citizenship Application denied after passing the test. Very mysterious case ?

[Zonux 0]

Hi, Everyone and this is my story :

 

I applied for citizenship through marriage, me and my wife had an argument after 6 years of marriage and we split for couple months until we collect out thoughts and also have free time from each other.

I applied for citizenship and the interviewer asked me multiple questions and I answered all of them wit confident and passed all history test. At the end before closing she asked if I left my wife home when I came here this morning (This was 7 months ago) and I said no she is at her parents house due to small arguments we had.

 

She started asking more questions and than she told me ok, here is the paper and u passed but you will receive the final decision in the mail. 

 

I waited for almost 7 months and I check the status of my case and no updates on the website. last month I called USCIS international number and she said she is going to reach out to them and see what is the status of my case.  After couple days I received an email and it stated that my case is still under review and they will update me if anything changes. 

 

HERE IS THE MYSTERIOUS PART. 

I called yesterday and the lady told me that my case was denied and they already sent me an EMAIL stating that 4 months ago. (Which I never received ?).  I asked did they send me a paper stating that to my home address ??? She got confused and recommended for me to speak to the next person she is going to transfer me too. 

 

I spoke to another person and he said my case was denied due to living separated and I said but no one informed me about this and why my case it's showing under review after they already made a decision? and why I just recieved an email yesterday stating that my case it's under review if it was denied 4 months ago ?  He said Ah actually it seems that they wrote the email but did not send it to you yet ?????.. I said I don't understand what's going on, did they made a decision or not, did they send me the letter or not ??. He goes to be honest, it seems that they did not make a decision but the denial letter is here on the system and he ended the conversation by recommending for me to go to the local place where I had my interview and speak to someone there because it's not clear what's going on ???

 

TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT,, here is my questions please :

 

1- Advise me what to do in this case ?

2- in case they denied my visa, can I apply again but as a single living in the united states for 5 years ? 

3- any extra tips will be appreciated 

 

 

Edited July 13, 2017 by Zonux
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[Going through 5,671]

I would suggest making an Infopass appointment asap to get this cleared up.

[Texaco5 32]

5 hours ago, Zonux said:

 

1- Advise me what to do in this case ?

2- in case they denied my visa, can I apply again but as a single living in the united states for 5 years ? 

3- any extra tips will be appreciated 

 

 

Make an Infopass appointment and if you have resolved your differences with your wife, take her along to the appointment so she can answer any questions they have and confirm that you're both still together.

[Zonux 0]

I will take my wife to the appointment as you said and I will make an appointment as soon as possible. 

My last question was if i'm going to be able to apply as a 5 years resident and get the citizenship with no issue or as a married I have the only option of filling as married ????

[Bugs 455]

If you have been living in the US for at least 5 consecutive years, you can apply regardless of whether or not you two have remained married and do not need to file as married to a US citizen for 3 years.

 

You say you have been married for 6 years.  Why did you apply as the latter?

[Zonux 0]

Bugs, WHAT A GREAT QUESTION :

 

It was my mistake and to avoid counting the days and stuff like that i said maybe as married will be more guaranteed to get it. 

 

But I will set up appointment and if they resist then I'm going to apply as 5 years resident this time and see what will be their excuse this time. 

[Going through 5,671]

Keep in mind that even if you apply under the 5-year rule, legally the interviewer can still question you on the validity of your marriage and how you originally got your greencard, if they wish to.   

 

 

[Bugs 455]

2 hours ago, Going through said:

Keep in mind that even if you apply under the 5-year rule, legally the interviewer can still question you on the validity of your marriage and how you originally got your greencard, if they wish to.   

 

 

Yes, which I don't see as an issue in this case, as long as she has the documents if requested.  Separation after 6 years does not spell fraud.  Either way, living together or even remaining married is not a requirement in the 5 year application.

[Bugs 455]

3 hours ago, Zonux said:

Bugs, WHAT A GREAT QUESTION :

 

It was my mistake and to avoid counting the days and stuff like that i said maybe as married will be more guaranteed to get it. 

 

But I will set up appointment and if they resist then I'm going to apply as 5 years resident this time and see what will be their excuse this time. 

Something tells me then that the denial was due to something else unrelated to your marriage.  But either way, like the others said, get an info pass meeting to get to the bottom of it.  Let us know how it goes.

[dimbmw 1]

7 month wait after the interview, messed up communications , lost emails.... I am wondering where USCIS is hiring such a pathetic workers? 

[Usagi_tsukino 89]

Omg such a mess. Reminds me of my case when they forgot to 1) send rfe, 2) messed up my a-number 3) forgot to mail the noid 4) Made bunch of mistakes in the noid.
Since you are going to the local office (yes - where? may be it's same as mine haha) i suggest you asking for the name of the officer who is working on your case. And then ask for his/her supervisor. It's not easy : ) They will do whatever they can to prevent you from talking to them. We went a long way thru many infopass appointments and everyone promised stuff every time, but all that was useless. We still haven't resolved all this mess, but talking to the officer and the supervisor (not the supervisor from infopass) is the only thing that gets it moving. Best of luck! 
Ps - thats crazy that they could deny you because you and your wife had an argument and she slept at another place for a day or two. It doesn't mean you don't live together. What if i go on a trip for a few days without my husband - will in uscis eyes it look like we don't live together? Completely crazy! 

[Zonux 0]

To be honest, it was my mistake of being honest with them. I was trying to obey the law and just say it as it's and those the officer is smart enough to know the difference, But trust me. they are not as the media describe them and now they are just hiring anyone that know how to write english and it does not matter if they understand cultural differences or anything. waiting for any appointment time to open and I will ask for a supervisor to talk too.  I will take my wife with me.