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Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Possible to prepare waiver before interview?
QUOTE (Marty80 @ Aug 10 2008, 07:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
First, it seems like an extremely unproductive process, and is adding considerable expenses for us. Each time my fiancé travels to interview I need (should) go with her because the city is not terribly safe. So this adds airfare and then the government is so kind to charge us in excess of $500 to file a waiver. Second, while the fees are irritating, I fear this will add unreasonable processing time too. Having read the Juarez forum, some people comment the consulate will state an additional 10 months to process a waiver.

Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Marty


It is a very painful and drawn out process in most of the world, but Mexico has the Pilot Program which may expedite approval and Juarez is probably the most lenient office in the world. You won't be able to submit your waiver on the first visit, but with some hard work and good fortune, you may get your wavier approved the same day of your next appointment.

My fiance went thru Rio and had to make 4 trips to the consulate during the process. She lived 1500 miles away and had to stay at least one night in a hotel each time. Very expensive and frustrating, but well worth it to be married now after 30 months of hell.
spookyturtleMale02008-08-10 19:43:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Possible to prepare waiver before interview?
QUOTE (emt103c @ Aug 10 2008, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The consulate does have a good website, but it is nothing compared to the online resources at I2US.



Absolutely. I2US is the best source for waiver information available.
spookyturtleMale02008-08-10 22:38:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)1-601 Waiver Cancellation
QUOTE (yva17924 @ Aug 12 2008, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Rob & Jin @ Aug 12 2008, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (yva17924 @ Aug 11 2008, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone have a 1-601 waiver appointment that they are not able to attend to or need to cancel?



A waiver appointment ? with whom ?


My husband was rescheduled for October 22nd because my flight got canceled and I didn't arrive with the paperwork on time. The appointment is with the consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. If someone is planning on canceling their appointment can you please let me know. I'd really appreciate it.


You might want to post this at immigrate2us.net in the Mexico forum if you haven't already done so and also in the Juarez forum, http://www.smf.juarez-mexico.com/

Good luck.
spookyturtleMale02008-08-12 17:09:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)HELP !!! I 601 and I 212 for controlled substance trafficking
Follow emt's advice and consult with Laurel Scott. It will be money well spent.
spookyturtleMale02008-08-12 16:43:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Hardship letter
Medical issues are a strong argument. Make sure you have your doctors and children's doctors write letters stating your conditions and necessary treatments and continued care. Provide evidence of poor medical care in El Salvador vs US, etc. You certainly have some very good arguments. Good luck!
spookyturtleMale02008-07-09 20:04:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Hardship letter
QUOTE (eramirez1 @ Jul 9 2008, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (spookyturtle @ Jul 9 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Medical issues are a strong argument. Make sure you have your doctors and children's doctors write letters stating your conditions and necessary treatments and continued care. Provide evidence of poor medical care in El Salvador vs US, etc. You certainly have some very good arguments. Good luck!



I completely understand about the amount of evidence and arguments... Thanks for your advice.

I think the angle that i'm going to go with with the healthcare issues is that... if i were to relocate to El Salvador... we will be living in a small rural area that does not offer much of clinics or doctors, especially english speaking ones or ones with knowledge of US medical practices and standards....

Although... I have found that in San Salvador... a 3 hour drive from where we would live... AND that we will only have my husbands 25.00 a week income to live on... that we could not afford to travel 3 hours then pay cash for healthcare services... and with my spinal degeneration, i would need frequent chiropractic treatments to help slow the process of the degeneration... Would be impossible.

Of course i'm summarizing it better than i did in the above rough draft... but you get my general idea of what i'm going for. I dont want to go the route of saying there is not any medical options for me, because there is, but of course not as good as here in the US but the traveling 3 hours, lack of money and health insurance... etc... is the main hardship. I have 3 children... plus myself and my husband. WE could not afford to travel that distance.... every week or every month.

Any advice on what i just wrote?



I too sugest that you post your letter on the immigrate2us.net forum. You will find a lot of good information about harship letters and waivers in general. Have you done any poking around over there yet? I found the people over there to be most helpful and supportive while I was in the waiver process.
spookyturtleMale02008-07-10 12:30:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Hardship letter
QUOTE (Cin&Anil @ Jul 10 2008, 02:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks for the posting, I am in the middle of working on my I601 hardship letter as well.

Let's help each other..


Your posting was somewhat similar to my situation.. medical issues. etc. No children for me.. but Medical, other people dependencies on me..

When we were told about the letter, we were told that 2 pages of good information was better than 10 pages of weak information.

Mine will probably be about 3 pages.. but with supporting documents from each doctor or person on my case.

Let's stay in touch.. Cindy


If you haven't already done so, I strongly suggest that you check out the immigrate2us.net forums. It has a weatlh of information about the waiver process and hardship package. Strong information is surely better than weak information, but you are arguing your case and proving your hardhips with evidence. You will find that 99% of the letters on the other site are well over 2-3 pages. It is well worth your time to spend several hours reviewing the wealth of knowledge at immigrate2us.

I am in MA too, my fiance was from Brazil.

Edited by spookyturtle, 10 July 2008 - 03:00 PM.

spookyturtleMale02008-07-10 14:59:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Misrepresentation - Where does this come from?
Why was she denied entry to the US? There has to be a reason. The Consulate should have given her a paper stating the reasons she was denied the visa.
spookyturtleMale02008-06-19 22:15:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Proof of Domicile!

The only excuse for not filing a tax return, even when living abroad, is that your actual income earned abroad is below the filing threshold.  It doesn't matter if you would owe tax, as over 90K of foreign income is exempt from US tax.  Do you still have a bank account, driver license in the USA?  If not, what are your living plans in the USA?  If you are going to live with family temporarily, get a letter from them indicating that.  You MUST establish YOUR intention to re-establish domicile in the USA if you don't currently domicile in the USA.


pushbrkMaleChina2014-06-15 10:57:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Proof of Domicile!

 

How much do I need to earn to file for Tax? I'm not making much anyway. almost 20,000$ annual. 

 

Yes I still have a bank account and driver license and I will be showing them that. But my bank account has just a few bucks to keep it open. Would that be an issue?  


 

How is that possible? How can someone leave family and live abroad???


 

You are far above the minimum filing threshold.  File the tax returns.

 

Most of us here married abroad, then came home to file petitions.  Filing from abroad while living together abroad represents a small minority of VJ members.  You do what you have to do but if you really do intend to move to the USA permanently together, then evidence of your intention to do so, should be accomplished without too much trouble.

 

Does the Consular officer have legitimate reason to believe you do NOT intend to live in the USA?  If so, that is a different matter entirely.  If applicable, what would that legitimate reason be, pray tell.
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-06-18 10:10:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Proof of Domicile!

 

 

I really do intend to move back home. I will see how I can file tax from abroad. 
I will give them whatever I have for now, hope it will be enough evidence and I don't have to go there alone :(

 

The issue would be whether you both plan to live in the USA, not just you.


 

And if that's the case, how long do I have to stay there for my husband to get his approval? 

 

Long enough to lease an apartment would do it.
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-06-18 23:10:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)overstayed?

Any advice? Is it even worth trying if the I-601 will be denied because my partner lives in Canada with me.... .?

 

My advise is to consult a qualified immigration attorney who is specifically experienced with waivers and family based immigration.  Based on my understanding your 10 year ban started over again every time you leave the USA, so 10 years from the last time you left, not ten years from when you left after the overstay. 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-29 11:45:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)overstayed?

 

Not knowing unfortunately is not going to make and difference in the grand scheme of it all.

 

This person has not been banned.  They are simply subject to a ban that has not yet, but probably will be imposed, if they apply for an immigrant visa.

 

That's WHY they don't know.  Being subject to a ban is not the same as being banned.  They have violated nothing, since the departure at the end of the overstay, because there was no "ban" to violate.
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-29 20:45:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)overstayed?

The OP has a ten year bar from overstay and is therefore inadmissible, but has somehow managed to keep reentering the US for short visits. They are barred from entering, but CBP have not added up all the dots to enforce this. The embassy, however, will.

Continually reentering the US after being barred could well cause the OP additional problems. Either way, this is far from a DIY case, and an attorney's expertise is required.

 

There is no bar without the dots being connected first.  They haven't been but they will be.  The bar that is not currently in existence WILL be imposed and it's begin date will be the last US exit date.  NO BAN has been VIOLATED, as one has not yet been imposed.  It will be, to be sure, but has not yet been.
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-29 21:30:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)overstayed?

I believe the bar is triggered upon the first departure after the overstay occurs. The bar has already been activated, it's just not being enforced.

