MIG83
03-10-2008, 10:11 PM
Sorry I posted the HSL on another area I didn't realize there was a specific are for it.
Anyway, here it is, please review and let me know how it looks so far. Thank you in advance.
Dear, Sir or Madam
I am writing this letter to request the immediate approval of the Waiver of Grounds of Excludability (I-601) so that my wife XXXXXX can join our daughter and I in the United States. My daughter's emotional well-being and mine depend on her being able to reunite with us. I would experience extreme hardship if she were unable to return to us. There are many factors on why it is imperative that she be granted the waiver, my health, employment, current educational opportunities, economic solvency and family ties are the most important. I cannot even begin to explain to you how being away from my wife would affect me; she is my main source of emotional support, as well as the main care giver of our familily. We have been through a lot together, and even in the worst moments she has supported me.
Our History
I would like to tell you a little about our history, I met XXXXX in high school; we immediately became best friends. When I decided to join the Army right out of high school she was the only one who supported my decision. When I left for basic training she wrote to me everyday and never forgot about me. So when I came back I asked her to be my girlfriend, she said yes. In July 2002, we got married, right before I left for my first deployment to Afghanistan. We were devastated but thanks to her support we made it through. In July 2004 our daughter XXXXX was born, and when she was only six months old I had to deploy once again this time to Iraq. Like before, my wife hung in there and always encouraged me to be patient, she was so optimistic and never thought about giving up, she kept me strong and focused. Until this day she is the confident and determined one in the family, she is the reason why I am able to do so many things, she manages the our home and takes care of our budget. Because of her we were able to buy our home and manage to pay our bills on time. She is what keeps me grounded and looking forward, without her I would be lost.
Medical Conditions
I am a war veteran, and thanks to my service in the Armed Forces I have certain benefits, these benefits are one of the main reasons on why moving to Mexico to be with wife would cause me extreme hardship. My only means of health insurance at this moment is through the VA, and since I separated from the Military I've had some medical issues. A few months after separating I started to have some prostate issues, since I am only 26, my doctors were a little puzzled, because it is very rare that someone my age experience these problems. After many medical visits and tests they concluded that I have benign prostate hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). This condition can cause many problems the most common is having to go to the bathroon frequently, but the most serious are the inbility to urinate, blood in the urine, bladder stones, kidney failure, or other bladder problems and even bladder cancer. I recently underwent a CT scan to see if there have been any changes, since I am so young the doctor doesn’t want to take any risks and has decided to watch me for a couple months and if things continue how they are I might need to have Prostatectomy (open prostate surgery). As you can see in order for me to continue my treatement I have to be in this country, and if I were to be forced to move to Mexico it would be impossible for me to get the same care and there will also be the language barrier, since I don't speak spanish it would be very difficult for me to maintain accurate communication with a Mexican doctor.
I also have been suffering from elevated stress, which then led to depression. Since finding out that I might have to separate from my wife one more time, and this time for 10 years, I have been in emotional distress. For the last coulple of months I've been suffering from imsomnia and fatigue. I am an Aircraft Mechanic with an Federal Aviation Admistration Airframe and Powerplant License, and I currently work with the Border Patrol's aircraft. Due to my imsomnia and stress I feel that my work has been compromised, because sometimes when I'm at work I feel so tired and down, it's like I'm in a cloud, and no matter how much I try I can’t seem to get away from it. This can be dangerous and even deadly for the Pilots that fly the aircraft I work on, because if I am not focused and 100% alert. I might cause the aircraft to have mechanical problems in the air, and even crash. My home life has also been affected a great deal due to my depression and stress, I sometimes come home and just go into our bedroom and lay on the bed for hours just thinking and torturing myself. I feel such a great guilt and think that maybe I could have done things differnetly some how. My wife and daughter undestand me and support me, but I feel like I let them down and now my wife will be taken away from us. I guess my stress has turned into distress and I feel so weak and powerless bacause I can't do anything to change our situation. According to reseracher stress induced distress can cause emotional problems these problems include depression, panic attacks, or other forms of anxiety and worry. Research suggests that stress also can bring on or worsen certain symptoms or diseases. Stress is linked to six of the leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and even suicide. As a mentioned before I need to be under my doctor's supervision, and if I relocate to Mexico any progress that I make will be lost, since I won't have the support of the VA. Finding good care there would be extremely difficult because not only would there be a language barrier, but a lack of trust in the patient and physician relationship, and mainly the fact that I won't be able to afford it.
