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I petition for my wife.

My wife doesn't speak english.

So I filled out I130 and I485 forms for her.

we send the forms out months ago. Its in a rush.

Now we received interview notice. and we are preparing for the interview and reviewing the forms , we just realized that i didn't complete the preparer section as my wife did not prepare the forms herself. But my wife directly signed the forms on her behalf. I am really worry about that on the interview day , the officer will know that my wife doesn't speak english, but there is no preparer section on the forms. will the officer deny the case? really worry about it, its all my bad! can i explain that during the interview?

Hi, dont worry about it. i did the same with my husband who does not speak very much english and it never ever came up. when he had to show any evidence he wrote in spanish and i translated it on a separate piece of paper. but dont worry if for any reason it does come up then just be honest, she is with you, you guys basically did it together, you just wrote it for her. good luck!

Hi, yes if that is all they checked then just file that one for now. in very rare cases will they ask for the other waiver midway for some reason (but dont worry about that now, because it rarely happens) but if they dont ask for it now, just file the i-212 and send to the address per the instructions portion on the form. the site immigrate2us.net has a lot of helpful forums for waivers and timelines that may be useful to you also. good luck!

Hi, when she was denied the paper she received at the interview should say or be checked on if she can file a waiver and if so which one(s) she needs to file. also, the waivers are sent in to the lock box per the instructions on the form(s).

He left the early part of 2009, he took the voluntary departure instead of being deported, because on the letter he received Monday it says eligible after March 2019. I also wanted to know if I can submit the application for the waiver? What are your suggestions, with proper documentation of course to support the hardship

Hi, go over to immigrate2us.net join the forums there, they have a lot of examples of approved and denied waivers. Mine was about 320 pages long, it can be done as diy, but you have to take your time and present it well, front load with a lot of evidence. each waiver i think is different because not everyone has the same hardships, for example i have a disabled small child that will be machine dependent for most if all of her life and i live near one of the best children's hospitals in the country, which is her second home and i would never under any circumstance move away from there, but that's just an example of one of my personal hardships, another was my degree, and job skills being state specific, maybe transferable to another state in the US with proper certification, but useless if i try to use my degree/skills in another country. but there you can get a lot of good advice and templates. Good luck!

hi, when i submitted my waiver, i did not include the blue sheet, nor did they ever ask me for it, so you should be fine. good luck!

not sure what part of Pennsylvania you are in but try this service also http://cssphiladelphia.org/services/

catholic social services in Pennsylvania. they help with counseling, housing, immigration, etc. all for no income or low income. if you or child are in a bad situation, leave and call the police though.

My husband 1601 waiver was denied. I received it today. When the waiver is denied will my husband still get an appointment for an interview? Can someone answer my question. Thank you.

Hi, go over to immigrate2us.net page, they have forums for denied waivers and what to do next, whether you file the next one alone or they have a list of recommended attorneys that deal with waiver cases. good luck.

Hi, you may want to check out immigrate2us.net as they have tons of information on waivers and a list of excellent reputable attorneys that mainly specialize in waivers. good luck

Mexico is usually pretty quick and congratulations on the approval. go over to the immigrate2us.net site. they have tons more waiver forums and timelines i think you will find more info and people in the same boat as you over there. i used this site and the other and both are very helpful. good luck!!

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I was told via email on the topic of the i130 that I could translate documents if I know English and Spanish, which I do, but on the website it says I need to provide a document certifying that I am capable of doing so. Do you happen to know what this document is like or what I can put? (This wouldn't count as lying)

Hi,

With the documents i had to translate i just had an attached sheet with each that said, and to be on the safe side, i translated everything in Spanish, and my birth certificate that was in English to Spanish also.

i, ________________, hereby by certify that i am able to accurately translate the attached document from Spanish to English.

__(your signature)________________(Seal)

By:

________________________ a witness or notary sign also

By:

was he given the option to submit an i-601 also? does he have more than one re-entry?

Hi, my attorney sent our I-601 wavier on July 2,2015 but received our receipt date for July8,2015. I have been calling and checking the case status about every day now for the Nebraska Service Center but have not heard anything back! Is anyone else waiting to hear anything back for waivers sent in July like me???? I am anxiously waiting to hear that it is approved but have not yet….

there is no strict time frame to receive a decision. some take 3 months, some 1 yr. go over to immigrate2us.net they have tons of waiver timelines and other users in your same boat that can compare timelines with you. good luck!

go over to immigrate2us.net site they have more waiver forums with more people that are in the same boat as you that could better guide you and give good advice. good luck

I didnt contact NVC for a year, so we had to pay all over again. A week later it asked to fill out the form DS-260 this was about a month and a half ago-

Now, our paralegal is pissed saying that I shouldn't have done that because the I-601A WAIVER was just sent a few weeks ago and she says my husband might receive the interview appointment in Ciudad Juarez before even getting the waiver approved!!! DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!

I just received the receipt letter yesterday -on the waiver. Next will be the biomentric appointment locally- which we will have to wait until we receive it in the mail.

Everything is a mess. Can I contact NVC to hold our case so they know that the waiver is in process?

yes you can contact them and just let them know to not schedule the intervew yet due to the pending I601a.

my husband stayed at ibis hotel and said everything was in walking distance and if i remember correctly if you book a while in advance like three weeks or so they had a 20.00 a night special. he never complained. and said everything was really close.

just fyi, it took my husband about 2 1/2 months to receive his greencard after he arrived to the united states. we paid about 4 weeks before poe.

good thing you contacted them!! just wait for them to send you the list of what they need. i am not what the process is now. when i did the nvc process everything was by email, not sure if it still the same. however, i never had any issues with the reps at nvc helping me out always really nice. just get together the list of what they ask for. usually just civil documents, birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc. just have them ready. post any questions you will have. have your last couple years of taxes together also.

you may want to check with nvc yourself because Mexico is usually pretty quick to get an interview once your case is complete with NVC, they might still be missing documents or something.

