Dave61

Yes, but didn't get anywhere, just arrived back in Houston this evening and in the mail was the boy's paroled to travel documents. One more step forward. Have had a feeling that due to the boys trouble being properly admitted and the resultant delay in his AOS, coupled with speed he has been processed to date since his 485 went in, USCIS maybe bringing them on to the same timeline for final processing together. Don't know if this feeling is right but I suppose all we can do now is wait it out. As indicated I will post when we have the green cards in hand, appreciate your continued interest and thank you for the help and support you have provided us throughtout this ordeal. Thanks.

Forgot to mention my wife did receive her paroled for travel papers, much as she would love to visit her parents we are scared to even think about that as this would put us back at the DHS deferred inspection unit and who knows what the ramifications of that would be, the thought makes me shudder

Forgot to mention my wife did receive her paroled for travel papers, much as she would love to visit her parents we are scared to even think about that as this would put us back at the DHS deferred inspection unit and who knows what the ramifications of that would be, the thought makes me shudder

We eventually did get this sorted via trip and the USCIS Houston office, after multiple further visits to the DHS deferred inspection unit at Bush airport facility in Lee Rd. The K2 was finally removed from paroled entry and admitted as a k2 in July. AOS was immediately filed 5 months after my wife's AOS went in. Chicago sent his 797 a couple of weeks later, and a week after that his bio appointment 6 weeks after my wife did her bio, he received another letter 1 week after doing his bio requesting further evidence, submitted next day and confirmed received a week later by mail, that was about 3 weeks ago. My wife was requested to attend appointment - wait for it for I-130 we went, we did and have heard nothing since for the last month. Now on the web site the boy is 2 buttons ahead of the mother in terms of progress status. It is now Mid September 7 month after submitting her 130 and over 5 months since submitting her 485. We understand from your support the 130 was not needed, and we did not do a 130 for the boy and he had is 797 in hand really fast after his 485 was sent. A mystery from beginning to end, and still we wait and wonder. Maybe we should have done this AOS through an attorney, but in real terms wasted our money using an attorney through the 129 stages as we did all the work on that front anyhow. Once this progresses to completion I will make another post, hopefully in the not to distant future. BTW the fact that my wife can't get a driving license until her green card is in hand is nothing short of astonishing, she arrived 12/29/2011 and is stuck in the house. The land of the free! Mmmmmmm

what news of that telephone call?

Made the call and got nowhere, even with the ISO!

Made an infopass, talked to a front side window girl who claimed to be an ISO after asking her to check safe file with my wife's A number, she said what is safe file! That's when I asked for an ISO supervisor, the same woman I talked to the last time came, she listened intently, asked for my wife's A number, went on the computer, told me to take a seat and she needed to talk to her supervisor, she did for 35 minutes, then came back and told me she is now calling the DHS CBP office who I have been dealing with, 15 minutes later the front side window girl came back - said that the ISO had talked to the DHS CBP officer and I should proceed to attend the appointment he had already scheduled for 6/25/12 at 11 am and would not tell me any more, her nose was still out of joint from my initial ISO request. And said the ISO who handled the call was tied up and no longer available, after 2 hours in total there we left. Have received 2 negative responses from the consulate in Guangzhou, nothing from DHS-TRIP, or the guy from the list you gave me I sent an email to in the records department, I have coppied all communications received and sent to the DHS CPB officer who threatened to have the child removed, he has all my contact info and my wife's A number, but nothing from him either, plan on calling him next week to see if he has made any progress, that's it for now, still in the dark

Remind me - exactly what is the BPA office in Humble? I think I'm missing one point, here.

Is this also the DHS-BP office? DHS-Border Patrol? IE - you went to a secondary inspection/deferred inspection office to try to suss out what's what? IMO, that was a good thing, but you got an incompetent fool there,

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a BP agent in Secondary Inspection, a competent one, would have been able to READ the SAFEFILE Electronic Image of the A-File, there at that office.

