Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	visa approved	Congratulations, si man!	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-09-30 02:12:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Older spouse- denied without US spouse interviews	The advice given in this thread is largely good, but unless I'm misreading things terribly, all but Brother Darnell are missing the central issue. An "extended fraud interview" usually means a Stokes interview, wherein the couple attends together and are grilled separately, and their answers are compared. It appears that the OP/petitioner was not physically present for the beneficiary's interview, so this would not have been a typical Stokes interview. The OP/petitioner was not called (by phone) by the CO. Accordingly, the reasoning in the refusal letter is faulty, and Darnell is correct that this was a glaring procedural error that could work to give the couple a second chance, if the U.S. Congressman's immigration liaison staffer is involved immediately. Furthermore, such a blatant error by a CO could come back to bite that CO, and rightfully.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-07-03 01:20:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Who had a returned K1 reaffirmed ?	Buddy of mine (fellow Ecuador filer & VJ member) had his petition reaffirmed after the ####### Guayaquil consulate hosed him. I have no data, but I suspect that a goodly number of other Guayaquil refusals are reaffirmed and sent back down there.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-08-24 01:05:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Big Age Difference?.....?	In general, in Latin American countries a 15-ish-year age difference (older man) will not be a red flag by itself. Focus on the bona fide nature of the relationship, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-07-17 00:33:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	How long allowed to turn in waiver after interview?	Someone from the Canada subforum might come along to help. As a suggestion, send an e-mail to the consulate to tell them that you're trying to scrape the money together and, in lieu of having a firm deadline by which to submit it, you'll send it as soon as you have it.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-06-19 00:05:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	212(a)(6)(C)(i) for Parent (I-130)	The OP hasn't logged on to VJ since April 5.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-06-27 01:08:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	212 (D) waivers	People need more details in order to answer. What were the circumstances of the deportation? What were the conditions of the deportation? What visa is being applied for? What other information is necessary for people to learn if they're to try to provide a meaningful answer?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-06-15 00:39:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Cancel deportation of illegal alien	Thanks for the update. Good luck with the sister's issues. Keep us apprised, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-05-31 11:30:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Ankara Embassy VS DOS	The consulate or embassy will ALWAYS have more updated information than DOS will.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-06-01 10:56:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Unique situation - please help!	Because they are going to ask that... then they are going to ask how he got to the USA? You cannot lie and pretend he was ever there because he has no "record." They will know he was in USA. How else would you two meet? Getting a new passport isn't going to change anything. Si, man... and what ABOUT unlawful work and taxes?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-05-28 23:49:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Unique situation - please help!	They will know because you already filed the I-130 Petition [...] you will have to live with the ramifications of your decision to try and lie to USCIS. It's not entirely clear that the OP comprehends the true nature or full gravity of the situation. From her last post, she appears to have waltzed out of here, convinced of the workability of her plans.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-05-29 11:08:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	10-year old marijuana use - inadmissable?	Thanks for the update, and good luck, si man!	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-05-17 00:45:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Prostitution Waiver	Heed what Diana has said, and do exactly that, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-04-18 00:17:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Anyone can Explain me this Plz !!!	Sorry thank you first for your reply to me .Now you say soemthing i wonder who told you i stop and did not let My Fiancee got in Vj she has My Password and evrything again i will say My fiancee know evrything so if you mean by hiding i hide my story with ex that is not true if you mean i hide soemthing else i wonder what things i hide ,if will be thankful to you what things i will hide seriousy ,if you say that means already you ahve in mind the things i hide from Her .I nevr pretend my English is fluent .you Keep asking me to get My Fiancee been on here i still ask you what language you will talk to her that is only her who will understand you and not me .....Anyway thank you,we will liek you said get involved the sentor or have an attorney and wait ;have good day everyone So you're saying that we've expended enough effort on you? Good luck to you, then.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-04-03 00:12:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	denial 212 a6c1	OP, are you going to write something, or just post the quoted words of others? We need to know EVERY question and EVERY answer from the interview, as completely and accurately as possible. So does the attorney whom you NEED to hire as your chief priority.