The OP is inadmissible to the US in any capacity, immigrant or nonimmigrant. CBP should have denied her entry due to her inadmissibility, especially if the same passport has been in use.

 

Your second statement is absolutely correct and that's really what is critical to understand.  However, unless dots have been put together, no bar has "been activated".  The person is subject to a bar.  It should have been activated, but clearly, their repeated entries are clear evidence the bar has not yet been "activated".  It has been "earned" but not "received".
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-29 21:50:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)overstayed?

Yes, but a common one.  We're arguing "tense".  Your saying the ban is in force now.  I'm saying it should be but isn't yet.  In the end, the result is the same except continuing to re-enter when a ban is NOT YET in force, is not adding to the injury, like it would if the ban actually WAS in force.


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-29 22:10:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)overstayed?

I don't want to add to your concerns, but I assume the "white paper" form that you are talking about is the I-94, i.e., the official record of your entry into the U.S.  Usually, in order to get the I-94, you have to answer a series of questions.  One o those questions asks, in some way (can't remember exactly the wording) whether you have ever been denied a visa or entry into the US or violated any immigration status.  Did you fill out a form like that?  If so, did you say "no" to that question?  That would add another ineligibility -- getting an immigration benefit (entry into the U.S. as a visitor) through fraud or misrepresentation -- to your immigration record.  That ineligibility is essentially a permanent ban from U.S. entry (well, until you are 99 years old).  While a waiver is available, if you did this multiple times, and the most recent was fairly recently, a waiver for this would also be difficult to get approved.

 

The I-94 itself asks no such questions.  The CBP officer does not generally ask those questions either.  If they are satisfied with the results of scanning the passport and your answer when they ask the purpose or purpose and duration of your visit, they stamp your passport and staple the I-94 "departure card" in the passport.  When entering by car or using the Visa Waiver Program, rarely is any I-94 or I-94w issued.


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-30 10:54:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help with the I-212 waiver

I really need help and or advice. I had the interview at the american embassy in Bogota,Colombia on feb 5 2014 and everything was approved however they could not give me the visa due to my deportation. The council advised that i needed the form i-212 in order for them to give me my visa. I file the i-212 on march 6 to Nebraska and was forwarded to the office of jurisdiction in Orlando on May-8 I've been waiting and received a letter saying that the office in processing the case that they will schedule an appointment. BUT I'm not in the USA. Will they schedule an appointment here at the embassy in Colombia or over there? They wont give no info to my wife due to her not petitioning for this waiver so I'm really confused! Help pls I'm in need of help i caught my wife cheating on me i have her phone records and pictures that my old friends have . We have a 15 month daughter that i have not met in person due to my wife leaving Colombia during her pregnancy. She threaten to give me the divorce to take my little princess away so i never get to see her. Even though she committed the fault she want to screw me over i need help i don't know what to do I'm really scared that she will take my daughter away from me!! Help. Thanks

 

Well, you already wasted the time from March 6 to May 8 by sending your form to the wrong office.  It's been at the right office only 16 days.  You did not simply need a form I-212.  You needed to send evidence supporting it and wait for a decision.  There is no guarantee of speed and definitely no guarantee the decision will be in your favor.  Actions have consequences. 

 

What was your justification and supporting evidence to go with the form?


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-24 22:15:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help with the I-212 waiver

Good luck to you.  You're in a tough situation. 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-25 11:14:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help with the I-212 waiver

And the marrige is still active and im out of the country so idk how she will file the divorce if its a process to follow. All i need is like 2 months cause the embasy requested the i-212 and its allready at the office of jurisdiction for final decision once i have the decision if its positive i was adviced to forward a compy of thw aproval letter to the ambasy to go pick up the visa. We hae been married for 4 years allready and i believe i get a permanet resident when i enter the USA. Well thats what a friend of mine got when he entered the USA about 2 months ago cause he was married for 5 years

 

What you need is justification to waive a legal penalty, not simply a good reason for wanting or needing to be in the USA.  I'm afraid you focused on the wrong issue.  If your letter was no better written, (spelling etc.) than the above post, that won't help you either. 
 


pushbrkMaleChina2014-05-26 21:21:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

i need help please if some one can help me im not sure which visa im applian for my story is im her in the usa not legal i enter the country illegal no visa nothing i got marry 2 years my husband is usa citizen so what time of visa im applying for :innocent:
im from MEXICO


