Sweetcheeksss

My US born husband is active duty military. My son is currently enrolled in full time college in WA State. Up until he turned 21, he was covered under my husband's military insurance. My son isn't anymore but is required by law to have health insurance. He has little to no income and cannot afford to pay $300 per month for insurance.

It's my understanding that my son cannot apply for the DSHS Apple care insurance because it is considered "means tested benefits". And of course, the last thing I want is for any issues to arise in regards to the I-864 my husband signed. We have our 10 year green card.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what he could do? I am totally out of ideas....

Thank you in advance.

P.S. I wasn't exactly sure where to put this, so please feel free to move it.

http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Print/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartI.html

Maybe the answer is in here?

My son was 17 when we immigrated. His father had NOTHING to do with him his entire life. He was ordered to pay child support (never recieved a dime), never called, sent cards/gifts, nothing.

Yet because my original divorce/custody agreement had wording to the effect of "Father gets reasonable access at reasonable times" (or something like that) the interviewer wanted me to get a legal paper stating that my son could live outside Canada.

Sooo, I had to prove to the court I had looked for him. I had to show a newspaper ad I had placed in the last city I knew he had lived in, I brought facebook searches to show I couldn't find him, etc. THEN I had to go to family court and get his rights revoked so that I had the legal right to make the decision on where my son lived. It took a little over 6 months (from start to finish). Once I presented those court docs to Montreal, my visa was issued.

It sucked but I'm glad I got it done and over with.

Good luck!

I was denied entry for almost the same reason (stayed too long & the officer had a strong suspicion that I was living in the US). In my opinion, they flagged my passport & the next tome I tried to cross (8 months later) I was pulled into secondary & really grilled. In the end I was allowed in due to showing VERY strong ties to Canada. Letter from my job, several months worth of bills, my lease, etc. the officer had told ne without that strong evidence they wiuld have believed that I had no respect for the US's immigration law & they would have deported me.

Scared the hell outta me. It all depends on the officer you get, the ties you can prove to Canada, and whatever may be attached to your passport file.

Without going into too many details, 10 years ago I was arrested on a petty theft charge.

The USCIS officer interviewing me at my visa interview would not approve me unless I showed him certified court documents that outlined my charge, what the outcome was, any probation, etc.

(I too had a discharge.) I had to go to the court multiple times to get my records, at first they told me they didn't have them, then I spoke with a supervisor who had to order them from achieves (which took quite a while!).

That's just my experience and I hope everything goes smoothly for y'all. I know when it comes to any past criminal stuff it's SO confusing.

I didn't say it was the same thing. I said "If the forms ask if he's ever been convicted it must be disclosed".

Take it from experience (and I'm sure a lot more people will come along and chime in) BUT - never lie on immigration forms. It doesn't matter whether or not it will show up on a background check. If the form is asking whether or not he's ever been convicted, then you must disclose that fact.

I believe you are going to have to get court documents in regards to the crime he committed, what his sentence was, if he had to do any probation, community service, etc.

Abortion is a crime of Moral Turpitude in Phillipines, Just like prostitution is the same crime

Yes you can be banned

What are you not understanding here VOL?

I'm not from the Philippines but as the above poster stated, abortion is NOT A CRIME in the US, the medical she's getting done is for the USA so the laws in the Philippines are irrelevant - UNLESS it's also a crime in the US.

Will a pardon from canada help anyone know

Don't waste your money on a pardon. In the end, you still have to disclose that you were convicted of a crime.

Nope they didn't care. I suppose it looked like I was trying to "live" in the US illegally. Once you have proof you've got a K1 I'm sure there will be no issues.

I was doing the same thing, going for 4 months, coming back for a couple. going again. I never thought much about it. Till the border guard told me I had been spending too much time in the US, that my ties to Canada were too weak and they "advised" me not to try and cross for, at minimum, six months. And even when/if I tried then, I'd have to have extra strong proof that I had a life in Canada to return to.

I agree! If you suspect someone is being unfaithful or deceitful and you confront them and they are STILL deceitful, then you have every right to find out information on your own. At that point, you need to protect yourself.

There are only 2 consulates in Canada that hold interviews for K-1's. Montreal and Vancouver.

There's really no specific reason except that's what the US government decided.

It's totally up in the air. Could take days, weeks, months and in extreme cases, years.

Good luck!

I'd be careful in putting all your faith in what that border guard told you.

I lived in the US for 2 years in the early 2000's and had my green card (marriage based). I had to rush up to Canada because my mother had a massive stroke and had no one to look after her. I ended up staying much longer than originally anticipated, my marriage suffered from it and not knowing ANYTHING about immigration laws, I decided to just stay up in Canada for the time being.

