This is the sample paper from me and the bottom ones are other samples. Please use my samples as more of a focus point. I numbered the reasons. I would like to detail the reasons and with the facts. And overall the paper can be convincing enough.
Thank you
So the topic is due to all these reasons I would like to bring my dad. I need my dads support mentally and as a help to me and my family.
1I am currently a widow and bread maker of my family.
2. I have two children 5 and 14 who are underage. My daughter had a very difficult time after dad passed. She had depression and to the point, she cut herself. Which I reached to a specialist.
My son just this past April was diagnosed with Autism( explanation of autistic kids and how parents needs to involve with their care and overall living). He is dependent on me. He needs several therapies.
3 I was also diagnosed with liver problems. Liver cirrhosis and hypertension (explanation of liver cirrhosis and hypertension
.) always tired, unable to work, taking medication that has side effects for example kidney problems that also leads to kidney failure, too much lactic acid in the blood which is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. I face every day aching pain in my bone due to this medication. Currently, I am treated by a liver specialist.
4I am facing difficulty medically, mentally, and financially.
5I lost my husband due to ALS this past December after taking care of him for 2 years. He had battled with muscle atrophy for 2 years significantly till his lung muscles took the hit and passed with respiratory failure. Due to taking care of my husband I couldnt able to work and we used our savings. He was the greatest dad, husband, and father. I am facing a financial struggle but I have medical problems and I have to take care of my son who needs my help due to his medical condition and keep an eye on my daughter who is scared sometimes due to her mental instability.
6 Since I lost him, I have also facing mental instability such as anxiety, stress and depression. Facing the death of my husband and I always worried about what is going to happen if I get very sick. Who will take care of my children? How will they survive till they get old enough? I have difficulty sleeping or staying asleep.
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FAMILY BACKGROUND
I met XXXXX, in September of 2014, and we began dating at that time. Over the next few months, we fell deeply in love with each other. Over the next few months, we were constantly together and found that our compatibility was remarkable. We just hit it off really well and she captured my heart. We ended up getting engaged on New Years Day January 1, 2015. We then talked about taking a trip together about midyear of 2015. We just wanted to take a trip and get away together for a few weeks. We then started to plan this trip and as it turned out my step-son (ZZZZ) decided to join the Airforce and was going to be graduating around midyear. We talked about incorporating his graduation ceremony from boot camp into our trip. As time passed, my fiancé back then (XXXXX) and I discussed various places for taking a trip together. We ended up deciding on going to Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon (See Exhibit 2). We also decided that we could then stop by San Antonio, TX for my step-sons graduation ceremony. Well as time passed (few months later), our conversation turned into the possibly of getting married while in Las Vegas. At this time we started planning our small but personal wedding together in Las Vegas, we ended up getting married on June 20, 2015 (See Exhibit 3, 4A and 4B). We have been pretty much inseparable since we met just over 3 years ago. We have been working for quite some time trying to get my wife, XXXXXs, status changed so that she can be with me permanently in the United States through the rest of our lives. My wife, XXXXX, is my best friend and my most favorite person in the world. She has had such a positive impact on my life and my character. I can honestly say that I would not be the person that I am today if it were not for her. She is an amazing wife and mother in so many ways. I am so happy to be sharing my life with her. I do not like spending time away from her and cannot even imagine living apart from her for extended periods of time. I plead that you will approve our plea and commitment to sharing our lives with one another and our families. Please consider our case and forgive my wife, XXXXX, for her illegal presence in the United States. Below, I have listed the extreme hardships that would be caused towards me, /YOUR NAME/, and our family if my wife, XXXXX, is denied a change of status and admission to the United States on a permanent basis.
EXTREME MEDICAL HARDSHIP TO US CITIZEN
I am currently the primary proxy for my mother, AAAA. I presently help with taking care of both her financial and medical needs (See Exhibit 5). She is currently 75 years old and has various health issues. My mother has been diagnosed with diverticulitis, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety, and other ailments (See Exhibit 6). In the past she has also been subjected to strokes (See Exhibit 6). Due to her medical condition, I need to maintain contact with her in order to monitor it. With that being said, I need to be within reasonable distance in order to respond promptly in the event of an emergency medical condition. I fear that if I were to relocate to Mongolia my mothers health would potentially deteriorate. Additionally, I am extremely close with my mother, she has been a great source of inspiration to me. Without her, I would probably not be the man that I am today. I also believe that since my mother has anxiety, if I were to relocate to Mongolia, she would be subjected to additional and unnecessary panic attacks. This would not help with her current medical condition. The thought of moving so far away from her is very disheartening to me.
