Official Lima Peru thread

[3DOGS]

this thread is for those going through Lima Peru....

[Pinkpig]

Hello 3DOGS,

Are you new to I2US or do you have an alias? :grinning::dunno:

[jerrys]

does any one know how long it takes for lima to finish my case, they just recieved it last month and do they take as long as mexico. is lima difficult to get approved. thanks

[Pinkpig]

All countries here: http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?t=61

I-601 Filers through Lima who post on I2US:

screenname - location - status - Y=212 - date filed - date decided

Marcus Lima, Peru Argentina Den'd/Filed Appl 1-Aug-04 15-Jun-05

palinurus Lima, Peru Argentina Den'd/Filed Appl Y2-Jun-05 7-Feb-06

tigre311 Lima, Peru Argentina Pending 1-Oct-05

ar_che Lima, Peru Argentina ApprovedY 8-Feb-06 13-Oct-06

crzyinluv Lima, Peru Argentina Denied 13-Jun-06 27-Sep-06

palinurus Lima, Peru Argentina Pending 17-May-07

gabriel05arg Lima, Peru Argentina NYF Y

Sandy Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 1-Mar-04 1-Jul-05

roberta marcelino Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 21-Aug-04 5-Jul-05

riobrasil Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 10-Sep-04 10-Apr-05

maggiec Lima, Peru Brazil Den'd/Filed Appl 21-Jan-05 1-Jun-05

amofernando815 Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 3-Jun-05 24-Oct-05

slickchaos Lima, Peru Brazil Approved Y 18-Jul-05 1-Nov-05

gravolpiano Lima, Peru Brazil Approved Y 22-Jul-05 30-Jan-06

Miked Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 29-Jul-05 1-Oct-05

A-train Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 19-Oct-05 1-Feb-06

Marilda Woo Lima, Peru Brazil Denied Y 8-Nov-05 29-Mar-06

cabowabo Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 14-Dec-05 20-Mar-06

AndrewKarine Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 12-Jan-06 1-Apr-06

crisfaho Lima, Peru Brazil Denied 1-Feb-06 6-Oct-06

rico9097 Lima, Peru Brazil Denied Y 8-Mar-06 16-May-07

NLang Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 4-May-06 6-Nov-06

Pinkpig Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 4-Nov-06 15-Feb-07

Jean Lima, Peru Brazil Pending 20-Nov-06

Eve_RP (mordoran) Lima, Peru Brazil Approved Y 24-Jan-07 17-May-07

glock23 Lima, Peru Brazil Pending 1-Feb-07

camboriu Lima, Peru Brazil NYF

hugopug2003 Lima, Peru Chile Approved 10-Apr-04 15-Oct-04

DC_Girl Lima, Peru Chile Den'd/Filed Appl 2-Feb-05 1-Sep-05

US_Girl Lima, Peru Chile Approved 19-Apr-06 14-Nov-06

jcesar Lima, Peru Peru Denied 28-Dec-04 23-May-05

longbeach34 Lima, Peru Peru Approved 9-Aug-05 22-Feb-06

Limaris Lima, Peru Peru Approved 19-Oct-05 17-Apr-06

Tampa bay girl's Friend Lima, Peru Peru Approved Y 1-Nov-05 1-Aug-06

BillChris Lima, Peru Peru Approved Y 2-Feb-06 6-Mar-06

MACHUPICHU Lima, Peru Peru Pending 5-Jun-06

Flacotas Lima, Peru Peru Approved Y 27-Jun-06 4-Dec-06

diegopg (univision) Lima, Peru Peru Approved 29-Aug-06 18-Jan-07

jcesar Lima, Peru Peru Approved 11-Jan-07 26-May-07

edgar Lima, Peru Peru NYF

eludycueto Lima, Peru Peru NYF

Shy Girl Lima, Peru Peru NYF Y

peruviandavid Lima, Peru Peru NYF Y

maitelacubanita Lima, Peru Peru NYF Y

3DOGS Lima, Peru

[jerrys]

does it make a differnce in the case if its a over stay versus a deportation or a criminel act.

[Pinkpig]

Just as a rule of thumb the more immigration violations you have the harder it is to get approved.

Bottom line is the stronger your case is the better chance you have to get approved...but I do really believe there is some dart throwing going on sometimes.

Each case is so different that you really cannot compare. Many times little things can make a huge difference and in the end it is up to the CO.

I would like to add you to our database. If you would send me your information or just post it here.

If you have any specific questions ask away and I will try my best to help. As far as how long it takes it is really hard to say but for Lima about 6 months after they receive it would be a good guesstimate.

[MistyB]

I would personally think a criminal act would be more frowned upon than an overstay.

[Pinkpig]

Hi Jerrys,

"does it make a differnce in the case if its a over stay versus a deportation or a criminel act. "

I may have mis-understood your question and I do not want to give you the wrong information.

If you have not already, you might want to have a read here:

http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?t=100

for an overview and further clarification on the differences of deportations, criminal acts and overstays in the waiver process from a trusted immigration attorney who is a great friend to this site.

Yes and still, every case is different and it is impossible to compare cases in any aspect. Each case has to be examined in its totality. Our attorney best explained it to us as a weigh and measure activity. In general the more law breaking that is shown in the beneficiary's immigration file the stronger the hardship case will need to be.

Also different consulates around the world have different standards of what constitutes enough hardship.

In one of the EU countries for example a waiver was approved in less than 3 months with a criminal charge and no overstay.

In Lima for example misrepresentation is harder to overcome.

Minute things can cause great problems when dealing with immigration.

In the end the law as it is written has to be adhered to but from personal experience the consulate can make your life miserable and can make you jump through extra hoops even if your case is an overstay.

I think that everyone no matter how simple their case seems to be would benefit from a consultation with a trusted immigration attorney before they start any of the process. I am amazed at what can trip you up along the way.

Many, probably most posters on this and other sites like this have done their own cases and most have not encountered many problems.

While that is true if you are the one who is banned for life from entering the US because of something that you could have changed then all of that will not matter.

I tend to be over the top on my assessment of the questions asked on this forum. I believe that knowledge is power and the more knowledge we can arm ourselves with whether or not we use legal council, the better our chance for a reunited family will be.

I hope you find this useful. :)

[jerrys]

what do they mean when they say "misrepresentation is harder to overcome"

are they talking about misrepresentation in the waiver packet or misrepresentation against the U.S when they entered the U.S or something like that...

[Pinkpig]

what do they mean when they say "misrepresentation is harder to overcome"

are they talking about misrepresentation in the waiver packet or misrepresentation against the U.S when they entered the U.S or something like that...


I believe that is referring to an official charge of misrepresentation,

"against the U.S when they entered the U.S or something like that."

When the CO tells you why you need the waiver they would tell you that you have been charged with misrepresentation. Misrepresentation being the (or one of the) immigration violations that the waiver is being used to overcome.

I think that Laurel is stating that:

In Lima a charge of misrepresentation may be harder to overcome than say maybe overstay or CIMT.

In Lima misrepresentation is looked upon more harshly than at some of the other consulates.

[Laurel Scott]

I'd have to go through all my cases, but I believe my approval rate for minor crimes is higher than my approval rate for any other ground of inadmissibility, except HIV. Bear in mind, I'm talking about minor crimes, such as a few shoplifting convictions from more than 10 years ago and stuff like that.

[cyle]

I've been looking for sites that can answer my questions. I found some but still haven't found the right answer or one that I can understand. My name is cynthya. I'm in lima. I went to the Us with a turist visa. i had permission to stay there for 6 months; however, after been advised by people that had different goals and ideals, I decided to stay. I regreted. I had to be mature and accept that No one forced me to do so . It was my decision and had to deal with it.

I was allowed to be there until 12/30/2005. I came back to peru on 4/07/2007. I was illegal for almost a year and a half. I never even considered the idea of marrying someone to legalize my situation. I came back because my education is the most important thing, it's priceless. I'm back in the university . it feels great.

I've heard things about a waiver or " perdon". and that's exactly what I don't understand. I need a "waiver", why? because I don't want to lose the opportunity to re enter the US. Because I feel that I need to apologize for betraying the US embassy. I stayed longer than what I was supposed to. I need it because I want to be able to go whenever and I want them to trust me on this one.

The mayority of people that ask for a waiver want it because they want to get the american residence or they were deported and so on. I wasn't deported . It was my decision. I never did anything wrong while I lived there. I had no issues with no one. I payed my taxes . All I did was staying longer.

I don't want to go inmediatly. I just want to go back some day without prejudice

Now, Do I need a waiver? How does that work? Where do I do it in lima? How long does it take?

Will I ever be able to re enter the Us?

Please whoever knows about this feel free to email me cyle_86@hotmail.com


I really need advice . I 'm 21 and there's lots of exchange programs among universities from lima and the us . I want to be part of one.......... I know I should have never stayed longer and once more I regret... All I want is to have free entrance to the Us to be part of exchange programs

[MistyB]

cynthya voluntarily departed. What kind of waiver can she get if any? I am not sure she can get one unless she has some kind of connection to the US like a job or family. Is this correct?

[Shrek]

I don't think a waiver is available in your case. I believe a waiver is only available for the fiance of a citizen, the spouse of a citizen or permanent resident, and for the child of a citizen or permanent resident. This information is provided by Laurel Scott http://www.visacentral.net/index.html

[palinurus]

It seems that everyone going through Lima is sleeping these days. I have not been on the site lately since I have had a major distraction that seems to like biting my ankles if I get involved in any lengthy computer session.

I got a new puppy :)

She is a Gordon Setter, and was born on May 5th 2007

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[MistyB]

ooooooh she's sooooo adorable P!!! :)

[cecilia]

Cynthia,

You dont need a waiver now becuase you were never deported and you dont have any ban you need to cancel or anything, however, for what I understand you might still have your tourist visa and the day you want to go back to the US they will stop you and ask you why did you stay your tourist visa and even if you didnt work or anything they will cancel your visa and they will remove/deport you back to lima and they will probably give you a 10-year-ban for overstayed a year and a half. Did they stamp anything on your passport when you came back to Lima? or you just left and no one notice you were there illegal? I dont see any reason now you need to tell the embassy here that you overstayed. If you apply for one of these exchange programs the day of the interview they wont know you overstayed so if you say you didnt do anythign bad there then you should be able to go back. Although I would say to wait a few years beofre you go back.

