I 400 Denied :(

[chizo 0]

Hi Everybody,

 

A friend of mine filled for I-400 one day too early so it was denied. His I-751 was approved, so he wants to know when he can file for the I-400 again. Is it 30 days or how many from the denial date? Thanks for your help!!!! He is very distraught about this silly error on his part!!!

[treppenwitz 78]

16 minutes ago, chizo said:

when he can file for the I-400 again.

He can file again right now.

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

Assuming you meant N-400 (not I-400), he can file again immediately. Is there a reason he couldn't file it online? If you file online you can't make a mistake and file too early because the web application prevents you from filing early.

[chizo 0]

Don’t think he have to fill right alway,he just got denied,

[chizo 0]

Sorry N 400

[Going through 5,671]

1 hour ago, chizo said:

Don’t think he have to fill right alway,he just got denied,

 

 

1 hour ago, chizo said:

Is it 30 days or how many from the denial date?

He doesn't have to wait the 30 days to refile (the 30 days is if he wants to APPEAL the first decision)..he can refile for the N400 at any time.

[ordjnb 40]

4 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

Assuming you meant N-400 (not I-400), he can file again immediately. Is there a reason he couldn't file it online? If you file online you can't make a mistake and file too early because the web application prevents you from filing early.

Not true, the system allows you to file the day before, which is what he probably did and what I did too. I don't have an interview date yet, but I'm pretty much waiting on it to see if the officer will approve or not. From what I've read in these forums, some have been approved, others have not. I hope I'm in the camp of the former

[dannyphan91 30]

7 minutes ago, ordjnb said:

Not true, the system allows you to file the day before, which is what he probably did and what I did too. I don't have an interview date yet, but I'm pretty much waiting on it to see if the officer will approve or not. From what I've read in these forums, some have been approved, others have not. I hope I'm in the camp of the former

You can file your app when your date is open. It you file one day earlier they will denied your app right away.

[ordjnb 40]

1 minute ago, dannyphan91 said:

You can file your app when your date is open. It you file one day earlier they will denied your app right away.

Trust me I wish that was the case. There's a famous post here by Hypnos who got denied and he filed a little passed midnight and the system uses Hawaii time so the payment was taken as the day before. 

 

I paid 2 hours before midnight of my applicable date and my notice has the received date as the correct date but notice date as the day before. They can deny me for this. And it's happened to a couple of people here. But some people have been lucky and approved without question. 

[Cryssiekins 976]

11 hours ago, ordjnb said:

Trust me I wish that was the case. There's a famous post here by Hypnos who got denied and he filed a little passed midnight and the system uses Hawaii time so the payment was taken as the day before. 

 

I paid 2 hours before midnight of my applicable date and my notice has the received date as the correct date but notice date as the day before. They can deny me for this. And it's happened to a couple of people here. But some people have been lucky and approved without question. 

Oh boy - I really do hope you’re approved because that’s such a minor glitch to result in a denial   

[mrandmrsBRS 116]

That really stinks. I’m just wondering why people can’t wait another day or two to make sure it does not get denied 

[ordjnb 40]

32 minutes ago, mrandmrsBRS said:

That really stinks. I’m just wondering why people can’t wait another day or two to make sure it does not get denied 

Just too excited to become an American citizen, then we come here in these forums and realize the $750 mistake we made 😂

[VNN 147]

21 minutes ago, mrandmrsBRS said:

That really stinks. I’m just wondering why people can’t wait another day or two to make sure it does not get denied 

• Regarding why people cannot wait: too exciting + they have waited for too long. 
• For government related stuff, I always wait at least few days after I have been eligible. For my tax,  wait several weeks after I receive my W-2, giving the change for IRS patching their forms/system. 

[Mollie09 1,543]

2 hours ago, mrandmrsBRS said:

That really stinks. I’m just wondering why people can’t wait another day or two to make sure it does not get denied 

Why does their own online system allow people to file then consider it "too early"?

[ordjnb 40]

36 minutes ago, Mollie09 said:

Why does their own online system allow people to file then consider it "too early"?

That's what I'm saying... If this is a common issue, they need to not allow ANY applications until midnight Hawaiin time. I don't understand how we are allowed to do it a full day before. This way, there are no timing issues for anyone who applied online, only those who submitted paper applications that legitimately got delivered too early. 

Edited April 8, 2019 by ordjnb