Biometrics appt. was yesterday

[lilshe 0]

I am divorced and am filing for my I-751 with a waiver. As of last weekend i was remarried(just a little background info) When i submitted my I-751 it was in my ex husbands name. My case worker who helped me file my papers said to take my marriage certificate with me to my appt. and see if they would do the name change when i had my biometrics done.

I arrived at my appointment early there were only 2 people ahead of me and noone behind me. I asked if they could do a name change when they do my fingerprints and picture? One person said they didn't think so another one said lets find out from the Immigration officer after we did the prints and such. So off we went did all that and i asked if i should be signing in my new married name or in my ex husbands name. They told me my ex husbands name.

They took all my paperwork in to talk with the boss. She came out and said that she was a little uncomfortable about doing this i said okay, but that i didn't understand why since it was just a name change. She then looked at my card again and said well because i have too many last names listed.

She then said that i am in deporting stage and i said i didn't think i was as i just received my letter of extension for 1 year until my paperwork had been gone over at the service centre and i haven't had my interview. She said becasue i didn't stay married for the full 2 years of my conditional green card that i was going to be deported. I of course was getting more upset and i said that i have read in many places that i could apply for my I-751 with a waiver to stay in the US. I said that i had help with my I-751 and AR-11 application from a government group in home town. She asked did i pay them for this service, I said yes she said that they would say what i wanted to hear just to get my money. She said that i had a bad attitude and that i was acting like the US gov owed me to stay here. Which i said i didn't have a bad attitude at all

She then asked me to step into her office where she pulled up a screen on the I-751 and read it. I then asked her to pull up a screen on Removing Conditions after divorce. She did this read the first part about people that didn't have their divorce papers yet and were not able to file. I said read the next paragraph. Where it exppalined that i could apply on my own with my divorce papers. she said that i was not gauranteed to stay in the country anyways which i replied to i agree that i will have an interview. She said yes that i will be in front of a judge and he will see that i have been married 4 times (which is incorrect) as she was counting my maiden name as a marriage. I explained that i would explain as to why to him or her. and that my first marriage i was very young and that i left that marriage as i was beaten up. I explained that i had a bonifide marriage to the USC and that i did send all my proof in with my package, she said well counldn't you have stayed married for the 2 years I explained NO that is why i was divorced and that i was in a loveless marriage with emotional abuse that i left that marriage last June and didn't remarry until this past Saturday.

She said that i had a bad attitude and that i was acting like the US gov owed me to stay here. Which i said i didn't have a bad attitude at all and that i could not believe that i was being told by her that i was going to be deported for being married 3 times. I said that i have to follow the same rules as anyone else to stay in the country and that i have done everything possible in every way to be legal. she then said well there are so many illegals in this country.

There was more but this is the jist of my Biometrics Journey, the woman did say that she did not handle I-751 applications that she did I-90 applications. I asked for her name and she gave me a remark that blew me away, that she is one of the best Immigration officers around i wouldn't find a better one, she handed me her card and i said thanks and left.

I am still so upset about this and not sure what to do at this time. I just can't believe that i went in to have my printing done and walked out in tears being told i was going to be deported.

[LOU310 0]

In term of evidence, they have any thing real(concrete evidence) against you otherwise they would have denied your petition and you would have already been sent for deportation by the immigration Judge, those marriage fraud case with evidences go very fast with ICE, they just want to make you wait as much as they can so you will suffer and give up on your petition or you become crazy and you do some thing or say some thing that they can use against you, I had a similar experience with divorce and abusive relationship and they took almost 2 yrs to remove my conditional residency, don't worry, don't allow your self to enter this game because they are good at this game, they play poker with you, they don't have any thing in their hand, don't let them bluff you, I advise you to get a lawyer (female if possible) and from now then do not talk to them (you shouldn't even have had that conversation with this officer but anyway its too late now) if they call do not answer their questions, (they will call you as they always do some sort of long, useless, investigation) tell them that you cannot give those information over the phone and you do not trust any body on the phone, ask them to write to you(which usually makes them give up on asking critical and tricky questions) unless they send you a letter to appear which in your case its going to be most likely around the last 2 month of the extension letter(10-11 month after the CR1 GC expiration) they just want to make this process as long and as painful as possible specially for people like you and I who are divorced and filed under waiver, don't waste your time with their futile 1-800 number or their website, its just some toys to keep some naive people busy and for them to look kind of professional which they are not at all, their investigations are so primitive and ridiculous, don't let them impress you, key points to follow: get a lawyer asap, learn how they process (kinda explained above the whole deal) , don't listen to their constant threat of deportation, be patient and smart, do not give any information to them without consulting your lawyer, that's how you can beat them at their on game Good luck

Edited March 27, 2008 by LOU310

[Peter 0]

so let me get this straight

you filled for i751 with your now ex husband, and gotten married within the time of filing AND biometrics?

wow.

