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Hello everyone.

After 22 months of waiting for the paperwork for my spousal visa to be processed, we had a bit of a shock when I was denied for having a crime involving moral turpitude on my record. The only reason this was a shock was that our attorney had advised that while the consular officer could make a mistake, this was a point of law and we should be ok.

The technical argument is that the offence does not directly map to an offence in the US, and it is divisible, so some aspects can be considered a CIMT and some cannot. The court records no longer exist as this took place so long ago (and I have confirmation from the court on this point). The closest offence under US law is explicitly not considered a CIMT. The brief from our attorney argued:

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To be a crime involving moral turpitude under INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(1), the offence must require a showing of depraved or evil intent to convict and this offence does not. Given that the corollary US offence is not deemed a crime of moral turpitude and that the description of the offence includes conduct that is not inherently vile, base or depraved, this offence is not a crime involving moral turpitude.

The consular officer disagreed with this, and did not give me any real detail as to why. Our attorney remains confident that she is correct, and we have submitted an enquiry to LegalNet as she believes this is a mistake on a point of law, and not a judgement from the consular officer.

If anyone has been in a similar situation, or has knowledge of how this will all work, I'd really appreciate hearing about your experiences. There is very little online about LegalNet, but we've been warned that they are not currently operating within their target timeframes for resolution.

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Hello,

We are about to submit out I-129F application (!!) and are reviewing the packet. I am wondering about the format of my foreign divorce decree and its translation.

I sent a scan of my divorce decree to a court certified translator and had it translated. The translator printed the decree double-sided as that is how the court issues it. The translation itself is one-sided and the documents are bound together with string.

I see that USCIS explicitly asks for single-sided and documents they can easily disassemble.

What should I do here? Should I disassemble it myself? Copy the bundle and submit the copies? Or send it in as is?

I would greatly appreciate some guidance here

Thank you very much/ Linn

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