I-601 waiver

[issatta 0]

Hello i was wondering if any one had any information on this topic, did you have to file one after filing your K-1 visa? for what i have read about it on the net so far it says that you can only file it once your K-1 visa is denied. My Fiance is in the process of filing the I-129F but we wanted to know if we should get started on the I-601 at the same time and file them together since we already know that i will be denied since i overstayed my last visa in the US.... I was brought there at the age of 4 and lived there for over 20 years... about 3 years ago my AOS application was denied and I became officially "illegal" so it took me two years to get my self together and uproot my whole life and move to my home country... that i had never even previously visited and now that my fiance and i are getting married it seems like i may not even be able to go back home at all... and no i was not deported i left on my own because i wanted to avoid deportation.... any how is there anyone who can offer me any advice? especially on the whole proving extreme hardship to the US citizen. because we are both young (26) we have no kids at all, recent college grads with no long term work ties... and no illnesses so i am finding it difficult to come up with extreme hardship arguments that qualify....

[kizza 1]

Hello i was wondering if any one had any information on this topic, did you have to file one after filing your K-1 visa? for what i have read about it on the net so far it says that you can only file it once your K-1 visa is denied. My Fiance is in the process of filing the I-129F but we wanted to know if we should get started on the I-601 at the same time and file them together since we already know that i will be denied since i overstayed my last visa in the US.... I was brought there at the age of 4 and lived there for over 20 years... about 3 years ago my AOS application was denied and I became officially "illegal" so it took me two years to get my self together and uproot my whole life and move to my home country... that i had never even previously visited and now that my fiance and i are getting married it seems like i may not even be able to go back home at all... and no i was not deported i left on my own because i wanted to avoid deportation.... any how is there anyone who can offer me any advice? especially on the whole proving extreme hardship to the US citizen. because we are both young (26) we have no kids at all, recent college grads with no long term work ties... and no illnesses so i am finding it difficult to come up with extreme hardship arguments that qualify....

Hi!

I cant offer you much help but did you know that there is a subforum dedicated to this?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?

You should find your answers there.

Good luck!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

** moving from "K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress Reports" to "Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)" as this is a waiver discussion and not a K1 progress update**

Edited March 16, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony

[netsatwork 0]

My fiancee and I were not sure if we needed an I-601 and I-212 or just an I-212, but we knew we needed something for an overstayed B1 visa, so we started the I-129F and I-601/212 at the same time. That said, we did not file the I-601/212 until after the I-129F interview, so really you need to start on the I-129F now and then start preparing the waiver. You will have several months before you need the waiver. First thing I'd recommend though is to call a lawyer or two or three and have a consultation. They will go through the whole case and give you a great starting point and path. Consultations range from a couple hundred dollars to free, so try a few. Each lawyer I called had a slightly different view of the case, so it is important to check with a few.

As for proving the hardship, a lawyer is a great resource for that also. Our waiver was much more detailed than I could have done without A LOT of legal research. They can help you find ways to present the waiver, but...of course...it's not cheap. This website and http://immigrate2us.net/forum/forum.php are great resources for waivers, it just takes time and effort to prepare yourself.

Good luck with everything.