Good luck, C

[jerrys]

has anyone heard anything from Lima latley and does anyone know what cases they are working on now. last i heard was march cases, but that was a month ago:dunno:

[Momofalovedone]

does any one know how long it takes for lima to finish my case, they just recieved it last month and do they take as long as mexico. is lima difficult to get approved. thanks
I also have a question regarding paperwork going through Lima. I am from the United States..never been overseas and my daughter is also born and raised here. My daughter would like to marry her boyfriend, who is from Peru, and has been here for a few years;they met at college. I think he has overstayed his tourist visa since he has been here for more than a few years. He has worked here illegally but is a hard worker and is also attending school here as well. He has paid taxes I believe through employers payroll but on a fake ss#. So my question is, can anyone tell us what we need to be prepared to do in order for them to marry? What is the best course of action and would he have the 10-year ban since he overstayed and/or is using a fake ss#? What length of time should we be prepared for and will she need to go to Peru to marry before marrying here?

[Pinkpig]

I also have a question regarding paperwork going through Lima. I am from the United States..never been overseas and my daughter is also born and raised here. My daughter would like to marry her boyfriend, who is from Peru, and has been here for a few years;they met at college. I think he has overstayed his tourist visa since he has been here for more than a few years. He has worked here illegally but is a hard worker and is also attending school here as well. He has paid taxes I believe through employers payroll but on a fake ss#. So my question is, can anyone tell us what we need to b eprepared to so in order for them to marry? What is the best course of action and would have the 10-year ban since he overstayed or is using a fake ss#?

generally if he came into the US on a legal visa and overstayed his visa and has worked illegally and has never left the US and never tried to enter illegally and has no major legal issues here in the US, he should be able to marry your daughter (USC) and adjust status here in the US based on the marriage. He must not leave the US until the paperwork is filed and he is back in legal status.

Have a read here: http://www.humanrightsattorney.com/sub/index.jsp;jsessionid=DA8563B5F613D33313223010FBF73 05D?contentid=Z4RZmj62Bje6E0mtMENZUCkL

and here:
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?autocom=custom&page=i130guide2

and here:
http://www.familybasedimmigration.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=30

[palinurus]

I also have a question regarding paperwork going through Lima. I am from the United States..never been overseas and my daughter is also born and raised here. My daughter would like to marry her boyfriend, who is from Peru, and has been here for a few years;they met at college. I think he has overstayed his tourist visa since he has been here for more than a few years. He has worked here illegally but is a hard worker and is also attending school here as well. He has paid taxes I believe through employers payroll but on a fake ss#. So my question is, can anyone tell us what we need to be prepared to do in order for them to marry? What is the best course of action and would he have the 10-year ban since he overstayed and/or is using a fake ss#? What length of time should we be prepared for and will she need to go to Peru to marry before marrying here?

Very Important: Any bar is only triggered when you leave the country, therefore don't let him leave. If he stays in the US he will not incur the bar, then you only have to worry about his deportability. I guess you can say the he has a pending or unactivated bar at the moment.

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[palinurus]

has anyone heard anything from Lima latley and does anyone know what cases they are working on now. last i heard was march cases, but that was a month ago:dunno:

Actually, if they were working on March only a month ago that's pretty good,

That puts us in August, but I don't think that will happen, I just think of it as being sometime before the end of the year (we hope). The last time we submitted in June and got a result in Feb of the next year.

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[MariaF]

Hi , I have great news to this thread, Shy girl's waiver was approved a couple of weeks ago, waiver needed for misrepresentation and deportation. I think they submitted their waiver on March of this year.

[palinurus]

Hi , I have great news to this thread, Shy girl's waiver was approved a couple of weeks ago, waiver needed for misrepresentation and deportation. I think they submitted their waiver on March of this year.


That's great news :)

[Pinkpig]

Hi , I have great news to this thread, Shy girl's waiver was approved a couple of weeks ago, waiver needed for misrepresentation and deportation. I think they submitted their waiver on March of this year.

What wonderful news. Thanks for sharing. :)

[palinurus]

Any News from anyone... I have been away for a week.

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[milomito]

Hi PinkPig-

you can add us to the list of filing I601 through Lima...

MiLomito Lima, Peru Peru NYF

thanks!

[Pinkpig]

Hi PinkPig-

you can add us to the list of filing I601 through Lima...

MiLomito Lima, Peru Peru NYF

thanks!

Consider yourselves added...:)

MiLomito Lima, Peru Peru NYF Over EWI S-I Lawyer


Wishing you a quick and painless immigration journey!!! :thumbup:

[imisshimmuch]

Is this the thread for those filing in Lima Peru ?? Well we are at the very begining, filed out I-130 thru Vermont in early July. :)

[Pinkpig]

Is this the thread for those filing in Lima Peru ?? Well we are at the very begining, filed out I-130 thru Vermont in early July. :)

Welcome.

We just had really good news today. Jerry and his wife were approved. He just found out.

(glock23) jerrys Lima, Peru Brazil filed 1-Feb-07 Approved 23-Aug-07 Over F

He will be going to Brazil shortly for the birth of his son and now he will be able to bring his family home with him.

Good luck with your journey.

[palinurus]

Hey hey...

Time for my next husband sighting :).... (haven't seen him since
the interview in Feb. It's just for 5 days, but much better than
nothing.

I can't wait.

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[Pinkpig]

Hey hey...

Time for my next husband sighting :).... (haven't seen him since
the interview in Feb. It's just for 5 days, but much better than
nothing.

I can't wait.

P

Have a great time Mrs. P !!!

[palinurus]

Have a great time Mrs. P !!!

i did, but it was too short :(

[palinurus]

Now we hit the 4 month mark, it's making me crazy all over again.
You would think I would have learned how to handle it this time.

I hope it really is 4-6 months :beam: :jumpy:

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[imisshimmuch]

I hope you don't have to wait much longer....from my "researching" Lima is about 4 or 5 months.
May I ask why it was denied the first time around ?
We're on going to go through Lima as well :erm:

[palinurus]

I hope you don't have to wait much longer....from my "researching" Lima is about 4 or 5 months.
May I ask why it was denied the first time around ?
We're on going to go through Lima as well :erm:

Failure to prove extreme hardship was the reason given. Our case
is nothing crazy, hubby overstayed and was deported before we
got married, that's it, no CMT or anything.

4-6 months is what my research tells me too, let's hope it's true, they took 9 months the first
time but that was in 2005.

[jcesar]

Hi, as you might remenber i was denied once and like you filed a new waiver and was then recently approved. I trully believe that you will get approve this time.
Best wishes to you and your family.

Jcesar

[palinurus]

Hi, as you might remenber i was denied once and like you filed a new waiver and was then recently approved. I trully believe that you will get approve this time.
Best wishes to you and your family.

Jcesar

Thanks for the good wishes :), It's good to see your ordeal is over too. Hopefully one day we will get there.

P

[demoniaco27]

hi to all the menbers of this forum,we file at the embassy in buenos aires around may the 10th, reason(overstay)i hope that we should be receiving a response around november,but i have a big question to all of you and i hope somebody can help me,the ban imposed to my wife was 3 years for the overstay ,those 3 years will be finished in january next year meaning 4 months from know, is this good or bad relating to the waiver approval???, and second ,as this ban will no longer apply to her in january,in case of a denial (wich we cant really imagine.......) what does the law say because as i said in january she will no longer be under this ban, many thanks to all of you

robert

[palinurus]

hi to all the menbers of this forum,we file at the embassy in buenos aires around may the 10th, reason(overstay)i hope that we should be receiving a response around november,but i have a big question to all of you and i hope somebody can help me,the ban imposed to my wife was 3 years for the overstay ,those 3 years will be finished in january next year meaning 4 months from know, is this good or bad relating to the waiver approval???, and second ,as this ban will no longer apply to her in january,in case of a denial (wich we cant really imagine.......) what does the law say because as i said in january she will no longer be under this ban, many thanks to all of you

robert


Hi Robert,

We filed in BSAS on May 17th! very close to your date. I'm not sure about the end of the bar being a factor in the waiver decision, but in any case it seems rather a moot point except for having her home for christmas. Good luck, I hope you get approved!!! :)

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[blueblue]

There was one person, butterfly, whose waiver was denied in Frankfurt and one of the reasons supposedly given was that her bar was almost up. I believe it was longer than only a couple months from being up though. Not sure how Peru will view it.

After the bar is up, your spouse can just go back to the embassy and request another interview to get the visa.

[demoniaco27]

thank you all, for the help,but i still have some doubts regarding once the bar is up do we need to get all the procces again??? because all documents here in US were approved and the relationship proven in buenos aires the day we had the interview,we have been together for 6 years and 2 years of marriage,i would like to know what the inmigration law state in this case,thank you all once again

roberto form hialeah, florida

[demoniaco27]

Thank You Very Much Palinurus , And I Also Hope That You Get Approved Too , I See That That You Have Been More Than Long Enought On This, In My Case The Last 2 Years Have Been Extremely Dificult For Me , Traveling And Staying There As Much As I Could, I Really Hope That You Have Your Love One Very Close In The Very Short Term

Robert Form Hialeah( Florida)

[palinurus]

thank you all, for the help,but i still have some doubts regarding once the bar is up do we need to get all the procces again??? because all documents here in US were approved and the relationship proven in buenos aires the day we had the interview,we have been together for 6 years and 2 years of marriage,i would like to know what the inmigration law state in this case,thank you all once again

roberto form hialeah, florida


once you have an approved I-130 you won't have to reapply for that. I would expect that you may have to make another visa application.

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[palinurus]

This time I brought more than just myself back from visiting my hubby!!!

I got Dengue Fever :(.....

fortunately it's getting better now.

