Requirements

[Dee002 1]

My husband may have to file a waiver 601. What are some main things I should know in doing so? When it comes to obviously filling it out, what to make sure I make known, certain documents, etc etc? To make them see that he is NOT a threat to enter the states? The charge was almost 4 years ago for smoking in a public place and officer marked it down as marijuana when it was tobacco wrapped in cigarette paper? Anyway, I know none of that matters so I’m thinking we’ll need to file a waiver. For those that have & were successful, please give me some insight. Anything helps. Thanks! 

[Used to be broken 143]

Advise you read as much as possible about the process and how to develop the narrative and evidence related to the hardship. Prove both sides why you cannot live there without the spouse and why  you cannot live in their country and why separation is extreme hardship ..not just the regular hardship anyone in separate living situations endures. The starting point is the government has rules, they universally enforce them on all of us so what hardship or unique circumstance arises from your   particular case and what makes that extreme......(Google hake hardship scale, not the same waiver type but the concept of developing the case is the same in terms of what you are proving in the hardship case) 

the evidence gathering will be largely your job but partner with a great attorney who specializes in

waivers to assemble , review , advise and slap a cover letter on that package for you.  

[Boiler 43,450]

Normally it will be a year monitoring not a I 601.

[Dee002 1]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

Normally it will be a year monitoring not a I 601.

Hello. Could you elaborate? Do you mean the random drug tests for a year and then even after a successful monitoring of negative drug tests , MAYBE it gets granted?

[Boiler 43,450]

I have not seen someone pass the year and fail.

[appleblossom 1,309]

7 hours ago, Boiler said:

I have not seen someone pass the year and fail.

There was a fairly recent one - 

 

[Boiler 43,450]

28 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

There was a fairly recent one - 

 

He stopped smoking in August, we figured that was enough time to pass the test at the end of November

[Used to be broken 143]

Believe an actual conviction is a different scenario than a positive drug test for THC.  

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https://jgoldlaw.com/blog/green-card-marijuana-possession/#:~:text=How to Apply for a,at the appropriate USCIS location.

above link from attorney office discusses waiver for marijuana possession