Despair over CR1 Criminal Record and Legal Aid

[Boiler 46,143]

Last time I asked nothing has been filed so assuming that is still the case they are 18 months or so away from an interview.

[Ban Hammer 13,570]

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[CyberCat 0]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

Last time I asked nothing has been filed so assuming that is still the case they are 18 months or so away from an interview.

Yep I was laid off so trying to secure a job and waiting on the marriage certificate that keeps getting lost in the mail because my luck 🙃 

[milimelo 4,568]

Just now, CyberCat said:

Yep I was laid off so trying to secure a job and waiting on the marriage certificate that keeps getting lost in the mail because my luck 🙃 

A pdf scan of the marriage certificate is enough to file I-130 (among other things), keep the original for interview time when they ask for it. 

[CyberCat 0]

4 minutes ago, milimelo said:

A pdf scan of the marriage certificate is enough to file I-130 (among other things), keep the original for interview time when they ask for it. 

I am not sure where my reply went, sorry if its duplicated. I am worried about the income requirement for sponsoring and wondering whether to apply anyway while job hunting if they consider my tax returns?

[milimelo 4,568]

11 minutes ago, CyberCat said:

I am not sure where my reply went, sorry if its duplicated. I am worried about the income requirement for sponsoring and wondering whether to apply anyway while job hunting if they consider my tax returns?

Given that it will be a minimum of 18-24 months before interview is even scheduled - I'd get started on that I-130 and think about sponsorship when your case is actually in NVC... 

[pushbrk 13,124]

If a US Citizen has a record of sex crime against a child, it's nearly impossible to for them to bring a foreign spouse with a clean record to the USA.  When it's the foreigner, that would be even more difficult.  I wouldn't have married under your circumstances, until I saw a clear path to be together.  That bridge is already crossed.  Make sure you talk to one of the recommended waivers attorneys, before going further.

[CyberCat 0]

17 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

If a US Citizen has a record of sex crime against a child, it's nearly impossible to for them to bring a foreign spouse with a clean record to the USA.  When it's the foreigner, that would be even more difficult.  I wouldn't have married under your circumstances, until I saw a clear path to be together.  That bridge is already crossed.  Make sure you talk to one of the recommended waivers attorneys, before going further.

Thank you, I appreciate the recommendations from this community and reached out to some human rights lawyers. Know that I did not make the decision to marry him lightly, and that despite his history, I see him. He is a wonderful human with a rough youth, and is still a victim himself that never had justice. He has since matured, is very respectful, and positive throughout these hardships and still takes full ownership of his past mistakes, including the unfortunate relationship with the adolescent when he was barely a young adult himself.

Edited November 5, 2024 by CyberCat
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[pushbrk 13,124]

21 minutes ago, CyberCat said:

Thank you, I appreciate the recommendations from this community and reached out to some human rights lawyers. Know that I did not make the decision to marry him lightly, and that despite his history, I see him. He is a wonderful human with a rough youth, and is still a victim himself that never had justice. He has since matured, is very respectful, and positive throughout these hardships and still takes full ownership of his past mistakes, including the unfortunate relationship with the adolescent when he was barely a young adult himself.

My comments are in the context of the two of you being able to live together.

[CyberCat 0]

So good-ish news, we have filed the I-130 and finally found authentic legal assistance that can help us through the waiver process (after running into so many "cookie-cutter" immigration lawyers)! In light of his old convictions, we have also found out that he received ineffective counsel, so that's another can of worms that some veteran advocates are exploring in his country. Next obstacle now is that due the nature of my new job, I cannot leave the US to visit him without authorization; ironically, I have bounced the idea of moving there instead, but we have found that he cannot sponsor me for life due to his convictions (yet their immigrants with the same conviction can do so after 7 years, oddly). It's become more of a complicated mess, but we're making some huge strides, at least.  If USCIS questions the validity of our relationship, I swear... 😂 We are truly determined to make this work and move forward positively.

[Boiler 46,143]

Morgan issue for the Consulate interview so you will have plenty of time.

[Family 4,242]

3 hours ago, CyberCat said:

So good-ish news, we have filed the I-130 and finally found authentic legal assistance that can help us through the waiver process (after running into so many "cookie-cutter" immigration lawyers)!

