momof1

Just read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/us/path-to-green-card-for-illegal-immigrant-family-members-of-americans.html?hp

This is a huge possible change for many people and is worth looking into if it pertains to you.

While we are very happily through immigration, I remain frustrated by much of the process, not least the "catch 22" this article describes and this law change could address. So, if any one has additional info, I'd love to hear it.

Hello, old friend Nice to see you again and I hope all is well. Citizenship for us in 4 months...WOOOHOOO!!!!

My paycheck already looks like this anyway. My employers portion is added on to my gross pay as "rewards budget.". The full amount(my portion and theirs) is then deducted from the gross pay pre-tax. They give me $514 every two weeks snd they like to remind us all the time.

It must be so hard. Just be there for him. Listen when he wants you to, give him space when he needs it and just let him know you are there.

You still have to prove bona fide relationship before they even allow you to file the waiver. They will approve your relationship but deny the visa based on inadmissibility. I only know of one case out of Brazil in which this happened. I bring it up bc Casa is tough and bc he entered on a previous K1 in which he didn't adjust through that petitioner.

You can't make that kind of statement without knowing more details. And FYI, you don't leave on your own if the government deported you.

I am curious as to why he is leaving? How did he get to USA? If he leaves will he have a ban for any kind of overstay?

Why did you file 130 instead of just AOS if he was already here? (that is not entirely legal but done often)

How long you been married?

I am sorry and I feel your pain.

Good Luck

what are you talking about "not entirely legal" ? Of course it's legal. The INA provides for adjustment of status for those who overstay their visas when marrying a US citizen. Things that aren't "legal" are adjusting status when you've entered without inspection therefore the applicant must leave the country and file applicable waivers. The OP's situation is different than either of those but rest assured if something wasn't legal you better believe USCIS wouldn't allow it to happen.

It's hard. Our son was 3 when he left the US and turned 6 one week after he returned. It was the single hardest thing I've ever had to endure in my life and it's scarred my son and I deeply. Having said that, time and some serious counseling heal all wounds. Just now we are finally starting to all feel normal again. We had to adjust to being separated and then adjust again to being together. My advice is to go stay with him if you can. Only stay in the US if you absolutely have to. If you cannot live there then try to visit a couple times. Make sure he has internet service and Skype so you can do video chats regularly. Honestly though, my husband was gone so long that our son eventually got tired of Skype and didn't want anything to do with him.

I also wanted to add that your husband has to get a job. Absolutely must have a job. It will keep him busy while he waits. If he doesn't need the waiver things should progress quickly, but if he does need the waiver it will take a bit longer. Rome handles waivers from moroccan applicants and they take about 6 months to issue a decision. If Lizz is your lawyer I believe you are in good hands.

I really wish you the best of luck for his speedy return.

true that. my husband's grandfathers and a few great uncles all fought, and died before they ever received what was due to them for their service. it's pretty damn shameful.

Isn't it ironic that a film help spark the reinstatement of the pensions, and then another film(by the same Director) has sparked outrage in France. There is a push to declare what the French did in north africa as genocide, but that makes the french extremely uncomfortable. I'd highly recommend watching "hors la loi" by Rachid Bouchareb if you haven't seen it already.

It took the French state over 65 yrs to finally recognize the sacrifice African soldiers gave in freeing their oppresdors from Nazi occupation. So 65 yrs for pensions to be equal to white soldiers. If the state acts this way how is one supposed to expect the common man to do any better?

I went to MOA on the 20th and the same area( by tucci benuch and H&M) was blocked off bc they had to bring out the bomb sniffing dogs for a bag left by the crepe place. Whatother mall has a policestation inside? This isn't some paul blart mall cop movie... The PD has a station and it's bc stuff like this happens quiteoften. We're only hearing about it bc of Drake and Lil Wayne.

There are fights at MOA more often than is advertised. I've been passing through the food court when someone was

Tackled by police officers for ripping off a watch/jewelery cart. The sad thing is they called him by name. It happens to be the mall nearest to me so that's where we normally shop. We stay away on weeends and the day of Eid as it turns into Somalia, but otherwise it's a fun place.

Only if/when you wander around Montmartre in a beret, baguette in your back pocket, with a paintbrush in one hand, Brie in the other, all the while sipping Pernod and sporting a pencil thin moustache. Then you're starting to get close.

Lmao!!!

Not sure. btw is France still in Algeria these days? I can never seem to keep up.

Algeria was considered the fourth republic of france and believe me they didn't assimilate...they took it over.

France was expelled from Algeria in the 60s with over a million Algerians dying in their final armed resistance to France's 130 year occupation.

At what point is one no longer an immigrant or the children of immgrants and simply become French?

Am I right about this guys?

Yes, you're correct.

Who said he is an immigrant? He's only 24 and with France's very large north african muslim community, that's been there for generations btw, he's probably born there.

