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I never said I want sympathy nor did I ask for it. One person simply commented on my PTSD, and now it has become the main topic for everyone else commenting. Trust me if I could ignore or block someone so I dont have read their post (therefor ending this discussion) I would.
I never said I had a consistent job. I said I WAS working with my Dad while he was out, but now I am working elsewhere, where I cannot expect to be needed and have a permanent job. And that a better paying job with benefits are out of the question. Do not put words in my mouth.
And it's my personality that I am truthful. If someone (a health supervisor etc...) were to come to a place and ask the employer about their employees background, then I rather be honest and prepared. Or to have my next employer call them about me and learn that I wasn't completely honest. You do your way of things, I do mine my way.
YET AGAIN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ME AND NOT MY DAD!!! I could careless how you came here or when. Your case is not the same as ours or the next person. EVERYONE of us has to deal with the system and lawyers that aren't working with you when you need them.
I'm sorry, but if your just gonna repeat what others have said (get a job, get therapy, I have PTSD as well etc...) then please don't bother. But it's the Internet, you may continue dragging the dead horse.
Don't be arrogant. That gets you nowhere on this site and in the world, period.
You, my friend, started this thread, shared your story (which has strange parts to say the least - 4 years jail for hair pulling), you asked for advice.
I do you a favor and make this my last reply. You tell us not to talk about your dad and not you. But you and your mom's situation has a LOT to do with your dad' chances of staying. So talking about your PTSD and depression is not off topic as you think. To get your dad back, you and your mom have to prove that without your dad you two would go through extreme hardship. Not to us, but to people in the legal system, who are more skeptical and brutal than us. But that won't work. You are an adult. PTSD and depression is not an excuse. Your mom's emotional distress and health problems are not an excuse either. You have to get yourself together and support your mom.
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Thank you Eric & Idalia, you seem to understand how I feel.
I just had to leave on a last (for now) note:
My Mom and I are US Citizens. The first thing that my Mom did was try to sponsor my Dad while he was in jail. It didn't work out.
For those who are saying get a job. I do have a job. I just don't have a permanent job, where I can expect to be needed tomorrow or the next day, or the day after so forth, or a job where I get full benefits and can file taxes and stuff. I have completely been honest about my PTSD and Depression, and I never got any calls back regarding my applications. I've even applied to McDonald's. I don't even get paid the minimum $9 wage in California. I get $7 an hour. I do not see the need to hide my "personal demons" from my employer(s), because I don't want it to effect me in future. All in all, I am currently making $336+ a week. Working 6 days a week, sometimes here, sometimes there, but that is what people are willing to pay me. Sure if I could not tell my employers about my Depression, then maybe I would get much more and benefits and a better job then cleaning other people's messes.
And whoever said "I work 40 hours a week" well, my Mom works 40 hours a week, and makes $360 a week, $18,720 a year MINUS the expenses. She is a CNA, her weekends are spent doing paperworks at home and now chasing after our lawyer. She has to wipe people's butt that cannot wipe themselves. My Sunday's are spent looking for someone who is willing to pay me atleast $5 to clean their yard. If not, then I spend my Sunday researching about better career; Police Officer, Therapist for Children, CNA, managing a Poultry Farm etc.... So you see I don't just sit here and talk about how difficult life is, I know and am living through the difficulties. Comparing your situation with mine, or my mother's, or mine with yours, does not matter at all. Each indivitual have different needs and struggles in life. Sure lets say everyone one of us who commented on this thread have PTSD and depression, but that doesn't mean my (or yours) is comparable.
Now if I may be excused, I am reading success stories on here about i212 & i601. Talking about what I do or should do as a living is not why I joined or created this thread. This has easily went off topic. I'll repeat myself ones again, I'm here to find out what are the possible paperworks need to be filled out from what I've shared so far, which I think (unoffically) would be i212 & i601.
Your story keeps changing. Now you say you have a job? People told you to get one because all you talked about is what your mother earns a year and you kept repeating that you have PTSD like it was something that makes people unable to work.
Why are you being "honest" about your PTSD if you clearly see that it completely holds you back from getting a better paying job? Have common sense. Of course no one wants to hire someone who keeps talking about his severe depression and PTSD. A lot of people are going through extremely stressful periods in life, you are not the only one, trust me.
