I751 is pending for 6 years should I apply citizenship?

[John501 1]

1 minute ago, John501 said:

Thank you for your comment.

I have went to many different lawyers in my time. 

The first one was from Mexico.  I went him in 2014. He said that he needed a little time to work on my case and I should wait until they make a decision.  When I received the first letter I called him and told him about the letter. He said that "I will call you back " he never called me back 

(2015)The second one was an American guy.  He didn't charge me for consultation. When I showed him the letter he straight advised me find another lawyer or I should mail all the letters pictures and bills with written small notes. He wished me the best

 

The third one was an American lady. She is an attorney since 1976. I called her office for an appointment and her secretary told me that $100 for consultation. I went to her office on time she showed up after 45 minutes. I told her about my situation. She was like I have never seen a case like yours before she needed 14 hours work on this case. Which was over $8k 

She also charged me $275 for consultation 

 

(2016)The fourth one is from Turkey (in Memphis) his review was 4.5 stars. He's been an attorney for over 40 years. I contacted with him. The first consultation was $300.  He didn't showed up. His assistant came to talk to me. I told her everything about my case. She took some notes and told me tgat she would give me a call after talk to him. After two weeks she called me. She told me that she would file a new form i751 ($2500)  and she needed to work with her boss for my case. She wanted me to put down $4500 deposit pay her $350/hr and for him $550/hr. If they needed to go to out of the office there was a flat fee $1500 for every time.  I asked her how many hours would it be? She said depends between 15-25 hours.  I asked her that why would I pay for two attornies? I told her that I don't have free money to give them. She emailed me after 6 months the price was only $175/hr for her /350 for him and no deposit needed. 

 

(2016-2017) one of the church has immigrant services. It is super low cost. I spoke with one of the attorneys on the phone. She said that I should wait until they make a decision.  Because of the Election. That's it

In 2018 I called her back for file a citizenship. She didn't agree with that. I should try with another attorney and said good luck

 

(2017) I contacted with a lawyer from at Louis. He said that I need to sue uscis. I asked him how much would it be? He said close to $50k 

 

(2018) from Arkansas. She is a European lady. I straight emailed her that. I told her everything and asked her straight that if she would take my case. She said no problem just come see me at the office.  I went to her office and wttalkedd. She said that it's an extreme case. She wanted to charge me $1500 deposit $600/hr if she needs to work on the weekends $725/hr for trips $1100 plus 2hr charge. If I call her or email her she would charge me 30 minutes for each of them. 

 

(2018 ) he is forming Middle east lives in Arkansas. I emailed him.He explained everything and straight told me that he wouldn't take my case. I should contact with the congressman he didn't charge me and he was super honest to me. 

 

 

So I don't know that if I should hire an attorney or do everything by my own.

[lummo 61]

4 hours ago, Ksenia_O said:

Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard  - 10 years green card is required.

I'm seeking clarification: LPRs with 10 year GCs that expire in less than 2 years are also not eligible; or am I mistaken? @Roel?

[John501 1]

1 hour ago, Georgia16 said:

OP..

 

What is the background behind all this? What visa did you enter on and for how long were you guys married? Did you have good evidence from your marriage when you submitted your ROC?

I was a student. And we were married for 4.5 years. Our 1st interview didn't take 5 minutes. Officer asked some questions and said congrats!

The reason was my ex-wife filled my form. We didn't have enough money to fill the form i751 with a lawyer. she did everything in order but she made a mistake. The mistake was she sent  our joint accounts one of the copies each and she accidentally put my old car insurance policy from 2009.

 

[Georgia16 2,858]

1 minute ago, John501 said:

I was a student. And we were married for 4.5 years. Our 1st interview didn't take 5 minutes. Officer asked some questions and said congrats!

The reason was my ex-wife filled my form. We didn't have enough money to fill the form i751 with a lawyer. she did everything in order but she made a mistake. The mistake was she sent  our joint accounts one of the copies each and she accidentally put my old car insurance policy from 2009.

 

I have a hard time seeing why that should delay it so much. When you switched to a divorce waiver did you then send in more evidence also?

If you were married for that long there should be a lot of evidence and a divorce waiver should not be a problem.

That she sent in joint accounts is fine and one old insurance policy should cause all these problems.

[Boiler 43,433]

I would go with the last Lawyer

 

[John501 1]

5 minutes ago, Georgia16 said:

I have a hard time seeing why that should delay it so much. When you switched to a divorce waiver did you then send in more evidence also?

