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10 minutes ago, paco5 said:

@mindthegap thank you for your detailed response, do you think the CBP knows my i751 got denied ? Will they ask to surrender my GC ? I will not disclose this letter to them and just show the stamping and your response gives me hope to fly this Sunday and I have kept all my bank accounts and paying my credit cards.

 

Yes. When entering with a stamp, you get photographed & fingerprinted as normal, then taken to secondary (you have second priority there, behind US citizens/diplomates/children - every type has a different colour coded folder), where they verify your status as LPR. When they do they will know you have been denied but that you have not been issued a final order of removal (which terminates your LPR status). 

In my case, my stamps have 'TC-1' annotated, so they immediately know it's a denial/refile before they even run it.

 

They will probably ask if you have received an NTA (you have not), and then should stamp you in as LPR/ARC as usual, as you remain a LPR until an immigration judge issues a final order of removal (at which point you are no longer a permanent resident - but until then you are). 

They may stamp you in a a parolee simply because of the denial and without a refile. 

 

Either way you will be in the US and can sort it out then. 

 

Note: because you have been out more than six months, I would carry as much documentation as possible showing ties to the US, such as the property you own (that you rent it out doesn't matter), phone bill,  your current mailing address, bank account, credit cards, current/recent divorce paperwork, whatever, and perhaps evidence of your mothers health issue requiring an extended stay out.

This is good evidence of maintaining ties to the US.

Edited by mindthegap

CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

Posted (edited)
On 5/1/2024 at 9:49 PM, mindthegap said:

 

Yes. When entering with a stamp, you get photographed & fingerprinted as normal, then taken to secondary (you have second priority there, behind US citizens/diplomates/children - every type has a different colour coded folder), where they verify your status as LPR. When they do they will know you have been denied but that you have not been issued a final order of removal (which terminates your LPR status). 

In my case, my stamps have 'TC-1' annotated, so they immediately know it's a denial/refile before they even run it.

 

They will probably ask if you have received an NTA (you have not), and then should stamp you in as LPR/ARC as usual, as you remain a LPR until an immigration judge issues a final order of removal (at which point you are no longer a permanent resident - but until then you are). 

They may stamp you in a a parolee simply because of the denial and without a refile. 

 

Either way you will be in the US and can sort it out then. 

 

Note: because you have been out more than six months, I would carry as much documentation as possible showing ties to the US, such as the property you own (that you rent it out doesn't matter), phone bill,  your current mailing address, bank account, credit cards, current/recent divorce paperwork, whatever, and perhaps evidence of your mothers health issue requiring an extended stay out.

This is good evidence of maintaining ties to the US.

@mindthegap  based on yours and @Family input i decided to apply290B , i filled up the form, personal letter along with the paperwork that shows my ties to US and my mom's surgery and medical reports, my friend ll mail it on Monday and I changed my flight as I'm thinking to fly after 3-4 weeks with the receipt notice.

 

i will keep you posted and its hard because I can't talk about this to anyone but the group and yall are being very helpful in such a short notice.

Edited by paco5
Posted (edited)
11 hours ago, paco5 said:

@mindthegap  based on yours and @Family input i decided to apply290B , i filled up the form, personal letter along with the paperwork that shows my ties to US and my mom's surgery and medical reports, my friend ll mail it on Monday and I changed my flight as I'm thinking to fly after 3-4 weeks with the receipt notice.

 

i will keep you posted and its hard because I can't talk about this to anyone but the group and yall are being very helpful in such a short notice.

 

Your decison, but a mistake in my view, and one that will have an NTA winging its way to you sooner rather than later and the same rubbish to deal with down the road. 

An I-290B doesn't alter you status (as you currently remain a LPR and can enter the US one way or another as your stamp is still valid), and you still have the issue of presumed abandonment (by the officers at your POE, nothing to do with USCIS) to deal with upon your return, which gets worse every day you are out of the US.

Filing an I-290B does not get rid of that issue in any way, and the I290B has such a (deliberately) narrow scope of application you are fighting an uphill battle with that. 

 

Remember that you have only two narrow options with an I-290B, and that that in both cases, the I-290B is sent back to and adjudicated by the same officer that denied it in the first place! They are marking their own homework!

Motion to reconsider: "A motion to reconsider must demonstrate that the decision was based on an incorrect application of law or policy, and that the decision was incorrect based on the evidence in the case record at the time of the decision. The motion must be supported by citations to appropriate statutes, regulations, precedent decisions, or statements of USCIS policy. For the motion to reconsider, a brief must be attached and the motion must be filed within 30 days of the denial decision."

Motion to reopen: "A motion to reopen must state new facts and be supported by documentary evidence demonstrating eligibility for the requested immigration benefit at the time you filed the application or petition.  For the motion to reopen, a brief and/or additional evidence must be attached and filed within 30 days of the denial decision."

 

Can you fulfill either of those criteria in a way that will get it overturned? In my opinion they will deny it based on the fact that you have indeed been out of the US for a period exceeding six months - without a re-entry permit - and are therefore presumed to have abandoned your residency. They will simply cite the statute relating to that (probably from HERE or HERE.  It doesn't matter what the actual law says, or that this has no relevance to the adjudication of an I-751 and is entirely separate from it - these clowns make it up as they go, and routinely ignore the law, preferring to simply deny and kick it down the road to a judge, or hope that the applicant gives up the fight and leaves the US for good. 

Have you seen my signature here, with the rubbish I have been through? I'm not making this stuff up. 