Employment
I am an FAA A&P Aircraft technician, I am certified by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to work on aircraft. When I was in the Army I worked on Apache Attack Helicopters, and now I work on MD-500 helicopters that are used by our Border Patrol to protect our borders. I am very proud of what I do and It would be an extreme hardship for me if I lost my job, by being forced to relocate to Mexico. I currently take care of over nine U.S Border Patrol Helicopters along with a very highly qualified people. I feel priviledged to hold this position and would hate to lose it. Then there is the posibility that if I move to Mexico I won't be able to continue working. Due to the fact that I am an American citizen I would probably not be able to get an A&P license (or its equivalent), that and the language barrier would make it impossible for me to work there. Plus I don’t think that working in Mexico would cover all of my expenses, as everybody knows poor salaries are common in that country, so maintaining my level of living would be impossible if I left my job here in the U.S. Also any time spent away from my field will be damaging to my employability upon my return to the U.S, it would be extremely difficult to find employment after being away so long. An extreme hardship would arise if I were to abandon my profession, as I will not be employable after a 10 year return and will lose my retirement and social security contributions. Another main factor of hardship in that I currently have a 401K, if I were to relocate I would lose all of my investments. I feel I've worked hard to earn what I have and would hate to lose it. I feel that this hardship would contribute to my depression and I would fee like such a failure not being able to provide for my familiy. I think that being unemployed would greatly impact my life and block my family from any possibility to a decent life.
Financial
Since my wife and I started this process, there have been many monetary problems. which have financially crippled us. We have spent a large amount of our emergency savings on immigration fees, travel fees, and other things related to it, so at this moment it is imperitive that I be able to provide for all the things that lie ahead. Because of her status my wife doesn't work, so it is my sole responsibility that all the bills get paid. We currently have a mortgage payment, an auto loan, insurance bills, credit card debt, and utility bills. My salary while it is okay, it barely covers my current bills, if I were to move to Mexico I would probably lose my home, my car, and even my life insurance. If I moved I would not be able go visit my family in the U.S, it would be really hard to find the money to pay for travel expenses. The thought of my wife not being approved for the waiver causes an extreme hardship because I am bound to lose either way. If move to Mexico, I won't see my parents, and if I stay in the U.S I won’t see my wife or my daughter.
As I mentioned before, I have a mortgage. So another finiancial burden that I will face if my wife's waiver is denied, is the fact that we will lose our home. I know that moving to Mexico means that I have to sell our home, but as you know the housing market is the lowest it's been for years. This means that even if I try to sell our home, it will probably not sell for what I paid for, therefore we would lose money and probably get stuck with the rest of the mortgage loan. At this point I will probably be forced to file for bankrupcy, and our dreams will have gone out the window. I have a little girl that I need to provide for and I want her to have a good life, go to college and live the American Dream. All this financial hardships make it impossible for me to even beging to express how devastaing it would be to have to leave it all behind.
