Worried About My Conviction
#31
Re: Worried About My Conviction
Well if that's the case, what has he said about your conviction? Apparently not a bar? Of course, lawyers can sometime embellish your chances in order for you to pony up the dough. He loses nothing if you are rejected!
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Re: Worried About My Conviction
Please clarify how you meet "members of the professions holding advanced degrees or their equivalent", and "individuals who because of their exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, or business will substantially benefit prospectively the national economy, cultural or educational interests, or welfare of the United States, and whose services in the sciences, arts, professions, or business are sought by an employer in the United States" with respect to sports?
I guess I'm confused, I think we all thought, based on your original post, that you were applying for a non-immigrant visa since you mentioned sports and that is not the purpose of the EB-2.
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Re: Worried About My Conviction
Also I agree with you lawyers can sometimes paint you an unrealistic picture in order to take your money, however if I don't give it a try I will always be thinking 'what if I had tried?'.
I'll just give it a go!
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Re: Worried About My Conviction
It's complicated obviously, but the very basic thrust of the argument is that as I was not involved in the actual 'target crime' and also did not even attempt the 'target crime' that such an offense would be considered a grade of misdemeanor in the US.
Also I agree with you lawyers can sometimes paint you an unrealistic picture in order to take your money, however if I don't give it a try I will always be thinking 'what if I had tried?'.
I'll just give it a go!
Also I agree with you lawyers can sometimes paint you an unrealistic picture in order to take your money, however if I don't give it a try I will always be thinking 'what if I had tried?'.
I'll just give it a go!
I'm not sure if equating it to a misdemeanor is going to get traction with the actual sentence served being way more than a year (misdemeanor in the US is usually punishable by up to one year). It's possible the attorney sees an avenue for approval. It's also possible they are financially optimistic. We'll all be interested in the outcome. Thanks for sharing.