Left country without a parole

[Pedrita 21]

I appreciate all the helpful answers. To the ones that are blaming me, I had about a day to get home before something really bad happened and if I hadn't gone back home, I would probably regret it forever. So please, don't be mean to me. It wasn't em easy to buy a plane ticket at 4:30pm to board a flight at 10pm the same day and leave my husband, all we worked so hard for and our GC application. It hurts and we are desperate.

So I kindly ask you guys to be judgement free and mindful to all the pain we are feeling right now.

Thank you!

[Pedrita 21]

We've done that. They need to start all over again with a CR-1/IR-1 petition this time. If anyone knows of another legal way that would speed things up for her, please post, because I can't think of anything.

Thank you very much!

How long did the whole process take for you, if you don't mind?

Also, were you guys able to visit each other throughout the whole process?

[Jon and Krissy 452]

I appreciate all the helpful answers. To the ones that are blaming me, I had about a day to get home before something really bad happened and if I hadn't gone back home, I would probably regret it forever. So please, don't be mean to me. It wasn't em easy to buy a plane ticket at 4:30pm to board a flight at 10pm the same day and leave my husband, all we worked so hard for and our GC application. It hurts and we are desperate.

So I kindly ask you guys to be judgement free and mindful to all the pain we are feeling right now.

Thank you!

I hear you. At the same time, I am trying to imagine a situation where your personal presence would make such a difference. No one else could have done whatever it was you did to prevent "something really bad" from happening? I'm a pretty imaginative fellow, I'm told, but I can't come up with anything, short of a lock that can only be opened by scanning your retina...or something.

[Jon and Krissy 452]

Thank you very much!

How long did the whole process take for you, if you don't mind?

Also, were you guys able to visit each other throughout the whole process?

It's all in my signature file and in my timeline. I was able to visit a couple of times. Back then, it was a bit faster, I think it took 10 months from when we applied.

Edit:

Package sent 2010-04-13

Embassy interview/approval 2011-01-05

Edited May 17, 2015 by Jon and Sol

[BigDaddy28 228]

Thank you very much!

How long did the whole process take for you, if you don't mind?

Also, were you guys able to visit each other throughout the whole process?

as of now you won't be able to get a visa to the US because now you have more ties to the US than your home country however your husband will have to come to visit you from time to time.

It's all in my signature file and in my timeline. I was able to visit a couple of times. Back then, it was a bit faster, I think it took 10 months from when we applied.

Do you think she could be approved for a tourist visa? I mean I might be wrong in what I said above. correct me if I am wrong Please and thank you.

[Jon and Krissy 452]

as of now you won't be able to get a visa to the US because now you have more ties to the US than your home country however your husband will have to come to visit you from time to time.

Do you think she could be approved for a tourist visa? I mean I might be wrong in what I said above. correct me if I am wrong Please and thank you.

I'm the petitioner, I had to visit my wife. I have no idea how hard it is to get a visa from Brazil, I couldn't pretend to speak knowledgeably about that.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Not being married as that is having ties to the US and not Brazil, it takes strong ties to Brazil.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Even though that I agree that the applicant wounded herself by getting out of the country without a proper authorization I wouldn't blame her for what she did.

She could have had some reason that all of us don't know and at that specific moment she had to go home. I know for a fact if something happened to my parents and I had to go home and I didn't know I had to get a proper authorization I would have done the same thing. Blaming her for her mistake is not going to help her. suggesting what she has to do will in fact help her.

We have helped her. Her option is the IR-1/CR-1 visa. There are no tips and tricks.

I think it is plain irresponsibility . Before my then-fiance/now-husband applied for my K1 visa, I learned about the whole immigration process, from K1 visa to citizenship. I wanted to see the big picture and understand the logic behind it to avoid any delays, confusion and potentially "fatal" mistakes (like leaving without AP).

Even if I didn't know about AP and I needed to go home badly, I would still use Google before leaving the US (common sense). It would take 2 minutes of reading to figure out that after leaving the US without AP, AOS is considered abandoned and gets denied.

Edited May 17, 2015 by YouAndMeForever

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

I hear you. At the same time, I am trying to imagine a situation where your personal presence would make such a difference. No one else could have done whatever it was you did to prevent "something really bad" from happening? I'm a pretty imaginative fellow, I'm told, but I can't come up with anything, short of a lock that can only be opened by scanning your retina...or something.

+1 (wish I could give more)

[Merrytooth 5,748]

Don't know what Visa OP had before to enter/stay in US, if she has already exceeded her authorized stay, chance of getting a tourist visa will zero.

If there is overstay, depending on the number of overstay days, there might a ban too.

