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spookychick13   0

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My husband filled out the wrong form and submitted money (almost $400) to renew his green card.

He went down to his appointment, and they informed him that he filled out the wrong request, and told him the correct form he needed.

Now they refuse to refund our money for the wrong form.

How unfair!

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Enlighten one :)   5

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That is a scam. This is really taking advantage of people in a needing position.

My husband filled out the wrong form and submitted money (almost $400) to renew his green card.

He went down to his appointment, and they informed him that he filled out the wrong request, and told him the correct form he needed.

Now they refuse to refund our money for the wrong form.

How unfair!

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ELW   5

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:o:crying: That is awful! :protest:

***Nagaraju & Eileen***
K1 (Fiance Visa)
Oct 18, 2006: NOA1
Feb 8, 2007: NOA2
April 13, 2007: INTERVIEW in Chennai -Approved
May 25, 2007: USA Arrival! EAD at JFK
June 15, 2007: Married
AOS (Adjustment of Status)
June 21, 2007: AOS/EAD Submitted
Sept 18, 2007: AOS Interview - APPROVED!!
ROC (Removing of Conditions)
June 23, 2009: Sent in I-751 packet
Sept 11, 2009: APPROVED!!
Sept 18, 2009: Received 10-year Green Card!

Naturalization
July 15, 2010: Sent N-400 packet
July 23, 2010: NOA Notice date
Oct 15, 2010: Citizenship Interview - Passed!
Nov 15, 2010: Oath Ceremony in Fresno, CA
Nov 24, 2010: Did SSN and Applied for Passport
Dec 6, 2010: Passport Arrives
Dec 7, 2010: Sent for Indian Passport Surrender Certificate
Dec 27, 2010: Surrender Certificate Arrives
Jan 3, 2011: Sent for Overseas Citizenship of India Card
March 1, 2011: Received OCI card!

Divorce

Feb 2015:​ Found out he was cheating (prostitutes / escorts)

​May 2015: Divorce Final

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lissa04   3

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Oh man...that is so awful,

Will they apply the money to the correct form? How long ago did they cash it? If it wasnt that long ago you may want to ask the bank to do a charge back, if that doesnt work I would speak with the congressman in your area.

N-400

10/26/09 Sent application to Lewisville TX.

10/27/09 Rec'd Application signed by B. Conteh

10/29/09 Check cashed

11/02/09 Rec'd NOA date showing 10/29/09

11/09/09 Rec'd letter Bio Appointment

11/17/09 Bio Appointment 8am

11/20/09 Called FBI-Prints were sent back to USCIS same day.

12/03/09 Rec'd email from USCIS that the RFE was a mistake.

12/04/09 Rec'd email from USCIS saying that I have been transferred for an interview.

12/07/09 Rec'd letter for interview on 1/11/10 @11am in Fairfax, VA.

01/11/10 Interview completed. Passed test decision can't be made.

03/02/10 Contacted Senator's office...No reply yet!

03/04/10 Senator office called says can take up to 120 days.

04/12/10 Service request filed.

05/12/10 Contacted Senator's office again.

05/12/10 Told over the phone that I was approved. Believe it when I see it!

06/04/10 Senators office tells me the adjudicator who interviewed me thinks I have a criminal record. Send out all paper work showing no criminal record.

06/08/10 Leave for Canada

06/09/10 Get RCMP certificate showing no criminal record. Fax off to senators office.

06/23/10 Approved for Citizenship

06/24/10 USCIS contacts Senators office

06/28/10 Find out that I have been approved for citizenship and they are just waiting to schedule my oath.

07/12/10 Put in line for oath ceremony....wonder how long that will be!

08/18/10 Called USCIS confirmed they sent oath letter for 09/17/2010 at 9am.

09/17/10 Oath ceremony at 9am..... US Citizen!!!! Applied for passport.

