here is my 2nd 2 cents
just like some said and I said also, the credit for the 1 year is for that year that we waited to be allowed to file for GC then at that time when they put the law of 4 years, they thought we will get our GC within months then we can wait 4 years then apply for the citizenship, but I have been waiting on mine for 6 years now and don't have it yet
If you ask those guys in the 1-800 # they don't know what the hell they are talking about just like they don't know about the removal of the cap or our frustration, they have the OLD papers and they just read from it, they could care less to think and link things together because it won't effect them. My lawer and he is one of the top ones in the country and he worked in the immigration office and United Nations before and all his staff of about 15 people didn't know there was a case filed against the immigration office because of mishandling our GC and we got a victory and the judge granted us the case (I had to explain that to my lawer when he called and was wondering about the letter from the immigration office requiring a second medical exam).
My idea, it never hurts to ask and try and speak loud about it, you have to be optemestic about what you do and have faith if you have a case and believe in it.
I am a real example here, when I was trying to file for Asylum, I was turned down by 7 attornies, they wouldn't take my case, one of them told me "your case will be refused not 100%, but 1000%" one said " he wouldn't risk his reputation because he only takes wining cases or even potential success and my case is a loosing case" one told me "I better save my money and go back home and invest it to make business instead of wasting it on a loosing battle" until i got my lawer who told me "your case is a mess and I doubt we will win it, if we do then we made a break through, but he said THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING"....I was sticking to my case if it went to the supreme court, but knock on wood, I was granted asylum from my immigration officer who even refused to see the rest of the evidence and didn't even have to go to court or anything. Thank God.
My point is don't you guys be downers and just sit and wait and say it wouldn't work without giving any ideas or solutions about it. Just saying it wouldn't work is not a solution, if i listned to those 7 first attorines who told me they won't take my case because it is failure and a loosing case , God only knows what could have happened to me if I went back home, I wouldn't make it out of the airport.
WE live in America, most of you came from third world countries and oppressive governments that don't allow you to think or express your mind. you have to realize that there is a hole in every law specially here in A merica. This the country where a killer like O.J. simpson got a way with a murder infront of everyone in the world. This is the country where a woman got $1000,000, yes 1 million dollar for spilling HER OWN COFFE on herself from Mc donolds because she was stupid and retard and was drinking while driving, etc, etc. etc.. If these people can get away with things like these, we have a much better apportunity, because we deserve those years to be counted toward our citizenships, we have a legitimate case, we need solutions, ideas what we have to do next, a PLAN to get what we want, put your brains together, we all have the same suffering and we should act soon.
Immigration law changes rapidly, who knows, maybe before we know it, they will come up with a new law to say that asylees and refugeees can't file anymore to be American citizens and enough for them to live here until their governments improve, which is what they are discussing now in Europe and they want to change the amnisty laws in the United Nations which allowed us to get our asylum status.
