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05-30-2008, 07:38 PM
ok, I redid this and hopefully am now closer to what I need. Please leave a reiview of any kind, change a word, letter, whatever. I will take anything. Please help me! I only have days left!
Dear <Consulate Official
I, Analou Torres, formally Analou Lopez (1), United States Citizen, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the following is true and correct.
I am writing to convey the extreme hardships and duress that would befall me if my husband Gabriel Torres were not allowed entry into the United States. This letter serves as support to the I-601 Waiver of Grounds of Exclusibility summated in Cuidad Juarez on June 5, 2008.
I meet Gabriel while helping my mother teach English to non-English speakers. He was in my beginner’s class to learn the Basic English, such as the alphabet. For about a year after that we rarely saw each other and the after I graduated high school we ran into each other and started dating. On May 19, 2006 we were married (2) and I started the process of legalizing him.
Unfortunately since he had entered the United States illegally he was denied entry when he had his visa interview. Now because of this and the added stress and importance of this letter, along with having to face the possibility of that he may not be coming home soon I ended up at the health clinic.
During the first appointment I found out that me that I had depression, but since those medications are dangerous at times I choose that alternative of having him refer me to someone I could talk to. Over the next couple of week things got worse for me. I had trouble even getting out of bed. I knew that I had to do something so I went back. The doctor prescribed me Dicyclemine for my stomach, Alprazolem and Lexapro for anxiety and depression.
Depression is a struggle that can not ever be completely undone. The damage it does in a short while can last the rest of my life. Medical care and therapy are steps that I am taking to recover. There are many things that I can do to better my self; such as avoiding alcohol and exercising. I should also hold off major decisions, live moving to another country. (3) Isolation breeds depression. People with depression are usually better off if they have a support group to lean on and understand them. Support groups have been shown to offer significant help against depression.(4)
I also sought therapy. I started to see a recovery group that meet for the recovery of addiction, depression, stress. (5) This is a serious problem, depression and anxiety. It is not something that I can just make go away. The longer I go without my husband the worse it could become. I wish to continue with my support group so that I can continue with my life. How can I overcome depression is the one problem causing it does not go away for a long time? Should my husband be denied entry, we are bound by our legal and emotional marital bond to be together, I would be forced to move into Mexico with him, therefore leaving my support system that I have already established.
Alprazolem that was prescribed to me by my family doctors is for anxiety. I am over whelmed with the fear that my husband may not return for some time and am constitenly worried about what I will do if he were to stay in Mexico. Would I move, give up school, my family? Is this little time taking medication it has helped some but I need to be with my family doctor so he can continue to prescribe me what I need or to help me when I can stop taking them. However if I can not get to my doctor I could lose the medications and anxiety will become worse. Anxiety can lead to anxiety attacks that come without warning. The primary symptoms of anxiety disorders are fear and worry, of which I have plenty of, that causes many symptoms; such as the desire to escape.(6) Since my Spanish is not strong, chances of help for me are slim and since anxiety disorders can often be mistaken for other illness it may take several trips, much time and money to begin to help me. I would also need to find a support group as they may help me be less vulnerable to anxiety. But with little family and only my husband and limited Spanish, which would be too much of a risk, were I not to find help.
Even after four years of being together my husband and I still occasionally do not understand each other. Every time I have visited Mexico I have had a hard time trying to communicate to others. Often I have to repeat once or twice what I said. How could I effectively say what my problems are if I can not find the words or they don not understand me? I fell my health would suffer more because I would not have the support I have now were I to move.
Financial and Education
I currently attend Jacksonville State University in Alabama. I am pursuing a degree in Psychology and am in my 4th year of a four year degree.
If I were forced to more to Mexico, I would have to leave my studies and all the courses that I have and being so close to graduating it would be devastating to me. All the years and classes would be lost. (7) Since I do not speak Spanish well I would have to start from the beginning to learn Spanish well enough to be able to continue my education.
