Sending More Evidence Question?

[eflores]

Ok so as all you guys know my hubby didnt get approved on 2-29-08 because of LACK OF EXTREME HARDSHIP so here I am again trying to get more hardship. So this is my question. How do I submit everything again. Do I send a new letter and the new exhibits, or just add the things I need to in a short letter with the exhibits ..I am not sure how to send the new info. Please help...

[RMJM30]

Ok so as all you guys know my hubby didnt get approved on 2-29-08 because of LACK OF EXTREME HARDSHIP so here I am again trying to get more hardship. So this is my question. How do I submit everything again. Do I send a new letter and the new exhibits, or just add the things I need to in a short letter with the exhibits ..I am not sure how to send the new info. Please help...

eflores I have the exact same questions my husband wasn't approved on the exact same day. Who reviewed your husbands case? I'm just curious if it was the same guy. But whatever you find out please keep me in the loope I would like to know as well. Even though I have a lawyer and he should be doing the leg work. I would want to gurantee my husband doesn't get banned or whatever.

[eflores]

RMJM30- Ok I will keep you posted. I havent seen who denied him. I shouldnt look because I will hate him-her. LOL. But I will just to be curious. I need to look for the paper because I will need the address and stuff so I will let you know. I do not even know what to send but I will think of something. Tomorrow Im gonna get a consultation with Laurel to see if she will work on my case even though she didnt do my HSL. We will see. I just can't risk him being denied after waiting. I can handle waiting the rest of this year but if he is going to get approved, but if he doesnt get it I would be devastated.

[RMJM30]

RMJM30- Ok I will keep you posted. I havent seen who denied him. I shouldnt look because I will hate him-her. LOL. But I will just to be curious. I need to look for the paper because I will need the address and stuff so I will let you know. I do not even know what to send but I will think of something. Tomorrow Im gonna get a consultation with Laurel to see if she will work on my case even though she didnt do my HSL. We will see. I just can't risk him being denied after waiting. I can handle waiting the rest of this year but if he is going to get approved, but if he doesnt get it I would be devastated.


I hear you. That's my fear. I have 3 kids and my youngest cries for her dad every single day. He's only been gone for 2 weeks but it's heart breaking it makes me want to cry with them. I know I have to keep strong and keep the faith. God has his reasons for everything but we don't see them. So i'm just grateful it wasn't a straight up "NO" but I will keep you in my prayers and hope things smooth out for you. I know I should have sent in more information with my letters but better late than never. Good luck to you and hopefully we can help each other out in this herendous process.

[Chapital]

What you send in as additional evidence depends on what you already submitted and how well you feel it portrays your case. If you feel like you have a fairly good HSL and just want to beef up the supporting document you could just submit the additional evidence with a cover letter. If you want to re-do everything, you can re-write your HSL and submit that along with additional new evidence. Good luck! Although the form tells you you have 30 days to submit evidence you can submit it anytime up until your case is decided...which is likely going to be many months, so you have some time to really do it right. Good luck

[Chapital]

I hear you. That's my fear. I have 3 kids and my youngest cries for her dad every single day. He's only been gone for 2 weeks but it's heart breaking it makes me want to cry with them. I know I have to keep strong and keep the faith. God has his reasons for everything but we don't see them. So i'm just grateful it wasn't a straight up "NO" but I will keep you in my prayers and hope things smooth out for you. I know I should have sent in more information with my letters but better late than never. Good luck to you and hopefully we can help each other out in this herendous process.

It is heart-wrenching with kids...I know. But I promise it will get a bit easier as you get used to it. Kids are amazingly flexible. They can adjust better than most adults. I too believe that God has his reasons, but it has been tough to figure those reasons out. Stay focused and take joy in anything positive!

[eflores]

I hear you. That's my fear. I have 3 kids and my youngest cries for her dad every single day. He's only been gone for 2 weeks but it's heart breaking it makes me want to cry with them. I know I have to keep strong and keep the faith. God has his reasons for everything but we don't see them. So i'm just grateful it wasn't a straight up "NO" but I will keep you in my prayers and hope things smooth out for you. I know I should have sent in more information with my letters but better late than never. Good luck to you and hopefully we can help each other out in this herendous process.

HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS? Yeah its been tough but I am so grateful my son is 2 1/2 and even though he does know his daddy is not home he hasnt been asking too much. He just gets a sad face when he talks about him and pretends to be on the phone all the time with him. He has my old cell phone that he swears it works so I catch him talking to his daddy for pretend. BUt it does get tough when he does ask me. Thats when I break down sometimes, I can't imagine if they were old enough to really notice and ask for him. Your family will also be in my prayers and hopefully this will go by fast and we can be with our husbands Soom. If you IM let me know or send me your address so I can add you and we can chat. I have a yahoo one. And Yes we can give each other comfort and I will be here whenever you need to talk or vent or just want someone to listen.

