Some questions about i-601.

[flytan 0]

Hello folks, I was hoping that you could help me out with some questions in the form.

I was born in Russia and lived there till I was 11 years old.

I immigrated to the states as a child (was 11) and stayed there till I was 20 (unknowingly that I was illegal till age 16). At 21 I moved to Canada on a student visa and have recently had an appointment at the consulate about getting my ds230 in (was filed from the year 2006).

My mother is a full citizen and was remarried to an American citizen (who applied for me before I turned 21 and left the country).

As it turns out at the interview I had a bar till 2019 (since 2009 when I entered Canada I assume), and my only recourse is filing a I-601.

1) In the I-601 is the "Department of State consular case number" the number I had the appointment starting with MTL and numbers?

2) In terms of fault the only thing I have is the 10 year bar which is option 27. Do I need to check option 29 if I haven't attempted to cross over the border, but only went to the consulate?

3) The writing for extreme circumstances as to why I need to be present in the states is as follows:

Due to my time away my step father had suffered a stroke and became paralyzed on one side of his body as well as aphasia, heart valve issue and mental function decrease.

My mother is seeking to go back to school but she would need to have someone else watch him around the clock (which she herself does), and does not want to put him in a nursing home. He does not qualify for nursing assistance as had too high of an income.

What kind of things would the doctor need to write to prove to whoever is reading the filing about his condition and the need for care around a clock?

What would my mother have to send in with the 601 about her going back to school? Her letters of application from the school or something more?

Thank you for your help once again.

Edited February 6, 2014 by flytan

[rylforever 18]

Have you been to the immigrate2us.net site yet? That site helped me out a lot with my waiver. There is much more waiver filers and sample letters, etc. there.

[flytan 0]

No I have not, will def look into! Thanks!!

[ShirahBet 42]

Yeah, definitely go to immigrate2us.net. The hardship letter is to be written by the qualifying relative, not you. And it's generally 5-10 pages with a lot of evidence submitted to support the arguments.

[Jawaree 718]

You should at least consult with an atty. I 601 is file after U R approved

to file waiver, an atty will help U develop storng points on your harsdships,

your mom and dad can do hardship letters including others that know U,

it should also be mentioned U had no clue about being there illegally as

a child U have a good hardship in helping your mom with a husband she

cannot lift as she gets older etc...this is not a DIY part of the process so at

least have your mom consult with an atty and good luck

[RhettVoe 282]

Your step-father won't likely qualify as a hard ship relative....and be prepared.....whoever uses an attorney to put together the waiver packet will be out somewhere around $8000.....yep.....eight grand....mostly for producing some pre-written boiler plate letters and making some photo copies....eight big ones....

[Jawaree 718]

OP ignore the negativity and the haters here, your mom

can file a waiver she does have hardships that an atty

can legally argue, your have no criminal past,& seem

to be doing the right things in your young life...there's no

such thing as boiler-plate atty letter( block the negative posts)

there R ppl whose life is about getting on the net and tearing

down others....they must have a real miserable life. OP

there are good waiver atty for reasonable fees for mere

over-stay especially as a child...stay positive kid...the devil

is a liar

[Shiobhan 235]

Flytan there seem to be some hardships that can be transferred

to your mother needing you, if all you have is an overstay it will

work out. Read up and learn what you need at immigrate2US they

are kinder over there with more info, you can get a lawyer to

prepare brief for your evidences at a nominal fee in the US