sunshinehopefull

hi loverneverfails 

how did you contact The Immigration Assistant Unit of the President? where would i plead my case? thx 

i had a 6 hour INTERROGATION not an interview like  a criminal at the seattle border. your lucky east coast is a lot cooler. west coast has ....*#! made me feel like for leaving my dad behind to go to the states, horrible daughter. Months later my dad passed away. So it haunts me. 

I will definitely not go through there again. Plane or east coast border for sure. Maybe Detroit will be better haaa

your lucky with your lawyers others not so

i left the US on my own but i think because i tried to return and they stopped me at the us border 

verbally they said asked me if i would voluntarily leave but the paper i have states I have been.....ordered moved from the US under expedited proceedings and barred from reentry for a period of 5 years. 

what does that mean? exit interview? 

the lawyer said to file the waiver now so i have it at the interview 

there are 2 kinds of 601 

one is outside USA i-601 the other is inside USA i-601A 

wont they just deny my visa if i have the bar so what would be the point? dont i have to lift the bar first? 

Boiler i overstayed over a year and returned to Canada so they checked off 5 year ban for overstaying  

I will go with what the lawyer originally suggested i guess  i-601 waiver to remove the bar then set up the appointment for the i-130 visa in that order ? i think ? 

Boiler yes i have the i-130  

i am unsure about the 212 on its own because i applied before i got the i-130 and they denied me 

it was 3 months after i was stopped at the border i was advised it was too soon to apply 

just want to be sure 

i dont want to wait 6 months for nothing plus its doubled in price almost $1000 

Thanks for letting me know the process of the appointment. Our desire and our ties are all in America. We have nothing here. Only reason why i came here was for my parents. They both passed away so we have ZERO desire to stay here any longer. Our home is all up in storage in America and my husbands family our friends our entire life is in America. 

Our only chance is the waiver. 

I have the same questions if anyone knows

Do i need the the i-212 and the i-601 ? what is the diff? 

shouldn't i get the waiver before my appointment for the i-130? 

I just read the i-130 receipt again that we received and it states

As of Oct 2015 we sent your case to the Department of state for visa processing USCIS Nebraska Service Center 

we put it on hold since we were going to apply for the waiver 

Does this mean that when we make the appointment it will be a year wait? confusinggggg 

Boiler, great more depressing news. So now i have to wait longer! first interview for i-130 a year wait! geeez! then wait on the waiver or do we submit everything at once. Lawyer said nothing about that he said to get the waiver first then the interview for the 130 would be on hold waiting until we were ready with our waiver which would be week or so wait. prob a load of lies 

Thanks Ben&Zian So your saying do the WAIVER FIRST then they appointment for the  I-130 ? 

Hi Everyone, I've been reading Visa journey almost 2 years now. Im finally able to tell  my story and ask for help and advice. Friends are tired of hearing our sad story and as far as getting legal help they just took the money and did nothing with our papers. So I'm trying to figure things out on my own. Its taking this long to submit my papers because we run out of money after applying for various visas still not able to go to America. 

I unknowingly overstayed in the States (i am Canadian). I must have been the only Canadian who didn't know your only allowed for 6months. I was never told by border agent or get a stamp on a Canadian passport stating the date of entry and how long i can stay. 

The border Agent gave me a 5 year bar. I have completed 2 years. But would still like to go home rather than wait. The attorneys tell me its actually a 10 year bar. Confused.

My husband is American but we never got around to getting my papers done before i went to visit my ailing parents in Canada. I was not able to return. My husband lost his job from the stress and moved to Canada to be with me. We ended up spending months in hospital carting for my parents both ill who later both passed away. I spent the next 2 years trying to support our family while grieving. I know everyone has a sad story to tell. I hope mine is enough to get the i-601 waiver pass and they will let me and my husband return to America. Sorry for the long story. 

Heres my questions....

What is the difference between i-601 and i-212 and do i file them both. I couldn't afford it before. I was about to submit the papers this week when i see  the fees have gone from $595 to $930 !!! wth! they are the only docs that have practically doubled. now i have to wait again to save enough money. 

Do i wait to get the 601 approved before we deal with the i-130 appointment in montreal or do we need to go there first before submitting the 601 and or 212 

We just can't afford to do all of that, were talking thousands of dollars. We did get the approval of the 130 were just putting it on hold because i have the 5 year bar so wouldst be able to go to American anyways. 

Please help! 

would love any advice 

i keep looking to see similar stories...anyone know what I'm going through