In addition to my mothers medical condition and my familys medical history, Im predisposed to potential medical issues myself. I presently suffer from ulcerative colitis (UC), diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux, anxiety and potentially have diverticulosis (See Exhibit 7). It has been brought to my attention that I may be at risk of developing any of the other medical conditions listed because they appear to run in my family. Also due to my mothers diagnosis and the long-lasting stress of this immigration proceeding, I am at risk of developing potential heart disease. I feel that if I am in Mongolia that I may not be able to receive adequate medical attention at a facility there. If that were to happen or if any symptoms were left untreated, this could lead to potential heart failure, stroke or even death. The excess amount of stress that Im already experiencing due to these proceedings could potentially be amplified if I were forced to be living in Mongolia. Thus it would potentially raise the possibility of mental or medical distress to me.
In 1967 Thomas H. Holmes, M.D. and Richard H. Rahe, M.D. published The Social Readjustment Rating Scale in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research. This scale uses the weighing of Life Changes as a way to be able to predict the vulnerability of a person to medical illness (See Exhibit 8). Significant life changes, both positive and negative, are significant variables in the development of potential medical illness. It is not possible to predict which illness may occur, but a degree of vulnerability can be predicted.
The following are the predictive ranges of the Holmes-Rahe Social Readjustment Scale: LCU <150> 300: 80% chance of illness or injury in a 2 year period.
I applied this scale on the assumed basis that I was forced to move to Mongolia with my wife. I also included all variables that would affect my life as a result of doing this. My score using this instrument was an astounding 477, with the following analysis, The score indicates a potential major life crisis and is highly predictive (80%) of serious physical illness within the next 2 years. However, if my wife, XXXXX were able to remain in the U.S., this would help with eliminating the hardships / stress factors that I would be subjected to, thus reducing the score dramatically to 128, effectively being no significant risk. I am already experiencing a high level of psychological stress due to the immigration process. I can only assume that any vulnerability to potential illness would be further aggravated by the additional psychological hardship that Im already experiencing.
EXTREME FINANCIAL HARSHIP TO US CITIZEN
Relocating to Mongolia would be financially distressing to me because of the debt we owe in the United States. The total amount of debt we owe is approximately $200,000.00. Our monthly bills consist of one motor vehicle loan, house payment, student loans, credit cards, utilities, medical bills, other miscellaneous bills, home and motor vehicle insurance (See Exhibit 09 to 09H). I would not be able to afford making the minimum monthly payment towards these bills if we were to relocate to Mongolia.
I am currently employed as a /YOUR OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYER/. (See Exhibits 10A and 10B). Ive been employed with /YOUR EMPLOYER/. for two years and have established great friendships with many of my co-workers. If I were to relocate to Mongolia, I would lose all of my future retirement and healthcare benefits from my employer which is not replaceable. Health insurance is one of our familys most important needs. Without it, having one serious illness or accident could wipe out our family financially. This would have an extremely devastating effect on my current health and mental state. Under my current plan prescriptions are very inexpensive as are doctor visits (See Exhibit 11). Health insurance would no longer be an option if I were to relocate to Mongolia, due to my employer providing the health care insurance. Concern for my current health conditions and the lack of treatment available would cause me to have much more anxiety / stress than I need.
If I gave up my job in the United States and moved to Mongolia it would also give me extra anxiety and stress due to losing a substantial part of my retirement. I am currently enrolled in my companies 401K and contribute 15% of my income to it (See Exhibits 12A and 12B). If I were to leave my current company and move to Mongolia this would be impossible to maintain with the current rate of wages there. My other retirement plans (See Exhibits 13A to 13D) would be prematurely drawn upon in order to survive in Mongolia, thus eliminating any potential retirement funds at retirement age. I would also not be contributing to my Social Security Fund so that would also decrease from its current value, if I continued to contribute until retirement age it would be $2000 per month (See Exhibit 14). All of these would create a substantial financial hardship at retirement age.
If I were to relocate to Mongolia, I would have to leave my job with absolutely no prospect to look forward to. Aside from my wife and family, my career is my greatest passion. In the United States I have the opportunity to expand my knowledge and have greater career opportunities. Also if Im in the United States I have the ability to further my education if I so want but if I go to Mongolia that opportunity would be taken away. This would be a severe hardship for me because any educational opportunity for myself would be nonexistent. Additionally, it would be impossible to work as a /YOUR OCCUPATION/ in Mongolia due to only being able to speak English, this would create and extreme language barrier. I also do not know how to read or write Mongolian so it does not make it possible for me to be successful there. It also means that I would not be able to have a meaningful career if I were to relocate to Mongolia. Thus since it would be impossible for me to maintain my professional career in Mongolia, my professional standing and career would be ruined. This would contribute to unnecessary stress for me and cause an extreme financial burden.
The unemployment rate in Mongolia reached 10.4% in 2016 with about 21.6% of the population is living below the poverty level. Furthermore, unemployment rate for men is 12.3% (Website http://www.mn.undp.org/content/mongolia/en/home/countryinfo.html). By me leaving the United States, I would be forced to terminate my current employment. My wife, XXXXX and I would have great difficulty in finding new permanent employment in Mongolia.
