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Hugglebuggles   60

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I posted here in October about having issues with getting a CO state license. According to the DMV my information was still in my maiden name and they could not verify my documents since they were all in my married name, despite having a marriage license to explain the discrepancy. They made me go through S.A.V.E to have my immigration information manually verified. Ever since then I have been waiting for a response, a total of 10 weeks.

Today I got a letter from the State of Colorado S.A.V.E office. It says this

"Your case has not verified through USCIS/DHS and you are not eligible to obtain a Colorado Driver's License, Permit or Identification card at this time. For further assistance contact USCIS/DHS at the following website: www.uscis.gov

You will need to have your name corrected with USCIS/DHS."

How frustrating! I waited 10 weeks for this?! After the IO at my interview said he would have my name changed in the system. What is the issue here? How can I get this changed? Would an infopass appointment help? I'm so frustrated and upset with all of this. They give me no information or no help in this letter.

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trailmix   77

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Wow - what a let down!

I'm sorry you are having such a hassle huggles and I have no advice since we, obviously, never encountered this, just wishing you good luck at getting it straightened out soon.

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I posted here in October about having issues with getting a CO state license. According to the DMV my information was still in my maiden name and they could not verify my documents since they were all in my married name, despite having a marriage license to explain the discrepancy. They made me go through S.A.V.E to have my immigration information manually verified. Ever since then I have been waiting for a response, a total of 10 weeks.

Today I got a letter from the State of Colorado S.A.V.E office. It says this

"Your case has not verified through USCIS/DHS and you are not eligible to obtain a Colorado Driver's License, Permit or Identification card at this time. For further assistance contact USCIS/DHS at the following website: www.uscis.gov

You will need to have your name corrected with USCIS/DHS."

How frustrating! I waited 10 weeks for this?! After the IO at my interview said he would have my name changed in the system. What is the issue here? How can I get this changed? Would an infopass appointment help? I'm so frustrated and upset with all of this. They give me no information or no help in this letter.

Wow ... I can't believe it's been all this time and then they just send you that letter! If I were you I would definitely be getting in touch with someone ... I think an infopass appointment is a good start.

I hope it all gets sorted out for you soon.

AOS/AP/EAD Timeline

Package sent to Chicago Lockbox: 06/16/2010

Chicago Lockbox received: 06/18/2010

Received e-mail notification from Chicago Lockbox: 06/24/2010

Hard copy NOA1 received: 06/28/2010

Touch!: 06/28/2010

Received biometrics letter in the mail: 07/16/2010

Attempted walk-in biometrics @ Salt Lake City office -- DENIED: 07/16/2010

2nd attempt at walk-in biometrics @ Salt Lake City office -- SUCCESS!: 07/28/2010

EAD card production ordered!: 08/09/2010

AP approved!: 08/09/2010

2nd EAD card production ordered e-mail: 08/12/2010

AP arrived!: 08/16/2010

3rd EAD card production ordered e-mail: 08/16/2010

EAD arrived!: 08/19/2010

Received interview letter in the mail: 09/13/2010

Green card interview -- APPROVED!: 10/15/2010

Green card received: 10/25/2010

The whole AOS process took almost exactly 4 months ... not too shabby!

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Hugglebuggles   60

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I tried to call the USCIS help line but there aren't any options that pertain to the situation at all. And I have no idea how to talk to a person. I push zero and I get "that is not a command I understand" or something stupid, and then I try to stay on the line after the options are done and they say, "you didn't pick an option, I'll repeat them." Yes, thanks. Its after 6 now so calling again won't do me any good. I hear the people usually don't have very good information anyways.

I really can't think of anything to do other than make an infopass appointment. I don't have a pending case of a receipt number or anything, so I hope they can do something for me...

But thanks for the encouragement guys. I'm so upset and angry about all this. Compared to all this getting the visa and then the green card was easy!! no joke.

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Wow ... I can't believe it's been all this time and then they just send you that letter! If I were you I would definitely be getting in touch with someone ... I think an infopass appointment is a good start.

I hope it all gets sorted out for you soon.

Huggles I don't really have any advice either although I do agree that an infopass appointment would be a good start.

