Guys i need your help!!

[chinita]

First of all Mod's please change this to the right place if it's not sorry

ok! so I need help guys,please help me write a letter about:
Life after mitral valve replacement, aortic leaky valve and risks
for both ............. I had mitral valve replacement 20 years ago (when iI was 6 years old) I'm now 27 and currently now I have a leaky aortic valve.
please give me some ideas............. thanks so much

 

[netmiff]

chinita, that's not much information ! If you can, please tell us who the letter is going to - I am thinking it might be insurance people, potential employer, second opinion etc. Also, why the letter needs written. Or are you looking for information on aortic valve replacement/repair? If you want to share this information, it will help us help you . If you can't, or don't want to share, maybe you could PM some people who respond to this thread. I would certainly be willing to help, if I can.

 

[Freddie]

Yep, need more info.
What are you hoping to say in this letter?

 

[njean]

I agree with the previous posts Chinita. We need more info concerning this letter you need to write in order to help you.

 

[chinita]

Thanks
Well this is for immigration purposes:
Anyways 5 years ago my husband,son and I came to the united states legally w/ a visa to work here, now this visa is going to expire in 6 months,but they are giving us the chance to apply for permanent residency and so I must write a letter to the immigration chief,to try to convince him that guatemala is no good for me for health reasons, so that is why i need a letter.
Ok so now my personal reasons on why i wouldn't go back............ I hope u guys understand me.
1) Health is my main concern
knowing that I have to go thru another OHS kills me!!
first of all if I have an emergency, the nearest hospital from my house (wait what house? it was destroyed by hurricane stan ) is 1 hour drive from there, not to mention the fact that my brother (who had juvenile diabetes) got accidently overdosed ,and while we were rushing him to the hospital he past away ,we had already been driving for 20 min. Guys that part of my life is soooo sad that is why to I don't want to go back

2) My kids health , even though my valve thing will not be inhered by them, I am afraid about it .
I started by having a strep throat (no doctor diagnosed that ) until i got rheumatic fever and then I guess it was too late.
Ok there is many more reasons ,but those are my main, Please help me elaborate a good written letter.
Thank you so much
xoxo chinita

 

[dtread]

Chinita, I think you need to check the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service website at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

You may need to get an Immigration Attorney, see: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=648b076eb0f93110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

You also may need a Medical Examination, see: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=95fc9c997f710110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD

See this website for extending your stay: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=48819c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

You are probably are going to need to file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. Your medical history may only play a small (but possibly important) component of your appeal to stay. I am sorry to say that I believe that your brother passing away will probably not have much bearing on your case.

I would suggest that you check the above websites and gather all your facts. I presume that you are not just asking to extend your stay, but your child's and your husband's, which complicates it. I would further suggest that you draft up the medical section of the above forms, or the letter, if that is what is required, and post here and we will comment on it. You know your background and status far better than we do, and you should be able to write something. We are not your secretaries.

For the most part we do not have background in immigration matters. We do have considerable background in aortic, mitral, etc. valve replacement/repair. But for you to base your appeal simply on the fact that where you would live in Guatemala is not convenient to a medical facility may not carry much weight with the immigration service in your appeal.

Also, bicuspid aortic valves are inheritable. So if your valve problems are due purely to rheumatic fever your offspring should not have valve problems. But if you had a bicuspid valve your offspring may be afflicted.

 

[chinita]

Chinita, I think you need to check the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service website at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

You may need to get an Immigration Attorney, see: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=648b076eb0f93110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

You also may need a Medical Examination, see: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=95fc9c997f710110VgnVCM1000000ecd190aRCRD

See this website for extending your stay: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/us...nnel=48819c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

You are probably are going to need to file Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, and Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. Your medical history may only play a small (but possibly important) component of your appeal to stay. I am sorry to say that I believe that your brother passing away will probably not have much bearing on your case.

I would suggest that you check the above websites and gather all your facts. I presume that you are not just asking to extend your stay, but your child's and your husband's, which complicates it. I would further suggest that you draft up the medical section of the above forms, or the letter, if that is what is required, and post here and we will comment on it. You know your background and status far better than we do, and you should be able to write something. We are not your secretaries.

For the most part we do not have background in immigration matters. We do have considerable background in aortic, mitral, etc. valve replacement/repair. But for you to base your appeal simply on the fact that where you would live in Guatemala is not convenient to a medical facility may not carry much weight with the immigration service in your appeal.

Also, bicuspid aortic valves are inheritable. So if your valve problems are due purely to rheumatic fever your offspring should not have valve problems. But if you had a bicuspid valve your offspring may be afflicted.

OK! sorry I left some details out....................
I already did all the forms and yes I have an attorney
We now have an upcoming interview before an immigration officer.
And this letter is only part of a whole package required by them
I know this forum is not immigration related, I didn't ask for immigration guidance.
I was only asking for help to get ideas on how to sort things on a letter, based on my problem (mitral valve , future OHS,long term coumadin user etc)
never in a million years would I had thought that u guys were my secretaries,
also I'm not only basing my case on my health ,there's a lot more reasons too.
I would also like to quote that this is not an appeal, this is a case that will hopefully be approved and that way we will not need an appeal.
About my brother passing away................. that is only an example of how bad things are over there. thx chinita

 

[chinita]

please give me some ideas.

 

[escargome]

Chinita,
check your Private Messaage file. I don't know how much help it will be but you could give it a shot.

 

[WayneGM]

please give me some ideas.

I'd like to but to be honest I don't have any. I don't know much about immigation policies, especially in the U.S., but I tend agree with dtread's point that your heart problem may not carry much weight with the immigration service as a case to allow you to stay in the country. Frankly, if it were me, I'm not sure I'd want to bring a lot of attention to it.

As I understand it, at least from a Canadian perspective, it is best to provide the decision makers with a case on how you can make a valuable contribution to Canada (i.e. What's in it for Canada - your expertise, your work ethic, etc) or provide a case on why your life might be threatened if you were forced from Canada (i.e. not through natural causes like sickness, but moral/democratic injustices such as political/social intolerances for your religious beliefs, political affiliation, etc.). I can't help but wonder if a medical problem might be seen as a liability, not an asset, by the immigration dept.

Sorry I can't provide more help than this.