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Originally Posted by TexasDreamy
I wrote this in another thread
The actual memo.
Alas..
This looks to be aimed at people who are actually EWI, not for people like us 
Although wait.. Being EWI is grounds for inadmissibility.
So this memo would help.. whom exactly?
+ Not children under 21 of USC since they don't need a waiver because they are immediate relatives and their overstay is forgiven already.
+ Not visa overstay spouses of USC since they don't need a waiver because they are immediate relatives and their overstay is forgiven already.
+ Same with parents.
Just who is this memo going to help?!
Edit:
Yeah, looks like it'll help those who are EWI..
Meh, lame memo is lame.
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long time lurker here.
idk but i actually think this memo might help me, if i can figure out what the heck it's actually trying to say.
I petitioned for a visa before i turned 21 (i'm 23 now). my dad had recently become a citizen at the time of my petition. we both ewi, but he mananged to get his green card after lucking out with some dumb lawyer who recommended he claim asylum. i have been debating for years now whether or not to risk being stuck in mexico because of the ban. i was planning on getting a lawyer and going to the ciudad juarez consulate and seeing if they would accept my hardship waiver, but it just sounds too risky. now apparently my understanding is that i can apply for the waiver here in the good ol us of a instead of going to mexico and triggering the 10 year ban. i think since i applied before i turned 21, my priority date will show that i am an immediate relative of a us citizen (my dad). what I don't understand is whether or not this new rule is actually in effect or just a "proposition" by obama.
any ideas? i'd rather get pointed in the right direction now before investing in an expensive lawyer.
thanks for posting this article though.
