Petitioning for Dad to come- I am in process of becoming a USC

[Transborderwife 4,666]

4 minutes ago, DSil said:

Really? That will work?

It doesn't get rid of whatever ban he has

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Nope would have been a struggle stil really.

 

He has several heavy strikes against him again.

[DSil 1]

4 minutes ago, Transborderwife said:

Nope.  He needs a qualifying relative which he does not have 

https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/Print/PolicyManual-Volume9-PartG.html

Aren't I a qualifying relative? I'll be a USC petitioning for him

[DSil 1]

3 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

Nope would have been a struggle stil really.

 

He has several heavy strikes against him again.

So @transborderwife & Ben, does the ban start from The date he left the US?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

1 minute ago, DSil said:

Aren't I a qualifying relative? I'll be a USC petitioning for him

No.  Read the link

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Just now, DSil said:

So @transborderwife & Ben, does the ban start from The date he left the US?

Yes but if it's lifetime the life is life

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Just now, DSil said:

So @transborderwife & Ben, does the ban start from The date he left the US?

As far as I know yes, the day he left US soil is when the ban began. So again by your timeline he still has 8 some years left probably.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Your father has zero chances of immigrating to the US.

 

For accumulating more than 1 year of unlawful presence, your father has a 10 years ban.

 

For using a fraudulently obtained visa, he made material misrepresentations that he will not be able to overcome.

 

If your dad wants to lie to US immigration, then he should be prepared for a lifetime ban when he's caught.

[Boiler 46,141]

He has a 10 year ban and nobody to file a waiver, children can not.

 

So the issue does not arise until 2025.

 

So no point worrying about that now.

 

Unclear as to whether if you petitioned him you could also include your step mother, certainly can not include the children so I presume that would be a show stopper.

 

How he entered could be misrep and that is a life time ban. You would need to know the details.

 

So nothing to do now and probably nothing that can be done.

 

[DSil 1]

14 minutes ago, Boiler said:

He has a 10 year ban and nobody to file a waiver, children can not.

 

So the issue does not arise until 2025.

 

So no point worrying about that now.

 

Unclear as to whether if you petitioned him you could also include your step mother, certainly can not include the children so I presume that would be a show stopper.

 

How he entered could be misrep and that is a life time ban. You would need to know the details.

 

So nothing to do now and probably nothing that can be done.

 

Everyone, thanks for your input. Aaron, at this point from the feedback I've gotten, there's no way in heck he'd lie about his status again. Unfortunately when things start out crooked they're hard to straighten out. However, apparently I've gotten the story wrong. I just messaged my dad and asked him about his exact date of arrival & he said that he actually came through a boat. I'm sorry guys, I've had the wrong story for years apparently. He said he came by boat before 9/11, December of 2000 to be exact and he did not carry a Visa. He said at that time they weren't as strict as they are now so he was able to slip in. After getting off the boat, he got in a truck (this was planned out with my uncle who was also in the US already at this time) and went on his way.  However this still marks him as an illegal immigrant Bc of how he came in. Any new suggestions based off of this? Thanks guys

Edited February 10, 2017 by DSil

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Just now, DSil said:

Everyone, thanks for your input. Aaron, at this point from the feedback I've gotten, there's no way in heck he'd lie about his status again. Unfortunately when things start out crooked they're hard to straighten out. However, apparently I've gotten the story wrong. I just messaged my dad and asked him about his exact date of arrival & he said that he actually came through a boat. I'm sorry guys, I've had the wrong story for years apparently. He said he came by boat before 9/11, December of 2000 to be exact and he did not carry a VISA. He said at that time they weren't as strict as they are now so he was able to slip in. After getting off the boat, he got in a truck (this was planned out with my uncle who was also in the US already at this time) and went on his way.  However this still marks him as an illegal immigrant Bc of how he came in. Any new suggestions based off of this? Thanks guys

Still nothing to do until 2025

[DSil 1]

1 minute ago, Transborderwife said:

Still nothing to do until 2025

Gotcha, the ban still applies because of the illegal stay correct?

[Transborderwife 4,666]

1 minute ago, DSil said:

Gotcha, the ban still applies because of the illegal stay correct?

Yup.  And by then likely the visa will no longer be a category anymore.  

[EM_Vandaveer 2,417]

2 minutes ago, DSil said:

Gotcha, the ban still applies because of the illegal stay correct?

Correct.

[Boiler 46,141]

VISA is a credit card btw