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flip314   0

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Today I got an I-72 in regards to my I-130 for my wife, but none of the boxes were checked! post-155440-0-03055600-1363397409_thumb.png How am I supposed to know what they want?

Also they're asking for proof of US citizenship for me, besides a passport. I got citizenship through my dad and that's the only proof of citizenship I've ever had or needed. I doubt I can get a certificate of citizenship in the 30 day timeframe they've given me. I do have a SENTRI trusted traveler card that says I'm a citizen (and is good enough for entry into the US by land), but I have no idea if that's useful/applicable... There was no problem with proving I was a citizen for that other than a passport...

Any advice?

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Today I got an I-72 in regards to my I-130 for my wife, but none of the boxes were checked! post-155440-0-03055600-1363397409_thumb.png How am I supposed to know what they want?

Also they're asking for proof of US citizenship for me, besides a passport. I got citizenship through my dad and that's the only proof of citizenship I've ever had or needed. I doubt I can get a certificate of citizenship in the 30 day timeframe they've given me. I do have a SENTRI trusted traveler card that says I'm a citizen (and is good enough for entry into the US by land), but I have no idea if that's useful/applicable... There was no problem with proving I was a citizen for that other than a passport...

Any advice?

You will need to call USCIS and ask for a Tier 2 Supervisor. They forgot to check. But you said passport. Did you send copies of the whole passport?

Passport, birth certificate(if born here) or the naturalization certificate is what they will take. They are open until 5pm on Saturday (unless you are in Alaska or Hawaii). Good luck

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Unless something has changed, Tier 2's not work on Saturdays... I learned that in January, aye..

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What else proofs that you are a US Citizen beside your US Passport?

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Did your Dad not file for a CRBA (Consular Record of Birth Abroad) or something similar to that?

If he did, I would send that. If not, use whatever proof that was required for you to obtain a passport in the first place.

Good luck!

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flip314   0

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Tier 2 couldn't find anything in my file about an I-72 at all >.< They filed an inquiry and said I should hear back within the week. Hopefully they get back to me promptly.

About my citizenship... Dad didn't file a CRBA when I was born. I registered with the consulate about 9 years ago and had to provide multiple forms, affidavits, and lots of evidence. At least the Calgary consulate doesn't routinely issue certificates of citizenship in that case, they get you a passport and SSN and say that's all you need. At any rate, it's not a process that would be easy to repeat.

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Luckily I booked an InfoPass appointment, because either my inquiry has been forgotten about or it is STILL pending. I might not have heard back before my time expired.

I was able to clarify that they only wanted the "Other" items (wife's birth certificate and proof of my citizenship). I was advised that if I didn't have a certificate of citizenship, an explanation why should suffice. Apparently just because the State Department issues you a passport doesn't mean that you're in the USCIS database as a citizen. Or at least that's what I was told the reason was.

Based on my experiences, I would give out the following advice if you weren't born in the US:

-Get a certificate of citizenship when you apply for your passport (while you're already providing your entire proof of citizenship information). It's not technically required, but it would have saved me some time with immigration for my wife.

-If you don't have a certificate of citizenship, give an explanation with your immigration forms even if you provide a full copy of a passport like I did. Might save you a hassle.

I still think it's discriminatory because a valid US passport is unequivocally proof of citizenship, but that doesn't mean they can't make your life difficult if that's all you provide.

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hikergirl   277

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My NOID from Charleston FO never showed up with USCIS at all either.

The FO wanted my (Beneficiary) Birth Certificate even though it wasn’t required at that stage. I think they were using an old adjudicator’s manual.

Sucks that they don’t want to take your Passport as proof though.

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flip314   0

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You too, huh? I was totally under the impression that they didn't need my wife's birth certificate yet either. Maybe I wasn't crazy.

Between that and the passport thing I think we should have been approved already :( At least now we should be able to get going again.

 
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