joeusef

what have you filed so far? you said "the last time i went to court...." how many times have you been to court?

I have filed my i485 and i130. I have gone to court three times.

The first time requested more time to find proper representation.

The second time showed proof of marriage then the judge had questions about a past conviction ( if it was deportable or not). ASked us to bring more documents from criminal court

The third time, I submitted all documents with more details on the conviction and all parties agreed that it was not a deportable offense. Then we requested for release from court but the Trial attorney said that we still had to file an i212. The judge then proceeded to say that as long as my I130 was approved that i could file an i212 and not have to come back to court. My lawyer never did that and asked me for more $ last minute..

Hi,

I am currently married to a US citizen and in deporation proceedings with a court date on july 29th. i am living in the USA. I had a lawyer representing me but two weeks prior to my court date he asked me for an additional $5000 to file my waiver which i don't have so i decided to go proper and file it myself.

The reason i am in deportation proceedings is because i had overstayed my visa 9 years ago. The last time i went to court, the judge said that so long as my I-130 was approved, to file an i-212 waiver to get dismissed from court and move forward with my i485 application.

1- Do you think it is doable for me to just file the i212 waiver myself since from what i understand i won't really need to be going back to court as long as i file it.

2- One attorney i consulted with said that my waiver is based on a hardship and that i might be able to file a "skeletal filing" at this point and then submit supporting documents, statements..... I am not really familiar with this process so i guess any information that i can get would be extremely helpful.

This whole process has cost me more than 20k so far and i don't have the cash to pay for more lawyers that will screw me over so my only choice is to move forward with it myself. If Anyone has gone through the same thing or has information about the process please share as much information as possible!

Thank you