Hello everyone

This is my first post, although I've been visiting this forum for several months now. I just opened this website's account and I haven't entered my timeline. I have a few questions and I'd like to give you a little story of my life:

Oct 1988 - arrived by plane to Los Angeles from Mexico with a visitor's visa

Nov 1988 - I went from Los Angeles to San Diego, I forgot to take the I-94 (don't ask me the reason, I kept it in the passport), on the way back, I was stopped at the checkpoint, taken out, I asked to please check their records, thinking they could log into the airport's system, I asked to speak with the Mexican consulate, the officer was very rude, he was trying to speak Spanish, and I didn't speak English at all, just French. They pressured me to sign my voluntary departure, cancelled my visa "without prejudice" and sent me by bus to Tijuana. I was just 21 Y/O, and naive, The friend I was visiting was out of town, and nobody else to help me. I stayed together with a group of other young guys that were deported. They were living in Los Angeles, so I thought it wouldn't be so bad to stay with them and cross back. I made it to Los Angeles and stayed until June/1990 learning English. I went back to Mexico, but we get used to the good things right away, and as soon as I landed, I wanted to come back.

My life in Mexico was easy for the most part, but I always felt discriminated for being gay, at school and work. I thought about going back to the consulate and explained what had happened, but I was told to just apply and mark on the form that I didn't have a visa before. I was young, no ties to the country, so I was denied. I applied 3 times in total.

Feeling that my personal and work life would be limited by the Mexican society, I decided to come to the US, I arrived to Los Angeles on Nov/1996, I entered without inspection. I met a wonderful person, we married as soon DOMA was down, on July/2013, I filed the I-130, I-601a, both approved, submitted the DS-260, my case is closed with the NVC and I'm just waiting for the interview appointment.

My lawyer told me that I will need to file the "traditional" I-601 after the interview, since the I-601a applies only for 1 entry and I have 2, and I also applied for a visa 3 times in 6 years, between 1990-1996, and unfortunately I found out too late that I could file for asylum for being gay.

I want to be prepared, I'm thinking about taking the 601 application ready so I can file it right after the interview. Do I need to file the I-212 also? The paralegal said that I could fill out the I-601 myself, since all the information can be transferred from the I-601a and just update the supporting documents. Do I need to bring anything else?

Thanx.

Hi, did you disclose all of this on your i601a when it was approved? what your attorney/paralegal is saying is strange. you may want to check out the site immigrate2us.net they are awesome with tons of waiver situations, but your multiple entries may be an issue. you may want to put this on the other site since they deal so much more with waivers over there, i would just hate for you to go to your interview and be stuck with a 5 year or 10 year ban before being able to file your i-601 if you need one.

you should be fine. my husband went to his interview and he said everyone is very nice and very helpful so he wasnt nervous or anything, he even forgot a document in the hotel room that the interviewer wanted to see and she was patient and let him go get it and bring it back.

Mexico does not usually ask for police certs unless one has a criminal record.

Although I've read that for the most part everyone's experience has been quiet...I'm still wondering most of information in regards to the medical and consulate say that they do accept credit/debit cards...does anyone know whether this is true?? I just don't like the thought of walking around with so much cash or having to leave it a the hotel

Hi yes they do accept debit card/credit card practicly everywhere there, and they also have tons of atms. my husband paid his medical with our debit card and there were no problems at all. everywhere he went (food, store, medical, etc.) they accepted his visa card with no issues.

ive read a bunch of threads and cant seem to find the answer. I know about the websites that translate the Birth certificates but instead of spending all that money id rather do it myself since im fluent in spanish and english.

My question is... im going to use excel to get a almost identical translation of birth certificate. But in doing so, id take up all the space on the front page. Can i put the Certification agreement stating im fluent on the back of the paper or does it have to be in the front. Read that it cant be on a separate paper.

Thanks

hi, not sure if this helps or confuses you even more, lol, but here goes. with my friend's application, i translated her documents as i am fluent and i certified it and had my signature notarized. her documents were accepted with no issues. with my husbands documents, i had laa (latin american association) translate his birth certificate, i think for only 20.00 and it was also accepted with no problems at all, so i think whichever works best for you and if your translation wasnt accepted, just get it done through a company for a small fee and re-submit it again. good luck.

Sponsor him if you still want to get married to him, the worst case scenario is that he would need a waiver approved before he enters the US, not the end of the world, though. Just make sure he doesnt do it again or then it will get complicated.

i now got in contact with my father and he said that he remembers me trying to enter the united states but doesn't remember if i did or not. he said if i did that those were throwbacks not deportation, any how what if i don't remember i did or if it wasn't me. what can i do? if i contact a lawyer what do i tell him my issue is? i am so stressed out and can't think clearly i'm trying to remember if i did in fact try to enter those years or not

it is consistency that counts and honesty. i think if the throwbacks were in fact deportations, you would not have gotten your i601 approved, most likely, so i wouldnt worry about that. that stuff usually gets cleared up with the waivers and/or visa interviews. just see what the letter says when it comes and if it is denied, then consult with a good atty. the issue is if you lied under oath, that is really bad. if you just said no and didnt correct him on the actual year you entered, that's different. for now, just wait for the letter, what's done is done, maybe try to look back at your waiver paperwork to see when you said you entered originally.