Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney's Association

Ray,
Thank you for the info!! At the time I did not want to jepardize the
sponsorship.
Ty
> Ty,
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> Ability to sponsor fiance is proven by submitting an I-864
Affidavit of Support and is solely based on the sponsor's income.
The form does not ask whether the sponsor ever filed BK. If
sponsor's income is insufficient, co-sponsors or alternative
sponsors can be obtained. You should not have turned that person
away!
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> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 1:21 PM
> To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [cdcbaa] Effect of bk filing on immigration
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> Brian,
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> I've got more than twenty of these cases under my belt with no
problems
> reported by the clients. I've only had one person I turned away.
This
> person was sponsoring a fiancee for immigration purposes and I
told here
> that she might not be able to prove to INS that she could
financially
> support her fiancee if she filed a BK!
>
> >Reply-To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
> >To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [cdcbaa] Effect of bk filing on immigration
> >Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:26:15 -0000
> >
> >
> >Potential client wants to file a ch 7. She is a resident alien,
here
> >legally. She is in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen
of
> >the U.S. No criminal background, no potentially non dischargeable
> >debts.
> >
> >Does anyone know whether a bk filing could adversely impact the
> >naturalization process? Thanks.
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Ty,
Ability to sponsor fiance is proven by submitting an I-864 Affidavit of Support and is solely based on the sponsor's income. The form does not ask whether the sponsor ever filed BK. If sponsor's income is insufficient, co-sponsors or alternative sponsors can be obtained. You should not have turned that person away!
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I would think, also, that section 525 dealing with bankruptcy
discrimination, deals with the issue.
Louis J. Esbin, Esq.
Law Offices of Louis J. Esbin
27951 Smyth Drive, Suite 108
Valencia, CA 91355-4049
Dial: 661.257.3636
Fax: 661.257.3297
Louis.Esbinlaw@sbcglobal.net
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> I have had this issue before. As far as I know, as long as there is
no fraud
> should be no issue. INS cares about taxes and fraud.
> CS
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> Charles Shamash, Esq.
> Caceres & Shamash, LLP
> 8383 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010
> Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2409
> Phone: (323) 852-1600 X 101
> Facsimile: (323) 852-9009
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> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:26 PM
> To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [cdcbaa] Effect of bk filing on immigration
>
>
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> Potential client wants to file a ch 7. She is a resident alien,
here
> legally. She is in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen
of
> the U.S. No criminal background, no potentially non dischargeable
> debts.
>
> Does anyone know whether a bk filing could adversely impact the
> naturalization process? Thanks.
>
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>
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>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links

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Brian,
I've got more than twenty of these cases under my belt with no problems
reported by the clients. I've only had one person I turned away. This
person was sponsoring a fiancee for immigration purposes and I told here
that she might not be able to prove to INS that she could financially
support her fiancee if she filed a BK!
>Reply-To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
>To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [cdcbaa] Effect of bk filing on immigration
>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:26:15 -0000
>
>
>Potential client wants to file a ch 7. She is a resident alien, here
>legally. She is in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen of
>the U.S. No criminal background, no potentially non dischargeable
>debts.
>
>Does anyone know whether a bk filing could adversely impact the
>naturalization process? Thanks.
>
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>

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I concur, also of the antidiscrimination clause under Title 11.
Joseph Ore
Debtesq@aol.com
I concur, also of the antidiscrimination clause under Title 11.

Joseph Ore
Debtesq@aol.com

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BK does not affect naturalization. On the form N-600 the question is not
even asked. If she has been convicted of BK fraud (fed. felony) that would be
an issue.
BK does not affect naturalization. On the form N-600 thequestion is not even asked. If she has been convicted of BK fraud (fed.
felony) that would be an issue.

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No. FYI, most naturalized citizens also petition other family members to
come into the U.S. at which point an Affidavit of Support is submitted
to the INS (now called the BCIS) attesting that the petitioned alien
would not be a burden to the government. However, this affidavit is
supported by the petitioner's income alone (if insufficient, alternative
sponsors could be obtained to sign the affidavit) and the issue of
whether the petitioner ever filed BK does not even come up in that
instance.
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I have had this issue before. As far as I know, as long as there is no fraud
should be no issue. INS cares about taxes and fraud.
CS
Charles Shamash, Esq.
Caceres & Shamash, LLP
8383 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1010
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2409
Phone: (323) 852-1600 X 101
Facsimile: (323) 852-9009
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 4:26 PM
To: cdcbaa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [cdcbaa] Effect of bk filing on immigration
Potential client wants to file a ch 7. She is a resident alien, here
legally. She is in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen of
the U.S. No criminal background, no potentially non dischargeable
debts.
Does anyone know whether a bk filing could adversely impact the
naturalization process? Thanks.
Yahoo! Groups Links

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Potential client wants to file a ch 7. She is a resident alien, here
legally. She is in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen of
the U.S. No criminal background, no potentially non dischargeable
debts.
Does anyone know whether a bk filing could adversely impact the
naturalization process? Thanks.

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