Comments on: Green Cards and Entering Without Inspection (EWI)

By: Needa Help

Needa Help — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:21:23 +0000

I am a citizen of the United States and married to an illegal from Mexico. Papers were filed for him by his brother who born in the United States on May 15, 2001. We again filed papers when we got married in 2005. However, the lawyer we hired told us that once my husband leaves the US, he would be faced with a 3/10 year bar. Therefore the lawyer who told us not to go to any of the appointments we had in Juarez. The lawyer stated that my husband would not be able to return. My husband has no criminal record here in the U S nor in Mexico. He even went to the IRS office and requested an ITIN number to report earnings and file taxes. They assigned him an ITIN number to file his taxes but would not allow him to work with the ITIN number. Why did the government give him an ITIN number to file taxes because he couldn’t use that ITIN number to work? This didn’t help with his situation to live free from fear in the US? How can I help my husband?

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:51:01 +0000

Question. I am a US Marine. Citizen. Born in Metropolitan hospital in NYC. My parents have lived in the US since 1989. illegally. I turned 21 four days ago and went down to the base legal department to start my parents citizenship proccess. My parents came here on a tourist Visa, and clearly have stayed past their alloted time. During this time, they have gone down to Mexico twice, for a few weeks each time, to visit family and whatnot. The legal department is telling me that this could possibly mean that they could never receive citizenship b/c this could mean a double Entry without Inspection. I’m not 100% on the circumstances on which they departed and returned those two times. But the lady assures me that since they overstayed their time, and went on vacation for a few weeks, then came back, they violated a bar that is automatically put in place when a person over stays their permitted time. Would the manner in which my parents departed and returned to the US for these two vacations possibly exempt them from this rule? (wheather they came in legally or illegally, returned on some sort of VISA?) If how they left and returned matter, i can give you guys that information.

I just recentlly started this proccess, so i’m not too farmiliar with the terms and rules; but this lady is assuring me there is no way around a double entry without inspection, or a violation of the time bar placed when someone overstays their allowed time.

I’m hoping someone here can clear this up for me, or maybe know of some waivers.

All I’ve wanted for a very long time is to get my parents this citizenship. They’ve lived in the US for 21 years, paying taxes, working, raising 3 born citizens, one of which (myself) is a Marine that has deployed to Afghanistan, and is going back shorty. Another which is currently attending Phillips Academy in Andover on a full scholarship. Its just hard for me to beleive that they don’t qualify for citizenship after all this. Or maybe its just hard for me to accept. So much is riding on this, help insurance, things of that nature. My parents are getting old; theyve had a rough life as first generation immigrants. Them not quilifying would be crushing to me.

Well, thats my story. Thanks in advance for any help or usefull information. I can be contacted at alejandro.avellaneda@usmc.mil if anyone would like to help me out personally. Thanks for your time.

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By: green card

green card — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:24:31 +0000

Harold asks a very good question here. I personally do not think that a criminal should be given a green card unless he has paid his debt to to society, and the crime was not an extreme one. I know it is not my decision to make, but I feel pretty strongly about it.

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:28:27 +0000

No one is answering, but I have the same question. A friend of mine was brought here illegally when she was five, by her mom. She’s going to graduate HS soon, but she can’t get a drivers license and going to college is hard. Isn’t there some way she can cure this illegal entry she didn’t cause?

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:13:28 +0000

I am kind of in the same situation as you. My mom had to leave the country from my abusive dad. I stayed with my grandparents for a year, but they couldn’t afford to take care of me so when I was 6 years old I came here illegally (EWI) in order to be with my mom. There was no way I could stay with my dad.

By: Harold

Harold — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:25:41 +0000

You bring up an interesting point. Can a one time illegal ever actually get a legal green card? I know that there was a case where a man who had legally entered with a eb5 green card (if you do not know about that visa, I encourage you to read up on it!) but had hired illegals. It is unclear whether he did so knowingly or not, but the mans visa was rescinded. He then gained another one and has remained in compliance. So, the nation can be forgiving, but I wonder if it is more of a loophole issue than one of compassion.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:32:56 +0000

This describes my situation. I recently married a U.S. citizen. I was brought to this country at roughly 18 months of age. I had no choice, I was brought in without inspection. Is it possible to plea my case before a USCIS panel? Any recommendations?

By: admin

admin — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:53:00 +0000

Rafael, we wish you much success with your case.

By: Rafael

Rafael — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:38:14 +0000

We are in the same situation I’m a us citizen and my wife is an illegal immigrant I talk to a lawyer and she is helping us I’m going to pay her 1500 dollars for her work hopefully my wife will be able to return