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[demoniaco27]

hi, palinurus,i guess by now you know the probable cause of your fever,in argentina and specially buenos aires, the mosquitoes population is enormous,been this a mayor problem among people living there between spring and summer anyway you probably know all this , i hope you get better real soon

robert

[palinurus]

:), yes i went to Buenos Aires in February, it was so hot!!!

but not this time. We were in the Dominican Republic,

[palinurus]

Much better now, but it's 5 months already, I get nervous every day I drive home from work and face looking in the mailbox.

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[imisshimmuch]

I pray that you get that approval letter VERY SOON ! :)

[demoniaco27]

this question is specially for palinurus...or any other person that can answer...pelinurus yuo said that you look to your mail box....do we get a response from lima in the mail here in the US.before our couples???????.or the response is send from lima to them in argentina???.because we were told at the embassy that my wife will received a response in argentina and then we should contact the embassy either a positive (to get the visa) or negative.(for other opcions as the counsil woman said),i know that we are the representation of our couples here in the US but,she never said that i will get the same notification here in the us....

thanks


pd-the time frame of six months will be next month.remenber we sent our waiver some days before you did

how is your fever???

robert

[palinurus]

this question is specially for palinurus...or any other person that can answer...pelinurus yuo said that you look to your mail box....do we get a response from lima in the mail here in the US.before our couples???????.or the response is send from lima to them in argentina???.because we were told at the embassy that my wife will received a response in argentina and then we should contact the embassy either a positive (to get the visa) or negative.(for other opcions as the counsil woman said),i know that we are the representation of our couples here in the US but,she never said that i will get the same notification here in the us....

thanks


pd-the time frame of six months will be next month.remenber we sent our waiver some days before you did

how is your fever???

robert

Well, the last time we were denied, I got email from my lawyer who had faxed them an inquiry. This was followed a week later with the actual denial letter, a copy was mailed to each of us. I guess maybe it's different if you get approved??

Hope you hear something soon.

P

edit, by the way I'm much better now. The test for Dengue came back positive, but thankfully the Malaria test was negative :).

[Pinkpig]

this question is specially for palinurus...or any other person that can answer...pelinurus yuo said that you look to your mail box....do we get a response from lima in the mail here in the US.before our couples???????.or the response is send from lima to them in argentina???.because we were told at the embassy that my wife will received a response in argentina and then we should contact the embassy either a positive (to get the visa) or negative.(for other opcions as the counsil woman said),i know that we are the representation of our couples here in the US but,she never said that i will get the same notification here in the us....

thanks


pd-the time frame of six months will be next month.remenber we sent our waiver some days before you did

how is your fever???

robert

Our Daughter in law was approved in Lima. She received the approval letter and the appointment for pick up letter from Rio at her home address in Brazil. Neither our lawyer nor our son received anything here in the US. I hope you hear something very soon.

[palinurus]

You know just as an aside, I was really shocked by what I found in the DR. We were not at a tourist place, my husband finally got some kind of a temporary job there and is doing a test to see if the job works out. He has a place to live, there is no running water, and when we got there no electricity either, and someone had stolen the regulator off the propane tanks so that needed to be replaced before we could cook. The house is surrounded by a 10ft high wall that has broken glass cemented into the top of it, and his boss has placed a 24hr security guard at the gate just to guard the house!! The guards have automatic weapons! When we went to the grocery store there was a guard post about 20-ft high in the middle of the parking lot with policeman with guns to guard the parking lot!! I found the place pretty scary. The house is out in the rural areas and on the water so it was thick with mosquitos, and the screens were so old they were full of holes. It's no wonder I got sick.

We went one day to one of the tourist places, and it was like a different world from the real DR.

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[demoniaco27]

thank you all for the answers,by the way palinurus,what you saw is a very but very common view in latinoamerica.remenber that dominican republic, haiti, cuba,most of the carribean islands along with almost every country in central and most of the south americans are exactly like that..maybe argentina ( in some way is diferent as well as chile, costa rica,etc) i have been in mexico, colombia, panama , chile and argentina of course...beliefe me , you can not imagine the things i have seen and places that i have been for example in mexico,trust me extremely uggly and scary scenarios, IF ANY ONE READING THIS COULD BE OFFENDED BY MY WORDS,I APPOLOGIZE.

I HOPE WE ALL GET APPROVED( GOING BACK TO THE INMIGRATION ISSUE)

[imisshimmuch]

any updates ?

[demoniaco27]

i guess that we are all still waitting from LIMA response

[palinurus]

No updates here either :(..

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[Mel_Bee]

Hi All,
You can add me to the list of filing through Lima. I received our denial letter on Wed. at my home here in US. DH did not receive anything in Brazil nor did our attorney.

[imisshimmuch]

Welcome Mel Bee :wink:
Sorry to hear about your denial. Could you tell us a little more about your story ? Did they explain why it was denied ???

[palinurus]

Hi All,
You can add me to the list of filing through Lima. I received our denial letter on Wed. at my home here in US. DH did not receive anything in Brazil nor did our attorney.


I'm so sorry to hear about your denial, I know how you feel. Don't give up.

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[demoniaco27]

first i am very sorry about your denial,as palinuris said could you give us a little more why they denied it.aside of this really bad situation you are going through.palinurus, as well as me, we should be getting a response from lima shortly as the 6 months time frame are almost dued.welcome

[Mel_Bee]

Thank you everyone.

Well we received a three page letter with the decision where each point of our case was discussed (outlining case law) and the reasoning why it was not compelling enough to qualify as an extreme hardship. My graduate school in the US, my medical condition, strong family ties that I have here in the US, my employment, my involvement in the community and my lack of knowledge of Portuguese etc.

They note that I will suffer emotional hardship if separated from my spouse but not sufficient based on the documents they have to denote extreme hardship. Also that my husband failed to show the extreme hardship that his USC spouse would suffer.

I was in shock because our waiver was huge. We had lots of documentation and affidavits from everyone. For those of you who interviewed with your spouses in Rio de Janeiro, you know what the Consulate is like and our waiver did not fit through the window when our attorney handed it over. But appeal here we come!

Mel

[imisshimmuch]

I'm so scared and frustrated, it seems LIMA is getting tougher and taking longer on these waivers :cry:
When I first started this I thought it would take only 4 months, but it looks like 6 months and longer know ? and the denials ?
I read Laural Scott's report on the different offices, I believe for LIMA she stated to not even try to ask for a reconsideration..........so how does an appeal work ?
:confused1:

[demoniaco27]

yes, i think lima is getting really tough on waiver as well as proccesing time frame, i am a few more days to six months now , i think palinurus is in the same situation, just consider that i wrote a simple e-mail just to know if they were currently proccesing waivers sent from buenos aires in the month of may,and guess what???,no reply yet,when did i send it????? 3 WEEKS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, maybe i will get a response at the end of november,to be honest i thought that i will be getting a response in just 4 months. i guess their workload is extensive,i can not imagine how CDJ will be. but even thoug my wifes bar will be up in exactly 2 months and 21 days,i am not loosing my faith in getting approved by lima......a day that i can safe in been finally with my wife ,its a day that i gain in been totally happy

good luck to all

[Spike]

Hey Guys,

My wife submitted her waiver at the end of May. I think 6-7 months would be the expected target. I would imagine a decision would be November end or before Christmas.

As for Mel Bee, my hardship letter sounds very similiar to hers. Many of the same topics mentioned were covered, and much documentation.

Sorry that it was denied. This whole waiver thing is poo-poo!

Later,
Spike

[Mel_Bee]

Hi,
Yes it seems to be very tough through Lima. Our attorney did not think it would be a good idea to try for reconsideration through Lima. The appeal is filed within 30 days of the date of decision with the Administrative Appeals Office in Washington, D.C.

But I think that an appeal is different kind of animal as far as a time frame goes. Which really scares me.:sad:

Best,
Mel

[palinurus]

I'm so scared and frustrated, it seems LIMA is getting tougher and taking longer on these waivers :cry:
When I first started this I thought it would take only 4 months, but it looks like 6 months and longer know ? and the denials ?
I read Laural Scott's report on the different offices, I believe for LIMA she stated to not even try to ask for a reconsideration..........so how does an appeal work ?
:confused1:

Actually, the procedure is the same for an appeal as a reconsideration. In either case you do need a clever argument since you are arguing the case that the adjudicator did not follow the law, or did not adjudicate fairly in accordance with accepted norms. The problem I find with this is that you are sending your I-290B back to the exact same person that looked at it the first time! If they do not decide to reconsider your case then they forward it to the AAO office in Washington and it automatically becomes an appeal. When this happened to us (Feb 2006) we were told at the AAO office the wait time was 16 months (we later withdrew the appeal so I can't verify).

You need to fill out the I-290B (which they will send to you) and include your argument, new evidence etc: etc:. When we did it the cost was about $380, If you have an I-212 denial as well you need to pay twice (BilChris did this but we paid only once).

Is Lima getting tougher? No I think it is the same as it was before, and the same person is still there doing the waivers.

Don't worry about all this unless you need to :), good luck.

P

[demoniaco27]

yes, i think palinurus is right, we always expect this to be fast and with a happy ending, but we know that most of the time it isnt,we just sit and wait( thats the only thing we can do). the way i see it is that if we had to submmit a waiver it is because we, or our relative broke US immigration laws and we are just paying the price ,a lot other people live here not braking immigrational laws all the time but doing harm to the sociaty ,we ,the honest one are always touch by the strongest arm of the law and left to the opinion of a human been reviewing our cases in an office of homeland security.....what happen if the day that my case is current or about to be review the person woke up with a terrible headache or just had a really bad day the day before or maybe the same morning.i wont be appealing anything in case of a denial due the bar will be up lets say, shortly , but i think about those that have been bared still a lot of years ahead,we are talking about familys been reunited and that could be separated forever .sorry i just think that i woke up today extremelly stressed dued the 2 years i have been on this.sorry

good luck to all

[imisshimmuch]

You're absolutley right, but I can't help but worry :o I'm crazy ;)
We're all praying for approvals on those second waivers and appeals !!! I'm really hoping to see you guys post APPROVAL soon, that'll help me get outta this funk :wink: Best wishes and keep the faith !

[demoniaco27]

hi,any news ?????, my case is pretty close to the six months mark now i will say like maybe 10 days....still no response.i wrotte to the embassy not to find out about my case but asking for an advice about how to procced in case that we get to january (wifes bar will be up) and we dont have an aswer yet from lima just to be prepare well in advance in not letting go a single day wasted, buenos aires is efficient aswering questions by mail,they always did in my case at the time we were preparing our waiver ,i will keep you guys inform

[Pinkpig]

hi,any news ?????, my case is pretty close to the six months mark now i will say like maybe 10 days....still no response.i wrotte to the embassy not to find out about my case but asking for an advice about how to procced in case that we get to january (wifes bar will be up) and we dont have an aswer yet from lima just to be prepare well in advance in not letting go a single day wasted, buenos aires is efficient aswering questions by mail,they always did in my case at the time we were preparing our waiver ,i will keep you guys inform

I cannot remember if you know this or not but we have had at least 1 or 2 members who have served out the 3 year bar. What happens then is you just schedule a new appt with the embassy and apply for the visa, the same way you would as if your waiver had been approved. Since your bar will have been lifted you should have no problem with getting the visa at that time. You will have to make sure your medical and police checks and passport and all are current and then there should not be a problem. But as we all know nothing seems to go the way it should. Good Luck. January will be here before you know it.

[demoniaco27]

thank you pinkpig for your advice , i guess i will have the same response from the embassy,quick question.....they kept(the embassy) all certificates including medical, police etc.....they will all be current in january as we got them in april 2007....i am assuming that we will not need to get those againg as it was terrible dued my wife lives 350 kilometers ,like 200 miles from buenos aires and she even had to stay in a hotel in buenos aires because it took like 3days to get them all, i guees the embassy keep a file open about avery case with all the proper documentation submited, do you know anything about that??????,thank for your response

[Pinkpig]

thank you pinkpig for your advice , i guess i will have the same response from the embassy,quick question.....they kept(the embassy) all certificates including medical, police etc.....they will all be current in january as we got them in april 2007....i am assuming that we will not need to get those againg as it was terrible dued my wife lives 350 kilometers ,like 200 miles from buenos aires and she even had to stay in a hotel in buenos aires because it took like 3days to get them all, i guees the embassy keep a file open about avery case with all the proper documentation submited, do you know anything about that??????,thank for your response


Boy, I understand that. Our son flew to Rio to be with our DIL 4 different times because Rio kept jerking them around. Our daughter in law had to fly all day 3 plane changes each way to get to Rio for all appts. She even had to go and be fingerprinted before they would even schedule their interview. She lived in the north of Brazil up by Venezuela and Rio is in the South. So we know about that.

Yes, if your documents are all current then you should be all right. They will let you know if you have to go and be re-interviewed again or if you can just send in your passport for the stamp. You will have to re-enter the US with the visa before any of them expire. So I guess you will be good to go in January. That is great news for you.

I really have the feeling just from what I have seen from others cases that it is harder to get a 3 year ban approved than a 10 year ban.

[demoniaco27]

when you spend some time reading other people cases you realize that most of the time there are always worsens situations that the one you are going through. in this case the one that involved your family. to be honest even thoug i think i have a strong case because of my mothers situation that is not allowing me to be with my wife , from the inside keep thinking that will not be approved because of the proximity of the bar been lifted ,it is like .....ok 3 years not that much for a violator and also......about to be lifted (by law)mmmmm, ok let them pay the full price( in my mind and homelands point of view). but you never attached to this. you always have the hope that you will get a positive response..either way i will still be waiting...i and yes my wife will be good to go in february and come to US in february.because we got all those documents and certificates in april( IF OF COURSE, NOTHING GETS IN THE MIDDLE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAING PINKPIG FOR YOUR FAST REPLY

I WILL KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED ABOUT THE OUTCOME

ROBERTO

[Pinkpig]

You are so welcome. I think that is true of life in general....whenever I feel like I am getting the shaft, I think of others that have much more burdens to bear than I....We just have to keep re-centering ourselves.

Yes, keep us in the loop. I will be looking for the day your family is reunited here in the US. You will be smiling from ear to ear.

[palinurus]

No news here D so you are not alone

P

[demoniaco27]

palinurus we both sent our waivers almost at the same time, my best bed is that we hear from lima end of november or first days of december next wednesday will be exactly 6 months since the embassy got our documentation. i am pretty sure they were sent at the same time to lima by diplomatic courier,even though our cases could be different ,who ever gets a response first, we will know the other is very close behine,i will keep you inform

[demoniaco27]

yes pinkpig i will keep you in the loop and also the rest of this forum

i thank you again for your reply

[demoniaco27]

hola,hi ,any news from lima??????...nothing here.. six months three days since sent our waiver.........waitting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[palinurus]

Nope, nothing here either... :(.... it is 185 days since we filed it, and it is 1768 days since we started on this..

I wonder which one of us will hear first!!

yesterday I was thinking about how much time has been stolen from our lives. My daughter was 15 when he left, she is now 18!
I remember that I tried to take photos of my daughter's 15th party to my hubby who was in detention at the time and he missed it.

The security guard would not let him keep the pictures!

P

[amren]

Mel_bee what was your husband's fault?
Did he have any crimes? how long did he overstay?

[demoniaco27]

hi,palinurus...and every one else....what you are saying is a common feeling wich is always around us and will be until we succefully accomplished our goals been this finally reunited with our couples..in your case having a longer bar to fight......you wonder who will get a response first?????.I THINK YOU WILL!!!!. and i hope a positive one. and in my case a negative one..you might be asking why is robert so pessimist?????. i have come to a point that for me is no longer and approval rather than time..as i have said before my wifes bar will be lifted in exactly 2 months,i tryed everything to shorten 2 years unsuccesfull i sent my waiver hoping that i will get a response in a shorter period but not only that ,even the other documents like I-130 and other stuff took longer than expected,my waiver case is hard as anybodys case, i wrotte them a short but very specific letter (in the waiver),and in this letter not a single word was a lie( do never lie my son ,remenbering my granpha who used to say that lie has short legs, and always get cought at the end).i even told them that i was living in argentina with my wife when my mother was diagnosted with (ATRIAL FIBRILATTION) a very dangerous hard condition that if is not carefully treated could be extremelly life threatening,but not only that , she was found disable by the social security administration,but guess what????..she is not getting a single dime from the goverment BECAUSE SHE IS NOT AN AMERICAN CITIZEN... reason why i had to return start working so i can pay part of her medicines and also hospitals co-payments as she is enrolled as a person of low resources all this at the jackson memorial hospital here in miami the one she attend almost weekly..now i sent all this documents along with the waiver ,the social security letters. all her exams, a brief letter from her doctor all drugs prescription she is taken.etc.etc.etc...and still no aswer, they could easily let go by another 2 months or just denied it..and let me wait for those 2 months, can you see now why is no longer and approval matter for me.....but i wonder in your case WHAT WILL YOU DO???????....I HAVE PUT MYSELF IN YOUR SITUATION...we all hope that you get approved been one of the menbers that the bar is still years ahead...but i think , as one of our forum menbers said those ones that have longer bars usually get more approved than those with shorter ones .i hope you will hear news very soon.i deeply hope so

robert

[palinurus]

Mel_bee what was your husband's fault?
Did he have any crimes? how long did he overstay?

4 years, overstay 1 speeding ticket for 5 miles over speed limit.

placed on expedited removal because of visa waiver program loophole,
and deported with no hearing.

P

[pen1137]

palinurus, i hope you hear something soon. (as well as everyone else, of course!)

[demoniaco27]

any news??????...p ...and the rest????

nothing here either

[palinurus]

any news??????...p ...and the rest????

nothing here either


nope!!

I bet both our waivers are in the same pile :)

P

[demoniaco27]

you know i have the impression that they give priority to brazil, been the country where most waiver are coming from...last time i check guys from brazil dont take that long,almost everybody get a response sooner than 6 month , i dont know may be i am wrong,i have the feeling ours will hit the 7 months mark,(que se yo.......) may be i am just desperate..lets keep waiting i will keep you inform.one thing for sure they will both be flying in the same plane to argentina jajajajajajaaja

[palinurus]

you know i have the impression that they give priority to brazil, been the country where most waiver are coming from...last time i check guys from brazil dont take that long,almost everybody get a response sooner than 6 month , i dont know may be i am wrong,i have the feeling ours will hit the 7 months mark,(que se yo.......) may be i am just desperate..lets keep waiting i will keep you inform.one thing for sure they will both be flying in the same plane to argentina jajajajajajaaja

I think your aeroplane is much more optimistic than my snail.... heheh..
yes the 7 months is looming ahead already (sigh!!)

Actually, if you look at Pink's spreadsheet you will see that the percent of approvals is much higher for Brazil as well. Unfortunately the sample from Argentina is not really large enough to see if this percentage is significant or
just by chance.

I'm just heading home from work... avoiding the 826 traffic (did I mention that I work in Hialeah).

have a great thanksgiving.

P

[demoniaco27]

yes , i dont see that many filers from argentina and besides that if you take the average of what they approved .....we are doomed....but dont giveup i know my airplane is really close one way or another in moments like this when you feel frustrated because you need to be with your love one, is when you have to expose the stroger side of your personality otherwise you will be condemned to a constant depress, this was the only remedy i found to bear this two years without my wife


by the way....my opinion about 826... from 58th NW to at least bird road 40 th SW is a classic living hell if i were david copperfiel i swear that i will erased it forever and ever

dont give up

[imisshimmuch]

I'm praying you all get approval letters before Christmas !!!! :)

[demoniaco27]

thank you imisshimmuch,we hoped the same. at this point there is only one thing to do.........TO WAIT!!!!!!!

[palinurus]

I haven't heard a peep from anyone going through Lima for a while!!!

any news!!

P

[demoniaco27]

nada, it seems is taking real longer. not even people from brazil wich according to what i have seen get priority. i have begun to think that i will see the 8 months mark, at that point and of course just in my case will no matter the outcome as my wife ban will be lifted, i will be included in the list of those few that processing time defeated processing results..........

i just had the hope....the one that is no longer with me

good luck in the oncoming weeks to all of you

R

[Mel_Bee]

Mel_bee what was your husband's fault?
Did he have any crimes? how long did he overstay?

Hi Amren,
My husband entered without inspection in 2001. He was ordered a voluntary departure by an immigration judge in 2002. No criminal acts/violations etc. He departed for Brazil in 2007 with me and attorneys in tow for our appt in Rio at the consulate.

Best,
Mel_Bee

[jerrys]

Hi Amren,
My husband entered without inspection in 2001. He was ordered a voluntary departure by an immigration judge in 2002. No criminal acts/violations etc. He departed for Brazil in 2007 with me and attorneys in tow for our appt in Rio at the consulate.

Best,
Mel_Bee


when you have your appt in Rio dont let them discorage you and make you feel hopeless, that what they love to do there, ESPECIALLY if you get that little focker we had with the blue shirt that he always has on, stay strong and you will have an approval before you know it.

[slickchaos]

Not sure some of you guys might remember me from 2005. My wife and I had her 601 approved via peru.. shoot me a message or post on her if you have any questions.

I rememeber about this site a few days ago and remember those that helped us go thru this hassle, and i want to return the favor ! :thumbup:

[demoniaco27]

welcome back slickchaos, yes we are waitting for approvals, in my case will easily pass the 7 months mark, it seems they have a huge work load there i hope hearing from them before the year ends. where is your wife from???

[slickchaos]

hey demonica..

im a USC, and the wifey is from brazil.

for us it took just a year from the time she left here, till she got back.

the waiver process took the longest.

[demoniaco27]

you were excellent them , since i started this ( sending i-130 and k-3) for my wife and the 7 months waiver i ahve been on this almost 2 years, an no one single unused day

[slickchaos]

you were excellent them , since i started this ( sending i-130 and k-3) for my wife and the 7 months waiver i ahve been on this almost 2 years, an no one single unused day


ya i consider myself fortunate... but i gotta tell you, i nagged the heck out of the peru office, to get things moving.

[demoniaco27]

well, i am even more sorprise now, how did you do that????, as far as i now you are not suppose to call them as they hate that..(might be fatal for your waiver)...and this is not from any website,,we were instructed at the embassy with a lot of respect .DO NOT CALL LIMA TO INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and this was like a good faith advice you now..i have also read that as more you are a pain in the asssssss.more chances you have of been denied....is that true then?????. it wasnt like that in your case... isnt it?????.anyways i will call next week as 7 months have passed, your advice will be great

[slickchaos]

well, i am even more sorprise now, how did you do that????, as far as i now you are not suppose to call them as they hate that..(might be fatal for your waiver)...and this is not from any website,,we were instructed at the embassy with a lot of respect .DO NOT CALL LIMA TO INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and this was like a good faith advice you now..i have also read that as more you are a pain in the asssssss.more chances you have of been denied....is that true then?????. it wasnt like that in your case... isnt it?????.anyways i will call next week as 7 months have passed, your advice will be great

Well let me first clarify, rules may have changed since we got our case approved in late 2005 so call at your own risk.

I chose to call and it worked out for me. Luck maybe, i dont know. I do know I had a great hardship letter, paperwork was in order & sufficient documentation

I had gotten my senators and state reps involved and had them write a letter as well.

But when i did call, it was nervewracking, it's tough to keep your composure.. on one hand you want to yell at them for taking so long, on the other hand u dont want to piss them off.

I'm not sure what advice i could give if you make the call, other than BE nice, courtious.

I can understand if eveyrone called, they'd never get the waivers done.

Whats the backlong now. Usually you can find out what months (applications dates) they are working on now, as they work it on first come first served basically.

[palinurus]

Well let me first clarify, rules may have changed since we got our case approved in late 2005 so call at your own risk.

I chose to call and it worked out for me. Luck maybe, i dont know. I do know I had a great hardship letter, paperwork was in order & sufficient documentation

I had gotten my senators and state reps involved and had them write a letter as well.

But when i did call, it was nervewracking, it's tough to keep your composure.. on one hand you want to yell at them for taking so long, on the other hand u dont want to piss them off.

I'm not sure what advice i could give if you make the call, other than BE nice, courtious.

I can understand if eveyrone called, they'd never get the waivers done.

Whats the backlong now. Usually you can find out what months (applications dates) they are working on now, as they work it on first come first served basically.

Hi Slick,

If I remember correctly you also had a pretty strong case? at least I think i remember. I have always been polite and courteous on the phone, it was the adjudicator who wasn't, and treated me poorly. However I had a bad experience, but that doesn't mean everyone does of course. Ive heard widely varying stories so it's up to the individual i'd say. However I will not be calling them unless it drags on until next year.

P

[demoniaco27]

thanks slikchaos , i called them and i was the sweetest person on earth, i spoke to a lady cant remenber the name now she looked in the system and they have not yet decided about my waiver as they are currently working on waivers received at the end of may begining of june, what happened is i sent my waiver the 12 of may but they did not get it until the 6th of june according to their system so it took almost a month the embassy to send it to lima.. today actually will be exactly 6 months since they got my waiver.....the lady treated me ok and she sent me to call in 2 weeks....PALINURUS you are in the same situation...i guees the embassy sents all waivers received once a month no matter when you sent it they are all sent at the end of the month. you should also have a response in about 2 or 3 weeks.lets see what happen

[slickchaos]

Hi Slick,

If I remember correctly you also had a pretty strong case? at least I think i remember. I have always been polite and courteous on the phone, it was the adjudicator who wasn't, and treated me poorly. However I had a bad experience, but that doesn't mean everyone does of course. Ive heard widely varying stories so it's up to the individual i'd say. However I will not be calling them unless it drags on until next year.

P

hey Palinurus. good to see you. Well i'd like to think i had strong case, but not sure when being compared to others..
im out of the loop on this site for a bit.. whats going on with yours.. i take it hasn't been settle yet.

so why a new waiver ?

[slickchaos]

thanks slikchaos , i called them and i was the sweetest person on earth, i spoke to a lady cant remenber the name now she looked in the system and they have not yet decided about my waiver as they are currently working on waivers received at the end of may begining of june, what happened is i sent my waiver the 12 of may but they did not get it until the 6th of june according to their system so it took almost a month the embassy to send it to lima.. today actually will be exactly 6 months since they got my waiver.....the lady treated me ok and she sent me to call in 2 weeks....PALINURUS you are in the same situation...i guees the embassy sents all waivers received once a month no matter when you sent it they are all sent at the end of the month. you should also have a response in about 2 or 3 weeks.lets see what happen


unfortunaly that sounds correct, this process is so ridicolous. after being through this , i really dont wish this upon anyone...

to everyone else, just dont give up....thousands of people told me that when i was waiting.. believe me it, it was worth the wait..

[palinurus]

hey Palinurus. good to see you. Well i'd like to think i had strong case, but not sure when being compared to others..
im out of the loop on this site for a bit.. whats going on with yours.. i take it hasn't been settle yet.

so why a new waiver ?

well it took them almost 3 years to approve the I-130 so our first waiver was on the K3. anyhow the opportunity to file the 2nd waiver showed up right in
the middle of the appeal process for the first one so we elected to file a new one.

You know I am so sick of doing things alone. This weekend I had to take furniture to N. Florida (about 450 miles away). On the way home the trailer jumped off the hitch on the turnpike, and I am lucky to not be a little grease spot on the road by now. The receiver stuck in the leaf spring of my car which is was what saved us, but then I couldn't get it off, and it had melted the inside of my tire. Why should we have to deal with these things on our own....... I am SO tired of all this. I'm guess being stuck in the middle of nowhere, at 2am on the highway isn't enough hardship!!!!


P

[MissingBella]

how long is it taking nowadays to get a first interview at the Lima office???

how long after the n.v.c. asks for the affidavit of support do you get an interview???

I did not submit a K3 only the I-130

I heard it takes longer if you had a deportation on your record.

any info is appreciated.

Thanks

[demoniaco27]

my case ,it when over a year until she got the interviw at the embassy ( not lima, buenos aires)no sure how much with a deportation, you have several things to consider , when was the person deported???,why was the person deported????,how much time the person overstayed (if that is the case),did the person entryed without inspection????(EWI).did the person commited any crime while in the US??????..gather all this info post it here , and we, this big family of immigrate2us.net will be helping you at least with a honest and full of hope advice

[MissingBella]

my case ,it when over a year until she got the interviw at the embassy ( not lima, buenos aires)no sure how much with a deportation, you have several things to consider , when was the person deported???,why was the person deported????,how much time the person overstayed (if that is the case),did the person entryed without inspection????(EWI).did the person commited any crime while in the US??????..gather all this info post it here , and we, this big family of immigrate2us.net will be helping you at least with a honest and full of hope advice

ok, the I-130 was approved in june 2007.
we submitted the affidavit of support and we have already gotten instructions to start "applicant document processing"

I live in lima, so I wouldn't go through a local embassy.
I was deported back in august 2005.
I was deported because my mother petitioned me when I was 13 years old. her case failed... we obtained voluntary departure from the judge but I did not depart... I was 18 at the time... I overstayed for 3 years.

I did not EWI, I entered legally as a tourist... my mother readjusted status to temporary residency... case went on for many years but finally it was denied...

I did not commit any crimes while in the u.s. I'm a good boy... have good education

does this help??? thanks !!! I also have a timeline I posted a while back.. here

my wife and daughter a US citizens BTW they are not LPR

my timeline here
1993 - entered the u.s. at age 10 as a tourist with my mother from Peru
1995 - mother married U.S. citizen for papers (bad choice)
1997 - obtained "conditional status" from mother's case.
2001 - after many delays, problems with the case and what not, went to see an immigration judge and the immigration judge granted voluntary departure. The family overstayed except my sister.
March 2002 - Met Lindsay, fell in love 3 months later
March - 2005 Bella was conceived
April - 2005 arrested by ICE at bus station, locked up at Krome det. center deported in August
October 2005 - Our Baby Izabella was born in Florida.
May 12 2006 - Married in Lima Peru.
Oct 2006 - filed I-130
Nov. 2006 - Received I-130 at california service center.
June 2007 - I-130 Approved
July 2007 - Received Choice of agent form
August 2007 - Lindsay received I-864 Affidavit of support.
September 2007 - Mailed I-864 Affidavit of support

[demoniaco27]

ok i am not an expert on this but, we have some menbers that actually are PINKPIG OR LAURAFERN will chime in soon, you will need a waiver thats for sure most of this happened when you were underage( dont know how uscis handle this). there is one thing that is pretty bad, the voilation of the court order. my best advice on your case try to get in touch with laurel scott she has a live chat session every wednesday at visacentral.net ..but those angels mentioned above will tell you what to do

[palinurus]

looks like christmas is going to get canceled again this year..

P

[demoniaco27]

YES , IT WILL D, just when we though that it could not take any longer( very stupid statment when you are talking about immigration but it is the only thing that give us any force). lets see what happen next month for you and also for me, keep strong

[palinurus]

If it doesnt happen by February my husband will have to re-do the medical FOR THE THIRD TIME!!!!!!

bless you D, I hope everything works out for you next year :)

P

[demoniaco27]

lets see P. i cant say a word until i see my wife going out with me thruout customs at MIA airport, did you contact laurel so she can inquire for you???.if you get a response next month you will have to move extremelly fast,does your husband live in CAPITAL FEDERAL???. i will keep you inform. remenber not to count almost one month in you time frame, i sent my waiver almost like a week before you did and lima got it the 6th of june, blessins for you too D, you have been a great help

[Pinkpig]

lets see P. i cant say a word until i see my wife going out with me thruout customs at MIA airport, did you contact laurel so she can inquire for you???.if you get a response next month you will have to move extremelly fast,does your husband live in CAPITAL FEDERAL???. i will keep you inform. remenber not to count almost one month in you time frame, i sent my waiver almost like a week before you did and lima got it the 6th of june, blessins for you too D, you have been a great help

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/hours_of_service2.html

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/general_information6.html

http://argentina.usembassy.gov/family_based_immigrants.html

Here are the links for you. As I said I think that your wife needs to just contact the embassy in Argentina and get an interview appointment scheduled for the day after her ban expires. Then you should be treated just like anyone else applying for a visa. As long as all of your forms are there and current you will still be under the original approved I-130. You will have to do a new DS-230 and I don't know about fees. They may make you pay again and you may need another fingerprint. It is so difficult to predict from one place to the next. But for sure if the bars to her visa have been met she will qualify for the visa and should be given it post haste....

Remember you are dealing with the dept of state and not homeland security (LIMA). Others who have done this have done so after the HSL was denied. I do not know if they will make you officially withdraw your HSL or not, since it has not yet been decided.

Good Luck. :)

[demoniaco27]

thank you very much pinkpig, i am still waitting a response from the embassy, i asked them also what documents my wife will need for that appt. i think it will vary because i am pretty sure that i will hear from lima in january before the 24th either with an approved or denied waiver still 34 days to go, lets see what happen

[palinurus]

lets see P. i cant say a word until i see my wife going out with me thruout customs at MIA airport, did you contact laurel so she can inquire for you???.if you get a response next month you will have to move extremelly fast,does your husband live in CAPITAL FEDERAL???. i will keep you inform. remenber not to count almost one month in you time frame, i sent my waiver almost like a week before you did and lima got it the 6th of june, blessins for you too D, you have been a great help

Nope he is from rio tercero, but actually right now he is in the dominican republic so there's not really any chance of speedy action.
I just can't believe this beurocracy is so rotten that he has to go through the medical over again, there is NOTHING wrong with the man, he is as healthy as a horse.

I did contact Laurel asking if she though it was time to make an inquiry, but she didn't reply yet. anyhow I guess I was just mad at having to have yet another solo christmas. I shouldn't really be mad, I have alot of other things going for me, just not Christmas. My girls did great last semester and the oldest is getting ready to graduate and try for medical school. It makes it worthwhile that I have refused to leave them to fend for themselves instead of running off to Argentina. I also lost my meds and the psych is on vacation so I have been a bit allover the place this last couple of days.. I keep thinking I'll find them, but that philosophy doesnt seem to be working out.

P

[demoniaco27]

what can i say D???..there are not sweet words for what you going throught...lima has a lot of waiver theses days, according to the list pingpig provided...lets wait next month.what can i say......merry cristmas???????, maybe

[palinurus]

what can i say D???..there are not sweet words for what you going throught...lima has a lot of waiver theses days, according to the list pingpig provided...lets wait next month.what can i say......merry cristmas???????, maybe

You have a good christmas too. I'm going to leave town for new year until Jan 6th, I have a place to stay that is out in the forest about 50 miles from the Ga border where my new puppy can run allover and have fun, and I can hide out for a bit and relax :)

P

[demoniaco27]

enjoy it and relax

[demoniaco27]

just an update about my case: buenos aires embassy replied to my e-mail concerning about an appt that i request for the 25th of january as it will be the day when the ban immposed to my wife will no longer apply.the said that they are contacting LIMA to make an inquire about my case or an update as they called it, it seems they do not handle frecuently this kind of cases when a ban is served out and they dont have a resolution on a waiver filed for this case,they said they will contact me again as soon as lima give them a answer, it also seems they do not want to give me an appt until they actually know the resolution on my waiver,with this kind of move by the embassy now i am confuse about how the embassy will handle my wifes case, any way just an update

[demoniaco27]

something that i forgot in the above reply, i think that they will in some way find out about if it will be approved or denied through secure channels and from there they (embassy) will move on, why they need to talk to lima first intead of giving my appt??? , not a clue

[palinurus]

you would think that they know that kind of legal stuff already. Once the bar has been served the waiver becomes irrelevant. Unless they see reason to deny the visa such as fake marriage etc: then they have to re-interview you.. duh!!! that's what you are asking for.. LOL

good luck, i'm sure it's just a bunch of baloney.


maybe I should try my hand at asking them about my case, i'm still waiting to hear from Laurel and I refuse to call Lima, i'm too intimidated after our first waiver.


P

[demoniaco27]

hi P HOW ARE YOU???..well the way i see it about your case is that i am not sure if they will kindly request and update (as they called it) from lima, i know you are scare but i think the best way is to contact LIMA directly , when you call the number dial EXT-2372 the two times i called a lady answered the phone and looked into the system to give me an update she was not a sweet candy but she wasnt rude also,( like a robot). i think calling it wont make any difference if it is approved it is, if it is denied it is, i hoped the first one. about my case i dont know why they need to talk to lima as you said, once the ban is served out, the waiver is totally irrelevant, i really dont think they will try to request any evidence about our relationship we gave them at the time of our interview at the embassy SIX YEARS OF PICTURES AND PICTURES.......now you can figure out how many. make your move and call, your waiver as well as mine have been there for almost 7 months we have the right to know what happened , good luck

[Pinkpig]

Good to hear from you, P. Congratulations on your girls doing so well. You are a fabulous mother!

Holding out hope that you get good news soon.

Demoniaco27, You are right. It seems like anytime they have to do anything the least bit different they get very confused.....

It just makes me wonder how many of these they actually do....

We all have it figured out correctly and hopefully they will soon and give you the interview date for the day after your ban is served.
Good Luck. I know you will let us know if you hear anything.

[demoniaco27]

sure pinkpig i will keep you all posted about....one thing you can bet on is that they went running to the book of guidances and regulations jajajajajajajajajaja.......100% sure they dont see one of these scenarios in years. it could be common in places like CDJ.....but buenos aires dont think so

have all a great day

[demoniaco27]

well, let me make it short, i just found out that my wifes medical and police certificate are" EXPIRED" i was really lost about the dates , they all expired this november....i am not going to mention the big fight we just had because she does not want to do all that again by herself as she we will have to be like 3 days in buenos aires alone ( city that scares her a lot), i dont know how this will end , i am really tire of all this, tire about immigration and all the crap involving all this, tire of documents and documents, tire of my wife complaining , i am tire of everything, we might well end up been a casualty of this huge b..............

MY WRATH HAVE TAKEN ME

[Pinkpig]

we all so understand, we have been in your shoes, too many times....tomorrow is another day....the sun will come up...I promise...

[demoniaco27]

thank you pinkpig, i am just extremely mad with everything. including my wife..i am really gettin tire of all these...another one and i will be filing a divorce. thank you for your support

[palinurus]

well, let me make it short, i just found out that my wifes medical and police certificate are" EXPIRED" i was really lost about the dates , they all expired this november....i am not going to mention the big fight we just had because she does not want to do all that again by herself as she we will have to be like 3 days in buenos aires alone ( city that scares her a lot), i dont know how this will end , i am really tire of all this, tire about immigration and all the crap involving all this, tire of documents and documents, tire of my wife complaining , i am tire of everything, we might well end up been a casualty of this huge b..............

MY WRATH HAVE TAKEN ME


Uh OH, get her on the police cert right away. We had our entire waiver ready
to submit last feb, and they asked for a new police cert (!!! which wasn't on their agenda last year). It took us until May to get it and be able to submit the waiver.

D, Mr P and I have been where you are too... and strangely enough it was having to go through the whole medical, trip to BSAS and of coures the additional filing fees, everything allover again when Mr. P was convinced that they will never ever let him come home and it was a waste of time and money and heartache. I was a little more optimistic the second time over and we got through it but believe me I know what's going on, just keep the faith :) If for some reason hubby is going to be in BSAS at the same time maybe he can help her a bit.