Education
One of the great benefits of being a soldier is that the military helps you to continue with your eductation through the Montgomery GI Bill. I also benefit from this great program, thanks to this bill I am able to continue my studies. As you might have noticed, my passion is anything that flies. In 2006 was able to enroll at Eastern New Mexico University Roswell, there I majored in Aviation Maintenace Technology. I am only one course away from abtaining my Associate's Degree, and I plan to go for my Batchelor's Degree. But if I relocate to Mexico I won't be able to continue with my education, because my GI Bill won’t be valid there. This would cause my dreams of a better education to be shattelred and once again I will have failed. The GI Bill has paid for almost all of my tuition and books. If I moved to Mexico I will not have the same opportunity because of the language barrier and finacial problems, therefore I will not be able to afford to continue with my education. My GI Bill money allowence will expire before being able to come back to the U.S and I would have lost the possibity of educational successs. This would be an extreme hardship bacause I would have lost what I've worked so hard to obtain.
Family Ties
I was born in the U.S and all of my family and friends are in this country. If I were to relocate to Mexico I would be extremely davastating for me as well as my family. We are very close and even though right now we live in different states, we keep in touch, my parents try visit often. My parents are about to retire and have thought about moving to Arizona, where I live to be closer tho us and our daughter. I have four sisters that I love and it would be an extreme hardship if I could not see them, because I was forced to move to Mexico. My friend are also in the U.S, when I was in the Military I met the best friends a man could ever ask for, we share a special bond that is irreplaceble. We have been through war and many other adventures, if I were to move to Mexico I will probably never see them again. This would also be devastating, bacause I know that friendships like these will be impossible to find with anybody else.
Military Attachment
I served in the U.S Army for six years and honorably separated in September 2006, but I am still serving as Army Reserve (inactive). I won't be completely released until July 2008, and if an emergecy were to arise, I need to be in the U.S to report. I am still required to report to my Unit annually and if I were to move to Mexico, I will not be able to support and serve my country.
Conclusion
Moving to Mexico to be with my wife and daughter would represent a big emotional setback, I am a proud soldier and have served my country since the age of 18, I have deployed in support of both, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and even though I have honorably separated from the U.S Army, I continue to support and to protect our country by working along side the U.S Border Patrol as an aircraft mechanic. It would be and extreme hardship to be forced to abandon my country. So I ask to have my wife's waiver approved so we can move on with our lives and continue to look forward and leave all of this behind.
Anyway, here it is, please review and let me know how it looks so far. Thank you in advance.
Dear, Sir or Madam
I am writing this letter to request the immediate approval of the Waiver of Grounds of Excludability (I-601) so that my wife XXXXXX can join our daughter and I in the United States. My daughter's emotional well-being and mine depend on her being able to reunite with us. I would experience extreme hardship if she were unable to return to us. There are many factors on why it is imperative that she be granted the waiver, my health, employment, current educational opportunities, economic solvency and family ties are the most important. I cannot even begin to explain to you how being away from my wife would affect me; she is my main source of emotional support, as well as the main care giver of our familily. We have been through a lot together, and even in the worst moments she has supported me.
Our History
I would like to tell you a little about our history, I met XXXXX in high school; we immediately became best friends. When I decided to join the Army right out of high school she was the only one who supported my decision. When I left for basic training she wrote to me everyday and never forgot about me. So when I came back I asked her to be my girlfriend, she said yes. In July 2002, we got married, right before I left for my first deployment to Afghanistan. We were devastated but thanks to her support we made it through. In July 2004 our daughter XXXXX was born, and when she was only six months old I had to deploy once again this time to Iraq. Like before, my wife hung in there and always encouraged me to be patient, she was so optimistic and never thought about giving up, she kept me strong and focused. Until this day she is the confident and determined one in the family, she is the reason why I am able to do so many things, she manages the our home and takes care of our budget. Because of her we were able to buy our home and manage to pay our bills on time. She is what keeps me grounded and looking forward, without her I would be lost.
