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Hmm... another related question: I have heard many private lawyers offer a free half-hour initial consultation. Is this generally the case among immigration lawyers as well?

He just told me something that might shed light on why he'd owe more taxes. Apparently the wrong number of dependents was on the tax forms that the company used throughout the year to determine how much to deduct from each paycheck. If the number of dependents claimed was higher than 1...

OK. I wasn't sure if the rules were different for the undocumented. It would have been so screwy if the IRS would require him to stay until he'd paid everything he owes through paycheck deductions, while INS/ICE wants him to leave ASAP since he's not here legally. If that had happened, it would...

New question: If he owes taxes to the IRS, does that have to come from garnishing wages in the US, or if he comes up with the money some other way, can he just send them a check? Would this cause problems at the border in the event we try to leave, even if he is paid up? I know when I owe more...

Oh, for what little difference it makes, I found out yesterday that when I visit his family this summer, I will take the following documents back to the US for him: * A current Guatemalan passport * A Guatemalan birth certificate * A current Guatemalan driver's license. He has one now with him...

How long do removal proceedings take? And is it something for which he and/or I would have to pay money? I imagine there could be lawyer fees if he is entitled to representation, and also court costs which at least in other courts are assessed to the guilty party. I don't like the idea of...

Yes, I was wondering how he would prove when he left the US if going to INS/ICE to say, "Hey, I'm leaving, catch you in ten years," is not a good idea. It would be nice to have proof in addition to a stack of bills and paychecks from the past ten years in Guatemala, that's for sure. I'm not...

Hi Cherr, thank you for responding to this thread. I'm a little bit confused by your first paragraph--are you saying I will need to apply for an extreme hardship waiver before the ten-year-ban? Or is that the first form in the process after the ban? I know there is no form that costs tens of...

Absolutely, we're going to seek competent counsel as soon as I get back to the US. We wouldn't do anything just based on what someone told me on the internet. :p Why do you say you would be very careful about turning yourself into ICE? I had this idea in my head that might be part of the...

Hi, I´m new to Immigration Portal, and I´m new to immigration in general. So, I have questions that are probably rather ignorant. Please forgive me for that--I want to learn. I am planning to find a good immigration lawyer when I return to the US in June, but I´d like to find out what I can in...