AoS I-485 I-130 I-765 I-131 Package Denied and Returned 3 Times So Far... Are We the Only Ones? Congresswoman has been contacted

[Verrou 1,962]

since you have to sign the form, did you look on the address field? do you think its wrong?

it happened to my case as well, but when my attorney send it to me, i saw couple mistakes ( i read it at least 3 times) so i told her to send the correct one and send it to me before i sign and send it back to my attorney

[Just Paul 4,595]

You are the one signing the petition.  If it is not accurate or complete then that is ultimately on you.  Yes your attorney is incompetent but you had plenty of time to find another one or just submit it yourself.    This is a DIY site and there are plenty of horror stories with attorneys and services screwing over clients.

[vespa12 9]

1 hour ago, Misscloud said:

since you have to sign the form, did you look on the address field? do you think its wrong?

it happened to my case as well, but when my attorney send it to me, i saw couple mistakes ( i read it at least 3 times) so i told her to send the correct one and send it to me before i sign and send it back to my attorney

I just got notice from the congresswoman this morning that the package was accepted yesterday and she provided me with all the receipt numbers for each form and that his case is now being transferred to the National Benefits Center for review. Her director of constituent services said that he will wait a couple of weeks to make an inquiry until it arrives at the NBC and will let me know when he has another update on my husband’s case. That’s progress I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

[vespa12 9]

14 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You are the one signing the petition.  If it is not accurate or complete then that is ultimately on you.  Yes your attorney is incompetent but you had plenty of time to find another one or just submit it yourself.    This is a DIY site and there are plenty of horror stories with attorneys and services screwing over clients.

We filled out questionnaire paperwork sent to us by the attorney online and she said she would use the information we put into the questionnaires to fill in the paperwork to send in. She only sent us the pages we needed to have signatures on electronically and we signed them and faxed them back. We thought that since we filled out all the information it would all be filled in correctly.
 

Yes in hindsight I should’ve asked after the first rejection notice to look over the papers that were sent In but when I was told that they had sent them to the Chicago lockbox the first time was literally 5 hours after I gave birth (7 weeks ago) and I have been juggling a 2 year old and a new born since then with postpartum depression and I have not exactly been thinking logically.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

1 hour ago, vespa12 said:

I just got notice from the congresswoman this morning that the package was accepted yesterday and she provided me with all the receipt numbers for each form and that his case is now being transferred to the National Benefits Center for review. Her director of constituent services said that he will wait a couple of weeks to make an inquiry until it arrives at the NBC and will let me know when he has another update on my husband’s case. That’s progress I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

Glad your forms finally got accepted. Hope the rest of the process goes smoothly.

 

You can check progress yourself inputting your case number here: https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do

[Timona 4,208]

Others have handled everything else, my only question is, since you guys just met for the first time in November 2020, is the child his? You say you gave birth in February 2021. That timeline does not add up. Or did you write the wrong date? Because if not, you may face a little scrutiny.

[AffableAndy 107]

39 minutes ago, Timona said:

Others have handled everything else, my only question is, since you guys just met for the first time in November 2020, is the child his? You say you gave birth in February 2021. That timeline does not add up. Or did you write the wrong date? Because if not, you may face a little scrutiny.

Sorry, not OP  but I think you may have misread. They got married in Feb 2021, but she had the baby in August 2021.

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

I understand that with everything going on in your life it's tough at the moment but it's crucial for you and especially your husband ( in the end it's his application) to own the process a bit more. Your lawyer doesn't seem to be the best choice so read up on the process and check on your case status regularly to be up to date. Best of luck to you and your family. 

[Timona 4,208]

1 minute ago, AffableAndy said:

Sorry, not OP  but I think you may have misread. They got married in Feb 2021, but she had the baby in August 2021.

 

You are right. Thanks. 

[vespa12 9]

53 minutes ago, Timona said:

Others have handled everything else, my only question is, since you guys just met for the first time in November 2020, is the child his? You say you gave birth in February 2021. That timeline does not add up. Or did you write the wrong date? Because if not, you may face a little scrutiny.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Let me clarify. 
We met in person November 21st 2020. 
Found out I was pregnant December 25th 2020

Married February 9th 2021

Had Clio August 19th 2021 at 38 weeks pregnant

 

and yes I am positive she is his child.

sorry if I was confusing 😁

 

Edited October 13, 2021 by vespa12

[African Zealot 1,456]

A flash drive to USCIS 🤣😂🤣😂🤣. Request a refund and threaten her you will report her to the bar for incompetent representation. Unbelievable!