The process starts with your husband filing a petition for alien relative. See the guide for the IR1 visa. However, this process requires you to leave the USA, get a medical exam and have a visa interview in Juarez, where your visa will be denied. After the visa is denied, you will remain outside the USA until an I-601 "hardship waiver" is filed and ruled upon. There is not guarantee the ruling will go in your favor, so no guarantee you will ever be admitted to the USA legally. Yours is not a do it yourself kind of case. Get professional help.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-14 08:46:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

File I 130

File Waiver

Assuming waiver successful, quick trip to CDJ. If unsuccessful just stay as you are and re do.

Enter the US and obtain PR status.


Some misinformation in the last two responses. In the first, you do not need to leave the USA before the I-130 is filed.

In the above message, the waiver is filed AFTER the visa is denied so going to CDJ, (the Consulate in Juarez) is done before you file the waiver. There is no re do from inside the USA.


pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-14 13:07:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

You are out of date. New rules coming in.


Then provide the new information.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-14 15:29:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

It is not really new but:

http://www.uscis.gov....004718190aRCRD

Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers: Questions & Answers
March 30, 2012
Introduction
The following Q and As explain the proposed provisional unlawful presence waiver process.

Background
On March 30, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) posted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register requesting public comment on its plan to create an improved process for certain immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to apply for and receive a provisional waiver of the unlawful presence ground of inadmissibility while still in the United States, if they can demonstrate that being separated from their U.S. citizen spouse or parent would cause that U.S. citizen relative extreme hardship. The goal of the proposed process is to reduce the time that U.S. citizens are separated from their immediate relatives while those family members go through the consular process overseas to obtain an immigrant visa.

Visit our Proposed Provisional Unlawful Presense Waivers webpage for more details.

Questions and Answers

Q1. How do I apply for the provisional unlawful presence waiver?
A1. The provisional waiver process is NOT in effect. USCIS will reject any application requesting a provisional waiver at this time and return the application and any fees filed. The provisional waiver process will only take effect after a final rule is published in the Federal Register with an effective date.



Looks like a proposal that MIGHT take effect at some time but you've posted nothing that indicates this proposal is in effect at this time. Unless you know of an update, my explanation is NOT out of date. You are simply jumping the gun. So right, it's not new. It's not anything but a proposal at this time.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-15 00:59:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

Hope this helps:



Please provide an update, when the new policy goes into effect. You provide good information when you take the time to actually include the information. A more appropriate response would have been something to the effect that a procedure change was in the works. As it was, you posted misinformation.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-15 10:02:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

It is going to be in place in a few days, not that many left in this year, certainly well before the OP would be in a position to act.


A good comment that could have been included with the actual information instead of what you posted. Just a suggestion. When you have information, provide the actual information instead of calling accurate (present tense) information "out of date" when nothing has yet changed.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-15 10:17:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Help

The provisional waiver coming into effect later this month has changed the current (present tense) response to questions regarding the process. It has done for some time.

I believe the current lock box process is taking 3 or 4 months, but then we get into issues of tenses as how long people have had to wait is of only marginal interest, they want to know how long they will wait.


That's great, but "You are out of date. New rules coming in." doesn't help anybody in any way.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-12-15 10:59:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)am I doing this right?

I'm trying to get my paper work expedited because we are going to have a baby in March (yay!) but i'm stressing about getting my paperwork done quicker, has anyone tried to expedite their i-130 and was approved? my husband is palestinian and when he was in US before he overstayed his visa by a year and a half, but went back on his own.
so, do you all this this might be a problem??

should I get the k-3 visa? has anyone done this? does it really go faster?


The K3 visa is not only not faster, it is not currently available. Yes, no matter what you read that says otherwise, K3 is dead.

Yes, the overstay will be a problem. The visa will be denied and a 10 year ban will be placed on your husband. You can then file a hardship waiver to try to get the ban waived. You've got lots of studying to do and are in for an uphill battle all the way.


pushbrkMaleChina2012-07-23 17:12:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)am I doing this right?

so if he is really going to be banned, how soon would I get denied after sending in the I-130? and technically he left in Aug 2010, so 8 more years?


