BAD NEWS

[Thomianguy 36]

UPDATE: My wife woke up this morning, receiving a letter stating that she has been approved, the request for additional information (arrest record) CANCELLED and her swearing in letter has been sent out to her.

Talk about a wild, anxious 20 hours!

I mean, I sent them tons of photos (more than they needed), each with explanations, letters of explanations for other things, documentation of business plans, evidence of joint purchases and so on. They did not ask for these things, but it showed overwhelming proof our marriage was all around solid and that my wife was also of great moral character, which she really is.

Thank you all for your responses and I apologize for completely missing that part of the documentation process.     

[Fahad86 113]

18 minutes ago, Thomianguy said:

UPDATE: My wife woke up this morning, receiving a letter stating that she has been approved, the request for additional information (arrest record) CANCELLED and her swearing in letter has been sent out to her.

Talk about a wild, anxious 20 hours!

I mean, I sent them tons of photos (more than they needed), each with explanations, letters of explanations for other things, documentation of business plans, evidence of joint purchases and so on. They did not ask for these things, but it showed overwhelming proof our marriage was all around solid and that my wife was also of great moral character, which she really is.

Thank you all for your responses and I apologize for completely missing that part of the documentation process.     

I am glad it all worked out for you. Even the arrest was outside the statutory period based on 3 years marriage filing. Once again congratulations. 

Edited January 27, 2021 by Fahad86

[retheem 564]

18 hours ago, Thomianguy said:

Hi guys, my wife just came back from her Citizenship hearing and after all the smooth sailing we have had from visa process to now, we finally hit a "determination" wall. 

My wife was arrested a few years back because my daughter (her estranged step-daughter) called the cops on her and fabricated a domestic violence case against her. The fight was actually between my daughters and my wife was breaking them up. That one daughter (she has progressive mental illness) went to the precinct and said my wife scratched her and the next thing you know, cops were at the door arresting my wife who spent a night in jail. This is a woman from a upper class family in her country, highly college educated, never seen a jail before so you must know the embarrassment I feel.

Anyway, the case was never prosecuted and it was thrown out AND sealed and we got a disposition stating such, which my wife has used to travel in and out of the U.S 6 times already. We also submitted the ORIGINAL of that disposition with the paperwork, admitting to the arrest by showing proof of the outcome.

Well today, we must have gotten a special officer because he sees the admission of arrest AND the disposition, but he wanted more - he wanted the actual arrest report, partially denied her ("could not make a determination at the moment") and sent her home, telling her to wait for documentation from him on how to submit that.

The arrest happened in New York and we moved to Florida 3 months ago and now it has been HELL trying to get in touch with a competent person in New York to help with this. In fact, all we are getting are voicemails, dead ends and transfers to dead ends. Lawyers are charing $1,500 for the attempt to get it when I've done multiple paperwork for individuals and can do it in my sleep for me to need a lawyer.

The bright side is, he actually signed off on everything telling because she passed everything else with ease, but he cannot yet set a swear in date because he wants THAT arrest record.

Thoughts/advice?  

 

She will be approved eventually. This is easy; call the county/ district court where this case was held, they should tell you what to do; mostly they will need sets of fingerprint from her which she should get from your local police station. Send those and the court should be able to give her a report which she can send to the USCIS office where she was interviewed. And No, she doesn't need a lawyer for this.

Edited January 27, 2021 by retheem

[Crazy Cat 41,850]

39 minutes ago, retheem said:

She will be approved eventually. This is easy; call the county/ district court where this case was held, they should tell you what to do; mostly they will need sets of fingerprint from her which she should get from your local police station. Send those and the court should be able to give her a report which she can send to the USCIS office where she was interviewed. And No, she doesn't need a lawyer for this.

She was approved.

[Marieke H 2,498]

2 hours ago, Thomianguy said:

UPDATE: My wife woke up this morning, receiving a letter stating that she has been approved, the request for additional information (arrest record) CANCELLED and her swearing in letter has been sent out to her.

Congratulations! Glad to hear it all worked out!