I received RFE to prove physical presence December 21,2001 i need help please....

[katie1990 23]

Like i posted before at my interview i provided my school records,which clearly stated i was enrolled in school from 1996, all the way to 2008 when i graduated. It wasnt enough for the Immigration officer. Im so frustrated because i was only 10 years old how else is a 10 year old supposed to prove their physical presence? She wants proof specifically from december 2000,when all children are on vacation. The elementary school i attended doesnt exsist anymore and those were the only records left for me and all other students which clearly state i was enrolled from september 5th,2000 to september 7th 2001! What more can i possibly do? What if i go directly to the school district and ask for some kind of letter verification stating i was on vacations during that time but i immediately went back to school in january? what else can i do im so stressed out amy advice anyone? would i be getting called to another interview sisne she didnt look at any evidense with my father she didnt even notice he wasnt with me. Thank you

[hamigirl710 112]

go to the school district office and ask for them to give you a certified verifiation that you were enrolled as a student during the dates they are requesting. If it was summer vacation have them notate this and confirm you were there when school restarted. Good luck!!

[hamigirl710 112]

did she tell you why she needs these certain dates? It says in your bio that your father is a US citizen so why is this necessary? Is it because of your age?

Edited October 16, 2012 by hamigirl710

[katie1990 23]

did she tell you why she needs these certain dates? It says in your bio that your father is a US citizen so why is this necessary? Is it because of your age?

Thank you for your reply , yes my father is a US born American but i ewi so i qualified under 245i,and one of the pre-requisites is that you prove physical presence on December 20,2000 which is when the president extended the law. I sure hope she will accept the verification letter im so stressed out .

[katie1990 23]

Fellow VJe'rs ive spent the whole afternoon reading and reading up on this whole 245i physical presence and everywhere it clearly states if you dont have evidence for the exact date and month its ok to submit evidence from before and after "December 20,2000" to prove it . I dotn understand why the IO is making things so diffuclt if in this case i gave her more than enough! Is there any sense to what the IO is doing? Also she has mmy other file where i aqcuired TPS in 99' and continually renewed it until 2002 so obviously that proves i was here too. thoughts anyone??....

[Nessa18 0]

Try sending all the paperwork again and with that included 2 notarized letters of people that know you since or before 2000. Maybe one of your teachers or the principal if you can find them or a family friend. They have to be very specific about the time and place, they must included their complete name, address, phone number and date of birth in case USCIS wants to contact them and ask questions. Ask your lawyer if you have one, they can help you or Google a sample letter of proof of residence so you have an idea of exactly what they want.

I know all this because I had to the same and prove my physical presence in 2000 to qualified for 245i. if you need more info feel free to contact me.

Good luck to you and God bless!

Edited October 16, 2012 by vannie18

[katie1990 23]

Thank you Nessa for your suggestions , unfortunately earlier i went to the district and the rudest lady there is (who unfortunately also happened to be the head of reords ) told me there isnt anything more they have available for me(something i already knew)i lindly asled if they could perhaps write me an official letter they said "nobody writes letters for anyone regardless of circumstanses" needless to say i couldnt take it anymore i cried for what seemed like hours in my car these past few months have been so hectic for me its really starting to weigh down. I have been running around non stop it got to a point where i just want to give up on this whole immigration issue. Everything that the IO needs are in my school records where it clearly states who my teachers were, when i started and when i ended,how many days i attended and i was absent ie i was enrolled from 9-5-2000 to 6-14-2001 176 days present , 2 days absent. My mother found a letter INS sent me with my TPS card dated December 3 2000 i wonder if that will help,also a bunch of christmas pictures from December 24,2000 theyre not dated im not sure if it will help. Im wondering what will happen if im denied because of that is there someone else who can review it...

[Nessa18 0]

Don't cry and don't give up, just find two friends that are willing to say that they saw you on 2000 maybe you when to a party or you hang out or visit family, it doesn't have to be the school. It's important that they provide as much info as they can dates and places. For example:

I linda XXXXXX saw my friend katie XXXXX this day at my house nov 13, 2000 and later we saw each other at the movies dec 02, 2000 stuff like that. I don't think you were stuck home all year long, just try to remember who saw you or spend time with you close or around December, 2000 and ask them to make you a notarized letter. They have to be willing to say that to the officer if they call them. Please don't give up you are so close. Have faith and God will come through!!

[katie1990 23]

Thank you so much Nessa for encouraging me , i really was so ready to just give up yesterday but it was just one of those days. Needless to say were going to a notary public today. This guy was the one who helped fill out my TPS application in December 2000 , and he was the same guy that married my parents. So hopedully he will attest that i was present in his office at said date. Once again thank you

[Nessa18 0]

Please make sure you send at least 2 letters. I hope that you have a good answer soon!

[katie1990 23]

Me too thank you ;')

[isa30 4]

Any news Katie?

BTW I'm back from El Salvador and packing to leave to Colombia...

Hope you have good news