An overstay of 180 days or less is a three year ban. An overstay of 365 days or more is a 10 year ban.

[Mr&MrsJenkins 11]

I appreciate all the helpful answers. To the ones that are blaming me, I had about a day to get home before something really bad happened and if I hadn't gone back home, I would probably regret it forever. So please, don't be mean to me. It wasn't em easy to buy a plane ticket at 4:30pm to board a flight at 10pm the same day and leave my husband, all we worked so hard for and our GC application. It hurts and we are desperate.

So I kindly ask you guys to be judgement free and mindful to all the pain we are feeling right now.

Thank you!

No one is blaming you. You received nothing but helpful answers.

[BigDaddy28 228]

We have helped her. Her option is the IR-1/CR-1 visa. There are no tips and tricks.

I think it is plain irresponsibility . Before my then-fiance/now-husband applied for my K1 visa, I learned about the whole immigration process, from K1 visa to citizenship. I wanted to see the big picture and understand the logic behind it to avoid any delays, confusion and potentially "fatal" mistakes (like leaving without AP).

Even if I didn't know about AP and I needed to go home badly, I would still use Google before leaving the US (common sense). It would take 2 minutes of reading to figure out that after leaving the US without AP, AOS is considered abandoned and gets denied.

Isn't it great for you that you made your research for every single case that could happen, but guess what? Not everybody is you and everybody could make irresponsible mistake which Im sure you have made some in your life. The point that Im trying to make here is that you blaming her for what she did doesn't help. You don't know her situation at that moment. Besides saying that its irresponsible to get out of the country, if you have read her previous comment she said that if she didnt go she couldve regretted that decision the rest of her life. Now if she has done that, thats irresponsible. Now her leaving the country is not the end of the world not to her and not to you either. The only thing she has to do is start again from scratch.

So if you could soften a little bit your words toward her and stop blaming her for a situation you don't have a clue about, that might make her feel a little better. She also said she heard her situation at 4:30 pm and she left at 10 pm same day. Going to USCIS for an emergency AP is not possible depending on where she lives. Most offices close at 5.

Edited May 17, 2015 by silkafi88

[Cathi 5,748]

I hear you. At the same time, I am trying to imagine a situation where your personal presence would make such a difference. No one else could have done whatever it was you did to prevent "something really bad" from happening? I'm a pretty imaginative fellow, I'm told, but I can't come up with anything, short of a lock that can only be opened by scanning your retina...or something.

Honestly it doesn't matter at this point, and it's really not your place to judge her. Leave well enough alone. If you can't post something productive, stop making her feel worse than she already does.

To the OP, your only real option is to have your husband file an i-130 on your behalf and get things in motion ASAP. Right now it is taking about a year from NOA1 to visa in hand, but processing times are constantly fluctuating and you never know, perhaps it will happen faster. Good luck and keep us updated.

[YouAndMeForever 1,022]

Isn't it great for you that you made your research for every single case that could happen, but guess what? Not everybody is you and everybody could make irresponsible mistake which Im sure you have made some in your life. The point that Im trying to make here is that you blaming her for what she did doesn't help. You don't know her situation at that moment. Besides saying that its irresponsible to get out of the country, if you have read her previous comment she said that if she didnt go she couldve regretted that decision the rest of her life. Now if she has done that, thats irresponsible. Now her leaving the country is not the end of the world not to her and not to you either. The only thing she has to do is start again from scratch.

So if you could soften a little bit your words toward her and stop blaming her for a situation you don't have a clue about, that might make her feel a little better. She also said she heard her situation at 4:30 pm and she left at 10 pm same day. Going to USCIS for an emergency AP is not possible depending on where she lives. Most offices close at 5.

I didn't refresh the page while I was typing my response, so I saw her response only after I posted mine. Now stop lecturing me, thank you.

[Cathi 5,748]

We have helped her. Her option is the IR-1/CR-1 visa. There are no tips and tricks.

I think it is plain irresponsibility . Before my then-fiance/now-husband applied for my K1 visa, I learned about the whole immigration process, from K1 visa to citizenship. I wanted to see the big picture and understand the logic behind it to avoid any delays, confusion and potentially "fatal" mistakes (like leaving without AP).

Even if I didn't know about AP and I needed to go home badly, I would still use Google before leaving the US (common sense). It would take 2 minutes of reading to figure out that after leaving the US without AP, AOS is considered abandoned and gets denied.

Stop beating the OP up, she feels bad enough without you rubbing salt on the wound. Seriously you have posted at least 3 times about how stupid you think she is. You have no idea what her circumstances were, or why she had to leave so quickly. Obviously if she could have done it differently she would. Enough drama.