Adam Walsh Act...Confused

[ariesspring 7]

Hello forum,

 

Hope you are doing well. We are under a weird circumstance. My spouse received a letter requesting for fingerprint, because he may be subject to review under Adam Walsh Act. It makes us worried and depressed at the same time. The interactions he had with Police were for speeding tickets. I searched throughout forum, but found threads about petitioners have been convicted. Is anybody have the same situation? The letter adds more stress to our case.

 

Thank you.

[Going through 5,671]

3 minutes ago, ariesspring said:

My spouse received a letter requesting for fingerprint, because he may be subject to review under Adam Walsh Act.

Are you talking about receiving the general letter for his biometrics appointment, or is this a letter that specifically states the above?

 

If the second, would be helpful to scan (or type the exact wording) of the letter here so we can see exactly what you are talking about.

[ariesspring 7]

Thank you for your quick reply, @Going through

Please find the attached the letter from USCIS. The more I do research, the more depressed I feel. Although my spouse has no criminal record of all kinds, the letter haunts us deeply every night.

USCIS Letter.pdf

[geowrian 22,338]

Well, that's clearly with regard to the AWA.

 

Either there's something he's not mentioning or their records are getting mixed up (hence one reason they do biometrics to confirm certain things instead of just using what they have on file already). If it's a mix-up, it'll get sorted out in the end...it just might take a little longer to get there.

Edited April 13, 2018 by geowrian

[ariesspring 7]

Hello, 

Hope you are doing well. I'm writing to update my case for people who have the same situation.

So, my spouse went for the biometric appointment as requested. It turned out there was a sex offender having the same name with my spouse's in national database. That guy is residing in North Carolina, while we are living in Texas. Our case is clear now, and we are ready to be schedule for an interview. 

 

It's really ridiculous. I don't know why they couldn't differentiate two individuals based on age, birthday, location, etc. 

[geowrian 22,338]

3 minutes ago, ariesspring said:

Hello, 

Hope you are doing well. I'm writing to update my case for people who have the same situation.

So, my spouse went for the biometric appointment as requested. It turned out there was a sex offender having the same name with my spouse's in national database. That guy is residing in North Carolina, while we are living in Texas. Our case is clear now, and we are ready to be schedule for an interview. 

 

It's really ridiculous. I don't know why they couldn't differentiate two individuals based on age, birthday, location, etc. 

Thanks for the update! And I'm glad everything got cleared.

 

Nobody knows what exactly the criteria they use to match up people, but it is quite broad in an abundance of caution. People can have a mistake on entry of the DOB (happens all the time, especially when dealing with non-US nationals who use a different date format), and location doesn't say much since people move all the time. Unfortunately, sometimes it results in a hit that needs to be checked out manually and/or via biometrics.

[Ontarkie 14,549]

I'm glad it has been straighten out. Bio metrics is the best way to clear this sort of thing out. Many ppl use fake birth dates, addresses all the time. Fingerprints can't be faked. Well maybe on TV but most of us normal folks aren't that good