help

[cici_ortiz 0]

hello,

here's my problem....

I think that when I was less then 10 I was unlawfully in the states, but Im not sure.

I know my parents had work permitts but i don't know if they came in with visas (or me for that case)

We moved to canada after living in the states and I know that when we lived there we had a legal stauts (we where not unlawfully in canada) which means that when we left the states we where not deported.

I know that if the case would be that my family and I had been the states illegaly it would not count becuase i was under 18?

ok , so on my k1 visa form it asked me t tell them if i had ever been in the states should i say yes? even though I dont remember the WAY i came in, with or with out visa? It also asks me to tell them the entry date and exsit date, what should i say if i don't know? and it also ask me to tell them if i was ever unlawfully in te states, if the im right about "they don't count an unlawfully stay if done someone did it when under the age of 18" should i say yes or no? is there anywhere i can find out this information about the stauts i had in the states? will this afect my chances to be with my fiance in the states? ps

***i can't get this information from my famly***

and another question Im living in mexico but i am a citizen of el salvador. Im here with a Fm3 visa marked a dependent of my parents (they work for a canadian company and are wait for there residentship from canada. is this going to affect me? Im turn 21 this year too so my stay in the states was about or more then ten years ago. please help

[GlobeHopperMama 95]

You're right that the time spent unlawfully in the US under 18 won't count against you. You do need to answer "yes" to this question if you think you might have been present illegally. Try to estimate the dates, even though you really don't know. Simply to make it clear it was at a very young age. And since you're not sure how you entered, to be safe you should probably put without visa.

None of this is going to hurt you much, and we already know that the consulate in Ciudad Juarez is much more understanding of illegal presence when it happens to young children. It's more dangerous to assume that you entered legally and then somehow have the consulate prove you wrong. They have been known to do this! I'd say to play it safe and assume the worst, and give very approximate dates. In the end, your chances shouldn't be hurt at all since it all happened at a young age!

[motu 6]

You can estimate the dates you were here and explain that you do not know your status as you were brought by your parents. I think you should be OK. On another point, why can't you ask your parents? They should be able to help you even if the relationship has soured - as it is they are the only parents you are going to have in this life, and you are going to be their child in this life no matter what. Good Luck

[cici_ortiz 0]

You can estimate the dates you were here and explain that you do not know your status as you were brought by your parents. I think you should be OK. On another point, why can't you ask your parents? They should be able to help you even if the relationship has soured - as it is they are the only parents you are going to have in this life, and you are going to be their child in this life no matter what. Good Luck

I did ask but they won't tell me.... they don't approve of my up coming marriage....I have to do this all by myself .. so thank you for post