USCIS has wrong POE date

[Dualie 185]

Hi folks!

It has been a long time since I posted on the site, but I read posts nearly every day. Anyhoo...I received a letter from USCIS reminding me that as a conditional resident I must file a I-751 and send in proof of entering marriage in good faith, etc. Well, (and I shouldn't be surprised by this), they say that I entered the US as conditional resident on 2/17/15. I had barely gotten back from Montreal, and did not even receive my passport (CR1 stamp) in Winnipeg until 2/20/15. My actual POE date was 4/18/15.

My question is how do I correct them? Do I even have to? I thought that the date on my greencard was the date I need to go by. I don't even know how they came up with February 17. I did not enter the US after my interview until the day I moved, which was April 18, 2015.

Any insight on this would be helpful. I am tempted to ignore the letter date and go with the one on my greencard but if their date for me is wrong...what else could be wrong?

Thanks in advance!

[Deagle 508]

Almost the same happened with me. I received a reminder letter for my ROC by mail. It had the wrong date of entry to the US, different from the one on my GC. The letter said I entered in the January 7 but I actually entered in January 17th, that's what my GC says too. I didn't care much about it and I didn't notify them. I personally don't think it really matters.

[Dualie 185]

I agree with you, but there is nearly two months difference between their date and mine. I plan on filine the day after my window opens. I just don't want them to say I am late or anything because they are wrong.

[Deagle 508]

I would go with the date on your GC. They will have a copy of it too in your i-751 package. Good luck.

[Dualie 185]

I will do that. Thank you azzein, and good luck to you too!

[caem 7]

I will do that. Thank you azzein, and good luck to you too!

Check the date on your actual visa. We got our reminder based on the Visa date, not date of POE.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I think it might be worth a call to USCIS to clarify with them. Ask for a Tier 2 agent who can actually look into your case file (you might need to opt for a call back).

My reminder notice was based on my POE which was 11/24, which is the same date printed on my Green Card.

[caem 7]

I think it might be worth a call to USCIS to clarify with them. Ask for a Tier 2 agent who can actually look into your case file (you might need to opt for a call back).

My reminder notice was based on my POE which was 11/24, which is the same date printed on my Green Card.

Interesting. I checked again and mine was based on the issue date in the Visa.

In our case, the visa was issued in Jan and GC is dated Feb - do we still need to clarify it? We are sending the package end of this month.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

Interesting. I checked again and mine was based on the issue date in the Visa.

In our case, the visa was issued in Jan and GC is dated Feb - do we still need to clarify it? We are sending the package end of this month.

I would. I mean when you send in the package you'll be sending a copy of your Green Card which shows the residency start date, but if they have it in their system you entered on a totally different date and it would make you "late" in their system when you do file, you should make sure they correct their records.

[NikLR 13,232]

I agree that you need to fix this so that you're not filing late. Obviously the CBP wrote down the date of your entry wrong (by writing down the date your visa was issued.) You may want to make an infopass to correct this.

[caem 7]

I agree that you need to fix this so that you're not filing late. Obviously the CBP wrote down the date of your entry wrong (by writing down the date your visa was issued.) You may want to make an infopass to correct this.

Help me understand something.

The reminder was sent based on the Visa date which is late January. The GC expires in mid-Feb. There's approx. 3 weeks differences.

We are planning to send the package on Monday after thanksgiving, which is within the 90 days period for either date.

Why USCIS will consider our I-751 to be late?

Edited November 11, 2016 by caem

[NikLR 13,232]

Help me understand something.

The reminder was sent based on the Visa date which is late January. The GC expires in mid-Feb. There's approx. 3 weeks differences.

We are planning to send the package on Monday after thanksgiving, which is within the 90 days period for either date.

Why USCIS will consider our I-751 to be late?

If you get it away before they would consider it late then you're fine.

edit: You are not the OP so any message not directly quoting you, probably wasn't addressed to you. Please don't thread hijack in the future. Thank you.

Edited November 12, 2016 by NikLR

[Dualie 185]

I agree that you need to fix this so that you're not filing late. Obviously the CBP wrote down the date of your entry wrong (by writing down the date your visa was issued.) You may want to make an infopass to correct this.

Thank you NikLR. Since my actual POE was actually 59 days after they think I crossed, I would agree with you. Could you please remind me how to go about the infopass? I have never needed to do this before.

Thank you in advance.

[NikLR 13,232]

Go here and make an appointment. https://my.uscis.gov/appointment

[dawning 212]

My husband had a similar thing happen... got a letter reminding him to remove conditions with a date for becoming a permanent resident as the day he interviewed for the visa. That was more than two months before he entered the US, so the date they said he could file was more than two months early. That was back in August, I posted on VJ, and the advice I received was that it isn't necessary to contact them and that it's the date on the card that matters, which in our case correctly represents his POE. I hope that was good advice, because we are still getting ready to file and coming up to the two year anniversary of the date they indicated in the letter... I am guessing that someone who is in charge of sending out letters is not knowledgeable about the significance of different dates throughout the process.

OP, if you do make an infopass to correct the date, would you please let us know whether they say it's important?

I don't think CPB wrote the date down wrong, unless it's wrong ON the card itself.

Edited November 12, 2016 by dawning