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steppinthrax
12-04-2007, 04:47 PM
I don't want to seem naive but I've been researching in this I-601 subject for a while now. Even though most (almost all) I-601 waivers are from CDJ. It seems if you use an attorney or file yourself a very well written I-601 and work hard on it it generally will get approved. If denied you have the option to re-file or do an appeal. You can also keep harassing senators or congressmen to help you.

Is my understanding correct???
Laura
12-04-2007, 04:51 PM
Well, that is definitely true for CDJ, but they are VERY lenient on what is considered "extreme hardship." If you are talking about other consulates, it's really hard to say. For example, Manila has like a 10% approval rate, and some people with really good waiver packets have been denied there.
steppinthrax
12-04-2007, 05:00 PM
Well, that is definitely true for CDJ, but they are VERY lenient on what is considered "extreme hardship." If you are talking about other consulates, it's really hard to say. For example, Manila has like a 10% approval rate, and some people with really good waiver packets have been denied there.

I was looking online at the USCIS website and it talked about how the Oldbudsman took the top 5 consalant offices with the lowest approval rate and found month to month the approval rate fluctuated on a regular basis. They didn't mention the consulant but showed how on one consulant it was 30% and on another month 85%. These consulants also seem to recieve the most i-601.
~MP~
12-04-2007, 05:50 PM
And to think that the majority of Philipinos enter with a visa...yet its only 10% approval rate...
Laura
12-04-2007, 06:15 PM
MP - that is only the approval rate for people needing a waiver, not for anyone filing for a visa from the Philippines. I'm not sure if you misunderstood.
~MP~
12-04-2007, 06:52 PM
Maybe :shy:
You know my ex BIL is from Manila he entered 20 years ago with a Visa and has been here illegally since then. He is too scared to start on any paperwork plus no one in his family is an AC.
And now his wife came in with a visa and is planning on staying.
Anyway...my story probably has nothing to do with the original thread...sorry :shy:
Laura
12-04-2007, 06:54 PM
Well, because your BIL entered on a visa, if he subsequently married a USC, he wouldn't need a waiver most likely, and could adjust status in the U.S. without leaving and having to file through Manila. The exceptions to this would be if he had a deportation order or had committed some crimes...
JMRJ
12-04-2007, 06:56 PM
There is no exact precedent set forth for the applicants to rely on. There are guidelines (http://www.familybasedimmigration.com/forum/waivers.php) in making the initial determination and as to whether a claim to exceptional hardship to a qualifying relative has been demonstrated. After that, the Officer In Charge has a broad discretion in adjudicating the waiver. This leads to a lot of uncertainties whether you waiver will be approved or not.

As Laurel posted before:

What can be expected from different Offices?

The greatest factor in predicting whether a given waiver will be approved is where it's filed. This factor is more important than any hardship argument or the ground of inadmissibility. If a client is currently in the US and is trying to decide whether to attempt the I-601 process abroad counsel must consider where the I-601 is being filed in order to properly advise the client.
Laura
12-04-2007, 06:59 PM
Good use of a Laurel quote, and I think, very relevant. This forum is populated by a vast majority of people filing waivers through Mexico/CDJ. Yes, we all realize we are/were lucky, because just about anyone can be approved (if they don't have criminal issues) for an I-601 through Mexico. That is most definitely not the case for other Consulates.
JMRJ
12-04-2007, 07:06 PM
Yeah, I like Laurel's quotes. My favorite.:)
Klame1983
12-04-2007, 07:45 PM
Does anyone know about the consulate in Honduras? I've heard it's even easier than CDJ. Any thoughts?
billy
12-06-2007, 02:23 AM
Where can I find the rating of different american consulates around the world especially India since my friend is filing his i-601.

Thanks
Laura
12-06-2007, 03:43 AM
Where can I find the rating of different american consulates around the world especially India since my friend is filing his i-601.

Thanks

Rating? Like difficulty rating? That doesn't exist. You can read Laurel's take on different consulates here (http://visacentral.net/WaiverOfficeNotes.pdf). Everyone area isn't covered of course, because there are plenty of Consulates that even Laurel hasn't filed waivers through, or hasn't filed enough to be able to form an opinion on their strictness.