So, it was an agent in that office that has extended the I-94 but has suggested other foolish stuff to do. Got it. At this stage, USCIS and CBP need to talk with each other, one supervisor-level human to another supervisor-level human. Stop talking with front-line agents, as they are making more muck for the casefile.

USCIS knows where the casefile for the K-2 is. CBP had it for a brief moment in time, and sent it on to the national archives.

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I still recommend the fax campaign, though. I hope you got fax #s.

Here's GoGo's phone book - use it in good health.

GoGo - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/221091-uscis-contacts/page__p__3365596entry3365596

Thanks a bunch for all your help, today I made another info pass appointment with mu local USCIS office in the hope i can talk to an ISO with integrity, sent an email and follow up USPS mailed copy to NATIONAL SECURITY AND RECORDS VERIFICATION DIRECTORATE

Verification Division

Chief: Howard “Mac” McMillan

Copy to the CBP Officer at the deferred inspection unit in Houston with a personal request to check out the SAFEFILE system now that we have had confirmation the K2 packet has been submitted to DHS - CBP in Newark NJ, just hope this will not be to much trouble for him

One last question: Do you think I should proceed to file an I-130 and I484 concurrent for the K2? Love to hear your thoughts on this, because this may negate any future need to deal with the people at the deferred inspection unit.

Unless his class of admission is changed to K2 then he cannot adjust status as a K2. It's that simple. Class of admission is everything in this case.

However, he is currently in the US having been paroled. He is an immediate relative of a US citizen. He's not inadmissible. He can adjust status on that basis. You only need to submit an I-130 with his AOS packet.

If I were in your shoes I'd stop waiting for CBP to get their act together, and I'd get this case in the hands of USCIS as soon as possible. I'd file the AOS with an I-130.

Yes Im feeling a deep sense of going around and around with people who do not care or want to be bothered, why file the 130 though, everyone said this was not required when i did file this for my wife.

Think i will get an info pass once again and try and talk this trough with an ISO, although the last time I went there the ISO advised me not to file AOS for the K2 until the paroled entry was removed

Relly a total mess - Thanks to the Consular office in Guangzhou, who at this stage have a catalogue of errors relating to our application, they forgot to include the childs name on the Hospital medical paperwork, they forgot to include the childs name on the initial appointment letter 10/12/11, they phoned us and scorned us for making extra work for them saying to get the the child included in the interview date was not possible, called back saying it was possible, then called back the following day and said the interview date would be moved to 11/1/11, then I returned to the states, shortly thereafter we received the new appointment notice "the correct appointment letter" allowing the child to have his medical, then the original letter we received with only the K1 envelope inside arrived delivered by ems all ripped and torn, wedding delayed more flights to cancel and all this only for our form filings to be ignored and the include the K2 inside the K1 envelope to create this total mess. All who go to Guangzhou beware: you are dealing with incompetent, uncaring and very unprofessional ignorants of the highest order, and to think our taxes and filing fee's get spent paying these _Di__s,

HI,

MY WIFE'S APPLICATION WENT IN ON APRIL 30TH, RECEIVED THE I-485 797 ON MAY 16th AND THE BIOMETRICS APPOINTMENT LETTED FOR 6/13 ARRIVED ON MAY 22nd 2012, good luck

DARNELL:

DO YOU THINK DHS-TRIP HAS THE CAPABILITY TO RESOLVE THIS?

SHOULD I FILE AOS FOR THE K2 EVEN THOUGH THE ISO RECOMMENDED NOT TO UNTIL THE PAROLED ENTRY WAS REMOVED?

WHAT COULD AN ATTORNEY DO TO HELP RESOLVE THIS?

WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST AS A BEST PATH FORWARD?

APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AS ALWAYS, MANY THANKS

I remember yer prior post, and I wrote up some stuff.

Did you see what I wrote ? or no ?

Thanks Darnell: yes we saw your note, see embedded comments therein below and some additional info:

1. The K-1 visa is invalidated once it's stamped in at the USA POE. Having an expiration date on the K-1 visa is only useful for 'when to travel' - one must arrive in the USA prior to that date. ALL IS FINE HERE

2. You filed the wrong set of paperwork (that I-130). You needed to file the I-485 set for Adjusting from a K-1 visa - see http://www.visajourn...om&page=k1k3aos . Plan on including the child with the I-485, so that's 2 sets (IIRC) and two fees. Do the math on the fees, it'll get messy, there are discounts when 2 are filed together. WHEN I WENT TO USCIS IN HOUSTON THE ISO ADVISED NOT TO FILE FOR THE CHILD UNTIL I CLEARED UP THE PAROLED ENTRY FOR THE K2 AS SHE THOUGHT THE I-485 WOULD BE REJECTED BY USCIS AS A RESULT AND THE FILING FEE'S FOR THE K2 WOULD BE LOST

3. The K-2's paperwork is in the big envelope that was handed over to CBP when the K-1 arrived, with the K-1 casefile. You don't need it, per se, but it was to be handed over at a POE. YES THIS IS CORRECT, THE CONSULATE IN GUANGZHOU RESPONDED TO A WEB FORM REQUEST FOR A COPY BY CONFIRMING THEY HAD IN FACT INCLUDED THE K2 INSIDE THE K1 ENVELOPE. ON THE DS156K AND THE DS-230 PT1 FORMS SUBMITTED TO GUANGZHOU WHILE IN VISA PROCESS I CLEARLY INDICATED THE CHILD WOULD FOLLOW THE MOTHER AT A LATER DATE WHICH WAS ALSO DEFINED WHEN THAT WOULD BE

4. Fax stuff to send out on Monday:

-- Letter of explanation stating that you erroneously filed the I-130 when you should have filed the I-485. Show that you are filing two I-485s now, one for yer wife, one for the child. DID THIS AND HAVE RECEIVED THE I-797'S FOR MY WIFE FOR HER AOS

-- Demand letter to return the passport, as it was erroneously held by a USCIS officer who did not understand anything about a K-2 follow to join case. HAVE HAD THE K2 PASSPORT RETURNED AND IT IS NOW IN HAND WITH 3 PAROLED STAMPS IN IT FOR DEFERRED INSPECTIONS, CURRENTLY SET FOR 6/25/12 AT 11 AM

-- Letter of Explanation explaining that the K-2 came later in the calendar, even though the interview was at the same day. You failed to tell the VO at GUZ IV that the child would follow later (I DID STATE THE CHILD WOULD FOLLOW THE MOTHER AT A LATER DATE), so all of the K-2 file was included in the K-1 file, and the K-1 file (including the K-2 file) was already turned in at the POE. (CORRECT - CONSULATE IN GUANGZHOU HAVE CONFIRMED THIS IN AN EMAIL RESPONSE) Remind them that it is ON THEIR OFFICE to ask for the K-2 paperwork to be retrieved from the national archive, and that they should start the request asap. Remind them that they can see all of his casefile , all of your wife's casefile, WITHIN the SAFEFILE system, in real time. In the end, it still may be possible that GUZ IV not include his K-2 paperwork in the visa packet, after all, but a quick lookup in the SAFEFILE system will confirm all. THIS WAS SUGGESTED TO THE BPA IN HUMBLE HOUSTON ON THE 4/25/12 MEETING AND HE SAID HE WOULD LOOK INTO IT??????????? DO NOT BELIEVE HE DID AS ALL HE TOLD US ON THE 5/24 MEETING WAS THAT HE HAD EMAILED THE CONSULATE IN GUANGZHOU BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE

