I-751 Denied Due to Missed Biometric Screening

[wfarrellgreen 0]

Hi there, 

 

Interested in folks thoughts here. 

 

After settling and living in the US since 2015, I applied for my I-751 (application to remove conditional status) in 2017 right before my 2 year green card anniversary. This was a lengthy process and I received several extensions before finally getting a biometric screening appointment in March. The problem here was I had subsequently moved house during the wait and the appointment notice was sent to my old address.

 

Thankfully our mail has been redirected but I received the notice late and appeared at the appointment 1.5 weeks after my original appointment. They still accepted me at the USCIS and did the screening however, I have since had my I-751 denied and my green card temporarily revoked. This seems extremely aggressive as I've heard in the past they will send you a request for another appointment or at least a notice of intention to cancel your visa.  My lawyer has since filed a motion to reopen the case and I'm hoping for the best with that or else we will need to reapply all over again.  

 

Does anyone else have any experiences like this? Feels like these processes are getting tougher with a lot less room for error.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

37 minutes ago, wfarrellgreen said:

Hi there, 

 

Interested in folks thoughts here. 

 

After settling and living in the US since 2015, I applied for my I-751 (application to remove conditional status) in 2017 right before my 2 year green card anniversary. This was a lengthy process and I received several extensions before finally getting a biometric screening appointment in March. The problem here was I had subsequently moved house during the wait and the appointment notice was sent to my old address.

 

Thankfully our mail has been redirected but I received the notice late and appeared at the appointment 1.5 weeks after my original appointment. They still accepted me at the USCIS and did the screening however, I have since had my I-751 denied and my green card temporarily revoked. This seems extremely aggressive as I've heard in the past they will send you a request for another appointment or at least a notice of intention to cancel your visa.  My lawyer has since filed a motion to reopen the case and I'm hoping for the best with that or else we will need to reapply all over again.  

 

Does anyone else have any experiences like this? Feels like these processes are getting tougher with a lot less room for error.

This is pretty commonly done actually when you have missed the biometrics appt and having to reschedule it. So do try to reopen it and you should be able to. 

Edited April 5, 2019 by Cyberfx1024

[TheKingmaker 153]

This does not sound right since you actually did DO the fingerprints. I don't have anything to offer but good wishes. You'll face a tough battle, but there has to be a way out of this.

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Progress Reports to Removing Conditions on Residency Discussion.

[mindthegap 2,590]

Just file a brand new I-751.

This immediately removes you from the semi-limbo of 'denial letter received but still legally a lpr until a judge says otherwise' status and a possible NTA winging its way to you at some point, and having to deal with that also.

 

Edited April 7, 2019 by mindthegap

[xillini 71]

So I'm not sure if i get it correctly but lemme understand.

If you hire lawyer before i 751 a copy of biometric letter goes to your lawyer office

Or else if you hire lawyer after the denial it would make sense that during the move it could have slipped out of your sight. 

 

When did you hire the lawyer?

 

If the lawyer is hired before i 751 filing it would be very weird to me that a copy of biometric never goes to the lawyer unless the lawyer never notified you

 

[MohU3 57]

If you're not able to re-open the case. Just file a new 751 with the new address ASAP before they issue NTA against you. That's what I would do