Extreme hardships?

[san diego 407]

Lithuania is integrated in EU, so a lot of companies need english speakers, I am sure.

[san diego 407]

If I was you, even if you get co-sponsor, you need to get a legal job. The reason is that if you are not in school and do not have a legal job you may get your visa denied because they may suspect visa fraud. Thus I would recommend, if you decide to go co-sponsor route, get a legal job, even if under poverty line.

[JaysonValentina 0]

Good news bro i will talk it over with her if its a possibility for me to stay in her cramped place or with some friendly strangers who won't kill me perhaps. I think it would be a nice expirience if possible

[san diego 407]

OP, I think the best advice so far here was given by Casprd. I recommend following his advice.

[JaysonValentina 0]

I will try in the mean time to get a legalized job, i dont know why its so hard im not an illegal i dont look illegal although i can when my mustash grows out, and have been a us born citizen all my life i know office to some extent and went to school and gratuated as a therapist.

[JaysonValentina 0]

I will listen to advice given by caspard thanks. You all should become k1 visa consultationist for the embassy

[bigdog 376]

I live in the usa im a citizen and want to bring my fiancee from lithuania here to get married we dont have proof we met 2 years ago because my mom is very sick with severe lupus so i need to attend to her needs and help her also my dad has gotten operated in his leg so he needs my help to. As well as traveling to my fiancee country would be a hardship for me because i could loose a new job im probably getting, her being far has. As well brought ne depression, she wants to come here to stay with me and help out anyway she can.

Can this be used as a case for extreme hardship? Also i dont know if it help adding it in there but we dont wana have sex before marraige due to reliogious reasons and we're afraid it would happen if we met since we're in our 20s and have raging hormones.

Forget the waiver no hardship, go meet her and have a good time.

[b & q 35]

It just feels so impossible sometimes. You have this person you care about who you want to be with, but theres all these things that make it so hard to be with that person...(sigh)

I guess the reason im negative is because ive had bad fortune my whole life. I always try to help do whats right but always get kicked in the face, so i feel every attempt i will make for happiness will end bad.i just want to be happy and help the one i love for life.

Dude, no wonder you always have "bad luck". You come across as someone who gives up easily. If you really really wanted to meet her then you could. Everyone on this forum did just that and some of them were in much worse situations than you. Stop trying to play the pity card, man up (how old are you? Seriously, you sound really young and immature) and go meet her. You really do NOT want to marry someone you haven't met within the last 2 years anyway, trust me... the odds that it will be successful just aren't very good.

Stop crying and either go see her or don't... if you don't go see her its not because of bad luck, its because you just didn't want to enough.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I will talk about these steps with her tomorrow. I think the moving to lithuania for a year could maybe be done As well if its easier, but i doubt i will ever be able to get a job there not speaking the language but i will talk to her tomorrow.

Now I'm confused. First, you said you wanted to ask for a hardship waiver of the two year meeting requirement based on the fact that you have to stay in the US and take care of your parents. Then you said your annual income is $15K, which is barely enough to support one person in rural West Virginia, much less two sick parents. Now you say you can possibly move to Lithuania for a year, presumably leaving your parents to fend for themselves.

If you can leave your parents for a year then you don't need a hardship waiver.

What the new member "richardjerome22" said about co-sponsors here is generally correct. What he said about not needing to save any money is hogwash. A co-sponsor (more properly called a "joint sponsor") will help you meet the financial requirements for the "public charge" determination at the consulate and with USCIS. All they need to do is sign the affidavit of support and provide their financial records to prove they meet the minimum requirements to sponsor an immigrant. However, signing a form won't pay for the petition fee, the medical fees, the visa fees, or the adjustment of status fees. It also won't pay for the airline tickets, or any other expenses related to traveling in either direction. Unless your joint sponsor is extremely magnanimous, you've got some substantial out-of-pocket expenses to look forward to. A joint sponsor will only help you get around the minimum income requirements.