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-03 21:57:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	denial 212 a6c1	The OP was part of a Stokes interview, which means that suspicion existed before the visa interview or that suspicion was raised during it. The interviewees failed the Stokes. The best-case (really, least-bad) scenario is that a very, very sharp family-immigration attorney will have to be ingenious and persuasive. OP, no one here can really give you any more that what you've gotten. Start interviewing very, very sharp family-immigration attorneys, and visit immigrate2us.net for any further advice.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-05 02:02:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	denial 212 a6c1	Also, why was there a Stokes interview for a visa interview? The USC spouse isn't even required to be there for a visa interview at the embassy. It seems odd to me YOU were being questioned at the visa interview. You would have been better off not going, if that's the case. The Dominican Republic is one place where the petitioner is expected to attend. Failure to be there almost guarantees denial. At least this embassy lets it be known up front that the petitioner is supposed to be there, unlike Ecuador.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-07 01:12:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	denial 212 a6c1	but very normal for this particular embassy. Very normal in Ecuador, too.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-21 13:10:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	SENATOR RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM EMBASSY	Has anyone else gotten this same reason for returning the petition when your husband had folders full of proof that the Embassy officer refused to look at? Happens all the time in Ecuador, sigh man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-03-20 23:59:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	A Nightmare from Kyiv	OP, if misery loves company, you'll appreciate this: http://www.visajourn...yaquil-ecuador/ See the text under my username in the left sidebar of this message. Several who were hosed are planning to write "after-visa complaints" to the Dept, of State and to the Inspector General of the consulate. You're not dealing with a hellhole consulate -- be thankful. When they get here, and they will, NEVER forget what you two went through to be together and don't let all the trivial challenges of life interfere with your life together. Stay angry as you wish -- several of us are still livid at our treatment, even 3+ years later. Keep this anger while attending to what the very wise Gary has written above. The Federal government has unlimited time and resources to make our lives miserable. Edited by TBoneTX, 03 February 2012 - 01:21 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-03 01:20:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	A Nightmare from Kyiv	I think those who have to go through AP should get a red frame around their picture here or some other badge to show the pangs they had to endure. Si, man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-03 21:47:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	A Nightmare from Kyiv	The good news is that the worst is apparently over, si man. There's a mechanism by which to file an "after-visa complaint" with the Department of State. I'm still simmering after 3+ years.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-03-12 23:49:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	A Nightmare from Kyiv	Good for you -- stay on it, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-03-13 01:17:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	A Nightmare from Kyiv	Dude, one suggestion: Wait until she's INSIDE the U.S. before blowing up at or in regard to anybody. Plenty of time thereafter to do what you need to do, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-03-20 00:43:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	221g slip color	i have a question to those that replied to the OP: you all kept mentioning the color of the 221g slip - is there any real credence to the color? is blue better than other colors - green etc? what do the colors mean? how many are there? does the meaning vary from country to country - or all the same? TIA:) The 221g letters in Ecuador were printed out on white bond paper directly from a printer at the CO's fingertips.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-03-18 00:54:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	k1-----221g---- share experience	3week gone after i sumbitted 221g papers along with my passport... still am waiting for reply from embassy.... only now hope i will get back soon my passport with visa.. pls wish me luck.. i will update more when i get a reply from the embassy... OP, your timeline says that your consulate is "Armenia." You didn't specify your consulate in your timeline, and "Armenia" is the default, which means that your record is screwing up the data for two countries. Please complete your information immediately.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-23 00:16:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Has anyone on here been approved at 2nd interview and what can I expect	Obama can't change anything. I don't know your situation, but if you corrected the deficiencies from your first interview (whatever they might have been), you should have a better chance this time.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-07 01:08:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Need advice on writing congress-person to inquire about AP status...	Congress Men/Women do not do anything, they have staffers. Whilst they can be useful if you get lost in the process in getting things going again, there is nothing they can do to speed up AP. Si, man. Furthermore, Congressmen can't intercede directly with consulates or embassies because it's a violation of the Congressional Code of Ethics. That's why staff members do this work.