pokernut

I spanked my two boys and i was arrested and charged with DV.. misdemeanor 4 assault..

I signed up for deferred prosecution and I attended 4 parenting classes and paid a 300 dollar monitoring fee

whereby they check you on the computer for two years and the 300 is to pay for that they say

i was told at the end of the deferrement, that the record is dropped ...

now.. my lawyer hasnt been good, so make a long story short and she is completely ignorant of immigration..

my question is this a conviction? I dont have the money right now to get another lawyer..

i would like to know if i can answer the question on the form as NO to a conviction..

this happened in the state of washington...

Maybe i can find a legal service or someone who can tell me...

I dont believe this story... the man would have to go through all this process... pay plane trips and etc. and the waiting periods just for that... baloney... you can go to those countries and have all the sex you want without going through this process. this story is bogus big time baloney

I know a lot of you have had ridiculously long waits and delays because of IMBRA, and I have a short story for you:

I know a person through a business associate, (he is NOT my friend, in fact I loath his behavior), who has been abusing the I-129f petition for years. He has brought several women to the USA for the 90 day period, used them, and sent them away packing before the 90 days was up. He brags about all the women he's 'had' from all over the world.

I can most certainly sympathize with those of you who have had to wait so long, and I also think it must be he|| to have to see people who applied AFTER you getting approvals BEFORE you, (I'd be pis**d as he|| to!). The USCIS should be focusing in the older cases before working on the newer ones.

At the same time, I am extremely happy that what this SOB has been doing will no longer be permitted. At the very least, if he is ever permitted to bring anyone else here again, they are going to be informed how many he's done this to in the past, if i understand the new law correctly.

Bill

thats the exception and doesnt justify this terrible violation of american rights and freedoms , he is no different that a guy who uses women right here ini the states.... this law is ridiculous... and it was proposed by psycho man hating women who cant stand to see so many american men happy for a change.

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I know a lot of you have had ridiculously long waits and delays because of IMBRA, and I have a short story for you:

I know a person through a business associate, (he is NOT my friend, in fact I loath his behavior), who has been abusing the I-129f petition for years. He has brought several women to the USA for the 90 day period, used them, and sent them away packing before the 90 days was up. He brags about all the women he's 'had'tha from all over the world.

I can most certainly sympathize with those of you who have had to wait so long, and I also think it must be he|| to have to see people who applied AFTER you getting approvals BEFORE you, (I'd be pis**d as he|| to!). The USCIS should be focusing in the older cases before working on the newer ones.

At the same time, I am extremely happy that what this SOB has been doing will no longer be permitted. At the very least, if he is ever permitted to bring anyone else here again, they are going to be informed how many he's done this to in the past, if i understand the new law correctly.

Bill

oh great.... i thought it was going to be different this time..... my first fiance was after all the sept 11 #######... geez

it took a year to get her here... here we go again.... with all this imbra junk, that probably made a mess ...

so why dont they make a law like that to apply to american marriages....??? what a joke...

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Yeah, it has changed - as several of us have told you already. Sad but true!

thanks for the reply....

pokernut,

Divorce does not end the obligation of an I-864. If you filled one out for your ex- then you must show it where asked for on the I-134 for your current fiancee and you must show it on your I-864 when your current fiancee becomes your wife and applies to adjust status.

Yodrak

Did you file AOS before she left, and if so, was she approved?

good question... i believe she had filed that, but an answer had not come back yet...

well, now that i think of it,..,. i think she did get that and she was waiting on removal of conditions... whatever that last step is....

i know that she contacted immigration after she left from looking at a very long phone call on the cell bill

but i never contacted them ... I think she has to re-apply and she is probably waiting on the divorce to be final as well...

she has no contact with me,,, so i dont have anyway of finding much out i guess. I guess i should try to contact uscis and ask about all that... the phones are impossible, you have to go in person...

am i missing something,... do they go through california now??? does nebraska not do them anymore.???

boy a lots changed since 2003

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that shows the one for california... when i have pulled up the one from nebraska it doesnt have the 129f fiance visa for some reason....

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Proc...eviceCenter=CSC

This shows the processing for I-129F and the I-130.

that shows the one for california... when i have pulled up the one from nebraska it doesnt have the 129f fiance visa for some reason....

https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Proc...eviceCenter=CSC

This shows the processing for I-129F and the I-130.

Did you file AOS before she left, and if so, was she approved?

good question... i believe she had filed that, but an answer had not come back yet...

well, now that i think of it,..,. i think she did get that and she was waiting on removal of conditions... whatever that last step is....

i know that she contacted immigration after she left from looking at a very long phone call on the cell bill

but i never contacted them ... I think she has to re-apply and she is probably waiting on the divorce to be final as well...

she has no contact with me,,, so i dont have anyway of finding much out i guess. I guess i should try to contact uscis and ask about all that... the phones are impossible, you have to go in person...

old wife took off six months ago... its taken that long to get the divorce... have a month to go for it to be final

above you just ask about timelines, now you say shes gone and your getting a divorce. Thinking that divorce needs to be final before you try again. (sorry if im miss reading)

yeah that link above doesnt work.....

every link i click on on the net takes me to the uscis website and they list all the processing times EXCEPT the k-3 and k-1 visas???? whats up with that??? does anyone know where to go and see

where they are at?

My wife took off and i filed for divorce..... how the heck does that work? will she count still as one more person in my household i have to support? anybody know???

also anyone know of a halfway okay immigration attorney in the seattle area.... I think im going to need one...

every link i click on on the net takes me to the uscis website and they list all the processing times EXCEPT the k-3 and k-1 visas???? whats up with that??? does anyone know where to go and see

where they are at?