[Co6aka 18]

OP's profile indicates Indiana, so...

https://www.inbar.org/page/complaints

Or, more directly...

https://www.in.gov/courts/discipline/complaint/

 

[boy2aman 89]

19 hours ago, vespa12 said:

If I fire her can I get my fees I paid her back 😅 and will she give me the money for the forms I need to file back? That was so much money and I can’t afford to just throw it away.
I’ve had such sketchy feelings about her since the beginning and especially since it took so long to get the package together and sent and it was returned but I kept thinking we needed an attorney since we had such little evidence of our relationship. 

I'm so sorry to hear that you and your spouse have to be dealing with this situation. "So called attorneys" like this should be outed on Google reviews and other platforms so that others don't fall into their traps.

 

This "so called lawyer" obviously is practicing in the wrong field of the law. Must be a real estate attorney 😁

 

PS. You should let this forum know who the lawyer is so that others can avoid her 

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

20 hours ago, vespa12 said:

A little background for no reason. My husband came to the US at the end of November of 2020 on the VWP from Australia and by Christmas... found out I was pregnant. So we decided to get married and he adjust status after consulting multiple attorneys for advice. This was the first time we had met in person after two years of an online relationship and naturally we are worried about how our case will be received because of how little evidence we have of a "true" relationship together.

 

We had to get an attorney on short notice and just went with the first one to take our case that would do it the fastest and by fastest that still meant a super long wait. He was supposed to leave February 18th 2021. We were married February 9th 2021 and we were notified by the attorney that they filed the first package while I was at the hospital having just given birth on August 19th 2021. I don't hear from the attorney again until the day before I receive a rejection notice in the mail for the "address field was not completed" and the entire package that was filed is being returned and had to be refiled. Well my attorney says to me that they have proof that they had three people go over the papers before sending it and everything was correct. So they send it again. I don't hear from her again and then the September 17th I receive another rejection notice for "Address field"  again. But my attorney states that they were sent back the package with it saying a page was missing but it was actually out of order so they were going to resubmit it with a letter to the IO AND a flash drive with a copy of the paperwork on it and the paper package. Then I get another call the other day from my attorney saying that the package was returned again. Because a page was missing again but when it was sent back it was sent back out of order? I have yet to receive the rejection notice in the mail yet so I don't know if it says "Address Field" again but my attorney says that she is going to file online and by mail but online is bad because it "doesn't tell the full story"? and that she called and waited hours to talk to USCIS and see what was going on because she is frustrated and she has heard from other attorney friends that this is happening to their clients as well. Is this happening to anyone else or is this just me and my attorney is making mistakes? My husband is overstaying WAYYYY past and he needs this submitted now. I contacted our local Congresswoman and she is submitting an inquiry on my behalf so we will see what she gets back from the Chicago lockbox on why they keep being returned I guess. Sorry for the long post.

Get rid of the attorney and file it yourself… no one has greater interest in getting your documentation correct than you… 

 

congresswoman can’t do anything, since you don’t have an actual USCIS case number yet so he’s effectively an illegal overstay so don’t waste your time highlighting his location so to speak lol 

 

just resubmit without the attorney checking everything yourself, the instructions are super easy

[Rocio0010 5,633]

Geez, your attorney seems “a little “ lost in the process. Worst part is, she charged like a pro! It’s the first time I’ve ever heard of an attorney sending a flash drive to USCIS. Seriously?! I would have reported her already.

On the other hand, I totally understand that you have so many things on your plate now. But you have to understand that this is YOUR immigration process, so YOU have to stay on top of things even if you hire an attorney, which - by the way- I don’t know why you did because by the sounds of your case, it sounded pretty straightforward. 
This is only the first stage of his immigration process. A couple years from now he’ll file for ROC. I strongly advise you to start reading about it soon, so you’re better prepared for it!