-- Letter of Explanation claiming the USCIS officer in Houston has given you erroneous information and imposed an invalid deadline, as a K-1 and K-2 adjustment of status 'time to file' does not hinge upon the expiration date of the I-94. Remind said officer that the INA REGS and 9FAM do not stipulate a deadline of filing the Adjustment of Status, there is only suggested guidelines when filing (when adjusting from a K-1) past the 2 year POE anniversary date of the I-130 and I-485 together, concurrently. Also declare that you are adamant with being given erroneous information and that you prefer to deal with this person's supervisor instead of that person. If you get any chaff about this, remind them that the Ombudsman's Office can clear up procedural errors and ignorance very quickly, in the end requiring them to attend refresher training classes. Also demand that he rescind any deadlines that he imposed, as they were done in error, and demand the child's passport to be returned. THE BPA WAS OFFERED A COPY OF MY WIFES I-485 - I797 RECEIPT NOTICE AND DECLINED TO VIEW IT SAYING THIS WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM AND THAT I SHOULD FOCUS ON MY EFFORTS TO CLARIFY OR OBTAIN A K2 ENVELOPE CONTENTS COPY DIRECT WITH THE CONSULATE IN GUANGZHOU, OTHERWISE THE CHILD WOULD BE REMOVED

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Can things be cleared up via an infopass appointment? Maybe. YES - ONLY FOR MY WIFE - THE ISO ADVISED NOT TO FILE FOR AOS FOR THE K2 UNTIL THE PAROLED ENTRY PROBLEM WAS CLEARED UP AND HE WAS PROPERLY ADMITTED If you get a balky human (most USCIS front line officers are poorly trained, less trained than the IRS TeleReps folk call during tax season) then you need to calmly and politely ask for the shift supervisor.

I really hate the situation yer in. It's full of procedural errors, between CBP, USCIS, and you. YOU can get all of this fixed, if you find the right, competent human within USCIS. CHANCE WOULD BE A FINE THING, SEEMS EVERYTHING I TRY AND DO AND WHO WE COMMUNICATE WITH DONT REALLY CARE AND DO NOT TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS TO HELP CLEAR THIS UP. NOW I HAVE SENT A SECOND REQUEST FOR THE K2 ENVELOPE CONTENTS COPY TO THE CONSULATE IN CHINA BUT ALREADY KNOW THIS REQUEST WILL RESULT IN MORE BLAME GAME ANTICS ON THEIR PART, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS INDEED THEIR FAULT AS THE DS-156K AND DS-230 CLEARLY DETAILED THE INTENT TO HAVE THE K2 FOLLOW THE K1. SO OUR REAL HOPE NOW IS WITH DHS-TRIP, WE HAVE BEEN COPYING THE BPA IN HUMBLE WITH ALL COMMUNICATIONS BEING SENT TO TRIP AND THE CONSULATE AS WELL AS THE RESPONSES WE HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE. THE RESPONSE FROM TRIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMISSION STATES THEY WILL TRY AND ATTEND TO OUR CASE WITHIN 30 BUSINESS DAYS AND THE WORRY IS THE NEXT TIME I SEE THE BPA ON 6/25 - WE HAVE NO RESPONSE AND HE REFUSS TO GRANT A FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE I-94 WHICH EXPIRES THAT DAY WHICH HE HAS ALREADY THREATENED TO DO. HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE BE SO IRRESPONSIBLE IS A TOTAL MYSTERY AND A SOURCE OF ABSOLUTE DISSATISFACTION AS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WE FILED THE FEE'S AS DEFINED, ALL THE PAPER WORK REQUIRED AND OF COURSE PAY OUR FEDERAL TAXES ON TIME EVERY YEAR, THESE PEOPLE ARE JUST A SAD DISGRACE TO THE NATION INAPT IN EVERY RESPECT.

On Monday, I suggest (also) that you call into the National USCIS Hotline, get a Tier 2 Human, an ISO, and explain all. Do not try to explain anything to the first human that answers the phone, just ask for an ISO. An ISO can usually handle all matters over the telephone that an in-person appointment with a local USCIS office (via infopass) can handle.

