CO put me on AP and ask me for forms I-9 pls help!'!!!

[3R1CK 0]

Hi everyone I had my interview on dec 9th at the embassy in Guatemala City and I think I got too nervous when the CO start to ask me about how did I work in the U.S. While i was illegally there and then he put me on AP and asked me for I-9 forms from all the places I've worked for and I-864A form, and he gave me another interview date on May 10, have anyone been in the same situation? Somebody please help me!!

Edited December 20, 2015 by 3R1CK

[kzielu 1,154]

Did you ever claimed to be US citizen on I-9 ? That's probably why he asked, and if you did you'll get a lifetime ban.

[aleful 1,905]

hi

exactly

they want to find out if you ever put on the form in any of your jobs that you were a US citizen to be able to work

if so, you are banned for life

[3R1CK 0]

The thing is i didn't fill out that form, but now what should I tell the CO when he asked me about those forms?

[aleful 1,905]

hi

why didn't you tell him or her at the interview? what types of jobs were they that they didn't make you fill out the i9?

[3R1CK 0]

I have always worked in small shops, but I guess I got to nervous I didn't know what to say to the CO, next interview I'll tell him that, but he was kinda rude though, that's why I freaked out!

[JayJayH 546]

I have always worked in small shops, but I guess I got to nervous I didn't know what to say to the CO, next interview I'll tell him that, but he was kinda rude though, that's why I freaked out!

Employers are not allowed to hire you without filling out a form I-9 to verify employment eligibility. The employer is required to keep the I-9 for three years, or one year after termination of employment. The I-9 asks on what grounds you are allowed to work in the U.S. You can then check off whether you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or a non-resident authorized to work. It then asks the employer to verify your documents.

That being said, it is the employer's responsibility to keep an I-9 form for each employee, not yours. The shops you worked in never had you fill out an I-9?

The CO likely asked because he wants to know if you ever checked off "U.S. citizen" on an I-9 form. Falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen carries a lifetime ban from the U.S. with no possibility of appeal.

[Lynkali 163]

I've filled out many I-9 forms in my jobs (I'm a US citizen from birth) but I would have no idea how to GET those I-9 forms -- they go to the employer and the employer keeps them. Is this really something that the applicant is supposed to somehow get and submit to the CO, and if so, how would he go about getting them? Some of the places I've worked don't even exist anymore.

I'm just sympathizing and trying to imagine if I were asked to produce prior I-9 forms. That seems a completely impossible request to me, doesn't it? Are you absolutely sure he was asking you to submit the forms? Or was he just asking you to state what category you had checked on the forms?

[3R1CK 0]

He asked me for the forms, but when I called my prior 2 jobs they said they don't even have the records of me anymore since I've been working with my current employer since 2010, and when I asked my current employer he said he don't have that form, that he's not required to ask me to fill out that form in order to work for him, so now I'm very confused and I don't know what to say to the CO when I have my second interview! ?

He asked me for the forms, but when I called my prior 2 jobs they said they don't even have the records of me anymore since I've been working with my current employer since 2010, and when I asked my current employer he said he don't have that form, that he's not required to ask me to fill out that form in order to work for him, so now I'm very confused and I don't know what to say to the CO when I have my second interview! ?

[JayJayH 546]

He asked me for the forms, but when I called my prior 2 jobs they said they don't even have the records of me anymore since I've been working with my current employer since 2010, and when I asked my current employer he said he don't have that form, that he's not required to ask me to fill out that form in order to work for him, so now I'm very confused and I don't know what to say to the CO when I have my second interview! ?

He is.

"All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in the United States." - http://www.uscis.gov/i-9

However, it is your employer's responsibility, not yours. If you cannot produce an I-9, the only thing you can do really is tell the CO that you were never asked to fill out an I-9. The employer is only required to keep the I-9 for three years.

"You must keep the form for as long as the employee works at your company, and for one year after employment ends or three years after the employee was hired, whichever period is longer." - http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/using-form-i-9-verify-employee-work-authorization.html

[HFM181818 750]

The CO will keep asking....because the excuse you offered has been tried over and over and over...

[3R1CK 0]

The CO will keep asking....because the excuse you offered has been tried over and over and over...

But what else can I do? I will tell him the truth, I can't lie and tell him something else!

[HFM181818 750]

you are applying for an R1 visa, yet I'm guessing that all of your illegal work was not at some religious organization, correct? The CO will keep asking, because people who don't want to produce an I-9 often claim they cannot get one....oldest excuse there is. What religion, out of curiosity, supports violating the laws of another sovereign nation?

[3R1CK 0]

you are applying for an R1 visa, yet I'm guessing that all of your illegal work was not at some religious organization, correct? The CO will keep asking, because people who don't want to produce an I-9 often claim they cannot get one....oldest excuse there is. What religion, out of curiosity, supports violating the laws of another sovereign nation?

Never worked for religious organization before, like I said only small shops, only 3 or 4 employes at the most, but I don't know how they would hired people like me, I guess they take their chances, or simply they don't care as long as you do good!

[HFM181818 750]

so what 'religious work' are you supposedly going to do and for what religious 'organization?'