Hi, I'm new!!!! please help

[salma35]

Hi, I'm new to the message board, and most of the cases sounds like mine, please I need help!!!!!
Husband enter USA, EWI in Dec. 2001 trough Canada.
Brother file I-130 in Feb. 2002, was approved.
October 2004, was arrested and he requested voluntary departure 212 (a) (6) (A) (i)
Left from USA Dec. 2004 to Jordan (he don't have any criminal records and only that time was in USA)
Left from Jordan in September 2007 to Spain with a resident from there (he is legal)
I married him in Spain in Jan. 28, 2008.(I'm US citizen ):wave:
Went back to US and filed I-130 in may 15
I-130 received. :cheerful:
may 21.2008 recieve the letter with the reciept
now my question is can I submit the I-129f? and when I have to submit the waiver? I want to be prepare, is very hard for me be away from my husband ,right now I'm back in Spain with him, but I have my life there in the States , I have a son from my previous marriage, thanks god of technology I can see him everyday and hear his voice,:dance: so now my life is between this 2 countries and i am really scare about the waiver, because I find out just last night about this I-601 and the I-212 I don't even know if that applied to my case and how will be handle it here in the USA Embassy of Madrid, Spain. please I will need some advice, I can not hire a lawyer is to spensive, and now we count only with my husband income.
Thank you
God Bless You
Dios los bendiga

[simply-heartfelt]

:welcome: I don't know about the 129F but I'm sure someone that does will be by soon to answer your question!

[cin&anil]

keep reading and listening to others..
There is A LOT OF Information here
and WELCOME!

[JandJ]

:wave:

[TorresSanchezKing]

:welcome: First, welcome to the site! Second, I would HIGHLY recommend that you look at the stickies, especially in the I-601 section, on what you can and cannot do, the process, tips, etc. And don't worry, there are a lot of people on this site that did the whole process without hiring a lawyer. Know that you have tons of support here and best of luck to you!

[emt103c]

Once you have the receipt notice in hand you can submit the I-129F. . .just follow the directions for submitting it as a K3.

The waivers will not be submitted until you have the interview and they deny the visa. On that day they will let you know if you can submit it--same day--or if he must return to submit them. The fees, right now, are $545 each. Do read the stickies and even do a consultation or two with TRUSTED, EXPERIENCED attorneys to get a feel for the process.

There are a ton of people here to help.

I'm going to go ahead and move this to the waivers section where it will get more attention. The waivers, according to the US Embassy Spain website, would be adjudicated in Rome.

[douginguam]

Hi, I'm new to the message board, and most of the cases sounds like mine, please I need help!!!!!

now my question is can I submit the I-129f? and when I have to submit the waiver? I want to be prepare, is very hard for me be away from my husband ,right now I'm back in Spain with him, but I have my life there in the States , I have a son from my previous marriage, thanks god of technology I can see him everyday and hear his voice,:dance: so now my life is between this 2 countries and i am really scare about the waiver, because I find out just last night about this I-601 and the I-212 I don't even know if that applied to my case and how will be handle it here in the USA Embassy of Madrid, Spain. please I will need some advice, I can not hire a lawyer is to spensive, and now we count only with my husband income.
Thank you
God Bless You
Dios los bendiga

salma,
Don't bother with the I129. It is just an extra bit of paper and there is no evidence that it makes the process go faster.
Stick to the basic route
Approved I-130,
Visa Application,
Denied visa,
waiver application. - it is not too hard without a lawer.

You really only follow the instructions from immigration the whole time (that is what I did).

The only thing you can do early is prepare your waiver application (hardship letter and evidence), and make sure it is good!
Spend your time reading this site (there is an awful lot of good help and kind words here) and thinking about how to make a hard nosed immigration man/woman believe that your hardships are extreme. (Don't tell them what you can do with technology - even though we know:smirk:!)

:go: Good luck :go:

[MistyB]

Residing in a country and being a citizen are two different things.

Is your husband a Jordanian? Because that's where he will more than likely have to file the waiver from. I cant see him filing in Spain unless he's also a spanish citizen.

[jessfs8]

Residing in a country and being a citizen are two different things.

Is your husband a Jordanian? Because that's where he will more than likely have to file the waiver from. I cant see him filing in Spain unless he's also a spanish citizen.


:ditto: also if he was given voluntary departure you don't have to worry about filling the I-212 because that waiver is for people who have been deported from the US you only have to worry about filling the I-601 because of his illegal presence. You will need to proof that you cannot move to Spain to live with him, specially if you have a son from a previous marriage and the childs dad will not allow you to take him with you. Good luck to you.

[salma35]

thanks for the replied to everyone, yes he is Jordanian citizen, but he is legal a resident in Spain, mean he have his resident card from that country and work there legal, but please explain to me about the waive.
he will need to go Jordan to submit the waiver? I guess the USA embasy will let us know in the interview right? :eyes:

[jessfs8]

I believe he will have to return to Jordan for his interview and file the waiver there. There his visa will be denied and he will be told if he is eligible to file the waiver (I-601), the waiver packet has to include a letter writen by you explaining your extreme hardships. You already have one (that we know about) which is your child from a previous relationship and the fact that he wont be able to move with you in the event that your husbands waiver is denied and you have to move with him. Of course everything you mention in this letter you have to provide proof of it, so if you mentioned the situation about your son get a letter from his dad saying he will not allow you to take him outside of the country to live.

[emt103c]

You guys, usually if someone is a legal resident of another country (in this case Spain) you are allowed to have your visa appt and file the waiver at that consulate/embassy. I've looked all over the embassy of Spain website and found nothing to contradict this. . .did you all find information somewhere to contradict this?

[lgatica06]

This is definitely a question for Laurel. Laura might know too, try pm'ing her.
Edit:
I just googled this and the only thing I came up with was a question submitted in December to some immigration-law website. The responder noted that as long as he can prove he is legally in Spain he should be able to interview in Spain without returning to Jordan.

[salma35]

Oh my god !!! I'm crying right now, I feell now that I'm not alone in this journey, I have alot support from all in this forum, everyone take the time to search for information and I really feell that everyone care.
:gathering:

[losguerra]

salma, you're in a great place and emt is right. Unless they've changed something at Madrid, your husband can interview from there as a legal resident. :)

By the way, I'm not saying life is great there, but my husband and I sure wish we had the opportunity to live legally in Spain (we even gave it a serious attempt)! Sure beats Mexico...

[Lupita]

:welcome: to the i2us family!

[salma35]

Is true, life here is not easy, I'm sick all the time from the weather, is to hot and I need AC, but we don't have it, most of the places here don't have AC, I had it open heart surgery when I was 18 years old, and my life need to be more easy and less complicate it, but god only know why I'm in this situation, in the states I don't have that problem because I have everything, my doctors, my car, my job and the most important my son:unfair:, soon I will be back in the states and do my normal life (if I can call normal, without my husband), my heart will stay this time hear, but is nothing I can do it, just be back in forth :sos: