Summer Work and Travel Scandal at US Embassy in Moscow

Posted on April 28, 2013

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/us-embassy-slams-door-on-student-workers/478125.html

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Case Studies

When M was a young man, he got into a brawl — with the end result a conviction for “deliberately inflicting mild damage." Although the conviction had been expunged under local law, it remained a potential problem for his immigration to the US. He had married a US green card holder and the couple were concerned that this would be an obstacle for his immigration — or that he would need an immigrant waiver, which could take several years to process. After undertaking some legal analysis, we came to the conclusion that the sentencing exception (“petty offense”) applied because this was his lone conviction, the maximum jail time did not exceed one year, and he was sentenced to less than 6 months imprisonment. This meant that Section 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) did not apply to him and that he did not need a waiver. We helped prepare an explanation in his DS-260 immigrant visa application form and a short legal memorandum reflecting that conclusion. Within days of his interview, the Embassy issued the immigrant visa to him.

Case of M.M.

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