i-130 interview

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I had posted back in OCtober about receiving a letter that requested my presence and that of my sister for whom i filed a petition in 2003 (I am a US citizen). She is out of status and is not protected by 245i. An attorney adviced me not to go and I did not show up but it seems the petition was not abandoned and they sent another appointment requesting me to go along with both my parents (who are legal residents) and my sister (who has been here since she was 6 years old and is undocumented) My parents brought her to the US 20 years ago, she entered legally with a tourist visa (border crossing card).

I was born with a midwife and a local attorney told me that's probably the reason why they want to interview us. I have no problem with providing proof of my citizenship. But my worry is that if we go to the interview with my sister she will be deported because she here illegaly. She graduated from high school and attended college, she wouldve qualified for the DREAM act ... Attorney said to go ahead and go to the interview but I do not feel confident I am very scared since the priority date is not even close to being current!!

I have an appontment with another attorney on the 27th but meanwhile i need some thoughts or comments from any of you with experience! Please help!!

thanks!!

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any thoughts???

[waitingtobehome 0]

any thoughts???

this does not sound good. if she goes to that interview i guarantee you she will not be coming back to america any time soon. me and my family thought the same thing and ive been stuck in my home country for six months now. it was an adjustment of status interview i-130

i came to america with false papers when i was 6 years old. before i went to my interview, i made sure that i got a waiver that pardoned my illegal stay because if i didnt have that my wait would be much longer than it is now. well, anyways i went to my interview and thought everything would be ok and i would get my visa to come back to america with a legal status right after the interview. But no, the interviewer sent back my file to USCIS because she apparently needed to "verify" the information WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN VERIFIED AND APPROVED BY USCIS IN 2005. so yeah she basically is just wasting my time. here i am 6 months later still waiting for the re approval from USCIS i really hope it comes soon

anyways, just wanted to give you an idea of my case. its not exactly the same but somewhat similar.what i am trying to get at is that your sister will have to spend at least a couple of months in mexico and at most 4-5 years. but i wish you well. hope it works out for the best )

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did they give u a chance to leave voluntarily or was it deportation? DId they detain you at the interview?

are you now waiting for your visa? is that why u had to go back to your country?

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did they give u a chance to leave voluntarily or was it deportation? DId they detain you at the interview?

are you now waiting for your visa? is that why u had to go back to your country?

i actually got a voluntary departure when i was 11 years old because i lost an asylum case but my parents got their papers at the same time i got my voluntary departure so they kept me in america thinking that nothing would happen since i was a child.

no they didnt detain me at the interview.

now i am waiting for a visa to legally enter the united states and yes that is why i had to go back to my country.

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i actually got a voluntary departure when i was 11 years old because i lost an asylum case but my parents got their papers at the same time i got my voluntary departure so they kept me in america thinking that nothing would happen since i was a child.

no they didnt detain me at the interview.

now i am waiting for a visa to legally enter the united states and yes that is why i had to go back to my country.

oh so at the interview they just told u, u had to leave the US? and im guessing they need proof that you ACTUALLY left? did u have to get a passport for proof or how does that work?