Learn the key differences between mere separation and exceptional hardship for J1 waivers. Discover what counts as exceptional hardship — medical, educational, psychological, or financial — and how to document it. Can hardships combine to strengthen your case? This guide provides insights, examples, and filing tips to help you navigate the 2-year home residence requirement.
Securing a J1 Hardship Waiver can be a complex and emotional journey, especially for individuals with strong family ties in the U.S. This is the story of one of our clients, a physician who successfully obtained a waiver to stay with his U.S. citizen spouse, highlighting his resilience in facing relocation, financial, and mental health…
The Role of Immigration Attorneys in Navigating Complex Cases U.S. immigration law can be challenging to navigate in even the most straightforward of cases, but it can be especially daunting in complex cases that involve waivers, or other multifaceted issues such as Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) or Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions. These…
Welcome to our Immigration Show – In todays topic, Kaushik Ranchod will go over How to get a J1 waiver based off of hardship to a US citizen child – Watch to learn more!
Welcome to our Immigration Show – In todays topic, Kaushik Ranchod will go over J1 Waiver Updates: Case study with Medical Hardship for a US Citizen Child – Watch to learn more!
In this Article Kaushik talks about the J-1 exceptional hardship waiver; Here you will learn about two recent successful case studies that our team of immigration attorneys successfully managed these J-1 Visa hardship waivers, approved by USCIS. J-1 Exceptional Hardship Waivers: Hardship to Children Kaushik addresses hardship to children. You’ll want to learn about these…
Hi, there this is Kaushik Ranchod from the Ranchod Law Group. Welcome to our immigration show. Today I’m going to be talking about 212 (i) waivers for fraud or willful misrepresentation. If you’ve committed fraud or willful misrepresentation and are applying for a green card, you may qualify for a 212 (i) waiver. In…
This article is based on a video created by Immigration Attorney Kaushik Ranchod from The Ranchod Law Group. The video is part of the ongoing immigration show where Kaushik shares Immigration Law information, focusing on I-601A and other hardship waivers. Today what we’re going to do is we’re going to talk about a case study…
The Timeline of this I-612 Form Application and J-1 Waiver Approval Date of application to wave the foreign residence requirements: October 28, 2019 Date The Department of State received Form I-612 from USCIS: April 07, 2020 Department of State issued a favorable recommendation on: October 06, 2020 Date USCIS issued the approval notice: October 22,…
Timeline of this J-1 Waiver Date the I-612 Application to wave the foreign residence requirements was filed: March 2, 2020 Department of State received I-613 from USCIS on May 13, 2020 A favorable recommendation was issued by the Department of State on September 23, 2020 USCIS issued a letter of approval for this I-612 application…
J-1 Hardship Waiver Approval for Doctor from Jordan Date we filed Form I-612 for this Client: April 1, 2019. – Department of State received Form I-612 from USCIS on December 09, 2019. – The Department of State issued a favorable recommendation with I-612 Letter of Approval on September 29, 2020. A brief description of the…
This I-612 Hardship Waiver was Filed: May 23, 2019 Date Department Of State (DOS) received Form I-613 from USCIS on: February 12, 2020 Date DOS issued a favorable recommendation: September 29, 2020 We are happy to share this recent success story with the I-612 hardship waiver letter of approval for a client with three U.S….
J-1 Hardship Waiver Approved with Government Funding from the Dominican Republic Case filed: June 30, 2019 Case approved: June 18, 2020 The Facts for this I-612 Success Story and Approval This Client entered the U.S. on a J-1 Visa with a two year home residency requirement. Client only complied with his work program for a…
Read our Success Stories, See other Letters of Approval Filed: 01/30/2019 Form I-613 Sent by USCIS to DOS on 01/06/2020 DOS Favorable recommendation on: 06/23/2020 USCIS Approval: 06/24/2020 At the time The Ranchod Law Group applied for this exceptional hardship waiver, the client had been in the United States for six years. He has two…
Date Waiver was Filed: 9-27-17 Date of Approval: 9-09-19 Client is a native of: India Our Indian native client is an accomplished doctor who conducts medical research. To get her J-1 waiver approved, we proved that our client’s United States Citizen relative (her young daughter) would suffer extreme hardship if her mother were to return…
Our Canadian native client is a medical specialist who was pregnant with her first child when she contacted our firm to file her J-1 waiver case. We proved that our client’s United States Citizen husband and his United States Citizen parents would suffer exceptional hardship if she returned to her home country of Canada to…
Hi this is Kaushik Ranchod of The Ranchod Law Group here, coming to you live. Today we’re going to talk about a case study of what to do when you get an RFE for a hardship waiver. I just had a consultation with someone who hired an attorney and they filed the hardship waiver but…
More good news on theJ Waiver front! Our client, a Brazilian national, is married to a United States citizen who was working towards his master’s degree, who had a long-standing career with a well-known company, and who ran a small business on the side. With all of these things going on, he had a…
The latest success story to come out of The Ranchod Law Group belongs to a Pakistani national for whom we filed a Waivers of the two-year home residency requirement based on exceptional hardship to his United States citizen wife. By working closely with the clients, we were able to successfully demonstrate that his wife would…
A 212(e) Hardship Waiver Success Story Our latest success story here at the Ranchod Law Group comes from a Dominican national who was faced with having to go back home without her United States -born husband and child because of her two-year residency requirement. The client sought our services as she had filed the Waivers…
So we do get people that come in and ask us: What do you do if your hardship waiver filed by another attorney or notario is denied? They filed their hardship waiver with another attorney or they did it with a notario and they got their case denied – what should they do? There are…
Date Filed: 1/2/2018 Date Approved: 2/4/2019 This is a Ranchod Law Group success story, an I-612 application approval for a Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended. The Ranchod Law Group was able to get the case approved even though there was Government Financing1. The…
All the news you need to know about the latest immigration law updates after the government shutdown suspention. Also we will talk about and answer the top questions about hardship waivers like the i601A and the J1 Visa Extreme Hardship Waiver.
212(e) Hardship Waiver Success Story for J-1 Visa Date filed: 04/17/2018 Date approved: 12/12/2018 Client is a professional from Lebanon. Client is married to a United States Citizen and the couple recently had a baby in the U.S. Client entered the U.S. as a J1, subject to the two year home residency requirement. The Ranchod…
Hi this isKaushik Ranchod here fromThe Ranchod Law Group with Brian and today we’re going to talk about the I-601a Waiver.Before doing so, I want to express our gratitude to all of you that have been checking in every week. For all of our clients, stay tuned because we are going to talk about how…
Filed: May 22, 2017 RFE: Issued November 17, 2017 RFE Responded to Within Deadline in January 2018 Approved: August 16, 2018 The facts about this case Client is from a country in South Asia. Spouse is on a J2 Visa. The couple has an elementary school aged child. In this case there were a number…
Hi this is Kaushik Ranchod from the The Ranchod Law Group and today I’m going to tackle one of the most frequently asked questions regarding J-1 Visas and that is: What is exceptional hardship for J1 waivers. Many of you think they are going to be ripped away from their family and I know that’s…
Filed: May 15, 2017 Approved: April 5, 2018 The Facts Applicant has been in the U.S. since 2015 Applicant and his wife have two young children born in the U.S. In order to win hardship waivers we have to prove that there would be extreme hardship to the qualifying relative/s – in this case the…
An I-212 waiver is a Waivers of inadmissibility under sections 212(a)(9)(A) or (C), and criminal penalties under section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. If you are inadmissible under section 212(a)(9)(A) or (C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), you must ask for consent to reapply for admission to the United States (consent…
This is Kaushik Ranchod from the Ranchod Law Group and today we’re going to talk about Fear Of Persecution and government funding. We’ve recently got a case approved, where the client received government funding. It was Fulbright Government Funding yet we were able to still obtain an approval. In this situation the client would face…
I-601A Waiver was Filed on August 31, 2016 Approved: January 18, 2017 The Facts Our I-601A Client entered the United States in the year 2000 Client is married to a U.S. Citizen The couple has a U.S. Citizen child How we Built and Won the Case The Ranchod Law Group was able to identify many…
I-601A Waiver was Filed on August 31, 2016 Approved: January 27, 2017 The Facts Client was brought into the U.S. illegally from Mexico He was a small child He is married to a U.S. citizen How we Built and Won the Case In order to prove hardship to his wife, if his case were denied,…
Related Information: other I-612 Waivers Approved I-612 Approval Notice for Egyptian with Government Financing on a J-1 Visa J-1 Visa Success Story: Egyptian national, Form I-612 Waiver Approval J-1 Waiver Success Story, Client From India I-612 Approval J-1 Hardship Waiver for Egyptian Client with Government Funding I-612 hardship waiver approval success story and approval letter…
Home Country Conditions Support Hardship Waivers I-601A Hardship Country Conditions: Video on How Country Condition are Hardship. A hardship waiver application should explain how each and every aspect of a denial could cause exceptional hardship to the United States citizen. This is not limited to how the United States citizen’s health, finances, and education would…
A successful extreme hardship waiver should have a strong theme that ties the whole application together. A theme provides a basis for the waiver and structures each argument. While it is important to discuss each factor of extreme hardship: Health Education Finance Special considerations It should not read as a disjointed application. Rather, each of…
Impact of an Absent Father: Extreme Hardship in a Hardship Waiver Application Extreme Hardship Waiver Applications – The psychological impact of family separation When dealing with Hardship Waivers, there is no exact definition of extreme hardship. Immigration law provides a list of factors that are considered in a Hardship Waiver application. Two of those factors…
Vea Pagina en Español Top Five Reasons Hardship Waivers Are Denied At Ranchod Law we file countless hardship waivers on behalf of our clients, including: exceptional hardship waivers for J visa holders extreme and unusual hardship waivers for clients with criminal histories immigration fraud illegal entries into the U.S. We are proud of our proven…
Exceptional Hardship Waivers and Similar Cases We often meet with clients who believe they need a hardship waiver and they tend to ask “what do I need to bring you in order to file my case?” The answer is that it depends on the reason you need a waiver and on your particular circumstances. There…
Vea Pagina en Español Here’s a video for foreign physicians that eplains the difference between two options that doctors have when seeking to avoid the tow-year home residency requirement of immigrating to the U.S. on a J1 waiver: The Ranchod Law Group answers all of your immigration questions. Just call (916) 613-3553 and we will…
Vea Pagina en Español In September, we discussed an actual case in which health hardships qualified for the extreme hardship waiver. We now return to that topic to explain how to prove an extreme hardship based on health. Certain immigration cases require proof of extreme hardship. Cancellation of removal before the immigration judge and waivers…
Vea Pagina en Español This post examines a critical exceptional hardship factor in I-601 waivers: financial hardship. We have previously discussed how health hardships qualified as an exceptional hardship factor in the I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility. Many I-601 immigration cases seeking a Visa, adjustment of status, certain nonimmigrant statuses, or certain…
Vea Pagina en Español Here at the Ranchod Law Group we take great pride in the waivers we complete for our clients. As we talk to Clients, their needs emerge under the shape nad form of questions we are confronted with on a daily basis – here are the top ten questions new waiver clients…
Vea Pagina en Español Sorting Fact from Fiction: The New Unlawful Presence Waiver In March of this year the USCIS (U.S. Immigration) released a provisional unlawful presence waiver (form I-601a). With this waiver, individuals who are inadmissible to the U.S. for unlawful presence (for example, in the U.S. illegally after entering illegally) can apply for…
In the next few weeks, we will be covering the topic of waivers in the context of adjustment of status. Adjustment of status is the process by which an individual who has a temporary status (a B visa or an F visa, for example) or no status (has an expired visa) can adjust their status…
Vea Pagina en Español Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver Evidence of Extreme Hardship One of the main requirements to getting approved for a provisional unlawful presence waiver is to prove that a qualifying relative will suffer an extreme hardship if you are barred from reentry into the U.S. Naturally, one of the most common questions we…
Vea Pagina en Español Starting March 4, 2013, eligible individuals can apply for the new I601a Waivers.This Waivers will allow certain immediate family members of United States citizens who are in the process of obtaining a visa to obtain a provisional unlawful presence Waivers prior to leaving the U.S. This will allow these individuals to…
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