[byteme1029]

Hello, I'm new to this site and felt obligated to post after reading eflores and rmjm30 comments. My wife was also not approved on 2-28-08 at CDJ, due to lack of sufficient "extreme hardship" evidence. Riding the bus from Acuna, Coah., to Juarez was long and even longer and crushing when we came back without her being approved! Reading other non-approvals, from members, from last weeks waiver appt makes me feel like it was less my fault and makes me wonder like there was somebody having a bad last week and the majority of us paid the price. I had followed the HSL format of many approved members from various forums, as did my best friend, (married to my wife's sister and they were approved early Feb). I felt like crap because I felt I had let my wife down! We don't have any kids because we wanted to wait after the approval and we (I) don't really have real extreme hardships...just the emotional bond like everybody else. My letter was 7 pages long with 40+ supporting docs. It just really upsets me that the less hardship one has in life the harder it is to get approval for spouse. This is not meant to disrespect anyone's hardships in life. I thank this forum and the people on here, for I have felt comfort here that I cannot feel from friends or family. I guess because we can comprehend each others pain. I was also recommended that it would be better and faster to resubmit for another I-601 waiver interview then to submit more evidence and wait 10-12 months for a possible denial. How does one ask for another appointment (I-601)? I will post my timeline and info tomorrow.

Hoping for more than 5hrs of sleep tonight.

[RMJM30]

Hello, I'm new to this site and felt obligated to post after reading eflores and rmjm30 comments. My wife was also not approved on 2-28-08 at CDJ, due to lack of sufficient "extreme hardship" evidence. Riding the bus from Acuna, Coah., to Juarez was long and even longer and crushing when we came back without her being approved! Reading other non-approvals, from members, from last weeks waiver appt makes me feel like it was less my fault and makes me wonder like there was somebody having a bad last week and the majority of us paid the price. I had followed the HSL format of many approved members from various forums, as did my best friend, (married to my wife's sister and they were approved early Feb). I felt like crap because I felt I had let my wife down! We don't have any kids because we wanted to wait after the approval and we (I) don't really have real extreme hardships...just the emotional bond like everybody else. My letter was 7 pages long with 40+ supporting docs. It just really upsets me that the less hardship one has in life the harder it is to get approval for spouse. This is not meant to disrespect anyone's hardships in life. I thank this forum and the people on here, for I have felt comfort here that I cannot feel from friends or family. I guess because we can comprehend each others pain. I was also recommended that it would be better and faster to resubmit for another I-601 waiver interview then to submit more evidence and wait 10-12 months for a possible denial. How does one ask for another appointment (I-601)? I will post my timeline and info tomorrow.

Hoping for more than 5hrs of sleep tonight.

Welcome byteme1029
I understand you completely about feeling you left your spouse down. I went through that feeling. But I honestly feel that it didn't matter if we would have had a letter in our stack from God himself this people would have approved my husband. I know that sounds ugly but it's true. Makes you honestly believe they are only allowed to approve a certain amount of folks per month. So if you go towards the end of the month you might get screwed. But I'm glad you found this sight and hopefully after reading some postings and coming across others information you find some hope in your wives case. There is a part of me that believes that if you did not leave the country when you filed for your visa they find a way of punishing you just for a little. That's just my opinion. But good luck to you and once again welcome

[Chapital]

byteme...welcome to the site and my apologies that you were not approved and now must wait. I understand. Unfortunately I don't think you can request a new appointment until they make a decision on your pending waiver. Those who are requesting new appointments are those who were denied.

[RMJM30]

HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS? Yeah its been tough but I am so grateful my son is 2 1/2 and even though he does know his daddy is not home he hasnt been asking too much. He just gets a sad face when he talks about him and pretends to be on the phone all the time with him. He has my old cell phone that he swears it works so I catch him talking to his daddy for pretend. BUt it does get tough when he does ask me. Thats when I break down sometimes, I can't imagine if they were old enough to really notice and ask for him. Your family will also be in my prayers and hopefully this will go by fast and we can be with our husbands Soom. If you IM let me know or send me your address so I can add you and we can chat. I have a yahoo one. And Yes we can give each other comfort and I will be here whenever you need to talk or vent or just want someone to listen.

My oldest is 9, then my 8 year old and my 3 year old. My smallest cries all the time. She wants her daddy. And when I go to the store or to work she ask me you're coming back right? It breaks my heart she must feel abandoned. And we unders estimate kids sometimes but they know. I know it's easier for them to bounce back but it truly sucks.

[Laura]

Welcome Byteme (nice name!) - when you get a chance, let me know when your first interview was in CDJ, and I will add you to the CDJ list and backlog list so we can track when you get approved. Try not to be upset. We have seen more recently that sometimes what is "clearly approvable" is so random. I'm sure you will eventually get approved though!

[byteme1029]

Thank you. What made it hard for me was that I actually thought they were going to approve her since there were no bans imposed on her and went in to the interview at 9:30am and didn't get out until 5pm. So much for the theory of if they are in there a long time...its a good sign! lol. I'm in the process of accumulating medical issues/records of my parents of high blood pressure and stress and writing to my Senator, in hopes of making a better case. Thanks to all.