If you decide to get married first and file for a spousal visa then it will cost less than a K1, but you'll still need at least $5K or so for everything, including airline tickets.

[JaysonValentina 0]

Well my mom does need my help alot since she cannot lift heavy things and grocerys, its a hard situation because i feel bad for her, i dont want her needing my help and im not there so i will maybe have to see if my neighbors can check up on her. I thought i could use that to not have to travel but if i cant then i cant, and The truth being realisticly is her condition won't change i have to live with it and not weep away, since it doesnt help either of us. i will need talk to her as well about it to see what we'll end up doing. As for the k1 fee and other fees im ok and can pay them its just the bare minimum requirement id need a sponsor. And im still debating of whether to stay in her country and then file for spousal to bring her here with me or to visit her for 2 weeks so she can present proof and then do the k1.

Edited July 22, 2011 by JaysonValentina

[LucyLovesRicky 0]

If he doesn't have tax returns, he doesn't have tax returns, he doesn't have to have them, I didn't,and I also had a co-sponsor, my income was considered zero with their approval because it was so little. And another point it doesn't have to be 10 years for the co-sponsor to be on the hook, if she applies for citizenship after 3 ( might be 3 1/2 years, not sure) years of marriage. I was told this by USCIS.

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Oh thanks i was understanding it wrong, if i am to go to spain with some family to meet her, i will stay for about 2 weeks. Maybe file after our trip. I would like to be present for her interview, but im not sure if it will be smart of me to spend on going there for the interview, round trip ticket is around 2,300 dollars. I'll have her call the embassy to ask about the interviewing. And hey for her fees, like her drug test and green card can i pay for them from here in the usa for her? And for green card do i get that as soon as she comes in the usa or can some of the things wait a little. and can something be worked out to pay a certain percent monthly? Like say 50 dollars a month.

I don't know whether it is funny or sad that you think that the immigration process can be "worked out" to pay monthly. You really ought to to read the guides and become knowledgeable on the subject. This process is not easy, it is long, and is definitely expensive. You may not want to start it until you are fully aware of what you would have to file and do and get an idea of the expenses. Also, do you make enough money to petition her? You need to at least meet the poverty guidelines and, as you make it sound in your previous posts, you do not have a job yet and it does not sound as though your parents would be able to co-sponsor your fiancee to help you out.

Best wishes!

[thelastpetitioner 218]

Guys stop putting him down with negatives we're all human, if he doesn't have enough and really wants this lets give him advice of what he can do and help him, there's economic crises you can't expect a guy to make more of nothing. im guessing he pays for rent and what not to, put yourself in his shoes. and i say if your girl friend is doing worse financially in her country then you are...then by all means bring her using a co sponsor or 2 but save about 4000 bucks for fees and paper work. you got a good heart man! Not many people can see it but i can. Hope the best for you. and try getting information from people who can relate to you more or else your just going to just get depressed and kill yourself and we don't want that. take care

youre almost as stupid as they come if you think he will get any less ###### than already is at the interview.the guy has never met the girl,he doesnt have enough money to start the petition,let alone support her or go see her,and doesnt understand the process to begin with.

this is the funniest post i have seen on here since forever.

OP,youn might not need an income to start the petition,but i doubt any sponsor would agree to pay for you to go meet her.get a job

[JaysonValentina 0]

I have money to go meet her and to pay the fees. I know what i must do now thanks to the help of many on here.

[Ready to do it 101]

Hmm... I'm glad you said "I will be making..." Don't start that job!!! If you do, you will be guilty of aiding and abetting the alleged crime of tax evasion. That would be a hot topic at the interview should you use that as a reason for not providing a tax return.

Thanks guys i was little nervous for i will be making around less then 15k a year and my new job is pay under the table the boss wants to evade taxes. But i may get a new one after it since it will be temporary, i will have enough to pay for the fees. Im just relying on co sponsoring more for the forms. But thanks for letting me know i can use the sponsors alot richardjerome yeah its hard for many to find jobs even with degrees and all.