P

[demoniaco27]

thank you P, lets see what happen next week, i cant remenber how long took her to get the police record, even thoug the day we were at the embassy we met two persons that got them the same day but they went to a different place of course all related to the police ..i will let you know of anything, thank you very much for your always helping hand

D

[billchris]

Hello demoniaco27!!!
My case was handled at the LIma embassy, but I am peruvian. I want to tell you that my police report were expired, meaning the police provided valid for 3 months only, but at the time of my second interview, a year later I called the embassy and they told me not to worry that the police reports are valid for a year. However I needed to redo my Physical. I would suggest you to call the embassy, LIMA, and ask them about your police reports.
Everything is going to finish pretty soon for you, specially that the ban is over in a month.
A suggestion, be patient with your wife, she is also tired of everything, but be patient. Remember it is going to be over, believe it.
God bless you

[demoniaco27]

welcome billchris, now i am just waitting for the embassy to answer about what documents she needs, from there we will move on but, we will have to do all again as a year has passed already since we got them.about my wife i know it is dificult for her as a person who never intended to immigrate and the only reason why she is comming its me besides her parents are both old and sick but , i have been on this for the last two years i am a just days away to have my wife with me and she is telling me that she will not do any other paperwork, i used to have a huge patience as i said in one of my post , the one that is no longer with me. either way the end is near

thank you very much for your advice and welcome

[edgar]

Hi gang.. I read your inputs all the time; been silent and waiting for my waiver on behalf of my wife to be looked at at Lima Peru...submitted Aug 20 2007 and initially believed it would only take 4 months tiops.. now I wonder.. if they are backlogged a lot which seems to be the case it could take a year!!

hoping it will not be more than 6 months now maybe 8?

what are the more in tune folks seeing right now?

any info is greatly apreciated....:cool:

came from a two week vacation during Christmas and New Year was a great relieving break to see my wife and 4 year old.. saw the Machu Pichu and lots of good days in different areas of Peru..

I really liked the country but need my wife back eventually.. need her to have a normal life.. I am sure you guys know all about this emotion.. anyways .. thanks for such a great forum where folks like us can talk about the issues..

God bless .. and Happy New year..

keep the faith.. God is good!!:thumbup:

[demoniaco27]

hi edgar, well as you noticed already lima is is taking forever my waiver has been there for 7 months and no resolution about it...anyways in my case our waiver is irrelevant by now as my wifes ban will be served out in just 16 days.....the only waivers i have seen been processed on time are the ones submmited from brasil most of then are handled in about 6 months or less, i begun to think that uscis handles waiver according to the country they are comming from..as far as peru, no idea but according to the ones that have a great knoewledge about different dhs regional offices there are 2 o 3 guidelines , for example missrepresentation is hardly overcome in this office as well as the economical conditions from the country you are filing..this i just a little...i hope you hear something very soon and that you could be reunited with your wife and son

good luck

[demoniaco27]

NOW I AM REALLY MAD!!!!!!!!, i received an e-mail from the embassy..they keep saying that they cant do anything until they get a response from lima..even thouh i explained to them that my wifes ban will be served out in 16 days......THIS IS INSANE!!!!!!!!!!.......because they keep telling me that....i jst forwarded another e-mail stating that lima can take all the time they want and that how come i was going to wait for lima when my wifes ban will be serve out in just 16 days.....LIMA COULD EASILY TAKE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS!!!!!!.....well it appears that nobody there working at the immigrant visa unit knows what to do because they just sent me an e-mail telling me that they have forwarded my question to the chief of the immigrant visa unit to verify my wifes situation.....one thing for sure they have never had this case before.... thats why I WOULD LIKE YOUR COOPERATION TO HELP ME FIND IF THERE IS ANY LAW GOVERNING THIS KIND OF CASES.........THE ONLY THING I DO NOT WANT IS THE IMMIGRANT VISA UNIT CHIEF AT BUENOS AIRES TELLING THE SAME THING( THAT THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GET MY WAIVER)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

[palinurus]

Hi D,

Actually this is a situation where your congressman or senator CAN help you because it is an administrative problem. I would bet that you can get something moved along by informing them of the problem.

I have wondered if it is possible to sue the government for emotional damages because of failure to process applications within a reasonable amount of time. I mean after all, it took them almost 3 years simply to process our I-130, and now look where we are. :(. I guess that is what a
writ of madamus is for but it's too late now.

P

[demoniaco27]

update!!!!!!!!!!!!.....i just received an e-mail from the chief of the immigrant visa unit at the buenos aires embassy, it was the most profesional actitude that i have seen so far in the 2 years i have been on this..extremelly polite and helpful.....he apologized for the time that things have taken so far..he explained to me THAT LIMA IS ENCOUNTERING A TREMENDOUS BACKLOGGE been this the reason why is taking so long not only for me but for others too..he agreed that this situation have gone beyond ordinary...as far as my case he told me to wait for the 24th of january if by that time not aswer from lima , to call them to schedule an appt and if no other issue araises ( there shouldnt be any)my wife will be able to travel shortly after that....he will even fit me out of the pre-set schedules for this cases so my wifes will not have to wait any longer, I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN I READ THE E-MAIL....never expected that .....this gentleman was so profesional and polite that is still incredible.. TO ALL APPLYING AT LIMA ( LA COSA ESTA PATAS ARRIBA ALLI) MEANS..........THINGS THERE ARE UPSIDE DOWN.......SO BE PREPARE TO WAIT A LOT.....I WILL JUST HIT THE 8 MONTH MARK.............hopefully soon my wifes will be able to get her final interview for the visa......i will keep ypu informe of anything else

[demoniaco27]

hi, p......i am not going to ask how you are...i just hope you have save some time for you just to think in a quiet enviroment about your time ahead..........we, american citizens dealing with immigration issues are still just a few........so we can not make any change or difference about changing the way those goverment branches related to this opperate.....

[Pinkpig]

update!!!!!!!!!!!!.....i just received an e-mail from the chief of the immigrant visa unit at the buenos aires embassy, it was the most profesional actitude that i have seen so far in the 2 years i have been on this..extremelly polite and helpful.....he apologized for the time that things have taken so far..he explained to me THAT LIMA IS ENCOUNTERING A TREMENDOUS BACKLOGGE been this the reason why is taking so long not only for me but for others too..he agreed that this situation have gone beyond ordinary...as far as my case he told me to wait for the 24th of january if by that time not aswer from lima , to call them to schedule an appt and if no other issue araises ( there shouldnt be any)my wife will be able to travel shortly after that....he will even fit me out of the pre-set schedules for this cases so my wifes will not have to wait any longer, I WAS IN SHOCK WHEN I READ THE E-MAIL....never expected that .....this gentleman was so profesional and polite that is still incredible.. TO ALL APPLYING AT LIMA ( LA COSA ESTA PATAS ARRIBA ALLI) MEANS..........THINGS THERE ARE UPSIDE DOWN.......SO BE PREPARE TO WAIT A LOT.....I WILL JUST HIT THE 8 MONTH MARK.............hopefully soon my wifes will be able to get her final interview for the visa......i will keep ypu informe of anything else

great news. hope to see her home soon.

[palinurus]

Hey well done D,

pretty soon it will all be over, and your wife will be back in Hialeah
where she belongs (with you) :).

great news:thumbup:.

P

[demoniaco27]

thank you P, AND PINKPIG........yes , i sent like 7 e-mails to the embassy.....i really hope P...THAT YOU SEE AN INPROVEMENT IN YOUR SITUATION ( IN EVERY ASPECT) REALLY BUT REALLY SOON.... my wife will be doing the medical exam next week as well as the police certificate, once we have them both , she should be able to get the visa interview and the visa ..........i will keep you all posted, one last observation,it is incredible with all the people applying at lima that we have in this forum , not only one have posted if they had any outcome about their situation in a long time.....IT IS LIKE LIMA HAS JUST FROZEN IN TIME

[edgar]

I can't understand Why can't the consulate get a larger staff to accomodate the load...ok .. might not be simple but the families in the balance should get due attention....what motivates these jokers?

[demoniaco27]

simple, because you are dealing with an immigration issue, i dont need to tell you how this nation and their politicians think about it.......what i am pretty sure that the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.. has enought persons to review your taxes....in a extremelly fast manner

[Shrek]

simple, because you are dealing with an immigration issue, i dont need to tell you how this nation and their politicians think about it.......what i am pretty sure that the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.. has enought persons to review your taxes....in a extremelly fast manner

How true. You can be here illegally and work without authorization and you can get an IT number so you can pay taxes. The IRS is quite efficient at getting their (our) money!

[palinurus]

Just out of curiosity, When was the last time anyone posted ANY result from lima?

P

[Pinkpig]

Just out of curiosity, When was the last time anyone posted ANY result from lima?

P

Here are all the results from 2007. We have no decisions in 08 yet.

BillChris Lima, Peru Peru Den'd/Appl App Y 2-Feb-06 6-Mar-06 Over S-I Law appeal approved April 2007...MTR denied then appeal filed http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?p=29951#post29951


rico9097 Lima, Peru Brazil Denied Y 8-Mar-06 16-May-07 Over S-I

NLang Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 4-May-06 6-Nov-06 Over S I2U pick up Dec 21 after Jan 8 schedule and convincing rio to move up

Shrek Lima, Peru Brazil Denied/9C ineligibility Y 1-Nov-06 21-May-07 Over F Lawyer

Pinkpig Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 4-Nov-06 15-Feb-07 Over S-I Lawyer 3/8/07 visa pick up in Rio

Jean Lima, Peru Brazil Pending 20-Nov-06 Over S-K3 1/24/07 lima said rec'd Jean's 12/18/06 currently working on September 06.

Eve_RP (mordoran) Lima, Peru Brazil Approved Y 24-Jan-07 17-May-07 Over F deploy to Iraq August 1st appr 11/28/06

(glock23) jerrys Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 1-Feb-07 23-Aug-07 Over F Wife is in Brazil

Mel_Bee Lima, Peru Brazil Denied 16-Apr-07 11-Oct-07 Over S-I Lawyer

diegopg (univision) Lima, Peru Peru Approved 29-Aug-06 18-Jan-07 F/M S 9/26/2006 dhs

jcesar Lima, Peru Peru Approved 11-Jan-07 26-May-07 Over S-I, son new appt, all fees paid again

(Shy Girl) Love_From_Peru Lima, Peru Peru Approved Y 1-Mar-07 13-Jul-07 Over, F/M S-I I2U waiting for fingerprints to clear

[billchris]

Hello pinkpig!!!
I am not inyour list.
I got my appeal approved on April 2007,got my visa appointment in Agust 2007 and got my residency on November 2007
God bless you

[Pinkpig]

Hello pinkpig!!!
I am not inyour list.
I got my appeal approved on April 2007,got my visa appointment in Agust 2007 and got my residency on November 2007
God bless you

Hey Billchris,

I must have missed you when I copied the list to show P. So sorry. I am sure you are on my master sheet. I cannot access it from this computer. I will check to make sure tomorrow. Thanks for watching out for me. :) May God bless you as well. Take care. Hugs!

