A friend of mine and her husband went on a trip to Colombia (the husband is Colombian). They did everything LEGALLY in order to get his status adjusted to permanent resident. He was granted permanent residency in May 2006 (she has the welcome letter from the USCIS to prove it). The green card was supposed to be good for 2 years. The residency is conditional for 2 years because it is based on marriage. However, there was some sort of error when all of the information was put into the system. The system showed that it had already expired. He was not allowed to fly out of Colombia back to the States. All of this was caused by a careless error by whomever put the info in the system. Is there anything my friend can do to bring her husband back? This all seems so unfair since she did everything the right and LEGAL way. She needs him here.
2007-05-23 04:33:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
This problem is most likely too big for your friend to handle on her own. Tell her to hire an immigration attorney. I wouldn't mess with this on my own.
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!
2007-05-23 04:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by tiredofaliens 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K-1 Visas can be a real b itch to obtain, and are tricky to keep.
I had a friend who married a Russian girl. When they finally got here K-1 visa, she could not leave the country for at least two years or she could not have gotten back in. Natasha's father died and she missed the funeral because she would have been unable to return.
If your friend does not already have one, she needs to get an attorney who is experienced in immigration matters.
Doc
2007-05-23 04:51:25 · answer #2 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he is still in Columbia, he needs to immediately go to the U.S. Embassy and explain the problem to them, he should have some sort of paperwork concerning his green card and when it was issued. She most likely needs to get ready to fly down there with the marriage certificate, embassies usually respond better to Americans.
2007-05-23 04:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, tell him to go to the embassy in Colombia, he must have an A number in his papers, his welcome letter with a date on it, the thing is that maybe that welcome letter expired and by now he should have had the green card, anyways he is a legal resident and at the embassy they can put a seal on his passport that will allow him to enter back to the states.
2007-05-23 04:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by copita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should be able to contact the NCIS to get the error corrected - he should have received a card that had the correct expiration date. Contact an immigration attorney to see about what needs to be done to get things corrected.
2007-05-23 04:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another piece of proof where there are real problems with the system that need to be addressed before they even THINK of anything remotely allowing any illegals in the "system".
2007-05-23 04:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What a shame, a person taking the legal route is penalized. Almost makes me suggest that the poor guy take the illegal route.
Its just not fair!
2007-05-23 04:38:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
With the welcome letter and their marriage certificate, she should be able to get him back quickly.
2007-05-23 04:41:09 · answer #8 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