Medical Conditions
I am a war veteran, and thanks to my service in the Armed Forces I have certain benefits, these benefits are one of the main reasons on why moving to Mexico to be with wife would cause me extreme hardship. My only means of health insurance at this moment is through the VA, and since I separated from the Military I've had some medical issues. A few months after separating I started to have some prostate issues, since I am only 26, my doctors were a little puzzled, because it is very rare that someone my age experience these problems. After many medical visits and tests they concluded that I have benign prostate hyperplasia (enlarged prostate). This condition can cause many problems the most common is having to go to the bathroon frequently, but the most serious are the inbility to urinate, blood in the urine, bladder stones, kidney failure, or other bladder problems and even bladder cancer. I recently underwent a CT scan to see if there have been any changes, since I am so young the doctor doesn’t want to take any risks and has decided to watch me for a couple months and if things continue how they are I might need to have Prostatectomy (open prostate surgery). As you can see in order for me to continue my treatement I have to be in this country, and if I were to be forced to move to Mexico it would be impossible for me to get the same care and there will also be the language barrier, since I don't speak spanish it would be very difficult for me to maintain accurate communication with a Mexican doctor.
I also have been suffering from elevated stress, which then led to depression. Since finding out that I might have to separate from my wife one more time, and this time for 10 years, I have been in emotional distress. For the last coulple of months I've been suffering from imsomnia and fatigue. I am an Aircraft Mechanic with an Federal Aviation Admistration Airframe and Powerplant License, and I currently work with the Border Patrol's aircraft. Due to my imsomnia and stress I feel that my work has been compromised, because sometimes when I'm at work I feel so tired and down, it's like I'm in a cloud, and no matter how much I try I can’t seem to get away from it. This can be dangerous and even deadly for the Pilots that fly the aircraft I work on, because if I am not focused and 100% alert. I might cause the aircraft to have mechanical problems in the air, and even crash. My home life has also been affected a great deal due to my depression and stress, I sometimes come home and just go into our bedroom and lay on the bed for hours just thinking and torturing myself. I feel such a great guilt and think that maybe I could have done things differnetly some how. My wife and daughter undestand me and support me, but I feel like I let them down and now my wife will be taken away from us. I guess my stress has turned into distress and I feel so weak and powerless bacause I can't do anything to change our situation. According to reseracher stress induced distress can cause emotional problems these problems include depression, panic attacks, or other forms of anxiety and worry. Research suggests that stress also can bring on or worsen certain symptoms or diseases. Stress is linked to six of the leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and even suicide. As a mentioned before I need to be under my doctor's supervision, and if I relocate to Mexico any progress that I make will be lost, since I won't have the support of the VA. Finding good care there would be extremely difficult because not only would there be a language barrier, but a lack of trust in the patient and physician relationship, and mainly the fact that I won't be able to afford it.
Employment
I am an FAA A&P Aircraft technician, I am certified by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States to work on aircraft. When I was in the Army I worked on Apache Attack Helicopters, and now I work on MD-500 helicopters that are used by our Border Patrol to protect our borders. I am very proud of what I do and It would be an extreme hardship for me if I lost my job, by being forced to relocate to Mexico. I currently take care of over nine U.S Border Patrol Helicopters along with a very highly qualified people. I feel priviledged to hold this position and would hate to lose it. Then there is the posibility that if I move to Mexico I won't be able to continue working. Due to the fact that I am an American citizen I would probably not be able to get an A&P license (or its equivalent), that and the language barrier would make it impossible for me to work there. Plus I don’t think that working in Mexico would cover all of my expenses, as everybody knows poor salaries are common in that country, so maintaining my level of living would be impossible if I left my job here in the U.S. Also any time spent away from my field will be damaging to my employability upon my return to the U.S, it would be extremely difficult to find employment after being away so long. An extreme hardship would arise if I were to abandon my profession, as I will not be employable after a 10 year return and will lose my retirement and social security contributions. Another main factor of hardship in that I currently have a 401K, if I were to relocate I would lose all of my investments. I feel I've worked hard to earn what I have and would hate to lose it. I feel that this hardship would contribute to my depression and I would fee like such a failure not being able to provide for my familiy. I think that being unemployed would greatly impact my life and block my family from any possibility to a decent life.
