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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Taiwan
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Just now, Dhat19 said:

That's what I'm noticing.  I will share the information. thank you all for your help. 

He is free to open an account here, and we will try to answer any questions he might have....but he needs a very, very skilled attorney.....and that might still not help.

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In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Iran
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I am curious why he used an alias and fake visa to enter the first time. Seems there is even more to the story than we are being told.

Anyway he is not getting a green card anytime soon.

Misrepresentation, entering the US after deportation, working without authorization.

Is his family prepared to move to his country?

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2 hours ago, Dhat19 said:

The family received green cards to come to the U.S except for him. After years they applied for citizenship and were granted.   In some counties, people often get visa approval and denial with a flip of a coin.  It was one of those desperate acts to stay with the family since they were young and not understanding the rules of the land.  the family is grown and now the act of desperation has caught up to him trying to figure out a way if possible. Very hard worker. He washes cars and does carpentry work. 

Let me get this straight his family (wife and kids) received their green cards in 1997 and he didn't.

Even though he was refused an immigrant visa he decided to move to the States with a visa under a fake name. 

He then was able to obtain a tourist visa/ ESTA in 2000 and entered the US using his real name. 

 

Does he know why the visa was refused in 1997? Was he not yet married to his wife? Or was he found inadmissable? 

 

He needs a very good lawyer. He should explain the entire story from the start and not leave out any details. 

 

 

 

 

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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2 hours ago, Dhat19 said:

The family received green cards to come to the U.S except for him. After years they applied for citizenship and were granted.   In some counties, people often get visa approval and denial with a flip of a coin.  It was one of those desperate acts to stay with the family since they were young and not understanding the rules of the land.  the family is grown and now the act of desperation has caught up to him trying to figure out a way if possible. Very hard worker. He washes cars and does carpentry work. 

I'm gonna guess that his parents got immigration visas and he being over 21 had aged out.  

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33 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

I'm gonna guess that his parents got immigration visas and he being over 21 had aged out.  

Sad thing is that if he had simply used his passport to come to the US and overstayed, he could have gained a GC when he married a US citizen. Using other people's passports and visas was very dumb.

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Kenya
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3 hours ago, Dhat19 said:

The family received green cards to come to the U.S except for him. After years they applied for citizenship and were granted.   In some counties, people often get visa approval and denial with a flip of a coin.  It was one of those desperate acts to stay with the family since they were young and not understanding the rules of the land.  the family is grown and now the act of desperation has caught up to him trying to figure out a way if possible. Very hard worker. He washes cars and does carpentry work. 

 

Why was he refused an immigrant visa in 1997?

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Can he evidence he was inspected on his last entry?

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I guess to clarify  he used an alias name . He didn’t use anyone else passport or anything else. It was his alias name that he got the visa in the first time . It still wasn’t his correct name though . 
 

passport was denied in 1997 because he didn’t pass the interview . There was a visa interview and  Sometime you apply and they approve it and other time they deny it and you have to apply again. 

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4 minutes ago, Dhat19 said:

I guess to clarify  he used an alias name . He didn’t use anyone else passport or anything else. It was his alias name that he got the visa in the first time . It still wasn’t his correct name though . 
 

passport was denied in 1997 because he didn’t pass the interview . There was a visa interview and  Sometime you apply and they approve it and other time they deny it and you have to apply again. 

Usually there is a good reason why people do not pass the interview. It is not random. 

When he went to the interview in 1997 was he married to his wife or was he single?

How did he obtain a new passport with his alias name? Did he interview for a tourist visa and receive one under an alias after being refused? 

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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27 minutes ago, Dhat19 said:


 

passport was denied in 1997 because he didn’t pass the interview . There was a visa interview and  Sometime you apply and they approve it and other time they deny it and you have to apply again. 

 

No.  They do not refuse family based visas for arbitrary reasons.  There was a legal reason why he did not qualify with his family.

 

Was I right that he didn't get to immigrate with his parents and siblings? 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Argentina
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59 minutes ago, Dhat19 said:

There was a visa interview and  Sometime you apply and they approve it and other time they deny it and you have to apply again

No, it’s not that simple. It’s not black and white, and there is always a reason behind a denial. Just to clarify and use the correct jargon: his passport was not denied, his VISA was. 
I think the most important question is: why did he use an alias to enter in 1997? Why was he hiding his real identity? What was he trying to hide?

I honestly don’t know there is something an attorney can do at this point. Unfortunately, his choices are full of lies that could be easily considered “material misrepresentation” and could face him not only with deportation, but with some jail time prior to. He entered with a fake identity (so he lied on official documents, and that, in the US, is no joke). He kept the lie for three years, left and lied again under the same alias. Presumably, during 1997-2000, he kept on using his fake identity in official documents. You also mention he’s a good worker, which -don’t get me wrong, it is a good characteristic- is going to hurt him bad because it is a violation of the law and can get him deported. 
Hopefully the wife has not gained citizenship through him. That would open another can of worms.

Seems he has two options: either stay here and do absolutely everything to stay out of USCIS/ICE/CBP radar, or go back to his home country.

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Argentina
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6 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

He used an alias to enter in 1997 because his immigration visa was denied

Ok. I couldn’t find that in OP’s posts. Thank you for the clarification. 
I have another question: when her wife filed taxes, she might have done it MFJ. Wouldn’t that also be a way of finding him?

FROM F1 TO AOS

October 17, 2019 AOS receipt date 

December 09, 2019: Biometric appointment

January 15, 2020 RFE received

January 30, 2020  RFE response sent

Feb 7: EAD approved and interview scheduled

March 18, 2020 Interview cancelled

April 14th 2020: RFE received

April 29, 2020 Approved without interview

May 1, 2020 Card in hand

 

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS

February 1, 2022 package sent

March 28, 2022 Fingerprints reused

July 18, 2023 approval

July 20, 2023 Card in hand

 

N400 

January 30,2023: Online filing

February 4th, 2023: Biometric appointment

June 15th, 2023: Case actively being reviewed

July 11th, 2023: Interview scheduled.

August 30th, 2023: Interview!

August 31st, 2023: Oath ceremony scheduled.

Sept 19th, 2023: Officially a US citizen!

 


 

 
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