Hi,
I have a question with which im hoping someone would be able to help.
My family has a successful business overseas for which I am to eventually take over when the time is right. I had been sent by my family to USA for studies (F-1) and knowing very well who I was to get married to we decided to complete the formalities here itself so I may visit back and forth with wife to see family and not have to wait for visas each time. It didnt seem like a big deal back then. The problem is that the application was filed over a year and half ago and at that stage we had no idea it would take this long and I would have returned instead of overstaying while waiting for my status to adjust. In other words I screwed myself from being able to travel back and forth freely on non-immigrant visa.
I was told that the USCIS needs 6 additional months (4 from now) to make a decision as they are reviewing my case. Our patience was running really thin as I have extreme pressure to return and take over my family's business. We were making a decision to just return and abandon the application and the associated stress since we do not plan to live here anyways. The problem is that we got a email from our lawyer that a Stokes is scheduled for us in the coming few weeks.
Now whats screwing with our heads is, should we decide to not attend the interview and ask for extension and meanwhile leave would we (me in this case) be slapped with a section 240© lifetime ban ?! I just came across it on google and it freaked us out. What if they send us a notice of voluntary departure and we leave ?! We have absolutely no desire to unneccesarily harass ourselves with stokes when as I said we dont plan to stay here. I just don't want to get perma banned should i wish to visit 10-15 years later to with kids to show them where we grew up or disneyland etc.
Thanks
I have a question with which im hoping someone would be able to help.
My family has a successful business overseas for which I am to eventually take over when the time is right. I had been sent by my family to USA for studies (F-1) and knowing very well who I was to get married to we decided to complete the formalities here itself so I may visit back and forth with wife to see family and not have to wait for visas each time. It didnt seem like a big deal back then. The problem is that the application was filed over a year and half ago and at that stage we had no idea it would take this long and I would have returned instead of overstaying while waiting for my status to adjust. In other words I screwed myself from being able to travel back and forth freely on non-immigrant visa.
I was told that the USCIS needs 6 additional months (4 from now) to make a decision as they are reviewing my case. Our patience was running really thin as I have extreme pressure to return and take over my family's business. We were making a decision to just return and abandon the application and the associated stress since we do not plan to live here anyways. The problem is that we got a email from our lawyer that a Stokes is scheduled for us in the coming few weeks.
Now whats screwing with our heads is, should we decide to not attend the interview and ask for extension and meanwhile leave would we (me in this case) be slapped with a section 240© lifetime ban ?! I just came across it on google and it freaked us out. What if they send us a notice of voluntary departure and we leave ?! We have absolutely no desire to unneccesarily harass ourselves with stokes when as I said we dont plan to stay here. I just don't want to get perma banned should i wish to visit 10-15 years later to with kids to show them where we grew up or disneyland etc.
Thanks