[motu 6]

I don't believe yo can change your name during biometrics - I think you can try it when filing for I751 or later on with SSA by paying for it. You may have gotten her suspicious when you asked for a name change at biometrics. Just wait for the result of the I-751 and do what needs to be done. Good Luck

[joelunchbox 0]

The best thing I can say about this is:

at least you weren't threatened with having to have S*X with anyone.

I will never understand why one person decides that they must personally uphold their version of the constitution in these situations.

The world would be much nicer if everyone would JUST DO THEIR JOB.

Sorry to hear about this.

[ihateemo 0]

so let me get this straight

you filled for i751 with your now ex husband, and gotten married within the time of filing AND biometrics?

wow.

Heh, my thoughts exactly.

[Staashi 371]

so let me get this straight

you filled for i751 with your now ex husband, and gotten married within the time of filing AND biometrics?

wow.

Heh, my thoughts exactly.

Yes, I am truly amazed. I would have just kept my mouth shut until I needed to change it. Also, I understand that you can have a bad marriage with your previous husband and couldn't take it anymore, but you do have to admit that to them it would seem very shady to get remarried within the timeframe you did. I'm sure that the IO looks at you as if you are a serial marriage case - like you're trying to do anything you can to stay here. They might look at your case from the perspective that you got your K-1 Visa with your husband originally, but you didn't intend to stay with him and that is why you filed the waiver, which ultimately would signify a fraudulent marriage. I think they had to give you the CIS runaround to see how you would defend yourself. One can say all they want that we don't know the case, blah, blah, blah, but you always have to look at this from the IO point of view - if something doesn't smell kosher, it probably isn't. (Maybe it could be, but 9 times out of 10 it isn't.)

Well, congratulations on not being deported and good luck on your new marriage - may this be the one that stands the test of time.

[lilshe 0]

so let me get this straight

you filled for i751 with your now ex husband, and gotten married within the time of filing AND biometrics?

wow.

I seperated from my husband June 07. I was divorced finally beginning of February. Applied for my I-751 with a waiver Feb 21 and went for Biometices Mar. 26th. I was married on March 22 so when i went for my biometrics on the 26th i asked if i should use old married name or new one, i am trying to stay legal and above board. Not tryig to fool or be fraudlent with anything.

[lilshe 0]

so let me get this straight

you filled for i751 with your now ex husband, and gotten married within the time of filing AND biometrics?

wow.

Heh, my thoughts exactly.

Yes, I am truly amazed. I would have just kept my mouth shut until I needed to change it. Also, I understand that you can have a bad marriage with your previous husband and couldn't take it anymore, but you do have to admit that to them it would seem very shady to get remarried within the timeframe you did. I'm sure that the IO looks at you as if you are a serial marriage case - like you're trying to do anything you can to stay here. They might look at your case from the perspective that you got your K-1 Visa with your husband originally, but you didn't intend to stay with him and that is why you filed the waiver, which ultimately would signify a fraudulent marriage. I think they had to give you the CIS runaround to see how you would defend yourself. One can say all they want that we don't know the case, blah, blah, blah, but you always have to look at this from the IO point of view - if something doesn't smell kosher, it probably isn't. (Maybe it could be, but 9 times out of 10 it isn't.)

Well, congratulations on not being deported and good luck on your new marriage - may this be the one that stands the test of time.

I thought about not saying anything but again i didn't want to lie or omit it is most times easier to tell the truth at all cost. In this event i wish i never said anything and i will let the woman who suggested i ask for name change at the appt. know that it is not a good idea for others. I just found that this one woman was upset with the fact that i new somthing about the process . She was saying that i couldn't even apply for my 751 because i didn't stay maarried for the 2 years of conditional residency and that i was in deportation mode. But i was able to show her online that i could apply legally and i just think it pissed her off. I don't claim to know everything but i like to read and learn and i have done all my own paper work up until this last application on my own with the help of Visa Journey and people that have done this ahead of me. Thank goodness for all the people here going thru the same of similar.

[lilshe 0]

The best thing I can say about this is:

at least you weren't threatened with having to have S*X with anyone.

I will never understand why one person decides that they must personally uphold their version of the constitution in these situations.

The world would be much nicer if everyone would JUST DO THEIR JOB.

Sorry to hear about this.

Thanks Joe and yes i totally agree. If ya can't do a name change say no we don't do this here and leave it at that. Don't start passing judgment and making issues out of things she didn't know about. I am sure she is very knowledgable in her area of I-90 but not 751 with waiver.