Face the facts. Your dad has been illegaly in the United States for 15 years and went to jail for 4 years for a serious crime (domestic violence). I'm sure that you don't like all the answers you get on this forum. But you also have to understand that the vast majority of us came here AND stay here legally (investing thousands of dollars, time, effort, tears). Don't expect sympathy from everyone.
1. You KNOW you can't get a good paying job if you mention your mental disorder in your applications, yet you STILL do it. Your answer: "You don't want it to effect you in the future". How would it effect you seriously?
2. You KNOW you have PTSD yet you don't want to get it treated with medications. Your answer: Because you don't believe in medications.
DECIDE what you want. Be a victim and feel sorry for yourself OR get yourself together and face challenges in life like an adult. The choice is yours.
Get your PTSD treated. Get loans. Go to college. Follow your passion (I'm sure you have some talents). Take your life into your hands. Make something out of yourself. All you can do now is to support your mom financially, mentally, physically and emotionally. You can get through this - but you have to want it.
Good luck to you!
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I was trying to make a point by saying, you cannot simply go back to a place and have the success as you originally had. In other words, if my Dad were to be deported to Fiji, he wouldn't have a place to live. He wouldn't have a job, and he wouldn't have a means to provide for himself in a "new" environment. It's been 15 years. What can he possibly have there, while his wife and son is here in America?
Even wild animals aren't wild after being in captivity for so long. Sure, you can release them back to the wild, but what is the guarantee of its survival and success of reintroduction into the environment they have long forgotten?
Rules are rules for a reason. It is way too late for your father to make things right after a 15 year overstay (illegal presence) and a domestic violence felony (4 years in jail). Think about it.
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Even more impressive that I thought:
False Asylum Claim
Multiple marriages seeking a GC
Even Mother abuses her visitor visa and stays and adjusts.
Presumably last wife was not playing ball so smacks in a VAWA and we all know how legitimate many of those are.
And Nigerian, sometimes you can not make it up!
I was going to suggest a troll as he hits so many bases, sadly I think the story is true.
Yeah this dude played the system in so many ways. I honestly wish these kind of people would be deported and banned for a lifetime or two.
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i got this letter dated April 22 2015. I get a negative decision on AOS.
Reasons for Denial
1. 10 year bar-- This make me inadmissible under INA 212(a)(9)©. You also did obtain consent to reapply for admission after removal period specific in the above.
INA 212(a)(9)(A) and © and 245(a)(2). INA 212(a)(9)(A)(ii)(II)--> Bar and entering under removal respectively.
2. They said that I didn't have a valid birth certificate
3. I have not established my ID because I was EWI. Do you think my 82 year old can help me on the Birth certificate as ID she is visiting now?
She did an affidavit in 2007 which turns out to be of different date mistaken by one date of the last affidavit she sent. USCIS is using that against me.
4. They also cited INA 212(a)(2)(A)--Yes it was felony which happened in 1996. I pleaded after 6 months (under a year and max was 5yr) and probation didn't go to prison.
They pulled all my record civil and criminal. They even went as far as school records and court records. How can I jump this hurdles? I hope someone can help me out here on how to go about this issues.
You sneaked through the border, stayed illegally, don't have proper documentation, have a crimanal history, filed for VAWA (falsely or not, who knows), AND you want a green card? Haha.
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Judging from the forum location, a K1.
The forum location means nothing. Turns out, the OP is adjusting from B2 and posted in the wrong sub forum. A lot of people confuse marriage based AOS with "Family based visas" that's why it is good to ask what visa they are adjustng from.
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It's taking forever to get a decision. We had our interview in late February and still noting. I had a infopaas appointment and he didn't tell me anything I needed to know. Just said they are about 300,000 green cards being sent out at the moment.
Sorry guys, I'm getting around to setting all my timeline soon.
What visa are you adjusting from?
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You have no choice but to send everything you have, even if it is only a few things. Good luck!
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I didn't do adjustment of status, and I had my job for a long time. Pay stubs are good proof
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That is what I was saying too. They are good proof.
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So we received an RFE for our AOS today which states the following:
"Submit all supporting tax documenttions (W-2s, 1099s Form 255 and all supporting tax schedules) submitted to the Internal Revenue Service for the most recent tax year"
With our original packet we included all his W2s but none of these reflect his new income, for a job he started in January (2015), so for the tax year 2014 he was not over the income threshold. As none of these things show his new income, I don't understand how this will help
It also says:
"Based on the document submitted with Form I-864 the income did not meet 125% of the poverty guideline for the household size"
We included an employer letter for his new job which clearly states he earns above 125% of the poverty guideline. What else can we do to demonstrate this since he only started the job in January?
