DP Legal Solutions Wins I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility for Client Caught in the Wake of the Sestak Visa-for-Cash Scheme
SAN LEANDRO, CA, April 13, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ — DP Legal Solutions, a San Leandro-based immigration and estate planning law firm, has announced the successful resolution of a complex immigration case involving a Vietnamese woman issued a permanent U.S. ban after being caught in one of the most notorious consular fraud scandals in recent memory. Through a Form I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility, the firm secured its client’s immigrant visa, ending a years-long family separation and allowing her to begin a new life in Oakland, California.
Their client’s path to a Green Card was derailed by the 2012 arrest of Michael T. Sestak, a former U.S. diplomat who admitted to accepting more than $3 million in bribes to approve nearly 500 fraudulent visa applications at the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Already separated from her U.S.-based family after aging out of her parents’ immigration petition, she paid $30,000 to a middleman in 2011 to obtain a B1/B2 visa so she could visit her ailing father. She entered the U.S., complied fully with her visa terms, and returned to Vietnam as required.
Years later, when her Green Card priority date arrived, she was blindsided by a permanent inadmissibility finding. During an earlier FBI interview tied to the Sestak investigation, she had been distressed, confused, and unable to satisfy investigators, leading the government to classify her as a willing participant in the fraud rather than a victim.
DP Legal Solutions filed a waiver on three grounds: that their client was a victim of a corrupt U.S. official; that her parents had suffered severe emotional hardship from the prolonged separation; and that her frail, aging parents required her care in the U.S. Two years later, the waiver was approved. The client received her immigrant visa and today lives in Oakland, where she works for a nonprofit serving disadvantaged Bay Area communities.
“We don’t see an immigration case as a routine stack of paperwork,” said founding attorney Peter Phuong Luong. “We see a life, a family, and a future.”
About DP Legal Solutions
DP Legal Solutions is a full-service law firm based in San Leandro, California, serving individuals and families throughout the Bay Area since 2010. The firm provides comprehensive legal services in immigration law, estate planning, and probate matters. Founded by attorney Peter Phuong Luong, DP Legal Solutions is built on a client-centered philosophy grounded in clarity, advocacy, and the belief that every client deserves high-level legal counsel. The firm offers free consultations and is committed to guiding clients through life’s most consequential legal challenges with professionalism and care.
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