h4 212(a)

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royss007

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after careful review of ur application for dependent visa, we
have concerns that u may be likely to become public charges in the united states
. according to section 212(A)(4) of the immigration & nutralization act, a
public charge is someone who is likely to become primarily dependent on the
government for subsistence or institutionalization for long-term care at
government expense.

you are welcome to submit any information that u or ur principal relative
believe could serve establish that u or ur family will not become public charges
in the alternative , u or ur principal may wish to explain the reasons why ur
principal's earnings were so low.

can anybody faced this kind of a situation before

this was given to my wife
anybody who has faced this kind of situation before please let me know what to do abt this

thanks
siddarth
 
What is your salary? Did you receive pay checks for the entire period you worked? Were you ever "benched"?
 
yeah

i was benched for quite a lot of months in 2001


in apr 2002 i was on the job for next one year then i again started on another project in june 2003
in 2003 i was india for two months
now i am working in chicago

my salary would be 38 k on the paycheck

hope this helps

sidd
 
Benching without pay is illegal and you as the beneficiary pay the price in the form of visa refusals. Recently US consulates have been refusing visas (both H1 and H4) if the principal was benched without pay or if the employer was a "body shop" and/or has had immigration violations/labor dept complaints in the past.

38K in chicago is probably below poverty line, that is why the consulate feels that you cannot support your wife on this kind of salary.
 
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