Hi, I'm Sharon, an immigration attorney in Los Angeles, California. In this video, I'm going to talk about the provisional waiver for unlawful presence. Today, a young man came into my office with kids aged around five, seven, and nine. If I recall correctly, they went through someone who claimed to know about immigration paperwork and got their petition approved. Then, this person said, "You know what? We're gonna send you to Mexico, be ready for your interview." They all went together during the summertime. However, they didn't have to do that. They paid for the plane tickets, immigration fees, hotel, and everything. There, the immigration officer told the mom that she couldn't enter the US as an immigrant unless she either spent ten years outside or got a waiver approved for her unlawful presence in the US. This situation happens frequently. People find out outside the US that they will have this ten-year punishment. Now, why does this punishment apply? It applies because she has been in the US since at least April 1st, 1997. From that date onwards, her unlawful presence in the US starts counting. Any unlawful presence she accumulated since April 1st, 1997, is included in the count. The moment she left for her interview, the punishment started due to having spent more than one year of unlawful presence in the US. Because of that, she was given the ten-year punishment. Now, she has to wait outside, possibly for years, either for a waiver in the best-case scenario or to complete the ten-year period and prove that she spent ten years outside before emigrating. It breaks my heart because I see this situation very often. It's heartbreaking because the family had hopes and here they are, thinking of doing something for the good of their case, only to...
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