The minimum wage in Mongolia is about 192,000 Mongolian tögrög ($87) per month, and you have no benefits (Website https://www.minimum-wage.org/international/mongolia). Even with both of us working, there would be a great possibility that we would live at or near poverty levels. It would also mean that my credit rating would be probably destroyed. I would be unable to maintain any monthly bill payments that I have in the United States. My current earning allows me to pay my bills as well as provide money to my family so that we may maintain a reasonable and secure standard of living. I am a person who genuinely helps stimulate the economy. In Mongolia, without my current salary to rely upon (See Exhibit 15A to 15G), not only would we be subjected to the extreme hardship of living in horrifically sub-standard conditions, but also we would have nothing to return to in the United States, except damaged credit. However, with XXXX staying in the United States, she would be gainfully employed and we would be without the burden of maintaining a second household. Our current combined income would allow us to quickly pay our debts and maintain a reasonable and secure standard of living (See Exhibit 16).
EXTREME HARDSHIP TO US CITIZEN S FAMILY
I was born and raised in the United States, my entire family lives nearby or within a reasonable distance. I have absolutely no immediate family members related to me in Mongolia. I am exceptionally close and emotionally dependent on my family in the United States. I lived with my family throughout my life, I joined the United States Navy in 1982 (See Exhibit 17A and 17B). I was away from my family during deployments and that was a hard time for me. My family is very important to me; being separated from them would be devastating. The longest I have been without my family is approximately 7 months while deployed with the United States Navy. I served my country until January 1993 and I now live no further than a few hours from where my mother currently resides. I do not feel as though we would be able to see each other as frequently if I were to move to Mongolia. With the wages in Mongolia being so low I would not be able to afford visits back to the United States to see my family on a regular basis. Also with my mothers medical conditions it would be hard for me to respond to her needs.
Should I move to Mongolia I would not be able to afford plane tickets, averaging $800 -$1,400, per person to visit my family and phone calls would be too expensive to make very often (See Exhibit 18). This would greatly add to the stress of residing in Mongolia, and is likely to trigger depression. Being separated from my full, close, and loving family will create great emotional distress and hardship on me and to my family, all of whom are United States citizens. If my wife, XXXXX, is not allowed to stay in the United States, I will never be with my entire family at the same time.
SPECIAL FACTORS
Mongolia has serious problems with environmental issues. Mongolia is facing desertification, inadequate water supply, both air and water pollution. The presence of the Gobi Desert in the southeastern part of the country and mountains in the northwest provide natural limits to the amount of agricultural land. Most products have to be imported into the region which affects what is available to the people. There is also discrimination based on religion, both police and government corruption in the country. I am unaccustomed to having to navigate in such a society. It is unlikely that I could do so with success and this would result in significant physical or mental harm to me. With all of the pollution issues in the area it would not help me with my current medical conditions. The constant stress of having to be hyper vigilant and worrying about my potential safety would have a negative impact on my health. I am presently terrified of the possibility of living in Mongolia and the negative effects that it would have on me and my family. If I were forced to live in Mongolia on a permanent basis, I believe that the stress would have an immeasurable impact on our lives because I would live in constant fear for our safety and security.
I have been raised in the church and Im a Christian. With the language barriers that I would be subjected to it would be hard for me to maintain connection with my faith. I have been taught that it is our responsibility as Christians to continue to have faith and serve our Lord. I have faith that our Lord is with us during this immigration process, and we trust Him to show his grace during this difficult time.
SUMMARY
I plead that you show mercy and pity on our family and allow my wife, XXXXX to stay in the United States so that she may continue to be a part of my familys lives. I cannot live in Mongolia without suffering extreme and unusual hardship. If my wife, XXXXX, is not allowed to remain in the United States, my entire life will be impacted. I would surely suffer a decline in both my physical and mental health. I would also have to endure various hardships (i.e. I would suffer a loss of employment and my career, I would also endure a severe decline in my standard of living, I would be separated from all my family and friends, I would also loose both my community and professional ties). If I relocated to Mongolia I would end up being socially isolated, unemployed, financially strapped and constantly petrified of my situation. I would not have the medical coverage or facilities that I do in the United States to provide the correct help to me. These factors would make it impossible for me to relocate to Mongolia without severe and unusual hardship. At the same time, my profound attachment to my wife, XXXXX and my belief in the sanctity of marriage, prevents me from remaining in the United States without her. I am faced with an impossible dilemma that is making me extremely stressed.
In light of the extreme and unusual hardships that I would have to endure as well as the fact that XXXXX and I have a real marriage that is based on mutual love and common goals. I respectfully request that you waive any denial or ban on her remaining in the United States so that we can pursue our lives together here. If she is allowed to stay in the United States, our country will have gained a responsible, hardworking, and law abiding individual. She will appreciate the freedom and opportunities that have been given to her. I know that she wants to become a full United States citizen in the future. All of this would be possible if you allow my wife to remain in the United States with me. We would then spend the rest of our lives respecting the incredible gifts that we have been so blessed to receive.
Sincerely
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YOUR NAME
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