What an idiot!! Did he not know where the baby comes out from? When I had my c-section last year I was so happy because I had all females attending me. When I mentioned it to my husband afterward, he asked if I saw the man in the room and laughed. I guess he was a resident that walked in later. It's a medical procedure!!! If people feel that way they should birth their babies at home like they did in backhomelandia.

I do know that already. But they are mine and my husbands Kids, the medical information of my kids as well as my own was put into the waiver. I AM HIS QUALIFYING RELATIVE. thats why i SAID THAT IM A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, im his wife!!!

There's no reason to get defensive when people are only trying to help.

You are in for a huge awakening if you believe getting an I-601 approved is just a formality. Your attorney will have to show untoward hardship for you, if your husband cannot join you in the U.S. At the same time he or she will also proof that you cannot move to Mexico. There's a reason why some immigration attorneys are specialized in I-212 and I-601 waivers only. It's like you are having chest pain and go to your regular physician. If you need cardiac surgery, you'll need the services of a cardiac surgeon. There is no way that you can pull an I-601 in Ciudad Juarez off on your own.

There are many applicants, especially in CDJ, that file waivers pro se. Having said that, it's not an easy task. It's one that requries a lot of research and writing skills that not everyone has. Personally , our case was extremely complicated and I would have not dared do it alone. I chose a lawyer that we had worked with previously and although she had waiver experience it wasn't/isn't her specialty. If I hadn't hired a lawyer and were denied I would have always blamed myself because I didn't do something more.

I needed to file a waiver because my husband entered the united states illegally, and he was here for more then 1 year. Entering the United States without inspection (illegally) is an automatic BAN, meaning he cannot return to the U.S., but since he is married to me, a United States Citizen, they will waive the BAN, which makes him eligible to file a waiver of inadmissability. The waiver is going to show hardship that I and our 2 kids will have if he is not allowed back in the United States. If youd like to message more email me at adrianagutierrez152115@gmail.com

You do realize that inadmissibility under 212a9b for unlawful presence children are not qualifying relatives, right? Any hardship to your kids must be turned around and shown to be hardship to you. Children are generally only qualifying relatives for waivers for criminal inadmissibilities.

Of course he needs to contact the embassy. The embassy in Algiers is very good about responding to emails as well, but I would go straight to the phone for this one. It may also be helpful email them in addition to calling them.

When my husband picked up his package from DHL in it was the sealed envelope and his passport. If both of them weren't there, then he needs to contact the embassy ASAP.

Tons of people at immigrate2us.net

We filed 601 and 212 waivers in 2008 in Algeria so it's been a while. Good luck to you

Why should companies have to follow anyone's agenda other than their own? Why does the FFA think they can bully people into following their own agenda? Many companies were happy to advertise before giving in to the pressure.

Harsh, don't you understand that they CHOSE to support the show before being threatened with a boycot. It doesn't sound much like a choice to me.

If you are denied your K1 visa and submit a waiver and are still denied what have you done about it? There are certain things that make a person inadmissible to the US that never change. What will you do if you fall into that category?

I came very close to having to live out this reality. My husband was permanently inadmissible due to misrepresentation. It was a terrifying time in our lives that still haunts me to this very day. Our son, who was 3 at the time my husband left the US, has a congenital heart defect which cannot be easily or adequately treated in Algeria. A few months after his departure, our son was in the hospital again. I COULD NOT leave the US with him in that condition. So I stayed in the US living, working, and taking care of our son alone while we waited for him to return. We managed to visit him one time at about the halfway point of our 27 month separation, but it helped to keep us going.

Our plans, if the waivers weren't approved were as follows: 1) move to Algeria with him utilizing his technical degree and working in the oil and gas sector or 2) move to Canada or the UAE on skilled worker visas based on my allied health degree. I am thankful that we had those options because you cannot maintain a long distance relationship for an extended period of time without a plan to reunite. I am even more thankful that we didn't have to do either of those things.

Personally, I know two people who had waivers denied that were approved on appeal. The appeal itself took 29 months but in the end their families were reunited. Then, there are others who simply refile the waivers(one filed 3 times before moving to Albania) with some being approved and some being denied. It can really go either way. My suggestion is to investigate the subject fully and hire a good lawyer to prepare a top-notch waiver packet.

Well A next topic should be made from whoever has the best knowledge of what to do when a denial comes about what choices and routes to take, a legal way ,like the after fiance visa,then try to take the spousal way or appeal it by the I-601 or any other route people know and are sure of.

The "601" is a waiver of inadmissibility that has nothing to do with relationship validity. Had there not been an inadmissibility, the visa would have been issued. It's most commonly used for people with unlawful presence but also for certain crines, fraud/misrepresentation and a host of other issues. You get to that stage after your successful consular interview.