[palinurus]

ah, OK so mel_bee was the most recent and it was filed in April,

you are the bomb Pinkpig, I don't know how you keep up with all the data.

thank you

P

[demoniaco27]

i just came from the airport, i went to buenos aires to be with my wife for the police and the medical certificates , WELL I JUST OPENED MY E-MAIL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE EMBASSY IN BUENOS AIRES IS TELLING ME THAT MY WAIVER WAS APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.I AM HAPPY EVEN WHEN THE BAR WILL BE LIFTED IN 8 DAYS....IT IS LIKE A LONG BATTLE WON.......have been months since nobody gets a response from lima.........PALINURUS I HOPE YOU SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING SOON..TO THE REST PINKPIG, LAURAFERN.ETC.ETC.ETC, THAT HAVE BEEN SO GREAT HELPING ME AND GIVING ME ADVICES.THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH......MY WIFE WILL BE SENDING THE DOCUMENTS TO THE EMBASSY ALONG WITH THE PASSPORT....AND SHE WILL GET THE PACKAGE BACK.....I WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED

[sunnysol]

Congratulations! I hope you have a happy life together--this is so hard to get through, but you guys have made it!

[billchris]

Congratulations. Your battle is over and you WON.
God bless you

[Pinkpig]

ah, OK so mel_bee was the most recent and it was filed in April,

you are the bomb Pinkpig, I don't know how you keep up with all the data.

thank you

P

Thanks P,

I am currently not doing a very good job of keeping up with it. I rely on everyone to keep me straight.

You are right Mel-bee was the most recent.

Billchris,

I did have you on the master list and I have added you to the one on this thread that I did for P. Thanks for keeping me on my toes. :D

BillChris Lima, Peru Peru Den'd/Appl App Y 2-Feb-06 6-Mar-06 Over S-I Law appeal approved April 2007...MTR denied then appeal filed http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showth...9951#post29951

[edgar]

I just got off the phone with homeland security of the consulate in Peru..spoke with whom I believe reviews the cases and who determines if extreme hardship is justified...he said it is not taking more then about five months and that cases are continued to be reviewed.. he did acknowledge a large volume of cases and was annoyed with the thought that people are putting pressure on him (I told him what I had heard here) to review faster or that they are taking way too long at reviewing waivers..

I was very calm and polite during the whole time of our conversation.. he basically said my wife broke the law and why should she be allowed an approved waiver.??. He did not sound very good the way he came off...

He was not very nice about anything I said but in the end thanked me for calling ;I basically asked him what criteria is being asked to approve a waiver..? he just said extreem hardship..!! so like "I love her" or "miss her" was not enough and that I could live in Peru to be with her as he lives there and he likes it...

I cannot live there for many reasons employment alone ect ect.....

I explained I wrote everything about my case in the waiver and that my life and that of my 4 year old son would be destroyed if my wife was not allowed to live with me here in the U.S...I added if my life and that of my son being destroyed by a 10 year separation is not an extreme hardship I do not know what is.. ??...and I said it very calm and concientious.. not sarcastic.....

He kinda calmed down from his attitude but just said he was sorry to take so long on the phone.. and that if I had all that in my waiver.. I said yes and that was about it for the call.. but he swears the cases are proceding and are taking about five months.. take it for what it is worth gang.. but I do not believe the cases are frozen anyways.. slow ? I suppose so.. I hope my case is strong enough cause they do not seem to be easy people to please at all.. and appear under duress........but no surprise...

Anyways my case proves I cannot go live in Peru..I trust God for the outcome...

been waiting over 4 months already and expect to her within three ..God willing much less..only God knows...thats ok cause I do trust God...he is with me every step of the way.. thats why I am not desperate...hurting yes but it will work out some how..hope not too long...

take care gang this post is bit long but just the way it came my way.. informing as I got it.. hope it helps someone..

waivers do need to be very well supported.. I know that...you guys know that too isuspect strongly..if not get wise...God bless you all...thaqnks for the forum and ythose helping us out here..we need you.. thanks!!!

take care...congatulations to demoniaco27!!

[Pinkpig]

i just came from the airport, i went to buenos aires to be with my wife for the police and the medical certificates , WELL I JUST OPENED MY E-MAIL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE EMBASSY IN BUENOS AIRES IS TELLING ME THAT MY WAIVER WAS APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.I AM HAPPY EVEN WHEN THE BAR WILL BE LIFTED IN 8 DAYS....IT IS LIKE A LONG BATTLE WON.......have been months since nobody gets a response from lima.........PALINURUS I HOPE YOU SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING SOON..TO THE REST PINKPIG, LAURAFERN.ETC.ETC.ETC, THAT HAVE BEEN SO GREAT HELPING ME AND GIVING ME ADVICES.THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH......MY WIFE WILL BE SENDING THE DOCUMENTS TO THE EMBASSY ALONG WITH THE PASSPORT....AND SHE WILL GET THE PACKAGE BACK.....I WILL KEEP YOU ALL POSTED

Delmoniaco27 Lima, Peru Argentina Approved 10-May-07 15-Jan-08 Over S-I 3 year ban over Jan 08.

Delmoniaco27,

How wonderful for you. Yes, even though the ban is up in a few days take great pleasure in your approval. She is coming home and that is the most important thing. Yahoo!!!!

I am so glad that you went down there to be with her in getting the new certificates. You are a wonderful husband.

Take care and enjoy every second of your new found freedom.

P,
I hope this is the approval that breaks the dam and we get more approvals very soon.

Hugs!

[Pinkpig]

Edgar,

Congratulations on talking with the infamous Mr. Gonzalos (sp). I can never remember how to spell his name.

It sounds like your conversation with him was a bit positive. Several members of this site have not been so lucky.

He is quite friendly to waivers with small children or older ailing parents, and not so with charges of misrepresentation.

It sounds like you have submitted a strong waiver and that is what it takes to get an approval in Lima.



As for time frames. I believe that adjudicating waivers is not their top priority and they like to do it in their own time. There is not much we can do but just be grateful that we have a way to right the wrongs of our significant others through this legal process.

Good Luck to you.

[demoniaco27]

thank you pinkpig and all others, i think things in lima will be changing soon , it cant be possible that in the months that i have been connected to this wonderful forum i have not seen a single approved from lima but mine, i dont think that a person has received an approval and did not posted here..there is no way that they took 4 month to approved a single waiver ( mine).i would like to give any advice in regard lima DHS.but they are unpredictable in every aspect. I AM HAPPY , YES, but i have put myself in the shoes of others whos waitting periods are increasing and increasing.DO NOT FAINT, KEEP THE FAITH AT THE MAXIMUN IN VERY DAY..ALWAYS REMEBER THIS.......WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE DEEPEST IS IS IN THAT VERY MOMENT WHEN YOU WILL START RISING...HOLD ON TIGHT GUYS

TO THE REST OF THIS FORUM.......THE MOST SATISFYING WORD THAT YOU CAN HEAR.............THANK YOU

[demoniaco27]

hello guys, well i am still waiting for the embassy to stamp the visa on my wifes passport and the package , they got the passport along with all other documents a week ago, no idea why the visa have not been stamped yet. any news from you guys??????, incredible!!!!!!!!, nobody post here anymore..did lima stop working??????, ANY NEWS ABOUT PALINURUS????.buenos aires embassy changed the requirements for the police certificates, it is not longer requested from policia federal argentina, well i guess she knows that by now

[Pinkpig]

Demoniaco27,

Seems to be very cyclicle. For a while tons of members were going thru Lima and now we have other countries more active. Mexico of course is always the predominant one.

I know this phase of the process seems to go on forever. You should have your family back in the US very soon. Keep on 'em. :)

I think we are all waiting for P to get some good news....Maybe soon!!!

[demoniaco27]

yes, i hope that too, she has been waiting for so long!!!

[palinurus]

Hey Guys,

I have heard absolutely nothing from Lima.

While I am on here I want to thank you all for the wonderful support you have given me over the years I've been hanging out on I2US.

I have been out of town for some days taking a rebreather class. This means that I will be able to do the diving that I do using $7.00 worth of Helium instead of $300 worth. Since Christmas I have had alot of soul searching to do since I received some bad news and I need to make myself
get back on track and do what I should have been doing over the last 4 years
instead of waiting for my Husband to come home. He has informed me that he no longer wants to come home anyway regardless of the decision made
by Lima. It was really hard at first but now I am beginning to get myself back together.

I am so upset with Mr. P, I can't believe that after all this time, and so close to getting the final decision that he is doing this to me without at least
finishing what we started.

Right now I don't really know what to do, I didnt tell anyone because I kept thinking that maybe when we get a letter from Lima, if it's good then he will change his mind. I guess time will tell whether that will happen or not but I
have not heard from him since Christmas.

P

[Pinkpig]

P, I am so sorry to hear this. You sound as though you are dealing with everything very well. It is impossible to know where this journey will lead you but I wish you well in doing what you said you should have been doing in the last years. Let me know if I can do anything. Hugs!

[MistyB]

I'm sorry P. That's horrible news. Hang in there! You have much to be proud of!

[Cynthia]

I'm sorry P. That's horrible news. Hang in there! You have much to be proud of!

Ditto, P...=( Take care over there....~hugs~

[billchris]

Hello P
I am sorry to here this. Remember that things happens for a reason. I still think you will get an approval, and probably as you stated he will change his mind. Let's hope that he does changed his mind and ancknowledge what you mean to him and what had have for him.
you are in my prayers
God bless you

[demoniaco27]

i will give you P the only reason why you should be proud of , you have been gifted with the chance of know and see in avdvance, for some readers this might sound rude even for you but always remenber not that many have this oportunity because in some way they do not deserve it or according to their actions they need to face and live and experience to learn what they have not yet, thats life.......with time you will move on and will remenber me this young person name demoniaco, beleived it or not with a great kno