Being late on the appeal.
Im assisting a friend whos working on bringing his daughter here to US.
The reason for denial, was, failure to provide original copy of marriage certificate. (not exact quote, I dont have the document at hand). He has this document, and it was his intention to send it, originally, however since hes lacking English, this was done through the translator at local international institute, who failed to mail the original copy, he only sent the translated version.
He received the denial letter, more than a month ago, however he wasnt in the states at the time, and only came back with couple days left on the appeal (he has 30 days). When he seen the translator again, he told him to come back the following week, (making it late), he assured him it was fine, probably just to get him off his back, afternoon on a Friday.
He came back following week, and then the translator told him it was too late and he should apply for i-130 again. (the last one took 3 years).
The way I see it, he has to get an attorney, in order to get his daughter here any time soon, however whats the chances of the attorney being effective in situation like this? Could appeal still be done, even though hes late, or does he in fact have to go through all of it again?
Although he can document his absence and do it himself but since he is not very efficient with english a Attorney is strongly recommended.
What was denied, the I-130 or the I-485? Is his daughter inside or outside the US? Under or over 21? Is he a US citizen?
The answers to those questions affect the available options.
What was denied, the I-130 or the I-485? Is his daughter inside or outside the US? Under or over 21? Is he a US citizen?
The answers to those questions affect the available options.
Definitely I-130, shes outside of US, never been here, over 21, (she also has husband/kids), and yes hes a US citizen.