disabled by military service...

[druebey 1]

i am disabled from military service with a TBI, if you dont know what that is please allow me the courtacy to explain... i am wondering if that would quailify for the extreme hardship, would it?

THIS IS FIRST TIME I MENTIONED NOT MEETING IN PERSON... hint is the extreme hardship..................

[Villanelle 4,122]

When asking for advice or "do I qualify for this" its better to not give hints and rather just come right out and say this is the situation - do I qualify?

So to sum up- You have a brain injury, you have not met your fiance in person because ... (fill in the blank)

Im going to assume your claim is your medical condition prevents you from traveling. So whats her excuse?

Can she not get a visa? Do you have proof shes denied a visa?

Do you have proof you are restricted from traveling? Not by air, not by land, not by any means that would get you to her?

If so- then yes- that is an extreme hardship and you would qualify.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

THIS IS FIRST TIME I MENTIONED NOT MEETING IN PERSON... hint is the extreme hardship..................

No the "hint" is not extreme hardship because that is what people need to show for hardship waivers for overstay, deportation and other things like that. It's also what people use to get their case expedited. Better you actually state the issue, which you have now done.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

When asking for advice or "do I qualify for this" its better to not give hints and rather just come right out and say this is the situation - do I qualify?

So to sum up- You have a brain injury, you have not met your fiance in person because ... (fill in the blank)

Im going to assume your claim is your medical condition prevents you from traveling. So whats her excuse?

Can she not get a visa? Do you have proof shes denied a visa?

Do you have proof you are restricted from traveling? Not by air, not by land, not by any means that would get you to her?

If so- then yes- that is an extreme hardship and you would qualify.

It is SO much more than that. It is extremely hard to get the "not meeting in person" waiver, as in basically impossible. He needs to demonstrate attempts to meet, including to other countries (if she can't get a visa to the US and shows multiple attempts to get one), his inability (and proof of attempts to travel) to travel to any location that she could meet him at and so many other things. I don't think i remember seeing any approved.

I've read stories about wheelchair bound people and it's still not good enough.

Edited February 27, 2013 by Vanessa&Tony

[Jawaree 717]

Would U be able to afford her, can U afford the process, is she agreeing to marry for immigrant benefits

all this plus not meeting ought to be taken into consideration.

[Cathi 5,757]

no no no, extreme hardship for not meeting, you really didnt read anything did you, two ways of not needing to meet in person.

how can you say she didn;t read it when you never stated that you never met?

[Cathi 5,757]

My medical records are missing and thus was denied from having anything from the VA... getting a letter off to the IGN ASAP

if your medical records are missing how can you prove the extreme hardship?

[Sarah Elle-Même 660]

Your girl is from Greece - she can apply for the ESTA (visa waiver) program. If that doesn't work, she can apply for a tourist visa, although she will have to prove strong enough ties to her home for that to be granted or for her to be let in at POE. As others have said there are "extreme hardship" waivers for many things in the immigration realm. It's not just for waiving the 2 year meeting requirement for the I-129F petition. If you really truly can't meet her here or there in Greece you will need to get all your paperwork (ie medical records) in order. Your physician (or better yet specialist) would also need to write a letter attesting to the fact that you cannot travel due to your condition. USCIS will not simply take your word for it that you're disabled. Even if you've shown neither of you are able to see one another, that's no guarantee they will waive the requirement in your petition. You can only make your case. I hope for the best for you, though.

Edited February 27, 2013 by Sarah and Adnan

[dmck 80]

There is no penalty for trying to put the expedite in. There are a few past cases of expedites that "seemed" to have a weaker argument that were approved. Won't know till you send in the request

[VanessaTony 3,567]

There is no penalty for trying to put the expedite in. There are a few past cases of expedites that "seemed" to have a weaker argument that were approved. Won't know till you send in the request

Please note the OP is not talking about expedites. 13 posts in he finally clarified he and his fiancee have not met in person and he wants to request the waiver for not meeting in person.

[Kastrs 723]

I dont know if it is possible, but perhaps for clarity it would be helpful for the OP to retitle the post-or at least edit his first post to fully and thoroughly explain the situation. This way people would be able to provide better advice

[AmyWrites 593]

OP, no need to be rude. Most people here talk about hardship in terms of expedites and that's why everyone assumed so.

You will not be waived for not meeting in person. Basically you would have to be bedridden without any possibility of ever getting up and she can't (but has tried to) visit you either.

[Benediction 15]

I would like to remind you all he does have TBI. He may have an issue communicating or thinking he said something that he in fact did not say. Heck, we all do it and we don't have a TBI...

Lets try and practice a little patience please.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

There is no penalty for trying to put the expedite in. There are a few past cases of expedites that "seemed" to have a weaker argument that were approved. Won't know till you send in the request

That is very true.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

That is very true.

Yes, very true for EXPEDITES, but that is NOT what he is asking about. He has now clarified he is asking about proof of the "meeting" requirements. Which is rarely approved. I would say 0.1% of applicants are approved, if that.