Denial of Visa for Parent of U.S. Citizen Under Section 212(A)(6)(C)(I)
My mother was recently denied a visa under section 212(a)(6)(c)(i). According to the consular, my parents failed to extend their visa back in the 70’s and stayed past the time their visa allowed them to be in-country, and according to the law this is considered fraud and that’s why her visa was denied.
I spend almost 2 years doing all necessary paperwork and not once was informed by the National Visa Center that this was an issue, we found out the day of her interview with the counselor. She’s 67 years old and I’d like to do everything that is legally possible to have her with me as I’m financially responsible for her and have been for over 10 years. Let me know if there’s hope. Andrew
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Please share a bit more information about what happened, as your first paragraph doesn't make sense without more context. People overstay visas all the time; that of itself won't get you permanently barred from the country for fraud.
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Please share a bit more information about what happened, as your first paragraph doesn't make sense without more context. People overstay visas all the time; that of itself won't get you permanently barred from the country for fraud.
We were totally unaware that my parents had overstayed, my father handled all the applications and my parents have been separated for over 30 years, and this was never mentioned to my mother and therefore we didn’t know. There’s a yes/no section on the DS-230, Part II, form that has to be filled out and it mentions if you’ve tried to fraudulently have sought to get a visa and we feel this is the reason why her visa was denied. They weren’t very specific if that was it, but the counselor told my mother she had committed fraud by staying here longer than her visa had allowed her to and this is really the only section on all the documents that were filled out, we feel they were referring to. I tried to get an answer from the counselor section at the embassy (I wasn’t present during my mother’s interview) and I was told that she was told the reason why her visa was denied and all they told her was that she had committed fraud for staying longer than they should have. I’m really at the end of my rope here to be honest.
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My mother's situation is the same as Andrew Torres. Could you please advise me on how to resolve a visa denial under the 212(A)(6)(C)(I)?
I am new in this site, could you also tell me where would I get my response? Does it go to my email (Vdolson1@hotmail.com) or does the response come in this website. And how soon can I expect and answer?
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I tried to get an answer from the counselor section at the embassy (I wasn’t present during my mother’s interview) and I was told that she was told the reason why her visa was denied and all they told her was that she had committed fraud for staying longer than they should have. I’m really at the end of my rope here to be honest.
That, unfortunately, is not a sufficient explanation for me to figure out what happened. If your mother is unable to obtain more information about her case by herself, it's probably time to bring in an immigration lawyer.
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I am new in this site, could you also tell me where would I get my response?
Read the forum FAQ and "Using the Forum" forum, and start your own thread.