Looking for someone to try to dumb it down for me.....

[Tiffany-n-Gordie 0]

Last year, we were supposed to turn in the rest of my husbands paperwork and then wait for the call to tell us when our appointment in Juarez, MX would be. However, I was largely pregnant with our baby so our Atty stalled for us by sending in an in complete packet. They (gov) then sent a request for more (the missing) stuff. We had a 12 month deadline that is up in March 2010. When we turn this in, we will have to be prepared to go at any time. I have 5 chidren here. I obviously, can not, take them there, can I? Does anyone have a clue how long this takes? I heard it is hard to get a hardship waiver, but we will literally starve without him. My family would be destroyed. My step-daughter is here with him. She has been living with us since she was 3 and she is 8 now. If he is there for months she will go back with her mother. Isn't this hardship? I do not even want to do it b/c I have heard of people being there for more than a year and longer. Does anyone know what this next step is about?

[SunDrop 59]

Last year, we were supposed to turn in the rest of my husbands paperwork and then wait for the call to tell us when our appointment in Juarez, MX would be. However, I was largely pregnant with our baby so our Atty stalled for us by sending in an in complete packet. They (gov) then sent a request for more (the missing) stuff. We had a 12 month deadline that is up in March 2010. When we turn this in, we will have to be prepared to go at any time. I have 5 chidren here. I obviously, can not, take them there, can I? Does anyone have a clue how long this takes? I heard it is hard to get a hardship waiver, but we will literally starve without him. My family would be destroyed. My step-daughter is here with him. She has been living with us since she was 3 and she is 8 now. If he is there for months she will go back with her mother. Isn't this hardship? I do not even want to do it b/c I have heard of people being there for more than a year and longer. Does anyone know what this next step is about?

Hi there

It's nearly impossible to give you any advice without knowing what 'paperwork' you are referring to, so what you are applying for.

Please give us more information and you'll get better advice.

[pushbrk 13,133]

Last year, we were supposed to turn in the rest of my husbands paperwork and then wait for the call to tell us when our appointment in Juarez, MX would be. However, I was largely pregnant with our baby so our Atty stalled for us by sending in an in complete packet. They (gov) then sent a request for more (the missing) stuff. We had a 12 month deadline that is up in March 2010. When we turn this in, we will have to be prepared to go at any time. I have 5 chidren here. I obviously, can not, take them there, can I? Does anyone have a clue how long this takes? I heard it is hard to get a hardship waiver, but we will literally starve without him. My family would be destroyed. My step-daughter is here with him. She has been living with us since she was 3 and she is 8 now. If he is there for months she will go back with her mother. Isn't this hardship? I do not even want to do it b/c I have heard of people being there for more than a year and longer. Does anyone know what this next step is about?

Your husband will remain in Mexico until the visa is granted. It sounds like you've been advised the visa will initially be denied due to your husband's illegal presence in the USA. I would plan on him being gone at least four months, longer if your attorney stalls in preparing the hardship waiver and much longer if it is denied. Unless he has a pretty serious criminal record, you have a good chance with the waiver though with five children and desparate financial circumstances.

You can read more about waivers in the waivers forum here.