How to Q&A

This page gives a brief tutorial about how to get the most from your Q&A. The following example is based upon a real life scenario. The names and any personal information that could be used to identify the participants have been changed to preserve their confidentiality.

(1) First, please share with us enough information about your personal situation that we can provide an accurate answer to your question. For example, Sunitha, a legal permanent resident who wants immigration benefits for her brother, Abhirup, a student living and going to college in Nepal, should include all of those details in her question.

(2) Second, share with us the goal of the applicant. Continuing with the same example, Sunitha wants Abhirup to visit the US for her engagement party that is planned 4 months from today.

(3) Third, share with us any relevant pieces of information about the applicant’s immigration history and police records. Continuing with the same example, during COVID, Abhirup, then a minor, overstayed with his parents in the US for more than 6 months.

(4) Fourth, if it is possible to provide details like the relevant dates of entry and exit, the number of previous visits to the US, whether there were any legal proceedings against the applicant, and other relevant details. The same example continues as follows, Abhirup only visted the US one time from December 2019 through March 2021, he has never been involved in legal proceedings in the US, nor in Nepal, and he is a straight A sophmore studying computer science at Kathmandu University and a competitive rock climber.

(5) Fifth, DO NOT share on the Q&A personal identifying information like your social security number, A#, TIN, EIN, passport number, etc. This information and your documents can be shared directly with an attorney via email or through the attorney’s website. We do need your email address and payment information to process and answer your question, but we also want to limit confidential information shared on this website.

Keep in mind that for many questions, the answer will provide you with resources and options that could help you identify an immigration solution for your situation. US immigration law is complex and the result of political compromise and lopsided agendas, so navigating through it often requires assistance of an attorney. Continuing with the same example, Abhirup is a smart person, speaks English, and is more than capable of filling out the DS-160, but he might not know that he needs to file a for a non-immigrant waiver at the same time he applies for his B2 visitor visa and that the waiver is highly unlikely to be granted within 4 months. If he applied directly for the B2 within 10 years of his overstay in the US, there is a 10 year bar against granting Abhirup any immigration benefit because he overstayed in the US for more than 180 days. The B2 would likely be denied. The US Consulate might not even explain the reasons for it. However, a capable immigration attorney could apply for the B2 with a waiver and most likely in a time frame longer than 4 months Abirhup could successfully navigate US immigration law. If Sunitha also knew that 9 months is a more realistic time frame, she also has the option to postpone the engagement party if she really wants Abhirup to be there. And this question was answered for only $24.99!

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