 

From my own experience, I feel you would be better served returning as scheduled as soon as possible, and immediately filing a new I-751 upon your return , as that is probably what you are going to have to do eventually anyway when your I-290 gets denied. 

 

Other opinions are available, but that is mine.

 

 

Edited by mindthegap

CR1 / DCF (London): 2012 / 2013 (4 months from I-130 petition to visa in hand)

I-751 #1- April 2015 [Denied]

 

April 2015 : I-751 Joint filing package sent fedex next day 09:00am from UK ($lots - thanks). 
Jan 2017: Notification that an interview has been scheduled at a local office. Bizarrely still no RFE... 
Jan 2017: 2hr wait, then interview terminated before it began, due to moving my ID to another state 2 wks prior. New interview 'in a few months...maybe.'   Informed them that divorce proceedings are underway, but not finalised at this time. 
March 2017: An Interview was scheduled - marked as no-show as they didn't actually send out a notification of interview. FML 
April  2017: Filed an official complaint with the ombudsman, and have requested Senator & Congressman assistance
August 2017: Interview - switched to a (finalised) divorce waiver. Told that decision will be made that afternoon, but no problems foreseen with my case. 
October 2017: Letter of Denial received - reason given as 'I-751 petition was not properly filed'. Discovered ex-spouse made false allegations to USCIS in 2015. No opportunity given to review & refute allegations  - contrary to USCIS policy.

I-751 #2 - Oct 2017 - Mar 2021[Denied] 

 

October 2017: Within 72hrs of receiving denial notice, a new waiver I-751, divorce decree & $680 cheque, sent to Vermont via FedEx overnight 9am priority.  
Dec 2019: Filed FOIA request for full A# file
Feb 2020: FOIA request completed - entire A# file received as a .PDF; 197 pages fully redacted, and 80 partially redacted. Don't waste your time!
March 2021: I-751 #2 denied for lack of evidence. No RFE, no interview, and evidence in previous I-751 not reviewed - contrary to policy. Huge errors in adjudication.

N-400 - Feb 2018 - Apr 2021 [Denied]

 

February 2018: N-400 filed online.  $725 paid to the USCIS paperwork wastage fund

February  2019: Interview - cancelled after a four hour wait due to 'missing paperwork' on their end. Promised Expedited reschedule.

March 2021: Interview letter received, strangely dated after I-751 denial. No I-751 interview conducted. N-400 interview and test passed, given 'cannot make a decision at this time' paper due to the ongoing I-751 nightmare...

April 2021: N-400 denial received citing recent I-751 denial as basis for ineligibility, even though it should have been a combo interview 🤯

I AM JACK'S COMPLETE LACK OF SURPRISE

Service Motion - March 2021 [Sent via FedEx & COMPLETELY IGNORED by USCIS]

 

March 2021: Service Motion request sent overnight addressed direectly to field office director, requesting urgent review and re-opening, based on errors in adjudication - citing USCIS policy, AFM and memorandums as basis for errors. This was completely ignored by USCIS.

 I-751 #3 - June 2021 - Jan 2024 [Denied]

 

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY

June 2021: I-751 #3 (30+lbs/5000 pages of paperwork) & another $680 sent to USCIS via FedEx ($300+..thanks) .... 

June 2021: Receipt issued, card charged, biometrics waived, infopass scheduled for I-551 stamp number ten.....

Feb 2022: RFIE (no, not an RFE, a Request For Initial Evidence) received, for copies of the divorce paperwork that they already have 😑

July 2022: Infopass for I-551 stamp number eleven.....

August 2023: Infopass for I-551 stamp number twelve....

January 2024: Denial received, ignoring the overwhelming majority of the filing, abundance of evidence, and refutation of a provably false allegation. The denial also contradicts itself in multiple places, as if it was written by someone with an IQ <50.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

2024: FML. Seriously. I'm done. 

 

Posted
11 hours ago, paco5 said:

@mindthegap  based on yours and @Family input i decided to apply290B , i filled up the form, personal letter along with the paperwork that shows my ties to US and my mom's surgery and medical reports, my friend ll mail it on Monday and I changed my flight as I'm thinking to fly after 3-4 weeks with the receipt notice.

 

i will keep you posted and its hard because I can't talk about this to anyone but the group and yall are being very helpful in such a short notice.

Make sure to mark both motion to re open and motion to reconsider on the I-290 B 


Time your return to immediately upon  getting receipt notice of I-290 B , 

 

Update your post with any news , everyone is cheering for you.

 

First hurdle will be to board , then cool /calm zen with high pressure CBP encounter , 

 

  • 2 months later...
Posted
On 5/1/2024 at 8:56 AM, Family said:

What country are you in ? 
Can you fly to Canada or Mexico and then attempt crossing / walking into US at a land POE ?

 

Is there any reason to think you ex spouse flagged your case for fraud ? 
 

i thought about flying to canada and drive back at a land POE.  

I have done that before with a i551 stamp but at that time my case has not be denied. Is there any reason to suggest this ? is that because it is easier to pass a land POE instead of flying in from an airport ? 

  • 4 months later...
Posted
On 7/23/2024 at 9:30 AM, gratitudedaily said:

i thought about flying to canada and drive back at a land POE.  

I have done that before with a i551 stamp but at that time my case has not be denied. Is there any reason to suggest this ? is that because it is easier to pass a land POE instead of flying in from an airport ? 

Checking in on you. Any updates on I-290 B? 

‘Your last post indicated you may have done the land POE? Are you back home safely?

 


 

 
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