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Honestly I think given the circumstances that it may be better for your daughter to remain in Italy for now. 

I entered on the VWP while my case was at NVC. I got a really nice border officer who was really excited by our situation and she was only too happy to let me in. They're definitely not all like that though, most of them are borderline rude. I guess it depends on how they view Turks.

If you don't have your green card yet then use the stamped page next to your visa on your passport. If they won't take it, ask to speak to the supervisor. If the supervisor won't take it, go to another DMV. If even they won't take it, inquire with whoever governs the DMV or see if you can find out from USCIS if your card will be dispatched soon. The DMV should not reject the stamped CR-1 visa because it is a I-551 in and of itself. 

I remember there was a shutdown around the time my husband mailed the I-130 to whichever lockbox it was in 2013 and there were no hiccups with it or our application. As for the Christmas holidays, it's frustrating when you're waiting a long indeterminate amount of time and then there's two more days on top of that. I do sympathise having been through it before. However, as others have said, USCIS employees have families and have days off like most office staff so it makes sense and is a good thing to let them have this time. Overworked employees leads to crappy work production.

13 hours ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

Some here have even floated the idea of waiting to file AOS to avoid ROC later. As in if your office is taking 18 months to process AOS wait 6 months to file so your GC is approved after your 2 year anniversary. No downside to this except being in that can't do anything phase post I94 expiration pre EAD. Not suggesting that but don't worry about rushing to beat the 90 days.

I don't get why people would do that unless they never intended to work (e.g. stay at home mum). You save a few hundred bucks if you skip it but miss out on thousands in income from not being able to work 😐 

Ok so first off, God is not a get out of jail free card. You're responsible for everything you do in your life and have to deal with the consequences just like everyone else.

Second, this is going to need a lot of money on a lawyer, or the simplest solution would be as others have said: Your wife should move to Ghana to live with you.

On 11/29/2018 at 10:34 AM, Tan19 said:

This happened to me recently where the "residence since" date was incorrect on my 10 year green card. I filed an erequest and I was emailed with instructions to return the card with a letter explaining the error. Three weeks later and my new card is being produced, hopefully I'll receive it within a week. Before you file an l90 which could take up to a year, do an erequest if the incorrect information is due to USCIS error. I hope this helps.

That is what I did from the beginning, though I filed an I-90 at the same time. I ended up withdrawing the I-90 after I sent the green card back to CSC per their instructions and it took them four months + senator intervention to get the corrected one back to me

If you have no other way to currently get food then stay on them. It's not a guaranteed denial and you wasting away helps no one. If you can cut back on anything to free up cash for food then do it. 

Maybe this lawyer thinks that he can get more money out of you if your case is denied for a no-show at the interview.

I did some Googling as I'm sure you did too. When you get the interview letter, if it conflicts with your travel then you can call the customer service number and put in a service request to have it rescheduled. People's experiences seem to vary as to how efficient that process is. If appointments are easy to get at your field office then that may be a better option so you can ask someone in person. It is at their discretion as to whether they'll let you reschedule so honestly I would try and reschedule your trip first if at all possible. If it's a work trip, can you talk to your boss about your spouse's immigration status?

3 minutes ago, christelgoodmanhb said:

I have just received my extension letter I-797 two weeks ago. Many people told me to get a stamp anyway but the USCIS agent told me I definitely don't need it.

Yep, you're good

See if the hospital has a charity programme for the uninsured. I got a $6000 ER bill reduced to a few hundred. 

2 hours ago, christelgoodmanhb said:

I talked to an USCIS agent. I don't need an I-551 stamp.

That kind of depends. Has your extension letter expired?

It's concerning to me because if they lose things like that, if they did not get accidentally shredded then they could end up in the wrong hands. 

I think they're taking about six months to process the I-90. I didn't request an expedite with mine and that's how long it took them to reach it and close it out. 

On 11/2/2018 at 7:08 PM, coloradoman said:

On what basis are you asking Aaron to not respond to this thread? Do you not support the Constitution, specifically the freedom of speech? And if so, did you also not disclose that to your interviewer?

 

I have zero tolerance for a person that wants to become a citizen, lies under oath, gets all defensive when people take the time to read through her post and try to ascertain what the reason for the lie was, and tells people to shut up if they’re not telling her what she wants to hear. Way to start your life as a USC and proving your good moral character!

 

As for the issue at hand, your naturalization certificate will state that you’re not married. And once you file for your husband and need to enclose your marriage certificate along with your naturalization certificate, it won’t be hard to predict that an officer is likely to detect your false statement. And then you’re on the path to de-naturalization. 

 

Of course you don’t want to hear all that, because it’s inconvenient to hear. But the truth is that you lied under oath at your interview, and even signed your name underneath it. In court that’s called perjury and might yield you jail time. 

