hey guys,
Below is our near finished HSL in my support by my USC fiancee. it was hard to come up with reasons why she needs me here with her in the US , So hope that what we have below is sufficient enough to grant an approval . I'm including 2 HSL in a the packet , one form my mother that i've posted earlier this week and the letter in this thread . Please take the time to read it and give your honest opinions. We appreciate your time and support .. Thank You :cheerful:
Dear Honorable Officer:
My Name is xxxxx, a U.S citizen born and raised in the United States. I’m writing this letter in support of my fiancé xxxxx application to re-enter the U.S after his removal from the United States for noncriminal reasons. My fiancé and I have already filled an I-129F petition that has been approved on April 17th 2013 (EXHIBIT B). My fiancé was found inadmissible by the U.S consulate in Jordan on July 15th 2013 under section 212(a)(9)(A)(i)(II) and 212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (EXHIBIT A)
Introduction:
Fiance and I met in the U.S in 2007 at our local community Church in Michigan. We were introduced by mutual friends and family and continued our journey together ever since. When fiance informed me that he was ordered removed and had to leave the U.S, I was heartbroken and unsure on how this would affect our relationship. We were so much in love to give it all up, so we decided to give this long distance relationship a shot. It was by far the hardest emotional roller coaster I have ever had to deal with. Our separation continued for over 3 years, yet our love for each other kept growing. On New Years Eve of this year, xxx proposed asking me to marry him. It was the happiest day of my life, knowing that I get to spend the rest of my life with my one and only love. We both knew that in order to make this become a reality, a long and stressful journey was ahead of us because of my fiancé’s prior immigration history. Not allowing my Fiancé to re-enter would lead to severe emotional, financial, and educational Hardship on my behalf, along with the fear of persecution because of my religion and ties to the U.S. living in the Middle East.
Region instability:
The native country of my fiancé is located in what is known to be one of the most unstable regions on earth. The events of the Arab spring, civil wars and conflicts in Syria, Egypt and Iraq along with ongoing conflicts between the Israelis and Palestinians and the recent instability in Jordan, proves that Jordan is an unfit place for a U.S citizen to live and raise a family. The instability in Syria and the influx of over 500,000 Syrian refugees into Jordan, is putting a huge strain on Jordan’s local economy and security. Jordanians are struggling to compete with the many undocumented Syrian’s workers offering cheap labor and the up rise in the crime rate, mainly due to the escape of undocumented criminals from the poorly secured refugee camps, threatening the security of neighboring cities. On October 2013, the Jordan's intelligence department foiled "a major terrorist plot" that targeted "shopping centers, residential areas, diplomats and foreign nationals" in Jordan (EXHIBIT H), the attack was planned by 11 suicide bombers, using booby-trapped cars and rockets smuggled in from Syria. My fiancé’s town is located less than 2 hour away from the Syrian borders and citizens of his town began to take caution against a possible war or a chemical attack similar the one the Syrian regime has undertaken on its own people this past summer. With the possibility of another war lead by the U.S; things are bond to get worst for Jordan and U.S citizens living in the Middle East. ( EXHIBIT I). The Instability in Egypt and the weekly bombing of the natural gas pipe line to Jordan, has forced the Jordanian Government to increase the cost of electricity, cooking gas and fuel, triggering weekly spontaneous, sometimes violent demonstrations destroying properties and blocking of main highways (EXHIBIT J). The Muslim brotherhood in Jordan are taking advantage of this instability forming anti-government riots aimed ultimately at removing the King from power and turning Jordan to a Muslim country under the Sharia Law which basically ignores modern law and strips women of all their rights. (EXHIBIT K) Just recently on August 2nd 2013, U.S embassies and consulates across the Middle East and Asia, including Jordan were shut down due to an al-Qaeda-related terror threat (EXHIBIT L), and a warning was issued by the Department of State to U.S citizens to avoid travel to those regions (EXHIBIT M). Relocating to this part of the world would bring on extreme hardship and fear of being harmed because of my nationality and ties to the U.S.
Religion Hardship:
My Fiancé and I are both practicing Christians. I’m an active member at St. xxxxx Catholic Church in xxxx, MI (EXHIBIT N). I enjoy practicing my religion in the freedom that I currently have living here in the U.S. Relocating to a Muslim country and a part of the world that is known to be violent towards Christians would bring on severe hardship on my behalf. My fiancé’s parents left Jordan 15 years ago due to the fear of persecution for their religion and beliefs. My fiancé’s father’s former business in Jordan was located in a heavily populated Muslim community. During that time his father received daily threats and vandalizing of his business with no help from local police authorities. Leaving him no choice but to shutdown, losing his only source of income and fleeing the country seeking asylum here in the U.S.