What is the entry class on the I-94? A K2 entry class is usually admission and not parole. If it's K2 then the child can adjust status. If it's anything else then the child cannot adjust status as a K2. If you married the child's mother before the child was 18 then you can still file adjustment of status for the child if you concurrently submit an I-130 petition. Just to avoid confusion, you can explain on your cover letter about the bungle with the K2 packet.

Thanks for taking the time to respond. The original i-94 was stamped "PAROLED" and was attached to a letter titled "ORDER TO APEAR DEFERRED INSPECTION" valid until 4/25, at the appointment the original i-94 was removed and replaced with a fresh i-94 also stamped paroled until 5/24 (attached onto the same letter), on 5/24 a new i-94 was attached to the original letter - stamped paroled until 6/25 - purpose = deferred inspection! On the letter originally issued in Chicago O'Hare airport by a Supervisory Officer dated 3/19/12 there is one box which has no title where it states F0327108, K2 / 850

All the paper work was ready to file i-485 on 4/25, but then i made an info pass with USCIS in Houston to clarify a situation with my wife ahead of filing for AOS, the ISO that eventually spoke with me advised me not to file AOS for the K2 until the paroled entry was removed so I held of filing them together and went ahead with my wife's i-485 application only. Hoping the Border Patrol agent would do as he promised when we met him on 4/25 and clear this up by 5/24 instead he said he had been trying and said the boy would have to return to China if it was not corrected, he said he had exhausted his potential because the consulate in guangzhou would not reply to his emails. Quite frankly I do not trust this guy or even believe he tried, the Consulate responded immediately to my initial inquiry with 24 hours, but not with a response which was helpful other than confirming the K2 envelope was included inside the K1 and they referred us to DHS-Trip

Have you tried a service request to find out where the brown envelope was sent after entry into the US? USCIS should have it somewhere, probably wondering why your wife has filed for AOS and not the child since they have both packets. Normally the brown packet is forwarded to the local office, maybe try to contact the center that is processing her AOS?

Thanks Belinda63, how do you go about making a service request? The original envelope was surrendered to the border patrol agent in Newark New Jersey, what do you suggest?

On our petition for K1 and K2 visa's in Guangzhou China, on DS-156K and DS 230 part 1 we indicated the child would follow the mother. The Consulate sent only one envelope which my then Fiancee gave to DHS on arrival 12/29/2011 at Newark NJ, my then fiancee thought she spotted the K2 packet when the BPA opened the envelope but refused to re-seal the K2 packet and hand it over to her even though he was aware the child was not with her and she was immediately ushered out of the office in newark airport. We got married within the 90 days and filed i-485 to adjust her status, on 3/19/2012 I entered the US (as USA Citizen with the K2 Child. They border patrol asked for the K2 envelope, we never received. And held us for over 4 hours then gave him a paroled entry withholding his passport and telling us the local office in Houston would be able to straighten this out with the time allowed, they then advised us to go to a deferred entry appointment on 4/25 at 11 am, there we were asked again for the envelope, then given another month on the paroled i-94, then on the 2nd appointment we were told that they were not getting a response from the consulate in china and that i should communicate with them. Email via web form sent, reply next day confirmed the Ks was inside the K1 envelope and we should have had the K1 and K2 enter together, even though the DS-230 Pt1 and DS156K clearly indicated the K2 would travel later. We only became aware in O'Hare airport when we both arrived on 3/19/2012 that a separate envelope for the K2 was in fact required. It is clear from the reply received from the Consulate in China that are not willing to send us a copy of the K2 packet. The DHS BP agent explained that he is giving us one more month on the K2 i-94 until 6/25 to sort this out myself, and said in no uncertain terms that if I fail to do this the child would be removed and have to return to China, he has been attending school here for over 2 months and is doing great, the Mother - (my wife is in application for 485 and can not leave until the process is complete) is distraught with worry, continuously crying not sleeping and in full panic mode. Yesterday I we opened a DHS-Trip case on this and received a response saying a minimum of 30 business days is needed to investigate.

