Just submitted I-601 how long more?

[alexrz619 1]

Hi, My name is Alex. My wife is a US Citizen, we started this journey October 2010 I have turned in all forms needed and I had my first appointment nov.3 2011 in Juarez. I was given instructions to file for a waiver and schedule a 2nd interview. That interview came Dec. 29th 2011 in juarez where i submitted my packet the I-601 along with the G325 and an extreme hardships letter. Btw, I am being petitioned I was given a waiver because at 5 years old I was brought to the US without inspection and I grew up here Im 26 now and have been married for 4 years this jan 19th and have 3 kids with wife. I miss them so much. I am form Mexico and im staying here in TJ south of the border. I want to know if anyone has been through this I601 process and how long it took to have an answer after submitting the I601 and paying the fee. i just want to have an idea of how long

thank you for your time

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Hi, My name is Alex. My wife is a US Citizen, we started this journey October 2010 I have turned in all forms needed and I had my first appointment nov.3 2011 in Juarez. I was given instructions to file for a waiver and schedule a 2nd interview. That interview came Dec. 29th 2011 in juarez where i submitted my packet the I-601 along with the G325 and an extreme hardships letter. Btw, I am being petitioned I was given a waiver because at 5 years old I was brought to the US without inspection and I grew up here Im 26 now and have been married for 4 years this jan 19th and have 3 kids with wife. I miss them so much. I am form Mexico and im staying here in TJ south of the border. I want to know if anyone has been through this I601 process and how long it took to have an answer after submitting the I601 and paying the fee. i just want to have an idea of how long

thank you for your time

I don't normally send people to I2us.net but with things changing at CDJ lately, not sure what the wait times are. Should not be terribly long if there are no criminal issues, the packet was solid and it doesn't get referred. Check on I2 for updates on CDJ wait times, then come back and post here so

everyone else knows what is going on.

Good luck and btw did you use an attorney to file the packet?

[alexrz619 1]

I don't normally send people to I2us.net but with things changing at CDJ lately, not sure what the wait times are. Should not be terribly long if there are no criminal issues, the packet was solid and it doesn't get referred. Check on I2 for updates on CDJ wait times, then come back and post here so

everyone else knows what is going on.

Good luck and btw did you use an attorney to file the packet?

Thank you for the Reply. My wife and I couldn't afford an attorney. However, we spoke to 5 different attorneys and all of them said there's nothing they can do and did not want to take my case, the last attorney said If i did want to start this immigration process that I would be stuck outside of the country because of me entering illegally. I told her that I was only a kid when I came to the states and i lived here, never in trouble with the law, graduated high school, always filed my taxes etc.. and she said its a 50/50 if you want to take that chance because they base their decisions on what the law says. What I did do is research on how to make the packet to get an idea of what It was going to include.

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Thank you for the Reply. My wife and I couldn't afford an attorney. However, we spoke to 5 different attorneys and all of them said there's nothing they can do and did not want to take my case, the last attorney said If i did want to start this immigration process that I would be stuck outside of the country because of me entering illegally. I told her that I was only a kid when I came to the states and i lived here, never in trouble with the law, graduated high school, always filed my taxes etc.. and she said its a 50/50 if you want to take that chance because they base their decisions on what the law says. What I did do is research on how to make the packet to get an idea of what It was going to include.

Not sure what attorneys you talked to but they more than likely were not specialists in I601 if they gave you a 50/50 on an entry that is

as a child and no other issues. Is there something you did not disclose in your post? This type of Hardship case is fairly straightforward

with no complicating issues and has a higher success rate. Hopefully you did your research and you included evidence to support your

HSL as well as the HSL itself. If not expect a referral and start compiling evidence and reworking the HSL.

Find an attorney who specializes in I601 and have them review the HSL you submitted as you might still have time to supplement it. I am suprised by

the number of people who say they cannot afford and attorney. You cannot afford NOT to have an attorney if you do not understand the process and

requirements and staying apart for 10 years is even more expensive having households in 2 countries. Use a credit card, take out a loan or

find a way to pay for the expert advice you need. Some Attorneys have a free or inexpensive consult... make an appointment to find out

where you stand and what you might expect. Its a shame to have to stay separated longer and re-file if you have time to update and supplement if

you did not get the HSL and evidence right in the first place.

good luck

[alexrz619 1]

Not sure what attorneys you talked to but they more than likely were not specialists in I601 if they gave you a 50/50 on an entry that is

as a child and no other issues. Is there something you did not disclose in your post? This type of Hardship case is fairly straightforward

with no complicating issues and has a higher success rate. Hopefully you did your research and you included evidence to support your

HSL as well as the HSL itself. If not expect a referral and start compiling evidence and reworking the HSL.

Find an attorney who specializes in I601 and have them review the HSL you submitted as you might still have time to supplement it. I am suprised by

the number of people who say they cannot afford and attorney. You cannot afford NOT to have an attorney if you do not understand the process and

requirements and staying apart for 10 years is even more expensive having households in 2 countries. Use a credit card, take out a loan or

find a way to pay for the expert advice you need. Some Attorneys have a free or inexpensive consult... make an appointment to find out

where you stand and what you might expect. Its a shame to have to stay separated longer and re-file if you have time to update and supplement if

you did not get the HSL and evidence right in the first place.

good luck

I dont think I left anything out in my first post. no drugs, no gangs, nothing. We really couldn't afford an attorney. I had stopped working like 3 months before going to my first visa appointment, my wife barely started to work. she owes like $8000.00 for credit cards, we didnt want to add another 4000-6000 dollars. you are right, the lawyers did not have experience and maybe we should of looked for help online because its important. I paid them like 100 and another one like 250 for consultation fees but never got any help with them. We both got tired of waiting and filed like 2 years after we got married. Well its been like 5 weeks now since my waiver appointment and still haven't heard anything. im getting kind of worried because people say that people with january 2012 appointments are being approved. but I will continue to wait patiently.

[alexrz619 1]

*UPDATE* Just received letter in mail dated Feb. 6th. saying i got approved!

Yeeehaw! Im coming home soon!!!

[Julie y Pat 67]

That's awesome dude! My wife's I-601 is in Panama, seven months into an estimated 8-10 month processing time.

[Jannet Miranda 2]

*UPDATE* Just received letter in mail dated Feb. 6th. saying i got approved!

Yeeehaw! Im coming home soon!!!

Congratz!! i'm so jealous but happy for you. My husbands waiver interview was Dec.22nd and we are still waiting.

[0kharol0 1]

Congratz!! i'm so jealous but happy for you. My husbands waiver interview was Dec.22nd and we are still waiting.

I'm new to this forum. I'm waiting to get my i130 approved so I can apply to the i601 for my husband. Just wondering if anyone has applied and gotten approved recently for their i601.