I cannot obtain a green card because of an immigration ban.

[svetbon 0]

Our family received approval for permanent residence under the EB-1A category.

It was later determined that the wife could not complete consular processing due to a three-year bar triggered by unlawful presence, which resulted from a technical issue related to a prior change of status filed while in the United States.

 

I understand that Form I-601 processing times can be very long, and I am trying to understand whether filing the waiver makes sense in our case, and whether there are applicants who have successfully filed Form I-601 without an attorney

[appleblossom 5,543]

9 minutes ago, svetbon said:

Our family received approval for permanent residence under the EB-1A category.

It was later determined that the wife could not complete consular processing due to a three-year bar triggered by unlawful presence, which resulted from a technical issue related to a prior change of status filed while in the United States.

 

I understand that Form I-601 processing times can be very long, and I am trying to understand whether filing the waiver makes sense in our case, and whether there are applicants who have successfully filed Form I-601 without an attorney

 

Your only options if you want to proceed and move to the US are for your wife to either wait out the ban, or get a waiver. Whether it makes sense to pursue the waiver or not depends, when is the ban due to end?

 

Plenty of people have filed I-601 without an attorney, VJ is a DIY site so I'm sure you'll find lot of hints and tips if you hunt around the forum.