Hello all, my handle is PinkPiggy (EB 3/Reg ND/RD, 09/00 PD 01/96)@ CSC and I have very trouble with my case right now.
The reason I post my experience here is I need information if some one has similar as my experience.
=== Mar. 16 (Fri.) 2001 ===
I got call from my attorney today for bad news....
My case has been transferred to LA office for interview.
My lawyer doesn’t give me any advice…
He just said, we do not know the reason for your interview until the day you show up to LA office. Seems to me he does not want to talk to me anymore because I have clearly told about my GC fraud case very first time we met and he is the one recommended to do this EB procedure.
Also that was a bad timing to talk to…. It was Friday around 5 p.m.
He even said to me “You can go home anytime if you want to”
Isn’t it like telling me jumping off from the ship before get other side of land during across the ocean!!!!
Since he said to me like that I feel like got a death sentence….(Before, I feel like life-time sentence….. mean it never ends)
I have clearly make sure with my current attorney about this GC fraud do not have any bad influence for my new case at the beginning of 1996.
My current attorney said, all the asylum cases are “invalid” if the applicant going out US even once, so you are fine.
***** Let me tell my GC fraud case ….. *****
I came to US in 1991; at that time I was a just tourist.
I met some Japanese people while spending a few months in LA.
In 1992, I have lived in Canada with working holiday status.
About time to my 1-year working visa expirer, I got call from one of Japanese guy I met in LA in 1991. He asked to me if I am interested to be permanent residence in US after finish my Canadian working permit. I answered yes if it possible. I didn’t ask any detail how to do it.
He also tries to rush me to prepare the application but I asked other people know about this guy if he is trustable or not. They said he is a good person as much as they know about him so far.
In August 1992, I flew from Vancouver, Canada to LAX just do this application.
That day, this guy (Mr. K) he was waiting for me at LAX airport and took me straight to one of building located in somewhere in Orange County California.
That building has a little bit odd atmosphere to me. Most of things in that place were written in some kind of Arabic language. Also the building has funny sign as “The Diet”.
All the documents were ready to sign and I have told to do finger print and picture taken.
I actually felt that time, “Is this normal thing to do at the immigrant petition or not.”
I was so ignorant…..
While a few minutes of waiting at the room, I picked up and save some of the business cards and brochures as much as I can with out letting them know from that place.
(Because I wanted to know where I am right now and who is these people working this strange place.)
Right next day, I flew back to Vancouver, Canada.
In October 1992, I arrived in LA again and met Mr. K. He told me your application was submitted and you will get your working permit in next a couple of month.
I asked him how to do this kind of things, and he did not answer my question clearly.
I start worry at that time. The fee they were asking me was $5,000.
I though it is average fee for this kind of petition without knowing anything about immigrant procedure.
For next few months, I was just waiting to hear something.
Doing nothing everyday, I am getting nervous. One day I received a letter from INS LA Asylum Office.
The reason I post my experience here is I need information if some one has similar as my experience.
=== Mar. 16 (Fri.) 2001 ===
I got call from my attorney today for bad news....
My case has been transferred to LA office for interview.
My lawyer doesn’t give me any advice…
He just said, we do not know the reason for your interview until the day you show up to LA office. Seems to me he does not want to talk to me anymore because I have clearly told about my GC fraud case very first time we met and he is the one recommended to do this EB procedure.
Also that was a bad timing to talk to…. It was Friday around 5 p.m.
He even said to me “You can go home anytime if you want to”
Isn’t it like telling me jumping off from the ship before get other side of land during across the ocean!!!!
Since he said to me like that I feel like got a death sentence….(Before, I feel like life-time sentence….. mean it never ends)
I have clearly make sure with my current attorney about this GC fraud do not have any bad influence for my new case at the beginning of 1996.
My current attorney said, all the asylum cases are “invalid” if the applicant going out US even once, so you are fine.
***** Let me tell my GC fraud case ….. *****
I came to US in 1991; at that time I was a just tourist.
I met some Japanese people while spending a few months in LA.
In 1992, I have lived in Canada with working holiday status.
About time to my 1-year working visa expirer, I got call from one of Japanese guy I met in LA in 1991. He asked to me if I am interested to be permanent residence in US after finish my Canadian working permit. I answered yes if it possible. I didn’t ask any detail how to do it.
He also tries to rush me to prepare the application but I asked other people know about this guy if he is trustable or not. They said he is a good person as much as they know about him so far.
In August 1992, I flew from Vancouver, Canada to LAX just do this application.
That day, this guy (Mr. K) he was waiting for me at LAX airport and took me straight to one of building located in somewhere in Orange County California.
That building has a little bit odd atmosphere to me. Most of things in that place were written in some kind of Arabic language. Also the building has funny sign as “The Diet”.
All the documents were ready to sign and I have told to do finger print and picture taken.
I actually felt that time, “Is this normal thing to do at the immigrant petition or not.”
I was so ignorant…..
While a few minutes of waiting at the room, I picked up and save some of the business cards and brochures as much as I can with out letting them know from that place.
(Because I wanted to know where I am right now and who is these people working this strange place.)
Right next day, I flew back to Vancouver, Canada.
In October 1992, I arrived in LA again and met Mr. K. He told me your application was submitted and you will get your working permit in next a couple of month.
I asked him how to do this kind of things, and he did not answer my question clearly.
I start worry at that time. The fee they were asking me was $5,000.
I though it is average fee for this kind of petition without knowing anything about immigrant procedure.
For next few months, I was just waiting to hear something.
Doing nothing everyday, I am getting nervous. One day I received a letter from INS LA Asylum Office.