Just wanted to say hello; when I see your posts I always feel a little closer to home :) . Welland was still the same over the holidays. The biggest news was the widening of Woodlawn Road by Niagara College. :lol:

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USCIS

NOA1 08/19/08

NOA2 01/20/09

NVC

Received 01/26/09

Completed 02/13/09 (19 Days)

Interview Assigned 03/27/09 (6 weeks after NVC completion)

Medical

04/14/09 (Toronto)

Interview

Montreal 05/12/09 (88 days after NVC completion) **APPROVED**

POE

06/16/09 Buffalo

07/02/09 Welcome Letter Received

07/07/09 Applied for SSN

07/10/09 "Card production ordered" email received

07/13/09 SSN received

07/14/09 "Approval notice sent" email received

07/17/09 GREEN CARD received

Removal of Conditions

03/21/11 I-751 mailed to VSC

03/23/11 I-751 received at VSC

03/29/11 Cheque Cashed

03/30/11 NOA1 received (3/24/11)

04/11/11 Biometrics appointment notice received

05/05/11 Biometric appointment

12/13/11 **Approval date** (5 days short of 9 months!)

12/19/11 Approval letter and green card received

Naturalization

05/16/2019 Filed online (estimated completion February 2020)

05/18/2019 Biometrics scheduled

05/21/2019 Receipt notice and biometrics notices posted to online account.05/23/2019 Hard copy of NOA1 received

05/24/2019 Hard copy of biometrics appointment received

06/07/2019 Biometrics appointment (estimated completion January 2020)

12/31/2019 Email received "Interview scheduled"

01/01/2020 Interview date notice posted to online account (02/19/2020)

01/05/2019 Hard copy of interview appointment received

02/19/2020 Interview (**Approved**) and same day Oath Ceremony. 

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Dang huggles! I'm so sorry that ts been this long and still

having problems with this! I have no other advice but to try an infopass appt!

I think there is a way to request an appt online at uscis website if that helps any!

Good luck! Let us know what happens!

AOS

Sent- 10-21-09

Tracking says Delivered by USPS-10-23-09

Check cashed-10-30-09 (MSC case # on back)

NOA 1 date-10-29-09 (Received Date 10-23-09)

Hard copy NOA - 11-02-09

Touch- 11-03-09

Received bio appt letter-11-07-09(dated 11-03-09)

Bio appt- 11-19-09

Transfer to CSC-11-18-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-19-09

Touch on 485/765- 11-20-09

Hard copy of transfer to CSC- 11-23-09

Touch on 485- 11-24-09 (now processing @ CSC email)

Touch on 485- 11-25-09

Touch on 485- 11-27-09

Touch on 485- 11-30-09

Touch on 485- 12-01-09

Touch on 485- 12-02-09

Touch on 485- 12-03-09

EAD/AP approved-12-18-09

EAD/AP touch- 12-21-09

GC APPROVED!!- 12-21-09

Notice mailed welcoming PR-12-21-09

2nd Card Production ordered email-12-22-09

Approval notice sent-12-28-09

GC arrived in the mail-01-05-10

Done with USCIS until September 14, 2011!!

ROC

Sent: 09-14-11

Received: 09-16-11

Check cashed: 09-21-11

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Hi Huggles,

Sorry to hear of your situation dealing with the DMV...Hope you get that resolved soon and that you can get your driver's license soon...

If it makes you feel any better...

It took me 8 weeks to get my first SSN Card, due to immigration verification delays...

Lol..and it took 8 weeks for my son to get his SSN Card too, as they sent it to the wrong address....

And my USCIS status still says stuck at "scheduled for interview" even though I've been a US Citizen for more than a month now...:lol:

I think in your case, you should get an infopass appointment, and get this sorted out asap.

You can book an infopass appointment from the www.uscis.gov wesbite, relatively quickly...

Bring the letter that you got from the DMV and other paperwork too, to help explain your case....

And hopefully, you should get something accomplished there...

By the way...To get a "live person" on the mis-information line...Press..1 then 2 then 3...

But don't be surprised if they don't have the information that you need....After all, it's called the "mis-information" line for a reason...

You're better off explaining your case with an immigration officer in-person at an infopass appointment!

Lol..At times like this, I wonder: Why are we telling these government agencies to do their job? :wacko:

Hope this helps too. Good luck with the rest of your journey too.

Ant

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**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

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Sorry to hear this Huggles. I'm sure it will all work out soon for you.

Hang in there!

K-1 timeline

Sent I-129f Dec. 29, 2008

Received NOA Jan. 10, 2009

NOA2 email sent April 16, 2009, APPROVED

Interview in Vancouver, June 23, 2009 APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!

