Immigration Officer came to my house but we are not home

[hellokitty2013 0]

Hello everyone,

I adjust status from tourist visa to marriage (I met my husband when I studied in college as an international student). On March 2013, we got an interview. After 1 week, I got welcome letter and conditional green card (2 year). After 1 month, immigration officer came to my house, but both of us were not at home (I was in my country for 2 weeks because of emergerncy, my husband was in other city to look for a job at the time). They met the owner and asked her lots of questions about us. They also required to see our room, but we already locked the door.

Is it in the process? and when will they come back again? what will happen next? Does anyone have the same situation like mine? Thanks

[ddkorestin 10]

am actually surprise that they came after your green card has been issued. thats very strange i must confess, i would have expected them to come to the house before the green card was approved and sent to you

[Alonso&Sheryl 10]

I have never heard of that happening. Maybe something came up after issuing your GC that made them believe your marriage is not legitimate.

[seth2013 39]

This is the first I've ever heard of this happening, but I did some intensive googling and read on 2 forums that they have the authority to do a home visit after you've received your green card if new evidence has come up. Is it possible that something new came up?

[hellokitty2013 0]

This is the first I've ever heard of this happening, but I did some intensive googling and read on 2 forums that they have the authority to do a home visit after you've received your green card if new evidence has come up. Is it possible that something new came up?

So you mean they find new evidence and they suspect our marriage?

[seth2013 39]

That's what I read, but honestly? I have no idea. Something must have happened for them to want to visit you at home it seems like though, or they have may overlooked something the first time.

[hmh33 117]

Do you have a good relationship with your landlord? Is it possible that they didn't really come, and he's just messing with you?

[hellokitty2013 0]

Do you have a good relationship with your landlord? Is it possible that they didn't really come, and he's just messing with you?

We just share 1 room in that house, and the owner is my relative.

[ddkorestin 10]

i agree with you sethless, something must have crop up for them to make a visit and you obviously need to take this very serious because i know the these people just dont come into houses for drop off session, you shouldn't have nothing to worry about since there's nothing to worry, you will be okay. thank god your landlord was there to attend to them.

[Villanelle 4,121]

I also agree with the taking it seriously- but theres very little proactive things you can do about it. You can make an infopass appt and inquire about the status of your casefile but I dont know if they are going to give you any information.

Like sethless explained for them to come to your residence means your file is open (or was at the time of the visit) and they are looking at it again. Perhaps its closed again, perhaps its still open. They dont have to notify you when they open your file.

So you went for the interview, they granted your GC and closed the file. Something happened that caused them to reopen the file. You may never know what it was that caused them to reopen it. Again they dont notify you it was reopened.

So what can happen that its reopened? Well they can close it again. No harm no foul. No interruption in anything. Or they can send you a notice- some type of intent to revoke notice. Where it says you were issued the card in error and you have to appeal it. Basically where they would be saying we take back our decision giving you the card- youre denied now. You then have to appeal. You may at that point find out about the new evidence that caused it to be reopened so you can respond to it when you go to the appeal interview and they start interrogating you about having separate addresses perhaps from your spouse or something like that, or a fraudulent tax document or I dont know.

Is there anything at all questionable in any of the evidence that you submitted? Is there anybody in either of your pasts or present that would be inclined to cause you trouble by submitting things to USCIS that would imply you were committing fraud? Anything they could fabricate that could show you are committing fraud?

The only thing you can do right now is tread lightly. They may come back again to visit, they may not. Again you can go to infopass and inquire if your file is open or not. If its still open- they are still debating and investigating whether or not to revoke you- theres nothing you can do at that point besides treading lightly and continuing to live your life as you have been. Do nothing out of the ordinary and wait for them to close it again or send you the notice that they are intending to revoke you. If you hear nothing after a while you can assume they closed it and you can confirm such through infopass.

[ceadsearc 516]

Very odd, and does sound like they have something suspicious, but like capri said, there is little you can do. I would just sit tight, personally - if they are suspicious, they will contact you or come back. Perhaps ask your landlord to call you immediately if they return so you can show them around.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

I think something is odd here.

I think either no immigration officer really came to your house.

Or one did but the visit should have occurred before your interview.

Or that someone called upon your landlord who is not connected with the Service.

Personally I would want to get to the bottom of this. I would get an Infopass appointment for the interviewing office, go as a couple, and ask to speak to the Supervisor.

OR........having stepped away from the computer, it occurred to me that such a visit might have been spurred by something else. Did you tell your interviewing officer that you live with your relative?

Edited April 20, 2013 by Rebecca Jo

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I have noticed reports of increased ICE activity of late. I think they recently changed their protocol. One person was told to come in for an "ICE interview" a week after sending their application. People here told him it was a scam, but he went and it was real and seemingly perfunctory. Other such stories have popped up recently too.

[BlueDevil 61]

I too would get an Infopass appointment to see if I could get some answers. They obviously came by for a reason. I personally would be a basket case thinking about the what ifs if I didn't get any definitive answers.