1/... Is it possible for DHS-TRIP to correct this?

2/... Can I file the i-485 for the K2 with a paroled entry status

3/... What do we do if the Deferred inspection officer insists on the childs removal next month when the present extension is near expiration

Can anyone help us understand this total mess

Thanks in advance for all who try

Special thanks to everyone who changed the course of our weekend, with all this information everyone gave us, the fear factor has diminished and the confusion cleared, above and beyond thanks to Darnell, and Belinda63 your information was outstanding and most helpful, thank you all very much indeed. :star: :star:

Belinda63,

Certainly feel relieved reading your response, i will call the info pass first thing monday morning.

On the son, we filed all the paperwork with the US Consulate and indicated he would be following, strange thing is, the one envelope my fiance (at that time did receive) when opened at newark NJ (K1 Fiancee's point of entry), she watched the immigration officer open the envelope, and there were only pages inside - no other envelope. No doubt they will sort this out with the consulate by the time we return.

The panic was about my wife when he said she was illegal. He also said the 485 would be rejected if we mailed it to the lock box, thats why he suggested doing the infopass. Somehow I know inside me you are right, that's why I will call them Monday first thing.

How can you be so sure she will be ok, is she really illegal given the fact we married 1/7/12 and she arrived 12/29/2011, well within the 90 days. The K1 gave us 90 days to marry, nowhere does it state you must file the I485 before the 90 days expire. The uscis web site is also not presenting the info in a concise way, If you are in the US and you are a USC married to the K1, their first page details the 2 step process, but does not define time limits.

Really appreciate your time, its people like you that make this world a better place, and we both respect your effort to alliviate our concerns, thank you very much.

Tip number one. stop listening to the CBP people. They know little to nothing about immigration.

Your wife arrived on a k-1, if you married within the 90 days you are ok to file the I-485 along with other things (follow the guide) and adjust status for her even if the I-94 is expired. I don't know why they said to submit her paperwork at the infopass appointment as it has to be mailed to the Chicago lock box to be processed. I don't think they will accept it at the local office (maybe call and check?)

Sounds like maybe you didn't state the son would be a follow-to-join so the consulate put all the paperwork in one envelope thinking they would arrive together. Of course you would have no way of knowing this since you can't open the envelope.

Sounds like the only problem is tracking down the son's paperwork and I am willing to bet it is all in the one envelope but who knows where that ends up after entry. My best guess is try to get a copy of what was in the son's brown envelope sent from the consulate to the appropriate authority here in the US or else track down the original brown envelope and see if his paperwork is in it. How you could go about doing this I don't know but this is the main issue.

Despite this your wife is here with no status (after the I-94 expires)until you file for her to adjust status. Highly unlikely she will be deported. The son is in limbo until his paperwork is found, but this is not your nor your family's fault...The US government has messed up yet again.

He made a mistake submiting just the I-130. It's wrong of course, but she can submit now inside the USA the I-485. You messed up a bit, but I saw several cases like yours. She will be fine.

Now I understand this is not correct, but if you follow the links it is said to be a 2 step process, the immigration officer told me if I just file the I-485 now it would be rejected because it is beyond the 3/28 window I-94 expiration date, he then suggested making the info pass appointment and submitting the I-485 then and there, thats been set up for 4/30/12.

