Petition the whitehouse

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Honestly the Whitehouse Petitions are rarely looked at, and don't always bear fruit. Plus you cannot explain your situation properly. You would have been better off using Change.org

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Wow, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised at these responses, but damn... sounds more like a political facebook flame thread than anything constructive.

This process, which I'm sure nearly all of us have undergone or are going through, can bring a TREMENDOUS amount of stress and pain, as most of you well know. That in and of itself should make you even more amenable to understanding the desperation that goes in to petitions like these. I wrote one myself to try to get one going for Canadians to be able to come over like VWP countries with no chance of AOS and just got ripped by people clamoring about my entitlement.

Yes, there are problems with the petition as it is stated. No, it won't kill you to be tactful, logical and objective in explaining why.

Then again, maybe I'm asking too much...

Vwpers can adjust

[Jawaree 718]

Thre are many peions ou here, everyone highlights what affects them os imes, ohers are

not too willing to take the time to dign , as that relief would not help them...its a fact

For instance there's is a large number of non violent former Military folks that went to

Kuwait Afghan * Iraq to fight, they got a CIMT after returning drug use etc.no violence,

with homes families & lost of SS when they get to the age. They were deported....They have

many petitions & advocacy groups drumming for them But ????

[Boiler 46,102]

I wrote one myself to try to get one going for Canadians to be able to come over like VWP countries with no chance of AOS and just got ripped by people clamoring about my entitlement.

You can AOS from VWP in certain circumstances.

[MrsBonsu 138]

I understand why your doing a petition, but it's for the wrong reason, the petition should have been for the practices that are happening in Ghana embassy and how they are not following the law

[EM_Vandaveer 2,417]

You can AOS from VWP in certain circumstances.

And Canadians can already come over on better-than-VWP terms: automatically receiving B1/B2 status.

[gryphon 20]

Vwpers can adjust

You can AOS from VWP in certain circumstances.

Duly noted. But that didn't really have anything to do with my point...

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

I think you'd get a lot more support for a petition asking to remove the ability to AOS from visitors - tourist visas, VWP, etc. By removing that incentive, they could relax the burden of proof potential VISITORS need to meet.

^^^I agree!!

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

I would have backed you up if you were talking about applicants bn made to pay "visa processing" fee when a visa is not guaranteed. They can call it something else but not visa processing fee.

[MacUK 983]

I would have backed you up if you were talking about applicants bn made to pay "visa processing" fee when a visa is not guaranteed. They can call it something else but not visa processing fee.

You're not paying for the visa itself, you're paying for the process of applying.

Who should pay for the work that goes in to the application if not the applicant themselves?

[MacUK 983]

The reason tourist visas are hard to come by in some countries is NOT the legal process of AOS from VWP/tourist visas but rather the illegal act by many to use their visas to enter the US and stay ILLEGALLY.

I disagree, I'd say the reason is both tourists staying illegally AND the people abusing the AOS system.

[Boiler 46,102]

I disagree, I'd say the reason is both tourists staying illegally AND the people abusing the AOS system.

The only place you will find an issue with AoS is on VJ, nobody else cares.

[gryphon 20]

The only place you will find an issue with AoS is on VJ, nobody else cares.

I've previously called a CBP office to inquire about travel while in the process of immigrating and they said no way. I don't think there's any other reason that they'd care besides AoS.

[Boiler 46,102]

I've previously called a CBP office to inquire about travel while in the process of immigrating and they said no way. I don't think there's any other reason that they'd care besides AoS.

We have a mega thread on VJ that says otherwise, and I did.

[gryphon 20]

We have a mega thread on VJ that says otherwise, and I did.

Oh I'm not saying it's not possible, I'm just saying maybe it varies. They were quite adamant about how that would NEVER happen lol. Of course, they also recommended that my wife apply for Advance Parole during Consular Processing, so...