Wedding, September 19, 2009, South Carolina!!

AOS

Mailed package to Chicago, Oct. 22, 2009

NOA hard copies Nov. 3, 2009

RFE Nov. 17, 2009

Finally mailed back RFE December 15, 2009

Case transferred to CSC January 7th 2010girlfreuya.gif

EAD and AP Approved, cards sent January 8th, 2010!!

AOS approved February 9th 2010 smiley-happy093.gif

Welcome letter and GC received February 16th, 2010

Done with USCIS until 11/08/11

ROC

Sent 1-751 to Vermont Service Center November 18th 2011

NOA November 23, 2011

Biometrics December 23, 2011

RFE Dated Aug. 17; received Aug. 20th

mailed off RFE end of Oct.

Received Email stating card has been ordered Dec. 4

Received Email stating card should arrive within seven days; Dec 6

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Hugglebuggles   60

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Thanks guys :)

I think I'm going to try and make an infopass appointment for Friday and see where it goes. Its just annoying considering the closest USCIS office is about 30 minutes away and I hate to go all the way out there for them so say they can't help me. Do you actually get to talk to a qualified person at these things or is it a front line civil surgeon like at the DMV that may or may not have any idea whats going on? That's what I'm afraid of.

Oh well, I'm trying to put it all into perspective. At the end of the day its just a drivers license. Everything else immigration wise has worked out for me pretty well thus far. I just can't believe that someone with a permanent resident card can be denied a license because of a stupid issue like this. I have a marriage license, immigrations knows I changed my name, I can verify who I am, it seems like a non issue but apparently for them its a huge issue.

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Oh Huggles, I'm so sorry about these hassles!

Did you not complete all of the AOS forms in your married name? If so, shouldn't an NOA from that in your married name suffice as proof that your name is changed on USCIS' end?

01/08/2010 - Applied for SSN in maiden name.

01/09/2010 - Married! Officially a Missis.

01/19/2010 - Received SSN in mail.

02/10/2010 - Sent I-485/I-131/I-765 to Chicago.

02/19/2010 - NOA dates for all applications.

02/22/2010 - Received NOAs in mail.

02/23/2010 - Applied for SSN for married name.

03/04/2010 - Applied for Florida DL in married name.

03/09/2010 - Biometrics appointment.

04/18/2010 - AP received.

04/23/2010 - EAD approved.

04/27/2010 - AOS Interview at Orlando USCIS (decision pending).

04/28/2010 - Card production ordered!

05/03/2010 - EAD received.

05/03/2010 - Welcome letter received.

05/28/2010 - Green Card received in mail.

01/26/2012 - Mailed RoC packet to VSC.

01/30/2012 - NOA date on application.

02/01/2012 - Cheque cashed.

02/05/2012 - Received NOA in mail.

02/10/2012 - Touch.

02/24/2012 - ASC Appointment Notice dated.

02/27/2012 - ASC Appointment Notice received.

03/23/2012 - Biometrics appointment.

09/20/2012 - Touch. Card Production ordered!

09/21/2012 - Touch.

09/24/2012 - Touch. Card mailed.

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Hugglebuggles   60

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Oh Huggles, I'm so sorry about these hassles!

Did you not complete all of the AOS forms in your married name? If so, shouldn't an NOA from that in your married name suffice as proof that your name is changed on USCIS' end?

I did, and yes, logical would tell you that. I have NOA's, my EAD, now my green card, a marriage license, photo ID in my maiden name and in my married name, my K-1 visa, everything they could possibly need but apparently that's not enough. I'm starting to think the issue is something larger than what it seems. At least, for my own sanity, I hope that it is something larger and not a silly misunderstanding of the rules by the DMV.

What do you mean by escalating it Krikit? I've been to 3 DMV's and nobody will issue me a license. I've tried everything...

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SapphireDreams   71

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Okay.... just a thought... what if you get the license in your maiden name... wait a month or so and then request a name change on your license??

Just a thought.

Removing Conditions

Sent package to VSC - 8/12/11

NOA1 - 8/16/11

Biometrics - 9/14/11

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What do you mean by escalating it Krikit? I've been to 3 DMV's and nobody will issue me a license. I've tried everything...

I mean escalating it to a supervisor. And then the supervisor's supervisor if you have no success.

Okay.... just a thought... what if you get the license in your maiden name... wait a month or so and then request a name change on your license??

Just a thought.

I think that's a brilliant idea if the name is the problem.

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