More good news on the J Waiver front! Our client, a Brazilian national, is married to a United States citizen who was working towards his master’s degree, who had a long-standing career with a well-known company, and who ran a small business on the side. With all of these things going on, he had a lot to lose if he had to relocate to Brazil for two years to be with his wife. We argued that because of his ties to the U.S. —including financial obligations— that relocation would impose exceptional hardship; we also highlighted unfavorable conditions in Brazil like high crime and prevalence of communicable diseases that would add to the hardship.
What was interesting in this case was that the two had already experienced separation, so the United States citizen husband, despite all of the hardship, was not willing to remain behind while his wife was in Brazil for two years.
During their short separation, he engaged in unhealthy coping mechanisms which affected his work. Luckily, she was able to return and prevent him from financial ruin. USCIS issued an onerous RFE which The Ranchod Law Group was able to successfully overcome.
Additional information in this subject:
- J-1 Visa Success Story: Egyptian national, Form I-612 Waiver Approval
- I-612 Hardship Waiver Approval Success Story for Canadian Native
- J-1 Hardship Waiver for Egyptian Client with Government Funding
- I-612 hardship waiver approval success story and approval letter
- I-612 Waiver Approval and Success Story
- I-612 Waiver Approval: Applied March 9, 2016 Approved July 28, 2016
- I-612 Waiver Approval: Applied Jan 28 2016 Approved July 14, 2016
- I-612 Waiver Approval: July 14, 2016
- I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement
This is great news for your client! Sounds like a complicated case with the prior separation, but highlighting the hardship of both relocation and separation was a smart strategy.