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[JennIsabella]

Hello there... I just found this website while doing some legal googling, and thought I would post a shout out for info. It seems like most people here are or are married to/sponsering Mexicans with illegal alien status or who illegally entered the US. My husband is from Brazil, and entered illegally about 6 years ago now. We have been married for almost 2 years, and have an 8 month old daughter. Does anyone have, or know someone who has had, firsthand experience with filing for visa status and the 10 year bar waiver (for those who entered illegally into the US) from Brazil? Has anyone been successful in getting their waiver approved there? If so, does anyone have examples of the basis for EXTREME hardship? I would really like to start the process of helping to get my husband permanet residency status, but the prospect that he could be barred from re-entry to the US for 10 years once we return to brazil for his interview is VERY daunting. We had been playing the wait-and-see game since the immigration bill had been in the senate, but know that the Bill is dead for the forseeable future, I do not want him to live with this huge shadow looming over him for the next 5 years if its avoidable. Thanks in advance, and good luck to you all in your own battles for your loved ones!!!:o

[princesa]

JennIsabella welcome you have come to a very good place for answers to your questions. The people here are very knowlegable and helpful. I am still learning and don't want to give you the wrong answers, but others will start giving you help soon.

[angela256z]

Welcome Jenn - I know I have already talked to you, but again Hi and welcome. If you look under the General Discussion group there is a thread on Family photos I started there is a girl in there and her husband is from Brazil too. I do not know haw far in the process she is, but you may want to ask her.

[ratito921]

welcome welcome!!! :welcome: :wave:

[Laura]

Welcome Jenn! You are in the right place. Definitely people have had waivers approved through Brazil. Member Pinkpig has a very good spreadsheet that lists all the members, where they filed through, and their dates. If she doesn't pop in here, you might want to search her name and send her a private message. Her Brazilian daughter-in-law also went through the waiver process and was approved, so she will have good information.

As far as the extreme hardship, check out the stickys in the waiver-I-601 forum, the approved hardship letters in both the Mexico and other countries area, and perhaps consult (for $100) with Attorney Laurel Scott, who specializes in the I-601 waiver. There is a lot of information in this forum, so welcome!!!

[Pinkpig]

Welcome,

Many have been approved through Brazil/Lima. There are a couple of hardship letters from Brazilian members in the HSL sticky. Graziano, Eve, A-train and others. If you are looking for a lawyer, I highly recommend ours, link is in my signature...tons of information on her website...take the time to click around there for information. Laurel has had several waivers approved through Brazil. I think that Grazie used Laurel. Laurel's site is: http://www.visacentral.net/

Tons of information here on I2. This is the premier site on the internet for help with the waiver process. You have found the right place.

Here is the US embassy site in Rio, Brazil, where your husband will have his consular interview and be told if he can file the waivers. http://www.embaixada-americana.org.br/index.php?action=materia&id=2413&submenu=rio.php&itemmenu=58#pet The waiver package will then be sent to Lima, Peru for processing. Actual time to allow from the first consular interview to being back in the US is roughly 12 months, if everything goes well.

Here is the list of members who have filed thru Brazil:


Sandy Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 1-Mar-04 1-Jul-05 Over S Own via Ecuador, which no longer handles
roberta marcelino Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 21-Aug-04 5-Jul-05 Over S via Ecuador, which no longer handles
riobrasil Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 10-Sep-04 10-Apr-05 S I2U via Ecuador, which no longer handles
maggiec Lima, Peru Brazil Den'd/Filed Appl 21-Jan-05 1-Jun-05 F going thru appeal
amofernando815 Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 3-Jun-05 24-Oct-05 Over F I2U rec'd Lima July 27
slickchaos Lima, Peru Brazil Approved Y 18-Jul-05 1-Nov-05 Over S Law rec'd Lima Aug. 3, wife name - lis5978
gravolpiano Lima, Peru Brazil Approved Y 22-Jul-05 30-Jan-06 F/M Over F Law rec'd Lima Aug. 10
Miked Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 29-Jul-05 1-Oct-05 Over S Own, LC sent to Lima 8/12, rec'd 9/12
A-train Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 19-Oct-05 1-Feb-06 Over S Law
Marilda Woo Lima, Peru Brazil Denied Y 8-Nov-05 29-Mar-06 Over S
cabowabo Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 14-Dec-05 20-Mar-06 Over F Law 4/28 visa pick up rio supervisors name: clarissa oliveri
AndrewKarine Lima, Peru Brazil Approved 12-Jan-06 1-Apr-06 F/M S p/u May 11
crisfaho Lima, Peru Brazil Denied 1-Feb-06 6-Oct-06
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
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.
Shrek Lima, Peru Brazil Denied/9C ineligibility Y 1-Nov-06 21-May-07 Over F Lawyer
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 Pending 1-Feb-07 Over F Wife is in Brazil
camboriu Lima, Peru Brazil Over S
arodrigues Lima, Peru Brazil Over S-I Husband is Brazilian