I-751 application and returned check for filing fee

[KSS2010 0]

Hello Friends,

I am a new at all of this and desperately need the advice of any of you dear ones who can help. My husband is from Canada and we have just filed application I-751 to remove his conditions. His permanent resident card expires on 2/6/2010, just a few weeks from now. The Vermont Service Center received our application and check this past Friday, January 15th. Over the weekend we lost our debit card and whoever found it pulled our account deeply in the negative. The check for the application fee will not clear as a hold has been placed on all activity until the account can be investigated and all cleared. I have contacted USCIS customer service center and was not given a clear answer how to proceed. I have a money order in hand for the fees and wanted to send this with a letter to USCIS overnight. I was told I would have to submit a duplicate application with the new money order but then they told me that most likely BOTH applications would be denied. One due to lack of funds for the application fee and the second because I was submitting a duplicate while another was already in process. He then informed deportation proceedings would take place. I'm completly ill with worry on how to proceed as our funds are limited even more so now with the bank fraud and cannot obtain a lawyer at this time. The senior agent as USCIS customer service center just kept repeating I needed to send a duplicate package and payment but would immediately state again that most likely both would be denied. When asking him his suggestion he simply would say that when an application is received payment is expected.

Is there not some way to proceed in this situation to avoid deportation. We have the funds ready to give but cannot get clear direction on how to proceed. Please help any who can with your thoughts. We are down to the wire with very little time before his 90 day window is up. Thanks a million in advance to all.

[v333k 59]

Hello Friends,

I am a new at all of this and desperately need the advice of any of you dear ones who can help. My husband is from Canada and we have just filed application I-751 to remove his conditions. His permanent resident card expires on 2/6/2010, just a few weeks from now. The Vermont Service Center received our application and check this past Friday, January 15th. Over the weekend we lost our debit card and whoever found it pulled our account deeply in the negative. The check for the application fee will not clear as a hold has been placed on all activity until the account can be investigated and all cleared. I have contacted USCIS customer service center and was not given a clear answer how to proceed. I have a money order in hand for the fees and wanted to send this with a letter to USCIS overnight. I was told I would have to submit a duplicate application with the new money order but then they told me that most likely BOTH applications would be denied. One due to lack of funds for the application fee and the second because I was submitting a duplicate while another was already in process. He then informed deportation proceedings would take place. I'm completly ill with worry on how to proceed as our funds are limited even more so now with the bank fraud and cannot obtain a lawyer at this time. The senior agent as USCIS customer service center just kept repeating I needed to send a duplicate package and payment but would immediately state again that most likely both would be denied. When asking him his suggestion he simply would say that when an application is received payment is expected.

Is there not some way to proceed in this situation to avoid deportation. We have the funds ready to give but cannot get clear direction on how to proceed. Please help any who can with your thoughts. We are down to the wire with very little time before his 90 day window is up. Thanks a million in advance to all.

Make sure you get enough information and if you filed a police report about the bank incident, then get a copy. Most probably USICS will return your package and you should receive it soon. As long as you are within your time frame, you should not worry (over night the package if you have to and include a money order). Do not send a duplicate application to USCIS until you know they are sending back your package. If they receive two packages, they might think there is some identity theft (happened and posted by one other VJer) and she went through some trouble to prove that she is who she is.

That being said, you can also schedule an infopass appointment and try and see if you can talk to an officer to provide you with some advice. http://infopass.uscis.gov

HTH

[KSS2010 0]

Make sure you get enough information and if you filed a police report about the bank incident, then get a copy. Most probably USICS will return your package and you should receive it soon. As long as you are within your time frame, you should not worry (over night the package if you have to and include a money order). Do not send a duplicate application to USCIS until you know they are sending back your package. If they receive two packages, they might think there is some identity theft (happened and posted by one other VJer) and she went through some trouble to prove that she is who she is.

That being said, you can also schedule an infopass appointment and try and see if you can talk to an officer to provide you with some advice. http://infopass.uscis.gov

HTH

[Darnell 8,479]

My opinion - you'll be ok.

1. get police report today or tomorrow.

2. USCIS will make several attempts to cash the check.

3. talk with your bank - tell them to honor the check (do that today ) .

Best Case Scenario - you can handle all with the bank, today.

Worst case scenario - all is returned to you in 2 months time.

Send it back to them, with affadavit (a notarized letter) explaining what happened, and include the money order.

Don't worry about deportation proceedings, at this point, or even when you get it back.

The above was opinion. Use at Your Own Risk. I am not a Lawyer.

[KSS2010 0]

Thanks so much. Working to do all that now. Just concerned what will happen with his job. Wondering if they will be notified that his card has expired and we will have nothing to prove it's in pending status. His card expires in 2 weeks.

My opinion - you'll be ok.

1. get police report today or tomorrow.

2. USCIS will make several attempts to cash the check.

3. talk with your bank - tell them to honor the check (do that today ) .

Best Case Scenario - you can handle all with the bank, today.

Worst case scenario - all is returned to you in 2 months time.

Send it back to them, with affadavit (a notarized letter) explaining what happened, and include the money order.

Don't worry about deportation proceedings, at this point, or even when you get it back.

The above was opinion. Use at Your Own Risk. I am not a Lawyer.