Please help!
Did you include paychecks/paystubs in the AOS package? That's another proof of current income.
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My wife is from Uzbekistan and she has her diploma from medical college in Uzbekistan. Her diploma is on nursing. She came to USA via K1 and now she is a permanent resident in USA. She wants to work as Nurse here in USA. Can she transfer her credits or maybe get her diploma re-evaluated here so she has to take less courses here in states? Does anyone have any information on where we should go to talk about this?
In other words does she has to start all over again. Can she at least get some credits from universities in USA since she has a lot of work experience back in Uzbekistan.
There are ways to transfer her diploma, so she doesn't have to start all over again.
Check out this site, it might be very useful: https://ece.org (Educational Credential Evaluators)
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Hey guys:
Let's start a thread envolving all March 2015 fillers and keep ourselves updated? Please post any news and which Service center you've been sent to
WIsh a speed and smooth journey for everyone!
NOA1: March 27 2015
USCIS Center: CSC
--> I've looked for a similar threads but I couldn't find it. Please, if anybody else have started one for March 2015 fillers, the moderator can fell confortable to tell me and extinguish this one
The March 2015 IR-1/CR-1 filers already have a thread: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/538988-march-2015-ir-1cr-1-filers/
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As I tell you before, this is my second time I received the RFE from TSC.
Today my husband received an hardcopy which tells us to send them the proof that my husband is an USC.
Omg I have no words to say about TSC anymore.
My husband sent his passport in the I-130 package already. His passport can't prove that he is an USC?
A member of this forum said to me that when the TSC run out of time they just send a RFE asking for anything so they can reset the clock.
Now I can believe it's right and I feel like they are playing on us.
And I have a question: "What should I do now?".
Should I call them tomorrow to solve the problem or I have to send my husband's passport again and WAIT FOR 2 MONTHS AGAIN?
It's so good that my case has been in TSC for 8 months til now =.="
Send your husband's birth certificate (or his naturalization certificate if he is a naturalized US citizen). That is another proof of US citizenship.
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It is hard to imagine that this is a bonafide marriage.
The whole story seems highly suspicious. Got married last week, but OP is already trying to figure out how to adjust status by himself, which is, by the way, impossible. And the blackmailing thing... smells like immigration fraud.
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1. Thank you.
2. Is an interpreter provided by the embassy/consulate? I would like to attend the interview--but why is it recommended if it is not necessary (from what I've read)?
3. Yes, I speak Portuguese. How else would we communicate? Our relationship language is Portuguese--and always will be. That's not what I am worried about. My concern is his complete understanding of all the documents if I am not there with him.
4. Certified translations: what do you mean exactly? How does one get this?
5. Just google what...police certificates? My fiancé has just lived in one country. Is one police certificate required per country or is it for different municipalities based on where my fiancé has lived in his country?
And you're right--we will start getting these documents together now, including translations. Thanks!
6. And the instructions are all in English, correct? Do they assume that Americans can only be in relationships with people that already speak English?!?
Thanks again--you've been very helpful. Feel free to offer more if you'd like! (And wrote some more clarifying questions...haha!)
I would gladly help more, but unfortunately I have no idea at all how to obtain certified translations of the required documents (for example beneficiary's birth certificate) in Brazil, since it is very country specific. Same for the police certificate. By saying just google it, I meant to say that you could google how to get a police certificate in Brazil. As for helping your fiance understanding the embassy instructions, he could scan the papers the embassy sends him and email them to you and you could translate them to Portuguese and explain everything to him.
Good luck!
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Also, here is something else I found.
Brazil specific K1 guide:
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have you ever had a look at the South America subforum?
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/96-mexico-latin-south-america/
Hope it helps.
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OK--there is lot of information on here (and other sites). There is so much information about initial filling as well as a lot information concerning the process once a fiance arrives in the U.S.
However, there is not much information about the middle/end steps that take place in the beneficiary's home country! Please help.
I appreciat anyone that can offer commentary or insight in the following areas:
1. Is the information/documentation sent by the embassy to my fiance in English or in the home country language?
2. Does anyone have any experience with how to handle a situation where their fiance is learning English and speaks/understands at a low-intermediate level?
3. Does anyone have any experience with living apart from their fiance and the fiance has gone through most of the process alone? What about language issues involving the information from the Embassy, etc.?
