Five Years ago my wife was sold a forged invitation to the U.S..She presented it with a request for temporary visitors visa to the US with the US consulate. They approved it. Uknown to her at the time, first of all that it was a phony, second that the forger had someone working on the inside at the consulate.
In the US we met and have been married ever since, including her child who by the way has been a straight A student since he has been here. They both have green cards. She has commited no crimes ever in her life, here or her home country.
Last year we visited her family in her home country and she was arrested for having used that document. As it turns out the police had arrested the forger and to ease his sentence he gave all the names he sold documents to. She was placed in a prison for two weeks which is simply a routine in her country for anyone who is not available at the time a warrant for arrest is issued.
Had we not gone there until a year later her so called crime would have exceeded its
limitaion and nothing would have been done. The whole thing is in proccess in the courts with about 20 other people all who purchased forged documents. Her attorney was never allowed to present her case to a judge, they were not interested in hearing anyones defense. She has not been convicted of any crime and probably will not be. But we
don't know when this will conclude.
She wants to apply for citizenship. Will this incident if she tells the truth on the application keep her from getting it.?
Please help
Joe
In the US we met and have been married ever since, including her child who by the way has been a straight A student since he has been here. They both have green cards. She has commited no crimes ever in her life, here or her home country.
Last year we visited her family in her home country and she was arrested for having used that document. As it turns out the police had arrested the forger and to ease his sentence he gave all the names he sold documents to. She was placed in a prison for two weeks which is simply a routine in her country for anyone who is not available at the time a warrant for arrest is issued.
Had we not gone there until a year later her so called crime would have exceeded its
limitaion and nothing would have been done. The whole thing is in proccess in the courts with about 20 other people all who purchased forged documents. Her attorney was never allowed to present her case to a judge, they were not interested in hearing anyones defense. She has not been convicted of any crime and probably will not be. But we
don't know when this will conclude.
She wants to apply for citizenship. Will this incident if she tells the truth on the application keep her from getting it.?
Please help
Joe
