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ccdc
05-07-2008, 03:15 PM
ok guys this is a rough draft please tell me what you think:dizzy:


U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services
American Consulate General
Ciudad Juarez, Chih., Mexico
PO Box 9896
El Paso, Texas 79905-9896

Re: Case No. CDJ
Applicant: xxxxx
Application for Waiver of Grounds of Excludability (I-601)
Claim of Extreme Hardship on the U.S. Citizen Spouse

Subject: Letter of Apology
xxxxx
Case No.: CDJ
Dear Sir or Madam:
I, xxxxx, declare under the penalty of perjury, under the laws of the United States, that the following is true and correct:

I am a U.S. citizen who at this time is married to an Illegal alien of the United States and I am asking for the immediate approval for the Waiver of Grounds of Excludability (I-601) so that my husband xxxxx may be allowed to return to the USA to be with me and my son. The stress of this situation along with the everyday stress of life has been having a negative impact on my life. The horrific thought that there might be a chance my husbands waiver will not be approved overwhelms me with fear and anxiety. Separating from my husband is not an option and not something I could overcome, you see xxxx is my husband, my best friend, my soul mate, he is my everything. To my son he has been a good step father, role model and friend. Relocation to Mexico is not something that my U.S. citizen son or myself could do. We would both suffer extreme and severe hardship. The emotional aspect of a move to Mexico is certainly an extremely distressing one. My son and I have medical conditions that require medical care on a regular basis, however, more important are the extreme and severe hardships such as lack of educational and employment opportunities, lack of health care and treatment of existing conditions, economic issues and any future children we plan to have. There is also the crime activity and safety issues for American Citizens these extreme hardships make it necessary that my husband return with me and my son to the United States. My parents think that xxxxx is a good person and they like the fact that I married a man who wants to take care his step-son as if he was his own flesh, provide for his family the way a man should and help take care of a child with mental issues, and a wife who has health problems that limit some of the things we can do. My parents are suffering already from their youngest son being in Iraq serving as a Marine and now their eldest daughter faces the prospect of having to live in Mexico to keep her family together. I will suffer financially and have already had to downsize my housing, lost my car and changed jobs due to the fact that xxxxx quit his job upon learning that he had a voluntary deportation order and had to tell his employer and friend about his true status here. He stayed in the country after finding out that he had a Voluntary Departure order because he put his family first, my son has at times been put on a 24hr suicide watch and he was the one who cared for him to make sure he got to school and home. xxxxx also took xxxxx to Karate every night and was there to watch him participate as I was working and going to school and trying to financially keep our family together. My sons biological father would never agree to letting me take my son out of the State of Michigan let alone across the boarder to Mexico with the safety issues for American Citizens.

INTRODUCTION:

xxxxx and I met in August of 2003 through some friends neither one of us looking for someone just a chance meeting and since that day we have been inseparable. xxxxx and I moved in with one another shortly after meeting. I have a son from a previous marriage who xxxxx thinks of as his own and treats him as such. He attends his school functions, takes him fishing, played ball with him and is there for him as a father and friend.



MEDICAL:


Both myself and my son, who is also a US Citizen have health issues that would be negatively impacted, to the point of being life threatening, if we did not have immediate access to expert medical care. I suffer from hypertension, migraines, and from a Inherited factor disease which makes me predisposed to having blood clots.

I had the misfortune of having a pulmonary embolism in 2003 that was thankfully discovered when it had made its way unfortunately into my pulmonary artery in my left lung. I was tested for 3yrs to see why I had gotten the blood clot and it was discovered that I have a protein c, s deficiency I will need to take Warfarin (exhibit A.) a blood thinner everyday for the rest of my life to prevent my blood from clotting to thick. Blood thinners can help reduce the risk, but they increase your risk of bleeding. At times when I would need to go off the Warfarin they give me Injections of another blood thinner called Louvnox (exhibit A) I use this one when they want to run certain blood test. I have to be careful so that I do not cut myself and or watch getting bruised. I see my physician every two months and have my blood tested every 2-4weeks.

Hypertension is called the “Silent Killer” because it often has no symptoms and can cause serious diseases or death if left untreated. Hypertension can cause a stroke by contributing to the process of atherosclerosis which can lead to blockages and or clots, or by weakening the blood vessel wall and causing it to rupture which can lead to paralysis, speech problems, and even death. Blockage of an artery of the heart leads to a heart attack, where the part of the heart that was supplied by the blocked artery dies. This weakens the heart and can even lead to death.
Hypertension can cause damage to the very small blood vessels in the retina causing impaired vision and even blindness.