I said the visa would be denied, not the petition. Denial will come at interview.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-07-23 18:55:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Responding to NOID from USCIS by end of month

Embassy Delhi India sent me petition to USCIS to either re-affirm or revoke, GOT NOID (notice of intent to revoke) from USCIS.
I have end of month to respond.
I have all the quesiton answered, which was in NOID.... with supporting documents. It was mistake on our part not to submit all together... long story..

Now, I am ready and gathering evidence and I have almost 6 inch thick papers that are arranged professionally and with reference to each other.
I have response to NOID...... Document list with reference defined, checked, double checked.....
1. Please advise for any thing..... PLEASE, I need your help.
2. How long does USCIS take to look at the response to NOID? What am I going to expect now? Please explain in details.

Thanks in advance for all the responses/comments/suggestions.


My suggestion is to reduce your response to under an inch. Expect a two to three month wait for any response from USCIS. Be aware also that a reaffirmation gets a second chance, not a guarantee of success. Whatever the issues were to begin with, unless they are sufficiently overcome, the Consulate will simply deny again.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-01-24 04:34:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)denial 212 a6c1
It's not clear whether the bad advice was actually from an attorney but the advice of an attorney experience with overturning visa denials that are based on material misrepresentation is what is urgently needed now. Be prepared for either a very long and expensive road or even the possibility that the advice is to give up on your quest to be together in the USA. Material misrepresentation is a serious matter, usually resulting in a lifetime ban from entering the USA (for the foreigner) and in the worst of cases, prosecution and jail for the US Citizen.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-01 04:18:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)denial 212 a6c1

ok, let's make some sense of this convoluted mess:

in 2001 a 12 year old girl (from the US) meets a boy (and his brother) in the Dom.Rep.
Question #1: what was the girl doing in the Dom.Rep.? Visiting family? Vacationing? Student exchange program?

in 2006 the girl turns 18, gets married to the brother (to hurt her lover-boy after a break-up)
Question #2: where did that ceremony take place? In the USA? In the Dom.Rep.? Over the phone?

around 2008 the girl finally scrapes up enough money to get her divorce finalized.
Question #3: where was that divorce processed? In the USA? In the Dom.Rep.? Or over the internet?

late in 2010 the girl marries her childhood lover-boy
Question #4: where did they get married? Dom.Rep.? USA ?

in 2011 the wife files I-130 for her (second) husband to move him from the Dom.Rep. to the USA.
I remember that form I-130 very well (my husband filled one out for me in 2005) and there is a section on there where you have to list every single marriage prior the current one. They want to know to whom you (both the US-citizen and the immigrant spouse) were married before, when those marriages ended, and you need to bring proof of each and every prior marriage's legal ending (divorce, annulment, death of the spouse).
I remember this part so well, because my husband had been married twice before, and I had been married once before, and it wasn't easy to get all three divorce certificates together for our interview.

now the wife's petition for her husband was denied because of misrepresentation of facts.
It doesn't matter why she lied on the I-130 form, just the fact that she did is enough reason to deny the petition.

I don't know if a really good lawyer can help here - the facts are actually pretty clear:
the instructions for I-130 explain really explicitly what you need to fill out, and it also tells you very clearly what happens if you lie about anything on the form.
No matter who told you to lie ("don't mention your previous marriage") you sign that paper swearing, that everything in there is the truth.

I suggest you simply move to the Dom.Rep. and live happily ever after with your husband there.


Good synopsis but the petition was not denied. The petition was approved. The visa was denied. Also, you got those divorce decrees ready before you filed the petition, long before the visa interview.

Clearly, the submission of false information is sufficient grounds to deny the visa. At this point, the services of a qualified attorney are needed, to have any chance of overcoming that denial.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-02 18:32:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)denial 212 a6c1

The non-disclosure of a prior marriage is considered "misrepresentation".There are four elements of immigration fraud set by US Supreme Court
(1) the person misrepresented or concealed some fact;
(2) the person did so willfully;
(3) the fact was material;
(4) the misrepresentation resulted in the person obtaining a visa, documentation, or entry into the United States.

You attested to being unmarried in various immigration documents and this is considered "willfully misrepresenting a material fact" (your previous marital status). A alien who is found excludable for seeking to procure entry by fraud or willful misrepresentation of material fact is FOREVER barred from admission to United States, UNLESS obtain a WAIVER, but in your case you won't be able to submitt the waiver because it's not just about MISREPRESENTATION, it's about bigamy as well, and there is no waiver for bigamy.I am sorry to say that, but you will be held deportable.