Well fast forward 1.5 years, my hubby & I decided to make another go at our marriage, I went to the US customs & border protection office at the airport. I spoke with a SUPERVISOR there that said everything was ok, I drove to the border to cross into the US for a visit and I was detained and told that I had abandoned my PR status. Because they said I wasn't "living" or working in the US. SO be careful, because what one guard tells you isn't necessarily true.

When I did mine (back in 2009) it was supposed to take 12 weeks but it took like almost 8 months cause they were backed up.

I send things ALL the time from the US to Canada (where ALL of my family lives).

I do NOT use USPS, it is, for me, much more expensive than UPS. Example - I just sent a 12X12X6 box that weighed approx. 8 pounds to Canada. USPS = $41.77 UPS = 26.54. So usually I go onto UPS.com and fill in the customs paperwork online (description of what I'm sending, the value, how many and where it was manufactured). After I'm done, I print it off and bring that paperwork to the UPS store. They resist putting that paperwork into the customs sleeve sometimes (actually this last time the lady at the UPS store got REALLY offended that I was asking her to include my paperwork from UPS.com but I insisted).

Anywho, I don't usually have any issues, sometimes they will call the receiver (my mom or sister) and ask if they are expecting a package from me and what's inside....

A Canadian UPS agent told me once to write "UNSOLICITED GIFTS" on my paperwork (which I have) and it's been a relatively smooth process....

Actually, according to the link provided above you CANNOT APPLY EARLY unless you meet these qualifications:

"If you are at least 18 years old

AND

are the spouse of a U.S. Citizen who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces

AND

You will be proceeding to join your spouse whose work abroad under orders of the qualifying employer will continue for at least 1 year after the date you will be naturalized. "

So in other words, your spouse would have orders to leave the US for at least a year and you'd have to be joining him to live with outside the US. If so, you'd be eligible to file before 3 years. And you'd have to file before going to join him.

Good luck!

I was allowed to withdraw my application for entry into the US. At that time, I was told to not try for, at minimum, 6 months and that I'd better bring a ton of evidence of very strong ties to Canada before they'd let me cross again. And that was true. The next time I tried, I brought my lease, a letter from my job stating they knew I was going to visit my husband and would be back in 2 weeks. I had my car loan docs, my insurance papers, my son's doctor appt letter, proof he was enrolled in school.

It all depends on the day the officer that processes you is having but I'd say you should def. bring stronger proof or be prepared to be turned back.

Good luck!

How do you define useless douche bag? A man who doesn't pay child support for 12 years

would meet most definitions.

I just want to share my experience about this - and keep in mind I'm from Canada so I'm sure things are different in Russia but my ex hadn't paid child support for SIXTEEN years and hadn't seen my son. Ever. And I still had to provide a court doc stating I had sole custody.

Good luck with everything.

I cannot tell you what USCIS will do but in regards to your bank, because the check is already NSF (bounced) it will be returned to your financial institution and you'll have a returned check fee (usually $30). Plus whatever fee USCIS will charge you for returning that check.

You will not have to pay that $1490 twice. When the check tried to clear your account, it would have put your account into a negative balance. Then your bank would have notified USCIS that there were not sufficient funds and the check is returned. Once it is returned, those funds go back into your account and your account will be at the same level it was at before the check cleared.

Seems like almost all of the "big name" airlines follow the same rule :

" International/Over Water Travel

For international travel or any flights over the water, travel is not advised within 30 days of the due date, unless you are examined by an obstetrician within 48 hours of outbound departure and certified in writing as medically stable for flight. Travel within 10 days of the due date for International travel must have clearance from our Special Assistance Coordinators. Travel within 7 days after delivery requires clearance as well"

There's really no way to tell, it all depends on the officer that interviews you. My interviewer said they are being overly cautious because of the fear of "parental kidnapping". Even though my ex had NO contact, no phone calls, cards, visits, NOTHING for 16 years and my own son told him that he didn't even know his father the officer told me without that exact wording OR the notarized letter saying we could move to the US, they would put our immigration on hold.

It took me a month to get stuff straightened out. Had to run an add in major city newspapers (Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver) stating my intent to go to court and I had to prove to the family court judge that I had tried to find my ex.

It sucked.

I personally had this exact same problem except my ex had NOTHING to do with our child for 16 years. You read that right, SIXTEEN years. At our interview, the officer took the opportunity to ask if my son had seen his father (to which he replied that he had never met him, ever). Even after that, we were given a paper that stated we had to get his custody papers updated to say "sole custody with NO access to other parent' OR a notarized letter. My immigration path stopped completely until I provided the updated custody order. Good luck!

As far as I'm aware, only Vancover and Montreal process them.