Decision time... - Page 3

Another one of my siblings who was in the same boat as me did this but that was over a 15 years ago when the environment while not safe was MUCH better than it is now. It also cost a shit ton of lawyer money - I think around 12 grand after it was all said and done.

Even though their marriage was 100% legit, and they are still together, and it was a better time politically, it was still the scariest thing to have a deportation order on your record (to answer other people's question, they did confirm it back then and I don't need to reconfirm what i already know) and go to sleep at night.

But anyway, legitimate marriage to a USC has the highest success rate so if I was married to a USC now, I would probably take the chance, even though ICE doesn't seem to give that much of a shit right now and even arrest people with a kid who are going to an interview.

The rest of you can call me chicken for not going forward right now but it's not your neck on the line with a deportation order so I'm going to sit on the sidelines for a while longer. It pains me to do it, I had made up my mind to not wait this time, but even if I have to wait till 2021 until a Dream Act type law is passed, it sure as hell beats sitting in a detention facility till then. One thing I've learned is that even if you think life can't get any worse, it shows you that it can get much much worse.

I'll revisit the issue in a few months when the visa actually becomes available...2021 however is the likeliest time.

$12k for what kind of work? What forms? NTA issued? Married to a USC has benefits but nothing to do removal orders. The judge has the power to make that decision based on individual’s history in USA. It’s about moral character. You should keep pro active and consult other attorneys in the meanwhile.

Dream Act might even pass in the lame duck.

Lawyers aren't cheap and unless something is a straight forward filling out of forms (ie. if you're legally here and are just adjusting your status), they charge by the hour and it takes time to go over all your existing paper work. There is nothing free. You talk to them on the phone and they charge you. They show up to your interview, they charge you.

You keep asking the same questions over and over so I don't know what answer you want from me. I already told you that marriage has the benefit of not having to go through 245i . That alone avoids a lot of nastiness and marriage gets more sympathy. I have talked to other lawyers over the years.

It depends on the lawyer. Some just charge one flat fee up front.

So I think waiting a little bit more might be the best decision.

Any updates?

Can you expand on how you got rid of final order?

IJ can cancel the removal.

Any update on your case?