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Wondering if anyone can help. The US Embassy in London has "completed" our 601 waiver application case as of April 3rd, but neither I or my husband have received anything in the mail to notify us of their decision. It has been over 1.5 weeks since they have made a decision, and the mail from London to Belfast is not typically that slow. Does anyone have any advice on where to go to get the decision? The US Embassy in London is basically impossible to contact. Please help!

Thanks for the response, Andrew!! So-- you submitted one single I601 form that had two boxes checked- the crime one and the immigration fraud one? And you were able to waive both things successfully due to the extreme hardship letter? Were your CIMTs over 15 years old?

I have a few questions for you, when you have a moment. And maybe this is out of your scope, but just wanted an opinion.

My husband’s criminal record has three items on it. Two are CIMTs that he was convicted for in Belfast over 12 years ago (purchasing stolen goods in the amount of 300 pounds, and tendering counterfeit money in the amount of 40 pounds...yep, only 40 pounds). The third crime does not fall under the definition of a CIMT- it is a criminal damage offense where he accidentally did some damage to the road/sidewalk with his truck (i.e., unintentional, so not a CIMT).

He also entered the US by plane several times (never overstayed), and checked the box NO, that he had never committed a crime of moral turpitude. So- we're dealing with 3 crimes (2 of which are CIMTs), and immigration fraud due to answering the moral turpitude question NO.

We have a detailed letter that an attorney wrote for us that provides compelling evidence and case law support that he did not intentionally commit immigration fraud by checking the box NO- because he does not know what the term “moral turpitude” is, and because in Belfast his offenses are considered “spent” as per the Rehabilitation Act of 1974, and because the crimes he committed did not result in incarceration and instead had very light consequences (e.g., $200 fine). So because he “did not willfully misrepresent a material fact or perpetrate fraud,” we feel that he is not guilty of immigration fraud. I mean, I know a lot of smart #### people, and none know what a turpitude is!

So my question is (and I know this is just your opinion, but just wanted to get another perspective)-- when I prepare the waiver packet, should I only address the two CIMTs? Or should I address the 2 CIMTs and the fraud? Or should I address everything- the 2 CIMTs, the one non-CIMT offense, and the immigration fraud? If I should address the immigration fraud also, I assume I would check two applicable boxes on the 601 waiver form- the CIMT box and the immigration fraud box. I guess I'm just not sure that I should check the immigration fraud box and address this in the waiver, since we have a thorough and compelling letter that states that he did not willfully misrep a material fact, and I feel like the waiver should only address intentional things.

Thanks again!~Alicia

Hi All,

I am in panic mode because I just got my husband's interview date from the London embassy, and it's 2 months sooner than I expected, and I only have 4 weeks to prepare a 601 waiver. I mean, I'm happy that it was so quick, but I wasn't expecting this. I have the following questions:

1. I already know that he is currently inadmissible to the US, so should I prepare the waiver prior to the interview date, and have the waiver completely ready when he goes into his interview?

2. I know that some embassies do not accept the 601 waiver at the interview, but does anyone know if the US Embassy in London does accept the 601 waiver form and supporting documents at the interview?

3. Why are the processing times so variable? Like, one recent poster in this thread had their waiver approved within 2 months, even though their embassy stated that they were "currently adjudicating petitions from 5 months ago." Maybe there is no rhyme or reason?

Thanks!~from an immigration newbie, Alicia