This is one of my all-time favorite cases and stories, and I can't believe it has taken me so
long to share it with you. In this one, guys, we're gonna talk about a client who was stuck
in her country in South America after being married to a US citizen for almost five years,
and he was trying to bring her to the United States. He could not make it happen because his
wife was criminally charged in her country with passport identity fraud and all these
other issues related to her identity, her birth certificate. She was literally in court guys
fighting these charges. And in the press, in her country, in the media covering this story, and the
US Embassy also accused her of presenting them with a false document, um, passport. And it was
a huge mess. And so I'm gonna share with you how we were able to help her to come to America.
She's in the United States right now. I'm Latoya McBean Poy, an immigration lawyer, contact Hasset
McBean Law at 5 1 6 8 6 6 3900. Now, let's get into what happened in this amazing story. Well,
firstly, guys, our client, uh, they were married, uh, for almost five years. And, uh, but way before
they got married, way, way before years, more than 10 plus years before they got married,
his wife had applied for a visitor's visa and she was refused. And in that application process,
she presented, um, a passport from her country, a legend to be who she, you know,
was a legend to be. And she was denied of the visa. And fast forward 10 years later,
she's not married to hi the US citizen's spouse, and he filed for her and she appeared again
before the US Embassy. And they accused her. They accused her at that time of admitting under oath
during her interview to using a false identity during her earlier visa interview, okay?
An application process. And her biographical information was different from what was presented
to them 10 years prior. Okay? So now with this knowledge, her husband went ahead and prepared
a waiver on his own. And the waiver was denied. It was denied because he, he didn't include all
of the right evidence to prove that he of himself will suffer extreme hardship if his wife doesn't
come to America to be with him. And guys, just to paint this story a little bit, uh, more for you,
this, the husband was alone in the south, the southern state, and he was working
a hardworking man, and he was alone and he really, really needed his wife here. And
So, came to us, met with me, and we said, you know, this is a very tough case. We're not gonna,
I'm not gonna sugarcoat this, this is hard because your wife was in the media. Um, she was criminally
charged, although ultimately she obtained the victory in her criminal matter involving the
passport issues. She was still, this is a big deal in her country and before the US embassy there.
But I said, okay, we can do the waiver, we'll do the waiver anyway. And so we started working
on the waiver. And guys, tragically, tragically, after the waiver was prepared, and we were waiting
on only a few pieces of evidence from him in order to file it. Tragically, on a Friday morning,
he died in a car accident on his way to work. And on that Saturday morning, we got the news
and it was so devastating for everyone from his, for his wife, for all of us at the firm.
And we were even coordinated with the funeral home here in the United States
on behalf of our client to help her out. And, you know, we said to her, the waiver that we
worked on required that your husband be alive, the US citizen will suffer extreme hardship if
you don't come here to be with him. But now he's not here. So the waiver has less than 10% chance
of approval. It's very difficult to get approved. And she literally begged us, you know, she begged
us just do it anyway, just file it. And I said, you know, your husband paid up for the case. We
worked on it. The wa every, it's ready to go. Um, and we're gonna have to do additional work. We're
gonna have to rewrite this now that he's no longer here. We're gonna have to argue an exception to
that rule. And you know, we're gonna do it. And we did it. And we didn't charge her anything
additional due to the circumstances. And we filed the case in, uh, let me give you the
precise timeline here. We filed the case in July, 2020, and guys, it was approved in October, 2020,
okay? Just three months later, um, August, September, October, right? Three months later
it was approved. And we were all amazed. We were like, oh, thank you, God, you know, we were all
amazed. And she came into the United States a few months later, and as soon as she landed at
the airport, she text me, um, to let me know that she's here in the United States. And you know,
guys tragically she never got the opportunity to live with her husband here. And, um, now
she's making her way, navigating her way through am you know, America, uh, on her own. And so,
you know, in this kind of situation, to us, it was the most rewarding thing that could have
happened because her husband wanted her here. And, um, I'm happy that we were able to help her
to achieve that. But every case is different friends. And although it worked out really well
in, you know, the client case that I'm describing here are, it doesn't mean that it will work out
with your case. Obviously, past successes do not guarantee a similar future outcome. I say that
all the time, but you know, sometimes it's worth trying. And I'm so glad that we did,
and it worked out really, really well for her, nicely for her. So guys, if you're,
you have a relative out there who is stuck, who has some serious issues that he or she's trying
to navigate, and a waiver is available, reach out, we'd be happy to talk about that case. But you
should also know that there are certain crimes, um, for which a waiver is not available. Now,
in our client's case, we were, um, a waiver was, is available for fraud and misrepresentation, and
that's what we were able to achieve for her. But if you have a case involving
a controlled substance, right? Drug trafficking or, um, a violent crime,
guys, there's no waiver that's available for that. On the green card side, however,
on the non-immigrant visa, uh, side, there is a waiver that will allow you to come back to the US
temporarily. So you could be back and forth. Um, and we work on that kind of waiver for those who
have a serious background. And the US Embassy had refused a green card too. We could help in those
situations. Every case is different of course, but for the green card, no, the wa there's no waiver
that's available for those serious crimes, um, that involves involve drugs, um, and, uh, other
violent crimes that are removable crimes like murder and all of that. So guys,
um, reach out, have a discussion, um, with us and see where it goes. And I hope this
encourages you. Share it with other people, and I will see you in the next one. Bye-bye.