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-02-05 02:05:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Possible law change regarding waivers	The noble-sounding effort is undercut by this, from the article: "White House officials are resigned to the fact that there will most likely be no progress before the November elections on immigration legislation that President Obama supports that would give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants." Because no politician proposes anything without an ulterior motive, some might conclude that this effort is to legalize some currently "undocumented Democrats" in time to vote for Obama. Edited by TBoneTX, 06 January 2012 - 01:44 AM.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-01-06 01:41:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Possible law change regarding waivers	it is easier to immigrate illegally than legitimately Si, man (sigh, man).	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-01-06 02:23:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Possible law change regarding waivers	Well, that 'notion' is easily disproved [...clip...] Perhaps so. However, the doubters could instead claim that the proponents of the new legislation are trying to turn out the vote from the legal family members of those whom the legislation would directly affect. And, returning to this direct excerpt from the article: "White House officials are resigned to the fact that there will most likely be no progress before the November elections on immigration legislation that President Obama supports that would give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants." Why would White House officials be "resigned" toward "no progress before the November elections" in favor of "legal status to millions of illegal immigrants" unless they were hoping for votes as a result of the legislation?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-01-06 13:06:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Possible law change regarding waivers	Uh, because there is no hope to get it through this Congress and they are hoping for a new Congress after the elections? Could well be. By the way, this thread's topic is also currently being discussed in the "Politics & Religion" forum below.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2012-01-06 13:29:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Crabs in US EMBASSY MANILA	"Waiter! Do you serve crabs here?" "Why, yes, sir -- we serve anybody."	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-11-24 21:48:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Ineligible For A Waiver?	Truly sorry to hear of your situation -- crushing to you, certainly. You can try for intervention from your Congressman or Senator, but the reality is that some beneficiaries are ineligible for objective reasons that the COs interpret "by the book." You didn't say for sure, but were other (perhaps newly discovered) reasons cited besides the drug usage? Perhaps you could move to a third country that's safer and more palatable, si man...	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-09-29 00:46:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	my wife was deported twice to mexico she as a deport record	she always was in mexico I met her there and I marrired her there Wow... a 3.5-year-old thread resurrected by an OP as though no time had passed. Is there any update to report?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-11-15 01:38:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	ALIENS PRESENT WITHOUT admission or parole VS ALIENS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT.-	I left the U.S Before I turned 18 1/2 (more than 180 days but less than 1 year). So I know for a fact that I didnt accrue any unlawful presense in the U.S since I left before even being 180 days. These statements are contradictory. Which was it -- more or less than 180 days?	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-10-08 00:00:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	ALIENS PRESENT WITHOUT admission or parole VS ALIENS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT.-	No need to post this in more than one place.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-10-08 00:08:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	A lil story...	Congratulations, si man!	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-01-08 02:47:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	mothers denied visa affect daughter 10 yr ban	You can visit the CBP office on your way out, but what assurance would the CBP have that you would actually cross the border? This is a good and fair question. If she simply showed up and explained her situation, a CBP agent could annotate her passport and walk her across the international boundary or simply outside the CBP building to the south. If she's driving, something similar could be arranged. If she's flying, she could consult the airport CBP personnel. Regardless of method, I'd recommend that she call ahead to the planned "port of exit," speak with the shift supervisor or Port Director, and find out exactly what documentation she would need in order to get her passport stamped (at least, one would presume, her birth certificate). Planning ahead like this could even enable her to have notes put into the CBP computers, which could be referenced later as part of the visa process. She should get the name of whomever she speaks with. The CBP thrives on the truth. If she's forthright in explaining her situation and her later intentions to do things legally and correctly, I bet that the CBP will be very willing to accommodate her, si man.	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-09-12 23:36:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	THE BIG DAY!!! Tomorrow is Hubby's Big DAy!!!	Congratulations, si man!	TBoneTX	Male	Ecuador	2011-09-02 00:58:00