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Asking a Govt official for a favor - bad idea?

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laulholley   28

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I am filing for an IR-1 visa for my husband and we are in the final NVC stage. I mailed in the AOS/IV packet last week.

I live with my husband and our children in his home country (and I am currently a stay at home parent with our littlest) so I am required to have a joint sponsor with a US income/residence. My grandparents (well my grandfather) are joint sponsors, and he makes well over the income requirement.

I will admit that the situation is a less than ideal - with me having to "prove intent to re-establish domicile" and not paying taxes for the last 2 years and needing a joint sponsor. But I have been very careful, checking all the boxes, proving (maybe over proving) everything. On to my question....

My grandparents are pretty well connected people, and they called in a favor to a government official. I don't want to say exactly who, but its someone who was an elected official in the federal government for a long time. I don't know exactly what was asked, or what will happen. I suppose at the very least he will call the NVC and inquire about our case. Its not really clear to me what else could happen.

My question is.... has anyone else here had this kind of help? How can this help (OR HURT) our case?

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millefleur   5,047

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It's not a big deal if you are a stay at home mom and are using a joint sponsor. Tons of people do that, what is the worry? Also, proving intent to re-establish domicile is quite run-of-the-mill as well. I don't see anything in your case that is out of the ordinary.

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Hypnos   6,576

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As long as you're not talking bribery (which is a crime in the US regardless of where exactly it takes place) then you're probably fine.

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laulholley   28

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As long as you're not talking bribery (which is a crime in the US regardless of where exactly it takes place) then you're probably fine.

NO no no no. Just asking a favor from a close friend. Like "hey could you look into this". If they had asked me, I would have told them not to. But whats done is done.

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US Citizen Filing for Spouse - Married since January 2009, 2 Children

IR1 Visa - US Citizen living abroad, not DCF, Re-establishing Domicile, Joint Sponsor

12.April.2016 Filed I-130

22.June.2016 NOA1 (they entered my address incorrectly, therefore was not delivered until JULY)

07.Sept.2016 I-130 approved

07.Oct.2017 NVC welcome letter received

10.Nov.2016 Complete DS-261

10.Nov.2016 Payed AOS/IV Bill

19.Nov.2016 Complete DS-260

26.Nov.2016 Mailed AOS/IV Packet to NVC

29.Nov.2016 AOS/IV Packet Delivered to NVC

01. Dec.2016 Scan Date
13.Jan.2017 Checklist for  I-864 pages 10-12 BLANK FORM PAGES
02.Feb.2017 2nd Scan Date

14.April.2017 Case Complete (CC at exactly 10 weeks)

04.May.2017 Interview date scheduled/received email from NVC

10.May.2017 Medical
01.June.2017 Interview - APPROVED!

 
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