601A-Waiver Approved & 1-year ban

[Peach2022* 0]

30 minutes ago, Boiler said:

She said it was ok to do drugs?

Um no why would she? And you like you being sarcastic but okay

[Family 4,065]

8 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

19 minutes ago, Family said:

Brrr… for marijuana Everyone Pleads the Clinton ! 
( 25 years ago and never inhaled)

Ask attorney to do I-601 at low bono or no charge …since she just learned her first hands on real world consequence of poor prep for final interview 

We don't know if the drug use was communicated to the lawyer. If not and she thought she's only dealing with the overstay it's not the lawyers fault.

We do know that an experienced attorney will prepare everyone they are sending out for the MJ puff question, especially a Jamaican !    …

 

Most recently even a decades old DUI will result in a one year automatic ban.

[Peach2022* 0]

21 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

We don't know if the drug use was communicated to the lawyer. If not and she thought she's only dealing with the overstay it's not the lawyers fault.

Ofc it’s not the lawyers fault I’m not blaming my lawyer I only specifically said she wasn’t that helpful overall with the process and no she didn’t communicate with us as far as with the medical or what it could have resulted in.

[Peach2022* 0]

23 minutes ago, Crystaljfp said:

 

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[Peach2022* 0]

6 hours ago, Crystaljfp said:

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[SalishSea 17,970]

2 hours ago, Crystaljfp said:

 

 

This is such a disgrace, extremely disappointing but everything happened for a reason. Do you know when can we start the 601-waiver process?

 

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He made choices.  There are consequences.  That's adulting.

[Family 4,065]

35 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

He made choices.  There are consequences.  That's adulting.

As it relates to this limited issue, it’s just bad lawyering. ..because as a poster mentioned earlier, even disclosure of Bygone Years ends up with a one year ban,.. 

 

Spending years and thousands of $$ waiting for I-601 A without the benefit of risk advice left OP without the ability to make an informed choice. 
 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,984]

2 hours ago, Peach2022* said:

But he did stop like a month before the test.. but I read somewhere that it can still be in your system up to 60 days if everyday user.

Sounds like more than an occasional user.  This might be a bigger obstacle than you thought.  I hope he can stay clean.  Even after entering the US, MJ abuse, addiction, or involvement in the industry can get an LPR deported, denied entry, and/or cause problems when trying to naturalize.  

 

immigrants and marijuana | May 2021 (ilrc.org)

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[Boiler 45,733]

Nothing to suggest Lawyer did anything remiss.

 

My impression is that I 601a's are looked at more generously than I 601's but maybe that is because they often have more complicated issues. Anyway the Lawyer got the I 601a approved.

 

If I was a Lawyer I would be pretty upset with a Client that had self sabotaged the process.

 

I also wonder what was declared at the time of the Medical about drug usage, a potential complicating factor.

 

Anyway it is what it is and next will be the interview and then you can go from there. Not sure what a new Lawyer can be expected to do.

 

 

 

 

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[Pinkrlion 2,724]

22 hours ago, Peach2022* said:

My lawyer didn’t really tell us anything plus our case was her 1st time she even helped assisted in filing for 601a-Waiver, inexperience I should say I guess. But he did stop like a month before the test.. but I read somewhere that it can still be in your system up to 60 days if everyday user.

Then he rightly was given the ban.  He only quit smoking for immigration purposes.  If that is what you thought, then he should have stopped 60 days before the test.  

 

Now he has to remain in Jamaica and test every 3 months for a year.  08/2023 is when he can redo his interview and medical.  

[Peach2022* 0]

1 hour ago, Pinkrlion said:

Then he rightly was given the ban.  He only quit smoking for immigration purposes.  If that is what you thought, then he should have stopped 60 days before the test.  

 

Now he has to remain in Jamaica and test every 3 months for a year.  08/2023 is when he can redo his interview and medical.  

Okay Yes I understand that part about the 1 year ban. My husband does not have no records or charges for anything, just a clean police record. So my question is on the letter we received it did state that he will be “eligible” for visa after the 1 year proving that he is clean so in this case can he still use the initial 601A-waiver. Or still need to apply for the 601since he was initially refused because of the medical? Or is just up the the consular officer?