I have been prescribed medication which I must take on a daily basis: Norvasc 10mg (exhibit A) once daily, Metoprolol 25mg (exhibit A) twice a day, and Spironolactone 50mg (exhibit A) once daily. The cost of this medication for me to get on a monthly basis is $$$$.$$ this cost is something that might not seem like a lot but to pay this much in Mexico would be the cost of ones paycheck (see exhibit A.) I monitor my blood pressure regularly and take this medication daily, however, at this time it is uncontrolled. I also take a prescription for migraines.

My son xxxxx suffers from clinical depression and has at times been suicidal he was hospitalized back in 2006 for attempted suicide he was only 13 at the time. My husband has been there for my son as someone he could talk with about his troubles and is showing signs again of being unstable by this process of my husband having to leave and not be with us his family. I could not move my son to Mexico because his biological father would not let it happen and I ask that you please not ask that I choose between my child and my husband.


EMPLOYMENT:

At the time xxxxx and I met I was working in a factory for over 4yrs, however, because of the long hours, additional stress the job was causing and then the drive alone was over 1hr and a half I had to seek other employment. I am now back in the field of choice working for a Family Practice Office just ten minutes away from my home. I took a paycut but it supports our little family until my husband can be here legally and return to work.


HEALTH INSURANCE:

At this time xxxxx and I do not have health insurance, when I have a check one once every two months I pay $$.$$ out of pocket. I pay $$$.$$ for my medicine out of pocket while I await to be able to get Insurance through my employer January 01, 2009. My son’s biological has to carry Insurance on my son through our court custody arrangement.

ccdc
05-07-2008, 03:31 PM
anyone......

Tammy317
05-07-2008, 03:45 PM
Hopefully someone with experience will chime in. I'm not an expert, but I would approve you... I think that your son is your greatest asset/hardship for the waiver. Make sure you have lots of documents to back all of this up, and try to get a letter from your ex stating he is not allowed to leave your state.

emt103c
05-07-2008, 03:45 PM
Very quickly get a mod to take out your case # it is not safe to have it online. . .


I will comment on letter later

ccdc
05-07-2008, 03:47 PM
emt did not realize that it was there how do i edit this?

emt103c
05-07-2008, 03:48 PM
I PM'd laurafern, hopefull she'll see it. They limit our editing powers so we can't fix it, it has to be a mod

ccdc
05-07-2008, 03:49 PM
thankyou I am just having a time of it ugh.........

emt103c
05-07-2008, 03:57 PM
I think you need to be more ON the health aspects. The health aspects ARE your case. I've read that the emotional aspect needs to take a backseat to that.

1. When I read the first few lines, all I could see was the emotion, I almost didn't read down to see that you have a VERY STRONG medical case.

2. I think you need to emphasize the risks that pulmonary embolism comes with, whether this is continuing. . . risks of NOT being able to obtain medical care or medications. You also need to emphasize how the two (HTN and PE) exacerbate each other. Have you gotten a doctor's letter about this yet?

3. You need to relate your son's emotional conditions back to yourself. You need to tell--I realize that this should be obvious but you need to write it--how this affects YOU the USC qualifying relative.

4. What are your supporting documents? Do you have articles about the medical conditions?

Remember that this is like a term paper, your opening paragraph needs to briefly state your hardships, your supporting paragraphs need to support that statement (proving EVERY statement in your opening) in detail, and your closing needs to restate your point.

There can be emotion, that just cannot be your case. You have a good case, you just have to state it directly.

Also remember that you have to tell why you CANNOT move there, as well as why you need your husband HERE.

Laura
05-07-2008, 03:57 PM
I fixed it. :)

CCDC - does your letter really end with that Health Insurance section? Or is there more?

I think you have strong hardships and are likely to be eventually approved.

I'm not sure about putting so many of the arguments in that big paragraph near the top though. They sort of get lost in there.

You mention that you couldn't take your son out of the U.S. (because he has a different father) sort of in passing, and also that your parents have some concerns that you could probably turn into a hardship to you if you spent a little more time on it.

Just my thoughts.

ccdc
05-07-2008, 04:01 PM
laurafern11-

First Thankyou for so quickly editing my post!!!

No It doesn't actually end there that is just only as far as I have really gotten. I am trying to make sure of what I have in there before I continue because I know that we are facing a very difficult case. Thank you for your response and I am changing up things as I get more and more feed back.

ccdc
05-07-2008, 04:07 PM
emt-

thank you for helping me get my thread edited quickly.

Wow, you gave me some really good advice I appreciate it. My Dr. did give me a letter that states that I will be on the blood thinner for the rest of my life and I have been using the WebMD site for a lot of medical info. My lawyer wants my sons and my medical records.