Does anyone have a sample of an approval letter from Honduras

[tkc1169]

Please help I have heard that Honduras is very hard to get an approval through. Please let me know if anyone can let me know what they went through. Thanks.

[corazoncita]

I just replied to your previous post... nobody has an example of an approved hardship letter yet. There are quite a few of us filing through Honduras, but nobody has made it through the process except for thernand, and she hasn't been able to find her letter.

You should put a post in the I-601 Honduras thread... there will be lots of advice for you there!

Who told you Honduras was difficult-- just out of curiosity! I have heard that it was really difficult, but they got a new adjudicator who isn't as bad (or so I hear). If you would like to call me, I would be happy to talk to you. Just PM me if you want my number.

What part of Honduras is your significant other from?

[aguafria]

:ditto: what corazoncita wrote. Our little Honduran group is growing and we are happy to have you.

Welcome. A few of us Honduras filers, including myself, are in Virginia also.

[tkc1169]

I am so glad to have people who know what I am going through. My husband is still here in VA with us, we have 3 children. I am getting prepared because as soon as he leaves his ten year ban starts and I want to have the I601 ready so that we will be one step closer to staying together as a family. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. He is from San Pedro Sula, his mom is sick and she needs the income that he sends her to support herself. So much depends on him being allowed to stay here.

[corazoncita]

OK-- first tip, don't make you letter about your mother-in-law. It has to be about hardship to YOU, the USC. I totally understand how you feel... my MIL completely depends on us as well, but your letter has to be about the hardships that you and YOUR family will suffer if your hubby is not allowed to return to the US. Do you have any ideas for your hardships yet?

Your little girls are BEAUTIFUL!!! Do you have any more pictures to share?

Here is our main thread if you'd like to join in on the conversation. :) WELCOME!

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http://immigrate2us.net/forum/showthread.php?t=902

[tkc1169]

What would best for me, I was thinking since I don't have a major illness and no one in my family is depentant on me other than our children I am going to have to use mental stress and depression. But I am not sure. I feel so helpless and that I am going to fail my family.

[corazoncita]

OK... let's brainstorm. If you dig deep, I bet you can find something! Does your hubby have a clean record? (As in, criminal record, and has he only entered the US without inspection one time? Not lied to any consular officers, etc.?)

You have 3 children... that is a good start. Are they all your husband's children? I mean, were any of your kids from a previous relationship? Do you have a history of anxiety or depression? Are all of your children healthy? (and from the bottom of my heart, I would never wish a sickness on any child!) Sometimes, something as minimal as allergies or slight asthma can be used in a hardship letter, and be made to look like your child would in fact die if they had to live in Honduras.

As for some smaller-level harships, do you own land? What is your job? Would you have major financial troubles if your husband didn't come back?

Also, Honduras is one of the most corrupt countries in the world... it is quite possibly the most dangerous country in the western hemisphere now that president Mel Zalaya is back in office letting the gangs and Honduran mafia members run rampant with murders, thefts, and corruption. There are terrible diseases, the school systems are a shame, the unemployment rate is through the roof, and Honduras is the hungriest country in the hemisphere, according to the UN. There is mountains of evidence regarding the economic catastrophe that is Honduras. Someone could write a novel on that!

Don't give up hope... we will all help you! BIG HUGS!

[tkc1169]

My husband entered the country with a seaman visa, meaning he was only suppose to travel through the airport to the next plane to get to his ship. He has never be had any trouble anywhere. The youngest 2 children are his, he adopted my oldest. No one is sick. Nothing. We own nothing, we have been afraid to make any major purchases because of this issue. We have debts with credit cards and such. My children's ages are 5,3 and 10 months. I have heard how bad Honduras is from his family and there is a very large group from Honduras in our Community. I am afraid that my youngest daughter who is 3years will have a break down when her dad goes back. She is so close to him. They have a special bond, she tells everyone that her dad is her best friend and that he loves her "the most in the world" she cries for him if he is late for work and she is truly daddy's little girl. All of our kids are extremely close to their daddy. I am afraid for all their furture if we are seperated for any length of time. I see your beautiful daughter and I know that your are feeling the same way that I am and I pray that this country gets a heart and stops tearing families apart just because of some paperwork. Your kindness is a reall big help to me. Thank you.

[corazoncita]

Do you have ANY chance of tracking down your first child's father and getting him to sign a letter stating that he would under no circumstances allow his daughter to relocate and live in Honduras? Even if you don't have a good relationship with your eldest child's father, I bet you could get him to sign that letter. That would be a strong hardship!!

My situation is the opposite of yours... my daughter doesn't even know who her daddy is. She hasn't seen him since she was a month old. Out of any of my hardships, I feel this is the strongest one, but USCIS would look at this as one of the least significant... it's pretty pathetic. We just have to keep fighting and praying for better laws.

I'm going to PM you my phone number in case you ever want to talk... please hang in there! :)

[tkc1169]

My oldest daughter doesn't know that she is adopted. My husband names is the only name that has ever been on her birth cert. her "real" father hates me and my husband does not want him to know our daughter. He still lives in our town, we see him sometimes. Things are very complicated with him. There is nothing that says that he is her biological father other than dna and I don't want him involved in this. I am sorry to about your daughter not being able to see her dad. I know that it is heartbreaking for them to not be together.

[y14gemini]

Welcome tkc1169.....Maybe you can post on the main Honduras page! Just came back from Honduras for our interview. For hardships there is alot you can put in...
1. Emotional stress that you will have
2. Your ex (oldest child biological father) is a danger to you and your family (if he has a record pull that and use that to show his character)
3. Emotional stress that your kids will suffer.
4. Education in Honduras versus education in US
5. Medical facilities and advancement of medicine in Honduras versus US
6. Importance of fathers in a childs life versus a father who is absent from a childs life
7. Any potential health problems you or you child may have
8. You or your children do not speak spanish and socially you and your children will not fit in
9. Crime in Honduras (Gangs, corrupt police officers -- also you and your children being US citizens you will always be a target to crime)
10. You need him financially (if you do not have any govt help put that in there and that if he is to leave you would need the govt to help you and your children to survive)

This is all that I could come up with from right now and I hope it helps

[y14gemini]

Also, if you want more children in the future. Were any of your pregnancies "difficult" if so add that in the medical facilities part and if you had a difficult pregnancy with one of your other children include the medical records to prove that and show that you needed "special" medical treatment and by having to live there you would not get the same treatment you would if you were here in the US

And last but not least you and your children are "proud" (I know that is hard to say at a moment like this) US citizens and you and your kids should not have to give up that right!

[aguafria]

Don't lose hope. We're here to help. You may want to check out the approved hardship letters on this forum. They'll give you an idea of the type of hardships that you can include. Since my fiance EWI, it's interesting that you have to file an I-601 for the seaman visa. How is that classified? Just do your research and you'll be fine I2US is full of helpful valuable people who have 'been there done that.' I know you said that there really is no relationship with your first child's father, but how about his family. Are they involved in the child's life at all? If so, this may be something you could include in your letter.

There is a glimmer of hope that the Pilot Program may be implemented in Central America next year; if so, the separation may be very short.

[tkc1169]

I want to thank everyone for all the kindness and helpful advice that I have got.