A century ago, one out of five Arabs were Christians and according to today’s statistics it has decreased to 1 out of 20. Christian’s persecution in the Middle East is magnified by anti-Americanism and the false belief that Christianity is a “Western creed”. Christian minorities have become scapegoats and held to ransom for the 'crusade' declared by US President George W Bush during the 'war on terror.' The 2003 invasion of Iraq left Iraqi Christians more vulnerable than ever, highlighted by the 2006 beheading of a kidnapped Orthodox priest, Fr Boulos Iskander, and the kidnapping of 17 further priests and two bishops between 2006 and 2010. In Egypt, two Coptic Church in Alexandria were attacked by suicide bombers as parishioners were leaving the midnight mass on January 1, 2011, killing 23 people. Another 13 Copts were killed in violent clashes after a Church in south of Cairo was burnt on March 2011. In Syria, over 300,000 Christians have already fled in fear as foreign jihadists terrorize their city, and On April 22, 2013, two Orthodox bishops were kidnapped by armed men from Kafr Dael, a rebel-controlled area in Syria and remain missing till this day. Many of the anti-Christian attacks in Arab lands have been 'justified' as revenge for anti-Muslim attacks by Christians in the West, such as Florida pastor Terry Jones who burnt the Koran in 2011. The possibility of another war in Syria lead by the U.S and the expansion of the Muslim brotherhood in the Middle East show no promise to Christians living in the Middle East. (EXHIBIT O)
Educational Hardship:
I am currently a Licensed practical nurse (LPN) (EXHIBIT P), with a full time employment at xxxx Healthcare Center in xxxx Michigan (EXHIBIT Q). I’m also continuing my education and currently enrolled in a part time online program at xxxx to earn my associate degree in registered nursing (RN) although this is an online program, exams are given at local testing centers only found in the U.S, so relocating to Jordan and earning this degree is not an option. I’m also currently in a binding contract with the college and my loan provider “JenaMae” and responsible for the required tuition fees whether or not I complete the program. Relocation to Jordan would prevent me from completing the program and defer on my loans harming my chance of qualifying for any financial assistance in the future. (EXHIBIT R)
Upon the completion of my associate program, I plan to attend a local university to earn a bachelors degree in nursing. Unfortunately this option is currently not possible with my current fulltime job schedule and with the added expenses of attending a full time university program. Having my fiancé here with me in the U.S and obtaining a job, would increase my household income, allowing me to cut down on my work hours to be able to attend a fulltime nursing course and earn a higher learning degree.
Continuing my education at a university in Jordan is also not an option, due to language barrier and fear from the recent instability in the Jordanian educational system, highlighted by violence and killings of students by tribal groups (EXHIBIT S). Not having my fiancé here with me in the U.S or relocating to my fiancé’s native Jordan would prevent me from pursuing my educational goals, defer on my current loans and result in the loss of my nursing license that I’ve invested a lot of time and money to achieve.
Health Hardship:
I’m currently registered with the state of Michigan to care for my elderly grandmother xxxx (EXHIBIT T). She is 73 years old and suffers from advanced case of Osteoarthritis and requires my assistance in household chores, daily care and transportation due to the high risk of bone fracture. She also suffers from Hypertension and Diabetes, requiring 3 daily insulin injections, blood sugar monitoring and blood pressure checkup twice a day. Monitoring my grandmother’s blood sugar and initiating the insulin injections at the proper time is very important, failure to do so could result in diabetic induced coma and possible death. As the only qualified nurse in my family that is capable of providing medical attention to my grandmother, relocating to my fiancé’s native Jordan would cause my U.S citizen grandmother severe health hardships.
Since the recent passing of my grandfather and my current fulltime job and schooling, taking care of my grandmother has become a difficult task to accomplish alone. Having my medical qualified fiancé here with me in the U.S would be an extreme help in accomplishing those tasks, enabling me to provide my elderly grandmother with better care and greater deal of attention. My fiancé is fully capable of assisting with the insulin injections and other medical needs, as well as transportation. My grandmother is familiar with my fiancé from attending our local church and she would feel comfortable with him assisting me in those tasks.
My grandmother is also currently being treated for major depression after the recent loss of my grandfather and is in desperate need of my emotional support. My grandmother and I share a very close bond, relocating to a different country and not having me around would lead to more grieve and emotional hardship for the both of us. (EXHIBIT U).
Financial hardship:
As a nurse my current annual salary is 40-45k a year with the potential of increasing to over 60k a year once I complete my pending degree. The General unemployment rate in Jordan currently stands at 13%, youth unemployment rates are 32%. That figure is all the more problematic considering that 60% of Jordan’s population are under the age of 30. The current minimum wage in Jordan is set at $211 USD a month totaling to less than $2500 USD a year (EXHIBIT W). As U.S born citizen that lacks the needed language skills that the work force in Jordan requires, and since both my fiancé and I would fall under the staggering 32% unemployment rate of the youth group, our chance of obtaining a job are very slim. My fiancé is currently is facing those obstacles and is heavily relaying on funding from his parents(EXHIBIT 0).He is currently facing the same complication I would face if I would to relocate to Jordan.