@CyberCat, I am not convinced of your intentions . 

1. You clearly knew  , you needed an analysis in hand before getting started. Easy 5 years ahead and a denial at end of the road.
 

2. You have been in between jobs , struggled to pay $375 consult fee and now seem to have hired 2 attorneys. ..but took a job that restricts you from traveling out of US. ..odd 

**‘Are you planning to pay them when your husband gets victim compensation? 
 

**If you want to love , support and spend time with your husband, then get go live with/near him. Find a way…otherwise you are just filling his head with smoke….and scenario feels like a romance story .

 

 

Link to honor the victims..won’t help at all with Inadmissibility. 
 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng6jjz6jpo

Some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults suffered abuse while in state and faith-based care in New Zealand over the last 70 years, a landmark investigation has found.

 

It means almost one in three children in care from 1950 to 2019 suffered some form of abuse, including being subject to rape, electric shocks and forced labour, according to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.

The publication of the commission's final report follows a six-year investigation into the experiences of nearly 3,000 people.

 

 

Many of those abused have come from disadvantaged or marginalised communities, including Māori and Pacific people, as well as those with disabilities.

The findings come as vindication for a people who have found themselves facing down powerful officialdom, the state, and religious institutions - and often struggling to be believed. 

Faith-based institutions often had higher rates of sexual abuse than state care, the inquiry found. 

Civil and faith leaders fought to cover up abuse by moving abusers to other locations and denying culpability, with many victims dying before seeing justice, the report said.

 

I cannot take away your pain, but I can tell you this: you are heard and you are believed."

He added that it was too soon to reveal how much the government expected to pay victims in compensation. He said he would offer a formal apology on 12 November.

Speaking to the BBC, Grant Robertson, a former deputy prime minister who was involved in commissioning the report, said it had been a "long time coming".

 

[CyberCat 0]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Morgan issue for the Consulate interview so you will have plenty of time.

Interesting, what is the Morgan issue?

[Boiler 46,143]

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[CyberCat 0]

5 minutes ago, Family said:

@CyberCat, I am not convinced of your intentions . 

1. You clearly knew  , you needed an analysis in hand before getting started. Easy 5 years ahead and a denial at end of the road.
 

2. You have been in between jobs , struggled to pay $375 consult fee and now seem to have hired 2 attorneys. ..but took a job that restricts you from traveling out of US. ..odd 

**‘Are you planning to pay them when your husband gets victim compensation? 
 

**If you want to love , support and spend time with your husband, then get go live with/near him. Find a way…otherwise you are just filling his head with smoke….and scenario feels like a romance story .

 

 

Link to honor the victims..won’t help at all with Inadmissibility. 
 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng6jjz6jpo

Some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults suffered abuse while in state and faith-based care in New Zealand over the last 70 years, a landmark investigation has found.

 

It means almost one in three children in care from 1950 to 2019 suffered some form of abuse, including being subject to rape, electric shocks and forced labour, according to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry.

The publication of the commission's final report follows a six-year investigation into the experiences of nearly 3,000 people.

 

 

 

Many of those abused have come from disadvantaged or marginalised communities, including Māori and Pacific people, as well as those with disabilities.

The findings come as vindication for a people who have found themselves facing down powerful officialdom, the state, and religious institutions - and often struggling to be believed. 

Faith-based institutions often had higher rates of sexual abuse than state care, the inquiry found. 

Civil and faith leaders fought to cover up abuse by moving abusers to other locations and denying culpability, with many victims dying before seeing justice, the report said.

 

I cannot take away your pain, but I can tell you this: you are heard and you are believed."

He added that it was too soon to reveal how much the government expected to pay victims in compensation. He said he would offer a formal apology on 12 November.

Speaking to the BBC, Grant Robertson, a former deputy prime minister who was involved in commissioning the report, said it had been a "long time coming".

 

Sorry, I am not sure what you are trying to say, it didn't come out in clear English. Can you rephrase what you're trying to state? As far as "struggling" to pay a $375 fee, I'm not falling for some scam lawyer. Don't even try to judge my financial situation. Also, you should see how much they are planning to give out in the repayments, it's a joke.

 

I'd go and join him if I could, but it's a lot easier for a stranger to claim it can be done than to actually go through the process.