do i need a lawyer?
Feb 17th 2006, 6:57 pm
#16
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Re: do i need a lawyer?
>2. You found out 3 years ago that the marriage never took place. This
in itself seems to be an unusual statement....you were there....did
it take place or not? But, it seems that you discovered that the
marriage is not recorded anywhere. Do you have a marriage
certificate from that marriage?
>3. You applied for a visitor visa to the USA and stated that you are
married (so you must have thought you were married at the time).
My guess is that she's from the Philippines as they don't have divorce
over there. I also guess that her Philippine (whatever you want to call
him... hubby, maybe hubby, bio father) did not also apply for a tourist
visa. I'll further guess that her listing a husband staying in the
Philippines helped provide a strong tie to the Philippines and may have
influenced the Consul's decision to issue the tourist visa in the first
place (believing her when she indicated she just wanted to visit the
U.S.).
(Wonder if she was once directed to go read someone's Tourist Visa
Adjustment Of Status page).
Again, all speculation on my part.
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in itself seems to be an unusual statement....you were there....did
it take place or not? But, it seems that you discovered that the
marriage is not recorded anywhere. Do you have a marriage
certificate from that marriage?
>3. You applied for a visitor visa to the USA and stated that you are
married (so you must have thought you were married at the time).
My guess is that she's from the Philippines as they don't have divorce
over there. I also guess that her Philippine (whatever you want to call
him... hubby, maybe hubby, bio father) did not also apply for a tourist
visa. I'll further guess that her listing a husband staying in the
Philippines helped provide a strong tie to the Philippines and may have
influenced the Consul's decision to issue the tourist visa in the first
place (believing her when she indicated she just wanted to visit the
U.S.).
(Wonder if she was once directed to go read someone's Tourist Visa
Adjustment Of Status page).
Again, all speculation on my part.
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Feb 17th 2006, 7:03 pm
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Re: do i need a lawyer?
>I came to the US legally but have overstayed. In my tourist visa
application, I have stated, in good faith, that I was married. I found
about 3 years ago that the marriage never took place. I have letters
from local and national government agencies verifying that the marriage
that supposedly took effect in 1994 was never recorded. I have a child
from that marriage but we parted ways 3 months into the "marriage",
even before i gave birth to our child. My country do not allow divorce
so i never tried to file for one.
>My husband wants to file a petition for myself and my 12-year old
daughter. I also want to get a work permit to get a SSN.
OK, so the marriage (or what 'might' have been a marriage) occurred
approximately 12 years ago. You found out something 3 years ago that
leads you to believe you are not actually married.
Curious, when did you fill out the Consular forms for the tourist visa,
where you indicated you had a husband? Was this before or after you
found out something 3 years ago?
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application, I have stated, in good faith, that I was married. I found
about 3 years ago that the marriage never took place. I have letters
from local and national government agencies verifying that the marriage
that supposedly took effect in 1994 was never recorded. I have a child
from that marriage but we parted ways 3 months into the "marriage",
even before i gave birth to our child. My country do not allow divorce
so i never tried to file for one.
>My husband wants to file a petition for myself and my 12-year old
daughter. I also want to get a work permit to get a SSN.
OK, so the marriage (or what 'might' have been a marriage) occurred
approximately 12 years ago. You found out something 3 years ago that
leads you to believe you are not actually married.
Curious, when did you fill out the Consular forms for the tourist visa,
where you indicated you had a husband? Was this before or after you
found out something 3 years ago?
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Feb 17th 2006, 7:07 pm
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Re: do i need a lawyer?
Originally Posted by Noorah101
No!@#*!
Feb 17th 2006, 7:22 pm
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Re: do i need a lawyer?
yes, a copy of the certificate was required in filing for a tourist
visa and he provided me with that. I was curious because that was the
only time i scrutinized the information and was puzzled as to why the
birthdate was wrong. I was in the US already so i asked a friend to
try to get to the bottom of things and that was how I found out.
visa and he provided me with that. I was curious because that was the
only time i scrutinized the information and was puzzled as to why the
birthdate was wrong. I was in the US already so i asked a friend to
try to get to the bottom of things and that was how I found out.
Feb 17th 2006, 8:26 pm
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Re: do i need a lawyer?
Originally Posted by Mimosa
yes, a copy of the certificate was required in filing for a tourist
visa and he provided me with that. I was curious because that was the
only time i scrutinized the information and was puzzled as to why the
birthdate was wrong. I was in the US already so i asked a friend to
try to get to the bottom of things and that was how I found out.
visa and he provided me with that. I was curious because that was the
only time i scrutinized the information and was puzzled as to why the
birthdate was wrong. I was in the US already so i asked a friend to
try to get to the bottom of things and that was how I found out.
Anyway...the answer to your question is...in my opinion, yes, you need a lawyer.
Rene