Lots of good information there but none of it applies. That's because the misrepresentation was by the USC, not the foreigner. Note that since no visa was obtained, (4) above doesn't apply. Your research skills appear to far exceed your reading comprehension.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-20 19:53:00
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:)


Yes, but the colors are country specific. Knowing whether the slip was blue or white, for China, let's us know whether it's a request for documents or a hard denial with case being sent back to USCIS. 221g itself is just a catch-all section referred to in pretty much all denials whether the Consulate is only waiting for something missing, something new they want to evaluate or their decision is, in their minds, final.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-03-18 07:42:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)221g slip color

darnell
suire - give me the china info - and i'll start the list
i'll take info from whomever wants to give it.
but it will need to come from those in the know - and will provide info to those who may have to lean on it.
but i do believe that "we" on Vj dont know the meaning of the colors - or perhaps we havnt found out the meanings.
if you want to share the knowledge - i will gladly take it from you.


First 221g notice colors have NOTHING to do with AP.

Second, most members don't care about any notice colors except for the country in which they or their loved one will (or have) interview for a visa.

We usually ask WHAT the notice actually says, instead of the color. It's far more important. The color tells only a very small part of any story behind a notice.

Further, even from China, I've seen somebody get a blue 221g notice accompanied by both a yellow and a pink notice requesting various things. If you want to compile a list, have at it. IMO, it will be of little use.


pushbrkMaleChina2012-03-18 15:01:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)221g slip color

I got the green one slip i dont know if its good or bad i dont know Allah help everyone Amine


This is why the color doesn't matter. What does it say?



pushbrkMaleChina2012-03-20 08:28:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)Tourist Visa overstayed, is Marriage visa possibe?

They apply for the visa, get denied because he has a 10-year ban, and then they file for a waiver of the ban.


If he left voluntarily, this would be correct. The I-601 waiver does not solve the problem after a deportation. You use the I-212 and file it after the petition but prior to applying for a visa. Attorney time for certain.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-03-06 11:01:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)I-130 for husband of US Citizen

Hello everyone:

Im new to this forum, and I have a couple of questions. I'm a US Citizen and I filed form I-130 for my husband who is currently is his home country. I filed a month ago exactly, my priority date is January 19, 2012. How long will it take for California Service Center to approve my petition? How long is this process from start to finish? my lawyer said it takes 8 months or less since he's my immediate relative. is that true?
My husband has been in the US illegally before and stayed here for 6 years, He voluntarily went back to his Country, will this make our process faster? since he's already in Mexico? please help me with my questions, I really appreciate it :) everyone have a great four day weekend! :help:


Eight months is a good approximate expectation from filing to visa denial. Then, it's anybody's guess how long to process your I-601 waiver. Your attorney DID tell you the visa would be denied and a waiver would need to be filed, right?



pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-19 01:30:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)I-130 for husband of US Citizen

I'm really not sure, but I know a lot of it depends on whether it's handled at the consulate, or sent back to USCIS with an intent to revoke. As far as I know, there's a short window of time, in which it may still be handled by the consulate. Once that window is up, they send it back to the USCIS, and USCIS sends you a notice of intent to revoke (NOIR) in which you have one last chance to appeal.

I'd research the I-601 waiver. If you have a lawyer, ask him/her!


Since he would most likely be allowed to file the waiver, the case would not be sent back to USCIS, so not NOIR. I-601 Waivers take from a couple weeks to several months to process.
pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-19 19:09:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)I-130 for husband of US Citizen

And mostly you just hear about folks needing waivers because they committed a crime while in the US. Once you get a DUI, etc, they are in the system with fingerprints, otherwise, probably not registered anywhere in US. Think about it, they are 'undocumented' people.


WHOA! WHOA, there! Where do you suppose these folks got married? They would have filed a marriage certificate with the petition, indicating a marriage took place in the USA. That and no evidence HE was in the USA legally is all that is needed to trigger the ban are waiver requirement. However, they have also provided an honest G325a indicating the foreigner was in the USA for more than six years.

There is no question that the visa will be denied and that only with a successful I-601 waiver, will the foreigner legally enter the USA anytime in the next ten years.

Those who have committed crimes or were deported, need an entirely different kind of waiver.



pushbrkMaleChina2012-02-21 04:33:00