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| What
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| What do you
do when you are stuck
outside the US and
your husband is severely
injured in an accident? |
Sarah and Steve met
while Sarah was vacationing
in Hawaii. They fell
in love and were married
in Paradise. Since
Sarah is from Canada
they called immigration
to see what they had
to do for her to stay
here. They were told
that Sarah has to
file for adjustment
of status and what
she would need to
do that. Before filing
anything with immigration
Sarah made a couple
of trips back to Canada.
The first couple of
trips were without
incident, but on her
third trip she was
stopped by immigration
at the airport and
told that since she
was married to a US
citizen she could
not enter the U.S.,
that she would have
to get an immigrant
visa or K-3
visa before she
could return.
When Sarah and
Steve initially contacted
US immigration in
Hawaii they were told
that they needed to
file for adjustment
of status and the
documentation that
would be needed, but
they were not told
that if Sarah went
back to Canada she
might be barred from
re-entry as an intending
immigrant.
To say the least Sarah
and Steve were very
frustrated and disappointed
at the forced separation.
They came to us and
we began preparing
the Petition for Alien
(Form
I-130) and the
K-3 petition. Before
we were able to file
the Form I-130 package
Steve was involved
in a serious motorcycle
accident and admitted
to the Intensive Care
Unit at the hospital.
Steve has no family
in Hawaii and Sarah
was stuck in Canada;
he had no one to help
him and care for him
during his recovery.
As soon as Sarah was
told about the accident
she tried to talk
to the U.S. immigration
officers in Canada
to see if they would
let her come to Hawaii
as a visitor to see
her husband. We had
her take a letter
from the hospital
confirming that Steve
was in ICU and with
a request that Sarah
be allowed to enter
the U.S. but she was
flatly refused and
told to wait.
At this point we decided
that the only way
that Sarah would be
able to enter the
U.S. to see Steve
and help care for
him would be through
“Humanitarian
Parole”. Since
her ultimate destination
was in Hawaii, we
contacted the Honolulu
District Office to
discuss her case with
them. They were more
than helpful and advised
as to what documents
they would like to
see in support of
the application. We
got the application
completed and filed
over the weekend so
the officer would
have it Monday morning.
As it turns out the
Acting District Director
was going to leaving
that position at the
end of the week so
the clerk that we
had been talking to
watched for the package
to come in and took
it directly to the
Acting DD so she could
review it before leaving,
saving us several
days in the process.
The Acting District
Director approved
the application (one
of the last acts before
she departed) and
had the approval faxed
to the immigration
office at the airport
in Vancouver BC. Sarah
was able to pick up
her copy there and
was admitted into
the US. She is now
in Hawaii caring for
her husband and waiting
for her K-3 visa interview. |
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