helenandjoseph

I managed to speak to a supervisor today, who requested a review of my case. If you wanna know, the mistake that caused all this is that the dates they printed on my green card (which I never got) were not the dates they should have been. They printed a card for me that was vaild from April 2009 - April 2011. That is what is in their system, and because of this, I have been "out of status" since April of last year - regardless of the fact that I was approved Jan 10 2012. The supervisor I spoke with today told me not to worry about the denied I-90, but to focus on getting the I-485 reviewed and a g card with the correct dates printed. Pretty sure I'm not going to leave the country until I have the physical card in my hand. Mind boggling, isn't it? They even managed to give me an I551 stamp WHILE I WAS ON RECORD AS OUT OF STATUS. I guess the officer who gave me the stamp was just trying to be helpful, and didn't realise that by not checking up on it in the system could create huge problems. What if I had left before I got this denial notice? I'd be stuck overseas - probably have to have my second baby (due in October). I guess it could always be worse.

Anyhow - I'm just hoping that the request to review my file today will have moved forward by the time of my June 5 infopass.

OK. I did not file an I-30 with my I-485. I did that on the basis of my K-1, and on Jan 10 2012 was granted the 2 year conditional permanent residency. It was this card that was issued but never sent to me. The confusion may have occurred because I was applying for a new conditional card even though we have been married 3 years this month. I was planning on applying to lift the conditions by Jan 2014, when my conditional permanent residency WHICH WAS GRANTED would expire. I really don't see how this denied I-90 could negate my conditional permanent residence status. They cannot have me on record as being a conditional permanent resident from April 2009, since then there would have been huge issues with my initial I-485 which was filed in September 2011. Question: can I just file a new I-90 and explain the situation with that, or do I have to file to reconsider the denied I-90 decision. If I could file a new I-90, I could get a new stamp in my passport (and have that I-90 fee waived), rather than deal with the whole reconsidering motion and THAT ridiculous fee. I feel so messed around at this point. I'm going in to my local reps office tomorrow morning to see if they can help at all. Also, I'm going to go in to the LA office next week and just wait in line to try and talk to someone because the earliest infopass I could get was in two weeks. None of this would be happening if the darn card they issued me just got SENT.

I have scheduled an infopass - the earliest available is June 5 - 10 days before we're supposed to leave. I've also called and submitted a service request through the customer service center which I should hear something back on in 15 days. I just want this taken care of ASAP so I know what to do with our travel plans. Is it worth contacting my local senator/congressman? Hiring an attorney?

My case is a bit of a mess at the moment - through a series of

unfortunate mistakes by USCIS. I am an Australia citizen. I entered

the US in April 2009 on a K1 fiance visa, and was married on May 25

2009 (within 90 days). We were financially unable to apply for AOS

until September 2011 (my husband was a full time student, and then we

had our first child). My 1-485 was approved on Jan 10 2012. I received

the I-797 welcome notice, but never received the green card. I

contacted and pressed for the tracking information for the card that

was apparently issued - but they could find no tracking number, and

therefore assumed it was never sent. I was told to file an i-90, which

I did in early March 2012. Just yesterday I got a letter explaining

that my I-90 was denied because I was admitted as a conditional

permanent resident in April 2009, and my conditional residency expired

in April 2011, and I had not applied to have the conditions lifted,

and therefore have no legal status in the US. This is a mistake on

their behalf - confusing my entry into the US (on a K-1 non-immigrant

visa) with my being granted conditional permanent residency.

There is an urgency to this matter - In January when I was approved

for a green card, we started planning a trip to visit my family for

the first time since we were married. I have brothers and sisters who

have not met my child, and I'm now pregnant with our second. As soon

as I filed the i-90, I made an infopass and got an ADIT stamp in my

passport so I could travel this summer. Last week we purchased our

tickets to leave on June 15. Now that my i-90 has been denied, I'm

unsure of wether or not I can travel on that stamp, and I will NOT

leave the country if I can not get back in.

HEEY.....

the exact same thing (well almost) just happened to my fiancee and I.

Actually, I had just logged on to vj and was reading this thread while talking to Joseph on Skype.

I was all... hey, we could never check our case status online either.

So... we checked it.

AND

WE'RE APPROVED.

So, congratulations to you... we'll be with you on the next leg of the journey.

Good Luck!!

i've read that some consulates don't accept co-sponsors, wanted to make sure sure that sydney australia does? i'm worried, by fiance is a student and will graduate in may then come down here until the visa comes through, he isn't working and won't be until we head back to the usa. his mum's co-sponsoring and fulfills all the criteria but i'm still worried!

Hey man... I'm in the same boat.

I was looking through the Syd Consulate websites, and on their FAQ page there is a question about joint sponsors for the affidavit.

Q.I need a joint sponsor. What are a joint sponsor’s responsibilities?

A.The joint sponsor’s responsibilities are the same as that of a petitioning relative. The affidavit of support is a legally binding agreement to provide financial support to the person(s) immigrating to the U.S.

Thus I assume that they accept co-sponsors.

Hope this makes you feel a little more confident.

Good Luck with your journey!

Well.... our NOA1 is dated 11/6/08. And we STILL can't check online. Any suggestions???

And since I have studied and worked in the States for 7 years, I will need a clearence from FBI and that takes a while.

I studied in the US for four years..... will I need to get FBI clearance and a police check from the US? I thought it was only from countries OTHER than the US that you had lived in for over 6 months that you needed police checks from.... am I wrong??

Sorry, cant help you there. Mine is very straight forward as i have only ever lived in one place.

Might be worth looking around to see if there is guidance anywhere or starting your own thread to see if you can get any help from members more experienced in those areas.

Becky....

You could look into getting them now, but some country's put a 6 month limit on them. You'd need to find out the specifics of applying in pakistan. I know in England our certs are good for 12 months for the purposes of a visa, but like i said....check your own embassy out to see what the rules are.

It's all good... found out that US police checks are not needed... guess they do all that in security checks!

Thanks though and good luck

And since I have studied and worked in the States for 7 years, I will need a clearence from FBI and that takes a while.

I studied in the US for four years..... will I need to get FBI clearance and a police check from the US? I thought it was only from countries OTHER than the US that you had lived in for over 6 months that you needed police checks from.... am I wrong??

Just wondering if there is anything that should prevent me from scheduling a medical exam before the NOA2. Thanks