I have a DV case for spanking my kids... no DV against spouse... or anyone else... I had to go to 4 parenting classes...

normally the sentance on that is a year or so of DV classes and anger management... I could have beat it had i gone to trial, but i just wanted the stupid thing over...

i didnt realize i was going to be filing for a k-1 or maybe a k-3 visa... for my girlfriend in another country...

so this is technically not a conviction.... any thoughts on this??

my ex-wife also got a restraining order against me, but i havent been served... I have never threatened her..

how hard is it to get one of those orders anyways...??? what sort of proof to they have to have and can i get it over-turned... what a joke

my soon to be ex filed a restraining order on me, but it hasnt been served to me yet.. they dont really have an address on me..

same bunch of b.s.

she was a k-1 also what a joke she turned out to be

This sounds like one of those things that attorneys do to try to influence the judge in the favor of their client. If there was no police report, no other action other than divorce settlement, I would say you are okay. But, just to be safe you might spend the money for an hour with an attorney just to be certain.

I would recommend that you review the IMBRA law before you send anything in or consult with an attorney. I don't think this action is considered in anyway as a conviction. Just my opinion having gone through the divorce process myself. In my case the judge threw out the attempt to restrain me from seeing my kids or anything regarding my ex-wife. Unfortunately a number of divorce attorneys will use this tactic even when there is no evidence to support such an allegation.

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, too many times attorneys will use whatever it takes to help their client get the upper hand.

I noticed the word CONVICTED it the IMBRA law.

I have never been convicted of any crime. I just wanted to get a second opinion.

Thanks

thanks for pointing out the info ..

this is what the application says ........ and i have not been convicted on any of the below described crimes...and it also says that if you have 2 or more visa approvals or the last approval was within 2 years you have to ask for a special waiver... so i have one prior approval and that was three years ago, so it looks like im okay. I will let you know how it comes along..

Have you ever been convicted by a court of law (civil or criminal) or court martialed by a military tribunal for any of thefollowing crimes. This is required even if your records were sealed or otherwise cleared or if anyone, including a judge, lawenforcement officer, or attorney, told you that you no longer have a record. (Check all that apply. Using a separate sheet(s) ofpaper, attach information relating to the conviction(s), such as crime involved, date of conviction and sentence.)

Domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and neglect, dating violence, elder abuse and stalking.

Homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture, trafficking, peonage,holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment oran attempt to commit any of these crimes.

Three or more convictions for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act.

I will be filing for a k-1 visa, or possibly a k-3 visa around april 2007

My previous wife had come over on a k-1 visa in early 2004, but she left the marriage and we are in the process of a divorce.

Should I consult an attorney, or will my case get extra scrutiny because of a previous k-1??

Also, i think my ex wife will allege abuse/violence to strengthen her case. She will have to appear before a judge for immigration. I dont think she has to go to that extreme, i think that they let them stay, but she has chosen to listen to her wacko friends who see an "abuser" in every bush.

There are no police reports and zero evidence that abuse/domestic violence occured against her.

I do however have a misdemeanor assualt case in another matter that has been deferred and eventually removed permanently from my record. i had to attend four classes in that case.. I could have beaten it had i gone to trial, but i took the option to save money and it will be removed from my record anyways... I think that my ex plans to use this case against me to strengthen her case.

Im just a little irritated because I think she should just go on and file her removal of conditions and leave me out of it, but now I think I should show up at the hearing if they plan to drag me through the mud. I dont even know if I get to give my side of the story..

to make a long story short, i dont want all this junk to affect my new visa application and I am wondering if I should just go to the P.I. and get married there. Does anyone know if being married first is a more sure way of bringing your wife over here to the USA???

so thats about all on this... what do you think???

Both K-1 and K-3 are now subjected to the effects of the provisions contained as a part of recent enactment of VAWA (provisions commonly referred to as IMBRA). Educate yourself on this. Will it have an affect on your petition? Yes. Will it be devastating and/or fatal to a succesful petition? Probably not but we do not know the entire facts and circumstances of your situation so an initial consultation might be the best course of action.

I will be filing for a k-1 visa, or possibly a k-3 visa around april 2007

My previous wife had come over on a k-1 visa in early 2004, but she left the marriage and we are in the process of a divorce.

Should I consult an attorney, or will my case get extra scrutiny because of a previous k-1??

Also, i think my ex wife will allege abuse/violence to strengthen her case. She will have to appear before a judge for immigration. I dont think

she has to go to that extreme, i think that they let them stay, but she has chosen to listen to her wacko friends who see an "abuser" in every bush.

There are no police reports and zero evidence that abuse/domestic violence occured against her.

I do however have a misdemeanor assualt case in another matter that has been deferred and eventually removed permanently from my record.

i had to attend four classes in that case.. I could have beaten it had i gone to trial, but i took the option to save money and it will be removed

from my record anyways... I think that my ex plans to use this case against me to strengthen her case.

Im just a little irritated because I think she should just go on and file her removal of conditions and leave me out of it, but now I think I should show up at the hearing if they plan to drag me through the mud. I dont even know if I get to give my side of the story..

to make a long story short, i dont want all this junk to affect my new visa application and I am wondering if I should just go to the P.I. and get married there.

Does anyone know if being married first is a more sure way of bringing your wife over here to the USA???

so thats about all on this... what do you think???