4. I read somewhere that all documents/information sent back to the Embassy must be translated to English? Is this complicated? How do people go about handling this?
5. I also read somewhere about police certificates for all areas my fiance has lived since he was 16. This sounds very complicated. How do people go about handling this?
6. How are particular are the consulates/embassies with the beneficiary home country documentation?
Again...help! Thanks.
1. English.
2. Most US embassy websites are bilingual: English and the given country's native language. Your fiance can use an interpreter at the interview. However, it is advisable that the petitioner attends the interview as well, especially if the beneficiary's English is poor.
3. Most couples obviously live apart during the K1 process, the petitioner is in the US and the beneficiary is in his/her home country. It is up to you how you solve the language problems. Do you even speak the beneficiary's native language? If not, then it could be a red flag to the embassy, they might will be wondering how did you two establish a relationship without even speaking a common language fluently?
4. Yes, everything must be translated to English. Most people use certified translations.
5. Just Google it. It is better to start obtaining those papers as soon as you can, if the beneficiary lived in more countries.
6. Once your case arrives to the US embassy of the beneficiary's country, the embassy will mail an instruction package to the beneficiary. The instructions are very specific and clear and obviously vary from country to country
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OK--there is lot of information on here (and other sites). There is so much information about initial filling as well as a lot information concerning the process once a fiance arrives in the U.S.
However, there is not much information about the middle/end steps that take place in the beneficiary's home country! Please help.
I appreciat anyone that can offer commentary or insight in the following areas:
1. Is the information/documentation sent by the embassy to my fiance in English or in the home country language?
2. Does anyone have any experience with how to handle a situation where their fiance is learning English and speaks/understands at a low-intermediate level?
3. Does anyone have any experience with living apart from their fiance and the fiance has gone through most of the process alone? What about language issues involving the information from the Embassy, etc.?
4. I read somewhere that all documents/information sent back to the Embassy must be translated to English? Is this complicated? How do people go about handling this?
5. I also read somewhere about police certificates for all areas my fiance has lived since he was 16. This sounds very complicated. How do people go about handling this?
6. How are particular are the consulates/embassies with the beneficiary home country documentation?
Again...help! Thanks.
What country is the beneficiary from? I'm sure that members from that country can answer your specific questions.
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I would like to see if anyone could share their story if they have this situation. Denied K-1 Visa in Ghana and then married and filed CR-1......has anyone done this on here that is willing to share with me what was the outcome? I was never given the reason for our K-1 denial and we married on the same visit as the denial (at second interview). It was my third visit, but my wife believes that the issue the CO had was the length of my visits.....Only one week? She said the woman shouted at her several times at the first interview. That was my third visit and I have booked my tickets for a fourth visit this summer, this time for two weeks. I need to spend time with my wife, and I will spend these two weeks with her. The next visit will most likely be at our CR-1 interview next year. I am about to send our packet within the next two weeks. I have anxiety because not knowing the reason for denial and then filing this time around makes me wonder how to address any issues if I am not certain what those issues are? Has anyone been sent a letter after K-1 denial with any specific reason for the denail. Any advice? Thanks in advance
A lot of couples with a beneficiary coming from a third world country get denied at their K1 visa interview. In a lot of cases the US embassy/consulate doesn't even give an explanation, and this usually means that they don't believe that the relationship is bonafide and assume that it was established for immigration benefits. This happens especially when the relationship has other red flags too, for example huge age difference, huge cultural difference, different religions, etc. That is why in certain countries it isn't even worth to start a K1 process, since it will be more than likely getting denied. Ghana is one of the extremely high fraud countries, just like Nigeria, Pakistan, India. I suggest you to spend more time in person together. Not giving up, getting married and filing for a CR-1 visa shows long term commitment, so you will likely be approved this time.
Good luck!
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It still goes to the NVC. For the K-1 visa, they just look at the info and sent it to the embassy to get process, while the cr-1 the NVC does the processing. then send it to the embassy. Read up on the visa processing more.
You should read up on visa processing more. LOL.
Like KayDeeCee said, K1 applicants DON'T send anything to the NVC.
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The letter is ok for the USCIS along with other proof of relationship, But the NVC (state department) you should just send them the basic requirement that they are asking for. You can take more proof to the interview
The OP is in the process of getting a K-1 visa, not a CR-1.
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Did k1 & k2- can I only aos for k2?
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Divorce him and send both of them home.