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Thank you, it really is so stressful. we got our lawyers involved and they managed to get me an appointment. After waiting for three months for a call back, they managed to get one within a week. I finally have my adit stamp so I’m pretty relieved.

>30 days later and no call. What a surprise.

Happy to get a non refundable flight. Do you have an idea of when I should book the flight for? Thank you.

Would that be an emergency? Wouldn't they ask why I booked one when I've lost my green card? My aunt has cancer and I'd really like to visit her but I don't want to have to ask her for her medical records to prove that. I also would really love for my son to be able to meet the rest of his family.

I called again and did that. I was connected to an agent who said I've been put in the scheduling queue so an officer will get back to me within 30 days. Last time I went through this the officer called and asked if there was an emergency. I said no and then he said they were only scheduling emergency appointments. So I don't know what to say next time they call if they're only scheduling emergency appointments.

I tried calling USCIS today and was connected to the automated system who asked me questions. They said based on all that i do not meet the criteria for scheduling. I feel so lost.

Thank you, both. I feel really stupid for losing my GC. Hoping this works.

Thank you. That is frustrating since I applied for the name change with 20 months left on my GC. I am glad I did not submit another application when my GC was lost. Do I need to have an emergency for the ADIT stamp appointment? When I tried in the summer of 2021 to get an infopass appointment I was told that it was emergency only.

Just wanted to update in case it would be helpful, my father emailed the embassy 6 months later to ask them about any updates and they issued his visa the following week.

I'm hoping this is the right thread for this. CR-1 holder. January 2021, I submitted form I-90 to change the name on my GC to my married name. Biometrics done June 2021. February 2022, I lost my GC. I read that I have to carry it with me at all times and I lost the card holder with my cards in it. April 2023, I still haven't had an update about my GC so we contacted our senator. Today, we received notice that my application was denied. I've attached the letter here. Can someone explain better what their reason is? It seems tied up to my ROC application made in August 2022 but I was only applying for a name change. Should I have submitted another I90 form when I lost my GC? It didn't make sense to me to pay $500 for another application when I already had one processing and at the time I was hoping that the updated GC would be back with me. I just really want to go and visit my family as I have not seen them since the end of 2020. TIA.

Thank you very much for the help and guidance. We have a lawyer who just helped us to submit our ROC application so we could ask them to help us with this. I did receive my extension letter. However, I applied for a replacement to correct my name in Jan 2021 but then lost my actual GC in Jan 2022. So I don't currently have a physical GC to go with the extension letter, which is what is stressing me out. My husband has also told me that he know our senator so that makes me a little hopeful as well. There seems to be a few avenues open for inquiry so I'm going to keep my fingers crossed. I believe I have one more year to go before I can apply for citizenship. I just tried submitting another inquiry request and was able to today. Oh it is definitely happening. I felt so hopeless when he flat out told me I couldn't get an I-551 stamp. He said that it isn't reserved for emergencies only but just that the NYC office is only accepting emergency appointments. I ended up with a high risk pregnancy and couldn't travel anyway but I really hope to be able to next spring.

For years? Why is that? It’s already been almost two years. The USCIS website says 15 months. Yes I would like to travel, there is no way I can not travel for years. When I tried infopass earlier this year they said it’s only for emergency in NY

Unsure where to put this. I submitted an application to replace my Green Card due to a name error. Receipt date was January 12 2021. According to USCIS, as of September 13 I can submit an inquiry. However, when trying to do so it says my application is still within the posted processing time. Do I wait until tomorrow?

Ahh, ok, I understand what you meant. We are Malaysian and none of those were committed by Malaysians so hopefully it will be okay. It will be upsetting if he doesn't get approved because he won't be able to spend as much time with me/my husband/his grandson but it won't be the end of the world. That's what I keep telling myself anyway. It just would be nice for my parents to be able to stay with me for a few weeks a year but that might be asking for too much.

Lovely.

Of course, I was wondering if there was an end date when they will say if you don't hear by x, assume denied. I'm just trying to do my best to make travel plans for my parents to meet my child and then be able to spend time him as grandparents.

Why? Any sources? He lives in one of those countries and the embassy is not a difficult one. I was approved as a single, unemployed woman a few years ago and have a similar travel history as my father. Same with my mum. On the same day as his interview he had other friends also interviewing, with similar travel history, and they were approved.

Yes

So it's just a wait and see situation? He is not a citizen of the UK - native country does not allow dual citizenship. He hasn't travelled to any banned countries. Mostly Europe, SEA, Australia.

My parents both went for their B1/B2 visas together. My mum was asked a couple of easy questions and was approved. My dad was not asked any questions and was denied and given form 221(g). It was surprising because my mum does not work but my dad does have a good, high-ranking job. Money and his need to return to his job (as well as other factors - literally his whole family are in his home country, he has extensive international travel history, etc.). Of course the reason could be anything but I wonder if it may have been that he has a very generic, very Islamic name and they had to make sure it was not a name they have that is on a ban list of some sort. Anyway, he did fill out the questions asked of him on From 221(g). If it might shed any light, the questions were: travel history for the last 15 years and source of funding for travel, information on his siblings, addresses for the past 15 years, all previous passport numbers and country of issuance (he could only find his passports from 2003 onwards) , jobs and employees for the last 15 years, phone numbers for the last 5 years, e-mail address and SM handles for the last 5 years (this he said he had but that it's handled by his employees). It's been a month since he submitted his responses. I know AP could take months and months but at what point can we e-mail to ask about it? TIA.