If you were married for that long there should be a lot of evidence and a divorce waiver should not be a problem.

That she sent in joint accounts is fine and one old insurance policy should cause all these problems.

Yes, i sent them everything i attached small notes with explaining everything. 

I'm thinking that maybe everything is good in my case but they have punished me for 6 years.

[Georgia16 2,858]

Just now, John501 said:

Yes, i sent them everything i attached small notes with explaining everything. 

I'm thinking that maybe everything is good in my case but they have punished me for 6 years.

Try and get your congressman involved and see if he/she can get some answers for you.

[John501 1]

15 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I would go with the last Lawyer

 

I emailed him twice.he didn't respond me 

[John501 1]

On 12/13/2018 at 4:56 PM, Boiler said:

Have you involved your Congressperson?

No i haven't yet

[John501 1]

4 hours ago, QueenComley said:

Memphis was my local office. If you do end up needing a Lawyer inbox me. I used one as did my husband. He certainly would not charge you the prices others have given you. 

Is there anyway to message me his info? 

[Diane and Chris 651]

You should be given automatic citizenship for having waited so long!  🇺🇸 As for suing them, that’s what most Americans would do. Welcome to America. Don’t do it. Move on.  I’m sure you can do this yourself. We are here to help.  Best of luck to you...

Edited December 15, 2018 by Diane and Chris

[mindthegap 2,521]

A lawyer really can't do much with an I-751.

They can't answer questions in an interview for you, or intervene. They can't speed up the process.

And of course, not all lawyers are created equal......or competent. Some of quoted these fees are crackers. This is where forums like this are a goldmine - although as always, cross check and verify info with multiple sources.

 

 

You would probably need a lawyer if you were to sue USCIS....but there are other unexplored avenues available to you before that, as detailed in my previous reply.

Going to an infopass and asking why the delay won't help. Nor will calling them. You will just get pro-forma/blanket/rude/unhelpful/patronising responses (or all of the above together) and basically nothing will be done. Sadly, to many USCIS employees, you are just a number. Not all, but many. Going to an infopass for a stamp is still available to you though...and would perhaps be prudent.

 

 

I think it fair to assume that your case has fallen through the cracks somewhere - find your local representatives, go to their websites and they will usually have a form or email address for immigration enquiries. Put together a very simple email - KISS (keep it simple stupid) - without complicating it with fluff and irrelevant fatcs, and send it off to all of them. Mention specifically that it is is WELL out of processing time by several years.

Do the same with the ombudsman link previously posted. USCIS legally MUST respond in a specific timeframe to both the ombudsman, and to an enquiry from a senator or congressperson.

 

Also file your N-400.

 

By doing these three things, you should get some movement in some way.

It may take another year for your N-400 to be processed, which will force adjudication of your I-751, but thats better than continuing to do ####### all and it negatively affecting your life (been there, done that)

Edited December 15, 2018 by mindthegap

[Hypnos 6,576]

7 hours ago, Diane and Chris said:

As for suing them, that’s what most Americans would do. Welcome to America. Don’t do it. 

Do you know what a mandamus lawsuit is? 

[Diane and Chris 651]

5 hours ago, Hypnos said:

Do you know what a mandamus lawsuit is? 

I know now. After reading about it, I would hesitate to advise OP to pursue this route. It seems extremely expensive and would almost certainly require the use of a “good” immigration attorney.  As others have stated, contacting their senator or representative appears to be the best option. 

[xillini 71]

18 hours ago, John501 said:

So I don't know that if I should hire an attorney or do everything by my own.

So, are there other issues involved? It is hard to accept that some lawyers refuses to take your case IF and Only IF your case is just average divorce waiver case without any facts of criminal cases. If it is just a simple divorce waiver case, it is not too difficult to get approved. Many divorce cases get approved WITHOUT interviews as well as many divorce cases are approved WITH interviews. It all depends on supporting documentations and to some degree, legal representatives or the applicants' ability to clearly deliver the case to USCIS. 

 

Since you mentioned some lawyers refused to take your case or commented your case is difficult, what are the reasons for them? 

Often time, yes, if your case is involved in domestic battery or other criminal issues, it can be hard. I am assuming that is only reason they would refuse to take your case. 

If not, contact your case to American Immigration Lawyer Association (AILA), should you decide to proceed your case with the help of legal professionals.