The economy in Jordan is on the decline and the cost of living is increasing at a fast rate. According to Xpatulator.com, a website that provides international cost of living information and calculators that can help determine cost of living indexes. Jordan is currently ranked 134 overall, most expensive places in the world to live, out of the ranked 276 international locations , and Michigan is currently ranked 188 overall out of 276 international locations. Relocating to a country with less annual income and greater cost of living would lead to severe financial hardship. (EXHIBIT W).
Profession Hardship:
My duties as a Nurse requires my full attention and concentration, a slight mistake could lead to severe consequences and possible death to patients if the procedures given to me by other medical staff are not preformed properly. Not seeing my fiancé and the added stress that the immigration process has brought upon me has severely affected my performance at work. Some of my co-workers have noticed my lack of energy, concentration and minor mishaps in performing my job and recommended that I take some time off before causing some irreversible damage to my career (EXHIBIT -). Allowing my fiancé back to the U.S would improve my performance at work by allow me cut down on the hours and getting the proper amount of rest and taking my mind of the thought and stress of him being away wondering how his doing and if will ever be together. My fiancé is also experiencing some problems concerning this area. His a 4th year medical student and currently unable to graduate and obtain his medical license without completing his final training here in the U.S. Approving this waiver would allow him to purse his career and obtain his medical license. (EXHIBIT -).
Language Hardship:
My fiancé’s weak Arabic skills and my total lack of understanding and speaking the Arabic language would severely impair our abilities to accomplish simple daily tasks. It would prevent me from practicing my career as a nurse, a career that I’ve worked hard to achieve and enjoy doing. It would interfere with practicing of my religion and attending church services, assuming they are all done in Arabic. The language barrier might prevent me from making friends affecting my social life due to the lack of understanding and culture difference. Relocating to a country with a native language other than English would bring on some social, cultural, and professional hardships on my behalf.
Family Ties:
Family unity is an important value of the United States of America and the actions to "assure family unity' are part of the intent of the U.S. immigration law. Both My fiancé and I have family ties in the U.S. My fiancé’s parents and siblings are all legal permanent residents currently working and living in the U.S (EXHIBIT D). My fiancé also has uncles, cousins and a Grandmother that are U.S citizens, and very little family ties back in Jordan. My parents and three siblings are U.S citizens living and working in Michigan (EXHIBIT X) and I currently have no family ties in Jordan. I grow up in a very close family that cherished family values and family unity, leaving my family in the U.S and moving to a country thousands of miles away would be devastating to them, worsening my mother current depression and anxiety (EXHIBIT xx). Relocating to Jordan or denial of the waiver would lead to severe emotional hardship for me, my family and my fiancé’s family.
Negative effect on Local U.S community:
The passage of the new “Affordable Care Act”, providing coverage to an additional 38 million Americans, will increase the need for qualified medical personal and add to the already current shortage of doctors and nurses here in the U.S. Experts say that the United States is currently experiencing shortage of qualified medical personal, that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Due to this Shortage the United States might have to import trained foreign nurses because so many U.S. nursing jobs are unfilled. An estimated 116,000 registered nurse positions are unfilled at U.S. hospitals and nearly 100,000 jobs go vacant in nursing homes (EXHIBIT V). Being that both my fiancé and I are involved in the medical field, allowing him to return and not relocating to my fiancé’s native Jordan, would benefit this ongoing issue instead of aiding the shortage and harming our local U.S community.
Additional Factors to Consider:
My fiancé Bishara was raised as an American, he has been in the United States since the age of 11, his friends, family and memories are here in the U.S., Jordan is unfamiliar to him and the U.S is his home. A year ago, the Secretary of Homeland Security announced the passing of a new act that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The requirements are listed below:
1. Came to the United States under the age of sixteen;
2. Have continuously resided in the United States for a least five years preceding the date of this memorandum and are present in the United States on the date of this memorandum;
3. Are currently in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate, or are honorably discharged veterans of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States;
4. Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety;
5. Not above the age of thirty
My fiancé would’ve met all the above requirements if he had decided to appeal the judge’s final order, or decided to not comply with the order and remain in the U.S illegally till the passage of this law. I hope that you would consider my fiancé’s actions by complying with the judge’s orders and his current actions by taking the proper steps towards immigration as positive factors and true representation of his character.
I’m proud of my U.S. citizenship; I love my country and can never picture myself living anywhere else away from my family, friends and memories. I also love my fiancé so much, it would be heartbreaking to choose between him and all the blessings that God has blessed me with here in the U.S. My fiancé is a good man and has a lot to offer this great nation. He is a year away from becoming a Dr and his presence here would benefit the U.S. His lack of criminal record and history of good moral would proves he would cause no harm to the U.S if admitted. He has many family ties here in the U.S and very few in his native country. Denying our application and leaving the U.S would cause me, my family and my fiancé’s family a lot of hardship. I’m kindly requesting that you grant my fiancé permission to reenter the U.S so that he could reunite with my and his family. Your Kind consideration to this request is greatly appreciated.
Kindest Regards,