If your relative is not eligible for adjustment of status in the United States, you still have the option to process the family-based petition at a U.S. consulate in your home country. We can help prepare your for all steps of the process, including the application, the affidavit of support, the medical exam and all likely consular interview questions. You may need a waiver at the time of consular processing.
Before you send your relative to your home country or to the interview at the consulate, for consular processing, to see if the consular officer will likely request a waiver please call us at 414-383-8800 for a consultation.
There are several different types of waivers that we commonly prepare in our office including:
- Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers
Note: We do the most of these and these can be done before you leave the country which means less time abroad. - Misrepresentation Waivers
- Removal Order Waivers
- Permanent Bar Waivers
- Criminal Convictions Waivers (only certain crimes require this waiver and spoiler alert, drug possession often cannot be waived unless it is for a small amount of THC)
- Smuggling Waivers (for example: if you brought your children into the country when they were still minors).
Note: These are the easiest waivers to win but cannot be done before you leave for your consular interview, which means you will have to wait for the waiver to get approved while you are abroad.