What are typical reasons for I485 denial?

[amcg 0]

Hello!

I am German and got married to a Us citizen February 2012.We have been together for 7 years now. We are using an immigration lawyer to help us with the paper work to apply for my green card.

I just checked my status today and 4 of the 3 case numbers that I received were denied.

The lawyer has not received the official letter stating the reason for the denial yet but I was wondering if you could give me some information about reasons that you have heard before.

The income level is not a problem in our case.

I thank everyone that can help me understand this situation a little bit better.

Thanks

[C-ma'am 684]

**Moved from K1 to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist visa. Poster has questions regarding the AOS process from an H-1B visa

[iaia 8]

Which one wasn't denied? I130?

If you hired a lawyer and still got denied, I'd say fire the lawyer!

Most of the people here didn't use one. Sadly, you are not going to know until the letter arrives

[amcg 0]

Which one wasn't denied? I130?

If you hired a lawyer and still got denied, I'd say fire the lawyer!

Most of the people here didn't use one. Sadly, you are not going to know until the letter arrives

The is what I can see on their website:

we mailed you a denial decision notice for this case I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

When I check the other case status, this is what I can see:

On June 8, 2012, we received this I130 IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR RELATIVE, FIANCE(E), OR ORPHAN, and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case.

The I130 still shows initial review process.

What does this mean? One is denied the other is still under initial review? Have they not updated all of my cases?

[DC85 113]

the I130 is the petition

I 485 is the AOS application , they could deny your AOS but still your I130 could be approved.however you won't have a GC until the AOS got approved. Did you leave the states after you filed your package ?

[amcg 0]

the I130 is the petition

I 485 is the AOS application , they could deny your AOS but still your I130 could be approved.however you won't have a GC until the AOS got approved. Did you leave the states after you filed your package ?

I am sorry if I ask more questions but I am not very familiar with the entire process.

When you ask for status, are you talking about my H1B visa?

If yes, I have not changed that status.

Overall, I have not made any changes to anything.....

Is this something that happens often?

[DC85 113]

You didn't got me

to get the GC you need to file 2 main forms. in the marriage cases you can file both of them concurrently, together I 130, I485.

I130 your wife petition you to bring you to the USA as immigrant. in case if you are already in the States, you can apply to adjust you status from non-immigrant visa to an immigrant one, in your case your adjusting from h1b to a permanent resident.

the reasons which could deny you before even an interview are 1) if you entered the country illegally 2) if you traveled while your AOS is pending

if non of these applies to you, you need to wait until you receive the denial letter. I highly recommend you to read more about this process. This website has a lot of information which will help you to understand the process completely . Moreover, Don't count on lawyers all the time , sometimes they screw you up

Edited September 14, 2012 by myafi1985

[SBB 74]

Did you have an interview? If the application was denied without that happening, it's likely that there was a paperwork screwup (RFE sent and not responded to) and your lawyer didn't fix it or tell you about it.

[amcg 0]

You didn't got me

to get the GC you need to file 2 main forms. in the marriage cases you can file both of them concurrently, together I 130, I485.

I130 your wife petition you to bring you to the USA as immigrant. in case if you are already in the States, you can apply to adjust you status from non-immigrant visa to an immigrant one, in your case your adjusting from h1b to a permanent resident.

the reasons which could deny you before even an interview are 1) if you entered the country illegally 2) if you traveled while your AOS is pending

if non of these applies to you, you need to wait until you receive the denial letter. I highly recommend you to read more about this process. This website has a lot of information which will help you to understand the process completely . Moreover, Don't count on lawyers all the time , sometimes they screw you up

Ok.

We did file concurrently.

I did not go to an interview, all I did was the appointment for finger prints and photos in Atlanta. I did not enter the country illegally.

I did travel outside the US but my H1B is valid until Dec. 2014.

Did you have an interview? If the application was denied without that happening, it's likely that there was a paperwork screwup (RFE sent and not responded to) and your lawyer didn't fix it or tell you about it.

No, I did not get an invitation to an interview. I only received the notice to show up for the finger print and photo appointment.

[seth2013 39]

If you traveled outside of the country after submitting your forms, even if your visa is still valid, would be grounds for denial :/

Edited September 14, 2012 by sethless

[asdfg 18]

You have to wait until you receive the decision letter.

Anyone can speculate as to what could have triggered your 485 denial, but you may as well throw a dice.

[Brian&Ivy 1]

ahh, mostly paperwork error!

my h1-b got rejection because of typo on my check!!!! the lawyer did not check that!!

[amcg 0]

ahh, mostly paperwork error!

my h1-b got rejection because of typo on my check!!!! the lawyer did not check that!!

Thanks Everybody for your help!

I appreciate it!

I will wait until I have received the letter.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Wow, lots of bad info here. With a valid H1B you can travel outside the US, so that's not it. You have not been to the interview yet, so it's nothing about the relationship or anything like that.

The most common thing is that you got a RFE and did not respond to it properly (send back wrong stuff or did not reply). Did you get a RFE? Have you been checking the status often? WIth a lawyer, there are more places for things to get sent to and more opportunities for stuff to get lost (would be a lost interview appointment too). The only other option I can think of is that you are statutorily unable to adjust status, like you had a J1 before and you have a 2-year Home Residency Requirement you need to fulfill.

It's also possible you are checking the wrong case number.

[DandT14 272]

Hello!

I am German and got married to a Us citizen February 2012.We have been together for 7 years now. We are using an immigration lawyer to help us with the paper work to apply for my green card.

I just checked my status today and 4 of the 3 case numbers that I received were denied.

The lawyer has not received the official letter stating the reason for the denial yet but I was wondering if you could give me some information about reasons that you have heard before.

The income level is not a problem in our case.

I thank everyone that can help me understand this situation a little bit better.

Thanks

When did you file for AOS? When did you do your biometrics? The timing could help us guess as to the likelihood that you failed to respond to an RFE. But we'd all still be guessing.