AOS family based and communist party

[DMVapplicant 0]

Hello all,

looking for some advice on what to put in my application for spouse-sponsored aos from h1b to green card. I am from Spain and I am a member of the spanish communist party. Obviously, this party is not really looking to replace spain's current political regime with a stalin-type dictatorship but one of the questions on the I-485 is directly related to memberships like mine.

My question is basically to know if there could be a negative impact on my application and how best to mitigate it. Once again, i don't intend to overthrow the US government and go against the us constitution but i don't want to lie on these application papers.

Thanks all

[Hypnos 6,576]

Expect it to come up at your interview. Have good explanations ready for why you are a member of such an organisation, although brief googling around seems to reveal it as more of a mainstream political party in Spain these days, and not aligned with overthrowing governments by force any longer.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

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[Pitaya 2,576]

Take a look at this link that refers to the INA and Communist Party membership: https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-9847.html

[Dirty harry 25]

Hello all,

looking for some advice on what to put in my application for spouse-sponsored aos from h1b to green card. I am from Spain and I am a member of the spanish communist party. Obviously, this party is not really looking to replace spain's current political regime with a stalin-type dictatorship but one of the questions on the I-485 is directly related to memberships like mine.

My question is basically to know if there could be a negative impact on my application and how best to mitigate it. Once again, i don't intend to overthrow the US government and go against the us constitution but i don't want to lie on these application papers.

Thanks all

We were dealing with a similar situation. .While being a member or former member of a communist party excludes a person from immigration here,There are a ton of exemptions.Google " immigration communist party affiliation exemptions" read which ones apply to you, and include it in a letter with you AOS packet.

Harry

[DMVapplicant 0]

thx everyone
I'll write a letter explaining the mainstream aspect and hope for the best

[Pitaya 2,576]

I hope that works for you. Folks going through the US consulate in Guangzhou that have or had affiliation with the (Chinese) Communist Party generally have a tough road to go. They are often placed in AP for extended periods of time, while further investigation are conducted. Here is a thread from last year that was posted in the China Regional Forum: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/566413-chinese-communist-party-affiliation/ . The US government still considers CP membership a serious matter when it comes to immigration. Though a review of the DOS current emphasis on foreign terrorist organizations has decidedly different tone: http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2014/239413.htm

You have received good advice about being prepared with good explanations, and hope for the best.

Good luck on your immigration journey.