 

Sorry if you don’t care for my post either, but if you want advice, call USCIS and tell them that you got married and misrepresented that fact at your interview. Plain and simple. Or become a USC based on a lie and pray every single day that the officer who adjudicates your petition for your husband won’t stumble over that inconsistency. 

 

Good luck 👍🏻 

To be fair, freedom of speech is more about the government silencing people. That's why threads here can be closed, Twitter can suspend accounts and you can tell your friends/family/checkout assistant to shut up and not be in violation of the constitution. Unless OP is the government trying to silence Aaron then I think his rights are safe. Still not very nice though considering he was just trying to understand the situation.

22 minutes ago, lotusrose1987 said:

Next summer, my husband and I will be putting in for his removal of conditions. I am wondering what the interview experience has been for people if you had to do one. We have joint bank accounts, credit cards (I added him to mine, he added me to his when I got one), our lease(s), car insurance, I am on his medical insurance from work. We are mostly homebodies, but I have a few pictures of us when we went to museums and stuff like that. We do not have children, but we have three cats (two he went with me to adopt the cats) and my horse. I was working until we moved for his job, and I am currently still looking.  My worry  is they will questions the state of our "Wedding" at the interview. We were married at town hall on St. Patrick's day in 2017 because that was the day I could get off from one of my jobs, because I had two jobs at the time he came over. We told everyone we were going, but my mother did not come because she was taking care of my disabled sister and most of my friends had to work, so nobody was in attendance. I do have a picture the Justice of the Peace took for us. Should I be worried about this at all? I do have he wedding cards my immediate family gave us and couple of my friends. 

We got married in a styrofoam chapel above a Subway restaurant with three people in attendance (none of them were our parents) and I removed my conditions earlier this year. On that front, you'll be fine. It's kind of hard to arrange a massive wedding when you only have 90 days to plan it I didn't even have that reason to have such a minimalist wedding, we were just lazy and wanted to get the paperwork out of the way.

For removal of conditions, joint finances, joint living quarters (lease/mortgage/deed) and joint everything ever are your key to getting the 10 year card. They can't get enough of the stuff. Where some people trip up is sending only recent evidence. USCIS wants to see stuff spanning your entire marriage, or as far back to your wedding date as possible. Obviously no one rushes out to the bank on the day of their wedding to set up an account, but even a month or two after you get married and onwards from there is great.

If it doesn't say delivered then you may have some leverage. I would escalate up the chain at the post office (postmaster is who you want). If no dice, you may want to contact your congressman and see if their immigration liaison can give you any advice or step in to exempt you from the replacement fee. 

Ok, so the reason your case says received in February 2018 is because that's the date they uploaded all I-751 case numbers to the new USCIS system. My case had that date too until it was approved. Unfortunately I just had a look at the processing times and they're about 8 months behind your date if I'm reading it right. They've slowed down a lot in recent years. 

On 11/2/2018 at 11:41 PM, mushroomspore said:

Oh wow. So you said you filed I-90 online. When you did that, did you mail the physical card as well at some point???

It looks like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. On the one hand, one department caught your residency error and updated it on their end, but when you followed their instructions to get your card amended, the other department that handles I-90s somehow cannot see the change made to your date and thus rejected it. I think you should send both of those letters to your congressman and explain exactly what is going on. USCIS seems to at least partially think you're out of status and that would not be a good thing...

Edit: Wow, I totally quoted the wrong post. That was meant for @Cherise2810

Did you speak with tier 2 during that call? The people who pick up the call are customer service reps from a third party vendor whose job is to read the website and file service requests. Request tier 2 next time. Not sure if they're third party too, but they tend to hold more power and access to things. 

I agree with above. Cancel the first check and they will have no choice but to reject your first application. Get your second one to the correct location. Then you don't have to wait and hope they figure it out. 

6 hours ago, Orangesapples said:

When I've entered the US with my green card, I was never asked for my passport. But I needed a passport to enter the country I went to in the first place. 

When I came back from my trip to London, I handed my GC to the officer and he told me rather harshly to give him my passport too and he stamped it with "ARC". Maybe it depends on who you get. I was surprised since I thought I only needed my GC to get in. 

Well now I'm incredibly aware of not knowing what colour my or my husband's toothbrush is 😬

I have to agree though that I would remember the details of the questions asked at that stokes. After pulling a double shift though? I made the clever decision of buying a car after an all-nighter and got rather fleeced, so I can see that happening. If it was just her who got the stuff wrong and not him then... Maybe USCIS will take it into account. Not a guarantee. Definitely time for a new lawyer since the previous one didn't seem to do a great job. 

The court clerk is being lazy. Go back and have them correct it. It causes more issues for you than it ever will for them. If it needs to be spelled out for them, show them your ID and state that the documents they gave you are not for the same person listed on your ID. You want the documents for Jackson, not "Jiackson".