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[rebeccajo 14]

Oops. Okay.

Damn, I really want to be helpful.

I'm just really sad to hear this.

I know, Abby. That's the way I feel too.

[MistyB 0]

Mary--I am very very sorry!

Can you post your hardship letter if you had one? Maybe we can help in some way. You might could file a MTR and then be able to submit more evidence which would undoubtedly help your case.

Nigel--help me here....is it a Motion to Reopen or Motion to Reconsider..or are they the same thing? In any event you can appeal this decision.

[jpkeswim 0]

Mary&Tom - I am also very very sorry to hear that. I do believe you can file a motion to reopen your case though. You can file a appeal.

Misty - sorry to hear your passports still aren't there. Maybe they will be tomorrow!

[nigel 7]

Mary & Tom...Im Just....OMG...

Ok...Mary &TOM.....All is not lost....First go to IM2U Site and post your hardship letter...this way members there who been as the same as you will help you through this and help you out with your hardship letters cas they would want5 to see them....

Your options are.....re-submitt waiver but all thats going to do is ask the officer to reconcider with the same info...

second is....a Appeal with a M.T.R....This will be done as the same with new stuff on ya hardship and goes to W.D.C to board of appeals...

Or you if i was and if your pocket will let you is ..contact L.scott....she is good i hear and she will get you both through this as she has done for many in your situation....

please go to the site there is many members there who can help you and will help you...

You have more options here thats why they are there...its all to do with mind games here....please show them asswipes that you mean biz....

its not the end of the world...it might feel that way at the mo....but really its not..both of you get ya heads sorted and move to the next battle....maybe not now but soon....

Maybe at this stage is you go back and forth the USA while this MTR is done with....i know it sucks but some how you must get on with the battle here....Please Don't give up you once your MTR is Approved then the victory will feel even more sweater....

Mary&Tom.....its not over from a long shot....you do have options....just remember that...show it to them please...

If there is anything i can do then me and other members will do whatever we can im sure....whatever you want we are all fighting together with the same morals....

WE ARE ALL HERE FOR YOU BOTH....JUST REMEMBER THAT....

[mary&tom 0]

Mary--I am very very sorry!

Can you post your hardship letter if you had one? Maybe we can help in some way. You might could file a MTR and then be able to submit more evidence which would undoubtedly help your case.

Nigel--help me here....is it a Motion to Reopen or Motion to Reconsider..or are they the same thing? In any event you can appeal this decision.

the hardship letter had nothing to do with it... the charge was unwaiverable all along but we were led to believe that they were willing to overlook that as the charge was bogus all along.

[TracyTN 237]

This all just sucks.

Did the attorney tell you what your options are in the event of a denial, Mary?

[rebeccajo 14]

I've known Mary a while. I think she and Tom probably need a bit of time to wrap their heads around this. I'm sure our support is helpful - even essential - but Mary has done a lot of investigation into this situation that she has not posted on the boards.

Mary has posted here before that she and Tom really preferred to live in the US. But they also know they have other options. I'm not sure more fighting with the consulate is what they want at the moment.

This is terribly sad news to me as I know it's not what they both really wanted. But it may be that now, if they choose to live in the UK, we may need to help support them in that decision. Mary is a kind and gentle soul in love with a decent and good man. They may choose to 'lay down their arms' - so to speak - and deal the hand they have been dealt. If that is the case, I will try to help them come to terms with her move to the UK. As I have told her before, it is a magnificent country.

I'm here for you Mary. And so are all these other good people. Please take heart that all are with you.

Edited March 3, 2006 by rebeccajo

[pax 0]

^Absolutely. You have to do what you decide will be best in the long run, and I know we'll all be rooting for you no matter what decision you make.

[wendibob 0]

I second everything rebeccajo just said.

If PaulC is around, the USCIS site has just started their online status check of 601s. Its only for those received from Feb 06 onwards.

