thatsonlyme
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First of all, hello everybody.
Now, here's my story.
I came to usa from bosnia 4 years ago on j1 visa with an idea of changing my status later to f1 or some other visa that would eventually get me permanent resident status.
However things don't always go as planed. I met this russian girl who had the same j1 visa and we fell in love instantly. due to insufficient funds at the time, we couldn't change our status and overstayed our visas for 3 years. All we wanted was to stay together moving to russia or bosnia wasn't an option mainly because of language barrier. we were hoping that immigration reform will give us an option to adjust our status later, so we stayed out of trouble, paid our taxes and tried to live normal life.
few days ago, ICE knocked on our door and took us into custody. we were released the next day on minimum bond thanks to officers who arrested us and who were genuinely nice to us and very helpful.
according to many lawyers we contacted, now we have two options: voluntary departure and asylum. another option is a private bill which is almost impossible to get, but we'll try it anyways.
most likely I'll try to apply for asylum and we'll have to get married to consolidate our cases.
our lawyers said that bosnia is now considered democratic country (what a joke) and asylum will most likely be denied.
I'd like to know what documents are valid proof when applying for asylum?
I'm serbian national born in bosnia. during bosnian war I spent 4 years in serbia as a refugee. my dad was tortured and almost killed, but there is no record about that and my dad passed away few years ago so he cannot testify. after war I returned to bosnia and was beaten multiple times on religious basis, however I never reported that. also I was arrested for attack on a police officer and held in custody for seven days together with my other serbian friend, while my muslim friend who was with us was released. those charges were bogus, as we had never attacked police officers.
would documents related to my case together with testimony of my beating from my mom and step father be enough to apply for asylum or some other documents are required?
all constructive advices are welcome, and please refrain from "go where you came from" and similar comments. maybe some of you are ready to give up at the first obstacle in life but I'll be fighting till the end for the woman I love!
thank you
Now, here's my story.
I came to usa from bosnia 4 years ago on j1 visa with an idea of changing my status later to f1 or some other visa that would eventually get me permanent resident status.
However things don't always go as planed. I met this russian girl who had the same j1 visa and we fell in love instantly. due to insufficient funds at the time, we couldn't change our status and overstayed our visas for 3 years. All we wanted was to stay together moving to russia or bosnia wasn't an option mainly because of language barrier. we were hoping that immigration reform will give us an option to adjust our status later, so we stayed out of trouble, paid our taxes and tried to live normal life.
few days ago, ICE knocked on our door and took us into custody. we were released the next day on minimum bond thanks to officers who arrested us and who were genuinely nice to us and very helpful.
according to many lawyers we contacted, now we have two options: voluntary departure and asylum. another option is a private bill which is almost impossible to get, but we'll try it anyways.
most likely I'll try to apply for asylum and we'll have to get married to consolidate our cases.
our lawyers said that bosnia is now considered democratic country (what a joke) and asylum will most likely be denied.
I'd like to know what documents are valid proof when applying for asylum?
I'm serbian national born in bosnia. during bosnian war I spent 4 years in serbia as a refugee. my dad was tortured and almost killed, but there is no record about that and my dad passed away few years ago so he cannot testify. after war I returned to bosnia and was beaten multiple times on religious basis, however I never reported that. also I was arrested for attack on a police officer and held in custody for seven days together with my other serbian friend, while my muslim friend who was with us was released. those charges were bogus, as we had never attacked police officers.
would documents related to my case together with testimony of my beating from my mom and step father be enough to apply for asylum or some other documents are required?
all constructive advices are welcome, and please refrain from "go where you came from" and similar comments. maybe some of you are ready to give up at the first obstacle in life but I'll be fighting till the end for the woman I love!
thank you