final if your appeal is not filed within the time allowed.
If you wish to be represented on appeal, your attorney or accredited representative must submit Form EOIR-27 with Form EOIR-29.
If you or your attorney wishes to file a brief in support of your appeal, the brief must be received by the USCIS office where you filed your appeal either accompanying your appeal or no later than 30 days from the date of filing your appeal. After 30 days from the date of filing your appeal, your appeal will be sent for further processing, and any brief regarding your appeal will no longer be accepted by the USCIS office.

Please be aware that the receipt number listed on a receipt notice for Form I-751, Petition to Remove the Conditions of Residence is not the actual receipt number for that case. In fact, if the receipt number shown on the receipt notice for the I-751 is tracked through the USCIS online case status, an error message will appear. The correct receipt number for an I-751 is listed on the I-751 biometrics notice.  USCIS has been made aware of the problem, but not time frame has been given to correct this.