Financial
Since my wife and I started this process, there have been many monetary problems. which have financially crippled us. We have spent a large amount of our emergency savings on immigration fees, travel fees, and other things related to it, so at this moment it is imperitive that I be able to provide for all the things that lie ahead. Because of her status my wife doesn't work, so it is my sole responsibility that all the bills get paid. We currently have a mortgage payment, an auto loan, insurance bills, credit card debt, and utility bills. My salary while it is okay, it barely covers my current bills, if I were to move to Mexico I would probably lose my home, my car, and even my life insurance. If I moved I would not be able go visit my family in the U.S, it would be really hard to find the money to pay for travel expenses. The thought of my wife not being approved for the waiver causes an extreme hardship because I am bound to lose either way. If move to Mexico, I won't see my parents, and if I stay in the U.S I won’t see my wife or my daughter.
As I mentioned before, I have a mortgage. So another finiancial burden that I will face if my wife's waiver is denied, is the fact that we will lose our home. I know that moving to Mexico means that I have to sell our home, but as you know the housing market is the lowest it's been for years. This means that even if I try to sell our home, it will probably not sell for what I paid for, therefore we would lose money and probably get stuck with the rest of the mortgage loan. At this point I will probably be forced to file for bankrupcy, and our dreams will have gone out the window. I have a little girl that I need to provide for and I want her to have a good life, go to college and live the American Dream. All this financial hardships make it impossible for me to even beging to express how devastaing it would be to have to leave it all behind.
Education
One of the great benefits of being a soldier is that the military helps you to continue with your eductation through the Montgomery GI Bill. I also benefit from this great program, thanks to this bill I am able to continue my studies. As you might have noticed, my passion is anything that flies. In 2006 was able to enroll at Eastern New Mexico University Roswell, there I majored in Aviation Maintenace Technology. I am only one course away from abtaining my Associate's Degree, and I plan to go for my Batchelor's Degree. But if I relocate to Mexico I won't be able to continue with my education, because my GI Bill won’t be valid there. This would cause my dreams of a better education to be shattelred and once again I will have failed. The GI Bill has paid for almost all of my tuition and books. If I moved to Mexico I will not have the same opportunity because of the language barrier and finacial problems, therefore I will not be able to afford to continue with my education. My GI Bill money allowence will expire before being able to come back to the U.S and I would have lost the possibity of educational successs. This would be an extreme hardship bacause I would have lost what I've worked so hard to obtain.
Family Ties
I was born in the U.S and all of my family and friends are in this country. If I were to relocate to Mexico I would be extremely davastating for me as well as my family. We are very close and even though right now we live in different states, we keep in touch, my parents try visit often. My parents are about to retire and have thought about moving to Arizona, where I live to be closer tho us and our daughter. I have four sisters that I love and it would be an extreme hardship if I could not see them, because I was forced to move to Mexico. My friend are also in the U.S, when I was in the Military I met the best friends a man could ever ask for, we share a special bond that is irreplaceble. We have been through war and many other adventures, if I were to move to Mexico I will probably never see them again. This would also be devastating, bacause I know that friendships like these will be impossible to find with anybody else.
Military Attachment
I served in the U.S Army for six years and honorably separated in September 2006, but I am still serving as Army Reserve (inactive). I won't be completely released until July 2008, and if an emergecy were to arise, I need to be in the U.S to report. I am still required to report to my Unit annually and if I were to move to Mexico, I will not be able to support and serve my country.
Conclusion
Moving to Mexico to be with my wife and daughter would represent a big emotional setback, I am a proud soldier and have served my country since the age of 18, I have deployed in support of both, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and even though I have honorably separated from the U.S Army, I continue to support and to protect our country by working along side the U.S Border Patrol as an aircraft mechanic. It would be and extreme hardship to be forced to abandon my country. So I ask to have my wife's waiver approved so we can move on with our lives and continue to look forward and leave all of this behind.