Whoops sent I-90 instead of I-751

[darstar 0]

I made a dumb error and sent in a I-90 instead of the I-751 for my wife. USCIS accepted the application and cashed my check. When we went for biometrics today, they saw her conditional card and said she needed to file a I-751. I now see that they are correct.

BIG QUESTION, what about the $370 bucks they took????? Will they give me a refund or credit me towards the I-751 fee???? I'd appreciate any insight. This is a lot of cash for me. Thanks

[KIMCORENE 0]

I am so so sorry to hear this- sadly, I doubt they will refund you or anything. There are people here still waiting for refunds for whatever reason for years. All they will tell you is that it was your responsibility to make sure you sent in the correct forms. All they care about is money. But give them a call anyway, you never know.

[darstar 0]

The difference between the I-90 and I-751 is really grey. Also, they originally sent back our application saying that I didn't include the biometric fee, they never mentioned it was the wrong form!!!

I am so so sorry to hear this- sadly, I doubt they will refund you or anything. There are people here still waiting for refunds for whatever reason for years. All they will tell you is that it was your responsibility to make sure you sent in the correct forms. All they care about is money. But give them a call anyway, you never know.

[AussieDude 0]

The forms may look similar but the I-90 is an entirely different kettle of fish (in terms of the process you have to go through).

I suggest you send in the I-751 along with all evidence and the full correct fee. Try to get your $370 seperately. With the amount of delays, and the length of time the 751 process takes (somewhere between 4-9 months or longer depending on where you are), you want to get started asap. Its a hassle, but trust me, you don't want to wait on USCIS any longer than necessary.

[darstar 0]

The forms may look similar but the I-90 is an entirely different kettle of fish (in terms of the process you have to go through).

I suggest you send in the I-751 along with all evidence and the full correct fee. Try to get your $370 seperately. With the amount of delays, and the length of time the 751 process takes (somewhere between 4-9 months or longer depending on where you are), you want to get started asap. Its a hassle, but trust me, you don't want to wait on USCIS any longer than necessary.

Oh I agree, moving onto the I-751 right away.

They may be different in terms of processing, but the the I-90 does mention that it can be used for an expiring permanent residence card. That is exactly my wife's case. The conditional status is what got us. It seems to be a very simple misunderstanding, can't see how they would not understand that. I hope.

[LastSurvivor 0]

I'm sorry! Not trying to give you a hard time! But, that was really dumb! Now having said that I did manage to send in the right form BUT I forgot to sign the form so ours was sent back. I also sent it to Texas so when they mailed it back I then sent it on to Vermont per their request. So, you are not the only dumb person. I had everything printed and ready to mail but noticed that somehow I had typed in my death date (which to me I still do not know) so on the reprint I forgot to sign. DOH. At least I did not have to prove that I was not dead. That could have taken a while to straighten out.

On another lighter note when my wife received her Green Card it had her sex listed as male. She started getting letters from Selective Service and offers to join the Army. That little USCIS screwup took months to correct and it was ALL their fault.

LS

Edited August 11, 2008 by LastSurvivor