It's available here: http://www.usembassy.org.uk/dhs/uscis/ivwaiver.html

but as its public I'll paste the list (the date is when it was received)

March 2006

LND2005 638 008 - 3/2/2006 - London - Pending

LND2005 674 019 - 3/1/2006 - London - Pending

LND2004 752 002 - 3/1/2006 - London - Pending

LND2005 514 017 - 2/27/2006 - London - Pending

STK2003 364 003 - 2/13/2006 - Stockholm - Pending

STK2005 215 003 - 2/7/2006 - Stockholm - Pending

LND1991 151 001 - 2/1/2006 - London - Pending

[TracyTN 237]

I've known Mary a while. I think she and Tom probably need a bit of time to wrap their heads around this. I'm sure our support is helpful - even essential - but Mary has done a lot of investigation into this situation that she has not posted on the boards.

Mary has posted here before that she and Tom really preferred to live in the US. But they also know they have other options. I'm not sure more fighting with the consulate is what they want at the moment.

I know she had said she preferred to live in the US, which is why I wondered what their options might be. But if they don't want to mess with the fight, can't say I blame them.

We'll stop asking questions, Mary, & just let it be.

Best of luck.

[rebeccajo 14]

I've known Mary a while. I think she and Tom probably need a bit of time to wrap their heads around this. I'm sure our support is helpful - even essential - but Mary has done a lot of investigation into this situation that she has not posted on the boards.

Mary has posted here before that she and Tom really preferred to live in the US. But they also know they have other options. I'm not sure more fighting with the consulate is what they want at the moment.

I know she had said she preferred to live in the US, which is why I wondered what their options might be. But if they don't want to mess with the fight, can't say I blame them.

We'll stop asking questions, Mary, & just let it be.

Best of luck.

Aw, Tracy....I'm sure Mary appreciates everyone's concern.

[RichiJenny 14]

Im not a reg to this thread or section, but had your 'situation' brought to my attention. I'd like to say how extremely sorry I am to hear your news today.

My words will mean nothing to you, today of all days, but I hope you choose the right and successful path for both of you. I just want to wish you the best of luck...and I hope justice is done in the end , for you.

[mary&tom 0]

we are just too exhausted and numb to post much more right now... i will try later... but this weekend tom is working early shifts a the hostpital... so yesterday when we got the news we had been awake since 4 am. he left again this morning at 4am and i was supposed to go back to bed but i cannot sleep. i have been awake since 2 am. slept from maybe 10 until 2.

for anyone who doesn't understand why we were denied, here is the original post i made after the interview.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums2/index.p...c=43106&st=2160

i just don't understand why the embassy said we could file the waiver if it was a hopeless waste of time. we have lost three months now. when we went to the interview we expected a denial with no chance to waiver. but when they read the explaination and saw it was such a small fine they said we could file... but first we waited hours while they checked with supervisors... we assumed that the waiver department had been contacted and was ok with it. i guess not. or maybe they were but by the time they got around to processing our waiver the person who had ok'd it had forgotten or was not involved.

three days before the interview we had a flat lined up. we had to let it go because when we filed the waiver they said not to change our address. one of the purposes of my visit here was for us to find a place to live and let me get used to london so I could go home and somehow tackle the overwhelming job of liquidating 30 years worth of belongings. now we have no place to live....this is the tiniest two room flat you can imagine.... and i will be going back exhausted and upset instead of recharged and ready. and now tom has used up his holiday time during my visit here so he will have very little time to find a place and get moved. the week before i return he has to work 16hour shifts all week... then he gets a couple of days off... to take me to the airport...

mary

[wendibob 0]

Hi Mary,

it is difficult to fathom any of it. I can only guess they were feeling optimistic for you both at the time and if there was any chance for a waiver then you should have taken that. I remember the lady that dealt with my initial interview was very sympathetic and encouraging. The guy that processed my 601 wasn't so much.

But 3 months to tell you flat that it was unwaiverable all along is unbelievable. I can't imagine how that must feel (even though my imagination is testing that). I really hope you get some positive energy to put into your next phase and you can look forward to the changes.

Rob

[MistyB 0]

Well the consulate and DHS are two separate animals and often dont see eye to eye. Case in point would be Liam's problem months ago and another poster's problem on the I2U website. He is now battling the DHS office because they didnt even look at his hardship information meaning they ignored DHS policy.

I am sorry you were denied and had to wait for nothing. It's really not fair. I am sure you will do what is right for you guys. Good luck to you both!!!