601 waiver 14 months in so far

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Hi All just thought id write a post sharing my journey as i think i still have many months to wait for an answer

 

found inadmissible at london embassy due to 212(2)(a)(2)

controlled substance violation - charged with possession less than 28.5  grams in usa in 99 ( i understand the law has made this no longer an issue in some circumstances but unfortunately i was out of status at the time - i will explain )

i have other criminal convictions but nothing mentioned about those in interview or on the denial form although attorney states some are CIMT.

 

basically parents seperated and didnt get along with stepfather natural father emigrated to us meanwhile . after i left school i was told i had to leave home so i went to visit father and realised i didnt want to lose him again and had no home to go to back to so we filed i-130 but at that time children were not allowed to stay with parents - i believe the law has changed meanwhile, we had no understanding of how long the process would take

became out of status then arrested for traffic offence and deported in 1999 - seperated from us citizen father and 2 us citizen brothers since then waiting for immigration processes.

this is the third time filing i-130 and waiting for priority dates to become current honestly struggling to build a life after being deported back here with nothing at 16 meant going through and paying for immigration processes was very difficult- even travelling to london a major problem as i live in the north.

 

during last interview everything seemed to go ok officer took my passport told me id get a stamp in it and that was it.

passport returned with denial stating denied under 2A2

 

paniced and hired attorney, felt it was no longer DIY - was up to this point and only recently i learned that 601 waiver existed at all.

601 waiver filed  july 2023

father now in his 60s so feel like it has to happen this time or never will - parents divorced when i was 6 and my mother kept my father away from us until i turned 14, im hopefull but after all this time im almost resigned to a life of regret.

 

 

waiting for the outcome..

 

 

Edited September 30 by RINCENERATE

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You only have to file one I 130. What were 3 filed.

 

With your criminal history, deportation this was never DIY.

 

Your father filed the I 601, presumably the lawyer addressed all the issues not just drugs.

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first i-130 filed in approx 1997  - deported while pending -deporting immigration officer stated he couldnt find anything in the system - timed out case deleted.

 

 

 

second i-130 filed - waited 8 years or so for priority date to become current interviewed at london embassy - denied - didnt know what to do next or if there was anything to do didnt have funds or knowledge to progress - timed out - case deleted.

 

started researching US immigration law and realised that maybe there is a chance for a waiver - this is when i found such a thing existed.

third i-130 filed - waited 7 years roughly for priority date to be current - covid hit - waited a couple more - finally received interview - denied , and here we are.

 

yes attorney addressed everything he saw as an issue.

we both filed the 601 , father is the qualifying us citizen relative.

Edited September 30 by RINCENERATE