25 Jul UOF International Law Waiver Application Legal Brief Paper
Please prepare a waiver application legal brief based on the following facts:
• Gisele Gleason (“Gisele”) married Marco Gleason (“Marco”) in 2008 when they were both 23.
• Gisele and Marco have three children together: Lacey (9), Tony (7) and Lizzie (4).
• Lacey has learning disabilities which require her to attend a special school which is offered as part of the public school system.
• Tony is already a very promising soccer player and is in the top 10 in the state for his age.
• Lizzie has mild asthma.
• The family lives together in Burlington, Vermont.
• Gisele is a US citizen, as are the children.
• Marco is originally from Quebec City, Canada and is a Canadian citizen.
• Marco’s parents and two brothers still live in the Quebec City area.
• When Marco was 10 years old, his parents sent him to live with his aunt in Vermont as his dad was experiencing some severe health problems that have since gone away. He travelled in as a visitor.
• Marco loved his school and life in Vermont so much, he convinced his parents to let him stay until he graduated high school.
• After high school, Marco obtained a vocational machine operator certificate and has worked in the industry for the last 15 years. He is now in a managerial role at a manufacturing warehouse and is the sole income earner.
• Gisele is a stay at home mom, did not go to college or vocational school, and hasn’t worked since their first child was born.
• Marco hasn’t been back to Canada since he was 17 as his family in Quebec City always comes to visit him in Vermont.
• In 2010, Marco was convicted for possession of 5 grams of marijuana. Marco says the marijuana helps him deal with is sleep problems but he doesn’t’ have a medical card or anything like that. That was his only encounter with police.
• Marco is involved in his community by coaching his son’s soccer team and mentoring youth through the Boys and Girls Club.
• Marco is undocumented and now wishes to become a US lawful permanent resident based on his marriage to Gisele.
identify the grounds of inadmissibility, explain how the applicant qualifies to submit a waiver application, what form the applicant should submit and argue why the immigration agency should exercise its discretion in granting the waiver application based on the circumstances.
