Would you break the law to keep your family together? - Page 2

[judyH]

Anyone knows how to expedite things at homeland security?

I can't help but feel sad for you and your family . I've nearly been in such a situation of separation but that was only for 2 months. I believe many had already given you the advise of NOT breaking the law. And that is my stand as well. There must be a way to expedite things at homeland security, i guess. Though i have no clue how this can be done but surely there must be a way of reaching out and telling them of your tricky situation.

[hippiemommaof4]

no way I would not break the law, esp not in a foreign country no no and no. ((((hugs))))

[Meg_s]

Not that kind of law. Immigration stuff is really really frightening to me.

[meemee]

Originally Posted by onyxravnos

all of you come to the US and get your DH on a visitors visa or perhaps a fiance visa?

she cant do that because they have already put in an application for the green card. which means saying we are already married (which you cant be for fiancee visa). you cant change suddenly in the middle of your visa processing.

i am assuming OP has tried all other avenues otherwise they wouldnt be thinking of such a drastic step.

it really, really concerns me because the US embassy in case anything goes down is not going to support you or you child. for many, many reasons other countries have really cracked down on visas.

i can only see homeland security hurrying up on compassionate grounds and i dont know if a baby is seen as compassionate grounds.

what kind of passport does your dc have? you said dc was a national of latvia.

are you thinking this coz you might have to leave your baby with your dh? does latvia and US allow dual citizenship?

if your choices are breaking the law or leaving latvia its time to see a lawyer.

[Violet2]

Try to renew your visa for where you are,usually this involves leaving the country and re-entering. Since Europe is so compact, this should be relatively easy.

As for the green card, it's hard to get this kind of stuff expedited anymore, but have you contacted your Congress Rep? Had your family and friends contact them too on your behalf? That may get your DH's application expedited.

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[MommaFox]

Don't break the law. I'm pretty sure you don't want to be locked up in a Lithuanian prison. Plus then your family would be broken up for sure, and it could even hurt your husband's chances for a greencard. Contact the embasy and see what can be done. Have your reps contact thier authorities or whatever. Come on back when you're expired. Spend a month. Go to Disneyworld, go to the Grand Canyon. Just don't go to jail.

[CalebsMome]

Originally Posted by meemee

she cant do that because they have already put in an application for the green card. which means saying we are already married (which you cant be for fiancee visa). you cant change suddenly in the middle of your visa processing.

i am assuming OP has tried all other avenues otherwise they wouldnt be thinking of such a drastic step.

it really, really concerns me because the US embassy in case anything goes down is not going to support you or you child. for many, many reasons other countries have really cracked down on visas.

i can only see homeland security hurrying up on compassionate grounds and i dont know if a baby is seen as compassionate grounds.

what kind of passport does your dc have? you said dc was a national of latvia.

are you thinking this coz you might have to leave your baby with your dh? does latvia and US allow dual citizenship?

if your choices are breaking the law or leaving latvia its time to see a lawyer.

If the mom is a US citizen and the baby was born to her, then the baby is also a US citizen by birth, even if she was born in another country. I'm not sure if the other country does dual citizenship, but she would be recognized as a US citizen. I would return to the US and contact my US Senator or US House member for assistance. They can often times do things that "normal" people can't do.

[guest9955]

thanks for the ideas...

Thank you everyone for the ideas. Some really good points.

we cant stay here in Lithuania- and Have tried to follow up here and make it happen with the US embassy and Lithuanian Gov. They are nice, but unhelpful. We could stay if we had DD birth cert. returned from DC with apostle, but after 8 weeks we still dont- and we nor the US embassy can track it down with the state Department....

we cant go to the USA on a tourist visa, or any other visa (DH cant I mean) until he has his green card. Ive been in touch with our congress woman, and spoken to layers (they didn't have any other ideas so we didn't "hire" one). We applied twice for him to get a tourist visa and were denied.

almost all of Europe is in the same visa now, excluding the UK and some of the countries on the Med sea like Croatia- so me and babe cant be in any of those after the end of Feb. Looking into Croatia now, but have little $$ and know little about it... guess we would have to camp there- and even that comes out to allot of $$... from what i can tell so far (although is any one knows anything more please let me know...) Uk exchange rate is so high... very costly- im not working- already flew back and forth, money here is very tight...

I feel so stuck, and abandoned by my country. All i want is to have our family together- hate the thought of DH missing first tooth, word, walking, so much happens in every day- means so much to us. there are millions like us im sure- but it doesnt make it any easier. Feel like our (me an dh) relationship is very stressed by this..

Very good point about not burning our bridges here in case of a green card rejection. Guess stay here with no visa isnt really an option.

no good solution....

[Sonnenwende]

Welcome to life married to a foreign national.

My husband missed her first words and steps too because I had to go back to the US and get a job because we ran out of money in Germany. Sucked, but that is life.

The visa seems to be taking awfully long for an EU country. Did you file an I-130 directly with the consulate or file for K-3/CR-1/IR-1? Was his visa approved, but not issued as he is stuck AP? If so, have you contacted your state senator or representative? Have you seen if anyone at visajourney.com from Lithuania is in a similar situation?

[oceanbaby]

I would leave, but not because it is illegal per se. I actually don't have much of a moral issue breaking the law. There are a lot of stupid laws out there.

However, my worry is that the consequences could be worse than the temporary situation of leaving. Can you hire an attorney, or do you have anyone in the US to talk to an attorney for you?