I have spent so much money on school over the years. My total for the 2007-2008 academic year was $14,995.00. (8) If I were forced to move to Mexico I would have to contact my loan officer and tell them that I have to withdraw from the school. In such case my loans would have to start being paid off immediately if I am not enrolled at a university at least part-time. Already one of my loans will start having to be paid in August of 2008 (9) to a total of $8,762.45 with a monthly payment of $118.85 and another loan starting in October 2008 to a total of $3,931 with a monthly payment of $50.41 (10)
Working
If I were forced to move to Mexico I would have to find a job that would allow me to pay these bills off. If I do not then the interest and late fees would double in the time I were away. I would have to find a job that allowed me to make at least $169.26 dollars to pay the monthly amount for my loans. The current exchange rate for dollars to pesos is as of May 30 $1 U.S. dollar equal to $10.3272 pesos I would need to find a job that would allow me to make at least $1,747.98 pesos per month.(11) My husband would have to find another job to cover living expenses, house, electricity, water, food, clothing, gas.
However, since I entered Mexico as a tourist then it is not permitted that I seek employment in Mexico. I have to have migratory permits first. (12) These permits are to ensure that I would not be taking jobs from Mexicans.
There is no guarantee that I would find work in another country when I barely speak the language. I have found that most people can not understand what I say. Growing up I did not have people that spoke Spanish to me other than my parents but often I would respond in English. There are no suitable professional career options for me in Mexico due to my inability to communicate in Spanish, obtain a legal work visa, or navigate the professional world in Mexico. Furthermore, in order to work in Mexico, there is a system of requirements and permits for most professions, none of which I would qualify for or be able to obtain. Non-professional jobs are also difficult to obtain since the also require knowledge of the language.(13)
________________________________________
Future considerations
My husband and I wanted to wait to have children until we could establish him more permanently in the United States. If I needed to move to Mexico then I would have to come back to the States to have my child, and I would have to do so alone. If I have my baby in Mexico then I would have to go through this process again. I can barely tolerate being away from my husband; I can not even imagine how hard this process would be for a mother to be separated from her child for a period of time. To not be able to take your own child home with you must be devastating.
Please I do not want to have to have my future child alone because my husband can not cross the border. I just want us to go home together.
1- Name change
2- Marriage Certificate Copy
3- Artivle on depression
4- Article on depression
5- Article on support groups
6- Article on anxiety
7- Unoffical evualtion from school
8- Award history for 2007-2008 shcool year
9- Sallie Mae account summary
10- Sallie Mae repayment Schedule
11- Currency Exchange
12- Article from Mexperience on foreigners working in Mexico
13- Artciel from Mexperience on workers in Mexico
Dear <Consulate Official
I, Analou Torres, formally Analou Lopez (1), United States Citizen, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the following is true and correct.
I am writing to convey the extreme hardships and duress that would befall me if my husband Gabriel Torres were not allowed entry into the United States. This letter serves as support to the I-601 Waiver of Grounds of Exclusibility summated in Cuidad Juarez on June 5, 2008.
I meet Gabriel while helping my mother teach English to non-English speakers. He was in my beginner’s class to learn the Basic English, such as the alphabet. For about a year after that we rarely saw each other and the after I graduated high school we ran into each other and started dating. On May 19, 2006 we were married (2) and I started the process of legalizing him.
Unfortunately since he had entered the United States illegally he was denied entry when he had his visa interview. Now because of this and the added stress and importance of this letter, along with having to face the possibility of that he may not be coming home soon I ended up at the health clinic.
During the first appointment I found out that me that I had depression, but since those medications are dangerous at times I choose that alternative of having him refer me to someone I could talk to. Over the next couple of week things got worse for me. I had trouble even getting out of bed. I knew that I had to do something so I went back. The doctor prescribed me Dicyclemine for my stomach, Alprazolem and Lexapro for anxiety and depression.
Depression is a struggle that can not ever be completely undone. The damage it does in a short while can last the rest of my life. Medical care and therapy are steps that I am taking to recover. There are many things that I can do to better my self; such as avoiding alcohol and exercising. I should also hold off major decisions, live moving to another country. (3) Isolation breeds depression. People with depression are usually better off if they have a support group to lean on and understand them. Support groups have been shown to offer significant help against depression.(4)
I also sought therapy. I started to see a recovery group that meet for the recovery of addiction, depression, stress. (5) This is a serious problem, depression and anxiety. It is not something that I can just make go away. The longer I go without my husband the worse it could become. I wish to continue with my support group so that I can continue with my life. How can I overcome depression is the one problem causing it does not go away for a long time? Should my husband be denied entry, we are bound by our legal and emotional marital bond to be together, I would be forced to move into Mexico with him, therefore leaving my support system that I have already established.
