Parents of U.S. Citizen who also have a child under 21 at time of petition

[geowrian 22,337]

1 minute ago, HRQX said:

Per @geowrian's post above there's a chance of catching it at the lockbox step. But it's "hit or miss"

I'm just going by what others have reported. There certainly have been cases where somebody noted it was caught prior to being accepted. Why it's inconsistent is a mystery to me...as is why the "resident since" date isn't autofilled with the correct date in their system (the OP's situation is far from unique,unfortunately).

[geowrian 22,337]

25 minutes ago, HRQX said:

Per @geowrian's post above there's a chance of catching it at the lockbox step. But it's "hit or miss"

I went back and tried to a find a few of those cases. Two of them were on VJ and one outside VJ. They did all tend to have slightly different issues. Like one's date had the day and month transposed, and they filed a couple months early and it was rejected. They had included the approval notice in their filing. Another case realized the mistake and completed the I-751 with the correct information on it instead of the information from the card. They thought as long as they did that, they didn't need to get the actual card fixed and they would accept it anyway. The remaining case had a card issued during a period that USCIS became aware of resident since errors on a batch of cards. So they were probably on the lookout, or possibly it was flagged in the system already.

 

Looking at the I-751, there is no field to declare the date of becoming an LPR...only the expiration date. If one completes the form with the date from the card and presents the card, it does seem like a long shot for anybody at the lockbox to notice it. They'd need to see information in the system or notice it in the documents.

So yeah...it being caught at the lockbox seems more like a rarity. So not 0% - it has happened - but it's not likely unless USCIS has changed their system recently.

Edited July 18, 2020 by geowrian

[Boiler 45,486]

I am not sure how to search for them but sure I can remember many such cases, certainly double digits.

[WhatLoveBuys 10]

9 minutes ago, HRQX said:

You do know your first names are in your timeline, right? https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=270958 His is also in the stars below "PERMANENT"

Yes, his first name is, but not his second name, which is on his notice and I-551 but is abbreviated in the stars beneath "PERMANENT", but thanks I guess? 

[HRQX 4,145]

12 minutes ago, WhatLoveBuys said:

but not his second name, which is on his notice and I-551

They actually put the full second name on the front of the card? They usually just put the initial letter. In the example below the second name is "Void"

Full name is "Test Void Specimen"

Edited July 19, 2020 by HRQX

[WhatLoveBuys 10]

1 minute ago, HRQX said:

They actually put the full second name on the front of the card? Usually they just put the initial letter. In the example below the second name is "Void"

Full name is "Test Void Specimen"

Yes, it says Edwin Dotherlettershere.

[TBoneTX 45,285]

An image has been removed at the poster's request, and from a quote of that post.

 

Edited to add:  If someone posts something removable, please avoid quoting it in the thread -- it doubles both the "damage" and the work!  

Edited July 19, 2020 by TBoneTX

[HRQX 4,145]

20 hours ago, geowrian said:

There is a case where one year can be retroactive counted as being admitted as an LPR, but that involves unusual circumstances like asylum-based AOS.

Off-topic, but the current amnesty for Liberians states: "On the approval of an application for adjustment of status under subsection (b) of an alien, the Secretary shall establish a record of admission for permanent residence for the alien as of the date of the arrival of the alien in the United States." https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1790/BILLS-116s1790enr.pdf VJ has a thread on the current amnesty for Liberians: