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  • 03-17-2009, 12:27 PM
    cristianamour
    I-130 Form, Question 16: Immigration Proceedings
    Question #16 of the I-130 form:

    "Has your relative ever been under immigration proceedings?
    No_ Yes_ Where______ When_____

    Removal __ Exclusion/Deportation__ Rescission__ Judicial Proceedings__"

    My dad (who is a U.S Citizen) filed an I-130 for me when I was 17 at the U.S Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. It never really got past the initial submission of documents and them requesting a DNA test and my dad to clear something up with the date he entered Colombia (it wasn't registered on his passport for some reason), 'cause our plans had changed and we decided to stay in Colombia. After like a month, or so, they called us and said we should continue with the process (we had paid the initial $100 fee), so my dad went to the embassy and they insisted on the DNA test (which would've costed a lot) and his travel records (something like that).

    So seeing how we had decided to stay in Colombia, he told them he wasn't interested and withdrew all the documents (they gave everything back to him, I believe).

    Now, 6 or 7 years later, my wife (another U.S citizen) is filing an I-130 on my behalf.

    So the questions are:

    Have I been under immigration proceedings in the U.S? And if so, which one of the options (Removal, Exclusion/Deportation, Rescission, Judicial Proceedings) applies to me?

    In case the answer is "No", should my wife still write a letter and attach it to the I-130 telling them about all this, just in case?
  • 03-19-2009, 08:24 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: I-130 Form, Question 16: Immigration Proceedings
    Based upon what you've said, you weren't under immigration proceedings.

    If you want to tell the USCIS about that history, I don't see how it could hurt; but I suspect they already have the gist of it in their files.
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