Alprazolem that was prescribed to me by my family doctors is for anxiety. I am over whelmed with the fear that my husband may not return for some time and am constitenly worried about what I will do if he were to stay in Mexico. Would I move, give up school, my family? Is this little time taking medication it has helped some but I need to be with my family doctor so he can continue to prescribe me what I need or to help me when I can stop taking them. However if I can not get to my doctor I could lose the medications and anxiety will become worse. Anxiety can lead to anxiety attacks that come without warning. The primary symptoms of anxiety disorders are fear and worry, of which I have plenty of, that causes many symptoms; such as the desire to escape.(6) Since my Spanish is not strong, chances of help for me are slim and since anxiety disorders can often be mistaken for other illness it may take several trips, much time and money to begin to help me. I would also need to find a support group as they may help me be less vulnerable to anxiety. But with little family and only my husband and limited Spanish, which would be too much of a risk, were I not to find help.
Even after four years of being together my husband and I still occasionally do not understand each other. Every time I have visited Mexico I have had a hard time trying to communicate to others. Often I have to repeat once or twice what I said. How could I effectively say what my problems are if I can not find the words or they don not understand me? I fell my health would suffer more because I would not have the support I have now were I to move.
Financial and Education
I currently attend Jacksonville State University in Alabama. I am pursuing a degree in Psychology and am in my 4th year of a four year degree.
If I were forced to more to Mexico, I would have to leave my studies and all the courses that I have and being so close to graduating it would be devastating to me. All the years and classes would be lost. (7) Since I do not speak Spanish well I would have to start from the beginning to learn Spanish well enough to be able to continue my education.
I have spent so much money on school over the years. My total for the 2007-2008 academic year was $14,995.00. (8) If I were forced to move to Mexico I would have to contact my loan officer and tell them that I have to withdraw from the school. In such case my loans would have to start being paid off immediately if I am not enrolled at a university at least part-time. Already one of my loans will start having to be paid in August of 2008 (9) to a total of $8,762.45 with a monthly payment of $118.85 and another loan starting in October 2008 to a total of $3,931 with a monthly payment of $50.41 (10)
Working
If I were forced to move to Mexico I would have to find a job that would allow me to pay these bills off. If I do not then the interest and late fees would double in the time I were away. I would have to find a job that allowed me to make at least $169.26 dollars to pay the monthly amount for my loans. The current exchange rate for dollars to pesos is as of May 30 $1 U.S. dollar equal to $10.3272 pesos I would need to find a job that would allow me to make at least $1,747.98 pesos per month.(11) My husband would have to find another job to cover living expenses, house, electricity, water, food, clothing, gas.
However, since I entered Mexico as a tourist then it is not permitted that I seek employment in Mexico. I have to have migratory permits first. (12) These permits are to ensure that I would not be taking jobs from Mexicans.
There is no guarantee that I would find work in another country when I barely speak the language. I have found that most people can not understand what I say. Growing up I did not have people that spoke Spanish to me other than my parents but often I would respond in English. There are no suitable professional career options for me in Mexico due to my inability to communicate in Spanish, obtain a legal work visa, or navigate the professional world in Mexico. Furthermore, in order to work in Mexico, there is a system of requirements and permits for most professions, none of which I would qualify for or be able to obtain. Non-professional jobs are also difficult to obtain since the also require knowledge of the language.(13)
________________________________________
Future considerations
My husband and I wanted to wait to have children until we could establish him more permanently in the United States. If I needed to move to Mexico then I would have to come back to the States to have my child, and I would have to do so alone. If I have my baby in Mexico then I would have to go through this process again. I can barely tolerate being away from my husband; I can not even imagine how hard this process would be for a mother to be separated from her child for a period of time. To not be able to take your own child home with you must be devastating.
Please I do not want to have to have my future child alone because my husband can not cross the border. I just want us to go home together.
1- Name change
2- Marriage Certificate Copy
3- Artivle on depression
4- Article on depression
5- Article on support groups
6- Article on anxiety
7- Unoffical evualtion from school
8- Award history for 2007-2008 shcool year
9- Sallie Mae account summary
10- Sallie Mae repayment Schedule
11- Currency Exchange
12- Article from Mexperience on foreigners working in Mexico
13- Artciel from Mexperience on workers in Mexico