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Just a update to Adam Walsh act. Me and my wife's marriage is so wonderful. We went threw a long road and have moved past this whole immigration process and also gotten past the Adam Walsh Act that nearly broke us. For those petitioners out there that experience this type of case be patient and ready to support your case with allot of evidence.

Me and my wife now have three children together in the U.S. Everything is good in Vegas.

Please, what did you send to USCIS, please when was that conviction? (hope you don't mind) we are starting to refile, one of the lawyer said if recent conviction might be impossible but if long time ago and since then no more trouble, more chance to get approved. Thank you if you can share any experience or information. stressful !!

I appealed my case over a year ago and still nothing from them. I am 5+ years deep in this with an amazing attorney. I just can't believe this. Does anyone ever have any success?????

BIA appeal dismissed how about yours?

Thanks guys! We were under AWA too

Congratulations for the Approved!! please let us know how to overcome AWA , thank you for the hope !

My file has been there for over a year. I am 5 years deep in this process. SMH

I thought you are appealing?

I appealed my case, and my appeal was accepted, my case was remanded back to USCIS for further processing

could you please how long did it take send Appeal from to BIA> how long BIA approved your appeal and remanded it back to USCIS?

They claim that written letters from my wifes family, and my family, plus others in the community about my character isnt enough proof.

They claim that my psychological eval that was part of my probation, isnt enough evidence.

Over all they claim all of my proof, is not proof that i "pose no risk"

They say i havent submitted enough proof of rehabilitation of my behavior? (although i completed all my states requirements for probation)

Over all they claim i have no " concrete examples" of rehabilitation , I don't know at this point in my life what that would be?

I have 30 days to appeal =(

any update news about your appeal review? did they transfer your appeal to BIA?

hello, tel_raider. reading your last post, the 1st thing comes in mind, be patient. YOur case is going through the typical AWA senario. Now, cince they determined that your case falls under AWA, they will have to make a decision if HE is a theat to you. The good thing is, that so far your case was moving pretty fast. But now you are at a critical stage. You are also at the same stage I am. We sent all courrt capers and so on WITH our petition. At the interview, IO spent most of the time going through those papers with my husband and, apparently half of then were missing, so she was taking our copies, we had with us...

My interview was 5 months ago and IO said she will send us a request for what she thinks is a proff of my husband being not a threat to me (those papers are not a proff, they get IO an adea about what happened in your husbands past).

And the reason I went to this forum was to find out from those AWA petitioners who got approved, if they sent proff by themselve or they where waiting for USCIS sent a letter requesting it. Unfortunatelly none of those people reply.

They already accepted your petition, evaluated it and stated that it's under AWA. Thay can't deny you just because of it. But now there are decisions to make: wait for any kind of actions from USCIS, thinking, that eventually something going to happen and USCIS is a serious organisations and they will not have cases pending forever, or act yourself.

Act yourself, means to sent all proff you can. But here you have to be carefull, because AWA petitioner has only one attempt to prove he is not a threat. And, that is scary. You would think, that if you send not enough, USCIS would simply ask for more, but I'm afraid that they may simply deny, using that as a cause (like, well, you havent proved for us anything.... F..k you.).

Readung through forum, I have seen people proving themselve not a threat. What they sent is impressive. Yes, they did polypraph too. So, if you decide to act first, make sure you treat it seriously.

Otherwise, wait, live your life (they haven't deny your already, they will not too. With all that mess, they still need to state why thay are denying you. Just because your husband is AWA petitioner is not a reason. That is why USCIS changed their policy to NOT accept AWA petitions an a 1st place, because after accepting, things complicate. I thing, that is why AWA cases are on hold for such a time, because that is not that easy to deny, but they are undesirable for processing... Here I have to say that I saw a recent post of a guy who were denied. I really want to write him, I wonder what is stated in a reason for denial. In my denial it was "refusal to comply", when we missed deadline, but not AWA itself. It can't be!)

So, the worst what can happen it a LONG wait... And I mean LONG... You have your work permit and nurse licence. CONGRATULATIONS!!! I know, it's sounds hard but you will get used to a day going after day with no news... That's why, don't get crazy. You can do everything what a person with a green card can, and in a year if you have to, you can renew you work permit.

So, for now, I thing just wait. But it may make sence wait with perpose: save up money for expensive evaluations, work on gathering proff, get in touch with those who got approved! Consult your lawyer about if to send proff on your own.

Another thought PRO sending proff yourself is, that in USCIS guidelines states that the burden is on AWA petitioner to prove he is not a risk (crazy, even murders are assumed to be innosent untill proven guilty in court. And to prove theirs guilt is a prosecutor duty!). What is unclear for me is will we, you, somebody else ever see a request for that prove, or our cases are going to be pending for undefinite time?

That is a ? for your lawer, but I want to hear also from people who went through it!

Our lawyer recomends to wait, but my case is still differend then yours, because I have this courts hearing going on, and I saw that judges were unhappy to keep resetting them. So, may be that will make USCIS move. Otherwise, we have faith in law suits if we have to go through them. Lets say I got denied 2nd time (not yet ), then Master hearing on the 1st case will finally not reset, but held. On it individual hearing will be set and that is where we ARE GOING TO WIN IT!

Reading through forum, 90% of cases like ours are pending. That's why, with your lawyer help it may be a good idea to send proff of him not being a risk for you on your own.

So, don't act like the worst had happened. What state are you at? In my state I found a polygraph place for less then a 1000. Set a goal for 10 000 to save. With your work you can! Put yourself together and make it through interview! 10 000 Enough for all proff. More than enough. And hopefully in the end you will not need to spend it all on it on this #######!

I will keep your posted!

HI Everyone,

We just got the Intend for denial notice due to the AWA. I just can't believe this. We knew NOTHING about this.

Does ANYONE know of a good lawyer in Arizona that can help us with this. Finding a lawyer with any AWA experience is not working out.

We only have 75 days to prove that my husband is not a threat to me or our kids, even though I think the last 15 years that we have been together with no issues should be enough proof.

This is crazy. HELPPPP.

Pleas what's going on now? Did you find a lawyer in A?rizona? did you find any good criminal pshchologist in AZ? do you need a licensed polygraph examiner?

we are going to appeal just search a lawyer fron California... Please help if you some.

Filed in Feb 2008, denied in December 2011 - 3 months short of 4 years. My case had been denied for 8 month now, and the web site still shows "initial review", just like it had been showing for all 4 years.

Please what going on now did you appeal?

I originally filed July of 2009, still waiting on my appeal

we are going to appeal but why your got your appeal result so quick just around one month, what did they say?

Hi there we have same problem. we are just one month late about you, could you let us write to you directly?