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I'm sorry this happened to you, but I don't see how that is a 'rip off'. The forms all come with instructions detailing the situations in which the form should be used. You sent the incorrect form and the money; they have no way of knowing that you've sent them the incorrect form until they begin to process the information, by which point your check has long since been cashed. That's their process, and its not a secret.

Educating yourself on the process is key when dealing with the USCIS - otherwise you can quite easily squander money or complicate the process further.

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athena_ny   1

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I'm sorry this happened to you, but I don't see how that is a 'rip off'. The forms all come with instructions detailing the situations in which the form should be used. You sent the incorrect form and the money; they have no way of knowing that you've sent them the incorrect form until they begin to process the information, by which point your check has long since been cashed. That's their process, and its not a secret.

Educating yourself on the process is key when dealing with the USCIS - otherwise you can quite easily squander money or complicate the process further.

:thumbs:

Agreed. If you've been a VJ member for 3 years, it's not hard to to go the Removal of Conditions forum and find out it's I-751. It sucks it happened, but people need to be more careful.

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

not with a bang but a whimper

[ts eliot]

aos timeline:

married: jan 5, 2007

noa 1: march 2nd, 2007

interview @ tampa, fl office: april 26, 2007

green card received: may 5, 2007

removal of conditions timeline:

03/26/2009 - received in VSC

07/20/2009 - card production ordered!

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athena_ny   1

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f43f33f8.gif Everyone makes mistakes...

And it sucks it happened to them, and I agree I would try to get my money back by contacting my congressman, et cetera, but USCIS isn't going to just hand it back because the OP did make a mistake. A pretty serious one where finances are concerned? Yep.

I know I'm just saying - this stuff is important, be careful and make sure you send in the right form and it won't happen.

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

not with a bang but a whimper

[ts eliot]

aos timeline:

married: jan 5, 2007

noa 1: march 2nd, 2007

interview @ tampa, fl office: april 26, 2007

green card received: may 5, 2007

removal of conditions timeline:

03/26/2009 - received in VSC

07/20/2009 - card production ordered!

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jsnearline   2

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What form did the OP file by mistake? Did they re-file for AOS? What appointment are they talking about? An interview? InfoPass? More details might be helpful.

08/28/2004 Engaged

09/22/2004 I-129F submitted

10/01/2004 I-129F Approved

12/15/2004 K1 Issued

12/30/2004 Arrival in US

02/19/2005 Married

01/30/2006 Conditional Green Card Approved

01/15/2008 Conditions Removed and 10 Year Card Issued

03/28/2009 N-400 mailed to Lockbox

07/17/2009 Interview Denver USCIS office RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL

08/28/2009 Naturalization Ceremony - US District Court - Denver, Colorado[/b][/u]

09/04/2009 Applied for passport

09/22/2009 Passport approved and mailed

09/24/2009 Passport received

08/26/2009 Naturalization Certificate and Name Change Petition arrive back from State Department

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athena_ny   1

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What form did the OP file by mistake? Did they re-file for AOS? What appointment are they talking about? An interview? InfoPass? More details might be helpful.

Sure would be.

(Moved here because it definitely didn't belong in the AOS forum, and the "renew" verbiage along with when the OP joined makes it look like a Removal of Conditions issue.)

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

this is the way the world ends

not with a bang but a whimper

[ts eliot]

aos timeline:

married: jan 5, 2007

noa 1: march 2nd, 2007

interview @ tampa, fl office: april 26, 2007

green card received: may 5, 2007

removal of conditions timeline:

03/26/2009 - received in VSC

07/20/2009 - card production ordered!

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Jasman0717   8

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My husband filled out the wrong form and submitted money (almost $400) to renew his green card.

He went down to his appointment, and they informed him that he filled out the wrong request, and told him the correct form he needed.

Now they refuse to refund our money for the wrong form.

How unfair!

Who is 'they'? We filled out the wrong form and all the USCIS did was send back the entire package. It sounds like you were ripped off :angry:

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United States & Republic of the Philippines

"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." John Wayne

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