MY WIFE AND I WENT TO THE US IN 1997 ON A TOURIST VISA, BUT WE OVERSTAYED IT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. DO WE STILL HAVE TO FILL OUT THE WAIVER?
Asked on Aug 25th, 2020 on Immigration - California
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HELLO. MY NAME IS FERNANDO AND MY DAUGHTER IS TURNING 21 YEARS OLD IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR AND SHE IS ABOUT TO FILL OUT FORM I-130 FOR MY WIFE AND I, PARENTS. SHE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN BY BIRTH AND I DO HAVE A QUESTION: MY WIFE AND I WENT TO THE US IN 1997 ON A TOURIST VISA, BUT WE OVERSTAYED IT FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. SO, WE CAME BACK TO BRAZIL IN 2007, ALMOST 13 YEARS AGO, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SHE (DAUGHTER) CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SEND THE SEPARATED FORMS I-130 FOR BOTH OF US, WITHOUT HAVING TO FILL OUT ANOTHER FORM, THE I-601 -WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY. IN OTHER WORDS, BEING AWAY FROM THE US FOR MORE THAN 13 YEARS WILL DO IT, OR DO WE STILL HAVE TO FILL OUT THE WAIVER? THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK... APPRECIATE IT.
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