Thanks for your input, very much appreciated

Belinda63

USCIS home page has links:

1/...obtaining a green gard for your family member

2/...for your spouse

3/... describes a 2 step process for filing from within the USA:- 1/... Sponsor applies for a I-130, 2/... Once the I-130 receipt letter I-797 is received, then apply for I-485 including a copy of the I-797 for the I-130, we followed the 2 step process defined therein

Rocks

The guy we met Wednesday 4/25 at the Houston DHS office, upon arrival there he asked for our envelope (the one we never received for the K2 hence his passport being retained in O'hare airport chicago), they had done nothing since receiving his passport direct from chicago and extended his parolled stay until 5/24, and at the same time gave us one month verbally to return there with my wife and son, for the son: to buy time to communicate with the consulate in china, and for my wife to give me time to fix this problem and show evidence of same to prevent her from being detained and deported

Where are they getting the 5/24 date from? Is that the date the K-1 expires?

Only the I-130 was filed for my wife, she has now received her social security number, the I-485 is not filed, I will file during the info pass appointment on 4/30 in Houston, my wife's I-94 expired on 3/28/12. The priority date on the I797C for the I-130 is 2/27/2012.

They have retained the K2's passport until 5/24 now (the next scheduled meeting to allow them time to communicate with the consulate in China and sort that one out), so he will need to have a seperate application processed once his parolled status is lifted and he gets properly entered.

Darnell,

Appreciate your prompt response, the sub unit or office ans an actual USCIS office we visited was located in Lee Road Houston by the intercontinental airport, I have gentlemans name from the USCIS / Dept of Homeland Security who made these statements.

If obtaining a green card for a family member is a 2 step process, and you can't submit step 2 (I-485 without the I-797 receipt letter copy)until you have receipt of the letter from step 1 then surely this green card aquisition process has commenced within the time line specified, I know concurrent filing is allowed for us but with the K2 arriving a little later I thought it best to do everything together! Never expected for a second to hear this on Wednesday or the K2 passport being retained. After talking to this officer I am not so sure and feel terrible. But if he is right and she has to return home it will tear our hearts out in a really big way.

Look forward to your further comments later when you free up some time, just got a shot of cortasone in my right knee and you have my full sympathy, good luck with the nappies, glad my time with that one is done.

the DHS office is wrong. Was this a subunit of CBP? ALL IS FIXABLE without her leaving, but you need to start collecting fax numbers of these 'dhs offices' that yer visiting, todayish, as yer gonna send them a pile of stuff in the near future.

I'll write more later, but I have to go now - I'm nursing a wrenched knee and it's time for nappies.

Can any one give me some learned information on the following:

Fiancee issuded K1 Visa at US Consulate China, only son issued K2 at the same time and received one envelope for entry into USA to be opened by an immigration officer at point of entry, He did, but gave nothing for the K2

K1 Enters US within specified time limits on 12/29/2011

K1 Married US Citizen sponser 1/7/2012

aplied for step 1 as difined on U?SCIS home page via links for obtaining a green card for your spouse

describes 2 step process

1/... Apply for I-130 (applied feb 8th 2012 via mail)

2/... I797C for I-130 receipt notice received on March 4th with priortity date 2/27/2012

K2 enters the USA on 3/19 with the sposer (US Citizen), immigration asked for the envelope we never received a K2 envelope

They detained us for 4 hours, retained his passport and allowed a parolled entry until 4/25

(the original idea was to apply for the K2 I 485 at the same time as the K1

Visited the DHS specified appointment venue with mother and child at the specified time on 4/25, they told me they need another month to sort this out with the US consulate in china, and then informed me that I have a really big problem with my wife as she is now considered illegal, he said he would give a month to sort this out by 5/24 and advised me to get an info pass (4/30) prep all aspects for the 485 and support documents, fee's etc and submit during the info pass appointment. If she does not get a 485 application she will be detained on 5/24 and deported on 5/25.

USCIS describes a 2 step process, step one is complete but step 2 was delayed for 2 reasons, a) my company sent me to Canada on an assignment for 3 weeks and 2 my understanding of submitting the step 1 requirement was enough to establish her AOS process status

Can anyone guide us on the implications of this, is this fixable without her being sent back to her country, I am a US citizen and she is my wife, thanks to all who try and shine light on this mess in an effort to help us resolve this